FalloutNano
FalloutNano t1_jbryrga wrote
Reply to comment by upstateduck in Dell’s Latitude 7330 convinced me that business laptops are too expensive by dapperlemon
Yet again…more insults that aren’t even relevant. I’ll just assume you’re a leftist.
As for who said tax benefits, it’s everyone who isn’t super wealthy, but for different reasons, except for tax professionals, obviously. I’ll give one example for each type of payer.
Ordinary employees benefit from a simplified tax code with reduced time and cost during filing season. An obvious counterpoint is that the IRS could do our taxes for us, and I agree. While, yes, many would pay more, nobody would escape taxes through the various schemes available to those with the ability, or means to hire pros, to hide profits legally.
Business owners would have a double-edged sword, ‘tis true, but the simplification would help many potential entrepreneurs who aren’t mathematically savvy to be able to determine the legitimacy of any business ideas, without acquiring expensive accounting experts. The downside is the obvious issue of being flat taxed on revenue, which was part of the original discussion, could easily lead to severe losses early.
Large corporations will likely lose out since revenue, generally, isn’t as easily hidden as profits. Thus, it’s likely a net loss to them.
As for billionaires, it’s definitely a loss. They’re forced to pay a flat tax on all personal income. The loophole of borrowing money against their corporations’ earnings is no longer viable due to the aforementioned business taxation.
Progressive taxation is wrong. The best way to pay for a system if governance is to have everyone pay an equal percentage. A flat tax both accomplishes that and simplifies the process, thus leading to better efficiency and lower cost of enforcement. You’ll notice that’s the argument for universal health care, lowered costs through efficiency and economies of scale.
As for the consumption angle, shifting our economy to a different form, likely with less unnecessary consumption and, hopefully, to more useful spending of time, should be good from the left’s angle. Reducing consumption, reduces inflation (hopefully leading to a period of deflation to bring our economy in line with main street), while helping the environment.
There’s much more to be said, but that’s enough for tonight.
FalloutNano t1_jbr37gr wrote
Reply to comment by upstateduck in Dell’s Latitude 7330 convinced me that business laptops are too expensive by dapperlemon
Taxing revenue is fine, so long as the tax is low. Many businesses are unprofitable, so a heavy burden on top would reduce the incentive to start a business.
On that note, a flat tax would be nice.
FalloutNano t1_jbqzytv wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga
It isn’t meant to be read literally.
FalloutNano t1_jbqyvuy wrote
Reply to comment by upstateduck in Dell’s Latitude 7330 convinced me that business laptops are too expensive by dapperlemon
Why shouldn’t all expenses be deductible? Why is private aviation any different from other businesses?
FalloutNano t1_jbqy68f wrote
Reply to comment by pseudocultist in Dell’s Latitude 7330 convinced me that business laptops are too expensive by dapperlemon
I do wonder how people break so many laptops.
FalloutNano t1_jaajekc wrote
Reply to comment by StrionicRandom in This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk: Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment. by nastratin
Did you not read, or not understand my previous comment? Also, profanity isn’t wanted. Take it elsewhere or don’t reply.
FalloutNano t1_jaa66zn wrote
Reply to comment by travistravis in This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk: Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment. by nastratin
Great point! 😁
FalloutNano t1_ja9mjc7 wrote
Reply to comment by Baul in This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk: Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment. by nastratin
Actually, we can quit burning jet fuel, but people don’t want the consequences of removing air travel.
FalloutNano t1_j9nuy6g wrote
Reply to LPT: If you're making a sandwich for your kids and only have the heel of the bread left, put the heels inside. The kids probably won't notice by motoperpetuoso
Or, just tell them to eat it anyway.
FalloutNano t1_j34ubcq wrote
Reply to comment by Legitimate-BurnerAcc in AMD says a “limited number” of 7900 XTX GPUs have a thermal throttling problem | Owners of cards with throttling problems are encouraged to contact AMD support. by chrisdh79
Good. The Christ Jesus is the world’s only hope.
FalloutNano t1_j21q5am wrote
Reply to comment by stewartm0205 in UIUC Researchers propose a new way to get fresh water from seawater, without the disadvantages of traditional desalination. They say that a vertical “capture surface” that is 210 m wide and 100 m tall, could extract enough vapor floating above warm oceans to supply 500,000 people with freshwater by lughnasadh
Vapor capture is already used in parts of northern Africa.
FalloutNano t1_iyyov1v wrote
Reply to comment by StumbleNOLA in Egypt to add 1.1 GW in solar, wind power with cheapest rates in Africa by darth_nadoma
FalloutNano t1_iyx7qlv wrote
Reply to comment by Obi_Wan_can_blow_me in Egypt to add 1.1 GW in solar, wind power with cheapest rates in Africa by darth_nadoma
The blades have a fairly short lifespan, far shorter than I thought, and are very difficult to recycle. Basically, they create a lot of landfill waste.
FalloutNano t1_iyx4131 wrote
Reply to comment by jadrad in Egypt to add 1.1 GW in solar, wind power with cheapest rates in Africa by darth_nadoma
Wind power has serious waste management issues, but solar is cool. Nuclear where necessary, geothermal where available, and solar make a great trio. Wave generators are cool too.
FalloutNano t1_iv8f2ud wrote
Reply to comment by dub10u5 in Chinese scientists develop salt-tolerant soybean that can grow well on previously barren soil by mutherhrg
Oats would be even better. There are quite a few grains and other plants that would be preferable, like Moringa!
FalloutNano t1_itqtzdq wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market by giuliomagnifico
Neither is yours. There are outliers in nearly every argument.
FalloutNano t1_jcj2p1z wrote
Reply to comment by Tactically_Fat in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
That’s pretty cool, thank you!