You can, however, spend capital gains. It's relatively easy for people who own businesses to choose whether to allow money to be extracted via share buybacks (capital gains), dividends or salary. All… (View Post)

Presumably, though, we'll be able to claim 17 trillion back from the African nations that sold the slaves. Or doesn't it work like that? (View Post)

Monterey is a bit of a hole; next door Carmel is rather nice and is worthy of a visit. If you get a chance, make it down to Big Sur. (View Post)

I'm merely pointing out that @DavidL is exaggerating the size of the hole that needs to be filled by taxing residential property. (View Post)

Wait. Coppola only made one mistake with Apocalypse Now? (View Post)