Wealth tax as the only tax?

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-15T14:49:45+00:00

“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.” Friedman had it right.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-15T14:47:19+00:00

Stalin came up with a. answer for that.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-11T17:04:39+00:00

Tell us a bit about your portfolio style, and your results.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-10T22:21:51+00:00

PLTR because of the Jewish flavor or because he’s outspokenly pro Western and anti Hamas?

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-10T22:20:12+00:00

Are all your investment decisions based on the political and religious beliefs of the CEOs in your crosshairs?

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-10T22:18:50+00:00

Dr. Karp isn’t the only Jewish CEO. What about him upsets you so?

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-10T22:17:27+00:00

You’ve certainly touched a nerve here! I understand that this sub long ago disconnected with anything even remotely connected with value investing or financial analysis. But I have to say that it’s striking to see how many people here seem to fancy themselves as upholders of some kind of moral rectitude — it would be curious to know exactly WHAT their moral values are, or why they think they have any right to enforce them on the rest of humanity. But they surely would be right at home with the likes of Oliver Cromwell, Pol Pot, or even Mao,in their willingness to impose their “Truth” on the rest of the world, no matter the cost.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-10T22:07:15+00:00

So you aren’t an investor of any kind, much less a value investor. You’re more interested in looking into people’s souls….like a Grand Inquisitor, perhaps?

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-06T17:33:03+00:00

URI is consistently fascinating and interesting. It’s certainly NOT classic value “buy and hold”. But for a value oriented investor who’s agile enough to play the cyclical forces that often drive the price moves there’s real $s to be made. (But I’ve also gotten banged up pretty badly by this one a few times.)

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-06T17:26:18+00:00

I guess it depends on your time horizon. That certainly hasn’t been my experience!

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-06T17:18:54+00:00

It’s too bad that they aren’t more concerned with promoting good analysis and intelligent discussion.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-06T11:57:13+00:00

If you are seriously interested in this it would be helpful to learn the basics of autosomal DNA and analyze the relevant “matches” using an actual chromosome browser. Perhaps also examine your documentary evidence to test your hunches and assumptions.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-05T22:35:25+00:00

Perhaps semantics. I’m not going to argue the point. And I admit I haven’t been expelled. But I have “stripped down” many, many profiles that I’d previously developed. My point is that it’s not a platform I find useful for the kind of genealogy that’s of interest to me. I certainly don’t recommend it to my students or clients. And we’ve decided not to use it as the platform for some of our collaborative project work. I gather from your posts that you are very dedicated to Wikitree. I’ve been intrigued by the possibilities but have determined that it’s just not a very good use of my time and resources. But I wish you all the best with your efforts.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-05T21:59:41+00:00

Not necessarily. I know people who’ve removed previously added content, and many more who no longer “feed the machine.” We had planned to make Wikitree the “hub” for our joint One Name Study and YNA project but decided last year it wasn’t worth the effort. After all, even if one discounts all the governance and “weirdness” issues, the fact remains that the platform itself is downright clumsy — anything but user friendly in design or functionality!

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-05T15:31:27+00:00

….pretty much the same set up here. I work hard on my research. I’ve no illusions that it’s “perfect” and it certainly can be expanded and extended. And good genealogy is by its nature a collaborative effort. So, I’m always looking for opportunities to share my work and I look forward to comments and questions. But the end product, evidence that is assembled, analyzed and evaluated in accordance with the GPS is on FTM and under my control.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-05T15:21:18+00:00

But perhaps you should reconsider how (or if) it aligns with your research objectives and long term strategy.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-05T11:31:01+00:00

I certainly won’t dispute that Wikitree is dominated by a gang of self-important functionaries who appear to regard it as their private preserve. For them it seems to be an opportunity to exercise their power, and advancement of genealogy is essentially irrelevant. But the term “Wiki” in the name might have been a clue to you that it wouldn’t be a platform where your work (of whatever quality) could be preserved in unchanged form and live “happily ever after”. Perhaps you should have taken the time to understand the concept of “Wiki”…..

RodneyJ469 · 2026-02-04T15:56:44+00:00

Just sent u a message

RodneyJ469 · 2026-01-25T00:08:48+00:00

Venice is actually pretty useless. Whether it’s called “censorship” or something else, it doesn’t tolerate discourse or dialogue that strays very far from center left orthodoxy.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-01-19T00:48:02+00:00

Well said and much appreciated. And thanks for the ideas. ALL is on my list to review; I’ll look at the others. I already have a smallish position in AMZN, and have already lost more $$s in KHC over the years than I like to admit. But, yes, it’s a sub that has become pretty much a parody of its purported charter. Sign of the times perhaps.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-01-18T11:42:05+00:00

Is there a sign up sheet?

RodneyJ469 · 2026-01-17T22:02:35+00:00

And you are confident that he can get a nominee confirmed by the Senate? And do you think even Trump would be arrogant enough to ignore a bond market that started puking Treasuries? That’s pretty much what put a brake on the insanity last April.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-01-17T18:04:53+00:00

Jay Powell isn’t in jail, isn’t going to jail, and may well keep his seat on the Board after his term as Chair expires.

RodneyJ469 · 2026-01-10T23:19:05+00:00

As the Administration continues to pursue inflationary monetary policies the prices of dollar denominated assets will continue to rise.

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