Got news for you buddy, $500K a year puts you in the 1%. Tell me again how that is not rich.

No one said it makes you rich, I said it’s a wage at which you’re not poor anymore. Correlation of happiness to income peters out at around $75K, so that’s considered the “ideal” salary for an individual. But if someone is satisfied with $60K, I don’t really understand how that makes them lazy... how much you’re paid,…

Dude, first of all, try writing a complete sentence that makes sense. Second, several studies have concluded that there is an ideal salary number — that number is one at which additional earned income does not correlate with increased happiness. Studies here and here, they average number is a bit higher than I…

Maybe. But that just means we need to equalize the tax treatment of income from capital ownership with income from labor. It doesn’t mean $500k guy is hurting.

I think you have a skewed sense of ‘normal’.

Counterpoint: People who make 6 figures and cry “I’m poor” deserve no sympathy from anyone.

If you would have trouble living on 500k a year, I would have someone else look at your budget. You’re bad with money.

I’m sorry, but I live in one of the most expensive areas in the country. If you’re making $500K here, you’re fucking rich and probably have way more money than you need.

$500k in income!? Jesus, that’s not even top 1%. That like top .05%. Making $500k a year in any place in America is straight wealthy. Even in NYC or SF.

The fact that you feel threatened by this piece tells me everything I need to know about you. Take a seat.

The average joe does not make over a hundred thousand dollars, does not own a house, and does not own two cars. Poor people do not care whether or not you are polite to rich people.

I’d add a fourth point. Tax investment income as Income.

I have to do my coke with singles!

Kobe Bryant looked short standing next to Shaq. But Kobe was still 6'6".

An overall great set of suggestions. One nitpick: only tax-related legislation must begin in the House. All other legislation can originate in either chamber.

Want the voice of the people to be heard in Washington, three simple steps:

The thing is: Where are journalists in this? It is not difficult to diffuse Whataboutism, only annoying as hell. You keep on target. You say: “That was not my question. Answer the question please. Again, not my question. My question was: [...]. This question asks for a yes/no answer. Please stop pretending that you…

If you have to humble brag that you have a “Harvard law degree and a genius IQ” to get a point across, you’re probably not a Harvard educated lawyer with a genius IQ. I understood exactly what his point was. Maybe you, and the person you’re defending, should try not being idiots.

It’s really not even debatable, at least to the extent that she believes it to be true. The Glob did a deep dive and corroborated the family lore with many people back in OK, including a cousin who didn’t even know Warren was running for anything.

All I want to know is when la huckabee is going to give milo his pearls back.