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There is so much more info on their site. https://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html https://www.ssa.gov/history/index.html https://www.ssa.gov/history/operations.html Early Operations …

In 1875, the American Express Company established the first private pension plan in the United States. I can also see a situation where the SSA recipient in 1940 was born in 1875. …

I always thought it was J Orlin Grabbe I figured he learned some lessons from Digital Monetary Trust during late 1990's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Orlin_Grabbe https://ww…

I liked watching these videos from Ostaszewski https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc335qIQZgg https://math.illinoisstate.edu/actuary/faculty_staff/ https://math.illinoisstate.edu/krzy…

I have been trying teedy https://github.com/sismics/docs It stores everything into postgresql... filesystems are ok but it can get out of hand. I am trying to deploy on microK8s wi…

my bad you are correct, https://sdirahandbook.com/self-directed-ira-investing/fund-s... it is in section: Need to Know #1: Prohibited Transactions

https://sdirahandbook.com/self-directed-ira-investing/fund-s... looks ok

oh yes the par value of stock... https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-is-par-value-st... I think he went the route of his IRA's investment llc membership units being assign…

This worked because he used a self directed IRA that most likely invested in some LLC with a marginal amount. It's very probable he also invested in the same company via some other…

""" No doubt some people will persist in questioning the usefulness of Latin. For these skeptics I have a two-word answer: Mark Zuckerberg. The 26-year-old founder of Facebook stud…

I don't think it will be possible maybe some ELIZA type interaction in the future you could come up with a virtual Harkness Table: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harkness_table The …

Actually, Mark Zuckerburg went to Phillips Exeter Academy. "At Ardsley High School, Zuckerberg excelled in classes. After two years, he transferred to the private school Phillips E…

Yes it's OK and I don't decry it because I benefit from it... But the typical FTE will go on thinking the best career path is E3...E6 and along the way get PIPed when no longer nee…

lotnet.com Lawsuits from Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs, sometimes called “patent trolls”) can be a drain on resources for any company. With software a primary PAE target, and sof…

readup on lotnet.com Lawsuits from Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs, sometimes called “patent trolls”) can be a drain on resources for any company. With software a primary PAE targe…

just because they have bands for certain titles/w2 employees does not mean so for vendors/developers working as consultants via their own S corporations... Exceptions to HR supervi…

its different in the US. They just set a floor...

if professional sports team have unionized players why dont we... our egos tend to block any imagination... https://www.nfl.com/news/full-term-sheet-of-proposed-collect... "NFL–NFL…

a cash balance defined benefit plan or pension plan... https://www.dedicated-db.com/ownersplus/ a floor on pay defined roles

The top 3-5% of software engineers do not work at startups. They work via their own S Corporation... Why? To copy the same way most doctors and high end professions get paid... 1. …

I would not be surprised if there is some low level effort amongst some of the larger companies in silicon valley.... especially after the whole issue of not bidding up talent or s…

Those were my initial feelings as well. I guess the issue comes down to focusing on software development as a skill and having that skill rewarded in manner you can count on. Our i…

Will they publish the union agreement? Wow... we will go from job/salary comparison sites to sites comparing transparent union agreements.... That is a step up!

Yes you can be part of a union and create your own loan out company. https://www.wrapbook.com/how-to-set-up-a-loan-out-company/

You can be a contractor with your own S-corp and still get the same benefits as union members if you are in an industry that has union workers like SAG. https://www.wrapbook.com/ho…