Posts by Taylor Edwards80

faster, faster, I can't contain myself 😬

for 2 years

Patrick Diaz702 said:Every single year we hear about these massive new records—"up by this much percent compared to last year"—and all these claims about traffic jams. But does that actually hold up?

Take Venice, for example; just that one city sees about 18 million tourists annually. Paris hits 12 million. Even a tiny pilgrimage spot like Lourdes, which usually only has a few thousand residents, pulls in around 1.5 million. And if the Vatican officially counts their numbers, that figure is going to skyrocket.

How many tourists are actually hitting our entire coastline? I feel like we're way too prone to bragging.

We aren't bragging, "we" aren't—it's "them"... at least nobody's out there trashing us saying Austria only gets a handful of tourists or that our tourism industry is failing... a little positivity wouldn't hurt...

The divide between the individual and the collective is a false dichotomy—essentially just a theoretical foundation used to justify totalitarianism..

northernorca17 said:What exactly would make that unconstitutional?

privacy rights, separation of powers, presumption of innocence

rowdypilot19 said:Actually, I think it's the exact opposite... the people doing exactly what they've always done are the ones who should be looking over their shoulders.

hear, hear!

swiftcyclist42 said:Between this policy and everything else, they’ve basically ruined me and so many of my colleagues. We’ve all been running our own small businesses and LLCs here for 15 to 20 years now.
None of us have gotten rich doing this; we’re all just scraping by while staying on top of our payroll taxes, sales tax, corporate income tax, and a mountain of other fees.
I won't get into the weeds, but honestly, this new level of scrutiny on our business checking accounts is what's killing us.
They're pushing us toward bankruptcy, leaving people struggling to put food on the table—some might even reach a breaking point in the coming months.
And that’s just within my specific industry, which involves hundreds of people operating completely legally right here in the US.
I used to think the Democratic Party was bad, but this? This is a complete disaster. What they've done is a total blackout.
I guess we should all just go under and let our families starve so that the Republican Party’s version of Big Brother US can live in luxury, right?
But let’s be real: this broken system will never achieve the kind of prosperity you see in Germany, because over there, they don't use these invasive fiscal registers, nor does the government spy on its citizens' bank accounts.
Goodnight!

That's because they don't have checking accounts... but it's true they leave them alone for now. though I doubt that'll last much longer.

This is unconstitutional and flies in the face of established precedent—so taking it to the Supreme Court wouldn't be a stretch. The issue, though... is that the Court isn't exactly known for sticking strictly to the Constitution.

Raymond Anderson81 said:That’s an intriguing question. When trying to tackle your inquiry—"Can evil replace everything else?"—it would be far too easy to simply say yes.

If we take a hard look at the state of global affairs and the current climate here in the States,it becomes clear that malice is effectively running the show.

People swear by their own virtues, convinced they are walking the righteous path, but it seems we are all collectively lost in a delusion. We aren't doing nearly enough good—if we were, the trajectory of humanity wouldn't look quite so bleak.

Good and evil are individual matters—there’s no such thing as "collective salvation."

I was pretty happy with Medikol in Washington, D.C., but had a rough experience at Martic—they basically fried me there. The Siemens machine is a bit different from the GE ones they use, and you get slightly different imaging results. Medikol uses GE, which worked fine for me...

Thomas Fowler84 said:They are legally allowed to ask about US citizenship; that is part of FATCA, which carries weight as an international agreement. The question regarding citizenship is straightforward because all US citizens are required to report global income to the US.

Here is the full text:
https://www.treasury.gov/resource-ce...-3-20-2015.pdf

It explicitly mentions "Know Your Customer as a U.S. citizen or resident;"

The other listed indicators must be investigated as well.
However, the contentious point lies under Section II, A, 1. It states that if your account balance was under $50K as of June 30, 2014, you fall under "Accounts Not Required to Be Reviewed, Identified, or Reported." This makes it unclear why they would even bother asking you if there is no requirement to report you regardless.

The bank will likely claim they must use the same questionnaire for every client. You will probably react just like I did—with a laugh—because it sounds like the most nonsensical excuse ever. You can tell them that while everyone might receive the same form, not everyone needs to fill out every single field.

If you want to be prepared, I suggest having this document handy (a translation of the aforementioned US document):

http://www.irs.gov/EU_Vanj...0teksta%29.pdf
(page 2)

Where it clearly states that accounts below $50K USD do not require verification. Though, I worry there might be a catch I am missing—perhaps those rules only applied to 2014 and changed in 2015—because I have been questioned about US residency at institutions much more reputable than our local banks.

Exactly—this has nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with taxes. Terrorism my foot... suddenly we're all potential terrorists in the eyes of the state.

Four million people and not a single act of terror, yet now everyone is a suspect...

What a transparent fairy tale.

velvetmoose9 said:Hmm.
Maybe the folks over at the CDC are just freaking out about the start of the season, worried the rush will be so massive they'll end up running out of stock.

Oh, please, there isn't going to be a massive rush. 🤦

They always end up overstocking and wasting a huge amount of vaccine anyway. ☕

Then again, I can't say for sure if everyone working there shares that same mindset. 😉

Just out of curiosity, what's your take on this? 😁 (can be a first post too)

Look, I’m no doctor and I’m definitely not handing out medical advice... I just know those shots are more or less experimental and can cause side effects sometimes. Maybe the physician has a solid reason for wanting them administered right away—you should probably just ask him...

It won’t regrow the cartilage, but some post-op "lubrication" might help ease the symptoms... though, nobody knows for certain..

He’d likely need to wait a bit after the surgery before getting an injection.. how long exactly 🤷

If it were a miracle cure, it certainly wouldn't be such a mystery..

neonbear57 said:Looks like this thread died, so I'm reviving it 🙂 So, does anyone have recommendations for private clinics in Washington, D.C.? What’s available, and what’s the best bang for your buck? Somewhere where the staff doesn't treat you like garbage... basically everything else that matters.

Depends on what you need them for...

I was extremely happy with my MRI at Quest Diagnostics near Salat...

I wouldn't recommend Diagnostic 2000 for an MRI at all... their machine shakes like crazy (obviously making the images blurry) and they rushed through my scan in half the allotted time...

Luckily, that was all I needed from them...

But don't go thinking private clinics are some miracle cure... things are faster, there's no waiting, the service is better, and you won't have students practicing on you—but that's pretty much the extent of it... (here in the States)