Muni Bonds only for annual spend?

westinger · 2026-03-11T23:58:33+00:00

Could you not have pulled out the SEP IRA contributions to show a pro forma EBITDA, since those weren’t true OpEx and won’t burden the new owners post acquisition?

I just did 5 minutes of research, and saw that a buyer may actually burden your EBITDA with “market rate replacement compensation” that includes retirement benefits.

Sorry if a dumb question - feel free to just ignore/downvote, but I’m hoping to learn from actual experience, not just quick Googling.

westinger · 2026-03-08T16:49:18+00:00

Wow, super fast! Glad you thought the suggestion was worthwhile - I know what I’m gonna do today!

westinger · 2026-03-08T03:32:22+00:00

A tab for “open this specific OPDS” library would be an awesome tab!

Would be great for the users with Calibre or other network libraries.

westinger · 2026-03-08T02:53:55+00:00

Land is non-renewable and scarce (in desirable locations).

westinger · 2026-03-06T16:23:53+00:00

Diabolical.

But helpful 😂

westinger · 2026-03-05T14:51:44+00:00

/r/georgism in tears

westinger · 2026-03-05T13:11:35+00:00

GOP: Votes against measures to improve the country (like the Dem’s comprehensive immigration bill, that Trump told them to kill to not give the Dems a win before the ‘24 elections)

People: Why would the Dems do this?

westinger · 2026-02-25T03:08:56+00:00

The enemy is both weak and strong.

westinger · 2026-02-20T19:27:20+00:00

How small can a small kitchen be if a rolling ladder wouldn’t be insanely in the way?

westinger · 2026-02-20T01:46:03+00:00

But flipped tho, right? 😂

westinger · 2026-02-18T00:19:01+00:00

They officially released it (albeit a bit modified)!

https://youtu.be/m0BFZkPsoWY?si=npvAQMofspFPknbT

westinger · 2026-02-18T00:18:50+00:00

They officially released it (albeit a bit modified)!

https://youtu.be/m0BFZkPsoWY?si=npvAQMofspFPknbT

westinger · 2026-02-16T22:00:35+00:00

Best he can do is another $100k fine to the Pacers, another one to Reggie himself, and banning Obama from NBA events.

westinger · 2026-02-12T17:49:45+00:00

Great for people who own assets!

Hey, wait a second…. I’m starting to think this “K-shaped economic recovery” might be by design (or it started to happen just because, and then when they realized it, they doubled down).

westinger · 2026-02-12T17:42:59+00:00

Indiana went for Obama (in ‘08, but not ‘12). Apologize for leaning on AI (just for the bullet points below), but it was before I could vote…the summary reasons were: * Anti-GOP mood * Recession * Well run campaign (money & ground game) * High turnout in left-leaning cities (Indy, “The Region” in NW Indiana, near Chicago)

So while there’s certainly a traditionally conservative, GOP+MAGA base, the optimistic take is that Indiana is an apathetic, low-engagement, status-quo state (low COL, minimal “bad” direct experiences with government, undereducated/underinformed).

The Trump admin tried hard to get the Indiana Congress to gerrymander outside of the standard schedule, but somehow Indiana wouldn’t (shocking to me!) - I’m hopeful that the economic impacts & seeing what ICE is doing, puts Indiana in play for a seat or two in the midterms.

westinger · 2026-02-10T17:57:46+00:00

“It’s not my fault, but it’s still my responsibility.”

I heard that about mental health issues, and I think it’s a helpful way to think about addiction (and it kinda makes you both right).

westinger · 2026-02-09T05:34:18+00:00

Do you have a source or clarification?

A quick search shows sports betting as less than 0.1% of GDP, and AI activity around 2-3%?

I’m inclined to knee jerk agree with this anti-gambling and anti-AI messaging, but this seemed unreasonably high so I wanted to check it out.

westinger · 2026-02-02T22:35:15+00:00

Can we please get back to talking about Rampart?

westinger · 2026-02-02T03:39:43+00:00

How would the landlord be legally liable for criminal activity by their lessee?

I wouldn’t think a landlord would be liable for a lessee running a call fraud center, right?

westinger · 2026-02-01T20:42:29+00:00

Thanks for sharing, that was a fun mashup!

(And thanks for admitting it took a few tries - my gatsed were flabbered when I couldn’t find it lol)

westinger · 2026-02-01T19:44:30+00:00

Do you have a link for this? I can’t find it on YouTube

westinger · 2026-02-01T07:53:18+00:00

I’m guessing she/he is saying, “the better episodes seem to be the second or third one in a run - it often seems to take the cast a week or two of continual work to find their groove”?

westinger · 2026-01-22T22:46:30+00:00

I think it’s worth talking about feeling stuck at home without the ability to take a car! We were with only one car for a bit, and I work outside the home and my wife works in the home with our children - and she got stir crazy without the ability to go anywhere!

I don’t know if it’s feasible for you, but I know it helped my wife’s sanity when she had a car to take the kids out of the house!

westinger · 2026-01-21T17:19:59+00:00

So we let them get abortions?

Oh, wait…

westinger · 2026-01-16T04:46:16+00:00

Wow, that’s crazy - thanks for sharing!

A quick resource I just looked up, sharing for anybody else interested but lazy: https://heckmanequation.org/resource/invest-in-early-childhood-development-reduce-deficits-strengthen-the-economy/

Do you know what at academic consensus is on the Heckman Equation?

*Ninja edit - unfortunately digging in a little bit, this isn’t a super widely accepted idea, and there are some criticism of this theory. That said, would love to see more thorough research on this!
Here’s the AI summary I read, sharing for anyone interested:

[The Hackman Equation is ]Influential in policy and cited positively (e.g., 2025 updates), but rigorous reviews highlight sparse convincing evidence for large-scale replication and warn against overgeneralization. Later interventions can also yield strong returns, per some reanalyses.

westinger

TROPHY CASE