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by scarab92 2y ago
Only a proportion of the full political spectrum is viable. For example, we know pretty conclusively at this polint that communism doesn't work, which is why the "left" these days is social policies overlaid on a free market
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by scarab92 2y ago
Finding women to have sex with is fairly easy, finding women who are willing to be equal partners is very hard. I don’t know how this gets fixed. Women don’t want to self reflect and men don’t want to lower their standards for commitment.
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by scarab92 2y ago
Much of Europe is in a recession, or has stagnant economic growth at best. They've had left leaning governments for too long, and economic stagnation is the natural result of that. You can't regulate your way to prosperity.
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We're seeing a significant rise in left-wing conspiracy theories though, which is not a great sign for the future.
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So, basically, left wing conspiracy theories? In reality, whether taxes fall or not likely depends on whether the savings are returned in the form of income tax cuts, or whether the savings are used to repay the massive debt that has accumu
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by scarab92 2y ago
It was, but advertisers are now returning which has driven it's earnings back up while it's operational costs remain significantly below pre-acquisition. According to https://www.wsj.com/finance/banks-sell-5-5
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by scarab92 2y ago
In your hypothetical scenario, it would be a no brainer to proceed. Your key workers are now paid at market rate, and those who were unnecessary will find other jobs.
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Performance management is important in both public and private sector organisations.
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by scarab92 2y ago
I've worked in several large federal departments, and private sector companies that are even larger by headcount. Trust me, basic performance management processes that exist in the private sector are almost entirely absent in the publi
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by scarab92 2y ago
Neither of us really know Twitter's financial position, given it's now private. The rumours I'm hearing are that EBITDA is now above pre-acquistion. The fact that debt is trading hands without a haircut suggests that's p
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by scarab92 2y ago
A grudge? They've just been put into a strong negotiating position, because now both parties acknowledge that these are key employees.
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by scarab92 2y ago
Operationally, Twitter is performing better than it did when it had 5x the headcount. According to reports, revenue is down, but that's more due to advertisers objecting to Musk content moderation decisions (plus politics no doubt).
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Obviously, but most normal people won't have to interact with them.
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You're solving the wrong problem. The issue isn't direct file vs TurboTax. It's whether most individuals should have to file at all. A few tweaks around employment income and capital gains, and you can do away with filing alt
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by scarab92 2y ago
What do you mean? It’s normal in many countries to not have to file until your tax situation becomes more complicated. For most people, your employer handles your income tax on your behalf, your stock broker handles your capital gains tax e
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by scarab92 2y ago
Without evidence that the Trump administration cares about protecting the tax prep industry, this is just a conspiracy theory. Heck, the Trump admin wants to get rid of income tax entirely, so they're hardly the natural allies of the t
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by scarab92 2y ago
A fantasy response to a strawman threat.
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by scarab92 2y ago
Two things: 1. To people saying that the government should have a direct way to file taxes. This is an outdated way of thinking. Most ordinary people shouldn't have to file taxes at all. Withholding is sufficient for income taxes and t
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by scarab92 2y ago
Even taking that unsourced statement as true, a single anecdotal accident doesn't invalidate an entire mission statement.
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by scarab92 2y ago
You actually think Trump is going to forcibly capture land from Canada? Zero chance that happens.
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So, basically just unfounded conspiracy theories.
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You don’t realise how ridiculous you sound to normal people because you spend your time in an echo chamber full of left-wing conspiracy theories. The government will get a bit smaller and life will go on.
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by scarab92 2y ago
Getting tired of the hysterics. If you think Nazi is a remotely valid way to describe what’s going on then you’re probably spending too much time online surrounded by catastropists, and have lost touch with reality.
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by scarab92 2y ago
Negative value, because unions standardise wages. They are under-performers teaming up to peer-pressure (bully) over-achievers into averaging the fruits of their labour. If you’re a high achiever the absolute last thing you want is to work
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by scarab92 2y ago
Working from home is significantly less productive for the average worker. I can see how it might make sense to accept that you’ll lose some of your best people, in order to significantly increase the average.
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by scarab92 2y ago
You’re just making excuses for laziness. It has never in all human history been easier to find a new job than it has been in the past few years.
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by scarab92 2y ago
Don’t waste your life trying to unionise. They almost never work, because they are a bad deal for the company and a bad deal for above average workers. You’ll waste years trying to push a rock up hill, when you should have just changed jobs
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by scarab92 2y ago
The government share of GDP is a silly thing to care about. The important questions are: 1. What services do voters want (enough to pay for) 2. How can we meet that need at the lowest cost The first has a broad range of valid answers, the s
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by scarab92 2y ago
All of these same market dynamics exist in Australia as well, except Australia’s recession is a per capita recession, not an aggregate recession.
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by scarab92 2y ago
That sounds.. obvious? Regulations should need to justify their existance, they shouldn't just exist by default without a reason.

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