@Hank42@HisShadow45@mhp_guy I used to go to Cabelas every time I went to KC. Bass pro completely ruined Cabelas. It used to be busy year round and now it's always dead. It has nothing to do with seasons. I might not be the target now, but I was originally. Scheels has taken Cabelas place for me.
I think a potential downside of democracy, where everyone gets an equal vote simply for existing, is what happens if one generation is, for whatever reason, significantly larger than all the others.
That generation could dominate the political system, essentially creating an age-based oligarchy.
For example: when this generation was young and trying to buy houses, they could vote for politicians who made housing cheap and plentiful. Then, once they aged and wanted their home values to skyrocket, they could elect politicians who added layers of building restrictions—driving up their property values while making housing unaffordable for everyone else.
Wait…
The IRS hasn't updated some tax items for inflation in DECADES:
- $3k capital loss limit (1978). It’s $15,473 now.
- $3k dependent care credit (1976). It’s $17,736 now.
- $25k/$32k social security income tax bracket (1984). It’s $78k/$100k now.
All tax items should be inflation adjusted.