re: Things Every Man Should Know

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Such an overrated trope. Why should every man know how to do this? It's not 1970 anymore. 13% of new car models last year were sticks. Less than 3% of cars sold on CarMax last year were sticks.

It's pretty outdated, archaic, boomer logic to think men should know a manual considering how incredibly remote the chance is anyone would actually ever have to use one irl.

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This is true if you only plan on driving in the US. In other parts of the world you might find that not knowing how to drive a stickshift puts you at a disadvantage.

I run into this one a lot at work:

If you don't know how to do something, ask someone who does to show you. It's a lot cheaper to get it right once than to do it twice because you were too prideful to get help.

How to jump start a car.

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hope you realize eventually the government will tax your Roth on the back end as well. It's already been discussed in Congress multiple times. It's a matter of when, not if.

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News to me. Can you provide some sources/links? How can this be justified in any logical manner. Get taxed twice?

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Can you provide some sources/links?

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Just google "congress roth tax withdrawal". Plenty comes up. And to be clear, this isn't some democrat or republican thing. Both parties have floated the idea.

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How can this be justified in any logical manner.

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Logic has nothing to do with it. It's simply about power and the fact the government wants your money.

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Get taxed twice?

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You already get taxed twice. First when you invest/withdraw it, then when you leave it to your children.

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First when you invest/withdraw it, then when you leave it to your children.

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Leaving to children doesnt count. That goes with anything.

I’m saying how can there be any reason for taxing Roth both in front end (post payroll) and then again upon qualified withdrawal? Seems unlikely and would raise huge ire from public due to the rules that were in place at the time of investment. That’s theft. Getting rid of Roth retroactively? Sure. I can see that. But this would ruin people’s retirement plans.

I am not saying you’re wrong. I’ll read into it but that just doesn’t seem likely.

I’ll use a correlate. Social security. Will it go away eventually? Probably unless there is significant legislation to further resource it. I just don’t believe they will do it for those already eligible. It will be one of those things where “effective now for those 18 and younger social security is no longer applicable”

ETA: I’ll ask another way. If they add a tax to Roth on back end, why even have the program? It would drive you to do a traditional Ira where you just get taxed on back end (and not on front end)

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Things Every Man Should Know

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honor your word
anything you do, do to the best of your ability
live below your means

If you can’t tie a good knot, tie a bunch of bad ones.

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proper use of jumper cables.

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Almost nobody knows how to do this right.

Hand soap down your dick hole is not a good time.