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Fluffy Friday
Author: wickedpam
Date: 10/20/2017 13:03:25
This is all I've got today. Why does every week have to be so hard?
Mala
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Comment by 
wickedpam on 10/20/2017 13:29:09
wickedpam on 10/20/2017 13:29:09
Morning 
Comment by 
Raine on 10/20/2017 13:31:06
Raine on 10/20/2017 13:31:06
GOOD MORNIGN! 
Comment by 
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 13:44:04
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 13:44:04
Mornin' all.. 
I took a moment yesterday to think about the #metoo campaign going around & it got me remembering something that happened to my mother. That flashback of thoughts turned into a Twitter thread.
I took a moment yesterday to think about the #metoo campaign going around & it got me remembering something that happened to my mother. That flashback of thoughts turned into a Twitter thread.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/20/2017 13:50:05
wickedpam on 10/20/2017 13:50:05
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all..
I took a moment yesterday to think about the #metoo campaign going around & it got me remembering something that happened to my mother. That flashback of thoughts turned into a Twitter thread.
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 13:56:44
Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 13:56:44
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 14:05:29
<3
Raine on 10/20/2017 14:05:29
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all..
I took a moment yesterday to think about the #metoo campaign going around & it got me remembering something that happened to my mother. That flashback of thoughts turned into a Twitter thread.
<3
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 14:06:21
Good for him.
Raine on 10/20/2017 14:06:21
Good for him.
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 14:09:07
I know, right? I bet he will be the only dude who does it.
Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 14:09:07
Quote by Raine:
Good for him.
I know, right? I bet he will be the only dude who does it.
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 15:31:38
YES!
If I may quote Flipper from their hit, "Ha Ha Ha:"
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
He he he he he he he he
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 15:31:38
Quote by Raine:
Mondo, Did you see this?
YES!
If I may quote Flipper from their hit, "Ha Ha Ha:"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
He he he he he he he he
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Comment by Scoopster on 10/20/2017 15:49:13
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 15:49:13
Hey Mala, how about that Red Mage cosplay from Rep. Wilson? 
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 16:02:01
Raine on 10/20/2017 16:02:01
John Kelly flat out lied about Representative Wilson. <--- transcript of what she said at the dedication ceremony in Florida.
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 16:07:06
TOTALLY LIED. The SunSentinel reposted the video today.
Raine on 10/20/2017 16:07:06
Quote by Raine:
John Kelly flat out lied about Representative Wilson. <--- transcript of what she said at the dedication ceremony in Florida.
TOTALLY LIED. The SunSentinel reposted the video today.
Comment by Scoopster on 10/20/2017 16:11:15
He calls people an empty barrel, but he's a barrel full of BULLSHIT.
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 16:11:15
Quote by Raine:
John Kelly flat out lied about Representative Wilson. <--- transcript of what she said at the dedication ceremony in Florida.
He calls people an empty barrel, but he's a barrel full of BULLSHIT.
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 16:14:23
Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 16:14:23
I hate to sound shallow about Rep. Wilson. I've been trying to remember her then I saw the hat. The light bulb switched on!
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 16:19:51
I don't think that's shallow, that's her signature hat.
Raine on 10/20/2017 16:19:51
Quote by Mondobubba:
I hate to sound shallow about Rep. Wilson. I've been trying to remember her then I saw the hat. The light bulb switched on!
I don't think that's shallow, that's her signature hat.
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 16:24:18
HE made what trump did WORSE.
I am so pissed about this.
Raine on 10/20/2017 16:24:18
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Raine:
John Kelly flat out lied about Representative Wilson. <--- transcript of what she said at the dedication ceremony in Florida.
He calls people an empty barrel, but he's a barrel full of BULLSHIT.
HE made what trump did WORSE.
I am so pissed about this.
Comment by 
livingonli on 10/20/2017 16:39:24
livingonli on 10/20/2017 16:39:24
Who saw Lawrence O'Donnell rip into John Kelly last night? He went after him hard and showed what a phony he is.
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 16:41:38
HAven't seen it yet.
Is it on youtube?
Raine on 10/20/2017 16:41:38
Quote by livingonli:
Who saw Lawrence O'Donnell rip into John Kelly last night? He went after him hard and showed what a phony he is.
HAven't seen it yet.
Is it on youtube?
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 16:45:16
Think I found it.
Raine on 10/20/2017 16:45:16
Quote by Raine:Quote by livingonli:
Who saw Lawrence O'Donnell rip into John Kelly last night? He went after him hard and showed what a phony he is.
HAven't seen it yet.
Is it on youtube?
Think I found it.
Comment by 
BobR on 10/20/2017 16:53:09
BobR on 10/20/2017 16:53:09
Comment by livingonli on 10/20/2017 17:43:24
That's it. I guess we can dispel the myth that Kelly is one of the "grown-ups". He's just not as stupid as the rest.
livingonli on 10/20/2017 17:43:24
Quote by Raine:Quote by Raine:Quote by livingonli:
Who saw Lawrence O'Donnell rip into John Kelly last night? He went after him hard and showed what a phony he is.
HAven't seen it yet.
Is it on youtube?
Think I found it.
That's it. I guess we can dispel the myth that Kelly is one of the "grown-ups". He's just not as stupid as the rest.
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 17:54:29
Raine on 10/20/2017 17:54:29
Should Belichick Miss The Birth Of His Demon Spawn To Coach Game? pic.twitter.com/BJtyIyusyT
— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 20, 2017
Comment by BobR on 10/20/2017 18:19:28
BobR on 10/20/2017 18:19:28
Quote by Raine:Should Belichick Miss The Birth Of His Demon Spawn To Coach Game? pic.twitter.com/BJtyIyusyT
— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 20, 2017
Comment by Scoopster on 10/20/2017 18:27:02
Was just reading a post on DU about Tom Perez & the DNC shuffling some long-time senior committee members out in favor or new faces. And the bitching & whining about Perez supposedly forcing out those who supported Bernie's campaign or Keith Ellison for chairman is abundant.
These are the SAME DAMN PEOPLE who have been bitching NONSTOP FOR YEARS about how the DNC needs new blood and that all the senior execs of the DNC should be ditched.
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 18:27:02
Was just reading a post on DU about Tom Perez & the DNC shuffling some long-time senior committee members out in favor or new faces. And the bitching & whining about Perez supposedly forcing out those who supported Bernie's campaign or Keith Ellison for chairman is abundant.
These are the SAME DAMN PEOPLE who have been bitching NONSTOP FOR YEARS about how the DNC needs new blood and that all the senior execs of the DNC should be ditched.
Comment by Scoopster on 10/20/2017 18:41:04
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 18:41:04
All five living former presidents have come together to help Puerto Rico (because the sitting president was too busy not giving a shit)
Comment by Scoopster on 10/20/2017 19:08:30
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 19:08:30
Uhhh.. why the HELL would they want to cap individual retirement fund contributions?!
This goes against the whole pull-yourelf-up-by-your-own-bootstraps mantra that the GOP has been preaching since... erm... FORFUCKINGEVER!
This goes against the whole pull-yourelf-up-by-your-own-bootstraps mantra that the GOP has been preaching since... erm... FORFUCKINGEVER!
Comment by livingonli on 10/20/2017 19:13:17
Since it was always an effort to hide that the entire GOP agenda is to make the rich richer and have everyone else pay for it.
livingonli on 10/20/2017 19:13:17
Quote by Scoopster:
Uhhh.. why the HELL would they want to cap individual retirement fund contributions?!
This goes against the whole pull-yourelf-up-by-your-own-bootstraps mantra that the GOP has been preaching since... erm... FORFUCKINGEVER!
Since it was always an effort to hide that the entire GOP agenda is to make the rich richer and have everyone else pay for it.
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 19:34:40
Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 19:34:40
Chad was added to the travel ban because they ran out of passport paper.
Let that sink in.
Passport Paper
Let that sink in.
Passport Paper
Comment by Raine on 10/20/2017 19:35:56
I keep reading... $2,400?!?!
you know what the sad part about this is?
Too many people can't even make that cap! That means you can;t put more than 300 bucks a month in.
So what this is -- IMO -- is a way to target the middle class knowing that poverty class (lower ) will just shrug this off.
It's division.
Raine on 10/20/2017 19:35:56
Quote by Scoopster:
Uhhh.. why the HELL would they want to cap individual retirement fund contributions?!
This goes against the whole pull-yourelf-up-by-your-own-bootstraps mantra that the GOP has been preaching since... erm... FORFUCKINGEVER!
I keep reading... $2,400?!?!
you know what the sad part about this is?
Too many people can't even make that cap! That means you can;t put more than 300 bucks a month in.
So what this is -- IMO -- is a way to target the middle class knowing that poverty class (lower ) will just shrug this off.
It's division.
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 19:55:01
Huh? What? There is a cap already. You can't contribute more than $5,500 annually to either a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. If I recall from working at Merrill, the total contribution to an IRA is $2500 and with the Roth, up to 3 grand. So do they mean capping both at $2400 or $2400 for each? Color me slightly confused.
Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 19:55:01
Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:
Uhhh.. why the HELL would they want to cap individual retirement fund contributions?!
This goes against the whole pull-yourelf-up-by-your-own-bootstraps mantra that the GOP has been preaching since... erm... FORFUCKINGEVER!
I keep reading... $2,400?!?!
you know what the sad part about this is?
Too many people can't even make that cap! That means you can;t put more than 300 bucks a month in.
So what this is -- IMO -- is a way to target the middle class knowing that poverty class (lower ) will just shrug this off.
It's division.
Huh? What? There is a cap already. You can't contribute more than $5,500 annually to either a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. If I recall from working at Merrill, the total contribution to an IRA is $2500 and with the Roth, up to 3 grand. So do they mean capping both at $2400 or $2400 for each? Color me slightly confused.
Comment by Scoopster on 10/20/2017 20:01:31
I'm not even sure myself. I'm not that versed in retirement accounts (don't have one, unless you count the family estate & trust)
I do know this - retirement accounts can be tax-free investments, and if there's a cap on the money you can put in then that means you'll have more money that can be taxed. The super rich ppl don't usually use retirement accounts - they use overseas tax shelters & stocks & shit. The poor don't have money to put away in most cases. So this almost exclusively hits and hurts the middle class.
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 20:01:31
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:
Uhhh.. why the HELL would they want to cap individual retirement fund contributions?!
This goes against the whole pull-yourelf-up-by-your-own-bootstraps mantra that the GOP has been preaching since... erm... FORFUCKINGEVER!
I keep reading... $2,400?!?!
you know what the sad part about this is?
Too many people can't even make that cap! That means you can;t put more than 300 bucks a month in.
So what this is -- IMO -- is a way to target the middle class knowing that poverty class (lower ) will just shrug this off.
It's division.
Huh? What? There is a cap already. You can't contribute more than $5,500 annually to either a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. If I recall from working at Merrill, the total contribution to an IRA is $2500 and with the Roth, up to 3 grand. So do they mean capping both at $2400 or $2400 for each? Color me slightly confused.
I'm not even sure myself. I'm not that versed in retirement accounts (don't have one, unless you count the family estate & trust)
I do know this - retirement accounts can be tax-free investments, and if there's a cap on the money you can put in then that means you'll have more money that can be taxed. The super rich ppl don't usually use retirement accounts - they use overseas tax shelters & stocks & shit. The poor don't have money to put away in most cases. So this almost exclusively hits and hurts the middle class.
Comment by Scoopster on 10/20/2017 20:10:19
Scoopster on 10/20/2017 20:10:19
Errrrrr........What the fucking hell are they trying to do now?
For reference, Title 10 Section 688 & Section 690
Looks like they're getting ready to recall non-active & retired military to active service.
For reference, Title 10 Section 688 & Section 690
Looks like they're getting ready to recall non-active & retired military to active service.
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 20:27:31
The article isn't very clear at all.
As far as IRAs go, rich folks sure as shit do use them. Remember, when you can sock away 5 and a half grand that isn't taxed. When I was with Merrill, I don't know how many rich people I talked to who had shit tons of cash stashed in traditional and Roth IRAs. Granted the ultra rich use all the other vehicles you mentioned. Despite that, A LOT of those overseas investments are rather dodgy or are illegal AF.
Mondobubba on 10/20/2017 20:27:31
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:
Uhhh.. why the HELL would they want to cap individual retirement fund contributions?!
This goes against the whole pull-yourelf-up-by-your-own-bootstraps mantra that the GOP has been preaching since... erm... FORFUCKINGEVER!
I keep reading... $2,400?!?!
you know what the sad part about this is?
Too many people can't even make that cap! That means you can;t put more than 300 bucks a month in.
So what this is -- IMO -- is a way to target the middle class knowing that poverty class (lower ) will just shrug this off.
It's division.
Huh? What? There is a cap already. You can't contribute more than $5,500 annually to either a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. If I recall from working at Merrill, the total contribution to an IRA is $2500 and with the Roth, up to 3 grand. So do they mean capping both at $2400 or $2400 for each? Color me slightly confused.
I'm not even sure myself. I'm not that versed in retirement accounts (don't have one, unless you count the family estate & trust)
I do know this - retirement accounts can be tax-free investments, and if there's a cap on the money you can put in then that means you'll have more money that can be taxed. The super rich ppl don't usually use retirement accounts - they use overseas tax shelters & stocks & shit. The poor don't have money to put away in most cases. So this almost exclusively hits and hurts the middle class.
The article isn't very clear at all.
As far as IRAs go, rich folks sure as shit do use them. Remember, when you can sock away 5 and a half grand that isn't taxed. When I was with Merrill, I don't know how many rich people I talked to who had shit tons of cash stashed in traditional and Roth IRAs. Granted the ultra rich use all the other vehicles you mentioned. Despite that, A LOT of those overseas investments are rather dodgy or are illegal AF.