Description : What do you think would be a fair percentage to pay in service charges and fees over and above the face value of a concert ticket?
Last Answer : I think if I were competing with Ticketmaster, I'd take a percentage of the sale price. The venue says The ticket price should be $40 ; the sales agent (the new Ticketmaster) charges $40 to the end ... of the ticket. Then the sales agent takes 10% or whatever, and hands the rest on to the venue.
Description : Would it be fair to have a tax on unrealized capital gains?
Last Answer : No, for the very reason you have listed. If the gains are not realized, you don’t have the cash to pay the taxes. This is an astonishingly stupid proposal.
Description : Mother in law will watch her grandson on Saturday for a price: Is this fair, strange, appalling to you?
Last Answer : Seems fair to me to pay to the MIL to babysit. I would however encourage your wife to get her own insurance, then she won’t be dependent on someone else to distribute any claim money.
Description : What is a fair price for this used vehicle?
Last Answer : When you’re buying a used car, pay a mechanic to look it over.
Description : Is this a fair price for vocal classes?
Last Answer : answer:Those terms are relative. Where are you? What experience has the vocal coach has? What references did she give? If you were in Manhattan, for example, that would sound on the low end. A ... two years post-grad work at Juilliard and The American Opera Center. He teaches Bel Canto at $90/hour.
Description : Here's another one, what's fair here? (please see details)
Last Answer : Specify children’s ages?
Description : Did this man get fair treatment?
Last Answer : It’s just probation. No big deal. Probably worth it in the end
Description : Is it fair for a roommate who's never home to pay an equal share of the utilities?
Last Answer : If she lived by herself and kept to her current schedule, she would still have some energy consumption. I would think that it would be gracious to charge her 25% of the utilities. She does have the option ... , but paying as is three were. I would imagine you would want to keep her as a roommate.
Description : Where can I find a loan repayment contract?
Last Answer : answer:If I was you I would check to see how much it would be to have a local lawyer draft it. Laws vary by state so it would be better to have someone familiar with local laws write it.. I'm ... would just write up one with as many details as possible. For 2K you will end up in small claims court.
Description : Someone paid with me a postal money order today (the real thing, US Postal Service). Do I need to go to a post office to cash it? Can I just go to the bank?
Last Answer : Just deposit it in your bank. No need to go to the P.O.
Description : Why does the British Pound outweigh the US Dollar in value when it seems that the economy of the United States is far more powerful?
Last Answer : answer:I think that, in general, it has something to do with the fact that the British economy is strong and reliable, and that the UK has always had very profitable trading agreements throught ... how the buying power of a coin is, supposedly, representative of its country's credit reliability)
Description : How much is the iPhone 4 S monthly?
Last Answer : It would depend on what company and data plan you go with.
Description : Is 30 dollars too much for an iPhone 3.0 unlock?
Last Answer : Nope. Not for me. But it really depends on your trust in yourself. I’ve done 2 fairly easily. Total copout answer…
Description : When my parents get my iPhone bill, can they read all my text messages?
Last Answer : nope
Description : What is a good product or service, or investment, to save up $500 a month for?
Last Answer : Rather than saving for a specific thing, save to get a cushion in case of a sudden need. Don’t let Savings Burn a hole in your pocket.
Description : Can you make a partial payment to AT & T without getting your service interrupted?
Last Answer : Call and ask them. If you are upfront it is less likely to happen.
Description : What is the sharing part in "sharing economy" when it's straight forward service for money transaction?
Last Answer : Taxes.
Description : If people lived within their means, would there really be debt or as much debt that a people service?
Last Answer : My guess is, yes. The fact that money and the economy exists relies on debt itself.
Description : Would anyone care to recommend a reputable online tax service?
Last Answer : I always use Turbotax and have found them easy to use, reliable and safe.
Description : Is it possible to take an iPhone bought in the US, replace the SIM card with a European one, and have it work in Europe?
Last Answer : Unfortunately I think they’re SIM-locked and the SIM has to be from the carrier the phone is locked to.
Description : Have you ever run across a US $20 bill with a row of numbers written in red or pink ink across one end of the back side?
Last Answer : Do you mean money with red numbers minted on, or handwritten on? If you mean stamped or written on the money, then yes I have gotten a lot at work. Lots of them say to visit a website to track ... writing, or other weird stains. I had a money order with over $900 worth of twenties what a nightmare
Description : For all those in other countries - Is your government issuing anything like US stimulus checks as part of a pandemic relief plan?
Last Answer : Canada has, it was called the cerb it was 2 grand a month for five months, but fully taxable meaning you will pay tax on the money.
Description : What is the average income in your state and county in the US do you need to live "comfortably"?
Last Answer : I'm not in economics, but I figure the answer to this question is highly variable: region to region, state to state, county to county. I currently live in a rural area and the average income to live ... urban area of the same state. I'm not sure how precise a number we can get to this question.
Description : A fb friend wrote "you need a net worth of $2.4 million in the US to be considered rich" what do you think?
Last Answer : I'll never be rich, then. It's an arbitrary number. Not really meaningful. So much depends on your age and your needs and tastes. I don't need a mansion and a fast car and a country club ... the more I think about the question, the more simplistic it appears to be. Like money can buy satisfaction .
Description : If 85% of the US population ended up using bicycles like some other nations, would people start defining status by the bike you rode like they do the vehicle you drive?
Last Answer : Probably, I see it all the time out on the mountain bike trails. I also see the opposite where the folks who have five thousand dollar bikes are ridiculed. Regardless, we would all be much healthier and happier.
Description : It’s WAR! It’s WAR! When the civil war is finally declared in Iraq will the US jump back in for round three?
Last Answer : Dream on. The Iraq war certainly didn’t stimulate the US economy, unless you are only looking at Halliburton and its affiliates. There’s a reason Bush left those costs off the books while he was in office.
Description : What is wrong with us!
Last Answer : Yeah, there’s a point when things are so out of balance, you can’t help but feel helpless and apathetic because you can’t do anything.
Description : What movie/documentary can I watch to help me understand the current situation of US and/or world economics?
Last Answer : Waiting for Superman.
Description : What will two weeks/two months after the collapse of Greece look like for the US?
Last Answer : answer:It's not that Greece is going to fall , there economy will continue it's collapse as it disengages from the Euro. But while it will be a rough summer for the ... stockpile supplies? That's silly for something that has already been significantly discounted by the financial community.
Description : What are your thoughts on this article about the wealthy in the US?
Last Answer : Not much. I’m pretty tired of hearing about the evils of wealth.
Description : Does a gold standard really protect us from inflation?
Last Answer : The magic likely comes from the concept of cold hard gold. It's easier to understand that which you can hold in your hand, it's easier to abuse the bits and bytes that fly around the world banking ... resource and therefore only a few can hold' it doesn't change the concept of it being holdable.
Description : Has the US succumbed to Paul Kennedy's hypothesis?
Last Answer : It is a smart country that stays out of wars. Not much bravado in doing that but very smart non the less. I don’t think it is all the military adventures the US has involved itself in that will cause its decline, as much as the class warfare taking place within.
Description : Do you think the US dollar will rally?
Last Answer : Early 2013 at the earliest. Until then, incompetence will still keep its value down.
Description : Who decided in the US about things such as our money's apperearance and denominations, the traffic laws, and education?
Last Answer : answer:Traffic laws are, for the most part, local so local municipal governments. Our money's appearance and denominations was the Treasury Department with sign off by the Executive Branch. Education was ... , again, signed off on by the Executive Branch and Congress (who pass educational bills).
Description : The odds of winning the lottery bigtime (not just a few bucks here and there) are astronomically against us; yet I continue to play. Do you?
Last Answer : Nope, I had statistics in college. I don’t like to throw away my money (I also don’t gamble when in Vegas).
Description : How do I minimize the hit when trying to put euros into my US checking account?
Last Answer : I’m a little confused.. is this ‘hit’ coming in the form of the exchange rate.. a wire transfer fee.. i’m not really sure what in particular you are referring to.
Description : (Apologies in advance) If you are poverty stricken, would you share with us how you became that way?
Last Answer : Well, my mom killed my dad when I was ten. I got left with my sister at a strangers house in Copala Mexico while my mom went back to the states to turn herself in. My aunt got us back to the states. ... when you don't have a shower. I was working 40+ hours a week and still couldn't get a place.
Description : Why do older US dollars say "this note is legal tender for all debts, puiblic and private, and is redeemable in lawful money at the US treasury or at any federal reserve bank?"?
Last Answer : I believe at that time we were on the gold standard and the money could be exchanged for the appropriate amount of gold. I’m trying to find a bit more info right now here. When we went off the gold standard, this would no longer have been true.
Description : What percent of US citizens have money problems or go into debt?
Last Answer : This one sounds like a job for Internet Search Engine Man! Or just try here
Description : Would you rather have an Illegal Immigrant working and contributing,or a US citizen sat on their ass all day claiming welfare?
Last Answer : I personally opt for the illegal as a contributor.
Description : How can I explain to my ignorant econ-teacher that US currency has been heavily inflated over some time?
Last Answer : I don’t even know how to respond to someone denying inflation….
Description : In Canada, why are things more expensive than in the US?
Last Answer : Because Canadian money is usually worth less than American money, so you need more Canadian dollars to buy the same thing. Currently, 1 Canadian dollar = 0.859771 U.S. dollars
Description : Why are the US stock markets closed today?
Last Answer : Good Friday Not quite sure why it is important enough to close the NYSE, but it is.
Description : Banks in the US, active with the FDIC, only insure $100,000. So if a person has, for example, 10 million dollars and wants to deposit the money in a bank, does he have to look for 100 banks or is there another way to invest that is as low risk as a savings account?
Last Answer : A person with 10 million dollars probably has a diversified investment portfolio with a variety of risk levels and return levels. As a result, his insurance is that not everything will collapse at the ... 10% above inflation, banks are a very poor choice for someone with lots of money to invest.
Description : Do you think the US should get rid of the penny?
Last Answer : no
Description : Was US Dollar ever backed by gold and silver?
Last Answer : Yes. Nixon took us off the gold standard.
Description : What do you do when you get a counterfeit coin of some value?
Last Answer : Sell it for $2.55?
Description : Will money have value if the world as we know it ends suddenly?
Last Answer : answer:Money only has value to the extent the society using it agrees on it as a store of value. So no, it won't. Basic economics, which is the study of how goods and services are transacted between ... society (and the society may be very small or very large) comes to consensus on a store of value.
Description : What currency has the highest value?
Last Answer : The Kuwait Dinar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest-valued_currency_unit
Description : If our currency lost its value for whatever reason, would you find gold valuable?
Last Answer : answer:That equation actually depends on nearly the same things our faux currency's value hinges on-how much others thinks the metal is worth. Gold probably has more intrinsic value than paper. It's useful in ... me what has real value. Life, and those things that support it come first in my book.