In my life, I’ve come across a number of things that harmlessly defied the cultural norm. Here are some examples. The Wiz came to Broadway when I was in high school. Stephanie Mills, “Ease On Down the Road,” funky monkeys—it was a wonderful African-American take on The Wizard of Oz. When I was attending Buffalo …
The other day, I came across this video in my YouTube feed. Check it out. Now contrast the life of the typical Roma living in Luník 9 with the life of the typical American. How many American children grow up without access to electricity, indoor plumbing, and public education? How many able-bodied American adults are …
To be a competent human being in the 21st century you have to be very wary of how you consume information. And this is so for one simple reason: journalism today is crap. Case in point. A few days ago, I was meandering around Yahoo Finance and I came across an article with the following …
The biggest screwer of poor Americans is poor Americans themselves. Poor Americans vice too much, television too much, and camouflage too much (i.e., they try to look rich). But, sadly, self-sabotage isn’t the only obstacle poor Americans have to contend with. Poor Americans also have to contend with our vaunted elites. Yep, our all-knowing, all-caring …
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Are the poor and working-class human shields for the FIRE community? That’s a seemingly idiotic question to be asking, but hear me out. I pay quarterly estimated taxes on our pension and dividend income. I also pay sales and property taxes. Just how much I’ll be paying for these various taxes in 2020 is as …
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