🧑‍🤝‍🧑 / 🏡 The Price of Tea in China

[TerryP]

I'm not trying to hijack this but ask a serious, and what I think is related, question.

Are appliances the opposite of what we're talking about in this thread? IE: I worked at Campo for awhile when I was in school. At that time your top of the line washer and dryer ran around eight bills: the Maytag combo in the mid-90's. IF you were real fancy, maybe a grand.

The one on the left? $250 or so back then... (The $150 rebate is when you spend $1400.)

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Guess there are different perspectives. The grandma you referred to that's say spending 30k a year is paying 10%, I know probably higher but same principle no matter the number, pays $3k in taxes where the person spending$150k is paying $15k.

I agree it would take some tweaking like maybe not applicable to groceries but the point I like is you're taxing foreign visitors, drug dealers, people getting paid under the table, etc and it gives me the option to buy or not buy certain items. Probably no perfect system but I'd like to see that over income taxes.

There are certainly positives, but one certainty is there will be black markets for commerce to avoid the tax.

Unless you outlaw cash. But that's another rabbit hole.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Well. Its pretty simple.
The people with most money that spend most money would pay the most taxes...however those same people have the most tax shelters and make the most laws...therefore...they arent gonna make laws that cost them the most money...

Hence...a fit will be around a long timenso middle class Americans pay the tax bill for both the poor and the rich...

 

[TerryP]

The price of making a girl laugh is worth 1000's times more today than it was a decade ago.

 

[TerryP]

The people with most money that spend most money would pay the most taxes..

The people with the most money don't spend. I don't know what we are saving for at our age.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

The people with the most money don't spend. I don't know what WE are saving for at our age.

What is this WE shit. I sure aint up in the " most money" crowd. Now u may be.
But I am just a retired forester n ms 50+ a retired school marm

We ... thats ms50+ n me. Spend the heck
Out of what we get. Sure not saving for those counting on "inheritance ".

 

[TerryP]

What is this WE shit. I sure aint up in the " most money" crowd. Now u may be.

I ain't either, amigo. But I don't lack for anything. All my shit is paid for. I live in a very modest house in a modest neighborhood. I won't move. It's paid for.

I am VERY fortunate I don't have to look for work. It comes to me. I'm working right now, online, talking with your old ass. And technically I'm retired. I don't do anything unless I want to. (Need to replace the dryer vent when the sun comes up...so, "have to" to has entered the chat.)

I sing like Silas in an unconventional world.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I ain't either, amigo. But I don't lack for anything. All my shit is paid for. I live in a very modest house in a modest neighborhood. I won't move. It's paid for.

I am VERY fortunate I don't have to look for work. It comes to me. I'm working right now, online, talking with your old ass. And technically I'm retired. I don't do anything unless I want to. (Need to replace the dryer vent when the sun comes up...so, "have to" to has entered the chat.)

I sing like Silas in

Got more than some...less than others
And all we have...worked for....
Fair...honest...& conservative

 

[TerryP]

Got more than some...less than others
And all we have...worked for....
Fair...honest...& conservative

and stingy.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

and stingy.

That what my kids say..... they dumbasses

 

[TerryP]

That what my kids say..... they dumbasses

...and ya wonder why I am not married.

I'll admit the the one thing I"ve missed in life. Telling a young fucker, "no."

 

[50+yeartidefan]

...and ya wonder why I am not married.

I'll admit the the one thing I"ve missed in life. Telling a young fucker, "no."

Mine all. Have this saying
" never ask nannie. She always says... no
. Always ask ganda. He always says... yes"

I am the pushover

 

[Krimson]

...and ya wonder why I am not married.

I'll admit the the one thing I"ve missed in life. Telling a young fucker, "no."

Had a Master Chief ask me back when I was 19, "You know what the most useless thing on an 18yo girl is?" Replied no MC. He said " A little SOB about your age. " I've used that one once or twice.

 

[TerryP]

Had a Master Chief ask me back when I was 19, "You know what the most useless thing on an 18yo girl is?" Replied no MC. He said " A little SOB about your age. " I've used that one once or twice.

I swear to God. Kayne. You need to avoid me. I am the reason your wife will divorce you. Here's the caveat. That snatch will be good. (If you tell your wife I said this she'll be pissed off..it was my intent.)

 

[TerryP]

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Use to be commercial about Oregon not letting California bring beer into their state...
Wish i could remember the beer. .

 

[ElephantStomp]

I'm not trying to hijack this but ask a serious, and what I think is related, question.

Are appliances the opposite of what we're talking about in this thread? IE: I worked at Campo for awhile when I was in school. At that time your top of the line washer and dryer ran around eight bills: the Maytag combo in the mid-90's. IF you were real fancy, maybe a grand.

The one on the left? $250 or so back then... (The $150 rebate is when you spend $1400.)

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I just bought a new washer and dryer and combined it cost me just over $2300, now I will say it’s fancy and has built in A.I and all that jazz, but the last set I bought was in that $549 range like ten or so years ago…..have a new range on order and going this weekend to get a new fridge…..

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I just bought a new washer and dryer and combined it cost me just over $2300, now I will say it’s fancy and has built in A.I and all that jazz, but the last set I bought was in that $549 range like ten or so years ago…..have a new range on order and going this weekend to get a new fridge…..

Damg. I wondered who hit that jackpot in the lottery drawing last week...

 

[ElephantStomp]

Damg. I wondered who hit that jackpot in the lottery drawing last week...

Shit I wish.

 

[footballer]

This isn't true.

I apologize for this video that I posted last night. Didn't realize at the time that most, if not all is altered or synthetic. AI maybe?

I Will be more careful with this type video if there happens to be a next time.

I feel it appropriate if you strike this one off this site. Thanks