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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
Warren wrote this editorial last week: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/03/it-is-time-for-the-unit... Generally this isn't a very partisan debate. Most people who support Hong Kong do so in the name of
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
If you have a basic understanding of tax rates in the US, this shouldn't come as a surprise. The marginal tax rate always goes up as you earn more income, so for the graph to show it going down then it must be the effective tax rate. B
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
>For the normal consumer, probably more about price than anything else This way just be the bubble that I live in, but I think the average cyclist that I know cares more about tech and marginal performance rather than price. New (perform
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
Not the person you're replying to, but in some ways it is. Part of Hong Kong Basic Law (their Constitution, which was adopted during the handover process) stipulates that "the ultimate aim" is elections by universal suffrage
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
At least with ridehailing apps you have a feedback mechanism to flag these drivers. If enough people have negative experiences, they won't be able to drive for that platform.
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
>$21 isn’t a living wage for any category of worker in the San Francisco metro area except a single adult or two adults living together Is it really insane that people should get paid a living wage, regardless of whether it's a &#x2
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
There have also been public losses. Transit ridership tends to decrease with increased ridesharing. This means more cars on the roads, less money for public transit, and more pollution.
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
There's a big difference between fiscal policy and sexual orientation, though. If you say "taxes are theft" I may disagree with your viewpoint, but I'm not personally attacked by it. If your viewpoint is a challenge to t
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
>what are you doing to weather the (inevitable) storm? Stay invested in equities. Keep some cash on hand as an emergency fund in case you lose your job, but just don't sell your stocks when the market is down. Stay diversified and s
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
I've talked to a few people who work (or worked) at Patagonia recently. They said that LMPGS paints a pretty accurate picture of the company. People are passionate and care about doing a good job, but they also care about enjoying thei
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
>What if Netflix (or some other production company) produced a compelling show with an incredibly critical narrative about the PRC and its leadership? In a way, they've already done this. See "Joshua: Teenager versus Superpower
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
>The legal purpose of a corporation is to generate returns for shareholders. >Goes without saying that corporations should maximize shareholder value using legal means only. But why? This line of thinking typically assumes that people
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
No, there is an important distinction between independence and autonomy. A majority of the protesters support "one country, two system", they just want the two systems to be preserved.
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
Criminal activity has a real cost to society. That's why we've decided that certain things should be illegal in the first place. This is a measure that would reduce the number of crimes that are committed by increasing the persona
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
>It’s unreasonable to expect one person to actually have the kind of accountability you seem to think CEOs are simply choosing not to exercise. If the CEO was subject to this sort of personal risk, I believe there would be far more syste
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
>Beverage giants are under pressure to boost recycling and cut down on plastic that’s filling the world’s oceans and waterways. Aluminum cans generally contain more recycled material than plastic bottles and are less likely to float away
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
In a glass or steel bottle?
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
NYC isn't the only model for density. Small houses on small lots can and does create lots of housing in places that don't typically come to mind when you think of dense (as this blog points out, Provincetown MA is one example: ht
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
I'm not as close to the situation right now, but several mainland Chinese people that I talked to following the mid-June protests (up to 2m protesters) hadn't heard of any of it happening
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
As of my writing this, HKFP hasn't written about this exact story
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
It also assumes that you're not going to bring in any more income for the rest of your life too. While the OP could retire and live on a beach somewhere for the rest of his life... By the nature of being someone who posts on HN, I&#x27
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
People in HK typically don't use Chinese apps to communicate. WhatsApp and Telegram seem to be the most popular right now, and both use end-to-end encryption. Suggesting communication over WeChat to your average Hong Konger is laughabl
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
As not2b suggests, it's more nuanced than "Hong Kong is just another city by 2047". Firstly, they're supposed to be separate for at least 50 years. The ambiguity comes in with determining how separate the "two syst
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
Exactly this. Plus there's a PLA garrison in Hong Kong anyways. The bridge (and high speed rail to Kowloon) are about creating better links through the region, enabling further economic growth and creating a stronger sense of "one
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
There's no reason to keep her around either. Every time there's a new protest, the first demands are: 1. Full withdrawal of the extradition bill, 2. Carrie Lam resigns. The bill is politically unviable for the foreseeable future,
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
Military response would draw a lot of negative responses from the international community, and would be a clear rebuke of the "one country, two systems" that Hong Kong is supposed to be operating under. This could put HK's sp
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
Protesters are already facing threats of physical violence, so saying that there won't be overt military action isn't likely to change many minds. Dozens have been injured in altercations with the Hong Kong police department since
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
If it's still within the return window for the product, it seems perfectly reasonable to honor the discount. Amazon would actually save money by doing this, because they're not incurring the costs of the additional delivery or ret
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
It's missing the chain stays (a section of the frame linking the frame near the rear wheel to the pedal area). There would be a large cantilever arm trying to support a large part of the rider's weight, and it would likely break u
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by my_username_is_ 7y ago
Not my area of expertise here, but I would think that doing so would help by reducing the overall volume of your waste. As food breaks down into soil, it packs tighter and reduces its overall volume. I assume that garbage trucks are limited

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