Research shows that a little rust is good. It creates a better friction grip between the concrete and the steel. Thick lose rust that can be...
Interesting. First world countries banned lead based paints a long time ago. I agree that rebar can be left bare in non marine environments. Well...
Hi @ShawnM, Thanks for the pics. It looks like you used epoxy coated reinforcement steel in some places but not others. Can you educate us why...
The exit tax applies when you renounce your citizenship. Same as if you died. You have to pay the gift/inheritance tax rate.
Thanks for pointing out that I did not specify earned income vs investment income. It depends on the type of income. "Earned" income is excluded,...
Cambodia vaccinates 80% of population Wow! There were many things that did not surprise me during this pandemic. I was not surprised at how...
Can you share with us your tricks to buying materials from China. How do you find companies to buy from? How do you manage the import/export...
The US taxes its citizen no matter where they reside. This includes income tax and inheritance tax. (Gift tax.) There is a 108K income exclusion...
Thank you @DAVE1952 for this information. It will help many in the future who are building homes. Wow the cold joints in the pillars are...
You are getting warmer. The concentration of wealth is mostly in the skilled upper middle class. The pie-in-the-sky believers think it is enough...
Agreed that the tax laws need to be adjusted for the ultra-rich. Capital gains beyond a certain amount, gift tax, inheritance tax and tax on...
The consensus seems to be to accept the capital gain tax as the buyers responsibility and factor this into the amount paid for the property.
Somewhat true. But it is less of a double edged sword than you think. The pie in the sky believers think the bulk of the wealth is held by a...
So how do you think these "secret" contacts communicate across the NK border? Hand delivered mail? Internet? You are naive as to how restrictive...
You have this backwards. NK will be the harder nut to crack because of how tightly their information is controlled. Europe reunified because the...
There are many minimum wage jobs that can be sent overseas. bookkeepers, customer service agents, etc. As these jobs go overseas then the people...
This is a relatively recent phenomenon. It is a result of lower labor cost overseas. This lower labor cost keeps a downward pressure on wages for...
It is true that dictatorships only care about their people to the extent that the population does not revolt against the leadership. In the old...
Well you learn something every day. The Optical Media Board is a government agency. OMB = OPTICAL MEDIA BOARD The importation/exportation of...
Remdesivir makes it worse. Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study of US veterans hospitalized with COVID-19, remdesivir treatment was...
