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by mcntsh 3y ago
> Why does our "progressive" tax rate stop growing in the 150k range or so I believe it actually stops at around 700k for married couples and 575k for singles.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
Everyone wants well-funded public schools because they produce safer and better communities. Can you think of many safe and affluent cities in the US that have poorly funded public school programs?
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by mcntsh 3y ago
According to the 2020 IRS tax report, the top 1% of American earners pay 42% of all income taxes, the top 10% of earners pay 74%. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1304.pdf In California, property tax revenue has b
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by mcntsh 3y ago
I think it's unfair to say that wealthy parents send their kids to private schools as a way to actively defund public education. Parents are making this choice to give their kids a better education, and anyone with the same opportunity
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by mcntsh 3y ago
A big part of what makes German society so nice is that it's a culture based around mutual trust. The transit system is a reflection of that, and you eroded it by never buying a ticket.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
It was easier for me to find a rental in NYC than in was in Berlin so I wouldn't really say Germany is ahead there either. Maybe if you got a rental 10 years ago? German rental markets are price-controlled which means extreme shortages
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by mcntsh 3y ago
Yeah I also live in Germany and housing affordability is much much worse than in the USA. The ratio of the median income to the median housing cost is significantly worse: https://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rank
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by mcntsh 3y ago
> Sure, the housing market in Europe is struggling as well, but it's not even close to the situation in the US because so much affordable housing in mixed-use middle density buildings is available. Housing affordability in Europe is
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by mcntsh 3y ago
It means the median mortgage cost per month is higher than the median income per month.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
In which countries specifically? If you're European the situation is completely hopeless.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
Not saying that building won't alleviate problems but people must understand there's a lower limit to home prices, considering labor/material and investment costs...
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by mcntsh 3y ago
Online discourse really centers around American home affordability, but the sad truth is that the situation is worse in much of the world.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
It took over 24 hours by train from Seattle to San Jose.... and that was a direct train, no transfers. Absolutely shameful.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
You're wrong, most EU countries have a worse income-to-housing-price ratio than Canada/Aus/US/NZ. https://www.numbeo.com/property-investment/rankings_by_count...
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by mcntsh 3y ago
(Coastal) California still has the perfect climate compared to basically everywhere else in the US, even considering the "dangerous heat waves, extended droughts that threaten the water supply, and uncontrollable wildfires." Writi
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by mcntsh 3y ago
I really do not like walking in Manhattan. The city blocks are so short so you're constantly having to cross hectic streets, an the grid nature of the city means you're pretty much walking in long, straight lines. In my opinion, i
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by mcntsh 3y ago
I've had dogs, lived with people with dogs, lived in apartments with neighbors with dogs. I know how it's "supposed to be" and I know how it "actually is."
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by mcntsh 3y ago
Not for long. They need to use the bathroom and eat. They make noise and destroy things.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
You can't really leave dogs at home unattended either. You can't really take them on airplanes on vacation, you can't take them into many hotel rooms. You'll have a hard time getting a rental with them. You can't in
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by mcntsh 3y ago
Honest question but won't these "low-cost Asians" not be as much of a factor on wages if the fabrications are in the US?
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by mcntsh 3y ago
Living in Germany I always appreciated their privacy laws related to being filmed/photographed in public. The US should do something similar.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
Also: https://xkcd.com/605/
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by mcntsh 3y ago
I wanted to move to Austria, because my wife is from there, but the salaries just make it untenable compared to Germany, especially when you consider that the COL is about the same or even higher in many places.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
To be fair, I've submitted multiple requests for a fristlose Kündigung in Germany and never had it declined. Unless your role is absolutely critical to the company and a replacement must be thoroughly trained, most employers would be h
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by mcntsh 3y ago
The problem is that there isn't really a well-defined or stable career path upwards from IC that isn't some variation of role handling politics/delegation/process improvement, and because you're expected to "ag
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by mcntsh 3y ago
By completely changing your lifestyle and retuning your habits your health isn't hinging on one single point of failure (a drug you need to take). If I stop going to the gym for a couple of months, I'm probably not going to gain a
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by mcntsh 3y ago
> I don't think the political situation has changed that much since 1949 China is in much better of a position both economically and militarily to invade Taiwan today than it was in 1992, 1971, and 1949.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
If you're the spouse or child of an earner you technically didn't "earn" their money either, right? Inheritance is the same concept... you work and make money to provide to your family.
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by mcntsh 3y ago
For me, this comment just highlights how egregious taxation already is.
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by mcntsh 4y ago
In NYC for example, 40% of the tax revenue comes from 1% of the tax payers[1]. High taxes are causing high earners to leave the city. What's going to fill that gap in revenue? I'm not sure how it is in France though. [1]: https:&

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