LOL, well yes, but mostly for conservation purposes, I think.

Uh-huh. Don’t push sources known to be at best questionable.

Well, I put this as side to look closer and respond intelligently, and never really took that time.

Based on your response and the fact I’m not going to analyze your earlier post and my response more deeply, I’m going to acknowledge that I likely misinterpreted your intent given I agree with most of this particular comment’s apparent intent.

TL;DR;

I probably misunderstood you and apologize for the accusation.

Well, just because our leadership is reprehensible, does not mean we are all like that.

Do what America did until recently: welcome those who bring value to your society regardless of their origin. Many awesome people left horrible leaders to become huge assets to their new homes.

For example: Einstein, half of Hollywood between 1933 and 1945.

Our leaders are throwing away one of our greatest strengths. Don’t make the same stupid self defeating mistake.

All that trauma led to the Marshall plan and is why American currency is the world reserve currency.

Our top tax rate was 90% until the mid 60’s to pay for that and the cost of the world war we initially wanted to avoid entering.

Like it or not, the reason the U.S. system dominates now is that we built it at great cost (investment) to connect and support the developed world after massive devastation initiated on Europeans by Europeans.

The goal was to connect everybody in mutual benefit in order to avoid another such war.

We are all culpable for current conditions and faults. Sure, we benefitted from that aid to Europe, but not at the expense of the other participants and not without sacrifice.

We learned from the aftermath of the first world war, when we collectively punished Germany to the point of their desperation and enabled the rise of Nazism as a response to crualty.

Yes, the victors’ revenge and punishment brought forth hatred, cruelty, and unfathomable horror.

Now those Germans are the backbone of European wealth generation and upstanding members of the world community. I’d say that’s a rather good outcome of post_war policy. Similar is true of Japan and Italy.

Well, China basically implemented the cashless regime years ago, if memory serves.

First, rolling unused 529 funds into an IRA was only achievable with the passage of the SAVE act in 2024 (just 2 years ago) this function hasn’t been around for a long time.

Fair point. However, $35k invested at age 21 in an IRA has a very good chance of being hundreds of thousands by retirement, and education expenses are lifelong costs as well.

Last year, the couple in the other half of the duplex in which I rent moved. A group moved in a few weeks later.

They are a single mom, two younger kids, a teen, and a few unrelated friends. Three incomes at least to afford the rent of $2500, which is at least $700 more than the previous tenants paid - for under 1500 square feet. It’s the only way they all could afford to have housing.

I didn’t even break a sweat, but thanks for your concern.

It could be FOMO. Personally, I see value in keeping social media from children. The problem is I don’t believe this is all about that. As usual, it’s all about surveillance.

It’s the next wealth tier up from up to now, I think.

Which, by the way, is achievable with a 529 account, which has been around for a long time. Any funds not used for education can be rolled into an IRA in adulthood.

He is doing nothing new, but is putting his name on it. I guarantee it will encourage investments in private equity/credit and crypto.

He does nothing for altruistic reasons. If it appears to benefit others, it is either a side effect, or a useful illusion.

It’s slightly bigger than that. The majority of consumers won’t go through the gymnastics just to be able to use F_Droid, et. al.

Devs must register detailed personal info to be allowed to post to the one true store. The whole basis of FOSS is effectively destroyed.

If nothing else, the principle matters.

He might imply that initially to get (white) people to get on his side.

But the reality is anybody he doesn’t like he can simply excommunicate from the country. You are no longer a citizen - get out, or to to prison for crimes against the state. It’s the ultimate removal of personal freedom.

Whew! For a minute I thought you guys were talking about Berwyn, PA. That’s a nice town, good peeps. I’d hate having that guy set up shop there.

Just out of curiosity, did they discuss how these people living paycheck to paycheck can acquire dividend investments? Also, at the quantities where the dividends might actually pay a water or electricity bill?

If they let him unilaterally end it, then the constitution is toothless forever more.

Note also it means none of us are citizens unless and until he declares it so. Does not matter if we are 15th generation and our ancestors fought in the revolution.

I’m pleased to see an honest assessment from someone in the business.

Another reason to move to Europe.

Well, I started playing Skyrim about 3 years ago, and I now have over 200 mods. It’s almost as high quality graphics and sound as modern games, plus I have a huge choice of scenarios I can install. Wild stuff.

Cyberpunk 2077 might be next for me, unless I decide to play skyblivion!

Nope. Mutual assured destruction was standard operating procedure. It is one reason the U.S.S.R. collapsed - they were trying to exceed our reserves.