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by refurb 1y ago
At least where I live tourist SIMs are restricted to 2 weeks, then need to be converted to a local SIM (with ID requirements). And anyone leaving would have their immigration status expire and the SIM is turned off then unless you provide s
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No, that’s entirely intentional. The IP and manufacturing are linked because you can’t manufacture something from commercial sale if you don’t have patent rights. But the licensing of patent rights was done for tax advantage in the EU, not
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by refurb 1y ago
Yup, this article isn't great. As someone close to pharmaceutical manufacturing, the reason why the manufacturing is done in Ireland is for tax benefits for sales in Europe . So why not have a US factory for US sales? Because it&#x27
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by refurb 1y ago
Your analogy makes no sense. The Marine entered AND LEFT Los Angelas. Russia never did that. If you had said “while the Marines were deployed the risk is higher” it’s at least logical. But the fact they left without incident yet you think
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by refurb 1y ago
You don’t have to view it in a vacuum, you can simply view the event as increasing or decreasing the risk of the military takeover. When the military was deployed then peacefully left, you still viewed that as an increase in the risk of a
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by refurb 1y ago
The lack of extended military deployment and restoration of local control can be seen two ways: 1. "both a test and a warning sign" 2. Evidence Trump has no intention of turning the country into a military dictatorship. You choose
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by refurb 1y ago
So when the military was deployed to LA due to ICE riots, then they left without incident is a warning sign too? Or maybe that was just just a test?
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by refurb 1y ago
Oh do I have a story to share with you! https://cha.house.gov/2024/9/transcripts-show-president-trum...
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by refurb 1y ago
The vast majority of fast food workers in Ontario are foreigners working on visas. And plenty of them are exploited and forced to kickback a part of their wages to the owner. The government does nothing and the owner gets below minimum wag
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Now compare the poor in North Korea to the “poor” in Switzerland.
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If you assume the minimum needed for life is X, I’d say optimizing for the maximum receiving X+ is a better outcome than fewer getting X++
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by refurb 1y ago
You seem to have ignored the important distinction - there is no government approval needed. Even if you have outstanding debts, you can still dissolve the LLC. Of course creditors can cause trouble for doing that, but there is no governme
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by refurb 1y ago
It's an exit taxes, but as far as I'm aware, it simply taxes you on all assets as if you disposed of them the day you leave. That doesn't seem particularly unfair. If you can image a scenario where someone buy Apple at $1, a
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by refurb 1y ago
> I'm really sick of this "the businesses will leave" propaganda. I don't think anything you've said convinces me it's propaganda. Businesses are profit-seeking ventures. They will optimize their operations
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by refurb 1y ago
You're confusing "winding a business down" with "bankruptcy" in the US. As long as you follow the law, there is no government "approval" of a dissolution. You notify shareholders and creditors, then resol
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by refurb 1y ago
The claim that “the industry has decided how they want things to work” is laughable. The numerous “not approved” decisions makes that plainly obvious. Not to mention all the times FDA has said “you have to do X to get approved” and the com
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by refurb 1y ago
You can educate yourself on the FDA process, including public access to all the FDA documentation, including meeting minutes and sponsorship slides. It’s all there on fda.gov But instead of doing that you’ve decided to just write this comm
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by refurb 1y ago
It’s because the publishing process takes more time than the FDA review process. Once the pivotal trial reads out, companies usually submit within a month or two to the FDA. Much of the submission dossier (trial design, product description
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by refurb 1y ago
This isn’t even accurate. So far, suppliers and middlemen have been absorbing most of the costs of the tariffs (look at CPI). So basically the US government was able to take a slice of the profit from everyone but the consumer. Seems prett
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by refurb 1y ago
The Boglehead wiki is a great resource. Beyond the investment wiki pages, it has other pages on personal finance. It ranges from a pretty basic level up to more advanced. Just solid, basic financial information that works for most people.
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by refurb 1y ago
Presumably your friend wants a particular brand of insulin, not the insulins that Medicaid covers because they are the most cost effective? Medicaid negotiates with manufacturers to get the best price. When they are successful in securing
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by refurb 1y ago
The criticism applies just as much to the bottom 0.1%. It’s not a static group.
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by refurb 1y ago
You say “blockade” without thinking about the consequences. The US blockades Japan causing food shortages. The military prioritizes what little food is available for themselves. The know the population will starve, but it’s necessary to d
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by refurb 1y ago
I think the other thing to keep in mind is the cultural differences in how the West vs East think about government and the individual. After living in Asia for a while, having political discussions with the people who live there, and explor
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by refurb 1y ago
The Laffer curve is the basis for what was called "trickle down economics". The Reagan administration argued the US was the right side of the curve, and that lowering taxes would result in economic growth ("a rising tide rais
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by refurb 1y ago
That’s my point - the tax data says that people making millions each year are incredibly rare. Most people earning that kind of income get it in a once in a lifetime.
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by refurb 1y ago
That’s not what “trickle down economics” is. It’s basically the Laffer curve which argues that tax receipts can actually go down with higher taxes rates as tax’s can discourage growth if high enough. Thus if you lower taxes, economics grow
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by refurb 1y ago
It’s how journalism works today. Do actual research to make sure you understand a topic? Nah! Come up with a conclusion, then go looking for evidence to support it, cherry picking if needed? Absolutely. Gotta get those clicks
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by refurb 1y ago
But it’s not. The error people make all the time is assuming these groups are static and always have the same people in them over time. They don’t. A great example were the people in the 0.1% percentile of income. Evil rich people! Turns o
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by refurb 1y ago
> They were killed by foundational technology shifts that were orthogonal to the industry. That's the point. Markets aren't stagnant. When changes happen, monopolies are susceptible to being unseated.

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