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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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That's such a small number. I bet there might be one or two near you even. You can just Google it!

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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 8 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

100% over a billion

million
fine, I'll settle for 10 million

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

No, a flat amount will never work. Make it a multiple of some figure, like average wage. That way it actually changes with inflation and we don't have a situation where the the inflation adjusted minimum wage is 6 times the actual federal minimum wage.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago

Make it so that if poor people earn more, the rich pay less taxes... Or something, that might actually not function.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Okay, federal minimum wage * 1m

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Ya, that seems reasonable.

I think it's a pretty core democratic value that no person is worth more than another. A compromise of 1 million times should satisfy individuals with even the most acute case of wealth hoarding.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, I'm willing to comprise for a realistic solution to the billionaire problem.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

I'm fine letting people have 100m. It's really a drop in the bucket compared to the folks who have 1,000 times more than them. Definitely down to tax everything past that.