Brad Armstrong

Christian, bean counter, ex-SWO. Anchoring the world against creeping communism. De minimis non curat lex.
Irregular verbs: sink, sank, sunk

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@AviWoolf (Phones also probably played a big role . . .)

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@AviWoolf The Covid shutdown effects continue to ripple through the nation.

Screw worm flies are another policy failure that will take decades to remediate.

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The point is not be change the weather; it's to get out of the way of weather.

[Relearning Economics @RelearningEcon]

"The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters."

-Jean-Paul Kauffmann

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@ArthurBoreman @CompanyHooch Carolina might be a good pairing for someone who puts vinegar on chips.

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@parkerjlathrop Old military saying:
You can delegate authority,
but you can't delegate responsibility.

So, the key is leave enough feedback in the process so you know early if something is not heading toward your intended destination.

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@DillowTalk2 @BrandonDonkey2 German's was a brand of Chocolate

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@cdrsalamander @Saronic Looks about the size of a Boston Whaler.

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@stevensongs

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@AviWoolf Drug testing in the military and various vocations also discouraged usage.

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@AviWoolf Well, the drug usage trends certainly have changed since the 80s. We see less urban gang violence around drug trafficking. We don't see as many rock stars at rehab.

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@HollyBell8 Whatever it takes for no one to notice this:

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@CPATaxTeam @thesamparr Theory: EBITDA starts with "Operating" Income, so you're moving non-recurring charges out because they will not be part of continuing operations.
Restructuring provisions are like this, but those expenditures go against a reserve, so they're not on the P&L.

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@cordes_tax But create a Wyoming LLC Services company . . .

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Hey GenX - How did you rage bait in the 80s before social media?

GenX : "Yo Momma"

[i like food @messedupfoods]

You walk into a restaurant and see this.
What’s your first thought? 🤔

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@clintwfischer Education is expensive for just about everyone these days. $500 might be enough for books, but not much else.
And you probably see many families whose wealth is not very liquid.

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I'd wager more people have learned Greek in order to read St. Paul or Luke than to read Homer.

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

Can we honestly call someone “educated” if they’ve never read Homer or Shakespeare?

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@MrDanielBuck Meh - Most "classically educated" today have probably read a translation of Homer. That battle was lost centuries ago. Ancient Greek is a very narrow slice of what's in print now.

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@LoganGrafTax Creatine?

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@HansFiene The foundational flaw in Mormon faith is an underlying idea that Adam and Eve did nothing wrong. Sure, they disobeyed, but "your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" is a summary of the promise of the faith. They just jumped the gun a little.