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bgottfried9183 karma

Right? If you're working for a company that looks at a 6-12 month project successfully completed by an employee that says "excellent, now we can fire this hard worker and save a couple months worth of salary by hiring someone cheaper", congratulations, you just dodged a bullet. Take your severance/unemployment and appreciate that you're not still working for them.

bgottfried9153 karma

I was so confused at first, because I thought Jon Favreau the movie director/actor was also Obama's speechwriter and it blew my mind. Turns out they just share that (improbably interesting) name and the speechwriter) is an entirely separate person.

bgottfried9111 karma

Chie is best girl, because no matter what argument you can think of for why someone else is better, Chie can punt that argument into outer space

bgottfried917 karma

They describe in another comment on how if they have 10+ acres of tillable or pasture land, they get a (presumably) additional reduction on the property tax paid on those acres. This is pretty common in most states - e.g. Texas has a standard homestead exemption for all homeowners residing in their primary residence, but you can apply for an additional ag exemption if you meet certain criteria (TX criteria is less stringent than the MN one I think).

bgottfried915 karma

Mmm, that vinegar-based sauce is excellent. I like Texas BBQ because it tends to lend itself to sauceless (all the better to enjoy the meat), but Eastern NC is still my favorite.