Having a job is a necessary reality for the majority of us. For many it’s a means to an end, a way to support themselves, their family. It covers the bills, puts food on the table and a roof over their head. Where the best part of the week is getting home or the weekend. How many can actually say they are working their dream job? And if they can’t, what would it take to get the opportunity? The reason I ask all this is a story I came across earlier in the week.
The Story
It is surely unprecedented for a person to spend $5,252,722 to get a job, but in a funny way, that is precisely what Ted Weschler, of Charlottesville, Virginia, did. The details, in all their improbability:
Every year, Glide, a San Francisco church and mission, is the beneficiary of an auction in which the prize for the top bidder is a private lunch with Buffett.
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The jobs number came in last week way below expectations. With a big drop in the government sector. Mostly at the state and local level. Mark it down as a continued side effect when the budget and debt become political fodder. But trying to jump start a faltering economy with government layoffs is a bit backwards.
I’m a big believer in the idea that as tax payers, it is our civic duty to pay the lowest taxes possible. I’m not suggesting tax evasion, jail time shouldn’t be a possible side effect here. But if the tax system offers a possibility to lower your taxes, take advantage of it.