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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by TeMPOraL on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:44PM (#25664450)
> How valuable is that when your country goes down in flames because it's easy to make money out of people who believe Bill Gates is seeding Covid via 5G towers?

That's what I keep telling people around me. They're still bewildered that I don't go out of my way to "optimize" my way out of taxes, or that I'm in favor for raising the taxes for my income bracket. And it doesn't even take a civil war - as the income inequality progresses, how long will it take before your close family will start asking you (the hypothetical rich developer) for help? Will you turn them away, to enjoy your six figures in peace?

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by chordalkeyboard on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @07:13PM (#25664837)
> as the income inequality progresses, how long will it take before your close family will start asking you (the hypothetical rich developer) for help?

and how much help will you be able to offer, given your prior lack of optimization for this very scenario?

> Will you turn them away, to enjoy your six figures in peace?

"I gave already, it was taken out of my income before I had a chance to spend it, go away now"

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