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    We’re you scared of what could happen during the pandemic? No doubt, I won’t short change the stress a small business owner lives with day to day.

    I haven’t seen your books, nor have I seen Alkas, so maybe you both had only a couple weeks worth of cash before going tits up, but I doubt it. Hindsight shows giving every business regardless of qualifications a PPP loan was probably a step to far, and the definition of businesses getting government handouts. You seriously going to argue there wasn’t waste in a trillion dollars getting thrown around with basically zero oversight? It’s why people are pissed. If you can’t recognize that fact you just further prove the point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skiATL View Post
    Oooooh the "fact checking sites". A quick Google search of your beloved fact checkers said the stat is verifiably true that the top 1% pays to top 40% income taxes. While their are other taxes outside of income taxes, the idea that billionaires are getting off scot-free is no supported by the statistics.
    I'm in the 1%. I had zero economic anxiety from the pandemic. I ended up wealthier. Millions of Americans suffered significant financial trauma during the pandemic. I don't deserve a gold star because I paid a lot more taxes than they did. I got off scot-free.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperGaper View Post
    Wow! Not even for a couple weeks at the beginning? Utah is one hell of a place!

    Jackson shut down completely for 6 weeks. I laid off my employees w full pay for 6 weeks. I had one payroll cycle left when my PPP came through.

    Wait, except for construction, none shut down and all took PPP, so free labor for the contractors.

    Cody is right, we are just arguing over the second boiled potato.
    Based on the federalpay website it looks like that bike slinging ski shop had 147k forgiven to retain 50 employees all while never shutting their doors and selling an, "assload of bike stuff."

    Not so dissimilar to the construction industry I guess.

    SFB's axe to grind with Arcade/Cody is curious with context. I understand having a gripe with CG and Brody having their loans forgiven but going after Arcade is an odd choice

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    The pandemic didn't directly make me richer, nor poorer. I worked harder than I ever have with greater stress than I ever have, with far less free time than I have ever had while a chunk of the world spewed hate my direction for trying to help people.

    Some people lucked out and had a pretty good pandemic. I do not blame people for that at all except for a few exceptions.

    The resulting inflation is hurting me and many others. I absolutely think that taxpayer blank checks contributed to that, so if those checks were unjustified and immoral, then I am justified in taking umbrage since we are suffering while other benefited: for the companies big and small, the superstars, and the two bit influencers who had loans forgiven (free taxpayer money) when it was either clearly fraudulent or unjustified, I will retain my dim view of them.

    If some of those people want to cop a righteous attitude about their undeserved benefits, or flip-the-script and cast judgment on others, especially when those smug people rely on their public perception for success... my view is significantly dimmer.
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    Why all the Caroline Gleich hate?

    Quote Originally Posted by summit View Post
    The resulting inflation
    not the driver

    look to fed policy of cheap money

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    Quote Originally Posted by Supermoon View Post
    I’m sorry. Is living within an hour of Alta for 25 years, and spending almost a decade working in the ski industry not enough?

    Please tell me, oh king of the Wasatch, how much more I need before I can point out a bunch of people being hypocritical douchebags on the internet.
    king bwwwhhhaaaaa
    so your saying you know more than the twf, whose way more royalty than i and has
    has had multiple dogs that lived at alta and had longer careers in the business than you
    but yeah you totally have your finger on the satch pulse
    and know more pros than Xover
    i have a hard time believing utah was the only state where bicycles were deemed essential transportation business and didnt shut down
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    must suck to be a slave

    I just raise prices to keep up with the jones
    eventually it will collapse but you run with it till it does
    got an exit plan so no worries

    can't decide between the 3k or the 5k suspension kit
    on the other hand my half day of work turned into a full day fuck that but someone will have a nice check this afternoon for me

    everyone is an expert on everyone and everything these days the internet is awesome

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    Saying no to the stimulus is as stupid as checking the box to donate more taxes.

    Or, conversely, not taking every legal deduction you can.

    The rules on PPP sucked. But don’t hate the player. Hate the casino.

    Most of your favorite restaurants would be toast.

    Essential businesses that barely lost revenue shouldn’t have been eligible. But them’s the rules. Suck it.

    PPP helped my employees through the hard times. Helped us rebound. And survive.

    ERTC is a Fuck show of epic proportions. Extra money after the fact. But I took that also. Fuck this system. It’s corporate welfare. But I’ll take what they offer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AdironRider View Post
    We’re you scared of what could happen during the pandemic? No doubt, I won’t short change the stress a small business owner lives with day to day.

    I haven’t seen your books, nor have I seen Alkas, so maybe you both had only a couple weeks worth of cash before going tits up, but I doubt it. Hindsight shows giving every business regardless of qualifications a PPP loan was probably a step to far, and the definition of businesses getting government handouts. You seriously going to argue there wasn’t waste in a trillion dollars getting thrown around with basically zero oversight? It’s why people are pissed. If you can’t recognize that fact you just further prove the point.
    I'm only stating you are a clueless accountant, but for some reason you think I'm arguing with you about PPP stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AdironRider View Post
    Everyone saw what happened afterwards. 9 out of 10 businesses were just fine and kept on trucking.
    Um, wasn't that the idea?

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    Quote Originally Posted by The AD View Post
    Um, wasn't that the idea?
    Amazing this point is lost on people. Same with 2008.

    Inflation has been bad around the world. We aren't even at the top of the list. But the 7500$ to CG ruined our lives? Gtfo.

    Glad everyone on the internet has a degree in reverse theory 20/20 macro economics.

    The economy didn't crash, but we got inflation. Shit is more complicated than blaming handouts though no doubt it was another stick on the bond fire.

    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...etting-higher/

    Should I send back my $5600 economic impact payment that I am still waiting for because the post office and IRS conspired to fuck us over (we are victims for sure). Wouldn't want to overheat the economy with that money I never got.

    And I'm one that benefited from restaurants staying open with PPP money. Risking my life like every other person on the planet to keep the fat people fat and cholesterol levels high.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Suit View Post
    I'm in the 1%. I had zero economic anxiety from the pandemic. I ended up wealthier. Millions of Americans suffered significant financial trauma during the pandemic. I don't deserve a gold star because I paid a lot more taxes than they did. I got off scot-free.
    Sooo did you have your PPP forgiven? And how many followers do you have on tiktok?
    It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.

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    Why all the Caroline Gleich hate?

    I’m really sad to see the direction this thread has gone. Good lord, I’m trying to unsee some of these ridiculous responses.

    How’s this: I’m a single income, freelance camera guy for film and TV + backcountry ski guide.

    The pandemic ceased all work for me for a full 6-8 months. Ski guide work immediately over. Film gigs halted from March to November.

    I took unemployment and worked under the table on Craigslist gigs when I could.

    Did I take a SBA loan? Absolutely. It helped pay my rent and fix my car. Not everyone here is as fortunate as some.

    Have I applied for forgiveness?

    No, it was an EIDL loan, and they aren’t in that category. I’m curious if some of y’all are confused about this distinction.

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    You seriously going to argue there wasn’t waste in a trillion dollars getting thrown around with basically zero oversight?
    No one is or has. Any program rolled out to help in such an emergency situation will have some level of fraud. Hurricane or flood or wildfire relief for example.
    I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by summit View Post
    The pandemic didn't directly make me richer, nor poorer. I worked harder than I ever have with greater stress than I ever have, with far less free time than I have ever had while a chunk of the world spewed hate my direction for trying to help people.

    Some people lucked out and had a pretty good pandemic. I do not blame people for that at all except for a few exceptions.

    The resulting inflation is hurting me and many others. I absolutely think that taxpayer blank checks contributed to that, so if those checks were unjustified and immoral, then I am justified in taking umbrage since we are suffering while other benefited: for the companies big and small, the superstars, and the two bit influencers who had loans forgiven (free taxpayer money) when it was either clearly fraudulent or unjustified, I will retain my dim view of them.

    If some of those people want to cop a righteous attitude about their undeserved benefits, or flip-the-script and cast judgment on others, especially when those smug people rely on their public perception for success... my view is significantly dimmer.
    Are those payments driving inflation in Latin America? Because it’s way worse there than here. Inflation has been driven primarily by supply chain issues that have arisen due to the pandemic affecting the entire world economy. It’s really not that difficult to understand but for some reason morons continue to be idiots. Are you outraged at the billions in tax payer money we give to the fossil fuel industry? Sure there were bad actors with ppp loans, I saw basically every seasonal worker in the ski industry stop working for a summer due to unemployment benefits being easier to get and more lucrative. But none of that is the driver behind inflation. When a virus affects the entire globe, globalization shows some weak points. Second largest city in the world was recently shut down for months. There were 500+ container ships sitting outside port. That back up of goods will take years to iron out. Hence there’s less supply world wide. If you want less demand to balance that out we can purposely tank the economy and go into a depression. That seems really wise.

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    ::: ::: and altacoup, I used the word "contribute" not "primary driver"

    And even if you wanted to be granted an argment that they had no effect, bottom line is still companies and people immorally pocketing taxpayer money that I am on the hook for will make me take a dim view of them, and if they are assholes about it, I take a dimmer view. That position is undiluted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The AD View Post
    Um, wasn't that the idea?
    yea, the whole point was a fire hose to get money out ASAP. There’s plenty of posts from March/April 2020 of business owners shitting their pants because they were a couple payrolls from going under with nothing on the horizon. PPP was a success because the bottom didn’t actually fall out. People arguing that everything would have been fine have severe memory issues.

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    I can't even follow this thread, it's all over the place. But it constantly makes me think of this comic.

    Everyone is up in arms and directing tons of vitriol because someone got something they shouldn't have (arguably). Meanwhile, the oligarchs love this shit, they work hard to stir it up, because it makes people focus on the wrong things. And yes, I'm well aware that you can have space in your brain to hate the oligarchs and hate the people you think didn't deserve a PPP loan (or deserve to have it forgiven). But you're fooling yourself if you think arguing about these crumbs (because that's what they are, crumbs) doesn't benefit the real culprits of our fucked up system.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TahoeJ View Post
    Like I said before, the boot licking is strong in this thread.
    Figure yer talking bout me.
    Only pair of boots of Cody's or Elyse's I wouldn't lick are the ones they clean up after Theo with.
    They got talent, integrity, and style.
    Hope to be licking their boy's boots someday as well.
    Bjarne's boots?
    They've only let me sniff em so far...
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    Quote Originally Posted by telefreewasatch View Post
    Figure yer talking bout me.
    Only pair of boots of Cody's or Elyse's I wouldn't lick are the ones they clean up after Theo with.
    They got talent, integrity, and style.
    Hope to be licking their boy's boots someday as well.
    Bjarne's boots?
    They've only let me sniff em so far...
    No, I was not. I believe you're taking my comment in the exact opposite way it was intended.

    Pearl clutching over a small biz like Arcade getting a PPP loan (or even someone like CG) is so ridiculous given the many decades of government subsidies for all kinds of goofy shit, especially oil companies. The comic Danno posted upthread nails it perfectly.
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    This thread is so weird

    She’s smoking hot visually and skiing.

    She makes money as an influencer.

    I checked her page and she also teaches influencing, sharing her brain power with others.

    I never saw the hate thread. Who was hating on her?

    I have nothing but respect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TahoeJ View Post
    No, I was not. I believe you're taking my comment in the exact opposite way it was intended.
    Sorry, wasn't offended even in my misunderstanding.
    Point is that not all athlete influencers are worthy of our respect.
    Can't lump em all together.
    Time spent skiing cannot be deducted from one's life.

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    I just don't buy into the "pay no attention to small time crooks because there are big time crooks" hand waving. Sure the big time crooks want you focused on the small-timers, but the small-timers want you to focus on the big fish. Throwing a classist flavor on the misguided reasoning is not helping either. You can consider the actions of both.

    My issue, again, is if I am supposed to care about and respect someone as an influencer, entertainer, and small time industry personality, I expect them to be upstanding good people with good attitudes setting good examples. But now I am supposed to be ignore their illegitimately taking of taxpayer money to fund their smug privelaged hypocrisy? It's OK because big corps do bad shit? Pay no attention?

    Fuck that line of thinking. I wouldn't trust that person, I wouldn't want to hang out or be friends with them, and I sure as hell won't respect them as a figure in the ski world.
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    But now I am supposed to be ignore their illegitimately taking of taxpayer money to fund their smug privelaged hypocrisy? It's OK because big corps do bad shit? Pay no attention?
    Jeez, pull the stick out of your ass.
    I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bunion 2020 View Post
    Jeez, pull the stick out of your ass.
    Your letter to the MG editor?
    Quote Originally Posted by blurred
    skiing is hiking all day so that you can ski on shitty gear for 5 minutes.

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