Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

The Full Bear Pen

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The good folks at AT&T deigned to provide Crescent Park with fiber access again, so I wanted to make one, nice, big ol’ fat video for my paying members (ALL of ’em) before I signed off for the night. All paying members will be able to see the video below, and for the rest of you, please consider giving the wonderful world of membership a try and get immediate access to this gem.


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Thanks, Gavin!

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Here is a map showing the change in state income taxes over the past quarter century. A handful of states have 0% income tax, which I find enviable. Here in California, we pay up to 13.3% (!!!!!) tax, and keep in mind, that is NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE thanks to the blue-state-hating tax act of 2017. We pay high taxes, yes, but at least we get a high speed rail project that’ll never see the light of day.