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Atramental · « **Reply #180 on:** June 14, 2018, 04:40:55 PM »

"How many layers of neo-liberalism are you on?"

"I dunno. 2 or 3?"

"You are like a baby. Watch this:"

Kara · « **Reply #181 on:** June 15, 2018, 02:13:06 PM »

See and raise.

sphagnum · « **Reply #182 on:** June 16, 2018, 02:27:13 AM »

Nato? more like gayto

Alternatively: clear evidence for Russia that homosexuality is a symptom of decadent bourgeois western imperialism

Kara · « **Reply #183 on:** June 17, 2018, 08:48:41 PM »

https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/status/1008381157942218752

toku · « **Reply #184 on:** June 28, 2018, 08:04:30 PM »

https://twitter.com/profwolff/status/1012387402432831489

Atramental · « **Reply #185 on:** June 28, 2018, 09:02:45 PM »

Atramental · « **Reply #186 on:** June 28, 2018, 11:16:12 PM »

team filler · « **Reply #187 on:** June 29, 2018, 04:42:18 AM »

team filler · « **Reply #188 on:** June 29, 2018, 05:13:05 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #189 on:** June 29, 2018, 08:13:05 PM »

Won't someone please think of the mom and pop pot shops?

toku · « **Reply #190 on:** July 03, 2018, 10:10:02 PM »

https://twitter.com/SaddestRobots/status/1013756757183692800

team filler · « **Reply #191 on:** July 04, 2018, 06:13:23 PM »

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #192 on:** July 04, 2018, 06:40:27 PM »

Quote from: filler on July 04, 2018, 06:13:23 PM

Ooops I Hadid it again.

The former CEO of Ticketmaster is the good guy?

Is progressive property tax a thing anywhere?

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In its 2018 budget, B.C.'s provincial government proposed to make property taxation progressive: the tax rate would increase along with property value. Current practice simply multiplies the property value with a uniform "mill rate." Starting in 2019, properties valued over $3 million will pay an extra 0.2% on the value exceeding $3 million, and a further 0.2% on the value exceeding $4million.

Use the extra money collected for guillotines.

Oblivion · « **Reply #193 on:** July 04, 2018, 09:57:43 PM »

Quote from: filler on July 04, 2018, 06:13:23 PM

Top comment:

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rich people complaining about rich people 😒

Kara · « **Reply #194 on:** July 04, 2018, 10:14:35 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 04, 2018, 06:40:27 PM

Is progressive property tax a thing anywhere?

Dipshit reactionaries capped property tax rates here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_13_(1978)

Oblivion · « **Reply #195 on:** July 04, 2018, 10:41:24 PM »

Quote from: toku on July 03, 2018, 10:10:02 PM

https://twitter.com/SaddestRobots/status/1013756757183692800

Wait, what about Russia and China?

Trurl · « **Reply #196 on:** July 04, 2018, 11:34:11 PM »

Or India Pakistan

team filler · « **Reply #197 on:** July 05, 2018, 03:07:45 AM »

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #198 on:** July 05, 2018, 03:16:46 AM »

Quote from: Kara on July 04, 2018, 10:14:35 PM

Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 04, 2018, 06:40:27 PM
Is progressive property tax a thing anywhere?

Dipshit reactionaries capped property tax rates here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_13_(1978)

Property tax is disgusting and only creates a bigger gap between classes.

Just like inheritance tax.

Small sums or single property owners should be exempt from this crap.

team filler · « **Reply #199 on:** July 05, 2018, 03:35:32 AM »

brawndolicious · « **Reply #200 on:** July 05, 2018, 03:36:33 AM »

Rich people often have a large portion of their wealth in property. Land that just sits around and appreciates because there is a shortage of housing.

I'm okay with getting rid of property taxes if height restrictions on multifamily buildings is also removed.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #201 on:** July 05, 2018, 04:56:03 AM »

Quote from: brawndolicious on July 05, 2018, 03:36:33 AM

Rich people often have a large portion of their wealth in property. Land that just sits around and appreciates because there is a shortage of housing.

I'm okay with getting rid of property taxes if height restrictions on multifamily buildings is also removed.

Oh the rich should be taxed for sure

Im talking about hard working blue collar people that want to leave something for their kids, not 10 properties and millions, but a normal family house and maybe a few grand

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #202 on:** July 05, 2018, 12:37:21 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on July 05, 2018, 03:16:46 AM

Quote from: Kara on July 04, 2018, 10:14:35 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on July 04, 2018, 06:40:27 PM
Is progressive property tax a thing anywhere?

Dipshit reactionaries capped property tax rates here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_13_(1978)

Property tax is disgusting and only creates a bigger gap between classes.

Just like inheritance tax.

Small sums or single property owners should be exempt from this crap.

I don't have a strong position on the subject, but property taxes are the major source of revenue for municipalities in Canada (I believe the same is true of counties in the US), as Canadian municipalities don't have power to levy direct and indirect taxes, such as corporate, income, and sales taxes. Sales taxes are more regressive than property taxes.

Although property taxes are a bit regressive, they can be made more progressive with higher rates for higher-valued properties. Kara posted a link showing that this isn't really possible in California as there is a cap of 1% of its assessed value, and the assessed value may only go up to 2% per year. The average price of house went from 70,890.00 in 1978 to $450,990 in 2004. Because of the 2% cap on the increase of the assessed value, that means a property owned by the same person would have an assessed value of just $116,302.56 in 2004 instead of $450,990, meaning the most property tax levied would be $1,163.02.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #203 on:** July 05, 2018, 03:43:42 PM »

Thats not a lot tbf

Kara · « **Reply #204 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:28:30 PM »

https://www.twitter.com/moongrudge/status/1015802785286279169

Kara · « **Reply #205 on:** July 08, 2018, 02:30:50 PM »

Since this thread became one about taxes: the estate tax is an income tax levied on deferred income that was realized by involuntary conversion (death). There's nothing wrong with one assessed in a progressive manner.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #206 on:** July 08, 2018, 03:42:25 PM »

What's the tax rate on gifts? I've heard that rich peeps will give away a lot of their property near the end of their life to avoid estate taxes.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #207 on:** July 08, 2018, 07:17:59 PM »

Quote from: Kara on July 08, 2018, 02:28:30 PM

https://www.twitter.com/moongrudge/status/1015802785286279169

Alexa:

team filler · « **Reply #208 on:** July 08, 2018, 07:22:40 PM »

Quote from: Kara on July 08, 2018, 02:28:30 PM

https://www.twitter.com/moongrudge/status/1015802785286279169

Kara · « **Reply #209 on:** July 08, 2018, 08:15:06 PM »

Quote from: brawndolicious on July 08, 2018, 03:42:25 PM

What's the tax rate on gifts? I've heard that rich peeps will give away a lot of their property near the end of their life to avoid estate taxes.

18% to 40% on taxable gifts iirc.

You can gift to charities, political organizations, a de minimis amount annually to anyone, and your spouse without incurring tax but generally speaking the gift tax and estate tax are unified to prevent avoidance.

For example, the intentionally defective grantor trust shields appreciating assets from the estate tax but the process still requires the grantor to pay gift tax on the transfer and pay income tax on the assets annually.

team filler · « **Reply #210 on:** July 11, 2018, 09:08:30 PM »

team filler · « **Reply #211 on:** July 14, 2018, 08:28:27 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #212 on:** July 14, 2018, 08:42:59 PM »

Quote from: toku on July 03, 2018, 10:10:02 PM

https://twitter.com/SaddestRobots/status/1013756757183692800

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@SaddestRobots
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quite a few people are miffed that this single picture about the great green blob of "the West" as a big ol' gated community doesn't have like 300 other little red lines in South Sudan and whatnot.

to them, I say: uhh, yah.

personally my main complaint is including the Korean border, since "warzone technically"

also the Finnish-Russian border is sorta unfair, the Soviets built it, and it's not really guarded the whole length (especially by the Finns in comparison to how far the Russians guard it including inwards) because it's frozen wilderness for much of the year

i'm surprised Singapore is the only Top 50 city outside it but not knowing the qualifications i could see reasons a number of Central/South American cities that normally do well on these lists might fall just short (mainly high crime/poverty areas), same for some other select cities around the world (like i imagine China got shutout due to pollution, though figured HK would score well enough), bit surprised Edmonton didn't make it seemed like that was making every list for a couple years (and what are those two US cities east of DC?)

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #213 on:** July 15, 2018, 06:00:42 PM »

I thought that was Wal-Mart's corporate motto?

Kara · « **Reply #214 on:** July 17, 2018, 12:11:19 PM »

http://twitter.com/USArmy/status/1019194088141262851

warcock · « **Reply #215 on:** July 17, 2018, 12:25:37 PM »

Quote from: Kara on July 17, 2018, 12:11:19 PM

http://twitter.com/USArmy/status/1019194088141262851

Kara · « **Reply #216 on:** July 18, 2018, 12:34:19 PM »

http://twitter.com/JanelleCShane/status/1016448801375055872

Atramental · « **Reply #217 on:** July 18, 2018, 12:35:17 PM »

"yep, you've got stage 3 rulers."

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #218 on:** July 18, 2018, 12:55:29 PM »

This is the future Skynet wants.

Rufus · « **Reply #219 on:** July 18, 2018, 03:58:21 PM »

Algorithmic policing is going to bring down crime, guys.

Nintex · « **Reply #220 on:** July 18, 2018, 05:55:15 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on July 18, 2018, 03:58:21 PM

Algorithmic policing is going to bring down crime, guys.

AUTO CRIME FIGHTER 5000
AUTHOR: PETER THIEL, PALMER LUCKY
(with help from ELON MUSK)

SCANNING DATABASE TO DETERMINE HUMAN CRIME LEVEL

*BLEEP BLOOP*

"Trustworthy and slick. Do not arrest."

*DERP DOOP*

"Animal lover. Do not arrest"

*BLOOP BLOOP BLOOP*

"GLOOMY PLOTTING AND DANGEROUS"
"FRAUD AND MASS MURDER LIKELY SEND ORDERS TO S P A C E F O R C E FOR IMMEDIATE ARREST"

*DERP BLEEP*

"Friendly neighbor, leave alone with wife and children"

Kara · « **Reply #221 on:** July 19, 2018, 05:06:51 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 18, 2018, 12:55:29 PM

This is the future Skynet wants.

Funny you should say that.

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One thing that particularly troubled him was that Americans had begun to remove the human element from the assassination process. One of the few things known about the Kill List is that it’s compiled in part by algorithm.

n 2014, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden said in a public debate, “We kill people based on metadata.”

According to multiple reports and leaks, death-by-metadata could be triggered, without even knowing the target’s name, if too many derogatory checks appear on their profile. “Armed military aged males” exhibiting suspicious behavior in the wrong place can become targets, as can someone “seen to be giving out orders.” Such mathematics-based assassinations have come to be known as “signature strikes.”

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(S)he added that Kareem seeks only “his birthright… a timely assertion of his due process rights under the Constitution to be heard before he might be included on the Kill List and his First Amendment rights to free speech before he might be targeted for lethal action”.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/how-to-survive-americas-kill-list-699334/

Oblivion · « **Reply #222 on:** July 19, 2018, 05:47:33 PM »

https://twitter.com/classiclib3ral/status/1019870314409418752

kingv · « **Reply #223 on:** July 19, 2018, 05:57:54 PM »

Replies in that are relatively gold.

team filler · « **Reply #224 on:** July 19, 2018, 06:18:00 PM »

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #225 on:** July 20, 2018, 01:00:43 AM »

Just wanted to say I always read this as Latest Age Capitalism

team filler · « **Reply #226 on:** July 20, 2018, 06:22:17 AM »

Oblivion · « **Reply #227 on:** July 22, 2018, 07:40:06 PM »

https://twitter.com/hockey_brunch/status/1020841209080811520

Kara · « **Reply #228 on:** July 24, 2018, 11:20:21 AM »

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/planning-transport/britain-needs-more-slums

Nintex · « **Reply #229 on:** July 24, 2018, 11:23:23 AM »

Quote from: Kara on July 24, 2018, 11:20:21 AM

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/planning-transport/britain-needs-more-slums

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Sweeping deregulation is the only way to provide Britain with the slums it is crying out for.

curly · « **Reply #230 on:** July 24, 2018, 05:00:43 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #231 on:** July 24, 2018, 05:23:30 PM »

Quote from: curly on July 24, 2018, 05:00:43 PM

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Atramental · « **Reply #232 on:** July 24, 2018, 06:21:40 PM »

Was watching an episode of the new DuckTales and the poster in the background caught my attention.

benjipwns · « **Reply #233 on:** July 25, 2018, 03:56:53 AM »

Quote from: Oblivion on July 22, 2018, 07:40:06 PM

https://twitter.com/hockey_brunch/status/1020841209080811520

https://qz.com/1334123/forbes-deleted-an-op-ed-arguing-that-amazon-should-replace-libraries/

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“Forbes advocates spirited dialogue on a range of topics, including those that often take a contrarian view,” a Forbes spokesperson says in a statement. “Libraries play an important role in our society. This article was outside of this contributor’s specific area of expertise, and has since been removed.”

Kara · « **Reply #234 on:** July 25, 2018, 04:07:34 AM »

More collectivist censorship, smdh.

toku · « **Reply #235 on:** July 25, 2018, 05:47:49 PM »

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1021916942750375936

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #236 on:** July 25, 2018, 05:57:06 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #237 on:** July 25, 2018, 08:49:56 PM »

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Toxoplasmosis has been linked to a greater risk of "car accidents, mental illness, neuroticism, drug abuse and suicide,” Johnson and her colleagues wrote in their paper, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Sounds great!

Purrp Skirrp · « **Reply #238 on:** July 25, 2018, 09:34:16 PM »

Atramental · « **Reply #239 on:** July 27, 2018, 10:14:34 AM »

Uncle Sam: "You did splendidly, my boy, for a first attempt; but, for your own good and that of the country, get rid of that dangerous companion of yours as soon as possible."

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