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arshneet
6y ago
I don't understand CA's taxation as much, except the income taxes are very high with little in terms of actual quality of life improvements. I do understand Canadian and UK taxation somewhat and most rich people don't pay the
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arshneet
6y ago
Is it true that the super-rich pay higher tax rates? My understanding is most of them have great accountants, and the salaries they pay themselves are generally very low. They use loopholes (intentional or unintentional by the government) t
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arshneet
7y ago
Langar doesn't have to be in a Gurdwara. The purpose of the meal is to serve food to all (especially the needy), and for even the privileged ones in the society to sit down and have the same food in the same conditions (even the riches
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arshneet
7y ago
I'd say this is not entirely correct. There is no sect of Sikhism that shuns the turban to the best of my knowledge. And, I think there is this gross misunderstanding that you have to wear the turban to be a Sikh. As a Khalsa, you have
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arshneet
7y ago
There is a channel called Basics of Sikhi on Youtube. It was started by a Brit called Jagraj Singh, and it is one of the golden resources to get started. Jagraj is no longer alive and succumbed to cancer, so the channel might not be as acti
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arshneet
7y ago
I'm glad you liked it. Exactly! All those lines are artificial, and it's sad the world hasn't yet left behind discrimination, and it's a major problem in almost every society in one form or the other.
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7y ago
I don't know much about Protestants, despite having lived in England for a while. I live in Canada and regularly travel to the US, and still don't know about Protestantism deeply. The little bit I do, has generally led to a positi
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7y ago
People do convert to Sikhism, but Sikhs don't focus as heavily on getting people converted. The religion is inclusive, and is generally quite welcoming, but there's hardly any appetite for forcing it upon others. This is primarily
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arshneet
7y ago
This is one of the concepts I like the most personally. The plan was to remove discrimination as the emphasis is on an egalitarian society. It also ensures women don't change their surnames after marriage (if they are practicing Sikhs)
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7y ago
I'm a Sikh, and that's very correct. Sikhism discourages living as a recluse or retreating from the world. You are supposed to actively participate in the society, while continuously learning how to become a better person. That&#x
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arshneet
10y ago
Amazon Web Services | Senior Software Engineer; Senior Software Engineer in Machine Learning | Vancouver, Canada; Seattle, WA | Full-time | ONSITE, VISA | RDS is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team working on AWS scale b
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arshneet
10y ago
Amazon Web Services | Senior Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer in Machine Learning | Vancouver, Canada; Seattle, WA | Full-time | ONSITE, VISA | RDS is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team working on AWS scale b
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10y ago
Amazon Web Services | Senior Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer in Machine Learning | Vancouver, Canada; Seattle, WA | Full-time | ONSITE, VISA | RDS is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team working on AWS scale b
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10y ago
Senior Software Engineer (Amazon Web Services RDS) | Vancouver, Canada; Seattle, WA | Full-time | ONSITE, VISA | RDS is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team working on AWS scale big-data analytics problems. RDS Performanc