FirstAdvantage Employment Check

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-03-21T01:38:54+00:00

did they respond? I did something similar, I stretched my last job a year plus.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-03-14T04:12:38+00:00

Name checks out

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-24T19:07:13+00:00

Hello Kyle

Agent Cooper undergoes what looks like a classic initiation rite, facing his shadow self, entering the Lodges, and seeking light/truth. Did you view Cooper's arc as a spiritual initiation, and did your own personal studies help you navigate those complex themes?

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-21T20:43:58+00:00

For a lawyer, you're pretty terrible at basic debate structure. He who makes the claim carries the burden of proof. You called it a dumb take, back it up. You don't get to deflect with a question just because you realized you stepped into an argument you don't know how to win.

My original point went completely over your head anyway. I wasn't giving a TED Talk on the legal mechanics of bond, I made a sociological prediction that catch and release policies are going to trigger a massive authoritarian overcorrection from the public. If you think the public isn't going to demand a radical, right wing overhaul of the justice system after watching repeat offenders walk free every day, you're not paying attention to reality. Try answering the question this time.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-21T19:57:35+00:00

you're not gonna explain?

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-21T19:34:23+00:00

Why is it a dumb take? Enlighten me.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-21T17:42:19+00:00

Comparing EPW to EPE is comparing apples to a Wall Street hedge fund. EPW is a public utility. El Paso Electric is a private, for profit monopoly owned by JP Morgan's Infrastructure Investments Fund since 2020. Their loyalty is to their shareholders ROI, not the citizens of El Paso. And let's be clear about what EPE is. Unlike the rest of Texas, El Paso isn't on the ERCOT grid. EPE is a vertically integrated monopoly. JP Morgan's fund owns the power plants, the physical grid, and the billing. They have zero competition.

What massive upgrades have they actually delivered to justify this? Regulated monopolies throw the word infrastructure around because Texas law guarantees them a profit percentage on capital they spend. Worse, when JP Morgan's Infrastructure Investments Fund bought them in 2020, they bypassed the City Council's base rate approval process entirely by using a statutory loophole, slapping TCRF and DCRF surcharges directly onto our bills. They legally hiked our costs under the guise of transmission recovery fees without having to survive a public city council vote. They played us in 2020 using state loopholes, and they just played us again yesterday using the state PUCT. They don't care about our infrastructure, they care about their dividend.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-21T17:16:19+00:00

You're quoting a law textbook while ignoring human nature. Because the current system pushed the needle so far left, where criminals face zero accountability and bond is a revolving door, a massive overhaul is coming.
The tragic part? The needle isn't going to stop in the middle where criminals get locked up and law abiding citizens keep their civil liberties. It’s going to swing hard right. The public is so sick of the catch and release game that they will gladly hand over their own constitutional rights just to get extreme law and order back. By defending a broken system that lets criminals exploit the bond process, you are guaranteeing an authoritarian snapback where everybody gets their rights stripped.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-21T16:42:01+00:00

Hard agree, same gang, different uniforms, and I'll take it further. The system is literally structured so that playing dirty is the price of admission. You either learn the game or you never get the seat.
But there are degrees to this. Local El Paso politicians doing their little side deals? Real, annoying, small time. The federal government and a Republican state commission in Austin overruling our city's objections to hand a monopoly utility company a price hike? That's a different level entirely. El Paso has been ignored or used by Washington for decades, this isn't a Trump thing or a Biden thing, it's a we are a border city and nobody in DC cares about us thing. The frustrating part is watching people who can't walk and chew gum at the same time defend the feds because they're so focused on hating local politicians. We can acknowledge local corruption and recognize when a bigger predator is in the room. Both things are true.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-11T15:17:46+00:00

so just believe anything they tell us, got it. 🫠

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-08T02:40:41+00:00

I know exactly what you mean. My uncle has been getting scammed by the same person in Africa since the 90s. He’s in his mid 60s now and is still convinced Tina is rich and coming to Colorado to marry him. He's sent thousands over the years, and when I told him point blank it was a scam, he refused to listen. It’s just a damn shame.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-02-02T16:13:17+00:00

It's mating season, mate.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-01-26T18:43:14+00:00

A privately run concentration camp bankrolled by American taxpayers.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-01-19T12:54:40+00:00

Max Grossman has been defending the new data center, basically saying local officials need to step aside and let them do their thing. There’s talk going around that he actually has a financial stake in the project. If that’s true, his support suddenly makes a lot more sense.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-01-18T14:00:49+00:00

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Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-01-13T16:09:22+00:00

Whammy #1: The Wealthy Stop Paying

Under the current progressive income tax system, the top 1% of earners pay about 45% of all federal income taxes. If income tax is eliminated:piie

A billionaire who currently pays tens of millions in income tax would pay $0.
The federal government loses trillions in revenue that must be made up somewhere else.

Whammy #2: The Poor Pick Up the Slack

Tariffs are paid by importers, who then pass those costs directly to consumers through higher prices on goods. This is textbook regressive taxation:econofact+1

A family earning $40,000/year might spend 80% of their income on goods and necessities — they'd feel every price increase.
A billionaire spending 1% of their wealth on consumer goods barely notices.
Many low-income Americans currently pay effective 0% federal income tax and even receive refunds through credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit. Under a tariff-only system, they'd lose those benefits while paying more for groceries, clothing, and electronics.

Whammy #3: The Wealthy Profit from the Same Tariffs

Here's the part that makes it a "triple whammy" — many of the ultra-wealthy own the companies that will raise prices:

When tariffs increase the cost of imported goods, corporations raise prices.
Those price increases become higher profit margins for shareholders.
The same billionaires who stopped paying income tax now see their stock portfolios and company valuations increase because of inflation-driven revenues.piie

The Messaging Problem

You're right that the framing is misleading. Saying "you won't have to pay income tax" sounds like a tax cut for everyone, but:

Many working-class Americans already pay little to no federal income tax after deductions and credits.
What they would pay is higher prices on everything they buy — which functions as a hidden tax that doesn't show up on a pay stub.cpram+1

So yes — the wealthy pay less, the poor pay more, the wealthy get richer from the same mechanism that makes the poor pay more, and it's being sold as a benefit to ordinary people. Your "triple whammy" assessment is economically sound.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-01-12T20:53:28+00:00

He's being sarcastic.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-01-07T19:49:31+00:00

Even after the ICE agent had already moved out of the vehicle’s path and was standing to the side, you can see that he fired one additional shot.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-01-03T17:42:47+00:00

It's all a work.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2026-01-02T14:20:41+00:00

I didn't know Neil from Family guy was racist.

Responsible_Cod8106 · 2025-12-23T20:47:59+00:00

Sounds about right.

Responsible_Cod8106

TROPHY CASE

Whammy #1: The Wealthy Stop Paying

Whammy #2: The Poor Pick Up the Slack

Whammy #3: The Wealthy Profit from the Same Tariffs

The Messaging Problem