• Re: the understatement

    From dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy,alt.messianic on Sun May 10 15:00:27 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 5/10/26 1:52 PM, Dude wrote:
    On 5/10/2026 12:50 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 5/10/26 10:00 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
    On Sun, 10 May 2026 09:51:28 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 5/10/2026 7:55 AM, Gleason Pace wrote:

    NY Times:

    By David Marchese

    This weekrCOs subject for The Interview is Ramit Sethi, a personal
    finance expert and the author of rCLI Will Teach You to Be Rich.rCY He >>>>> also helps couples with their finances on his podcast, rCLMoney for
    Couples.rCY

    I see couples come on your show, and to outward appearances they look >>>>> like they should be doing well, but theyrCOre really struggling. TheyrCOre
    talking about losing their house or the specter of divorce because of >>>>> tensions around money. And on the other side you have people on the
    show who have a lot of money but seem completely unable to enjoy it. >>>>> It all paints a grim portrait. What do you think your podcast is
    saying about American society?

    ItrCOs no surprise to me that money is fraught and that even the people >>>>> I have on the podcast who are multimillionaires rCorCo

    ArenrCOt happy!

    Yeah, theyrCOre not happy. You look at it from the outside and go, rCLThat
    is shocking.rCY I have couples who are two months away from running out >>>>> of money rCo and they have kids! They will lose their house, they will >>>>> lose their multiple vehicles, they are months away from it, and
    theyrCOre remarkably lackadaisical about it. They have never really
    faced any consequences. When I ask them, rCLWhat are the consequences >>>>> that you have faced?rCYrCa rCLOh, I have $25,000 of credit card debt.rCY I
    ask, rCLHow does that affect you day to day?rCY rCa rCLNothing. ItrCOs just a
    number.rCY

    It doesnrCOt help that we live in a society that thinks people who have >>>>> money are better than people who donrCOt.

    ItrCOs a bizarre relationship. We love the wealthy in America. We aspire >>>>> to be them. But we hate them. We hate them for evading tax increases. >>>>> We hate them for being evil capitalists. And these simple labels
    actually do us a disservice. We need to understand that just because >>>>> you have money does not mean you are evil or bad. But if you have
    billions and you argue against paying a slight marginal tax increase rCo >>>>> you might be an asshole.

    Thanks for reaching out! This isn't really a site for coin collectors, >>>> but here's my solution to taxation on income:

    The problem with wealth distribution is who does decides what is wealth >>>> or not? Many millionaires are that on paper but may not have much cash >>>> laying around.

    The ancient diversion from considering an issue.-a Who decides?-a Also

    we decide, with consensus making

    Great! You woke up.

    So, the consensus on this group is that your claims are questionable.
    Nobody apparently wants to give up their freedom to own property and to support a free market.
    define x.-a Good, since I agree you cannot answer those questions, lets
    not talk about the issue, ok?

    that's fine, i'll just wait until the amoc collapse destroys europe

    i'm completely fine with sacrificing julian for the greater good


    In the US wealthy people pay the most in federal income tax. Based on
    the latest available IRS data, the top 1% of earners pay a vastly
    disproportionate share of federal income taxes compared to the rest of >>>> the population, contributing approximately 38% to 40% of all federal
    income taxes collected.

    My solutions are simple: Every wage earner pays a flat 5% income
    tax, no
    exceptions, no loopholes. Everyone pays their fair share equally under >>>> the law.

    With a flat income tax, we can pay down the federal debt, balance the
    budget and still pay the rent.

    At the current rate of interest on the federal debt, the US will be
    forced to return to the gold standard, or default on the national debt >>>> which will cause the government to print more fiat money, and
    eventually
    declare insolvency.

    Do the math.

    Where's Noah and Nick?



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  • From Dude@punditster@gmail.com to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy,alt.messianic on Sun May 10 16:01:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 5/10/2026 3:00 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 5/10/26 1:52 PM, Dude wrote:
    On 5/10/2026 12:50 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 5/10/26 10:00 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
    On Sun, 10 May 2026 09:51:28 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>
    On 5/10/2026 7:55 AM, Gleason Pace wrote:

    NY Times:

    By David Marchese

    This weekrCOs subject for The Interview is Ramit Sethi, a personal >>>>>> finance expert and the author of rCLI Will Teach You to Be Rich.rCY He >>>>>> also helps couples with their finances on his podcast, rCLMoney for >>>>>> Couples.rCY

    I see couples come on your show, and to outward appearances they look >>>>>> like they should be doing well, but theyrCOre really struggling.
    TheyrCOre
    talking about losing their house or the specter of divorce because of >>>>>> tensions around money. And on the other side you have people on the >>>>>> show who have a lot of money but seem completely unable to enjoy it. >>>>>> It all paints a grim portrait. What do you think your podcast is
    saying about American society?

    ItrCOs no surprise to me that money is fraught and that even the people >>>>>> I have on the podcast who are multimillionaires rCorCo

    ArenrCOt happy!

    Yeah, theyrCOre not happy. You look at it from the outside and go, >>>>>> rCLThat
    is shocking.rCY I have couples who are two months away from running out >>>>>> of money rCo and they have kids! They will lose their house, they will >>>>>> lose their multiple vehicles, they are months away from it, and
    theyrCOre remarkably lackadaisical about it. They have never really >>>>>> faced any consequences. When I ask them, rCLWhat are the consequences >>>>>> that you have faced?rCYrCa rCLOh, I have $25,000 of credit card debt.rCY I
    ask, rCLHow does that affect you day to day?rCY rCa rCLNothing. ItrCOs just a
    number.rCY

    It doesnrCOt help that we live in a society that thinks people who have >>>>>> money are better than people who donrCOt.

    ItrCOs a bizarre relationship. We love the wealthy in America. We >>>>>> aspire
    to be them. But we hate them. We hate them for evading tax increases. >>>>>> We hate them for being evil capitalists. And these simple labels
    actually do us a disservice. We need to understand that just because >>>>>> you have money does not mean you are evil or bad. But if you have
    billions and you argue against paying a slight marginal tax
    increase rCo
    you might be an asshole.

    Thanks for reaching out! This isn't really a site for coin collectors, >>>>> but here's my solution to taxation on income:

    The problem with wealth distribution is who does decides what is
    wealth
    or not? Many millionaires are that on paper but may not have much cash >>>>> laying around.

    The ancient diversion from considering an issue.-a Who decides?-a Also

    we decide, with consensus making

    Great! You woke up.

    So, the consensus on this group is that your claims are questionable.
    Nobody apparently wants to give up their freedom to own property and
    to support a free market.
    define x.-a Good, since I agree you cannot answer those questions,
    lets
    not talk about the issue, ok?

    that's fine, i'll just wait until the amoc collapse destroys europe

    i'm completely fine with sacrificing julian for the greater good

    Who said Julian lives in Europe?


    In the US wealthy people pay the most in federal income tax. Based on >>>>> the latest available IRS data, the top 1% of earners pay a vastly
    disproportionate share of federal income taxes compared to the rest of >>>>> the population, contributing approximately 38% to 40% of all federal >>>>> income taxes collected.

    My solutions are simple: Every wage earner pays a flat 5% income
    tax, no
    exceptions, no loopholes. Everyone pays their fair share equally under >>>>> the law.

    With a flat income tax, we can pay down the federal debt, balance the >>>>> budget and still pay the rent.

    At the current rate of interest on the federal debt, the US will be
    forced to return to the gold standard, or default on the national debt >>>>> which will cause the government to print more fiat money, and
    eventually
    declare insolvency.

    Do the math.

    Where's Noah and Nick?





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  • From dart200@user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.buddha.short.fat.guy,alt.messianic on Mon May 11 15:16:21 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

    On 5/10/26 4:01 PM, Dude wrote:
    On 5/10/2026 3:00 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 5/10/26 1:52 PM, Dude wrote:
    On 5/10/2026 12:50 PM, dart200 wrote:
    On 5/10/26 10:00 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
    On Sun, 10 May 2026 09:51:28 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>
    On 5/10/2026 7:55 AM, Gleason Pace wrote:

    NY Times:

    By David Marchese

    This weekrCOs subject for The Interview is Ramit Sethi, a personal >>>>>>> finance expert and the author of rCLI Will Teach You to Be Rich.rCY He >>>>>>> also helps couples with their finances on his podcast, rCLMoney for >>>>>>> Couples.rCY

    I see couples come on your show, and to outward appearances they >>>>>>> look
    like they should be doing well, but theyrCOre really struggling. >>>>>>> TheyrCOre
    talking about losing their house or the specter of divorce
    because of
    tensions around money. And on the other side you have people on the >>>>>>> show who have a lot of money but seem completely unable to enjoy it. >>>>>>> It all paints a grim portrait. What do you think your podcast is >>>>>>> saying about American society?

    ItrCOs no surprise to me that money is fraught and that even the >>>>>>> people
    I have on the podcast who are multimillionaires rCorCo

    ArenrCOt happy!

    Yeah, theyrCOre not happy. You look at it from the outside and go, >>>>>>> rCLThat
    is shocking.rCY I have couples who are two months away from running >>>>>>> out
    of money rCo and they have kids! They will lose their house, they will >>>>>>> lose their multiple vehicles, they are months away from it, and
    theyrCOre remarkably lackadaisical about it. They have never really >>>>>>> faced any consequences. When I ask them, rCLWhat are the consequences >>>>>>> that you have faced?rCYrCa rCLOh, I have $25,000 of credit card debt.rCY I
    ask, rCLHow does that affect you day to day?rCY rCa rCLNothing. ItrCOs just a
    number.rCY

    It doesnrCOt help that we live in a society that thinks people who >>>>>>> have
    money are better than people who donrCOt.

    ItrCOs a bizarre relationship. We love the wealthy in America. We >>>>>>> aspire
    to be them. But we hate them. We hate them for evading tax
    increases.
    We hate them for being evil capitalists. And these simple labels >>>>>>> actually do us a disservice. We need to understand that just because >>>>>>> you have money does not mean you are evil or bad. But if you have >>>>>>> billions and you argue against paying a slight marginal tax
    increase rCo
    you might be an asshole.

    Thanks for reaching out! This isn't really a site for coin
    collectors,
    but here's my solution to taxation on income:

    The problem with wealth distribution is who does decides what is
    wealth
    or not? Many millionaires are that on paper but may not have much >>>>>> cash
    laying around.

    The ancient diversion from considering an issue.-a Who decides?-a Also >>>>
    we decide, with consensus making

    Great! You woke up.

    So, the consensus on this group is that your claims are questionable.
    Nobody apparently wants to give up their freedom to own property and
    to support a free market.
    define x.-a Good, since I agree you cannot answer those
    questions, lets
    not talk about the issue, ok?

    that's fine, i'll just wait until the amoc collapse destroys europe

    i'm completely fine with sacrificing julian for the greater good

    Who said Julian lives in Europe?

    no one cause no bodies are here dum dum. sheesh...



    In the US wealthy people pay the most in federal income tax. Based on >>>>>> the latest available IRS data, the top 1% of earners pay a vastly
    disproportionate share of federal income taxes compared to the
    rest of
    the population, contributing approximately 38% to 40% of all federal >>>>>> income taxes collected.

    My solutions are simple: Every wage earner pays a flat 5% income
    tax, no
    exceptions, no loopholes. Everyone pays their fair share equally
    under
    the law.

    With a flat income tax, we can pay down the federal debt, balance the >>>>>> budget and still pay the rent.

    At the current rate of interest on the federal debt, the US will be >>>>>> forced to return to the gold standard, or default on the national >>>>>> debt
    which will cause the government to print more fiat money, and
    eventually
    declare insolvency.

    Do the math.

    Where's Noah and Nick?





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