To qualify for some benefits you can’t have any assets. The state forces you to sell your assets and pay for care before they will chip in.
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If we disallowed margin loans from brokerage accounts then the uber wealthy would be forced to pay more taxes. We can easily avoid impacting the middle class with marginal tax brackets.
czech@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Proud Boys claim they'll be at polling places as Trump ups violent rhetoric and election fraud claims28·8 months agoI hear that but ‘‘witnesses’’ who don’t understand the process are bound to cry foul even when everything is running smoothly. We saw it in 2020.
I needed a simple script to combine jpegs into a pdf. I tried to make a python script but it’s been years since I’ve programmed anything and I was intermediate at best. My script was riddled with errors and would not run. I asked chatgpt to write me the script and the second or third attempt worked great. The first two only failed because my prompts were bad, I had never used chatgpt before.
czech@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Trump’s niece says Musk now ‘owns’ ex-president: ‘He’s always been up for sale’54·9 months agoWhy/ how? There is an application process and disqualifying criteria for a security clearance. The suggestion is that if you can’t pass that process you should not be let in on any confidential information.
czech@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Trump calls for prosecution of Google over search results he says favor Harris5·10 months agoWhat point do you think you are making? You may need to reread the comment chain.
czech@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Trump calls for prosecution of Google over search results he says favor Harris8·10 months agoPolicies based on their feelings instead of facts.
czech@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Pro-Trump Christian Group’s Dark Plans on Poll Workers Exposed39·10 months agoIn the same speech in Wisconsin, Standifer described the strategy to train Christians as election workers as “a Trojan horse.”
czech@lemm.eeto Technology@lemmy.world•Hyundai and Kia car thefts fall sharply after software upgrade, study findsEnglish38·11 months agoWe’ve already solved this issue without biometrics. The manufacturers just cheaped out on actually implementing it in the affected models.
czech@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•IRS Has Collected Over $1B From Wealthy Tax Cheats, Thanks to New Funding33·1 year agoEconomists at Harvard studied a four year period and concluded the IRS gains $4.25 for every $1 spent on auditing wealthiest tax payers.
I wonder if the IRS can immediately recover funds with a magic wand or if it’s a protracted, investigative process.
https://www.businessinsider.com/irs-tax-audits-recover-12-dollars-for-every-dollar-spent-2023-6
czech@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•IRS Has Collected Over $1B From Wealthy Tax Cheats, Thanks to New Funding101·1 year agoYour quote states they get $80b over ten years. How many years has it been? You got this!
czech@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•IRS Has Collected Over $1B From Wealthy Tax Cheats, Thanks to New Funding451·1 year agoYour comment would be accurate if it cost them $80B to recover $1B.
Your own quote points out:
$80 billion for the IRS over a 10-year period.
Which makes your comments misleading, not accurate.
czech@lemm.eeto Technology@lemmy.world•ASUS warns of critical remote authentication bypass on 7 routersEnglish2·1 year agoI’m getting full speed (currently 290mbps on verizon 5g).
czech@lemm.eeto Technology@lemmy.world•ASUS warns of critical remote authentication bypass on 7 routersEnglish11·1 year agoThanks for the reminder to switch to merlin firmware.
Why can’t we blame Microsoft?
Yea for sure, fuck that guy.
Can’t the Supreme court strike this down?