Vegas_Millennial

I find it queer that a grown man would base his moral compass on stares in Provincetown. 😆
Know the truth: most men are staring because they envy that relationship 😍

Criteria is how one's brain is wired: 

...And by how one socializes:

Usually, others call for me.  I try to not to talk to myself (anymore), lest I lose another argument.

I've said it elsewhere on Company of Men, but hiring for companionship is often cheaper than dating or marrying.  I can afford to hire and travel so much because I stay single and don't live full time in a high-cost city.

I've said it elsewhere on Company of Men, but hiring for companionship is often cheaper than dating or marrying.  I can afford to hire and travel so much because I stay single and don't live full time in a high-cost city.

I've said it elsewhere on Company of Men, but hiring for companionship is often cheaper than dating or marrying.  I can afford to hire and travel so much because I stay single and don't live full time in a high-cost city.

I had the best time with Casey a few months ago. Amazing, really deep massage. Extras were out of the park. Happy to share more in DM. 

I've said it elsewhere on Company of Men, but hiring for companionship is often cheaper than dating or marrying.  I can afford to hire and travel so much because I stay single and don't live full time in a high-cost city.

As a single working man, all the things mentioned are covered because I don't have a boyfriend or spouse to drain the household account.  I have a middle class wage and inherited nothing, but invested wisely in my 20s and continue to maximize Roth contributions to avoid future taxes. But as others have noted, each person has his priorities.  While I do fly only First or Business Class, I choose to drive a used 15-year old car and often stay in the cheapest room in a nice hotel or cheapest cabin on a cruise ship.  I buy the cheapest mobile phone with a long battery life and use it for years before replacing it.  I don't pay for computers or internet to use at home, going to my local public library instead.  I prioritize live theater if I can get good seats, but skip motion pictures and music concerts as they are not my priority choice of entertainment.  Living in Las Vegas, cost of living for home ownership, utilities, taxes, and restaurants is affordable away from the tourist areas.  I rarely cook, so I avoid the high prices and food waste of buying fresh groceries for one and eat most meals in restaurants.  I never use overpriced food delivery.  I limit my vacations to no more than 1 per month, about 1/3 of which are international trips.  My one go-to spot is Ft Lauderdale every winter.
On average, I hire several times per month. I also have a ceiling for an hourly rate, which is $300 for escort and $180 for massage in the US.  Internationally, my cieling is lower.  If a guy charges more than that, I don't hire him.
But I'm also fortunate to have benefited from the economic boom of the past 2 years. The roughest time was the high inflation of 2021-2023, but I was able to avoid some of that by owning my own house instead of renting.

Economics is not political - it’s the dismal science and has many empirically supported theories.  Taxation is inherently political by its nature.  Citation of incomplete data on taxation as fact in support of a stated position is political debate.
I’ve appealed to no authority but you and you double down without addressing the errancy in support for your contention or the point that I’ve made  
Yet, you’ve still not supported your position of “any” and “most”.   It’s simply not true and your diversionary response is the one revealing weakness.
This is a topic on personal spending and not taxation or political will 

When I hit 62 I am going to start taking my Social Security.
I don't no whether I'll be around much longer, I don't know whether Social Security will be around much longer.

There's a phenomenon where people who've done a good job saving and building a robust portfolio underspend significantly during their retirements, ending up dying with more money than they had at retirement.  This can lead to regret over what they didn't do when they could.  Things like travel, helping family members...or (in my case) indulging hobbies and treating yourself to various fun experiences (detailed elsewhere on here).  You can find dozens of YouTube videos about the challenges of switching from "saving" mentality to "spending" mentality after retirement.  I've been retired for two years (and three days🤩) and I think I'm getting there.  To paraphrase one such presenter, I don't want to be the richest guy in the cemetery!
Recent years have been very kind to those invested in the stock market.  Unless things go badly south, I anticipate I'll continue my monthly visits for a 4-hand massage from a couple of local guys, supplemented by additional sessions from time to time with visitors to my area.

I am at the beginning of this transition as we speak.  I retire in less than 2 years (timing dictated by pension, not my personal savings), and my retired friends and I have just booked several back-to-back cruises together for the 6 months immediately after I retire.
I'm looking at how I'm going to pay for this travel, and it dawned on me that I'm going to have to stop contributing to my Roth accounts my last year on the job to cash flow the cruise payments.  I really should stop contributing to the Roth accounts now, but mentally I'm trying to squeeze in "just one more year!" of robust retirement savings while I can take advantage of the tax free growth.  The financial forecast shows virtually no difference to my retirement income whether I contribute any more to my Roth accounts this year or next, but it is very hard psychologically to stop saving after I've been doing it for so long.

As a single working man, all the things mentioned are covered because I don't have a boyfriend or spouse to drain the household account.  I have a middle class wage and inherited nothing, but invested wisely in my 20s and continue to maximize Roth contributions to avoid future taxes. But as others have noted, each person has his priorities.  While I do fly only First or Business Class, I choose to drive a used 15-year old car and often stay in the cheapest room in a nice hotel or cheapest cabin on a cruise ship.  I buy the cheapest mobile phone with a long battery life and use it for years before replacing it.  I don't pay for computers or internet to use at home, going to my local public library instead.  I prioritize live theater if I can get good seats, but skip motion pictures and music concerts as they are not my priority choice of entertainment.  Living in Las Vegas, cost of living for home ownership, utilities, taxes, and restaurants is affordable away from the tourist areas.  I rarely cook, so I avoid the high prices and food waste of buying fresh groceries for one and eat most meals in restaurants.  I never use overpriced food delivery.  I limit my vacations to no more than 1 per month, about 1/3 of which are international trips.  My one go-to spot is Ft Lauderdale every winter.
On average, I hire several times per month. I also have a ceiling for an hourly rate, which is $300 for escort and $180 for massage in the US.  Internationally, my cieling is lower.  If a guy charges more than that, I don't hire him.
But I'm also fortunate to have benefited from the economic boom of the past 2 years. The roughest time was the high inflation of 2021-2023, but I was able to avoid some of that by owning my own house instead of renting.

The quickest way to find what you're looking for is to search 🔍 "NYC" in the thread titles on the Male Strip Club page. 
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In summary, while there is no strip club in NYC which operates daily, there are several weekly events which turn an area of each bar into a strip club one or two nights each week:  Most offer private dances (different levels of privacy) and some with fully nude dancers. 
Mondays:  Macho Mondays @ Nowhere Bar.  Private dances are in a shared pitch-black area.
Wednesdays:  Buff Daddy's Wet N Wild Wednesdays @ Red Eye.  Fully nude dancers.  Very private dances available.
Thursdays:  Spunk @ Monster.  Dancers and drag.  Private dances in booths.
Fridays: Buff Daddy's Filthy Fridays @ Red Eye.  Fully nude dancers.  Very private dances available.
Saturdays: Spunk @ Monster.  Dancers and drag.  Private dances in booths.
Sundays: Spunk @ Pieces.  Same Spunk event as Thursday/Saturday, just different location.
Every night: 2 or 3 fully nude dancers at The Cock.  No private dances.
There are also nude events hosted by Adonis, but pre-registration is required.
Check out the threads on Buff Daddy's and Adonis to find out where to sign up for their email list to get notified the day before for exact times.

Here in Las Vegas, several bathhouse and sex clubs allow sex out in the open.  Some have glory holes and some have slings out in the open.  There's a heterosexual sex club called the Green Door where men and women have sex out in the open and spectators may join in.  The only caveat is no employees of the bathhouse or sex club can participate (considered prostitution).

I find it queer that a grown man would base his moral compass on stares in Provincetown. 😆
Know the truth: most men are staring because they envy that relationship 😍

You're being overly simplistic.  In ancient Greek times, it was common in society for relationship to exist between a older person and a younger person of either gender.  It was not uncommon for a man to take a wife in her teens.  These were often arranged for political, status or financial reasons.  Yes, the motivations for such things has not changed in thousands of years.  The relationship arrangement involved a contract which entailed the older person to provide gifts of high worth to the younger person.  They also became a ward to the person much like they would be to their blood child.  Judging ancient behavior by our current moral compass is fool-hardy.  I would suggest we focus on the better elements of familial bonds and how it provided a safer passage for the youth to enter military service than the sensationalism of the age gap.   

This is the wording of the law:
"No establishment shall make facilities available for the purpose of sexual activities where anal intercourse, vaginal intercourse or fellatio take place. Such facilities shall constitute a threat to the public health."
If the law is repealed, will this mean that all of the NYC Equinox clubs can stop monitoring their saunas? And if it does happen, watch out for a big demand for mops in NYC. 
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Yes that is correct.  We have been upstairs before and it works out well.  They are having a sex party downstairs tonight.  Tickets 🎟 only. Cumfordaddy. Another clothes check only event. Should be a slamming night on both floors tonight.  

Governments that just print money recklessly can easily destroy their currencies, as in Germany after WW I and Argentina this century.  The resulting inflation is corrosive and can plunder the value of any retirement benefit.  The United States typically has not gone that route and, as I noted above, has the luxury of being able to sell government bonds (in great part to foreign governments and people) because the dollar for the time being is the world's reserve currency.  So solvency is an issue unless the US government embarks on such a fiscal policy (although some would argue it already has started down that road).

That's a great talking point, but it's simply not true. The top 1% of earners pay 40% of all taxes. The top 5% pay 60%. The lowest earners have a negative tax rate, as they get refundable credits far above what they put in.  Those might be the ones to have a problem with. 

Interesting, you said “any” and “most” and then you refute your own statement with links you’ve provided under the “guise” of factual support
aren’t you in fact stating a politically hyped position better not discussed under the rules of this forum?   Your sources say it all… 😉
and also, please don’t confuse marginal tax rates with effective tax rates.

A government that issues its own currency can’t literally run out of dollars. The real constraints are inflation, available resources, and the laws governing Social Security—not solvency in the household sense.
 
This is also not true.   Everytime I see it asserted, it only takes a search of but a few SEC files to see it’s false.  
While many large corporations use deductions, credits, and international tax planning strategies that can significantly reduce their effective tax rates, they still generally pay corporate taxes in the countries where they operate. The extent of taxation varies widely by jurisdiction and company, but “not paying taxes” is an overstatement.

I retired at 62 and started taking SS immediately, mainly because my spouse was 8 years old than I was, and I figured if we were going to have any fun in retirement (travel, etc.), I had better do it as soon as possible.