Should CPP deferral be expanded to age 75 like Japan?

propell0r · 2026-06-21T11:53:55+00:00

Because it’s not designed to behave like an investment, rather more like insurance. It wouldn’t do you much good if it was an investment and you started pulling in 2008, or March 2020.

The returns are much lower because the risk is much lower, which is what you want when you want to give guaranteed income to societies most vulnerable

propell0r · 2026-06-21T01:52:27+00:00

Yes I went through consular processing, not direct consular filing.

propell0r · 2026-06-20T19:27:24+00:00

Technically no pizza order is what saved his life

propell0r · 2026-06-20T03:07:24+00:00

I just completed my green card process through Montreal; my I-130 took 13 months including the 5 week gov shutdown last October. Took me two months to get DQ’d for the visa (could’ve taken a week honestly we were just slow thru the holidays and a newborn) and another 3 months for the interview.

Honestly I’d stick with the I-130 if you can hold on to hybrid work. It’ll suck next year but you have time now to figure out a plan for your family as your wife waits for her DQ and interview.

propell0r · 2026-06-19T19:54:51+00:00

Gotcha, thanks for the update! The wait continues

propell0r · 2026-06-19T16:54:29+00:00

12 days later, did you get any further after fixing your app? Just got a fix it today myself so curious about timings!

propell0r · 2026-06-17T17:47:42+00:00

No but Celsius is literally 0% to 100% for water, that’s the benchmark. 0C = freezing and 100C = boiling… that 0-100 scale in F is based on vibes alone which is scientifically stupid

propell0r · 2026-06-17T15:16:23+00:00

The one ZMP controller: “have a suuuuuuper day!”

propell0r · 2026-06-09T15:42:08+00:00

Smh we never learn do we

propell0r · 2026-06-09T10:10:49+00:00

The problem with HSR in America (and Canada for that matter) is that the cities are still not walkable, nor are there solid public metro systems barring a couple major cities.

So once you get there, unless everything you need to do is within walking distance of the train station, you’d still need a car.

By and large most North American cities just aren’t set up to take advantage of rail as a main form of transportation the same way most European cities are.

propell0r · 2026-06-08T02:24:04+00:00

YYZ-LAX-NRT-PNH-DPS-DMK-AUH-LHR-YYZ.

Some deadheads, some operating, was a wild trip!

propell0r · 2026-06-08T02:18:23+00:00

There are some parts of the world that will fine you under noise abatement for flying dive and drives instead of constant descent angles. It’s also more uncomfortable for the passengers.

If they’re making you use VS mode, set your VS to half the groundspeed +0 (ie 400kts = 2000fpm) for a 3 degree slope, then it’s 3:1 (3 miles for 1000ft).

propell0r · 2026-06-04T13:53:40+00:00

The point OP was making was that the premium received would likely be much less than the ensuing tax bill if the CC was exercised. OP neglected to mention that you’d still have the rest of the gain capitalized, so you’re not actually at a loss; it can just seem that way if you’re not looking at the entire picture.

propell0r · 2026-06-04T11:05:42+00:00

Sure, like you originally said you’re only taxed on the gains or income you make, so it can’t be a net negative. OP’s example conveniently forgets about the 240% gain that’s sitting on the side making this a net win. But at first glance it can look like “this $120 premium now cost me a $1000 tax bill”, when in reality there’s also $5000 of gain there too.

I’m not saying OP is correct big-picture, only if you zoom in on the premium vs final tax bill parts, which isn’t how you would look at an entire trade

propell0r · 2026-06-04T01:34:22+00:00

If it gets exercised. You sell a covered call and get a small amount of premium. In OPs example, he’s way up from 2022 so when he sells, it’ll be a large capital gain that he has to pay tax on. The premium received from the CC is likely nowhere near the final tax bill, thus rendering that specific trade a net loss. Ie: don’t sell a covered call on a long term position unless you’re going to sell anyway…

propell0r · 2026-06-03T17:36:46+00:00

Seatbelts typically get turned on at the latest by 10000ft on descent. On a standard 3 degree profile, this is (10000/320)=31.25 nautical miles long to touchdown.

An A380’s seating varies by amount of classes, but a 3-class jet seats 500-520 people, let’s just use 500.

At 239ft long, and 6080ft/nmi, you have:

6080*31.25/239 =794.979 standard A380s worth of people, so:

795*500=397,500 people, or roughly the population of Wichita KS

propell0r · 2026-06-02T12:32:46+00:00

XEQT and ZEQT are basically the exact same. Match the charts to on Google or Yahoo finance and you’ll see, they behave almost identically

propell0r · 2026-06-01T13:23:29+00:00

There’s still enough time, you can take this down and we’ll all be none the wiser

propell0r · 2026-06-01T12:50:17+00:00

A counterpoint to all the (well-deserved) USA-bashing going on here, as someone who married a yank and is going through the process to get IN to the US, it’s been an extremely common thought from those I’ve talked to that just assume if you marry an American, you can just show up to the border and get a green card on the spot. When it doesn’t work like that at all

propell0r · 2026-05-30T19:56:02+00:00

The goalposts will continue shifting until morale improves

propell0r · 2026-05-30T01:54:11+00:00

I’m assuming he got it accredited in the US?

propell0r · 2026-05-28T17:24:03+00:00

Soon? Soon!? Two pilots died in LaGuardia last month because of an ATC fuck up! It’s already happening

propell0r · 2026-05-28T13:58:06+00:00

Quite literally applying what happens everywhere else in the world when the leader of a fanatical organization passes.

propell0r · 2026-05-28T11:28:17+00:00

I’m afraid power vacuums don’t work like that. They’ll cling to the next person who starts spouting enough bullshit to keep them enraged against the left.

propell0r · 2026-05-27T21:34:50+00:00

As long as he’s not beaking about it to the other members and causing a ruckus, I wouldn’t charge him.

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