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I m not sure if the idea of going after pools is a good one though. Is the water shortages really that big that people are not allowed to even have blow-up tubs

by seydor 3y ago

I m not sure if the idea of going after pools is a good one though. Is the water shortages really that big that people are not allowed to even have blow-up tubs anymore? Pools are good for cooling down in the summer. Is it better if they use electricity and A/C instead? The worst thing is that other countries are copying this anti-pool thing because it's populist .

TheFattestNinja 3y ago
Water restrictions were common last summer over europe. True last year was particularly torrid and following a very dry winter. But this year seems likely to follow.
ohgodplsno 3y ago
Blow up tubs are not targeted by this, because they're not taxable. Pools only get taxed if they're dug in the ground (fully or partly), and are more than 10 square meters. It's not even going after pools in particular, it's just that pools raise the property tax. you're supposed to ask your city if you can build that pool, and your taxes will grow in consequence. Undeclared, no taxes. And yes, filling up pools is banned in most of the country right now because we're going through a year long drought.
jylam 3y ago
> Is the water shortages really that big that people are not allowed to even have blow-up tubs anymore? Yep > Pools are good for cooling down in the summer. Is it better if they use electricity and A/C instead? There is not much A/C in France/Europe. Go to a lake or a public pool instead, no need for A/C. > The worst thing is that other countries are copying this anti-pool thing because it's populist . It is necessary. Not populist, necessary. We can't afford to just scream "freedom" or "populism" every time the upper middle-class wants to enjoy an environment-destroying luxury. Think of the freedom to live of the others. Is a pool necessary ? Of fsking course not. Don't try to color this as a basic need. You don't need a pool to cool down in the summer. You also don't need a 2 tons car, you don't need to travel to the other side of the world for your holidays, and those things are very detrimental to everyone, you included.
- empiricus 3y ago
  What is this? Ode to poverty? There is enough stuff in the worlds for everybody to have 10 houses, 10 cars, enough water to waste, etc. We just need to make some effort to organize ourselves (and of course stop using fossil fuels, they are not enough).
- seydor 3y ago
  for the last point, i knwo that other mediterranean countries are copying that taxation on pools , even if AC is very common and very heavily used in the sommer, and even if there isnt a water shortage The rest is the same tired usual drivel
snvzz 3y ago
Unfortunately, it looks like pools get taxed even if unused and empty.

by seydor 3y ago

TheFattestNinja 3y ago

Water restrictions were common last summer over europe. True last year was particularly torrid and following a very dry winter. But this year seems likely to follow.

ohgodplsno 3y ago

Blow up tubs are not targeted by this, because they're not taxable. Pools only get taxed if they're dug in the ground (fully or partly), and are more than 10 square meters. It's not even going after pools in particular, it's just that pools raise the property tax. you're supposed to ask your city if you can build that pool, and your taxes will grow in consequence. Undeclared, no taxes. And yes, filling up pools is banned in most of the country right now because we're going through a year long drought.

jylam 3y ago

> Is the water shortages really that big that people are not allowed to even have blow-up tubs anymore? Yep > Pools are good for cooling down in the summer. Is it better if they use electricity and A/C instead? There is not much A/C in France/Europe. Go to a lake or a public pool instead, no need for A/C. > The worst thing is that other countries are copying this anti-pool thing because it's populist . It is necessary. Not populist, necessary. We can't afford to just scream "freedom" or "populism" every time the upper middle-class wants to enjoy an environment-destroying luxury. Think of the freedom to live of the others. Is a pool necessary ? Of fsking course not. Don't try to color this as a basic need. You don't need a pool to cool down in the summer. You also don't need a 2 tons car, you don't need to travel to the other side of the world for your holidays, and those things are very detrimental to everyone, you included.

empiricus 3y ago
What is this? Ode to poverty? There is enough stuff in the worlds for everybody to have 10 houses, 10 cars, enough water to waste, etc. We just need to make some effort to organize ourselves (and of course stop using fossil fuels, they are not enough).
seydor 3y ago
for the last point, i knwo that other mediterranean countries are copying that taxation on pools , even if AC is very common and very heavily used in the sommer, and even if there isnt a water shortage The rest is the same tired usual drivel

snvzz 3y ago

Unfortunately, it looks like pools get taxed even if unused and empty.