What do you mean? Where did it not catch on? In Belgium (Flanders) you pay taxes on unused property, whether it is a building or a vacant plot.
Schlemmy
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Because we (the EU citizens) need some internet and software sovereignty. It's a valid desire. Most of the governments run on software owned by companies that can be under control of foreign nations.
A certain level of independence is good for any nation, group, society.
Besides from that EU law provides us with some guarantees regarding privacy. If a company doesn't respect our privacy, we have the means to defend ourselves.
Yeah, no. You can choose to say no. A privacy banner has to give you a single click option to decline the use of your personal data and if you don't get that option, they're not complying to GDPR.
I systematically file complaints against unlawful privacy banners and with every popup that gets corrected I made the world a more privacy friendly place. It ain't much but it's an honest job.
I'm an early gen y'er. I'm fairly positive but that's easy when you live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. I have gen z children and their future is bright. We're not rich but when they turn 18 (my daughter is 17) they have opportunities that I never had. It will be harder to gather wealth but they will be able to faal back on a steady base at home. My children can choose to go to university when they finish high school or take a sabbatical and travel the world. I don't have the money to fund that but they are well educated enough to find the means of living wherever they go. If they want to have a meaningful life, then there are plenty of opportunities. If they just want a simple life with a job that provides a steady income, then that is fine.
As I said, I live in one of the wealthiest countries of the world and in the safe harbour of the EU. I don't know anything about your situation.
The f-Droid link if you want it to be a bit more privacy friendly.
I have no idea because of the reasons you stated. These knife attacks are sometimes reported in Western media but the motif of the attacker is never revealed.
I can make an estimated guess but I don't feel like that is fair to the victims as it may seem as a justification.
I'm in middle management so I get my own office. I never use it because being alone in a quiet office makes me lose track of time. I perform better on the noisy platform with all the other colleagues and it doesn't matter whether they are working or just chatting or taking a break. It's just the presence of other people that keeps me picking myself up.
My wife won't get it but I always have one earbud in one of my ears playing a podcast or audiobook. It makes it easier to get chores done. She hates it because I'm not immediately available all the time but it just works.
I want to be slung away by a war machine. They should wait until I'm a bit stiff so my ballistic properties would be better.
The tax that I'm talking about is calculated on the value that has been attributed by the cadastre. You pay it when you own the property without having a building or any other land use on site.
Then, when there is a building on the plot that isn't being used as intended you get taxed on that. The rate is increased by 100% every year with a maximum of 4 increases resulting in a maximal tax of 500% of the base tax.
This is besides from the standard property tax that makes up an average of 50% of municipalities incomes. There are municipalities in Belgium they get up to 90% of their working funds out of those taxes.