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If you know for sure you're going to be downwardly mobile. You can leave the USA. The rest of the world is very civilized and doesn't take much money to live in. You don't have to fear the underclasses like you have to in the USA

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The trick to reading books in the modern era of diminished attention spans is to put the book on your phone. On your laptop. A paperbook or kindle by your bed. Just consume it throughout the day when you get a chance. Hyde πŸ’¨ (@BreatheLesss) i think everyone is overestimating how long it takes to read a book. some books do be long but your average book takes like 1-2 hours in total. β€” https://nitter.poast.org/BreatheLesss/status/2040410525859807668#m
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Swiss voters have had opportunities to change this and refused. On the 2nd of December 2001 there was a referendum on the popular initiative β€œfor a capital gains tax,” which would have added a special tax on realized capital gains. Voters rejected it. Direct democracy helped preserve the no capital gains approach