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No tax on unrealized capital gains

This is a response to a proposal by presidential candidate Kamala Harris to tax the wealthiest citizens on unrealized capital gains, as described in the following articles https://www.nbcnews.com/business/taxes/harris-plans-tax-unrealized-stock-gains-only-people-100-million-rcna168819 https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2024/08/29/kamala-harris-plan-to-tax-unrealized-capital-gain-is-scary-heres-why https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/30/facebook-posts/harris-backs-an-unrealized-capital-gains-tax-it-wo …

Right to repair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_repair The right to repair is included in the proposed right to property: “No government or person shall deprive a person of the use, modification, improvement, or repair of their …

Introduction to civ.org

Hello, my name is Jonathan Buhacoff. I want to introduce this project to you, it’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. When I read or watch the …

Marital rape

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/india/india-madhya-pradesh-marital-rape-ruling-intl-hnk/index.html In this article, a woman in India confided to her mother that her husband has forced her to participate in sexual activities, and eventually filed a complaint with the …

Regulation of firearms

https://apnews.com/article/california-road-rage-boy-shooting-freeway-trial-ed77511a73034ff1de2d2c581c2aea16 A very sad incident of someone who pulled a trigger in anger and killed an innocent child. We need to amend the constitution to be clear that the people …

Constitutional longevity

Breyer says Supreme Court risks creating ‘Constitution that no one wants’ When a part of the constitution or a law is vague and we need to make a decision, we …

Free speech or cybercrime?

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/africa/nigerian-woman-faces-jail-over-online-review-of-tomato-puree-intl-scli/index.html How would this have gone differently in a country with the right to peaceful and honest communication? First, sharing an experience with a food ingredient and asking others to …

Why do we need freedom of speech?

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/politics/trump-hush-money-trial-gag-order/index.html We need freedom of speech so we can do a variety of things like criticize the government, talk about science and philosophy, and more. We don’t need freedom of …

Absurd settlements

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/former-special-prosecutor-in-paxton-securities-fraud-case-says-potential-deal-to-avoid-trial-have-charges-dropped-is-common/ If a person is innocent, they wouldn’t be doing community service and paying compensation to victims. The part of the settlement that allows the offender to not admit guilt …