Revonult @ Revonult @lemmy.world Posts 0Comments 216Joined 2 yr. ago
I have been thinking about this as well. I am sure there is some probelm with a spending side tax rather than income. Probably subversion of the tax. Undertable deals, street vendors, etc. With income they make the company track and get their cut before you are able to subvert anything.
Also our economy is very credit based with the use of credit cards. If taxes were all collected at point of sale there might be probelms with defaulting and who gets the money if people don't pay.
I am not an economist. I am sure someone has thought of it already.
It's a really hard mindset to break because at it's surface it make sense. Especially when you focus on fringe cases.
Like I am sure there are people who abuse the system, but it's not a good life, they don't make that much off of it. No one is living large off welfare. The "welfare queen" stereotype had been by and large disproven, but has left a lasting effect on people's opinion.
Personally I rather have a few $ slip through and make sure kids arn't starving.
A big part of it is the view that the left "gives money away". Union jobs are typically labor with long hous and their view is that "I work hard for the money I eared and my taxes go to the lazy".
I think that's bullshit obviously, but that is a pretty common sentiment from my experience.
Grinding at strip club isn't illegal, hooker is.
It's clear you don't have the same desires as people who go to these things. There isn't really a point of trying to understand why, especially if you question explanations others give.
Take a step back and realize that dispite it not making sense to you, people are doing it and are enjoying it.
I don't understand the appeal myself, but it's not some cosmic secret that needs unraveled.
Woman pretty, woman pay attention to me (maybe), activity gives my brain the happy chemical.
Sounds like he is helping the FBI out on a sting operation in exchange for a lighter sentence.
He is talking to the gurney.
Words hard. Ty 😊
He's so close! Somehow his racism took him down a weird convoluted path and ended up with gun control.
Maybe as a fire starter you could short the terminals or the plates/cells with a spike.
Most expensives work by rapidly generating a large volume of gas in a compact area. The rapid expansion of the gas creates a Shockwave that can be used as a concussion blast or break about the bomb housing to throw shrapnel. Not really anything close to the same reaction. But this is all kinds of explosives...
Edit: Crwayes to creates
There is a difference between feasibility hype and adoption hype. The hype about it being possible at all has passed. But the true hype relevant to the graph is when it is implemented in the general economy, outside of labs and research facilities.
No thanks. I'm good.
Cows naturally produce milk, I am sure there is no unethical practices there.
I have heard, but not sure about accuracy, that Latinos who are already here in the US support shutting down the border as it's less competition and/or draws less attention from racisits persicuting all lationos regarless of immigration status. Kinda like a "got mine, fuck you" mentality which is very GOP.
Might be more than just a weed dealer, but yeah.
The F-35 is a stealth aircraft with a radar cross section of a large bird. The joke is the F-35 pilot is "selecting" what large bird their cross-section resembles and represents America.
West coast caves are safer apparently. /s
So I get the idea that companies shouldn't be slaves to shareholders or the whims of a few people, but would the employees owning the company mean they are shouldering financial risk? Like if my company goes bankrupt I just lose my job, I am not responsible for covering their losses.
Coulda been pic from Sandy's dome episode!
I have been trying to find this info and have not been able to yet. Short of counting the shots from a video I am not sure we will 100% know until the investigation is done. I will edit my previous comment to reflect uncertainty.
Edit: This article claims the counter sniper who killed him only fired one shot. Although perhaps more SS officers fired?
I don't really get this argument. If somone with enough knowledge about sights, ammo, and long range shooting experience to hit a target with a hunting rifle could also hit it with an AR15. The range in this instance was not excessive and well within the capabilities of both rifles. The difference is an AR15 can put a whole lot more shots down range, much faster. Obviously, I am aware that rapid semi auto fire or semi auto rifles in general are less accurate.
Being able to shoot more rounds can make up for lack of skill. An amateur with an AR15 is much more likely to hit their target or inflict more damage than an amateur with a hunting rifle. Here a skilled shooter could have done it with either.