Message from @LotheronPrime

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2018-01-20 16:34:59 UTC  

Any awareness of any tool is a step forward for people

2018-01-20 16:35:12 UTC  

and if it helps aleviate the concerns of others hurray

2018-01-20 16:37:42 UTC  

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

2018-01-20 16:38:33 UTC  

Well I wouldnt know about all that

2018-01-20 16:41:31 UTC  

good paper

2018-01-20 16:42:11 UTC  

ill give it a read ^^

2018-01-20 20:40:10 UTC  

this is smart

2018-01-20 20:40:18 UTC  

"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."

2018-01-20 20:53:19 UTC  

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

2018-01-20 20:53:28 UTC  

it sure could

2018-01-20 20:53:34 UTC  

and they're dumb

2018-01-20 20:57:28 UTC  

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.

2018-01-20 20:58:42 UTC  

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

2018-01-20 20:59:39 UTC  

^ this is the result of that type of thinking

2018-01-20 21:00:45 UTC  

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.

2018-01-20 21:01:50 UTC  

the problem is those small businesses employ the most people

2018-01-20 21:02:00 UTC  

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.

2018-01-20 21:02:19 UTC  

I sort of agree

2018-01-20 21:02:26 UTC  

but sales tax hurts the poor more than the rich

2018-01-20 21:02:27 UTC  

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

2018-01-20 21:03:00 UTC  

I think property tax would be a better way to go

2018-01-20 21:03:13 UTC  

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

2018-01-20 21:03:21 UTC  

Usually, but not always

2018-01-20 21:03:32 UTC  

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

2018-01-20 21:03:53 UTC  

oh I agree, some very rich people live meager lives

2018-01-20 21:04:13 UTC  

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

2018-01-20 21:04:16 UTC  

or something

2018-01-20 21:04:17 UTC  

I know I would if I had money. lol

2018-01-20 21:04:35 UTC  

if I dind't have a family, I'd probalby live in an RV on the beach

2018-01-20 21:05:07 UTC  

I don't like the idea of living in an RV, but the beach would be nice

2018-01-20 21:05:19 UTC  

lol why not?

2018-01-20 21:05:24 UTC  

have you seen modern rvs

2018-01-20 21:05:29 UTC  

I have

2018-01-20 21:05:40 UTC  

they're right up there with my hosue in some areas

2018-01-20 21:05:41 UTC  

The ones that I would want cost more than a small house a lot of the time

2018-01-20 21:05:54 UTC  

eh, jsut buy a recent used model

2018-01-20 21:06:04 UTC  

let some other poor soul eat the depreciation 😄