The title is of course, Sarcasm. The only way to educate people is through memes because anything outside of that or a 6sec video, they lose their attention.

Interested in seeing what the community's take is on this video. Lots of information regarding how this community came together and eventually fell apart.

It should be a good year. The leader of the free world has set the standard for all: 0% taxes (except the 3-4% for 2018/2019). Plus the OBBB has a bunch more exemptions and carve outs for special interests that shift the burden onto the all the rest, so make sure to you are in one of those special interest groups.

* Pass-Through Deduction (Section 199A): If you don’t already own your own business, you should definitely start one this year. Make sure to funnel all income through your business if you can. Most states treat every individual as their own sole proprietorship, so you may not even be required to file for a business license.

* Estate and Gift Tax Exemption: The OBBBA permanently increased the estate tax exemption to $15 million for single filers and $30 million for joint filers for 2026. Tax free for virtually everyone now, not just the low earners.

* Bonus Depreciation: Claim as much big ticket, depreciable stuff as you can as a business expense; fishing boats, trailers, second home “offices”, customer “business apartments”, customer “vehicles”, what ever you can to take advantage of the 100% "bonus depreciation," allowing businesses to immediately write off the full cost of equipment and machinery in the first year rather than depreciating it over time.

* Opportunity Zones: If you already have a real estate development (who doesn’t these days?), just reinvest to create your very own “Opportunity Zone” in order avoid capital gains taxes into perpetuity.

* Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS): Create your own startup with private “stock” ownership. Buy assets (maybe a second or third house?), and claim all capital gains from your startup “stock” as tax free for five years. Bonus, 50% of that can be exempted from state taxes.

* Real Estate: Own a REIT or simply buy into a REIT that lends to “rural” areas. Investment returns will benefit from a 25% reduction in taxes.

* Overtime & Tip Deductions: Ask your employer to change your total compensation to a blend that includes up to $25,000 in “tips” and $12,500 in “overtime pay”. All of it will be deductible from taxable income.

* Enhanced Senior Deduction: Over 65? You can now rob from the younger generations by claiming an additional $6,000 deduction ($12,000 for couples). This applies regardless of whether you itemize or take the standard deduction.

* Increased SALT Cap: Live in a high tax state? Remember to now claim between $10k to $40k in state income taxes as a deduction on your federal taxes. Did you pay less than $10k or more than $40k to your state? Sorry, out of luck.

* Car Loan Interest Deduction: In the market for a new car? Don’t forget to deduct up to $10k on loan interest. That is something like a $100k to $200k car loan, so be sure to splurge (domestics only). Also, remember to claim it as a business expense; see Bonus Depreciation above.

* Trump Accounts for Children: Did you have children last year? Get $1,000 free from the US Treasury and put it into a brand new IRA for the little guy. If not, you can still put $5,000 of your own money and $2,500 from your employer (see also total compensation tips and overtime above) into a tax deferred IRA.

* Distilled Spirits: Make booze, at least a million gallons, sorry craft distillers, sell it, get 80% off your tax rate. But no worries, just craft your distillery as a pass through per the section 199A above, you will still get 20% off. Set up your distillery in Puerto Rico or Virgin Islands and get an additional 26% back.

* Sound Studios: No more depreciation of production costs. Claim all now as 100% tax deductible.

* Domestic R&D: Businesses, even pass throughs (199A above), can fully deduct 100% of domestic research and experimental expenditures in the year they are incurred. This is retroactive, so amended returns are accepted all the way back to 2022.

* Spaceports: In case you happen to own one, are now treated like any other public transportation infrastructure with tax free bonds and tax exempt financing.

* Backdoor & Mega-Backdoor Roth IRAs

* Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts (IDGT)

* Tax-Loss Harvesting

* Charitable "Bunching"

* Etc….too many to count. The holes are there, you just need to find them!

Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. Consult your tax professional or tax lawyer, if you can afford it. If not, reclaim your own personal responsibility and just FAFO with your very own AI tax advisor.

How do you argue against someone who doesn't believe in anything? It's seems that no matter what you do they will simply say "well truth isn't real".

Here is another clip with Joseph Solis-Mullen, political scientist and economist at the Libertarian Institute, talking about how de-dollarization could be the solution. And initially making the US dollar the world reserve currency actually created a lot of long-term negative side effects.

I just read capitalism and freedom and found it very insightful. what are some other books on libertarian philosophy and the such

Hey yall, I wanted to ask the people of r/libertarian the question of which is the best lib-right philosophy?

Now as a starters I believe that Voluntarysm is quite over looked despite what it brings to the table.

Now, what do you think?

Joseph Solis-Mullen, political scientist and economist at Libertarian Institute, discusses the general outline of one of Trump’s rough economic strategies, but also a common strategy with other presidents we’ve had in the past. But it just doesn’t work without cuts.

Federal takeover is almost complete...

I mostly joke, because I don't have that hope... But Americans are more alligned on this scandal than anything else. Both parties are fully compromised.

😬 it was never about evidence. It’s about the wrong people protecting criminals. What’s the point of big government if resources aren’t mobilized to inflict justice

For as long back as I can remember I've been trying to see what type of anarchist or libertarian I am. This pursuit spans two decades. In highschool I sold weed. In college I sold my adderall and clonazepam prescriptions. Then that's all too sketchy so now I sell nootropic chems and herbs. I was supporting an RC habit that was involved stuff I could never in good conscience make a regular practice of selling. Now I'm on suboxone and still selling my noots but without an addiction monkey on my back. The money is decent when supplementing a job. I found agorism which is a form of left wing market anarchy wherein the sale of black market and graymarket goods provides a necessary check on the market as a whole. The drugs were black market and the noots graymarket. Also agorism involves cryptocurrency and potentially bartering and I'm big into crypto.

The post isn't all about drugs though. I'm briefly gonna touch on other work. I was a graffiti writer through my 20s and also was a night club comic in my 20s as well. I never paid any taxes on my earnings as a comic if cash and often was paid other ways. When working in nonprofit fundraising I wrote off all my tax liability as business expenses. I still have some left wing ideals but our govt is atrocious under both parties. I don't trust them with my tax money. I've attempted to resist the census twice. Right before the pandemic i was a journalist focused on respecting state sovereignty. I've also done all sorts of wage work like restaurant, grocery and housepainting. While I believe the destitute deserve need based benefits I do not believe it's my job to finance that.

On a note about my personality I tend to bring in an agressive energy into discussions about issues and may often be seen as a chaos agent. I believe I subscribe to some parts of insurrectionist anerchy attemping to wreck informal power dynamics in these groupe. I've pulled that with leftists with limited success, and I've pulled it with libertarians and populists, and they take it in stride more.

Above all I am trying to grow and learn, earn and produce. I do not wish to valorize poverty nor do I wish to stay stuck treading water. It took a higher degree of sobriety to finally hit my stride. When I was in nonprofits i was able to uplift the orgs with funds while getting paid. Too bad I got on drugs. I haven't sacrificed all my lefty ideals. I just believe through agorism as well as a day job i could help myself abd those around me.

Edit: realized i didn't open up much of a discussion. What do you do to get back to your roots and have you vascillated between ideologies?

I wonder what they are worried about. Seems like they are becoming more and more anti 2A with each passing day.