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    6 Career-killing Facebook Mistakes

    good advice. one of my friends is a 28 year old school teacher. she is very attractive and her FB has pics of her at a halloween party. well, you know how 28 year old women dress on halloween right? i didn't tell her to take down those pics because i enjoy looking at them, but if i were...
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    Abolish the Income Tax: Steve Forbes and Peter Schiff

    this is exactly what i said in another thread. i love these boom/bust cycles because it's a way for smart, savvy traders and investors to get rich. the only people who don't like these cycles are 9-to-5 losers (who are now unemployed) who haven't figured out how to exploit them, or newbies who...
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    Pilots making $10/hr???? You gotta be kidding me

    aircraft with a capacity of 300 aren't flown by pilots who make $10/hr. can you stop making up comical shit like this? as for flying, there are two simple safety rules: 1. large aircraft (120 seaters and up) are flown by the most experienced pilots. they are safer than regionals 2. do...
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    Abolish the Income Tax: Steve Forbes and Peter Schiff

    you still need a graduated income tax schedule, just not one that's as wide as it will become once the tax cuts expire. i think the brackets should be 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30%. rich people pay a ton more than poor people, but it's not like rich people don't benefit from it. taxes are used...
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    Polish President and Top Military Brass Dead in a Plane Crash in Russia

    no it's not. polish presidents are not the same as american presidents in their role and importance to their country. and who was polish equivalent of bernanke/geithner on the plane?
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    Have you lived or are you just living ?

    no.. health is 50% of happiness money is the other 50%, for if you have money, you can buy women. but money doesn't always buy health.
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    Dream watch?

    PP 5016 is a collector's watch, it's generally not worn except perhaps a couple of times per year. they are purchased then immediately stored, similar to classic automobiles. used 5016's fetch $500-750k. there are other PP watches that are worth over $2mm.
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    How can i protect my savings from a lawsuit

    your automobile is the greatest liability risk, so max out your auto insurance liability and PD coverage. next greatest risk would be your spouse-turned-ex-spouse. i don't know what to do about that except recommend a prenupt or stay single. next would be a firearm, a vicious dog or a...
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    Have you lived or are you just living ?

    a couple of weekends ago i drove my car very fast up a twisty mountain road with no guardrails. the only thing between me and a 400 foot drop was air. so does that count as living?
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    How much would you spend on a watch?

    only ultra-successful people would understand why someone would pay $30k for a watch or $300k for a car. hence the puzzled look on many faces here when they saw the choices on this poll over $50. i won't try to explain it. you either understand it or ya don't.
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    A perfect example of what happens when you give people what they want.

    in the year 2035, kids will have no idea that people used to actually walk into a retail store to rent movies. it will seem silly to them. movies, like music, can be rented or purchased via an electronic data path (such as the internet). even netflix's post office model will eventually die...
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    McLaren Aims MP4 at Ferrari Owners Seeking Something Faster

    that looks like a rip-off of the gallardo / lp560
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    What's the lowest real estate agent fee you've paid on a property sale?

    one thing i've heard is that RE agents who work on dirt-cheap flat rate commissions are "black-listed" by other agents. they're the equivalent of scabs on picket lines who are undermining the industry, so if you're looking to buy a home and you have a "scab" agent, your offer may not even be...
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    Should minimum wage be lowered?

    ah yes, minimum wage, the ultimate proof that there's a "law of unintended consequences". when the government intervenes in private enterprise, it just fvcks things up. i live in one of the states with much higher minimum wage. i have seen how businesses cope with this: since labor is...
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    True Beauty?

    sadly this represents a lot of american chicks and what feminism has turned american females into. they don't even spend 5 minutes on makeup before leaving the house, and their idea of good fashion is flip-flops and a t-shirt. when i visited europe and asia, i saw how women there are so much...
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    Unemployment tops 20% in eight California counties

    they're in counties with a heavy agricultural base, hence it is very seasonal. it's normal to have high unemployment in those areas because farm workers don't work in winter. a non-story
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    Was anyone here trading in the late 90s?

    the easiest money EVER was 1999-2000, at the height of the dotcom, when etrade was letting the public in on IPO's. you had to sign up and if you were lucky you got 100 shares at the IPO price! i opened several accounts so that i could maximize my chances, and i did get quite a few allotments...
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    The worldwide war on baby girls

    this sounds like a business opportunity. i will start a mail order bride service in china starting in 2025. it will allow chinese men to find brides from thailand, vietnam, cambodia and philippines. if china becomes a global superpower by then, as most expect, there will be plenty of rich men...
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    ET handyman question- Pressure washer

    that's more than what you need for cleaning masonry walkways. i rented another model with similar specs and it worked very well on my brick patio, even without detergent. in fact, 3000 psi is overkill; i have an electric 1700 psi model now and it's fine. dewalt makes high quality tools.
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    Is it a good time to buy an investment property

    consistent employment background is a good indicator of a tenant's likelihood to pay on time. if someone had 6 jobs in a year, do not rent to them. those people WILL be late on rent or skip out on the lease, almost guaranteed. if they're not responsible enough to keep a steady job, they're...
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