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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Yeah, at that rate Bezos made 56 billion in the last year alone. I'm sure that's on overstatement.
KPN
Oct 2019
#9
A new roof on your home should NOT increase property taxes. Its regular maintenance.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#21
What part of the country do you live in? Are permits required to replace the home's roof? nt
Blue_true
Nov 2019
#38
GA. I've never pulled a permit. Doesnt mean its not required though. I'm not sure.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#42
HA! Ol' Ned. Yes, it was for 3 different properties. Guess I should have made that clearer!
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#47
Funny how he's able to buy mansions all over the country with this money he doesn't have
melman
Nov 2019
#28
Its called "borrowing". And the value of those properties dont add up to 1% of his "worth"
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#30
Under Warrens plan, he'd pay about 6 billion in taxes. The other 3 big fish; about 15B
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#34
The one person I've seen who has been as negative toward the Washington Post is donald trump.
George II
Nov 2019
#39
That's simply not true. I'd love to see the numbers behind that bloated claim....
George II
Oct 2019
#15
That article should be re-done, since its over a year old. He "lost" 36 billion THIS yr!
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#23
No, people are trying to explain reality. Not "defend" a billionaire. IT WONT WORK.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#31
Thats cute, but the point isnt sympathy, its the fact that you cant nail down "worth"
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#37
Exactly. Exempting 75-100 million from paying more gets you bankrupt faster than usual.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#44
Yep. That's why, for me, VAT + UBI is the most elegant solution to a host of issues.
redqueen
Nov 2019
#46