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Comment · 1 year ago
The complexity is also what allows loopholes to exist for rich people.
Comment · 3 years ago
Only if you define "good life" as having a big house with a big yard.
Comment · 3 years ago
This "middle class life" really isn't middle class if a top 10% income can't afford it.
Comment · 3 years ago
That person could probably be making 500k+ at a FANG with less variance in the stock component.
Comment · 3 years ago
Even if the money is lit on fire, the reduction in cars entering the city will be a huge benefit.
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Comment · 3 years ago
Skyscrapers are very expensive to build. What would actually help is allowing ~10 story buildings everywhere in the five boroughs with a fast and simple permitting process.
Comment · 3 years ago
Even if it could run forever, just keeping it running isn't good enough. If you never make any improvements, your users are going to go to a different service that does.
Comment · 3 years ago
> input for an Apple TV and maybe 2 more hdmi plugs

Add more input ports than you think anybody could ever want, and I'm in.

Comment · 3 years ago
Why would the casino need that, when they can have anybody who wins arrested?
Comment · 3 years ago
Indeed the police and courts exist mostly to help rich people keep their money.
Comment · 3 years ago
> If Americans want room to drive and get places and park

A whole lot of Americans don't want that. You can tell by how much more expensive it is to live in walkable city centers than in suburbs.

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