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    McDonalds Responds To Minimum Wage Protests

    If the extra cost is really $250,000 per year, it could make a big difference to the franchisee. https://www.mashed.com/178309/how-much-mcdonalds-franchise-owners-really-make-per-year/ If a McDonald's franchise wants to stay in business, it would probably need to pass the extra costs to the...
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    chew your f*cking food.

    As a survivor of esophageal cancer (8 years since treatments ended), the detecting endoscopy was the most pleasant part of the experience. If I didn't have that done (the only symptom was black stool which stopped), I would not have survived.
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    Duxon's Archive

    A second opinion: "Therefore, while Expiated's claim is theoretically possible, it should be approached with caution."
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    McDonalds Responds To Minimum Wage Protests

    $10 Big Macs coming soon to California? https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/15/mcdonalds-advocacy-group-criticizes-new-california-fast-food-bill.html I remember when I thought they were overpiced at $1 each!
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    Crypto Macro Trends for 2022

    I wonder if one would have needed permission to attend?:D
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    Anyone knows how much % is the withholding tax for US preferreds?

    https://www.irs.gov/publications/p515#en_US_2023_publink100015245
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    UVXY and its options

    Income passed down from the partnership‡ might get Section 1256 tax treatment. But, you'll probably save less in taxes than the cost of headache pills for dealing with the Schedule K-1.:) ‡This wouldn't apply to gain or loss from the sale of UVXY shares.
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    UVXY and its options

    UVXY does not appear to be a section 1256 contract. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-access/f6781_accessible.pdf I'd guess brokers will list the gain or loss from sales of UVXY on a 1099-B form (like for other sales of ETFs), and ProShares will send a K-1 for...
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    UVXY and its options

    UVXY is treated as a partnership for tax purposes. https://www.proshares.com/faqs/volatility-commodity-currency-proshares-taxation-faqs Options on UVXY should be treated as Section 1256 contracts, but your broker might classify them as equity options according to...
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    chew your f*cking food.

    It's probably something else, but it could be a sign of esophageal cancer. You might want to mention it to a doctor...
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    Database Query Optimization: How to Improve Query Performance in SQL

    Maybe CREATE an INDEX on registration_date and possibly on last_name?
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    Tweets no longer being allowed as media

    Workaround: Axe the x (i.e., replace x.com with twitter.com)
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    This Aaron Rodgers is Done

    $75 million in guaranteed money for < 5 minutes of play ($15 million per minute) isn't too bad.:)
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    Virginia Really is for Lovers

    I guess you could call this an innovative campaign finance strategy;:D https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/09/11/susanna-gibson-sex-website-virginia-candidate/ She's the victim here, of course.:rolleyes: Butt, there might actually be a crime here...
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    If You Liked the Brittney Griner Deal, ...

    Yes, you don't like Trump. I don't like him either, but whataboutism has nothing to do with this. The irresponsibility is bailing out people who visit countries known for taking Americans hostage. These people are adults and should be responsible for their actions. Making deals like these...
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    If You Liked the Brittney Griner Deal, ...

    The Griner deal was a prisoner swap that rewarded irresponsibility of an American and helped an outspoken enemy of the U.S. This prisoner swap rewards irresponsibility of Americans and also helps an outspoken enemy of the U.S.
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    Tit For Tat: Who will win this war?

    Until countries like Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua merge with the U.S., it's misleading to lump them together for comparisons with China.
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    If You Liked the Brittney Griner Deal, ...

    ... You'll probably be happy about this. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12506245/US-makes-deal-Iran-swap-five-American-prisoners-6billion-frozen-funds.html Superb timing on the announcement too -- especially since the beneficiary is a sanctuary for ...
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    TC2000 good first impression

    Behold!
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    Any QuantLib experts here?

    That seems to be above its pay grade.
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