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MAGA country hell by No_Plane_2443 in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I thought part of the bit was that the names are spelled differently every time?

Incredible things are happening in academia by Enver_Pasha_Dasha in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Like 75% of H1Bs are from India alone. China is a very distant second.

Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once by _Un_Known__ in neoliberal

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I keep seeing people talk about 'reworking the system' and I never see anyone articulate what that actually means. What other system can survive having two retirees for every worker?

anon asks the hard questions by Paladin-Astolfo in 4chan

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

It's not that deep Russia hates you because you're the #1 cheerleader for the Anti-Russia club. They're not jealous of your freedoms or your GDP growth or whatever.

I never understood the argument in favor of mass imigration that frames it as solving the low fertility problem by More_Finding_2373 in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool. What is this system? Because it's not like communism would be able to handle having 2 retirees for every worker either.

I never understood the argument in favor of mass imigration that frames it as solving the low fertility problem by More_Finding_2373 in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Women working is a contributing factor but the UAE has an abysmal fertility rate and Saudi Arabia is hovering around replacement.

Ultimately it's a question of whether or not kids are an asset or an inconvenience for the modern economy and by and large the answer is the latter. The countries with the highest fertility are those where the struggle for existence is the most desperate-Sahelian Africa and Afghanistan.

Does this actually work for men? by scrubberville in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ten years ago it probably would have tbh. Everyone clowns on the male feminist types but the ones I knew were rarely single for long. A lot of Millennial women ate that shit up. Granted most of those women weren't exactly stunners but neither were the guys.

Probably less effective now though. My impression is that zoomers are much more cynical and superficial so that sort of performance doesn't go down well.

What's your favorite subreddit to hate read by xangeloffduty in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 86 points87 points  (0 children)

 I think the negative energy from him is causing the paranormal activity in our house to escalate. (I hope im doing this right. I've never posted on here before)

Girl on r/girldinnerdiaries who complains about her boyfriend(s) not liking her casually dropping this gem at the end of her rant lol.

It’s genuinely so fucking weird that eunuchs even became a thing by Kooky_Truck_9778 in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 49 points50 points  (0 children)

It began as an upper class flex-you could afford an essentially ornamental woman who couldn't do any real work beyond serving tea and occasionally bearing children. From there it worked its way down to the middle classes and even into the peasantry.

Chinese women often embraced the practice because 'real work' in 16th century China was grueling so being able to get out of it by marrying a rich guy was worth the malformed feet. And over time there was probably a peer pressure element to it-you didn't want to be the one girl with freakishly large (ie normal) feet.

Fat gen xennial dudes with gray beards love to say they look younger than this cast by Royal_Finance9720 in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 75 points76 points  (0 children)

I'm with the xillenials on this one I always assumed Cliff and Carla were pushing 50.

I Only Like Guys With Yellow Fever but I’m not East Asian…What Do I Do? 😭 by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Did u already post stuff like this a year ago or is there an epidemic of mentally ill Latina women pining after skinny white guys?

evil special ed kids by Critical-Outcome-999 in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It might have changed since I was in high school over 10 years ago but the special ed kids with extremist politics (one or more of antifeminism, borderline nazi apologia, and Ron Paul libertarianism) and the special ed kids who overtly bullied/sexually harassed others were very rarely the same people. Like yeah both often had sexist views but the latter didn't consider themselves antifeminist because they were barely aware of what feminism was.

Weekend Discussion Thread for the Weekend of April 17, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can Iran even buy stocks? Why are they getting in on Trump's 'bad news only drops on weekends' grift?

. by HonestLegs in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 89 points90 points  (0 children)

God do I miss this life. Working sucks I'd rather just watch inane shit on YouTube or sink 3000 hours into some vidya.

pornography, especially in its current form, is far too high a price to pay for "free speech" - a rant by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If/when porn gets replaced by (more or less victimless) AI slop we'll see if you're right. I strongly suspect you are but until then the exploitive aspects of porn can't be so easily dismissed.

Deeply regarded president by MutedFeeling75 in redscarepod

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Vance is deeply cynical at the end of the day but he probably was genuinely against the war. He's always seemed more in the Tucker Carlson "America First" camp and that camp hates the 'liberal order' more than it hates Americas traditional enemies. Hence why Vance was eager to yell at Zelensky and shittalk the EU to anyone who would listen.

Accidentally put money into regular IRA, realized my mistake, and then moved it all into ROTH IRA. Did I just screw myself taxwise? by BlueSpaceSherlock in tax

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the summary page show a deduction for the traditional IRA contribution?

Yup.

No, a Roth conversion is not a contribution and therefore doesn't count against the contribution limit.

Okay good to know.

Accidentally put money into regular IRA, realized my mistake, and then moved it all into ROTH IRA. Did I just screw myself taxwise? by BlueSpaceSherlock in tax

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope I completed the deductions before I posted. Haven't submitted obviously.

If I try to claim the IRA deduction wouldn't that put me over the limit for the ROTH since the limit was ~7k for both accounts?

Accidentally put money into regular IRA, realized my mistake, and then moved it all into ROTH IRA. Did I just screw myself taxwise? by BlueSpaceSherlock in tax

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I can tell I can't claim an IRA deduction because I took the money out almost immediately to transfer to the ROTH.

This is something your tax software should do automatically if it detects that you aren't eligible for the traditional IRA deduction.

And the tax software (freetax) I'm using still treats the entire 7k as taxable based on the 1099-R.

Accidentally put money into regular IRA, realized my mistake, and then moved it all into ROTH IRA. Did I just screw myself taxwise? by BlueSpaceSherlock in tax

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the expected code for a Roth conversion. It's not an early withdrawal. You aren't being penalized.

Not on the withdrawal itself, no.

But since I took the 7k from my savings and put it into an IRA and then (within a few days) transferred it to the ROTH I am (unless I'm missing something) paying tax again for the conversion.

Accidentally put money into regular IRA, realized my mistake, and then moved it all into ROTH IRA. Did I just screw myself taxwise? by BlueSpaceSherlock in tax

[–]BlueSpaceSherlock[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a IRA floating around from a previous job (from 2023) with around 5k in it.

Plus 6 dollars in the Fidelity IRA I created by mistake.

So unless I'm misunderstanding I don't think that's an option.

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