Category: Opinion
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Capital gain taxes can be deferred or eliminated, here’s how
in OpinionThe beautiful thing about capital gain taxes is that you don’t have to pay taxes until you have a capital gain. Many billionaires, like Jeff Bezos, use a strategy of borrowing money against their stocks and not selling their stocks. For us, who are not at the same wealth level as Jeff Bezos, I will…
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Minimum wage and union jobs are just stepping stones, don’t settle for it, aim higher
in OpinionYou don’t want to work for minimum wage. You don’t have to! Minimum wage is just a stepping stone for you to move into something else. I used to clean toilets for a living When I was a recently arrived immigrant, I worked for less than minimum wage, I cleaned toilets and vacuumed office buildings…
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To lose weight eat less, add more vegetables to your diet, and exercise regularly
in OpinionI felt disgusted with myself Last Summer (2021) I went on a boating trip with some friends. As we were having fun, inevitably someone took out a cellphone and started taking photos. It was all fun and good, but when the photos were shared, I was horrified. The photo I saw of myself was not…
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Ethical Non-Monogamy, the new trend in dating
in OpinionI am single. From time to time I get on dating apps, and I recently discovered something that I had never seen before; it’s called ENM or Ethical Non-Monogamy. I am an old fashion guy, who is happy to have a relationship with just one woman, but I found this new trend intriguing enough to…
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Peter Buck, the billionaire Co-Founder of the Subway Sandwich Chain, Dies at 90
Billionaires are usually creating value, either with their entrepreneurial initiatives (such as Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk) or with their capital. In the case of Peter Buck, he created value with his capital. Peter Buck was the first investor of Subway Sandwiches, when he lent $1,000 to his friend’s son. Peter Buck gave a loan…
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The only way to solve the housing crisis in big cities is to build more and higher
in OpinionToronto, Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago. All of these are cities in North America where there is an scarcity of housing. There are many advantage to living in a big city: Better job opportunities More efficient public transportation Opportunity to meet with a greater variety of people Great diversity of cultural events…