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by shortcake27 3y ago
So using your logic, in almost every other country in the world where sales tax is set at the federal level, states/counties/equivilant/cities don’t get tax money. Do you genuinely believe this, have you done any research, an
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by shortcake27 3y ago
> So yea, it really isn't that simple in the USA It isn’t that simple in the USA. Yet it literally is that simple in every other country in the world. I don’t understand why the average American has such main character syndrome that
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I haven’t lived in the US so I can’t really comment on the situation there. But my point is, the US model is infecting other countries which already have minimum wages and don’t suffer from problem tips in the US solve (AKA, insanely low mi
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Wow. I’m very careful with clicking Cancel/Modify buttons for this reason. Never actually thought it would happen. Now I feel my paranoia has paid off.
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Does having different levels of tax between states, and between municipalities within those states, actually benefit the public? I just don’t see how this is better than literally every other country in the world which sets sales tax at th
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by shortcake27 3y ago
In the UK, where minimum wage is OK (not great, but OK), and we don’t have those garbage US shenanigans where tipped employees can get paid a pittance, many payment terminals add a 10% tip automatically (especially at bars). Many restaurant
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I quit my job due to burnout over a year ago, and now I’m bumbling around Europe, living hand-to-mouth off small bits of freelance work. This life is infinitely better than the one I was wasting behind a desk 8 hours a day. I don’t see the
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I once worked in an office where virtually everyone (30ish people) had failed USB-C ports on their MacBooks. This was around 2017. I don’t know if Apple fixed this, out of fear I baby the ports on my 2018 MBP, and they still click like bran
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by shortcake27 3y ago
There is no conclusive evidence. IE it has neither been proved in a lab nor observed in the population. Also, there is no known mechanism by which they could cause harm. I don’t know why the burden of proof is so difficult for people to und
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by shortcake27 3y ago
> and get rid of the 'wrap everything in a layer of plastic' tendencies that are completely unnecessary. If only fruits and vegetables had robust, natural, bio-degradable packaging of their own. Some sort of peelable skin, perh
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by shortcake27 3y ago
After over 10 years paying for Dropbox, I replaced my sub with B2 + rclone and reduced my spend from $15 AUD/month to $1.50 a month. Oh, and I don’t have to pay up front for an entire year either. Dropbox is not only the most expensive
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Yeah, you’re right. The user just needs to allow apps from unknown sources. If your employer asks you to disable security settings on your phone to install untrusted software, this raises a lot of alarm bells. AFAIK I can’t sign the APK to
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Sorry if this sounds harsh, but people who work in ER have skewed opinions because they’re only dealing with the people who end up with serious injuries. You need to look at the bigger picture - first of all what’s the probability of having
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Does Boeing/Airbus force contractors employed by the airlines who own their planes to jump through crazy hoops and provide all their PII? If I had an airline as a client and I wanted to change the upholstery on a plane, I don’t think I
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I’m not sure what math you’re on, usually the metric is 1-2 months to match ownership. I recently hired a small car for £20 a day. Not a special deal, that’s just the price. A week would make that £140. An old car would cost almost twice th
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I think my use of the word “monopoly” is causing people to miss the forest for the trees. My clients have employees who essentially have two ecosystem options when buying a smartphone - Apple or Google. I, as a developer, then have to bend
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I really don’t understand why it’s taking so long to recognise Apple/Google as a monopoly. I develop internal apps for small companies. Apple still forces each update - to an unlisted app - to go through a review process. Google on the
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by shortcake27 3y ago
It’s not quite that simple. Helmets are deterrents - Melbourne is a fantastic example where cycling is less common than it should be and public bike schemes keep failing specifically because of the requirement to wear a helmet. Companies li
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by shortcake27 3y ago
> but once or twice a year, we take a 1000 mile road trip that would be considerably more painful in an EV. If we're only going to own one car, it still needs to be ICE. You could just rent a car for those two trips like you suggest
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I own a 2001 Corolla in a country I don't even live in any more. I put it into storage just to be able to use it when I visit, because it's more reliable, more practical, and infinitely less infuriating than literally anything sol
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I'm currently renting a newish Fiat 500. If I open the drivers door when the Start/Stop system is engaged, the engine won't restart. I can't even turn the key to start the car - the key needs to be completely removed fro
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I usually pay for 50mbps, but I can live comfortably on 25mbps if need be (sometimes I drop my connection speed to save money). However, I have a fibre connection, where QoS is 100% 100% of the time. 25mbps is totally fine for web browsing,
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Ask HN: What is Australia doing about CLI overstamping / spoofing
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Average Cali salary is 73k. Assume an employee stays for 2 years (I just made this number up, I have no idea what the average retention for a remote worker is, but it’s probably more). It would barely represent 1% of total renumeration for
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by shortcake27 3y ago
> Someone remind me again on the stats of battery toxicity and pollution vs fossil fuels? Can do! Fossil fuels cause more harm than the waste products of batteries. The myth of batteries being worse for the environment has been _thorough
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Don’t understand why this has been downvoted. It is a very silly hill to die on. Phone numbers are garbage. Difficult to change (banks/govt/emergency contact/ etc), difficult to mask (ala no “hide my email” alternative), and
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by shortcake27 3y ago
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but people in countries where sales tax is included in the price (which is virtually every other country in the world), are well aware of sales tax. Many countries also exempt sales tax from essential gr
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Almost every other country in the world has solved this problem. It’s always fascinating when Americans have problems other countries don’t have, and just throw their hands in air saying “welp nothing we can do about it”
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Virtually every other country lists prices inclusive of sales tax. People are still aware of sales tax.
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by shortcake27 3y ago
Funny, it’s never the independent researchers drawing these conclusions, rather it’s always something like The Institute Of Investigating Whether 5G Horses Are Harming Your Children. 1. There is no conclusive or even suggestive evidence tha

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