Bassman1805

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[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 29 points 14 hours ago

Fresh college grads hate this advice but it's really key to managing a long term career.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

"Panama isn't about a city, it's the stage name of a stripper from Albuquerque!"

  • David Lee Roth
[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I think people really overestimate how much everybody knows about the US.

I'd say there's a large population that only know NYC, LA, and Chicago.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sure, the more correct wording would be "neither the customer nor the company are taxed on the donation". Assuming the customer itemizes their taxes, which a you've pointed out is rare.

I'm trying to speak at the level of people who post stuff like the OP. Some of the details don't shake out correctly but I'm not trying to get in the weeds of US tax code here if the main point holds up.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 185 points 1 day ago (28 children)

Ah, this again.

The mega corporation did not receive any tax benefit from collecting donations. They are able to write off the amount of donations from their income, so that they aren't paying tax on the money they collected specifically to be donated.

  1. Company collects $1 donation from customer
  2. Company has $1 extra income
  3. Company donates $1 to charity
  4. Company writes that dollar off of their income.
  5. Company reports the exact same profit/loss as if they had not collected donations.
[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Eh, kinda. The largest uranium reserves in the world are in Australia, and the highest grade uranium deposits are in Canada. The western US has large reserves that don't require international trade (though they're mostly in federally protected land so it would take a lot of government action to actually start mining it).

That said, Kazakhstan does the most uranium mining at the moment by a wide margin and they're not exactly a shining example of democracy. They're responsible for 25% of US uranium imports.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You can do anything if you put your mind to it!

But like, don't submit it until it's due. If you finish early keep that shit to yourself, don't fuck with the managed expectations between me and my boss.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 47 points 3 days ago (21 children)

Never give cops your phone, yes. Also, don't use biometrics to lock your phone. Police can legally force you to unlock with your thumb print, they legally (and like, physically) cannot force you to reveal a passcode stored only in your brain.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

That's a pretty generous description of Matt "fucked a child when he was in his 30s" Gaetz.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

30 years ago that's just who he was. The local fuckstick who would pick crazy arguments at the bar. It was almost a rite of passage in Austin to get into a fight with him.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 40 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Transubstantiation is kind of in the Bible. Matthew 26:26-28

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”

Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

The discussion of transubstantiation is just how literal "my body/blood" is.

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