The standard deduction existed prior to Trump and changes every year, but I'm not sure exactly how it's determined. Under Trump, it was effectively doubled from what it was previously. You can view a historic chart on this Wikipedia page.
Your good/bad assessment is overly simplistic, but essentially correct. In your example, you CAN claim your mortgage interest, OR choose the standard deduction - But in YOUR situation you benefit MORE from the standard deduction.
With a larger standard deduction, those with 'simpler' financial situations benefit from a lowered taxable income amount, without having to do the complex bits of documenting/justifying deductions they claim. - And without the risk of a potential audit.
For example, someone who DOESN'T own their home or have expenses they could deduct, still get their income reduced by that standard amount.
High-complexity situations (rich people) don't benefit from it, and still are required to document and justify their deductions line-by-line.
The US tax system is overly complex and burdensome, but a higher standard deduction is, at least from my understanding, a benefit to the less fortunate that the more well-off don't also benefit from.
I couldn't tell you what income level represents the 'split' between those who benefit from it and those who don't. It has less to do with income and more to do with your broader situation - Mortgage amounts, expenses, etc.
the content seemed to be less visible even to his subscribers
Am I the only one who still uses the subscriptions page? I get a chronological list of all my subscribed channel's video releases. I have seen zero indication that I'm missing anything at all, and I fairly frequently go to channel's pages to check that my subscription list is complete.
I've never clicked a single notification bell, and don't rely on the home page's recommendations/sorting, unless I'm actively seeking out new recommendations.
When I was in high school in the 90's, we had a soda machine that was owned by the school, and had all the different brands - Coke, Pepsi, RC, etc.
One year, they took out the old, independent machines and replaced them with Pepsi machines that were owned by either Pepsi Co or some nameless vendor. They only contained Pepsi brand products - Pepsi, Mountain Dew, etc.
At first we were annoyed, but eventually... I'm now a Pepsi guy for life. I drastically prefer it to Coke or anything else.
At the time, their ad slogan was "The Choice of a New Generation" - And they ensured that by making contracts favorable to school district's bottom lines in a successful attempt to groom me into being a Pepsi guy.
And it worked. I was groomed, and I still abide by my programming to this day, even while being fully aware of it.
If you think you're immune to corporate programming because you're aware of it and are a skeptic at heart - you aren't.
Up until very recently, I’ve never lived anywhere where I had the space to set up an outdoor garden. I’ve been fortunate to finally own a property where I can, and I’m really enjoying it. So far I’ve set up an 8 x 25 garden plot, planted 4 fruit trees, and have a thriving wildflower garden in front of the house. I have a...
Theoretically it's to help aquifer recharging, but it feels a bit misguided when directed to homeowner gardens, which are far more environmentally beneficial than the amount of roof runoff they would be temporarily diverting.
The Hyperloop was never meant to be built. Elon Musk admitted it was all about fueling opposition to California’s high-speed rail project so it would get canceled.
I'm not saying it isn't true, but I'm not seeing any quote from him or link to an interview or anything. Just assertions from third parties of what his motives "seem" to be.
When you lie about shit like this, it undermines valid criticisms and makes anyone actually reading the original article question the trustworthiness of the source.
The Hyperloop was never meant to be built. It was all about fueling opposition to California's high-speed rail project so it would get canceled.
That is a blurb that doesn't resort to lies, and gets the same exact point across, without YOU looking like a liar.
You don't need to lie about monsters to make them look bad. Just show facts about their monstrous actions.
If you're spreading lies, regardless of intent, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
The quote from that biography is "It seemed that Musk...." - Using the phrase "Musk admitted" Is quite directly a lie.
The admission was never part of the original biography, nor the source article this is linking to. It was specifically added by the tooter, and was completely unnecessary.
Can anyone confirm whether or not it's built on Electron?
The closest I can find is from Feb 2023, saying that at that time it would not be Electron:
Mozilla also still plans to use the Firefox web browser as the core platform for Thunderbird. That leaves Thunderbird as one of the few cross-platform mail applications that isn’t an Electron app or based on web technologies in some way
So possibly Electron-like but based on Firefox rather than Chromium?
Imgur now blocks several VPNs and have issues loading embedded previews in several fediverse platforms. So instead of using imgur, you could use one of the following alternatives for uploading your images....
IPFS (or similar tech) is the only sustainable solution for media hosting on federated platforms.
Permanence is important - old posts with dead media links is bad for society IMO - but we can't expect volunteer instance admins to be held responsible for something as complex and expensive as permanent media hosting.
Whether you started with a 2600 and a joystick in your hand, an N64 with a blistered palm or building your first PC in your teens, what is that one video game you've played at some point that to this day sits at the top of your list.
Morrowind: Nix hounds, kwama, guar... Cities made from the husks of ancient crustaceans... Fast travel networks with time consequences based on the speed of the insect you're riding inside of. Insane lore that feels like a real religion... Are you the chosen one? Is there such a thing? Have you been "chosen" or are you choosing to make it happen? Ash ghouls.
Everything else: Deer, wolf, bear... Renaissance-era European architecture... Instantaneous fast travel with no basis in lore. Dragons.
Pretty sick guitar. Came with Lace Sensor Hot Golds and a Seymour Duncan ’59 SH-1b in the bridge. It’s made me not touch any of my other guitars for the 2 weeks I’ve had it lol
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Comparison of population, wage, and home price growth (sh.itjust.works)
“room” by Crisalys (i.imgur.com)
I love this artist so much. She’s @curisaris on insta.
Me at Akron Pride yesterday with a spicy flag (midwest.social)
“Apple Music launches a Discovery Station to help you find new songs” (www.theverge.com)
“The new station will play a curated selection of songs based on what you’ve been listening to but haven’t heard before.”...
Banner proposal (AI made, more in the comments) (lemmy.world)
I’m obviously late for the banner contest but I still think this awesome community also deserves an awesome banner 😁...
No one will notice… (lemmy.world)
[RECIPE] Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe Chain Letter (lemmy.world)
The source for the famous $250 Neiman Marcus cookie recipe that’s been floating around on the internet for ages.
Lovely yard for the kids
Paying YouTube for views on your channel (www.youtube.com)
Unilever will let Russia employees be conscripted (www.bbc.co.uk)
Anon hates Pepsi (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Does anyone here harvest rainwater?
Up until very recently, I’ve never lived anywhere where I had the space to set up an outdoor garden. I’ve been fortunate to finally own a property where I can, and I’m really enjoying it. So far I’ve set up an 8 x 25 garden plot, planted 4 fruit trees, and have a thriving wildflower garden in front of the house. I have a...
True or False? (programming.dev)
Suppose you had a Star Trek replicator that had some extra obvious features, like being able to interpolate between any existing items (e.g. "halfway between a strawberry and a blueberry").
What mashups of food or drink would you try first?
The Hyperloop was never meant to be built. Elon Musk admitted it was all about fueling opposition to California’s high-speed rail project so it would get canceled. (mastodon.online)
The Hyperloop was never meant to be built. Elon Musk admitted it was all about fueling opposition to California’s high-speed rail project so it would get canceled.
Thunderbird 115 "Supernova" launched (mastodon.online)
Textual words from them:...
YSK alternatives to imgur for uploading your images
Imgur now blocks several VPNs and have issues loading embedded previews in several fediverse platforms. So instead of using imgur, you could use one of the following alternatives for uploading your images....
What's your Google Maps open-source replacement?
I imagine certain features like Google Maps’ different busyness indicators might be missing because otherwise that would require telemetry?
Kbin: What is your all time favourite video game?
Whether you started with a 2600 and a joystick in your hand, an N64 with a blistered palm or building your first PC in your teens, what is that one video game you've played at some point that to this day sits at the top of your list.
My Godin Session R-HT Pro (lemmy.world)
Pretty sick guitar. Came with Lace Sensor Hot Golds and a Seymour Duncan ’59 SH-1b in the bridge. It’s made me not touch any of my other guitars for the 2 weeks I’ve had it lol
After September 1, 2023, all Gfycat content and data will be deleted (gfycat.com)
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What classic Nintendo games do you still return to?
Since they announced the remake of Super Mario RPG, I've found myself playing the original again....