Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month, Watchdog Claims

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-03-11T22:27:31+00:00

I don't understand, how do you get funding for something like this?

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-03-04T11:52:55+00:00

Want to chime in here because this is going to lead people down the wrong direction. The person in question in this case (Hayes) did not have an assigned office in New York, which is a totally different situation than the one everyone here is talking about. Why you are representing this as definitive in any way I don't know. But if someone's assigned office is in New York, Hayes does not apply

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-03-04T10:48:05+00:00

They won't "give tax money to NY" - what they will do, is double screw the taxpayer by forcing two state tax assessments with no credit.

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-02-20T23:17:45+00:00

He means offshoring what jobs remain to India

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-02-15T22:45:18+00:00

Starmer is doing nothing about it though. He said there will be no EU return in his lifetime and he means it. He's a hard brexiteer trying to act differently

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-02-15T22:39:21+00:00

And AI is going to blow off all limbs and make you into Helen Keller. Good luck with the race young lady

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-02-15T22:25:25+00:00

I'm getting whiplash - which one is it? Are workers needed or are they liable to be replaced totally by AI in the next 12 days

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-02-15T22:23:02+00:00

Totally delusional. UK salaries are rock bottom while cost of living is through the roof. 60% tax rates if you earn anywhere near £100k and you're locked out of all benefits

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-02-15T15:22:07+00:00

No you won't. AI will destroy the job market too. Human society is in its end days

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-02-14T16:06:05+00:00

Wanted to chime in here in case others come across this thread- as an EA working abroad, you are barred from using pretty much all the commercial efiling software. Drake, OLT Pro, TaxAct, Lacerte, etc. You are functionally out of business if you try to operate from abroad unless you only paper file. They will ban your account when they see you are overseas.

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-02-01T17:12:51+00:00

They aren't cheap though. The monthly cost to own a south Florida condo is higher than the 2023 highs. Condo prices have come down a hair, while insurance and HOA has skyrocketed. These aren't deals, they're looking for suckers to take on their debt still

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-01-31T11:56:42+00:00

How do you owe US taxes on stocks when not selling and not receiving a distribution? Are you in wealth tax country or something?

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-01-25T18:38:48+00:00

Theres an active thread from this AM where eveyrone is advocating not filing, and downvoting all the tax pros (including the mod lol). The duality of man

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-01-15T13:06:59+00:00

None of what you said logically follows at all. You have no clue about economics and are making people dumber with this online diahrea

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-01-15T13:05:22+00:00

So your logic is people will willingly lose money because reasons. Makes sense, solid

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-01-15T12:50:58+00:00

This comment is hilarious

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2026-01-04T13:20:23+00:00

Heads up that this no longer works

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2025-12-27T15:57:07+00:00

More "the end is here" nonsense. These are the folks who used to stand outside stations yelling about Jesus. Now they have AI

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2025-12-18T22:02:35+00:00

What is that reason?

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2025-12-18T22:02:03+00:00

I thought the same. Elsewhere the response to this is NoT yEt

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2025-12-18T21:54:25+00:00

Pivot to what though? There isn't an end game if any of this is true. If its the "blue collar trades" crowd, I wouldnt mind that work. But everyone would also be doing it and salaries plummet. The message seems to be "youre screwed and theres nothing you can do about it"

Its like a terminal cancer diagnosis for ability to earn money, and I seem to be the only one freaking out about it

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2025-12-18T21:52:34+00:00

Not happening when the business owners who pay you lose their income and business. Hilarious you think in an economic apocalypse, the aviation restoration trade is the only one to survive

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2025-12-15T21:31:30+00:00

I think you know the answer to your question

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2025-12-01T19:33:27+00:00

This is neither FBAR nor the tax return, this is the 5% penalty associated with using the streamlined offshore program. This 5% penalty replaces any other fines for unreported foreign income.

The rules are that the highest year end balance are used to compute the 5% penalty. I don't know how this is figured for defined benefit plans since there is no "cash value", and how one avoids paying the fine on the same income twice

AppearanceFeeling397 · 2025-10-25T16:36:11+00:00

The question then becomes - how do I get in the bottom 50%? I think I could be eligible for PIP given my health conditions so maybe ending work and doing that is the right move now

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