Protests in Hilo - Next on April 19th - and going on elsewhere in Hawaii

[Punatang]

and a Cybertruck in a pear tree.

Dude, that's gotta be one big pear tree!

I, personally, am of the mind that anything to do with our white gods and the crap they foist upon us should be added to their funeral pyres.

Word is, those cybertrucks burn hot! 

Mo betta to fry da buggah, eh?

Tom, as you are aware, I am a great admirer and I am under no illusion that we will always agree but it does seem like everyone else was able to decipher my gibberish and I am not having any difficulty deciphering MyMan's gibberish (see below). Maybe things are getting lost in translation. 

Yak, since we both like a good poultry reference: What's good for the goose is good for the gander (wink nod   )

   

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Wow, didn't realize my SSA benefits had been cut

I believe ironyak referred to SSA services, not benefits:

guts civil services that millions of people rely on, including those here in Hawaii, such as Veterans Affairs, SSA,

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

The AI response:
In 2022, the bottom half of taxpayers earned 11.5 percent of total AGI and paid 3 percent of all federal individual income taxes. The top 1 percent earned 22.4 percent of total AGI and paid 40.4 percent of all federal income taxes.

I wonder what the average income for the bottom half is?
The average top 1% income?
In actual dollars.
And how much disposable income did each group have?
(And let’s not forget, the 1% determine the wages for the bottom 50%, which affects their ability to contribute taxes)

[ironyak]

Obie - Are you passing out maps to homes with powerwalls ?
No need - the injected 5g nanobots allow the hivemind to sense power sources. We are Legion.

is it acceptable to just steal the Powerwalls or do we have to burn them ?
It's a free country, do what you like, but it may be a case of burning them before they burn you?

Punatang - What's good for the goose is good for the gander (wink nod  Wink )
That image with a wonky cybertruck with a random door handle on the sidepanel and no powerwalls or starlinks under the tree (Santa says sucks to suck) is some real A1 quality work. Of course you'd be a fan of tech that steals from thousands of real artists, triggering hundreds of lawsuits, and consuming tons of natural resources, all just to make crap - brain as cooked as your goose!

Edge - I wonder what the average income for the bottom half is? The average top 1% income?
These measures are always a bit tricky to tally as many 1% type billionaires like Musk have little income, but just take loans against their stock wealth (hence the targeting of Tesla's valuation - bring on the margin calls!). Looking at wealth for 2024 you get:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tax-c...ll-wealth/ (see chart) based on St. Louis FED data
Top 1%: $50 trillion in wealth across 1.3 million households
Bottom 50%: $4 trillion in wealth across 66.6 million households

https://www.epi.org/multimedia/unequal-s...a/#/Hawaii
Hawaii has less wealth inequality (49th out of 50 states) but still a factor of ~14x for top 1% incomes versus everyone else.
Top 1%: $797,000 average income
Bottom 99%: $58,000 average income

When wealth inequality gets out of hand, people tend to get yippy and gather to protest for more Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Community is Ku'e.

[Punatang]

Edge/Moderator 2 (same-same). Can you please clarify who made what changes?  

HereOnThePrimalEdge 5th Beatle & Next Bob Dylan

Yesterday, 11:44 PM (This post was last modified: Today, 01:47 AM by Moderator 2.)

The AI response:

In 2022, the bottom half of taxpayers earned 11.5 percent of total AGI and paid 3 percent of all federal individual income taxes. The top 1 percent earned 22.4 percent of total AGI and paid 40.4 percent of all federal income taxes.

I wonder what the average income for the bottom half is?

The average top 1% income?

In actual dollars.

And how much disposable income did each group have?

(And let’s not forget, the 1% determine the wages for the bottom 50%, which affects their ability to contribute taxes)

[Moderator 2]

Can you please clarify who made what changes?

Edited.
(See your most recent post)

[Punatang]

Obfuscation.  Everyone knows you can edit posts.

[TomK]

and a Cybertruck in a pear tree.

Dude, that's gotta be one big pear tree!

I, personally, am of the mind that anything to do with our white gods and the crap they foist upon us should be added to their funeral pyres.

Word is, those cybertrucks burn hot! 

Mo betta to fry da buggah, eh?

Tom, as you are aware, I am a great admirer and I am under no illusion that we will always agree but it does seem like everyone else was able to decipher my gibberish and I am not having any difficulty deciphering MyMan's gibberish (see below). Maybe things are getting lost in translation. 

Yak, since we both like a good poultry reference: What's good for the goose is good for the gander (wink nod   )

Understood! These have been stressful weeks at work, and I probably took it out on you. I'm sorry about that, and I hope we can reset.

Cheers,
Tom

[Punatang]

Understood! These have been stressful weeks at work, and I probably took it out on you. I'm sorry about that, and I hope we can reset.

Cheers,
Tom


Stress is the enemy. Hang in there old chap. No apology or reset is required but it is appreciated. Hope you find some Peace. Aloha