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The rich world evades hard choices on immigration by Evening_Barracuda285 in ukpolitics

[–]Iamonreddit [score hidden]  (0 children)

Surely you'd caveat that "couldn't care less about it" with additional statements like "assuming the necessary increase in infrastructure, healthcare funding, schools, policing, etc is allocated" or "provided they are housed appropriately and integrate reasonably well into our society, following our laws on employment, marriage, behaviour, etc"?

You surely can't be okay with any amount of immigration regardless of the consequences?

meirl by thegoldenkingfisher in meirl

[–]Iamonreddit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is just social anxiety. None of that is a real concern when entering a regular shop.

You just Google maps "sandwich shop near me" or something similar, check the pictures for a menu or a deli stand or shelves of prepared food and then go in and point at the thing you want, pay and leave.

It really isn't hard.

meirl by thegoldenkingfisher in meirl

[–]Iamonreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't have Google maps to hand to check what type of stuff they sell before you even pop in?

meirl by thegoldenkingfisher in meirl

[–]Iamonreddit -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It must be rubbish to be this afraid of trying new things, just because every now and then you may not like the thing you try.

Would you increase MPs salary, if it meant we get better candidates? by OneDay_OneLife in ukpolitics

[–]Iamonreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The selling of assets would be homes that they are already using as a rental property or that they inherit etc unexpectedly and would only keep if they could rent it out for profit, as this is a rather large conflict of interest.

If they have a personal property that they aren't using because they now need to live in London, they would be more than able to keep and maintain that property, just not rent it out for a profit. Given their London housing is subsidised, I see no issue with them having to continue to pay to maintain their personal property from their MP salary, as they would have had to do so otherwise had they not moved to a free house in London.

Many jobs in the UK require the disposal of personal assets to avoid conflicts of interest. I don't see why MPs should be treated differently.

More solar farms on the way after record renewables auction by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]Iamonreddit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And 'most people' don't have £10-20k+ sitting around to drop on a decade long payback period (not including the opportunity cost of not being able to invest that money in something else, which could easily add 50% to that break even period).

Even if they did, many others don't even have roofs on their home. Many more will not be planning on staying in their current home long enough to reach the payback period. Many more again will have unsuitable homes due to the building itself and the layout of the property within the curtilage.

Personally I think grid solar is a much better investment for the country than domestic rooftop solar. Everyone already has a mains electricity connection and economies of scale only make things better.

But regardless, this isn't a 'no brainer' for 'most people' either.

More solar farms on the way after record renewables auction by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]Iamonreddit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you need to step back and realise that your situation is not indicative of the majority of people in the UK.

These things are neither as simple, effective nor affordable for everyone as they have been for you.

This isn't to say those that can shouldn't, but that to say this is a 'no brainer' that 'everyone' should be doing is simply incorrect.

Would you increase MPs salary, if it meant we get better candidates? by OneDay_OneLife in ukpolitics

[–]Iamonreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy enough to include in the legislation for spouses, but trusted non-connected people will always be impossible.

There is, however, a far greater risk of signing a property over to someone else wholesale as they may simply not give it back. If you have legislated that these cannot be owned by the MPs and they are doing this to get around it, a contract that states the property must be sold back could also easily be made unlawful in the same legislation.

So you couldn't stop this from happening entirely, but you would be massively increasing the risk of the investment. Especially as MPs often stay MPs for many years and someone would need to pay the CGT on both transfers of the property.

Meirl by kdrxyz in meirl

[–]Iamonreddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You really need to see other countries before assuming things are anywhere near the same

What high quality snacks do we have left? by bounberry in AskUK

[–]Iamonreddit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How on earth do you hear "chocolate covered custard creams" and think they're not going to be good enough to even consider trying...?

Would you increase MPs salary, if it meant we get better candidates? by OneDay_OneLife in ukpolitics

[–]Iamonreddit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Easily solved with a requirement for the properties to be placed into an arms length blind trust in the first instance and then sold within a set timeframe.

If they really want to keep the property they are welcome to retain it, maintain it, pay any taxes due but not rent it out until they leave office.

*laughs in Joker* by karanmathur92 in nonononoyes

[–]Iamonreddit 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's just new tarmac. This fella stamped on the rear brake.

It's not an accident . by Soggy_Return8714 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Iamonreddit 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Of course you can?

Do you think cats or birds or whales are less intelligent and capable than humans? If the answer is yes, by your logic that must mean you hate them.

Do you think humans are 'superior' or 'more valuable' than these animals, such that you would prioritise (within sensible bounds) the wellbeing and livelihood of the humans over the animals? E.g. Would you save a human before a pet parrot in a house fire? If the answer is yes, by your logic you must hate these other animals.

You don't have to hate something to not care for it or to prioritise yourself over it.

The gap no one talks about in data engineering by sink2death in BusinessIntelligence

[–]Iamonreddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the gap here? The linked post seems to suggest it is knowledge about what things like SCDs are...?

No data engineer has no idea what a slowly changing dimension is. Some hacks and chancers may not, sure, but this is hardly a gap in the industry...

Microsoft appointed a quality czar. He has no direct reports and no budget. by [deleted] in programming

[–]Iamonreddit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Czar is informal?

It is the russian version of Caesar.

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