I think you're confusing revenue with profit. Think of how much good the police could do with the same budget if they weren't busting teenagers for weed.
Here's an example that may better illustrate what I meant:
Imagine some guy has a prescription for percocet (painkillers). Instead of taking the drugs, he sells them for $100. He is, of course, required to report his illegal income.
Does that mean that anybody receiving a percocet subscription must now pay income tax on it because it COULD be sold for $100?
This is the situation I was responding to: That people who don't plan on selling their WoW gold could be liable for taxes because of the potential real-world market value of the gold.
500 gold in 6 hours? Is that even possible? How about people who make more money than that? It would be closer to 2-3 hours for lots of recent college grads.
Does it become OK as your time is worth more?
If I wanted to live even within thirty minutes of my office (driving OR public transportation) I would need to spend at least $600k on a house. There is no less expensive option. My office isn't even downtown.
I just got out of college. I can't afford the mortgage on a house like that, let alone a downpayment.
I agree that this is disturbing. Are there other search engines that don't block such images? Are they just as evil?
How is noncompliance with the Chinese government's demands - resulting in a total shutdown of Chinese google as I understand it - better for the people?
Seriously. I've been there and known people who had it worse.
Guess how much money you're spending monthly on food and then actually look it up.
Try living on $150 or even $200 monthly for food (per person). By the end of the month you'll never want to look at rice or ramen noodles again.
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I think you're confusing revenue with profit. Think of how much good the police could do with the same budget if they weren't busting teenagers for weed.
Here's an example that may better illustrate what I meant: Imagine some guy has a prescription for percocet (painkillers). Instead of taking the drugs, he sells them for $100. He is, of course, required to report his illegal income. Does that mean that anybody receiving a percocet subscription must now pay income tax on it because it COULD be sold for $100? This is the situation I was responding to: That people who don't plan on selling their WoW gold could be liable for taxes because of the potential real-world market value of the gold.
Isn't selling gold or items a violations of Blizzard's terms of use? I'm pretty sure that would be an impediment to its taxability.
500 gold in 6 hours? Is that even possible? How about people who make more money than that? It would be closer to 2-3 hours for lots of recent college grads. Does it become OK as your time is worth more?
If I wanted to live even within thirty minutes of my office (driving OR public transportation) I would need to spend at least $600k on a house. There is no less expensive option. My office isn't even downtown. I just got out of college. I can't afford the mortgage on a house like that, let alone a downpayment.
I agree that this is disturbing. Are there other search engines that don't block such images? Are they just as evil? How is noncompliance with the Chinese government's demands - resulting in a total shutdown of Chinese google as I understand it - better for the people?
Seriously. I've been there and known people who had it worse. Guess how much money you're spending monthly on food and then actually look it up. Try living on $150 or even $200 monthly for food (per person). By the end of the month you'll never want to look at rice or ramen noodles again.