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    For this idea, I doubt a patent will matter much at all. Being first doesn't matter too much either. You will probably end up winning on design. AirBnb guy was on recent Ted talk making the same point. lots of similar sites existed before airbnb but he thinks they won due to design.
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    Irvine Water District Rate Hikes

    R2D - you probably have a 1inch water meter so your fixed infrastructure charge for water is 25 per mo. Most builders, at least iPac, only use a 5/8 inch meter in which case you only get charged 10 per mo. 1 inch meter allows better water pressure but you pay a fixed 15 more per mo extra
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    Minimum Wage Increase Impact/Effect

    When a min wage worker makes a few more bucks, she immediately spends it. Great for biz and the economy. Henry Ford got it. Ceo pay has grown a 100x faster than worker pay. I rather pay higher prices at the store and have peeps able to make a living wage. Btw private sector employment under...
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    More Mello Roos?

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    Eastwood is way over priced

    It is still much cheaper than renting after adding in after-tax mortgage interest, after-tax property taxes, hoa and insurance.
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    Macro Economics and Personal Finance

    The hurdle is high to make a Corp worthwhile for many w2 workers. The return on whatever capital you put into your own business would have to replace both your w2 income/benefits plus whatever that capital was earning passively while you worked. Most startup biz can't do that for a long time.  A...
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