France only has a slight edge? Latvia is a weak team that even failed to qualify for the Euro cup (their current FIFA rank is 138). The 7-1 victory margin is astounding, but we need to remember that the win didn't came against a very strong team. The squad was comprised of most of the regulars, including Thomas Müller, Ilkay Gundogan and Serge Gnabry. France doesn't have such huge victory margins in their recent matches, because they are placed in Group D of world cup qualifiers, and it has strong teams such as Ukraine and Finland.

It is actually very simple. If you want to earn returns from any "real" cryptocurrency, then all that you need to do is to hold them. Unlike fiat currency, you don't need to make any further investments. But when I say "real" cryptocurrency, I don't include shitcoins such as Doge and XRP in that category. Because they are not decentralized and most importantly they are not protected against inflation. And obviously when you are holding a coin that is not protected against inflation, it will not give you good returns in the long term.

Now coming to BNB, it is protected from inflation, because the max supply is limited. So all you need to do is to hold the coins for at least 4-5 years.

This is not the first time in the history of cryptocurrency that a shitcoin is getting pumped by 100x. It has happened to so many shitcoins before, and Dogecoin is not the only one which falls in to this category. But I agree that the Dogecoin pump was conducted on a scale which was never seen before. A coin, which had a market cap of less than $500 million managed to increase it's valuation by more than 100x. But eventually, the bubble has to burst. It is just a matter of time, before the dump occurs.

Even if such a bearish phase occurs, the long term holders don't have to worry much. Because the prices are going to recover eventually and in all probability a new ATH will be attained. The global adoption of Bitcoin is happening at a rate which was not even imagined before. A couple of years back, if I was telling someone that Bitcoin would become the legal tender of an independent UN member nation, then I would have got labelled as insane and mentally unsound. And yet it has happened. And who knows? We may be only a few years away from Bitcoin becoming a truly international currency, accepted across the globe.

You still haven't answered my question. My question is, whether these billionaires have the right to call for higher income tax and capital gains tax (fully knowing that they won't be impacted). People like Soros have campaigned for higher taxes for the "rich". How can these people do this, when they themselves are paying almost nothing in taxes?

Check this:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tax-the-ultra-rich-more-george-soros-and-17-other-american-billionaires-urge-2019-06-24

Tax the ultra-rich more, George Soros and 17 other American billionaires urge

How shameless these people are, when they themselves are using all sort of loopholes to avoid paying taxes, and at the same time asking others who are not as wealthy as them (and unable to use these loopholes) to pay a higher rate of tax?

I have seen posts claiming that Bulgaria is still holding those coins. But it needs to be confirmed. Unlike what happened when the FBI seized the coins from Ross Ulbricht (they auctioned it after a few months in 2015, for around $300 per coin), I haven't seen any news about the Bulgarian government auctioning these coins. So I would assume that they still have them. But I am surprised that there is hardly any media coverage on this. This is huge news! Because Bulgaria has essentially wiped out its national debt with the help of Bitcoins! If this news is publicized, then it will encourage other countries to hold Bitcoins in their forex reserves (albeit in small quantities). 

Rahane had too many failures and keeping him in the playing XI will be a big injustice to the emerging players. Regarding Ashwin, I am still confused. Obviously he is the most experienced spinner in the squad and I don't mind him getting a spot instead of Washington Sundar. But if the selection comes at the expense of Jadeja, then it gets more complicated. Because Jadeja is one of the most underrated players in the squad now, and he has rescued the team in a number of difficult situations.

I guess some people are not yet ready to accept the fact that Argentina is not one of the top teams in world football right now. And Chile has been a strong side for many decades now. Any team that qualifies to world cup from the toughest confederation (CONMEBOL) is assured to be a strong side. Forget about Chile, even teams such as Bolivia and Venezuela are capable of big upsets. The lower tier teams of CONMEBOL can't be compared with the lower tier teams in AFC or CONCACAF. The quality is much higher.

IMO, it should be a cakewalk for France. Look at their squad. It is one of the strongest sides in the tournament. I don't think that the German defenders will be able to tackle French forwards such as Kylian Mbappe or Olivier Giroud. BTW, anyone interested in the other match today (Portugal vs Hungary)? IMO, Portugal is a bit over dependent on Cristiano Ronaldo. If the Hungarian defenders can take care of Ronaldo, then I don't think that the other Portuguese forwards have the ability to launch attacks on their own.

Elon will get a better reception, if he says that to the users of some shitcoin such as Doge. We, as Bitcoin users don't really care about Elon and his Tesla company which produces overpriced crappy pieces of junk. He should first improve the quality of Tesla EVs, rather than advising Bitcoiners on how to run our business. After all the theatrics he has done, I don't think that anyone would take a favorable view of him now within the cryptocurrency community. If any of the miners want to move to green energy, then they are free to do that. But that won't be under compulsion from Elon.  

I strongly agree with this. Most of the Indian cryptocurrency users have been driven underground due to harassment from the authorities. The registered exchanges such as WazirX and ZebPay have around 5 million users, but if you add those who mostly depend upon P2P platforms and foreign exchanges, then the number may easily cross 25 million. Active users may be 4-5 million out of this 25 million. The last time I visited India (in 2019), I was really surprised with the abundance of local cryptocurrency user communities even in the tier 2 and tier 3 cities in India.

I am not saying that they are doing anything illegal here. The loopholes have been created so that these people can pay almost nothing in taxes. I will give on example:

A billionaire purchases 20 pieces of real estate worth $1 million each. Out of these 20 plots, 2 (A,B) goes down in value by 20% each. Another 4 (C,D,E,F) neither appreciates, nor depreciates. And yet another 4 (G,H,I,J) pieces go up by 10% each.  And the remaining 10 plots go up by 50% each. Now the total net worth of the 20 plots have gone up from $20 million, to a total of $25 million. The net worth of the investor goes up by $5 million.

Now comes the interesting part. The investor sells the plots A to J, and he receives a total of $10 million after the sale. Now on this $10 million he needs to pay zero tax, since the losses from plots A and B makes up for the profits from the other plots. And meanwhile, he is still left with $15 million worth of property.

Ordinary people can't do this, simply because they can't afford to purchase dozens of different properties in different regions. And this is not just applicable with real estate, but also with stocks or cryptocurrencies. As such there is nothing illegal in doing this. But it puts the super-rich at an unfair advantage compared to the others.

It is just getting crazier. Another excellent save from the Czech goalkeeper. I would say that if anyone else was the goalkeeper other than Vaclik, then Scotland would have at least equalized by now (but then it will be Schick who gets all the credit for the win today). So far in this match, he made at least 3 superhuman saves. With around 20 minutes remaining, I don't think that Scotland has a chance here. Now the Scotland vs England match on Friday gets really interesting. Scotland at least need a draw from that match to stay alive in the competition.

Looks like it is all over for Scotland. Czechia ahead by 2-0. Unbelievable second goal from Patrik Schick (his second in this match). Now Scotland needs a minimum of 4 points from their matches against Croatia and England. Scotland wanted the equalizer so badly that they ignored their defense. Even the goalkeeper had come out of the penalty box. Schick made use of the opportunity and scored his second. If anyone missed the second goal, then make sure that you watch the highlights of this match. I would rate it as the best goal so far in this year's tournament.

The percentage is derived after dividing the tax paid by the growth in wealth for the 2014-18 period. 18.96% paid by Warren Buffet is still far below the long term capital gains tax rate. Well, in case of Buffet we can say that at least he paid some amount of tax. But what about Bloomberg? He paid tax at a rate of 2.92%. Even if all of his income comprised of long term capital gains, the applicable tax rate is far below what ordinary people would have paid. My issue here is that people like Bloomberg argues in favor of higher taxes all the time, and still refuses to pay even the normal tax rates.

You seems to have missed the most important point raised by ProPublica:

Did anyone checked the points table for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League? I know it is a bit early, but South Africa and Sri Lanka remains at the rock bottom (#12 and #13 respectively). Netherlands has moved to the #9 spot, with their two wins over Ireland. The next set of matches is going to be in England, where the hosts will face Sri Lanka. A 3-0 series win for England would mean Sri Lanka remaining at the 13th spot, with England moving up to the top spot (they are in second position now).

These two are more or less one sided matches. Slovakia is not in great form recently and Sweden is simply not the same team without Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The most competitive match will start in 30 minutes from now, in which Czechia will take on Scotland. These two are teams of almost equal strength. And the winner in all probability will be able to qualify to the knockout phase. But a draw during today's match would further complicate the calculations (while making the computation easier for England).

If you check the table, you can see that many of them have realized gains and income. But using various loopholes they have avoided paying taxes. As per ProPublica, these billionaires take advantage of "tax-avoidance strategies beyond the reach of ordinary people". For example, according to the data that is released, Michael Bloomberg had a taxable income of $10.0 billion during 2014-18. Yet he paid an income tax of only $292 million. Here, I am not talking about wealth growth or unrealized gains, but taxable income.

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax


I am forced to post this, because a lot of people have been brainwashed into thinking that the Democrats are in favor of higher taxes for the rich. Democrat heavyweights such as Michael Bloomberg and George Soros always argue in favor of higher income and capital gains taxes. But the truth is that the Democrats only want the middle class to pay taxes. Billionaires such as Soros and Bloomberg never pays a penny in taxes, because they never sell any of their assets. Instead, they take loans by mortgaging their assets. And yet, they are thick skinned enough to gloat in the public that the "rich" should pay more taxes.

This is the reality behind the new "American families plan" by Joe Biden. The additional $6 trillion burden will fall on the middle class, while the uber-rich will continue to pay near-zero taxes.

According to the research by ProPublica, the billionaires in the US saw their wealth increasing by $401 billion between 2014 and 2018. And they paid a total of $13.6 billion in income taxes during this period (which corresponds to a rate of 3.4%). An upper middle class family in high-tax states such as California and New York are required to pay close to 60% of their income as taxes, while these people are paying around 1/20th of that amount.

If people still believe in Biden and his stupid spending plans, then the future looks hopeless for the United States.

In case you want spectators, then the tournament needs to be shifted to some country where spectators are allowed (I am talking about countries such as England). The UAE government doesn't allow spectators in stadiums and there is nothing that the PCB or the BCCI (or for that matter the ICC) can do about it. In England the Vitality Blast T20 tournament is going on, and I can see thousands of fans in the stands. And some of the British counties had offered to host the IPL in England, which was turned down by the BCCI.