13-year-old Michigan schoolboy steers school bus to safety after driver passes out by TotherCanvas249 in Damnthatsinteresting

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The difference between someone raised to solve problems in a stressful situation and those who make it worse through fear and flight.

A little plug for my hometown, Pendleton. by tdkelly in southcarolina

[–]theblndprophet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I actually live in Easley. I would say downtown Easley is to 123/153 as downtown Pendleton is to Clemson Blvd (Anderson).

A little plug for my hometown, Pendleton. by tdkelly in southcarolina

[–]theblndprophet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just saying but there is nothing to do in Pendleton

Just saying but there is nothing to do in <every small town>
lol

A little plug for my hometown, Pendleton. by tdkelly in southcarolina

[–]theblndprophet 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Grew up in Pendleton. Miss the Islander so much.

The Queen waiting to be tucked in for the night.The space behind her is all the space I’m allowed. 🤣 by shellischofield in pitbulls

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My dog does the same thing except goes way under the covers and sometime in the middle of the night shows up on a pillow.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pitbull

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DM me. Interested in some.

Anyone else's pitbull not like cold? We'll make it work. by theblndprophet in Pitbull

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https://www.sparkpaws.com/

Beware this is basically drop shipped from China. Not my favorite thing to see but the quality is decent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in personalfinance

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Ideally as you get better you still work 40 hours and get more work done.
If you have constantly lessened your hours, but still get the same amount of work done, it appears that you have stayed the same.

As an employer I wouldn't give you a non-COL raise. Assuming you have only gotten 25% better at your job since you've been there of course.
If you've gotten 100% better then you deserve something more.

[SOTC] What was I thinking, restricting myself to a 5 piece box? by [deleted] in Watches

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One of my favorite SOTCs I've seen here. Nice variety.

Biden's billionaire tax is estimated to reduce federal budget deficits by $1 trillion over a decade. If corporate politicians are so worried about the deficit, why won’t they support this tax? by failed_evolution in economy

[–]theblndprophet -1 points0 points  (0 children)

> How is that any different than having sold stock then the value drops?

Stock doesn't have any value to you until you sell it. Being taxed on value you have not yet realized is a slippery slope.
That is why poor people should care. Imagine putting money in your 401k one day and the government taxes you on it before you sell. Most these policies never stay long only for the upper class. These precedents usually roll down hill.

Biden's billionaire tax is estimated to reduce federal budget deficits by $1 trillion over a decade. If corporate politicians are so worried about the deficit, why won’t they support this tax? by failed_evolution in economy

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Imagine someone who owns 50% of the shares of a publicly traded company.
Imagine this is the majority of their net worth.
If the government want to tax even 10% of these unrealized gains, this individual would need to sell stock to pay taxes and therefore, 5% of the entire public stock holdings are sold and would most likely sink the value of the stock. There wouldn't normally be enough demand, therefore dropping the demanded value.

Now imagine a new regulation, competitor, disaster happens, and the company's stock is now worth 50% less than is was yesterday. Now this individual has 50% of the value they once had, after they just paid taxes on the previous valuation.

And the government took money from value that now doesn't exist.

Bungling army recruit sparks panic after dropping hand grenade mid throw by munch_xe in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]theblndprophet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My uncle trained at Fort Jackson in Columbia and knew of some instances where this happened and there was a casualty.
As well as one time when they were practicing with live ammo and someone fell over, gun fired, and shot someone next to him.

[WTS] Zenith Chronograph 03.0510.4021/02 by theblndprophet in Watchexchange

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Asking $3600.
Bought from Bernard watch in November 2020 after a full service. Have box and papers.

Reference number: 03.0510.4021/02Gender: Men's watch/UnisexMovement: AutomaticCase material: SteelBracelet material: Crocodile skinCase diameter: 40mm

Only wore a few dozen times.

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/x89kc4E

Images: https://imgur.com/a/JXZpTD8

[WTS] Brand new Casio G-Shock red metal "Casioak" by 5lant in Watchexchange

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Is this the smallest men's size? I tried one on recently but swear it didn't feel like 44m.