so idk what you mean

Websites are begining to censor

not really

deciding what can and can not be said or seen

if you are referring to the daily stormer, they actually violated the ToS of their DNS provider

lol no im not im just noticing the trends

ok but

a VPN doesn't stop websites from censoring

I never said it would

but then how is that a step forward

Having options made aware means people can consider things in a broader sense

Im not talking about fixing issues here im just saying that alot of tools are out there and people dont know about them

Any awareness of any tool is a step forward for people

and if it helps aleviate the concerns of others hurray

but in most cases VPNs don't actually help you, especially for websites with ads since they use many forms of browser identification

Well I wouldnt know about all that

https://panopticlick.eff.org/static/browser-uniqueness.pdf

good paper

ill give it a read ^^

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article195434569.html?platform=hootsuite

this is smart

"A pair of California lawmakers want to claw back some of steep tax cuts that corporations will receive under the federal tax overhaul signed last month by President Donald Trump."

That could also be read as "A pair of California lawmakers get greedy and make a move that might drive businesses out of California"

it sure could

and they're dumb

For some reason, this reminds me of Seattle raising it's minimum to $15, causing many of the businesses to shut down, leave, or automate.

what makes these types of lawmakers think that businesses who run on razer-thin margins in many industries are able to survive without passing the costs on to their customers

https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/09/13/1-in-5-californians-live-in-poverty/

^ this is the result of that type of thinking

Bigger businesses don't get too hurt, since again, they can just leave or automate. Smaller business and smaller/local shops, though, just can't function or keep up.

the problem is those small businesses employ the most people

That's one of the big arguments behind the Fair Tax proposal. Make everything a retail-level sales tax because big companies just pass their tax costs on to their customers anyways.

I sort of agree

but sales tax hurts the poor more than the rich

I don't know if the Fair Tax proposal would actually work, but that's the premise they push

I think property tax would be a better way to go

because housing value typically is lockstep with income and/or wealth

Usually, but not always

Sometimes really wealthy peopele choose not to have a lot of property

oh I agree, some very rich people live meager lives

I'm actually ok with a straight up flat tax on income