Your comment also implies a misunderstanding of synergy. You and your friend have good chemistry. You do not have synergy on work projects.

I'm pretty sure he isn't saying "I have no clue how to play bass, but when we get on stage together, it just clicks!"

As a musician myself (albeit amateurish), I think U2 is a band that has become successful off it's synergy as a band far more so than any individual's talent. Bono is charismatic and can sing quite well, but Edge is not exactly a revolutionary guitarist and I can't even name their drummer without a Google search.

Les Claypool

"Taxes only go up"

While the tax benefits are absolutely true, what you're saying is nonsense. If "dude" makes 50k and contributes 5k to his 401(k), he has 45k of taxable income considering nothing else. If dude makes 50k and contributes $0 to his 401(k) his taxable income is 50k. If he donates that 5k to charity, guess what, his…

This is the first time I've heard an ex-NBA player-mayor, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson compared to school janitors.

And this is why people like Sterling get away with stuff like this. Because of peanut sized attention spans.

Because then you'd have to tell those same 15 year olds not to go to college. Even if they're first in their class and get a 36 on their ACT, let them know they should try plumbing.

Good luck, sir.

Who is John Stewart?

I have no rational explanation for why, as a 29 year old adult, I still love these things.

As someone who did very well in school, aced every standardized test and pretty much would have been seen as "throwing away his life" by not going to college, I'm happy for you. I don't know your situation, maybe you were a top-10 student in your HS class and got a 36 on your ACT. In that case, I applaud you for…

Hidden tactic #1:

9) Don't go to college if you aren't wealthy.

Sure, that is a fact. But that's not what you said. You said it's not a technological advantage, and it's just a marketing program, which is false.

The McDonald's analogy doesn't work because McDonald's provides food. Now if AT&T offered you free McDonald's for signing up for their phone service or cable, that would…

It's a technological advantage because more bandwidth is available in that it is less costly to the consumer who uses it, as a result, more advantageous, thus advantage.

Dude, do you work for AT&T? How is this not preferential delivery?

As someone who fits your description, you're screwed. If you don't make money, have kids, or get married, the IRS doesn't care for you much.

I don't think anyone is saying this is a loophole except you.

What you are proposing IS tax fraud and here's why: