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Math question

197 = x(y) + 0.25x 197 = 159 + 0.25x solve for x, then substitute x into the equation 159 = x(y) and solve for y
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- Post #4
- Sep 30, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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RKOI: Rich Kids of Instagram (AKA the children of the 1%)

*bow*
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- Post #113
- Aug 21, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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RKOI: Rich Kids of Instagram (AKA the children of the 1%)

Yes, but you are a working schlup, like most of the rest of us. If you had investments in the stock market that you bought and held, they would get taxed as long term capital gains at a lower percentage than if they were ordinary income. The capital gains tax is a sweet deal...
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- Post #70
- Aug 19, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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RKOI: Rich Kids of Instagram (AKA the children of the 1%)

Historically, nations & empires fall apart as the population "on the dole" (receiving substantial government assistance and not paying any taxes) rises above 50%. If you don't have any skin in the game, you will vote for whoever promises you a larger share of the redistribution of wealth, and...
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- Post #69
- Aug 19, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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WTF why do local law enforcement need machine guns for?

Cite your sources! Also, what type of "banned" weapons are you talking about? In Cal, a banned weapon is anything with a magazine capacity of more than 9 or 10 rounds (IIRC). So a Glock with a high capacity magazine is "banned", while it is perfectly legal in NV. There is a big difference...
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- Post #44
- Aug 19, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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holy ****, is india really this filthy of a country?

Yes, they do. However, this is a bit different than not being able to find still (non-carbonated) water in France or Germany. We are talking about basic hygiene and sanitation here. Defecating in the street and bathing in a river that has human and animal corpses floating by is unsanitary and...
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- Post #17
- Aug 3, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Are condos THAT bad of a value?

One more thing OP... Having laundry on the 1st floor and living on the 2nd or 3rd is a pain in the ass. That was the other criteria for homes when I was looking. Laundry had to be on the same floor as the master BR.
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- Post #49
- Jun 4, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Are condos THAT bad of a value?

Don't forget to consider that you will likely have to pay someone to manage the rental property for you (collect rent, deal with maintenance issues, etc.) They may take a non-trivial percentage of the rent.
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- Post #48
- Jun 4, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Are condos THAT bad of a value?

I tend to agree. When I was looking for a house, there were a lot of shared wall town homes in my area. Basically these are condos, except you don't have anyone living above or below you, just on either side. I decided that if I was going to share walls with someone, I might as well rent. So...
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- Post #46
- Jun 4, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Wife wants to go back to Med School...having troubles with the math on this.

While I'm probably too late to add much to the thread, I wanted to chime in... If I were in your shoes right now, I would use an Excel sheet to get some better ideas of the financial impacts of your wife going back to med school. You can run several "cases". Set up a base case (business as...
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- Post #193
- Jun 4, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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California law banning 10+ capacity magazine

Not as bad as Illinois!
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- Post #75
- May 28, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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check out this parenting

I see what you did there!
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- Post #50
- May 19, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Meet the 'Father of the Year' for 2012 .... 30x over

One consequence of our intelligence is that affluent societies will take care of people who don't want to or simply cannot work to take care of themselves. As much as I dislike government involvement in people's lives, I think that making free birth control and sterilizations available to...
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- Post #24
- May 19, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What sort of yahoos does Google hire to drive their streetview cars?

I know, right?!?
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- Post #14
- May 19, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Meet the 'Father of the Year' for 2012 .... 30x over

He is going to be a modern day Ghengis Khan. In 1000 years, scientists and historians will assume he was some sort of great conqueror.
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- Post #8
- May 19, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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