La Place Mike

re: Do you consider Social Security benefits in your retirement calculus?

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/17/25 at 7:44 am

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For instance. In Georgia, SS income is not taxed on the state level and you can have up to $65000 in investement income at 65 and older with no state taxation. When he reaches FRA his SS will not longer be reduced regardless of income.

But, the feds will still tax his SS income if he goes over certain threshholds.

Great post. That's why you wait to take SS if you absolutely don't need it. People do not understand or consider the tax consequences.

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VABuckeye

you an NC have been spot on with your posts.
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re: How many people get arrested for social media posts made today ?

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 9:19 am

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In Europe I would speculate a lot. Here I would say none.

I know someone that was arrested for tweeting in the UK. I don't know anyone here that has been arrested.

re: Nancy Pelosi just directly called out Senator Chuck Schumer "Listen to the Women"

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 9:18 am

Listening to the women is why Democrats are in disarray right now. So, yeah Chuck, listen to the women!

re: Adam Schiff Says Trump's a Dictator

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 9:14 am

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It is one thing to watch a dictator grab power.

It is another to hand it to him.

I’m headed to the Senate floor now.

To cast an emphatic “no.”

Was he wearing a I "heart" Zelensky! T-shirt when he said it?

re: DEADLY MEASLES OUTBREAK. BEWARE Medical Science has gone woke

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 9:10 am

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I’m of the camp that parents should be severely limiting their infants exposure to people for at least the 1st 6mo of their lives.

So much for building natural immunity. :lol:

re: 40 Illegal Immigrants Moved From Guantanamo to Louisiana....

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 9:06 am

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Probably a private prison company charging 4 X the going rate to house regular prisoners.

Oakdale I would guess.

re: 40 Illegal Immigrants Moved From Guantanamo to Louisiana....

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 9:05 am

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40 Illegal Immigrants Moved From Guantanamo to Louisiana....

First you make rouux.

re: Jay Johnson vs Brian Kelly

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 9:01 am

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Kelly inherited a far worse situation in a far more difficult sport to win. It is not easy to win in SEC football with NIL having taken away our recruiting advantage.

This is where I disagree with you. It's not easy to win in SEC Baseball. In fact it may be more difficult. Check out the teams that have won the College World Series the last decade.

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re: Missouri has our tiger on their hats.

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 8:52 am

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There is no Gulf of America

Google Maps disagrees with you. :lol:

re: Has your opinion of Angel Reese changed since she left LSU?

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/15/25 at 8:51 am

I never was a big fan. I belive the Bayou Barbie thing with the crown and all of the other bullshite seemed forced at times and she isn't likable

Aneesah Morrow and Flau'jae Johnson are more my kind of gals.

re: Missouri has our tiger on their hats.

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/14/25 at 10:47 pm

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Both Missouri and Auburn have the exact same sailor logos...

The history of the logo is pretty interesting.

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re: Why are our players allowed to wear pink arm sleeves, batting gloves,etc?

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/14/25 at 10:23 pm

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I have nothing against pink. I myself have 2-3 pairs of pink shorts and at least 2 pink shirts that I can think of

Pink was considered a masculine color for longer than it has been considered a feminine color.

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I'm an LSU purist.so my argument is the same if Milam and Jones wear green arm sleeves. The players should only be allowed to wear purple and gold accessories, period.

Meh. It's a different world now not that I can't see your point.

re: What musical instruments did you play?

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/14/25 at 9:35 pm

The trumpet in Jr High. If you want to get technical the cornet.

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re: Places to eat

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/14/25 at 9:32 pm

At the Y.

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re: Is the Cybertruck at risk of becoming Elon Musk’s first full-blown flop?

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/14/25 at 9:29 pm

Trucks should look like trucks.

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re: Missouri 5 @ LSU 12 Final

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/14/25 at 4:45 pm

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The sailor tiger hat logos for Mizzou has been brought up I imagine.

Not sure but I like the look. I have an LSU cap that I wear all time.

re: It was never about Wade, it was always about the balance of power of blue bloods....

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/13/25 at 9:12 am

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Self, kryzewski, and miller all were targeted, LSU was the only one that had a football program that the NCAA could use as leverage.

The fact that people believe Wade was let go to save the Football program is comical at this point.

re: Xavier freshman pitcher who came in and struck out 5 straight Tigers

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/13/25 at 9:06 am

Tennessee ran him off the mound.

re: Do you consider Social Security benefits in your retirement calculus?

Posted by La Place Mike on 3/9/25 at 10:56 pm

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Considering I’m invested in broad index funds, what exactly would need to happen for my investments to go to zero?

Probably the same thing that would happen if there wasn't a United States of America.

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What would need to happen for my SS benefits to go to zero?

Due the the Government's power to tax among other measures Social Security will still be there in some form.

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Which of the previous two answers do you deem more likely, and by what multiple?

I deem Social Security will still be there but your investments although may not be zero it may be depleted enough for you run out of money before you die. The market does not owe you a retirement. You can not control them.

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