These are people who would rather be on social media than talk to people face to face. They're never going to check various sources! The only reason why they read news at all is because someone they trust linked them to a story on social media.
In capitalism, it is the role of the consumer to buy at the lowest price. Walmart would sell cheap Asian stuff no matter what, because that's what the system conditions people to buy. You can't both say there is no problem with capitalism and then identify a major tenant of capitalism to change.
So, you're basically saying there is no problem. The media should be able to say whatever they want, true or not, and represent it as true. There will be no differentiation between a bold faced lie and an informational news article because it is against the bill of rights. Furthermore, news agencies should be completely free to manipulate how the populace thinks and feels. Wonderful backwards country you have there.
Sure, any system can fail if not done correctly. What I am proposing is that we have at least a socialist democracy; which basically means the government actually gives a crap about its citizens and is willing to create laws against anything deemed to harm society as a whole.
What about a free market will prevent a company from making a thing as cheaply as possible and selling it for as much as possible regardless of the actual quality of said product?
So you have a plan to prevent all the idiots out there from believing fake news? You can be personally responsible all you want and preach personal responsibility of others, but you will continue to be affected by the others that choose to believe fake news since they are part of shaping your society.
This is where capitalism fails. Sensationalism makes more money than real news, just as a fast food hamburger makes more money than a nutritious salad. Until capitalism is brought to bear on the things humans actually need rather than the things they want, nothing will change.
When people try to do an end-run around the intent of a law, it makes the system more expensive for all of us. This means we now need lawmakers to spend hours and hours writing documents that close every possible loophole, as well as paying to fight companies that try to challenge those loopholes. It would be much simpler if the intent of the law mattered.
And they are introducing a ridiculous valuation of their own, thus trying to cheat the system. The building cost $5B to build. It matters not whether $1B is wrong, it is definitely closer to that than it is to $200.
Your adjuster made a mistake, obviously. It happens. In this case it doesn't matter whether the adjuster made a mistake or not, the campus is not worth $200. What do you think would have happened if, when you appealed your assessment, you tried to claim your house was worth $5?
You shouldn't trust anything, the government doesn't even trust themselves; that's why there is an appeal process. I just find it funny that you won't trust the government yet you are willing to entertain the idea that a building that cost $5B to build is worth $200 on the real estate market.
It's called DEPRECIATION. So next year the building will be worth, what, $100? The point behind capital depreciation is so an old building is worth the value of an old building. This is a new building that should not have depreciated much yet.
It doesn't really matter to the assessor. If he was found to under-assess it would just be corrected later and the government would get the money back retroactively.
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There is no negotiating here. The market value is the market value.
I feel good about paying taxes, yes. because I know it helps everyone. I don't make up untruths to save money.
But there is no negotiation; the value is the value.
Ok you're right about that, but there are too many people without enough money to make a choice.
It cost $5B to build, $1B isn't out of line at all.
Glad you were able to catch up.
These are people who would rather be on social media than talk to people face to face. They're never going to check various sources! The only reason why they read news at all is because someone they trust linked them to a story on social media.
In capitalism, it is the role of the consumer to buy at the lowest price. Walmart would sell cheap Asian stuff no matter what, because that's what the system conditions people to buy. You can't both say there is no problem with capitalism and then identify a major tenant of capitalism to change.
So, you're basically saying there is no problem. The media should be able to say whatever they want, true or not, and represent it as true. There will be no differentiation between a bold faced lie and an informational news article because it is against the bill of rights. Furthermore, news agencies should be completely free to manipulate how the populace thinks and feels. Wonderful backwards country you have there.
Who decides what is bad, and who decides what is allowable?
The good news is that we don't even need to reinvent the wheel, we just have to disallow anyone who does not exhibit it:
Journalism ethics and standards
Sure, any system can fail if not done correctly. What I am proposing is that we have at least a socialist democracy; which basically means the government actually gives a crap about its citizens and is willing to create laws against anything deemed to harm society as a whole.
But that's not news!
What about a free market will prevent a company from making a thing as cheaply as possible and selling it for as much as possible regardless of the actual quality of said product?
So you have a plan to prevent all the idiots out there from believing fake news? You can be personally responsible all you want and preach personal responsibility of others, but you will continue to be affected by the others that choose to believe fake news since they are part of shaping your society.
This is where capitalism fails. Sensationalism makes more money than real news, just as a fast food hamburger makes more money than a nutritious salad. Until capitalism is brought to bear on the things humans actually need rather than the things they want, nothing will change.
When people try to do an end-run around the intent of a law, it makes the system more expensive for all of us. This means we now need lawmakers to spend hours and hours writing documents that close every possible loophole, as well as paying to fight companies that try to challenge those loopholes. It would be much simpler if the intent of the law mattered.
So you obviously make up things to claim to the government.
And they are introducing a ridiculous valuation of their own, thus trying to cheat the system. The building cost $5B to build. It matters not whether $1B is wrong, it is definitely closer to that than it is to $200.
Your adjuster made a mistake, obviously. It happens. In this case it doesn't matter whether the adjuster made a mistake or not, the campus is not worth $200. What do you think would have happened if, when you appealed your assessment, you tried to claim your house was worth $5?
Seems more efficient to just give that money to the public for the good of everyone.
You shouldn't trust anything, the government doesn't even trust themselves; that's why there is an appeal process. I just find it funny that you won't trust the government yet you are willing to entertain the idea that a building that cost $5B to build is worth $200 on the real estate market.
Google might bid you up to $550.
It's called DEPRECIATION. So next year the building will be worth, what, $100? The point behind capital depreciation is so an old building is worth the value of an old building. This is a new building that should not have depreciated much yet.
It doesn't really matter to the assessor. If he was found to under-assess it would just be corrected later and the government would get the money back retroactively.
Holy shit you have no idea how government works.