Recent content by Whomp

In his book, the quiz answer is Africa is closer to 1 billion so I’m not sure why it is wrong online.

Of course it matters to readers of WSJ because it matters to shareholders of Alphabet (Google) and Disney. Nine instances is not an insignificant number. In particular, Disney and Alphabet are positively recognized by ESG (environmental, social and governance) investors which has gained enormous...

Hard to be racist when I happen to be white and male. Against teenagers? Maybe. I have two of them and they should be challenged on their views as I was when I was their age.

But his character did not even deliver the message. He took advantage of two guys who didn't understand the message of hate he delivered. That's the final transgression of many that are not funny in any way. There is no supporting comedic structure to his nine attempts at making this funny...

No because South Park, while crass and controversial, has taken years to develop characters, build context and deliver satire. Felix does not. He has zero comedic skill, nor editorial oversight, in writing and delivering a joke where there is no punchline.

Daily Stormer has Pewdiepie as their #1 fan site. This argument runs along generational lines in my house as the 14 and 16 year old feel we don't understand the context of his (alleged) joke. I don't understand is the volume of times (9?) that he's made these videos and they find it ok. Also...

What will happen? I think you'll hear the term "dynamic scoring" quite a bit. This is not just the direct impact of tax cuts on the budget, but indirect effects through stronger trend growth. The argument that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" may drive the politics of tax reform but the...

Not much different than any other pension program. Some was distributed and the rest was invested.

You're mistaken. It is a savings plan not a spending plan hence the varied IRR's. The trust fund was a pay-go system prior to 1983 and has been in surplus until 2010. It will become pay-go again when the investments are exhausted unless changes are made and adjust actuarially.

Depends, for sure.

Brown line, walk, uber, water taxi, car share, car, cab, bus, bike. Situational.

He could own more homes but I can get there too and in much less time. I'm also pretty sure when I got there his chef had no clue how to make vindaloo chicken (while listening to Zeppelin) which I can get done by a world class chef right now.

Huh? I'm not following since the trust fund is a creditor to the US Treasury just as the Japanese or any other investor is. As they exhaust their $2 trillion'ish treasury holdings the trust fund will eventually become pay as you go.

El Mach--the IRR's get consistently worse generation after generation. That's not boomer specific. That's simply no one willing to sacrifice. 1986 (of course when I started working) was the last time payroll deductions increased. Assuming no changes, a person in my cohort (two family earners...