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It’s weird the tone of the article, like this is a wonderful thing! Well done AI! Now what’s next for it to spy on?

by jonplackett 4y ago

XorNot 4y ago
It's tax evasion. They are literally stealing your tax dollars.
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  Politicians and big corporations steal or waste tax dollars every day and nobody bats an eye.
  - MagnumOpus 4y ago
    I bat an eye. If you as a voter re-elect wasteful or corrupt politicians, or as a shareholder/owner re-elect wasteful or corrupt corporate boards, then you can't be surprised at the outcome.
  - nicbou 4y ago
    Yes, plenty do. Whataboutism is not a strong argument. Tax evasion massively erodes people's trust in institutions. If it's prevalent enough, cheating becomes the default option, and things fall apart quickly.
    - Nextgrid 4y ago
      Yes, but when the big guys' cheating is worth millions all while costs of living are going up and income inequality is rising, I really can't blame the commoner cheating for a few hundred bucks. I don't mind it becoming the default option - at least it'll put everyone on a level playing field.
      - nicbou 4y ago
        We can work on multiple problems at once
        Nextgrid 4y ago
        Nobody has managed to tackle the problem of the big guys cheating, partly because when you’re at the level where you can make a difference you realise it’s more profitable to join the cheaters than fight them.
peoplefromibiza 4y ago
why you are hiding your pool though? and why should I pay for it and not you?
- rightbyte 4y ago
  It seems strange to me to have a pool tax in the first place? If water consumption is a problem tax it progressivly.
  - peoplefromibiza 4y ago
    we call it pool tax for simplicity, but pools are not taxed per se. the fact is that if your pool is undisclosed, you haven't requested the necessary authorizations (what you actually pay for), which means it is not deemed safe. Pools are taxed directly when they are considered a luxury item in a house that have all the features (there's a list) of a luxury residence. It's already a progressive tax, it couldn't be any different here, progressivity of taxation is written in our Constitution.
    - XorNot 4y ago
      There's also that pools are not a free imposition on the community. There's a regulatory apparatus that must be followed - i.e. appropriate child-safety fencing to ensure children do not drown, and your neighbors have a right to not have it built in a way which impacts their property (i.e. proximity to fencing boundaries).
- jonplackett 4y ago
  Two words: slippery slope

It’s weird the tone of the article, like this is a wonderful thing! Well done AI! Now what’s next for it to spy on?

XorNot 4y ago

It's tax evasion. They are literally stealing your tax dollars.

Nextgrid 4y ago
Politicians and big corporations steal or waste tax dollars every day and nobody bats an eye.
- MagnumOpus 4y ago
  I bat an eye. If you as a voter re-elect wasteful or corrupt politicians, or as a shareholder/owner re-elect wasteful or corrupt corporate boards, then you can't be surprised at the outcome.
- nicbou 4y ago
  Yes, plenty do. Whataboutism is not a strong argument. Tax evasion massively erodes people's trust in institutions. If it's prevalent enough, cheating becomes the default option, and things fall apart quickly.
  - Nextgrid 4y ago
    Yes, but when the big guys' cheating is worth millions all while costs of living are going up and income inequality is rising, I really can't blame the commoner cheating for a few hundred bucks. I don't mind it becoming the default option - at least it'll put everyone on a level playing field.
    - nicbou 4y ago
      We can work on multiple problems at once
      - Nextgrid 4y ago
        Nobody has managed to tackle the problem of the big guys cheating, partly because when you’re at the level where you can make a difference you realise it’s more profitable to join the cheaters than fight them.

peoplefromibiza 4y ago

why you are hiding your pool though? and why should I pay for it and not you?

rightbyte 4y ago
It seems strange to me to have a pool tax in the first place? If water consumption is a problem tax it progressivly.
- peoplefromibiza 4y ago
  we call it pool tax for simplicity, but pools are not taxed per se. the fact is that if your pool is undisclosed, you haven't requested the necessary authorizations (what you actually pay for), which means it is not deemed safe. Pools are taxed directly when they are considered a luxury item in a house that have all the features (there's a list) of a luxury residence. It's already a progressive tax, it couldn't be any different here, progressivity of taxation is written in our Constitution.
  - XorNot 4y ago
    There's also that pools are not a free imposition on the community. There's a regulatory apparatus that must be followed - i.e. appropriate child-safety fencing to ensure children do not drown, and your neighbors have a right to not have it built in a way which impacts their property (i.e. proximity to fencing boundaries).
jonplackett 4y ago
Two words: slippery slope