anonymous5133

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Comment · 7 years ago
As far as i know TU wasn't a scam. It was simply a real estate focused program.
Comment · 7 years ago
Couldn't that be dealt with in a private court?
Comment · 7 years ago
How hard is it to register and what exactlty are the requirements or rules you must follow?
Comment · 7 years ago
The overall statement is a fallacy, correlation does not imply causation. There are plenty of good investment opportunities out there, the truth is that you need to find them yourself. The next big companies in the world are purely in their "unfunded idea" stage.

Also the whole tax reduction statement is mostly an opinion. From what I've seen, most companies are almost purely motivated by the risk-adjusted post-tax profit that can be obtained from the investment. Every idea on the drawing board is effectively evaluated meticulously on this basis. If that number isn't to their liking then the research/project simply never gets funded. The company might opt to simply do share buybacks or pay a higher than normal dividend. Plus the overall argument is mostly junk because the United States heavily reduces taxes for companies that perform R&D through the R&D tax credit.

Comment · 7 years ago
Cryptocurrencies add value to the economy. At the very least, it is a way for people to hold value into the future and plays a similar role to gold. Other cryptocurrencies can be used to buy/sell stuff.
Comment · 7 years ago
For me personally, I stopped posting to my wall simply because I felt like it was a waste of time. Very few people actually liked it or responded to it, so why bother? Also the wall is now flooded with "sponsored content" which is just a nuisance if you ask me. The only thing left on facebook for me is basically the groups functions which has certain groups which are useful.
Comment · 7 years ago
All of that could be covered in a seperate course. I think the author could probably conclude this html/css course by saying to learn all of those things you mentioned to put the website online.
Comment · 7 years ago
New scams have been sending fake letters claiming to be from the irs.
Comment · 7 years ago
Don't use any exchange to begin with.
Comment · 7 years ago
Also with the crypto->crypto trades there are many exchanges that don't track anything. There are some that are completely decentralized and work based on using smart contracts. Who knows how the IRS is going to tackle that issue. It is very small segment of the overall market though.
Comment · 7 years ago
It's completely useless basically, unless you are paying online for something. For day-to-day purchases, it seems most people are just buying gift cards with their BTC. That seems to get the job done very effectively.

Also keep in mind, there are other cryptos that exist where the transaction fee is basically free and the transaction confirms in under 2 seconds. Nano is one that comes to mind.

Bitcoin is definitely falling into the "e-gold" category if you ask me.

Comment · 7 years ago
Exactly. It falls in line with similar to "don't talk to the police". Just keep quiet. This applies to everything when dealing with any government agency. The government is not your friend.
Comment · 7 years ago
I have a friend who specifically makes content for young children. He is an animator but specifically makes content for young children. I asked him why he makes this content and he essentially summed it up as:

1) young children are more likely to incorrectly click an ad or to not skip the ad (because they can't really read or understand that the ads are skippable)

2) young children often do not have ad blocking software installed

3) young children are more likely to watch playlists

The overall effect is that young children demographic is the most profitable demographic on youtube. Also lots of parents are basically using youtube as a form of free babysitting. Next time you go to the grocery store, just look at how many kids are sitting in the cart tapping away on a phone or a tablet.

Comment · 7 years ago
Soft skills - how to deal with anxiety, stress and how to stop procrastinating such that is causes problems down the road.
Comment · 7 years ago
second this one

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