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Antrix Corp owned by the Indian government provides satellite launch services. It made $31m profit on $210m revenue in 2017-2018.[1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antrix_Corporation
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Levy tariffs against countries that don't tax carbon at the same rate.
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Nope. Read that comment again. Tax the carbon coming out of the ground. That's easy to measure - it's however many barrels of petroleum or nat gas or coal is being sold. The effects of that tax cascade through the rest of the econ
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> Isn't this entirely the point of running a business? This is news to me. I thought businesses were supposed to create value, especially shareholder value.
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Got it off the Amtrak website.
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I don't know if it's 100% true that Amtrak benefits only the areas it's in. People who take the train instead of flying (less carbon emissions) or driving (less interstate maintenance, paid for out of the federal budget, less
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by jogjayr 7y ago
You usually arrive at the airport 60-90 minutes before a flight, vs 30 minutes before a train. And train station locations will give you a 30 minute advantage over airport locations. So really we're comparing 3.5-4.5 hrs for a flight v
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> Netflix Blockbuster employees' jobs?
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> Wealth taxes are actually bad for society > get rid of assorted insanity such as Prop 13 in CA Aren't these slightly contradictory views? Property tax is a form of wealth tax (in that it's a tax on assets rather than incom
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So H-1B workers are simultaneously: a) are underpaid indentured labor b) singlehandedly responsible for high Bay Area rents (presumably because they make so much money) I'm sorry, I really don't follow any of this logic. How does
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> It will ensure that the BEST from around the world are given a chance in the US There's already a visa for that - it's called the O visa.[1] The H-1B is for specialty occupations.[2] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org&#x2
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> In this case, the first OED cited usage of 'revert' in the 'reply' sense is nearly half a century old and from the Times of India. Doesn't make it correct. You're saying it's not possible for the Time
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At least "do the needful" is somewhat correct and parseable. It was even used in Victorian England.[1] Anyone can understand it means "do what's necessary". It's old and weird, but not wrong. "revert"
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"Common" != "correct". I know languages are living things, and often words organically take on new definitions. But "revert" meaning "reply" is one of the stupider evolutions IMO. It probably started
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"revert" and using "resource" to refer to people are popular Indian corporate-speak terms. Both drive me insane. I wonder if I'd continued working in India whether I would have committed career suicide by correcting
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> a monitor - a product that at 45”+ is missing for consumers and your only option is commercial screens. Here you go: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-55-class-led-1080p-hdt...
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No one can predict what will be a hit ahead of time. There are only 2 reliable ways to have a library of hits: 1. Produce a ton of stuff, over a long period of time, and some of it will turn out to be good. 2. Buy someone else's conten
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I do that, but on the Costco website. The free cancellation means you can book and then cancel and re-book when the price drops. It's also easier when Costco is aggregating all the prices for easy comparison.
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> Costco is in a league of their own in Canada They sell cheese at almost-US prices! It's insane!
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I make back the cost of the membership fee just by the savings on a couple of car rentals. Their rates are cheaper and they have free cancellation and no extra driver fee for your spouse.
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It never came up when I interviewed there :-) and I doubt it's why I didn't get the offer.
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There's no practical reason employers can't pay a match into IRAs. It's just how the laws are written at the moment.
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> The administration costs of 401k's make it more challenging for small companies to offer. It's not at all clear to me that 401Ks need to exist when we already have IRAs. Why not just increase the contribution limits on tradi
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Why wouldn't bikes be allowed in a car-free zone?
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> how to move the most amount of people, the safest and quickest way, for the cheapest cost. Cars are not known for being cheap[1], safe[2], or space-efficient[3]. 1. https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/total-
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> you can't haul much on [a bike] anyway. I'm gonna have to disagree with you there. Here's someone moving a fridge (!) on a bike trailer.[1] And that's on a regular bike, not an e-bike. 1. https://www.mrmo
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I thought Canada had sales tax rebates based on income to smooth out some of the regressiveness?[1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonized_sales_tax#Individua...
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> People love to focus on the lifestyle choices because they allow them to paint those advocating change as hypocrites, and so dismiss the entire message. You're right, and it drives me mad. There's also the other side of it, w
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The thing is people don't even have to move away necessarily. If the land is that valuable and it'll be upzoned, they could just trade in for a unit in the new building + some cash.
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The challenge is in the details. Who determines X, and how? Is X fixed or does it increase over time? If yes, is it indexed to inflation? In what way? CPI, local housing market, something else? Capping property taxes is the same as rent con

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