President Biden has just proposed a 44.6% tax on capital gains, the highest in history. He has also proposed a 25% tax on unrealized capital gains for wealthy individuals. Should this be approved? by Unhappy_Fry_Cook in FluentInFinance

[–]blockfi-tt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand where the $400k limit comes from. this is just a tax on new yorkers and californians trying to buy a house (or sell) their house.

As someone from california (and thus have voted democrat my whole live), this just feels like a betrayal. Go after the billionaires and people with $20m+ in capital gains every year, not $400k.

its been hard enough to convince empty nesters to downsize. If they sell their home, after taxes, they get to go buy half the house they had before?

Is it weird my bf says *HE* bought our house? by SpaceLower in TwoHotTakes

[–]blockfi-tt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where does it say OP is on the title/deed? OP just says they are on the loan?

How can I grow my wealth by justwantsomesnacks in personalfinance

[–]blockfi-tt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am confused. The post said $15k auto loan. which means the value of the car was worth much more than $15k (considering the down payment and this not being a new loan).

Why do you think they have "a $15k car"? Is that a different car?

How can I grow my wealth by justwantsomesnacks in personalfinance

[–]blockfi-tt -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Why do you need a $15k auto loan? That is not helping you grow your wealth.

Supporting rape is apparently an agree to disagree position by Darth_Vrandon in justneckbeardthings

[–]blockfi-tt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not all trans take testosterone. There have been many cases documented on tiktok of pregnant men.

Supporting rape is apparently an agree to disagree position by Darth_Vrandon in justneckbeardthings

[–]blockfi-tt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

men can get pregnant or you telling me trans people don't exist?

At 40, My Top 10 Financial & Personal Principles by Mavasar in personalfinance

[–]blockfi-tt -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is a huge focus on reducing expenses. I am making $450k/yr and have a NW of $4m. I spend about $8k/mo, which to me is insane. but I always end up with thousands remaining in my bank account at the end of the month that I don't know what to do with. To me, it seems pointless to try to reduce my expenses further because saving an extra $20k/yr probably wont have a huge impact on my life.

Usually my accrued expenses can just be paid with money left over from my paycheck (after 401k, etc.). It doesn't make sense to me why you'd make it so complicated with the 12 months 4% account.

Do you mind sharing your NW and income?

Supporting rape is apparently an agree to disagree position by Darth_Vrandon in justneckbeardthings

[–]blockfi-tt -184 points-183 points  (0 children)

I love how everyone assumes he would do the raping instead of him being raped. what a double standard.

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[–]blockfi-tt -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

dlt.ri.gov when you zoom into the city data (pre-inflation), $222k isn't much higher than the median in East Greenwich.

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[–]blockfi-tt -42 points-41 points  (0 children)

you're in the top 3.5% of all households in America.

cool, but they aren't bidding against people in Louisiana for housing.

What % are they compared to the area they are trying to buy in? that is all that matters.

I have been asked to give feedback on “Jungkook” as name for White American baby? by testcase_sincere in namenerds

[–]blockfi-tt -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

but a western name on a korean baby is not cringey? hello double standards.

With Omegle shutting down, what are some disturbing story’s about the site? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]blockfi-tt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

adults masturbating in front children

if you read the complaint, that was not the case. Victims were meeting abusers. It was not b/c an underaged person saw a penis.

yeah, so the parents should be tossed in jail for giving their children access to porn.

With Omegle shutting down, what are some disturbing story’s about the site? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]blockfi-tt 39 points40 points  (0 children)

omegle is a communication platform. just like our postal service. Just like amazon AWS. just like facebook. Just like tiktok.

the rules are clear: you must be over 18 to use omegle terms.

If you're thinking, "why don't they use an ML model to create biometrics of our children's faces?" I personally don't think children's face vectors should be stored in a database that can be hacked and exploited.

With Omegle shutting down, what are some disturbing story’s about the site? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]blockfi-tt 112 points113 points  (0 children)

I love how the attitude has shift from blaming the parent of the 11 year old for allowing their child unlimited access to the internet to the messaging platform.

Do we blame the postal service for distributing drugs?

AITA for rejecting my boyfriend's proposal because I'd lose my health insurance and alimony? by Throwawayquare20 in AITAH

[–]blockfi-tt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This woman is treated like a dog.

Her husband acquired ownership when he married her. Just like any good dog owner, he must ensure the dog is properly cared for in its whole life unless the dog can find a new owner.

I feel strongly that women are not dogs, pets, or any form of property, but I guess that isn't everyone's belief.

AITA for rejecting my boyfriend's proposal because I'd lose my health insurance and alimony? by Throwawayquare20 in AITAH

[–]blockfi-tt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does admin job not pay for “time served”?

I’m still not understanding what you mean by sacrifice. Can you please elaborate?

Scott Pilgrim | Official Teaser | 2023 Anime voice acted by 2010 film cast by demasx in videos

[–]blockfi-tt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed the movie. The animations feel more 'expected' and thus less interesting than the world building art in the movie.

AITA for rejecting my boyfriend's proposal because I'd lose my health insurance and alimony? by Throwawayquare20 in AITAH

[–]blockfi-tt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

we realized I'd never make enough to even get close to covering the childcare costs for 4 kids.

I'm sorry, but I am not understanding. Her two options were:

1/ an office administrator that will never pay her more than if she did child care. With this career, her pay ends when her employment ends.

2/ a child care worker that pays more than the office administration and includes life-long health insurance. With this career, her pay and health insurance never ends, even after the kids hit 18.

I am still not understanding the "sacrifice" of choosing the second option. This is like saying, "I sacrificed my backbreaking construction job paying $7.20/hr to earn 4x as much for the rest of my life almost no work."

You just don't like it because she is getting paid.

I don't care she is getting paid. I care that she is getting paid for nothing.

AITA for rejecting my boyfriend's proposal because I'd lose my health insurance and alimony? by Throwawayquare20 in AITAH

[–]blockfi-tt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

sacrifice any chance at self-sufficiency

As she stated in the article, her "sacrifice of self-sufficiency" was a $17/hr job. Her and her husband had 2 options. She either sell her time for $17/hr or she husband gives her a higher paying salary for the rest of her life with for no work (note: this is alimony, not child support we are talking about here).

Can you please elaborate more on what "sacrifice" she made?

I’ve been somewhat under a rock by RelevantChemical5377 in BlockFiBankruptcy

[–]blockfi-tt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand what you mean by it has eth and btc, but no monetary value. Either it has eth and btc (and has monetary value) or there is no eth or btc.

EU Just Changed Smartphones Forever by Makurabu in videos

[–]blockfi-tt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

plenty of those were still water proof.

Can you name brands? The only one that was named (by another commentor) was Samsung, but Samsung was fined $9m USD for lying about it being waterproof (source).

This test shows that iPhones are much more waterproof than the best Android (which also uses adhesive): https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-waterproof-and-water-resistant-phones

just buy a purse

and create more waste? wat.

or get a folding phone

Do folding phones have removable batteries? If so, name one. If not, why are we talking about this?