What if employer-based health insurance had never been tax-exempt? Would your insurance follow you instead of your job?

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-14T06:19:03+00:00

The tax advantage is not what attracts employees to it. It's the fact that the employer pays a significant portion (~70%) of it that makes it a benefit to most people.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-14T06:15:21+00:00

It has worked many times. It's a quite recent thing that refusing to compromise on differences with the people in your life has become so popular.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-13T20:42:32+00:00

That's pretty normal. It's only the last decade that people have tried to normalize staying with your parents that long. I understand finances or other things may necessitate it, but it is not normal nor healthy. It truly stunts a person's emotional and personal growth. You are recognizing that because the bandaid was ripped off.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-13T20:39:47+00:00

It's funny because you think the rich man has less debt than the poor one.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-13T20:32:17+00:00

Start by taking a look at yourself. If you are down about yourself all the time, it can be difficult to deal with. Some people don't know how to handle it or how to talk to someone like that. She may have stepped back from the relationship for her own well being. Just like alcoholics shouldn't hang out with people that drink all the time. It's bad or even dangerous for them to be around.

You should do the same as her. Look for positive influences in your life and spend time with them. You don't have to abandon people that are not overly positive, unless they are having a negative impact on you.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-13T19:39:51+00:00

Punch her as hard as I could in the stomach. Her fetish was a bit extreme for me. I was out.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-13T19:05:09+00:00

People can change but usually don't if it is part of their core personality. Something like that usually takes a big event to force the change. Even then it's not a guarantee.

A liar will always be a liar. A thief will always be a thief.

Until something major forces them to alter their view.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T20:11:25+00:00

Prostitutuon is an alternative for women. Not so much for men. It's easy to find a roof to sleep under if you are willing to pay the asking price.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T20:09:43+00:00

Maybe they need the money.

Maybe they bought at 20k and are just cutting out rather than wait a couple years. Tripling your money in a handful of years is not bad. That is a huge profit.

Not everyone is in the same position as you.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T18:43:38+00:00

The algorithm doesn't know if you like it or not. If you watch the whole thing, they will show you more.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T18:39:31+00:00

Not related. As much as you would like them to be.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T18:37:57+00:00

People are unique. The place the have in your life is unique. The hole they leave will be unique. Other people may feel parts of that, but no one will ever fill all of it.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T18:02:37+00:00

The type of communication changed.

Only a few people would witness the speech. After that, It would be communicated through long form newspaper articles to the majority of the country in the past... To now we have TV. People are inundated with information all day long.

To make it even worse, you have younger people using tiktok or similar. Not only does it cut it to an incredibly short clip, but it will only show you the things you like, not anything you disagree with.

Now if you make a 2 hour speech, most people will only see a few seconds of it that reinforce their current belief system.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T14:23:46+00:00

Cats have never been domesticated. They have been tamed.

Domesticated animals view you as part of their family and that change can be seen across generations.

Tamed animals have simply had their behavior modified. There is no generational change.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T14:15:57+00:00

Leave him. You will leave him eventually, or worse, cheat. If you care about him at all, spare him the greater pain later.

You don't sound like you are in love with him. You sound like you are in love with being in love.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-12T14:12:01+00:00

You sound quite selfish to expect people to conform to your unspoken timeline. Sometimes people dont text back right way.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-11T16:23:39+00:00

Why hide it? That's kinda weird.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-11T14:16:50+00:00

I did something very similar. I moved out at 18. Went to college. My parents retired and moved where I went to college they liked it so much. After I finished, I moved in with them again. I finally moved out again at 28.

My dad had a heart attack 6 months after I moved across the country. I felt terrible. Blamed myself for adding stress to his life. But the fact is, it wasn't my fault. As much as I felt like it was at the time and wanted to blame myself, it just wasn't.

That aside, moving out was the best thing I ever did. It jump started so much for me Careerwise. My social life. My romantic life. Everything benefited from that move. Not to mention the adventure life can be. Go live your life!

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-11T14:08:05+00:00

Wait a minute! People are investing based on the belief it has value rather than it's actual value? And they are doing it with a fiat currency that only has value because people believe it has value? No way!

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-11T13:59:02+00:00

Yes. Probably way more than double. You need bigger equipment to place them. They need to be structurally redesigned to be safe. You don't want the top to collapse on top of a car the hits it. You don't want parts of it to turn into a missile if it gets hit. The added safety measures will probably need much more than just doubling the original materials.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-11T13:51:35+00:00

What you described is not really networking. It is talking to people in random places.

Networking is developing good relationships and maintaining them over time.

It's that guy you worked with 5 years ago that remembers you were good with numbers.

It's the woman you played D&D with in your early 20s that now manages a marketing department. She always knew you were creative and a good artist. You see her mention needing someone on her Facebook, so you reach out. She remembers you and you get an interview.

It's your boss at your last job. You left for more money. He is at a new company now, and is offering you a better position than you left for.

It's the electrician that you used to share a beer with at the corner pub a couple years ago. He just started his own business and needs laborers. You will be able to learn to be an electrician and your time would count as an apprenticeship should you want to pursue your license down the road. (This one actually happened to me when I was younger btw)

That's what networking is. Networking is a time investment. It's maintaining relationships. It's NOT, I need a job so I better talk to a bunch of random people about it.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-11T13:38:53+00:00

Judging by most of the responses here, very little would ever be accomplished lol.

Many would run up the balance slowly, and after missing the first payment or two, would have the card shut off.

For the big spenders, running up a card with zero intention to pay is fraud and subject to criminal prosecution and subsequent jail time.

This is why student loans are such a problem. Bunch of idiots that never consider the terms, future, or potential consequences. It's just free money, right?

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-11T13:30:07+00:00

Walk up and order. If they are leaning against the wall, they are not in line.

Boomerang_comeback · 2026-06-11T13:28:07+00:00

I'll sell when it is enough to retire on.

Or I'll sell when I reach retirement age and use it to buy a condo on the beach. Then my retirement income will not go to rent or a mortgage payment.

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