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10-12-2012 , 01:24 PM

#1401

valenzuela

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I propose a Henry vs MissileDog 1 vs 1 debate.

10-12-2012 , 01:31 PM

#1402

DblBarrelJ

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I desire Boro moderate this debate.

10-12-2012 , 01:47 PM

#1403

pvn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by valenzuela

I propose a Henry vs MissileDog 1 vs 1 debate.

lets make this happen people

10-12-2012 , 02:53 PM

#1404

Vael

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tomdemaine

Henry,

Please do stick around, I personally am interested in your perspective and vastly entertained by fly's responses to you. "...random idiosyncratic definition of how many pets you need to be able to support to qualify as "well off"" made me laugh out loud.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyWf

What political theory are you referencing here, Henry? The theory of how unless your house has a tennis court you aren't rich?

Yeah I definitely remember that being covered in Poli Sci. You know, there's like Arrow's Impossibility Theorem, then a big discussion about how embarrassing it would be to drive a 5-series BMW(can you even call that a car?). Serious political theory.

legit lel'd

10-12-2012 , 05:17 PM

#1405

Aytumious

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I'm not rich. My wife and I only make more money annually than 95% of the other households in the richest country in the world. We make serious sacrifices everyday.

10-12-2012 , 06:48 PM

#1406

DblBarrelJ

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Quote:

Originally Posted by valenzuela

I propose a Henry vs MissileDog 1 vs 1 debate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DblBarrelJ

I desire Boro moderate this debate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvn

lets make this happen people

What will they debate?

ETA: **** it, it doesn't matter. I'm IN.

10-12-2012 , 06:51 PM

#1407

Case Closed

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Aytumious

I'm not rich. My wife and I only make more money annually than 95% of the other households in the richest country in the world. We make serious sacrifices everyday.

lol, if you're in the top 5% earners bracket you're rich.

10-12-2012 , 07:37 PM

#1408

rjoefish

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Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 31,086

lol case closed.

10-12-2012 , 07:41 PM

#1409

ganstaman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Case Closed

lol, if you're in the top 5% earners bracket you're rich.

I think that was sarcasm.

10-12-2012 , 07:42 PM

#1410

DblBarrelJ

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Case Closed is typically better at reading sarcasm than that.

That's like a Trolly level failure of the sarcasm meter IMO.

10-13-2012 , 05:36 PM

#1411

Case Closed

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Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 19,112

I got pwned that for sure

10-13-2012 , 07:29 PM

#1412

AlexM

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Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 20,655

Quote:

Originally Posted by SenorKeeed

Rofl at 250k being rich. A family making that much can't even afford one full time servant ffs.

100k is rich.

Full time servant isn't the definition of rich.

Though you could get one in other countries with that salary.

10-13-2012 , 07:44 PM

#1413

AlexM

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Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 20,655

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henry17

There are certain fixed costs required for life and then there is disposable income. A family making $250,000 has very little left after their fixed costs are covered.

Over $150k = very little?

10-13-2012 , 07:45 PM

#1414

Alex Wice

aka Double Ice

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,951

If you disagreed with Henry, why were pages of garbage written? Instead, the actual list should have been either debated or priced out and shown to be lower than 250k. That would be much more convincing.

10-14-2012 , 07:31 PM

#1415

FlyWf

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Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 58,097

lol "the actual list"

Alex I am afraid that Nicholas Cage stole the ONE TRUE ACTUAL LIST so we can't "debate"(lol) and "price it out"(lol again).

10-14-2012 , 11:15 PM

#1416

JayTeeMe

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Fly and pvn, agreeing? on something?

10-15-2012 , 12:07 AM

#1417

lagdonk

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in this year of 2012? that the Mayans referenced?

10-15-2012 , 12:08 AM

#1418

JayTeeMe

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Not only that but pvn made several consecutive coherent posts that weren't about Japanese watches.

10-15-2012 , 12:30 AM

#1419

pvn

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speaking of, I am really close to acquiring a pretty ****ing rare watch that is going to set that thread on FIRE if I can close the deal.

10-15-2012 , 12:31 AM

#1420

Autocratic

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I seriously read pvn's posts several times over because I was sure I was missing the part where he disagreed with Fly.

Also, lolHenry

10-15-2012 , 06:49 AM

#1421

Nichlemn

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pvn and FlyWf were united in disagreement with Henry, not so much agreement IMO.

10-15-2012 , 10:16 AM

#1422

Ineedaride2

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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 25,080

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nichlemn

pvn and FlyWf were united in disagreement with Henry, not so much agreement IMO.

The enemy of my enemy...

10-15-2012 , 12:07 PM

#1423

metaname2

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Question for the tax experts - in the subway station this morning I spotted a two dollar bill on the ground. If I pick it up am I subject to the self-employment tax? If so, it pushes my marginal rate over 50%; since I don't usually bother picking up change I wasn't sure how to proceed.

10-16-2012 , 07:32 PM

#1424

airwave16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PoBoy321

I had to explain this to some people I work with the other day. They're good liberals, but they still don't understand how taxes work. So they were saying "Well, if your taxes are higher at $250K, why don't people just get paid $249K?" "Well, even if your tax rater is higher, you're still netting more money, because you don't pay that higher rate on all of your income, just some of it." ".......

wow... this is usually the argument i hear from republicans...