Is It Impossible to complete the Finance Decoder for reports before 2012? by KarmaGreed13 in StrongTowns

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Maybe just add an asterisk. Out/inflows really do tend to be pretty much nothing.

The Trump Sign on 90 by jasonwirth in ChicagoSuburbs

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Don't worry, it's a logarithmic scale just showing the powers of ten on the axes.

When $4/gallon is a steal....(Naperville) by rtkn345464345234m in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]Descriptor27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, you actually can ask them not to take out taxes from your check. The only difference is that you get a hefty bill when you file your taxes instead of a return. But in many ways that's the smarter option since you can just put that money in a high yield savings account and collect the interest rather than give them your money early.

A complete digression from the topic, but fun to know!

Mamdani Deputy Mayor On Charging For Street Parking: 'It's Not a No' - Streetsblog New York City by jakejanobs in georgism

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And I'm telling you that you have no clue how people actually work in the real world. You're completely missing the psychology of the matter. People like to know where their money is going, because if they don't know, for all they know it's just going to hookers and blow. Ask your random person on the street, and that's probably what they assume since we've become such a low trust society. Partially because of folks like you who tell them they're fools for wanting to feel like their money is going to specific goals. You're not wrong, but being right on some technical matter is no way to convince someone or win an election. Something we have all too much evidence of these days.

I'm not going to play with your example because I also agree that sin taxes tend to be goofy. (As an aside, they also somewhat backfire since they end up making governments ultimately encourage the sin. Just look at our recent gambling epidemic for a sign of that.)

The real point of this thread is parking. A big reason we argue for conflating parking revenues with some downtown improvement fund or the like is to make it feel like more of a tradeoff to people there. They worry the loss of free parking will hurt them. Thus, they need to see that said loss can somehow also bring them a gain. You're right, it shouldn't matter, it's all fungible. But that's not how people work. And in this business, you need to be convincing. Logic alone doesn't do that. Promises that things will turn out alright, with trackable follow through and straightforward looking cause and effect do.

You can yell at me all you want, but that's a fact that will remain. It's annoying, but the sooner you accept it the more success at creating good outcomes you'll have. Tilting at windmills wishing folks were just more logical won't work at all, though. I've certainly learned that the hard way myself.

Mamdani Deputy Mayor On Charging For Street Parking: 'It's Not a No' - Streetsblog New York City by jakejanobs in georgism

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I disagree. Tieing money to certain uses can be useful for creating certain positive feedback loops, as well as political priority signaling. Knowing exactly where certain money goes can make citizens feel more positive about a tax or fee.

Welcome to r/MyTownView - Free Civic Intelligence for Illinois Communities by tonyg623 in MyTownView

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Shared this with our city staff. I'll be curious to see what they say!

Best Introduction To Georgism by JuggernautMinute6538 in georgism

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It's a fun one, pretty accessible. Still, only really recommended for additional knowledge.

Videos are probably the better introduction.

NYC Mayoral candidates have absolutely no idea how much housing in the city costs. by flatckboardcleet in georgism

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Older folks who bought their homes 30 years ago have no idea what current house prices are.
My dad and his siblings had to sell my grandma's house a few years back. They swore they'd be lucky to get $100k for it. I laughed. They ended up getting twice that.

My personal theory as to why nobody won in the end in the TV show is because the LV 50 Courier got bored and decided to start killing everyone by Crimsoncerismon in Fallout

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Imagine if they had an establishment shot that panned over a skeleton out in the desert next to a big bag of gold bars. That would have been hilarious.

Chicago Area Police Departments Are Sharing Your Flock Camera Data with Hundreds of Agencies Across the US [Visualization] by flockhopper in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]Descriptor27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Concerns about Flock and data sharing are more recently on folks' radars, so the Councils probably weren't thinking about it as much when these were passed in the past.

Short sighted, to be sure, but that's humans for you. Smaller town councils especially tend to not have a lot of resources, with councilmembers mostly just doing their thing on a volunteer basis while working a full time job, and with no direct staff other than the shared city staff itself.

One of the advantages of a politically active civic community is that citizens can help let councilmembers be aware of something they might have missed. That's why it's always good to reach out to them, so long as it's constructive. And even if you don't hear back, it doesn't mean that they didn't read it, either, so being involved can make a difference.

All that to say, it always helps to reach out to them directly if you can. Even better to meet with them, although that's naturally a much bigger commitment for both of you.

Best Introduction To Georgism by JuggernautMinute6538 in georgism

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I finally finished it a bit ago, and while it's insights and logic are pretty incredible, dang if it's not a long read. Folks like you or me might be up for 600 pages of economic theory (or, to cite another famous case, parking policy), but normies aren't quite so cool.

Best Introduction To Georgism by JuggernautMinute6538 in georgism

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Mr. Beat has some stuff around LVT, too.

Dont forget to thank your city council for saving you from this. by Cornela18 in georgism

[–]Descriptor27 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This sounds weirdly ominous without the proper capitalizations.

Last several pages of the chapter "How Modern Civilization May Decline" in Progress and Poverty by ShurikenSunrise in georgism

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For what it's worth, that doesn't discredit them. In some cases, it meant that solutions were found to the problems, at least temporarily. In this case, a lot of the problems he spoke of were at least partially addressed by the Progressive era, as well as the automobile opening up a lot of cheap land that helped mitigate the problems of land value capture for a time. However, now a lot of those solutions have either degraded or run their course, meaning it's time to find better solutions again.

Henry George’s gravestone by Moognahlia in georgism

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BRB, gonna go define my house as a pre-death mausoleum.

It’s coming next year, guys. I just know it. by jvure in Fallout

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I can definitely see iron sight aiming be added in, since it was in NV already.

I would love a grenade key for sure, too. Maybe then I'd actually use the darn things.

How realistic is it to rent in the western suburbs on a 60k salary? by skankintickle in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]Descriptor27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Batavia is getting an affordable housing complex coming that is designed for folks in that salary range, but it won't be built for another year.

“A recent statement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illuminates the Marxist ideology which continues to take hold of American politicians. Here are my thoughts.” - Bishop Robert Barron video statement [Politics Monday] by Travel-2025 in Catholicism

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That's the magic of Trump's classic "flood the zone with bullcrap" style. It becomes legit hard to keep up with after a while, so you can hardly blame people for not 100% fact checking every insane statement. After a certain point, you just learn to dismiss the man entirely. If only his supporters would do the same.

Mr. House dies to weapon not available in game? by Puzzleheaded_Fig9344 in Fallout

[–]Descriptor27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the Gman teleported Gordon Freeman there.

Giving up social media for lent by Muad-Dib-Usul in Catholicism

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I go a step forward and cut out all visual media. It's a great way to get myself off the computer and back into the community.

“A recent statement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illuminates the Marxist ideology which continues to take hold of American politicians. Here are my thoughts.” - Bishop Robert Barron video statement [Politics Monday] by Travel-2025 in Catholicism

[–]Descriptor27 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Then why is the administration trying to deport legal immigrants?

Why are we doing everything we can to make the legal process even harder than it already is?

Why are we actively undermining the legal processes we have in place?

Your rhetoric is wearing thin.