Maybe they don’t count the founder as an associate? I read it the same way you did, though.

Next time, see what a local camera shop would charge to rent some equipment so you can do the shoot yourself. It’ll probably be less than $75 to rent the gear for a day. It takes a lot of experience to be a good photographer, so you’re paying for their time and expertise, not their equipment. Modern cameras do a lot of the work for you, so you might be happy doing it yourself. On the other hand, for something like a wedding I would hire a pro if there’s room in the budget.

Only if they get caught. Seems like a lot of money for a flawed system.

OK, then what about the kids who only have 1 phone but claim to have none?

Or buy one that’s 10 years old and learn to maintain it yourself. Worst case, you decide you don’t want it after a year and sell it. Depreciation from year 10 to year 11 is close to zero.

It was a joke, I think you skipped over the second half of the sentence.

A float valve replacement? “Dave” is more likely to charge 450 than a “master plumber” because 450 is a rip off and an established plumber will have a reputation they want to maintain.

How does this work, are all students required to put a phone in the locker? What about kids who can’t afford a phone?

And what about kids who get a second phone to put in the locker so they can keep their main phone?

401ks directly replaced pensions for most Americans. It’s disingenuous to claim they’re “in no way comparable.”

A pension, maybe, but Social Security is in no way comparable to a retirement fund.

By that logic, a pension is in no way comparable to a retirement fund, which is a rediculous statement that no one would agree with.

Unlike most other taxes, you only benefit from social security if you’ve paid into it. And the amount you receive is proportional to the amount you put in. Practically, it’s far closer to a retirement account or pension than a tax.

Good point, I’d forgotten about annual limits.

Depends on how good your insurance is. OP is right, there’s an added risk and if you have access to affordable dental care at home you should use it.

Rage bait. Yes, the app is creepy, but the first actual quote the article gives is in this paragraph:

And then there’s the phrase. Post after post across the app uses some version of the same line: “he collects women like Pokémon cards.”

None of the quotes truly support the headline, imo.

Also, that app is creepy af and should probably be illegal on privacy grounds.

It’s not a threat, it’s a plea.

plus having fewer dishes to wash can be extremely motivating, lol

Yes, it motivates me to order takeout

Counterpoint: anyone paying any amount of social security tax is part of the working class, even if they’re making $5M/yr. Increasing taxes on the working class isn’t going to solve wealth unequally. We need to tax wealth.

No, it’s far cheaper to scan a stack of loose papers than it is to scan a bound book, that’s why they’re cutting the pages out. And most of the books aren’t that valuable, even if they’re rare. So it’s an accounting decision to destroy the books.

It will never generate something novel. Whether it will generate something “new” depends on your definition of “new,” which is a little more ambiguous than “novel.”

Sorry if I’m being too pedantic.

That’s all true, but I’m not sure if you’re disagreeing with something I said or supporting it?