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So I set my alarm for about 7:45 this morning in anticipation of getting up in time to take a shower before my class at 10:00. The alarm goes off, of course, but I decide to forego the shower and end up sleeping another 15 minutes until the alarm goes off again. Then I shut [...]

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Totally unproductive… So I had all sorts of lofty aspirations for this past weekend when I packed up my books on Thursday evening and headed home… Catching up on my reading (already); apartment-hunting; working on my taxes; meandering around Brooklyn; maybe doing something vaguely “memorial” on Monday; laundry; etc. I made it as far as [...]

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I found out today that between federal income tax, SS withholding, FICA, state income tax, and local (NYC) taxes, once I start work I’ll be paying over 36 percent of my income in tax. All of which is in addition, of course, to the sales tax I’ll pay whenever I, like, spend the remaining money on goods or services [...]

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Ah, student life.

I efiled my taxes a few weeks ago and just finished writing out a check for $1.00 to the North Carolina Department of Revenue. It cost me $28.95 more than that just to efile the return. Sheesh. Also, for those of you who have yet to file your taxes, be forewarned that I couldn’t find [...]

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I mean, I suppose they served a legitimate purpose, say, 50 years go. No, I’m not selecting this as an arbitrary time frame. Go back and read your case law. In developing or more industrialized nations I’m sure they still serve a quite meaningful purpose. But here? [As an aside, I don't intend this a [...]

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