pingveno

joined 2 years ago
[–] pingveno@kbin.social -3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

That's going to have to be part of it, but it can't be all of it. There isn't enough money in the upper class to take care of all of the debt, and at a certain level of taxation they will just move. I will speak in favor of increasing taxes on around pretty much every individual making over 100k or couple making over 200k. For a single person working 40 hours a week in the US, that is the 77th percentile. My husband and I are in this position and I think starting the additional tax burden with us would be fair.

I don't see raising taxes much below us as being very productive, and those "flat tax" people can fuck right off. That group is already paying money into entitlements so the oft repeated statement that half of households pay no income tax is misleading. They're really struggling right now, so I just don't see an increase in taxes as productive.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

For reading, digital. I can have access to a functionally unlimited number of books. They also tend to be less expensive. That makes a difference for media like manga where it racks up pretty quickly. And I can make adjustments to the text and lighting that help with readability.

I still like having some books around as decoration. They bring a room together nicely.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

At least it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To paraphrase someone else, it has enough should clauses to drive several favorable RV loans through.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that was my intuition. The US has a lot of other levers to get its way, chiefly by diplomacy and leading the way in weapons donations. It would be devastating if the US was found out to have done this. A few people in Ukraine's military just makes more sense, particularly if they don't have any connection to high ranking leaders.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I see no problem with the human rights record of Qatar.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Nuclear isn't just about cost. It provides excellent baseline load power, which most low carbon sources just can't provide.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Not really. That was methane that escaped straight into the atmosphere. It was a climate disaster.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The pipeline was already completely shut down. I doubt Europe will be too keen on exposing itself to the risk that Russia poses again.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 52 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good for the community, too. It takes a village to get rid of that astroturf group.

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