0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jillofallcoins 13 Apr \ on: The Spanish gov do not want the slaves to know how much they are paying in taxes libertarian
There is a book I’ve been recommended Taxtopia about “ a rogue accountant breaks ranks to share his journey from clueless naïf to skilled tax consultant -and in doing so blows the lid on the murky world of making the tax burdens of the ultra-wealthy disappear.
In the topsy-turvy world of tax avoidance, you can get richer by buying a yacht, the world's biggest exporter of coffee is Switzerland, and billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and the Duke of Westminster often pay less tax than you do.
If you suspect that tax is a rigged game, a con, designed to fleece the little guy, you are about to find out just how shockingly true that really is.”
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TAXTOPIA-Discovered-Injustices-Secrets-Evasion-ebook/dp/B0B2VQSDXZ
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. In 1834, it was sold as a cure for an upset stomach by an Ohio physician named John Cook. It wasn't popularized as a condiment until the late 19th century!
Thanks @siggy47 for putting this out there. I've participated in both and had been searching to see if these were still on. I like to see it continue so hope these suggestions can be of some help:
If we have writing contests in this territory the questions could be focused on a particular book/article that relates to Bitcoin and other relevant topics. You could also try them in other territories and have the contest prompt relate to one of the top posts to expand on others ideas.
Another idea is that you announce the book/article to read at the start of the month (or whatever timeframe), crowdsource the most interesting question/topic/idea related to it, then run a writing contest on it.
I'm reading Atlas Shrugged right now which reiterates those sentiments particularly our top-down (centralised and binary) views of the world.
Put simply, people create everything in their mind first, but if we can't evolve the abstract realities we truly desire that bring about happiness, virtue and reason, then we will suffer through the consequences of our collective faulty minds (and leadership) time and time again.
If you can believe it there are a long history of eclipse enthusiasts, who call themselves "umbraphiles." People travel around the world to witness the few minutes of solar eclipse totality.
Energy Bills and Council Bills are similar in interest-free instalments so could be another avenue for you to explore while the bull rages on.
Oh really, that's quite early too! Does anyone know if there is map portraying the various institutional buy-ins and financial instruments into bitcoin? Would be a cool time-series visualisation.
I just started the epic reading of Atlas Shrugged. When a book comes up more than three times with people I trust, I have to give it a go.
Will let you know how it is (in 69 hours of audio left to go)!
Inheritance is a key area I need to look more into. My partner and I are both Bitcoiners so we know our individual and joint amounts that one day we'd like to pass on to our kids. I wonder how long until funeral directors and other end-of-life-services will be able to support families with a person's will.
Although it's not often a light topic (aka your own death), I believe when you really dive deeper into Bitcoin the longer time preference, even past your own life is worth considering how best to pass on. I'd take that to mean at least one trusted person in your life should know and how you'd want it to be passed on.
True, but it also depends on if/when you sell off and what you do with those earnings (i.e buy Bitcoin). It's worth mentioning Microstrategy's moving towards a Bitcoin company, which may offer more revenue streams and potentially ways to convert stock into BTC.
I'm watching great banter and insights from commentators. Looking forward to Michael Saylor's keynote coming up!
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