Cynthia Taylor

@pinkhairedcyn.bsky.social

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Associate Professor of Computer Science at Oberlin College.

4 identical form emails from the office of Bernie Moreno. They say “Dear Prof. Taylor, Thank you for reaching out to my office and sharing your thoughts. Your feedback is invaluable as we work together to address the issues that matter most to Ohio. We meet with constituents every day in Washington, D.C., and it is the best part of my day. I ran for office because I was tired of career politicians that cared only about getting reelected. I understand I work for you. It is one of the greatest honors of my life to represent Ohio and I work very hard every day to do the best job I possibly can. I am committed to listening to your concerns and ensuring that your voice is heard in Washington. Every message I receive helps me better understand the needs and priorities of our constituents. We may not always agree, but I want you to know that I respect your passion, your point of view, and your desire to make our great country even better. If you need assistance with a federal issue or agency that you feel my office can address, please reach out to my casework team. They can be reached at casework@moreno.senate.gov. You won’t find a more dedicated group to help you with anything from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Social Security Administration to the Passport Agency. Again, thank you for your feedback. Sincerely, Bernie Moreno United States Senator “
A pink haired woman in a blue and grey striped cardigan with one orange stripe.
Under current US law, if you founded a company and it has become very successful and you own a lot of its stock, there’s really no reason for you to pay taxes. You don’t have to take a salary, and the company doesn’t have to pay dividends (it can just reinvest profits in its business), so you don’t pay taxes on any cash flows from the company.[3] You also don’t have to sell any stock, so you don’t pay any capital gains taxes. How do you buy groceries? Well, classically, a bank will lend you a bunch of money secured by your stock, at a fairly low interest rate (because the loan is pretty safe), and you use that money to buy groceries and houses and yachts and things. The loan is not a taxable event. You never really have to pay it back: You just borrow more to fund your lifestyle (and to pay the interest on the loan), and if your company keeps succeeding, the loan compounds at a lower rate than your stock. You keep this up for the rest of your life, and then when you die your heirs can sell some of your stock to pay back the loan. And they don’t pay any tax on the stock sale, because they get a “basis step-up.” This strategy is sometimes called “buy, borrow, die.”[4]
An orange knit sock with visible blue mended patches. There’s a wooden darning mushroom to its left.
The meme with the guy with a wall full of articles and red string
A skein of gray and purple yarn
A black cat is sitting with her paws on a laptop. She looks kind of freaked out. The laptop has an embarrassing number of tabs open.
Captain Kirk from Star Trek TOS sitting front right, Bones McCoy sitting back left
A news article titled "How to get dual citizenship" runs under an "Election 2024" banner
A skinny orange and white cat looking indignant
A purple, orange and black striped single ply yarn
A laser-cut cube with a recursive square design (sierpinski’s carpet) on each side.
Two tv screens on poles, both showing windows recovery screens)
A milkbone jug full of woodworking biscuits
An orange and white cat sits on a couch. He has one of his back legs awkwardly sticking out between his front legs.
Raised beds on a lawn, with plants in little cages
Three framed portraits of orange and white cats wearing Star Trek the original series uniforms, hanging over a couch