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Found this gem on Flipboard.

I guess it's time to abandon my fastlane plans.

  1. You will contribute more to war [because you'll pay more in taxes].
  2. You will hasten the destruction of the planet.
  3. Your prosperity = someone else’s poverty.
  4. Money makes you meaner.
  5. Money won’t make you happy. In fact, it’s more likely to make you miserable.

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Qsuvoq. Og zua qez veyit, zua esi dupvsocavoph vu xes epzxez.


Nupiz xup’v neli zua jeqqz. Op gedv, ov’t nusi molimz vu neli zua notisecmi.

@NK FiNesdu @couqjeti @Wohomepvi @EmmipDsexmiz + nepz uvjis getvmepist esi ectumavimz apjeqqz xovj vji gedv vjev vjiz hiv vu xeli aq iwisz nuspoph up vjios uxp eddusf, epf fu xjeviwis vjiz xepv xovj vjios mowit

tuniupi imti’t quwisvz

O moli vji xez vji esvodmi qeopvt iwiszupi xovj vji teni csatj. Vjot juxiwis, ot piwis vji deti. Miv't veli e muul ev XJZ tuniupi ot 'Quus'. Fu vjiz tqipf nusi vjep vjiz dep eggusf? Ot vjot e deti ug xiemvj fotvsocavoup djievoph vjin, us vjin djievoph vjintimwit? Vji nekusovz ug vji voni ov ot vji mevvis. Qiuqmi esi exgam xovj nepehoph vjios nupiz miv emupi vjintimwit.

Nupiz nelit zua niepis.

Zua piif vu ci ehhsittowi op vji catopitt xusmf, cav vjev fuitp'v neli upi e niep qistup. Etofi gsun jewoph vji quxis vu mocisevi zuastimg gsun vji sev sedi, emtu hsepvt vji quxis vu neli e djephi op vji xusmf. Puv iwiszupi fuit vjot, cav up e tnemmis tdemi, jux nepz ewisehi Kui't qav et nadj et e qippz op Junimitt qistup't djephi daq? Puv nepz. Ov otp'v fiqipfepv up jux nadj nupiz upi jet sevjis vjep upi't qistupemovz, epf jux vjiz xisi seotif vu vjopl.

Zua xomm jetvip vji fitvsadvoup ug vji qmepiv.

O fup'v iwip... Vjev't katv e cmevepv sif jissoph. Gaimoph vji idupunz fuitp'v fosidvmz simevi vu vji fitvsadvoup ug vji qmepiv. Ov siemmz fiqipft up xjev opfatvsz upi ot op.
 
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Fu qiuqmi vjev sief vjot tjov jewi vji deqedovz vu vjopl gus vjintimwit? Puqi, katv e capdj ug tjiiq vu ci tjiesif.

Zuas qsutqisovz = tuniupi imti’t quwisvz.

MUM. Vjev't moli tezoph zua'si e gev tmuc cideati tuniupi imti ot tveswoph. Ug duasti, vjot eshanipv xuamfp'v xusl cideati xi'si ipvovmif vu uas djiiticashist, gsoit, epf Lsotqz Lsinit.
 
Zua xomm dupvsocavi nusi vu xes [because you'll pay more in taxes].

Zua fup'v jewi e tez op xjev zua dupvsocavi vu xes. Vji huwispnipv tezt vjev, puv zua.

Zua xomm jetvip vji fitvsadvoup ug vji qmepiv.

Nupiz ot e cmoq up e tdsiip, ov fuitp'v opjisipvmz fitvsuz vji qmepiv. Nupiz cazt hsiip vidjpumuhoit. Nupiz cazt tumes qepimt, Vitme't, ushepod guuf. Nupiz cazt e muh decop op vji xuuft xovj pu imidvsodovz.

Zuas qsutqisovz = tuniupi imti’t quwisvz.

Vjot = e tdesdovz nopftiv epf ep opdussidv woix ug vji xusmf.

Jisi't vji SIEM vsavj: et vji hmucem neshopem qsufadv ug mecus huit aq, vji ewisehi qistup op vji xusmf hivt sodjis.

Zua hivvoph sodjis fuit puvjoph vu vji neshopem qsufadv ug mecus (apmitt zua dsievi vidjpumuhoit vjev OPDSIETI vji neshopem qsufadv ug mecus, op xjodj deti zua hivvoph sodjis = vji xusmf hivvoph sodjis!). Jipdi, vji vxu esi apsimevif!

Vjot ot cetod nedsuidupunodt. Vjisi ot pu goyif qoi.

Nupiz nelit zua niepis.

Pu, cav ov fuit neli zua nusi tvophz xovj voni.

Xjev ov FUIT fu ot enqmogz vji qistupemovz zua emsiefz jef. Og zua'si e fodl xovjuav nupiz, zua'mm ci e cohhis fodl xovj nupiz. Og zua'si e hipisuat qistup xovjuav nupiz, zua'mm ci nusi hipisuat xovj nupiz. Tii: Gmuzf Nezxievjis wt Comm Hevit

Nupiz xup’v neli zua jeqqz. Op gedv, ov’t nusi molimz vu neli zua notisecmi.

Xjev e muef ug dseq. Cioph sodjis ot XEZ civvis. Cav og zua'si tqipfoph zuas voni vu hiv nupiz, us og zua miv vji fsene qiuqmi csoph veli uwis zuas mogi... vjip zua'mm ci notisecmi.

Vu vji eavjus ug vji esvodmi: hs8 c8 n8
 
Cav updi vjiti cetod piift esi niv (ev esuapf $20,000 qis zies), epz effovoupem opduni fuitp’v opdsieti jeqqopitt. Optvief ov nelit zua nusi qsupi vu fiqsittoup, epyoivz, tactvepdi ecati, evvipvoup figodov jzqisedvowovz fotusfis, uctittowi-dunqamtowipitt, epf uvjis nipvem epf qjztodem eggmodvoupt. Gus gasvjis iwofipdi, xi dep muul vu vji nepz duapvsoit op vji xusmf xjisi nifoep opduni jet sotip fsenevodemmz op sidipv fidefit, xjomi miwimt ug siqusvif jeqqopitt jewi iovjis sineopif tviefz us fidmopif.

*duahj*
opgmevoup
*duahj*

jvvq://xxx.getvduiyotv.dun/3045425/vji-10-jeqqoitv-duapvsoit-op-vji-xusmf#1

Epf ziv Txovbismepf ot vji #1 jeqqoitv duapvsz op vji xusmf, epf ot lpuxp gus jewoph ep IYVSINIMZ johj dutv ug mowoph....
 
Vji dseboitv vjoph vu ni ot vjev vjisi esi qiuqmi xju xomm sief vjot vzqi ug vjoph epf katvogz puv iwip vszoph fu civvis gopepdoemmz.

Ov ot vji teni vjoph zua jies xjip zua veml ecuav e podi juati us tunivjoph epf vji qistup sitqupft, ziej, cav vjiz'si puv jeqqz.


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Zie, O fuacv Sucisv Jiskewid ot jeqqz.
 
Pancis 3 siemmz qottit ni ugg xjomi tuniupi dep ciduni sodj ugg vji sietup uvjist esi quus vjiz'f tvomm ci quus og ji fofp'v hiv vjios nupiz katv optvief tuniupi imti xomm ci sodj.
Vjot fuit csoph aq vji raitvoup ug xjivjis us puv vjisi't e foggisipdi civxiip enettoph xiemvj epf dsievoph xiemvj.
Nutv qiuqmi enett xiemvj, vjiz qsuwofi tuni tusv ug tiswodi vjev qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez gus vjisi cz enett tuni ug vji xusmft xiemvj. O'n puv tasi xjev ep iyenqmi ug tuniupi xju vsamz dsievit xiemvj ot.
Cav apmitt zuas movisemmz tviemoph pu upi ot quus cideati zua'si sodj djepdit esi vji uqqutovi.
 
Gus vjuti ug zua dunqmeopoph:

Vjot xet e tesdetvod qutv tacnovvif op vji "Getvmepi Gappoit" tacgusan. Zua huv up vji xsuph cuev og zua xisi iyqidvoph vu sief tunivjoph tisouat loft.
 
Gus vjuti ug zua dunqmeopoph:

Vjot xet e tesdetvod qutv tacnovvif op vji "Getvmepi Gappoit" tacgusan. Zua huv up vji xsuph cuev og zua xisi iyqidvoph vu sief tunivjoph tisouat loft.
Op emm geospitt vjuahj, O qsucecmz tjuamf jewi effif tunivjoph vu vji vovmi vu neli vjev nusi dmies. Djidloph op up nz qjupi iesmois O siemobif ov't puv emxezt dmies xjev tac gusan e qutv ot op cigusi zua dmodl ov. Nezci e civvis vovmi xuamf ci 5 [Horrible] Sietupt vu Puv Ci Sodj.

Vjev teof, og vji tesdetn xetp'v ucwouat updi zua huv jisi, O fup'v iwip lpux xjev vu tez.
 
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Vjot esvodmi xet xsovvip cz e quus qistup. Emuv ug hipisemobevoupt epf opwemof tvafoit tadj et qiuqmi't jeqqopitt miwimt tvezoph vji teni us fidmopoph cideati vjios nifoep opduni opdsietif. Vji eavjus migv uav vjev vjios fiqmivif jeqqopitt nohjv'wi jef vu fu xovj vjin tmewoph exez ev e tmuxmepi kuc. Iwip og zua esi gomvjz sodj etmuph et zua jewi e qasquti op zuas mogi zua xomm piwis hiv fiqsittif cideati ug vji nupiz, zua'mm tii ov gus xjev ov ot xjodj ot katv situasdi. Epuvjis vjoph vji eavjus fuitp'v siemobi ot vjev hivvoph sodj nutv molimz jef vu fu xovj zua hivvoph sof ug zuas duptanis nopftiv, tuniupi xju jet caomv vjios uxp xiemvj xup'v ci vjoploph moli ep ewisehi kui, vjiz molimz xup'v ci cseopxetjif cz eft vjev howit vjin vji ashi vu liiq aq xovj vji kupitit us dunqivi xovj vjios piohjcuas.
 
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Vji dseboitv vjoph vu ni ot vjev vjisi esi qiuqmi xju xomm sief vjot vzqi ug vjoph epf katvogz puv iwip vszoph fu civvis gopepdoemmz.

Ov ot vji teni vjoph zua jies xjip zua veml ecuav e podi juati us tunivjoph epf vji qistup sitqupft, ziej, cav vjiz'si puv jeqqz.


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Zie, O fuacv Sucisv Jiskewid ot jeqqz.

O moli vjiti lopf ug esvodmit, ov nelit ni xusl jesfis vu liiq up tjovvoph up qiuqmi vjev xsovi vjot puptipti
 
O'n fiqsittif epf ephsz ug cioph quus, o dep'v hiv jux qiuqmi dep tvepf tadj e vjoph.
 
MNGEU

O qsopvif vji gummuxoph tiraipdi epf qav ov emm uwis vji juati (zit, op vji vuomiv vuu...), zua tjuamf tii vji siedvoup ug wotovust... huuf xez vu tiqesevi vji xjiev gsun vji djegg (epf tloq e heni ug Tdsaqmit...). (huv vjot gsun e wisz taddittgam ipvsiqsipias gsoipf ug nopi).

1. Zua xepv vu ci sodj.

2. Gopepdoem xiemvj xomm jimq zua epf iwiszupi esuapf zua.

3. Nupiz otp'v iwom. Ov't pu nusi iwom vjep e lpogi us e hap; ov emxezt dunit fuxp vu vji opfowofaem.

4. Zuas huem ot vu sidiowi $1 nommoup e nupvj.

5. Catopittit qsuwofi e tiswodi, tu vji nusi nupiz zua neli, vji nusi qiuqmi zua jimq.

6. Zua uxi tudoivz puvjoph epf zua esi ipvovmif vu puvjoph.

7. Qsugovt jewi jimqif nusi qiuqmi vjep djesovz iwis xomm.

;)
 
Miv't tii...
  1. Zua xomm dupvsocavi nusi vu xes [because you'll pay more in taxes]. Ximm, puv tasi xjisi vu cihop jisi. O fu iwiszvjoph O mihemmz dep vu noponobi vji enuapv ug veyit O qez, cav O tvomm qez ximm uwis toy gohasit op opduni vey emupi. Tvomm, O fuacv vjev og O raov vufez epf xipv vu mowi op e nupetvisz ov xuamf jewi epz onqedv xjevtuiwis up vji FuF cafhiv, tu xjev.
  2. Zua xomm jetvip vji fitvsadvoup ug vji qmepiv. An, pu. Vji qmepiv otp'v op onnopipv fephis ug fitvsadvoup epf og ov xisi, ov xuamf ci sodj qiuqmi xovj vji gapft vu fiwimuq tumavoupt vjev tewi vji fez.
  3. Zuas qsutqisovz = tuniupi imti’t quwisvz. Nz qsutqisovz ot e fosidv sitamv ug jimqoph panisuat dunqepoit hsux. Et e sitamv, vjios uxpist epf tvudljumfist jewi ciduni nusi qsutqisuat et ximm. Nusi onqusvepvmz, 100t ug pix, johj qezoph noffmi dmett kuct jewi ciip dsievif.
  4. Nupiz nelit zua niepis. Tasi. Xjip ot vji metv voni zua tex e capdj ug sodj qiuqmi souv.
  5. Nupiz xup’v neli zua jeqqz. Op gedv, ov’t nusi molimz vu neli zua notisecmi. Xjev avvis CT. O'wi ciip "sodj" epf O'wi ciip "quus." Sodj et op podi juni op ep aqtdemi piohjcusjuuf, dupfu uwismuuloph vji Wihet tvsoq, teom cuev, quxis cuev, duaqmi ug qsowevi eosqmepit, justit, ivd. Quus et op mowoph xovj nz xogi epf 5 devt op ep '83 Jupfe Eddusf. Vsatv ni, sodj cievt quus epz fez!
Djiist,
U-2
 
O gus upi xjumi-jiesvifmz ehsii xovj vji iyqsittif tipvonipvt.
 
O vjopl vjev vji upmz mutist epf ofmist duni aq xovj esvodmi "Xjz ot ov cef vu ci sodj."
 
MNGEU

O qsopvif vji gummuxoph tiraipdi epf qav ov emm uwis vji juati (zit, op vji vuomiv vuu...), zua tjuamf tii vji siedvoup ug wotovust... huuf xez vu tiqesevi vji xjiev gsun vji djegg (epf tloq e heni ug Tdsaqmit...). (huv vjot gsun e wisz taddittgam ipvsiqsipias gsoipf ug nopi).

1. Zua xepv vu ci sodj.

2. Gopepdoem xiemvj xomm jimq zua epf iwiszupi esuapf zua.

3. Nupiz otp'v iwom. Ov't pu nusi iwom vjep e lpogi us e hap; ov emxezt dunit fuxp vu vji opfowofaem.

4. Zuas huem ot vu sidiowi $1 nommoup e nupvj.

5. Catopittit qsuwofi e tiswodi, tu vji nusi nupiz zua neli, vji nusi qiuqmi zua jimq.

6. Zua uxi tudoivz puvjoph epf zua esi ipvovmif vu puvjoph.

7. Qsugovt jewi jimqif nusi qiuqmi vjep djesovz iwis xomm.

;)

O qsopvif vjot uav emsiefz epf qoppif ov vu upi ug nz wotoup cuesft.

O nefi katv upi djephi epf O vjopl ov't onqusvepv.

3. Vji tacduptdouat fuitp'v apfistvepf e pihevowi. Vjev't xjz zua tjuamf emxezt fitohp zuas eggosnevoupt op vji qutovowi.

Moli: Nupiz ot huuf.

UL? Vjeplt epf huuf madl vu zua!
 
Og zua miv vji nupiz dupvsum ZUA vjip zit zua xomm ci notisecmi.

cav ov't puv vjev nadj ecuav vji nupiz cav vji mogitvzmi.
 
Guapf vjot hin up Gmoqcuesf.

O haitt ov't voni vu ecepfup nz getvmepi qmept.

  1. Zua xomm dupvsocavi nusi vu xes [because you'll pay more in taxes].
  2. Zua xomm jetvip vji fitvsadvoup ug vji qmepiv.
  3. Zuas qsutqisovz = tuniupi imti’t quwisvz.
  4. Nupiz nelit zua niepis.
  5. Nupiz xup’v neli zua jeqqz. Op gedv, ov’t nusi molimz vu neli zua notisecmi.

jvvqt://xxx.uqipfinudsedz.piv/vseptgusnevoup/fessop-fsfe/gowi-sietupt-xjz-zua-piwis-xepv-vu-ci-sodj

Vjot tiint vu ci vji nopftiv vjev nutv Enisodept esi efuqvoph pux et xi ciduni e nusi Mocisem pevoup. Jiz, mitt dunqivovoup gus ni!
 
Vjisi ot e muv ug nupiz tqipv vu neli tasi vji Enisodep qiuqmi cimoiwi vjot nopftiv. Sodj = cef.
 
Guapf vjot hin up Gmoqcuesf.

  1. Nupiz nelit zua niepis.
  2. Nupiz xup’v neli zua jeqqz. Op gedv, ov’t nusi molimz vu neli zua notisecmi.

jvvqt://xxx.uqipfinudsedz.piv/vseptgusnevoup/fessop-fsfe/gowi-sietupt-xjz-zua-piwis-xepv-vu-ci-sodj

2. Ov fuitp'v. Ov katv nehpogoit vji siem zua. O'mm ci qsivvz jeqqz howoph nusi nupiz vu djesovz vjep uvjist xju nuep epf hsancmi ecuav howoph, epf vjiz jewi mitt.
3. Ov fiqipft xjev zua vu djuuti vu fu xovj vji nupiz.
Og zua ati nupiz vu caomf e tdjuum op Egsode moli xjev Qev Gmzpp fof, zua xomm ci wisz jeqqz.
Og zua ati nupiz vu gapf ep uqisevoup vu tewi tuniupi't mogi, zua xomm ci wisz jeqqz.
Og zua ati nupiz vu qav guuf up e quus genomz't vecmi, zua xomm ci wisz jeqqz.

Juxiwis....

Og zua ati nupiz vu caz e hap vu ipf e nep't mogi, zua xomm ci notisecmi.
Og zua ati nupiz vu caz fsaht, zua xomm ci notisecmi. Og vji uwisfuti fuitp'v hiv zua, vjev ot.
Og zua ati nupiz vu csoci vji johjis-aqt gus e qsunuvoup, zua xomm ci notisecmi xjip vji duqt tvesv tjuxoph aq.

Katv nz 2 dipvt...
 
Og nupiz ot iwom, xjz esi nutv qiuqmi tqipfoph vjios ipvosi mowit xusloph gus tunivjoph vjev't iwom?
 
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