Historical note: It is true we kept all of our pay before 1913. We also kept all of it up until early 1942. Suddenly, because FDR lied and hid the truth from nearly everyone, Japanese fleets that had *not* maintained radio silence and were in fact tracked across the ocean (tracking worksheets declassified in the 1990s) the USA was at war. A very smart fellow named Milton Friedman invented "income tax withholding" and it was pushed through congress as an emergency war measure. They called it the "victory tax" and by other names. Suddenly for the first time your pay was reduced by what the system (and your employer) calculated was your likely income tax obligation. And your employer only had to send it in every quarter instead of every time they paid you, so they made interest on your withheld earnings (binding the mouths of the kine that tread the grain) and were net beneficiaries of the sting. So when you look at ol' Uncle Miltie's public broadcasting documentaries "Free to Choose" and you wonder to yourself, "How did this interesting free market stuff ever get on public television?" Well, now ya know. He was a fink.
But, I have to wonder, who in the world would actually go to the trouble of scotch-taping cicada to a table and then put ear buds on it just for that stupid meme (albeit funny)?
I would do this. I once almost broke my neck (bulging disk) doing a headstand just so I could get a trick shot of a SpongeBob box kite licking my big toe. I got the shot. It was totally worth wearing a cervical collar for a few days.
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Historical note: It is true we kept all of our pay before 1913. We also kept all of it up until early 1942. Suddenly, because FDR lied and hid the truth from nearly everyone, Japanese fleets that had *not* maintained radio silence and were in fact tracked across the ocean (tracking worksheets declassified in the 1990s) the USA was at war. A very smart fellow named Milton Friedman invented "income tax withholding" and it was pushed through congress as an emergency war measure. They called it the "victory tax" and by other names. Suddenly for the first time your pay was reduced by what the system (and your employer) calculated was your likely income tax obligation. And your employer only had to send it in every quarter instead of every time they paid you, so they made interest on your withheld earnings (binding the mouths of the kine that tread the grain) and were net beneficiaries of the sting. So when you look at ol' Uncle Miltie's public broadcasting documentaries "Free to Choose" and you wonder to yourself, "How did this interesting free market stuff ever get on public television?" Well, now ya know. He was a fink.
Wonderful. Power fuel for the drained.
As usual, a welcome and inspiring set. Thank you.
But, I have to wonder, who in the world would actually go to the trouble of scotch-taping cicada to a table and then put ear buds on it just for that stupid meme (albeit funny)?
That's on a-whole-nother level.
You’d have to be at your absolute end to even think of doing that. 🤣
Seriously. 🤪
I would do this. I once almost broke my neck (bulging disk) doing a headstand just so I could get a trick shot of a SpongeBob box kite licking my big toe. I got the shot. It was totally worth wearing a cervical collar for a few days.
Lol. You’re altogether too proud of that feat!😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh my god. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I accidentally got another shot with the kite between my legs. So I can say SpongeBob broke my neck giving me a BJ. No joke.
Relaxation
A good night's sleep! 😉
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Yes, let’s change the plot 🙏🏼🙌
The Alpha, Beta, Sigma stuff is just posting your pronouns for insecure dudes.
Great analogy!
Thanks. I take full credit because I forgot who I stole it from.
LMFAO!!
Every day IS a gift ! Appreciate every last bit of it.