Yes, consumption taxes are regressive, but over time, wages will change to compensate. Also, you could theoretically have some sort of flat universal benefit that would reduce the effective tax rate for the lowest earning members of society.
Actually, I would argue that the basis of taxation in most countries is flawed. We should get rid of corporation tax and replace it with some form of consumption tax like VAT or sales tax. Everything else encourages a race to the bottom where countries compete on tax (if not the headline tax rate, then by offering inducements and tax breaks).
Of course, this is an unrealistic simple solution, but I can't help think that the current method of tax does not work in an increasingly globalised world.
Simple solution. Parking bays reserved for electric vehicles with charging points for on street charging. The electricity providers or networks will pay for the charging points. As more cars become electric, more reserved spots can be created for electric vehicles.
NIMBYism makes nuclear more costly. Unnecessary regulations make nuclear more costly.
Construction delays because of constant lawsuits to prevent nuclear plant construction makes nuclear more costly - tying up capital for decades before you start earning any money on it can double the cost of nuclear power.
You cannot divorce the cost of nuclear from the strategies that have been used to delay and stop it. In fact, making nuclear uneconomic is exactly what the anti-nuclear crowd has done successfully - it has been their goal.
Companies should be forced to pay the full salary + benefits + average bonuses for the non-compete period. So if they don't want you working for a competitor for 12 months, then they should give you a full salary for 12 months while you are on gardening leave.
If I was an American company, I would put a notice on the website banning Europeans from using my website and asking them to confirm that they were not accessing the website from Europe before using it. If any European then sued, I would point them to the notice clearly forbidding them from using the website, and would countersue on the basis that they lied to access the website.
2 orders of magnitude? That would make nuclear power so cheap you wouldnâ(TM)t bother to meter it. 1 order and it would be the cheapest generation source anyway.
The planet doesn't care about nuclear waste. If we dig holes deep enough, then it will have no impact on any planetary processes, and no impact on life. The planet doesn't care if we irradiate rocks deep underground.
Maybe people don't like being lied to. It's not necessarily about the child. Having a child is a big step, and a responsibility that most men take seriously. Is it too much to ask that one doesn't lie to a man about the paternity of their child?
Well, the EU created the âoeSingle Marketâ without harmonising tax rules across the EU. So this is not only allowed, itâ(TM)s precisely what they wanted. Well, what they wanted before they anticipated the rise of the rise of the tech behemoths.
This is France trying to make and end run around EU rules. Theoretically, if Apple and Google were to take it up with the relevant EU authorities, they could win this one.
There is no reason not to have them for any thermal power station.
Secondly, good engineering can ensure that water returned to the system is not more than, for example, 2 degrees of the body of water it is being discharged into.
Modern currencies like the US dollar are not backed by anything tangible either.
This betray a fundamental misunderstanding of what a currency is, and what backs it. Currencies are backed by the economic activity underlying a specific economic area. The US dollar is backed by the economic activity in the USA, the British pound by the UK economy, and so on. Having dollars gives you the right to purchase goods and services from US providers. While the GDP is not "tangible", there is a lot you can buy with dollars.
Is there really any difference between buying bitcoin or wall street or penny stocks from an investment point of view?
If I buy shares on wall street, or even penny stocks, there is a good chance I will get dividends and make my money back and more that way. People who invested in Apple in 2000 when the whole company was only worth $5bn and kept their shares have received more in dividends and buy backs than they probably paid for those shares initially - Apple has paid out more than $100bn. Yes, you could have made your money by selling the shares as well, but you didn't have to. This is why Apple (and other shares) are investments and not some zero sum speculative activity. You don't need a "greater fool" to make your money with an actual investment.
With Bitcoin, the ONLY way to make a profit is to find someone (a greater fool) to buy it off you for more than you paid for it (by spending I am referring to either by exchanging cash for bitcoins, or by racking up electricity bills mining coins). This is why bitcoin is speculative, and you basically need a "greater fool" to make money off it.
Germany has essentially had the same people running it for decades. I mean, Merkel was Schroder's protegee, who was in turn Kohl protegee. So since the CDU has been in power since 1982. Of course, with such stability, you can plan long term, or ate least longer than the typical 4/5 year political cycles.
If Trump wants my attention he can start by reversing the Obama era executive order that let H1-B spouses work.
That's just a cruel thing to do. It is rather more honest to just not allow people into your country. When countries accept immigrants, they should accept them properly, rather than create second class residents.
Once we appoint Facebook as gatekeeper of truth, a "Ministry of Truth" as it were, who gets to ensure that that Facebook determines the truth correctly and in a non-partisan way, and doesn't inadvertently or otherwise misinform its users from a position of privilege.
Could the burst of power be provided by a supercapacitor rather than a battery though? Of course, supercapacitors have density issues, but if you could get 5-10 minutes on a supercapacitor, then you could optimise the batteries for cruising rather than for takeoff.
This code of conduct has been up for quite a while https://web.archive.org/web/20.... So clearly, all who were actually contributing to SQLite did not have a problem with it, as they would undoubtedly caused a stink at the time if they did.
Maybe this is a good way to weed out those who don't really want to contribute and should be ignored.
Besides, it is clear that is is partly tongue in cheek and partly just providing suggestions for how to build a community, particularly the bits like:
9. Do not do to another what you would not have done to yourself. 22. Do not give way to anger. 23. Do not nurse a grudge. 24. Do not entertain deceit in your heart. 29. Do not return evil for evil. 66. Do not love quarreling.
Way to misunderstand the point. The point being made is that eventually, live long enough and you are likely to get and possibly eventually die from cancer. The same is not true for AIDS which is more or less completely preventable.
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Yes, consumption taxes are regressive, but over time, wages will change to compensate. Also, you could theoretically have some sort of flat universal benefit that would reduce the effective tax rate for the lowest earning members of society.
Actually, I would argue that the basis of taxation in most countries is flawed. We should get rid of corporation tax and replace it with some form of consumption tax like VAT or sales tax. Everything else encourages a race to the bottom where countries compete on tax (if not the headline tax rate, then by offering inducements and tax breaks).
Of course, this is an unrealistic simple solution, but I can't help think that the current method of tax does not work in an increasingly globalised world.
Simple solution. Parking bays reserved for electric vehicles with charging points for on street charging. The electricity providers or networks will pay for the charging points. As more cars become electric, more reserved spots can be created for electric vehicles.
I am probably weird, but I actually want to see previews when I go to the theatre, and sometimes miss watching previews on VCR.
NIMBYism makes nuclear more costly. Unnecessary regulations make nuclear more costly.
Construction delays because of constant lawsuits to prevent nuclear plant construction makes nuclear more costly - tying up capital for decades before you start earning any money on it can double the cost of nuclear power.
You cannot divorce the cost of nuclear from the strategies that have been used to delay and stop it. In fact, making nuclear uneconomic is exactly what the anti-nuclear crowd has done successfully - it has been their goal.
A law to allow demand to follow supply. I wasnâ(TM)t aware this was not legal!
Companies should be forced to pay the full salary + benefits + average bonuses for the non-compete period. So if they don't want you working for a competitor for 12 months, then they should give you a full salary for 12 months while you are on gardening leave.
If I was an American company, I would put a notice on the website banning Europeans from using my website and asking them to confirm that they were not accessing the website from Europe before using it. If any European then sued, I would point them to the notice clearly forbidding them from using the website, and would countersue on the basis that they lied to access the website.
2 orders of magnitude? That would make nuclear power so cheap you wouldnâ(TM)t bother to meter it. 1 order and it would be the cheapest generation source anyway.
Why must nuclear be competitive at 35% capacity factor. You run nuclear at high capacity factors, it's pointless to do otherwise.
The planet doesn't care about nuclear waste. If we dig holes deep enough, then it will have no impact on any planetary processes, and no impact on life. The planet doesn't care if we irradiate rocks deep underground.
Maybe people don't like being lied to. It's not necessarily about the child. Having a child is a big step, and a responsibility that most men take seriously. Is it too much to ask that one doesn't lie to a man about the paternity of their child?
Well, the EU created the âoeSingle Marketâ without harmonising tax rules across the EU. So this is not only allowed, itâ(TM)s precisely what they wanted. Well, what they wanted before they anticipated the rise of the rise of the tech behemoths.
This is France trying to make and end run around EU rules. Theoretically, if Apple and Google were to take it up with the relevant EU authorities, they could win this one.
Two words. Cooling towers.
There is no reason not to have them for any thermal power station.
Secondly, good engineering can ensure that water returned to the system is not more than, for example, 2 degrees of the body of water it is being discharged into.
I am sure the UK is not moving out of Europe, and last I checked, Switzerland was, and always has been in Europe!
Why do people always read "EU" when they see "Europe"?
Modern currencies like the US dollar are not backed by anything tangible either.
This betray a fundamental misunderstanding of what a currency is, and what backs it. Currencies are backed by the economic activity underlying a specific economic area. The US dollar is backed by the economic activity in the USA, the British pound by the UK economy, and so on. Having dollars gives you the right to purchase goods and services from US providers. While the GDP is not "tangible", there is a lot you can buy with dollars.
Is there really any difference between buying bitcoin or wall street or penny stocks from an investment point of view?
If I buy shares on wall street, or even penny stocks, there is a good chance I will get dividends and make my money back and more that way. People who invested in Apple in 2000 when the whole company was only worth $5bn and kept their shares have received more in dividends and buy backs than they probably paid for those shares initially - Apple has paid out more than $100bn. Yes, you could have made your money by selling the shares as well, but you didn't have to. This is why Apple (and other shares) are investments and not some zero sum speculative activity. You don't need a "greater fool" to make your money with an actual investment.
With Bitcoin, the ONLY way to make a profit is to find someone (a greater fool) to buy it off you for more than you paid for it (by spending I am referring to either by exchanging cash for bitcoins, or by racking up electricity bills mining coins). This is why bitcoin is speculative, and you basically need a "greater fool" to make money off it.
Germany has essentially had the same people running it for decades. I mean, Merkel was Schroder's protegee, who was in turn Kohl protegee. So since the CDU has been in power since 1982. Of course, with such stability, you can plan long term, or ate least longer than the typical 4/5 year political cycles.
If Trump wants my attention he can start by reversing the Obama era executive order that let H1-B spouses work.
That's just a cruel thing to do. It is rather more honest to just not allow people into your country. When countries accept immigrants, they should accept them properly, rather than create second class residents.
If they haven't sold the coffee to you, then there is no debt, and therefore they don't have to accept your legal tender.
That being said, I think most places should still allow payment by cash, even if I increasingly opt not to use cash.
Once we appoint Facebook as gatekeeper of truth, a "Ministry of Truth" as it were, who gets to ensure that that Facebook determines the truth correctly and in a non-partisan way, and doesn't inadvertently or otherwise misinform its users from a position of privilege.
Could the burst of power be provided by a supercapacitor rather than a battery though? Of course, supercapacitors have density issues, but if you could get 5-10 minutes on a supercapacitor, then you could optimise the batteries for cruising rather than for takeoff.
This code of conduct has been up for quite a while https://web.archive.org/web/20.... So clearly, all who were actually contributing to SQLite did not have a problem with it, as they would undoubtedly caused a stink at the time if they did.
Maybe this is a good way to weed out those who don't really want to contribute and should be ignored.
Besides, it is clear that is is partly tongue in cheek and partly just providing suggestions for how to build a community, particularly the bits like:
9. Do not do to another what you would not have done to yourself.
22. Do not give way to anger.
23. Do not nurse a grudge.
24. Do not entertain deceit in your heart.
29. Do not return evil for evil.
66. Do not love quarreling.
Way to misunderstand the point. The point being made is that eventually, live long enough and you are likely to get and possibly eventually die from cancer. The same is not true for AIDS which is more or less completely preventable.
If your aim is to get rid of fossil fuels, then you want to get rid of gas plants.
And if we need to provide both storage and fossil fuel backup for wind, then maybe we might want to rethink how costly wind actually is.