The afterlife: Where do comics go when you die? 2 2

[sfcityduck]

12 minutes ago, lou_fine said:

Well, this is definitely very interesting.

Sounds to me like this is just another huge tax avoidance shelter for the wealthy class then.  Especially if the Trump tax changes passes and all estate taxes are also eliminated.  Sounds very unfair, but what else is new, that the wealthy can pass millions upon millions down to their heirs, whether it be in the form of property holdings, investment comic books, fine art, equity stock portfolios, etc. without having to incur any taxes on the gains, while the working class trudges along paying the bill for everything. 

Which is why public policy minded folks like Buffet and Gates oppose elimination of the Estate Tax despite the fact it would save them many billions in taxes. 

The public policy intent of the Estate Tax is, in part, was to preserve the American Dream by eroding some of the barriers to upward social mobility that arise when a class of "landed gentry" is created and allowed to gain ever increasing concentration of the nation's wealth.

[Larryw7]

To Comic Heaven, of course.

[Get Marwood & I]

....or hell 

[Larryw7]

21 minutes ago, Marwood & I said:

....or hell 

Looks like Heaven to me.

[Get Marwood & I]

Just now, Larryw7 said:

Looks like Heaven to me.

 one nil to you @Larryw7 

[lou_fine]

2 hours ago, sfcityduck said:

2 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Well, this is definitely very interesting.

Sounds to me like this is just another huge tax avoidance shelter for the wealthy class then.  Especially if the Trump tax changes passes and all estate taxes are also eliminated.  Sounds very unfair, but what else is new, that the wealthy can pass millions upon millions down to their heirs, whether it be in the form of property holdings, investment comic books, fine art, equity stock portfolios, etc. without having to incur any taxes on the gains, while the working class trudges along paying the bill for everything. 

Which is why public policy minded folks like Buffet and Gates oppose elimination of the Estate Tax despite the fact it would save them many billions in taxes. 

The public policy intent of the Estate Tax is, in part, was to preserve the American Dream by eroding some of the barriers to upward social mobility that arise when a class of "landed gentry" is created and allowed to gain ever increasing concentration of the nation's wealth.

I guess that's why it's better for the wealthy to live in a capitalistic society like America where you are taxed on only 20% of your declared capital gains, whereas you are taxed on 50% of your declared capital gains in a socialistic society like Canada. 

I guess it would be good for long time collectors like the Dentist and Veryzl who would otherwise have to pay outrageous taxes on any books they sell, but have the ability to eliminate any taxes payable if they pass it onto their heirs after they are gone.  Same with people like the current owners of these tech companies who would be able to pass their fortunes down to their heirs totally tax free, with both the deceased or the heirs not having to pay taxes on any of the gains accumulated to that point in time. 

The rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. 

[lou_fine]

2 hours ago, Larryw7 said:

2 hours ago, Marwood & I said:

....or hell 

Looks like Heaven to me.

 

2 hours ago, Marwood & I said:

 one nil to you @Larryw7 

One to one for both sides as it looks totally disproportionate and unrealistic to any known thing on this planet. 

More like an animal than a real human being from its appearance.  

But then again, to each their own, I would guess. 

[Get Marwood & I]

2 minutes ago, lou_fine said:

 

One to one for both sides as it looks totally disproportionate and unrealistic to any known thing on this planet. 

More like an animal than a real human being from its appearance.  

But then again, to each their own, I would guess. 

I should've used the Captain America cover with the big chest. That came from hell...

[rjpb]

3 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Well, this is definitely very interesting.

Sounds to me like this is just another huge tax avoidance shelter for the wealthy class then.  Especially if the Trump tax changes passes and all estate taxes are also eliminated.  Sounds very unfair, but what else is new, that the wealthy can pass millions upon millions down to their heirs, whether it be in the form of property holdings, investment comic books, fine art, equity stock portfolios, etc. without having to incur any taxes on the gains, while the working class trudges along paying the bill for everything. 

Careful, my friend, politics on the boards is frowned upon, unless it involves punching Hitler. Hitler punching is always welcome.

[lou_fine]

39 minutes ago, Marwood & I said:

43 minutes ago, lou_fine said:

 

One to one for both sides as it looks totally disproportionate and unrealistic to any known thing on this planet. 

More like an animal than a real human being from its appearance.  

But then again, to each their own, I would guess. 

I should've used the Captain America cover with the big chest. That came from hell...

No, that one came from a place far deeper and scarier than Hell. 

[lou_fine]

39 minutes ago, rjpb said:

3 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Well, this is definitely very interesting.

Sounds to me like this is just another huge tax avoidance shelter for the wealthy class then.  Especially if the Trump tax changes passes and all estate taxes are also eliminated.  Sounds very unfair, but what else is new, that the wealthy can pass millions upon millions down to their heirs, whether it be in the form of property holdings, investment comic books, fine art, equity stock portfolios, etc. without having to incur any taxes on the gains, while the working class trudges along paying the bill for everything. 

Careful, my friend, politics on the boards is frowned upon, unless it involves punching Hitler. Hitler punching is always welcome.

Exactly why I mentioned comic books in my statement above. 

And the eventual disposal of your comic book collection in such a way as to legally avoid having to pay income taxes should be useful information for all of the board members here. 

[Larryw7]

9 hours ago, lou_fine said:

 

One to one for both sides as it looks totally disproportionate and unrealistic to any known thing on this planet. 

More like an animal than a real human being from its appearance.  

But then again, to each their own, I would guess. 

I like long legs.

[lou_fine]

4 minutes ago, Larryw7 said:

I like long legs.

Are you saying that you love female giraffes then?   

[Get Marwood & I]

13 hours ago, lou_fine said:

No, that one came from a place far deeper and scarier than Hell. 

The Water Cooler? 

[Get Marwood & I]

13 hours ago, lou_fine said:

No, that one came from a place far deeper and scarier than Hell. 

The Water Cooler? 

[Senormac]

On ‎10‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 2:26 PM, lou_fine said:

 

On ‎10‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 11:41 AM, sfcityduck said:

On ‎10‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 11:25 AM, lou_fine said:

Well, this is definitely very interesting.

Sounds to me like this is just another huge tax avoidance shelter for the wealthy class then.  Especially if the Trump tax changes passes and all estate taxes are also eliminated.  Sounds very unfair, but what else is new, that the wealthy can pass millions upon millions down to their heirs, whether it be in the form of property holdings, investment comic books, fine art, equity stock portfolios, etc. without having to incur any taxes on the gains, while the working class trudges along paying the bill for everything. 

Which is why public policy minded folks like Buffet and Gates oppose elimination of the Estate Tax despite the fact it would save them many billions in taxes. 

The public policy intent of the Estate Tax is, in part, was to preserve the American Dream by eroding some of the barriers to upward social mobility that arise when a class of "landed gentry" is created and allowed to gain ever increasing concentration of the nation's wealth.

I guess that's why it's better for the wealthy to live in a capitalistic society like America where you are taxed on only 20% of your declared capital gains, whereas you are taxed on 50% of your declared capital gains in a socialistic society like Canada. 

I guess it would be good for long time collectors like the Dentist and Veryzl who would otherwise have to pay outrageous taxes on any books they sell, but have the ability to eliminate any taxes payable if they pass it onto their heirs after they are gone.  Same with people like the current owners of these tech companies who would be able to pass their fortunes down to their heirs totally tax free, with both the deceased or the heirs not having to pay taxes on any of the gains accumulated to that point in time. 

The rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. 

 

What is the matter with you ?  Why do you divide yourself from the rich ?  Don't you think rich would be a good place to go ? 

Whatever they got..... I want access to the same rules. 

Poor is a curse. 

[Senormac]

wow....  I didn't mean for that to sound so rude or confrontational.  Sorry Lou Fine. 

I'm only in favor of a flat tax rate.  Make a zillion, pay 12 % or whatever it is.  Make a hundred bucks, pay 12 %.  Fair is fair

[Cat-Man_America]

The premise of this thread assumes one has a traditional human lifespan.  

 

 

Halloween vampire images courtesy of Morganville.  

Edited November 1, 2017 by Cat-Man_America
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