Posts by Olivia Sanders24

How exactly does that work?

Right now, I’ve got my 2.5 miles commute down to a science—I'm keeping it under 9.3 miles/h just so I don't show up to the office looking like I just finished a marathon. Coming back home is a totally different story though, 😬

And honestly, there’s no locking it up—it just rolls right along with me into the office 🙂. Though, I did end up getting into a bit of a spat with the security guard at the entrance today. I've been working here for months, yet today he actually had the nerve to give me grief about it. I told him straight up—unless he wants to sign a notarized statement promising to reimburse me for the full value of my bike if it gets swiped from in front of the building, he can forget about me leaving it outside. 🙄

redskipper4 said:The question is right there in the title. I’ve done my homework on the actual setup process for starting a small business, but what does it actually cost on a monthly basis once the doors are officially open? 🤷 To put it bluntly: who is going to be breathing down my neck for a cut, $33 leaving me with absolutely nothing left over after the bills are paid?

My plan is to launch a sole proprietorship focused on intellectual services, with projected annual revenues staying under $85,000 $0.00 (meaning I’d stay under the threshold for collecting sales tax). For those of you already running your own shows, can anyone point out the "invisible" costs that everyone misses when they're too caught up in the excitement of the initial launch?

If anyone can shed some light on this, I’d appreciate it—not just for my sake, but for anyone else jumping into this grind without considering these specific details.

To break it down at the start:

~$600 monthly for payroll taxes
~$100 quarterly for the Chamber of Commerce
~$113 annual flat tax for the business

Then you've got to factor in whatever your accountant charges you and all that good stuff...

So, if you're pulling in nearly $2,000 a month, a huge chunk of that just vanishes "immediately"...

Nathan Cox25 said:I've got a question, though I'm not entirely sure which thread this belongs in.
Since I'm just starting out as a small business owner—still finding my footing here—I need some advice on buying a computer through the company.
Obviously, all the software needs to be licensed, but I was wondering if I could just go with Linux since it's free, along with all its programs. Would using that cause any headaches with the IRS or anything?
Thanks to everyone for whatever info you can throw my way.

Honestly, you can grab a PC with whatever software comes pre-installed or just set it up with Linux—it doesn't matter either way—just make sure you remember to claim those tax deductions at the end of the year.

In the meantime, just install whatever works best for you. The odds of some auditor showing up just to check if you have legitimate Windows licenses on one or two machines are basically zero—they aren't going to waste their time on a tiny operation; they're looking for the big corporations.

Karen Garcia5 said:Hey everyone, quick question here:

Is it possible to set up some kind of small business where I only pay taxes based on what I actually earn? I’m not looking for that standard setup where I have to shell out fixed amounts every single month (payroll taxes, or whatever they call them)—I mean, if I pull in $1,500 in a month, maybe I just give $667 part of that to the government?

Specifically, this wouldn't be a full-time 9-to-5 gig. It would be more on-call, and the income would probably be pretty low. Just some side hustle stuff, I guess, as long as everything stays above board 🙂
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Thanks 😁

Not a chance. Those contributions hit you every single month, then you've got quarterly fees for the chamber of commerce, plus your annual self-employment tax. There’s really no way around it. Honestly, if you don't have at least $300 or so extra every month just to cover those overhead costs, it isn't even worth starting a business—that's actually exactly why I'm currently in the process of closing mine down. ☕

Kate James11 said:What do you mean by a "large number" of atheists?
According to the second-to-last Census Bureau report, it was only about 5.2%.
I wonder what we're waiting for regarding the latest census results—perhaps the Republicans working over at the Census Bureau aren't particularly fond of the numbers and are busy tweaking them to fit their narrative?

Well, if you follow the Census Bureau's "official schedule," we won't actually see that specific slice of the data until December 2012. ☕ Pretty interesting, wouldn't you say?

Is there really nowhere else to find one? 😢

Is there anywhere in Washington, D.C. where you can actually play this?

I'm talking about this:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_hockey

Bryan Anderson4 said:Oh, so World Wars were led by us "multi-color" folks, right? 😉
I'm not interested in talking about the past. That’s why I said it before: we were never like you—God forbid—because you still haven't learned a thing from it. You really need to realize that you learn from your mistakes.

We’re doing fine wherever we land and wherever we feel it’s best for us. We don't worry about some imaginary political borders; God made the world for people to live in, and wherever we end up, we make it work.
Don't get so caught up in being racist; you know that doesn't lead to anything good in the long run. ☕

At the end of the day, religion isn't the same thing as race🙄

Just looking at the numbers from the week of April 12th through the 18th—there were 45 cases right then

We’re talking 336 dead and 435 people in critical condition...

Peaceful Religion TM 👍 😵

goldensailor15 said:...it just keeps getting weirder and weirder🙂...what's next?...even though I can see that initiative got shot down immediately, unlike this other one with the plus sign that's moving full steam ahead...

You aren't reading very closely:

"in some elementary school textbooks"... everyone else is using standard punctuation

Honestly, it surprises me even more that Muslims haven't banned the "+" symbol altogether

All in all, it seems like nothing but sun and sand is doing wonders for clouding people's judgment...

boldgardener93 said:I can't send the screenshot because I don't have it anymore, but if you go back and look through all my posts, you'll find it.😛
They’re using a symbol that looks like a plus sign, but without the bottom part of the vertical line.

It’s all just more evidence that the Middle East isn't really meant for human habitation...

since even the Saudis aren't far off:

will Saudis Ban The Letter ‘ x>

goldentrucker17 said:I don't get the metaphor at all. It's gotta be some weird Zionist inside joke or something.
keep on 👍

🙄

so, what's next on the "agenda"? 🙂

goldentrucker17 said:"dhimmi = the 'protected' status of Jews and Christians under Islamic rule... "

so, you're claiming Jews and Christians living in Muslim countries gave the Palestinians $7.6 billion 😕.
I honestly have no idea what point you're trying to make here 🤷

🙄

Don't you see the comparison? I mean—the people cutting those checks aren't officially dhimmi, but they are certainly acting like it 👎

goldentrucker17 said:"Dhimmi"? "Kafir"? Look, I consider myself a pretty educated person, but I haven't the slightest clue what kind of jargon you're spewing here. Someone give me an American translation, please.

Kafir basically means a non-Muslim, or an unbeliever.

Dhimmi refers to that "privileged" status Jewish and Christian populations held under Islamic rule... though, if by "privileged" you mean having to wear specific clothing just to signal which religion you follow, stepping off the sidewalk whenever a Muslim walks by so you don't "pollute" their path, being banned from preaching your faith in public, not being allowed to build new houses of worship or even fix up old ones, and facing taxes ranging from 80% to 150%—which is really just a protection racket, let's be honest—then sure, it was privileged.

You can find all the details in Umarov's pact with the conquered.

frozenheron25 said:Where’s the money even coming from? Everyone’s just sitting around whining about it.🙂

It’s just wild how some people—honestly, those clueless types who swallow every single narrative they're fed—are out here cheering while $7.6 billion is handed over to them... and then, instead of actually fixing their own economy or investing in local infrastructure, they just go right out and buy weapons. It's such a bizarre cycle—just a total lack of foresight, really.

Oh, come on now—it’s just so much easier to live under the delusion that everyone else is obligated to foot the bill so you don't have to lift a finger—as if sitting around doing absolutely nothing is some kind of God-given right you're entitled to... 🙄

David Rogers18 said:And what about being "Israeli"? Are you seriously trying to tell me that Jews from Russia or Europe used to go around calling themselves Israelis?

Well, Jews used to refer to themselves as "children of Israel," while everyone else just called them Jews.

As for the Arabs living in the regions covering Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria—they all identified simply as Arabs. It wasn't until after the 1967 war that the whole concept of a "Palestinian" nationality really started being pushed through propaganda...

But honestly, you already know all this—you're just trolling at this point... 🙄

David Rogers18 said:Wow, you sure have done your homework, haven't you?

So, we're looking at how 800,000 people back in 1948 grew into about 3.6 million descendants today.

And I was just reading that European Jews actually make up the majority of the Jewish population in Israel, which pretty much flips what you were saying about Jews from Arab countries making up two-thirds of the population there.

Also, why the air quotes around "Palestinians"?

If anyone deserves the quotation marks, it’s those "Israelis" coming all the way from the Amazon, Ethiopia, China, Peru, or Nigeria.😂

The whole idea of a "Palestinian" nationality—well, it just didn't exist before 1968. ☕

Up until then, they simply identified as Arabs.

goldensailor15 said:...the narrative being pushed by these two guys and any other Zionist-leaning thinkers who happen to drift by is completely baseless... they just ignore the undeniable facts and go out of their way to belittle anyone holding an opinion contrary to Zionism. It’s pure trash, and every Jewish person who has ever spoken out against Zionism gets totally sidelined and discredited—including that guy Goldman mentioned earlier...

...Zionism isn't some legitimate struggle for statehood, despite how some people try to "explain" it; based on all historical evidence and actual actions, it's much closer to a Nazi movement...

...Palestine or Philistia is a land that has existed for a massive amount of time, and the UN tried to carve out two states on Palestinian territory (one Arab, one Jewish)... and here's another thing... denying that the name Palestine even exists is just a stupid way to ignore or pretend you don't know history. It's been mentioned since ancient times; Herodotus was calling it a "Syrian district" back in the 5th century BCE, which is likely where the name Palestine comes from...

...it also needs to be said that the Canaanites were living in that area long before Jews first arrived, and modern genetics directly links Palestinians to those Canaanites... that’s just another fact, and it completely shuts down that Talmudic claim that this is a Jewish land (the "promised" one)... it was only called that because when they first showed up, they lived there for a little while until they were kicked out by the indigenous population. Since then, they've been serving everyone from Pharaohs to others, developing this idea of being a "chosen people" (can you believe that postulation existed even back then?) all the way through to Mosaic leadership and those servants trekking back to that promised land where they only lived peacefully for a few years thanks to the hospitality of the locals who eventually drove them out...

...just a few quick points for those who clearly have zero clue about history but still defend the Jewish right to this land based on some holy Talmud...

...anyone who actually bothers to dive a little deeper into this topic will see that what Zionist propaganda writes is something entirely different from the truth...

...Europe really screwed itself over by allowing this apartheid entity to be created... which is why they're so obsessed with trying to "solve" this mess now...

...the future of this state as an aggressively Zionist apartheid entity isn't looking bright... maybe things will change if basic human rights are extended to everyone instead of just being reserved for Jews...

Man, what a load of nonsense...

Arabs didn't even move into that region until the late 7th century, and the whole idea of a "Palestinian nationality" didn't even exist until 1968.

If you look at how things functioned during the Ottoman Empire, you won't find any mention of "Palestinians"—just Arabs... plus, Arafat himself was actually Egyptian.🙄

Paul Wells17 said:Give me a break, the guy wrote a mountain of books, plus he’s got 32 honorary doctorates.

I doubt even Hitler or Marshall had more honorary degrees than him. 😉

Fine, maybe Tile did, but at least there was only one Marshall. 😍

so 😬

and it feels like ever since Chomsky wrapped up his absolute masterpiece in linguistics, he's been acting like he's constantly on some heavy drugs or something...