nobel laureate? i don't give a shit about the nobel laureate.. they have handed the prize to many undeserving people. it's all just a popularity contest. he said it to be "fun and provocative." he's just saying this shit so people talk about it, which gives him more exposure and fame.
the best thing to do is not to give a shit about what he says; otherwise you're just playing into his hands.
So are you suggesting that Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is an internet troll? And isn't he playing into the hands of bitcoin too then? The more he talks about it, the more credibility he gives it, and the more attention it gets. oh yeah, a nobel laureate who is parading against BTC is really going to help its development. |
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it's already in the early stages of the mainstream. all over the media these days.. mass adoption is the next major step. There's an awful lot of other stuff all over the media that I certainly hope isn't about to see mass adopted... usage counts, media stories don't. it's still mainstream in recognition, which is the first stage of mass adoption. |
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i don't like it when people say that rich people are hardworking so they are rich. that may be the case, but they could be just as lazy as a middle class employee. that's how the economic system works really. if you have the right friends, they can help you get out on top and screw other people over.. with very little effort or "hard work."
and what does hard work mean if what they are doing is shit for the rest of the world? what about those bankers who "work really hard" to make money for themselves, and fuck everyone else over in the process?
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flat tire today, though all 4 of them needed to be replaced. $350 with alignment, FML.
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One question related to those funds is if some of them might belong to people who committed no crimes (or at least have not been convicted of them). I'm have little doubt (in fact, I pretty much know for sure) that there's precedent for the cops just keeping the whole lot but still.
I'm still wondering how they got the coins. If he's claiming them back, it suggests he didn't hand them over (i.e. as part of deal). So, weak password? Maybe no password. If he didn't have the sense to have it distributed through multiple offline wallets with some kind of auto-drain for at least some of them... Feds don't seem to be doing that either. Didn't the feds capture him in a library while he was using his laptop? If they got the laptop while it was on, they could easily copy the wallet files. As for the password, maybe he had it stored in a txt file somewhere on his laptop? if that is the case, then he's really really stupid for not using cold wallet storage.. or hiding it somewhere in the event of him being caught. can't believe such a reckless guy would maintain SR. you don't even need to be smart to realize that all your shit will be taken when caught. |
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instead of taxing people up the ass hole, they should just start learning how to more efficiently use/allocate their money. the problem is that politicians like to give free money and waste money (so their friends who are businessmen gain large profits).
if politicians weren't politicians, a cap to the tax rate at half of 75% would be more than enough.
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hey stunna, i won't be available around a computer on the 17th, will contact you before to make sure.. if i don't get a response, i'll contact you when i'm available again on the 18th or 19th. i hope that's not too late.
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it's already in the early stages of the mainstream. all over the media these days.. mass adoption is the next major step.
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I've only passed through San Jose by train (LA to San Francisco along the Pacific) and all I remember was that the train station was right beside the HP Pavilion (home ice for the San Jose Sharks).
Not very useful, but I'd take the train if you have the choice between that and taking a bus!
amtrak is the train line.. not sure if i have to pre-purchase or if i can just buy the ticket same-day. |
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almost 40% of that goes to federal though. you know, so they can spend the money "defending" our country by invading others.
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thought i might ask here.. while getting my post count up  i'll be landing at the san jose airport.. will need to get to fresno, which isn't that far. I know a girl who lives in Fresno. She sleeps with a baseball bat by her side. do you smoke meth with her and does she probe you with that baT? |
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OMIGOD WHY IS THIS GAI POSTING IN ALL CAPS, IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE HE IS SCREAMING AT ME.
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as i expect everyone else to say, i'd give myself some more but yeah, possibly implement a way to prevent big mining pools from forming. the idea is decentralization after all. |
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exactly as we thought.. he said it to be "fun and provocative." he's just saying this shit so people talk about it, which gives him more exposure and fame.
the best thing to do is not to give a shit about what he says; otherwise you're just playing into his hands.
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thought i might ask here.. while getting my post count up i'll be landing at the san jose airport.. will need to get to fresno, which isn't that far. |
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People making that kind of money tend to be the innovators, the risk takers, the factory makers, the employers. They are the pople who work 80-hour weeks to make things happen.
France is shooting itself in the foot, may as well be shooting itself in the head. When these key people in the economy decide to either leave France or just plain stop doing what they do the French economy will slide ever more quickly into the gutter.
They never learn, do they?
Beetcoin - you say "give them government assistance". Just where do you think these government funds come from? From the taxpayers (Note: the government produces NOTHING. Government only consumes. Government can only "assist" by raising taxes LOL)
or, on the other side of the coin, they are the lazy bankers who game the system (for short-term profits) to win at the cost of the rest of the country. i'm not saying one side is right or wrong, but it's a complex issue. |
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i was surprised to find out that in southern california, there isn't even one bar that accepts bitcoin.. which is crazy, since libertarians like to talk about how fucked up the government with a beer in hand.
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Sounds pretty p4k-core. You a hipster? not really. is that song really hipster music though? i'd figure groups like the xx are hipster. |
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This taxation is obviously absurd but I feel it is important to remember here that the 75% is over the amount that exceeds 1M and not over 1M itself. If your salary is 1.1M you will pay 75% of 100k + n% over the remaining 1M (n is around 40%, depends on many factors). This leads to an "effective" tax rate a bit lower than 75%. Still, absurd.
that was what i was assuming.. it's progressive. that's still what i think as 75% flat tax is exorbitant and will destroy even the middle class, unless they gave government assistance. |
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