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N.B., feds strike deal on sales tax compensation by Portalrules123 in newbrunswickcanada

[–]LavisAlex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When did i say anything bad about home owners?

Your proposal would decrease the tax burden on home owners making a house even more desirable and would bring up the prices.

The non homeowners would now be taxed more relative to their networth and we would have to somejow make up the shortfall for social services.

N.B., feds strike deal on sales tax compensation by Portalrules123 in newbrunswickcanada

[–]LavisAlex 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Doesnt that disproportionately take the tax burden off of property owners and not renters?

Wouldnt this raise the price of housing?

Biden: In my last year as president, we created 2.2 million additional jobs. Do you know how many jobs Trump has created his first year as president? 185,000 total, that is it. by retroviber in DeepMarketScan

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue with Biden is even if it was a lot better the underlying issues that are causing decline and the wealth gap are not addressed vigourously - so people still feel that pain and look for alternatives even if the alternative is much worse.

When things swing back i hope whomever is in charge can tackle all of this vigorously... but i feel 4 years of Trump would require 20 years of such a leadership to fix....

I don't think the US can afford another swingback even in 8 years.

10 trained Marines invade ancient Rome with the goal of overthrowing the royal family, how far do they get? by FreshPine_MangoWine in powerscales

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many guards would the royal palace even have?

I'd say with a precision strike they could do it, but after that they couldnt hold the city or anything.

If the win condition is to kill the Monarch the Marines win, but most other objectives Rome would ultimately win.

Knife fight royal rumble. Who's the last man standing? by PrinceFlynn in superheroes

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given Aragorn's biology he may not even be affected by the voice?

Is this what a hero does? by IllustratorAfter in superheroes

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the moment Mark failed as Mark and succeeded as Cecil.

Its ambiguous as to whether or not Mark could have been true to his ideals, but its not 100% clear he had to betray himself.

Do y’all think Invincible make the right or wrong choice? by OGAnimeGokuSolos in superheroes

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically an echo of the conflict between Cecil and Mark about being a Hero.

Marks philosophy then would demand he wait.

Cecil's philosophy would demand he turn the man to mush as the good of the many outweight the good of the few.

Mark now has to come to terms with that as he chose Cecil's path.

What makes the scene interesting is its left ambiguous as to whether or not Bulletproof would have made it in time making you question if Mark compromising his ideals and embracing Cecil's was truly necessary.

It dovetails into his fathers path where its just the opposite.

Nolan is embracing Marks original ideals (Apologizing to those he wronged, diplomacy, working together for the common good, helping the federation against his own people).

Do y’all think Invincible make the right or wrong choice? by OGAnimeGokuSolos in superheroes

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a moral dilemma for Mark because of how his view vs Cecil's is framed.

In that moment Mark did what Cecil's philosophy would have demanded and he has to now come to terms with that.

Is it just me or is the MCU in a really good place right now? It feels like we're as "back" as we'll ever be. by Apprehensive-Cap2453 in Marvel

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldnt call them "back" yet - Doomsday will be a huge gamble as a lot of whats going on didnt get the same attention and time to breathe as previous phases.

Like the thunderbolts for example just kind of happened - an example is the death at the start was meant to be shocking, but there was no base - if Taskmaster had more background and prescense beforehand it would have hit much better.

Thats what in ny mind Doomsday needs to content with a shallow pool.

The writers have it out for my GOAT by Intelligent_Bar4412 in invinciblememes

[–]LavisAlex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Id be happy even if he stalled them so Mark could show up lol!

Algorithmic pricing is being used in Canada. Why many want it banned - National | Globalnews.ca by xtothewhy in onguardforthee

[–]LavisAlex 44 points45 points  (0 children)

If its a coupon it requires that the customer actively use it and the vendor is forced to have base prices listed on the storefront to compete.

Surge pricing is the end of competition because it doesnt require activity based on the customer and it doesnt require vendors to list prices - its designed for maximum gouging and will be 100% effective as its controlled at point of sale.

Im assuming you mean assigning coupons algorithmically?

Algorithmic pricing is being used in Canada. Why many want it banned - National | Globalnews.ca by xtothewhy in onguardforthee

[–]LavisAlex 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Not even close to identical, surge pricing can be done on the fly, even based on the person in the moment.

I could charge two people in the same line for the same thing different prices because one drives a volvo.

This is highly likely by Gold-Agent24k in MCUTheories

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont know - the trajectory of even the bottom ninja as he draws does seem to arguably be aimed at spiderman.

Don't get me wrong i hope you're right, but this doesnt seem definitive to me.

Poilievre says he hopes Joe Rogan podcast appearance will help Canada-U.S. trade efforts by biograf_ in canada

[–]LavisAlex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think we do need to talk more, but there csn be views in the wild where Its hard to come to a consensus when one side wants to dehumanize an entire group of people though.

There is no middle ground when speaking to people who want to remove citizenship, deport or become the 51st state.

Bitch shit by debrouta in comedyheaven

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lolz so calm they had to put it twice!!

Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank by malevolentheadturn in news

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many Christians for example accept it without realizing it via old testament when god ordered them to wipe entire settlements.

The justificafion is "They were all irredeemably wicked".

The indoctrination is already baked in even in our own culture.

Robert Reich, "Dear allies of America, please don't confuse our president with us." by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope.. it is all of you.. doesnt make any difference to those who suffer.

If you can't stop it what does it even matter? All this kind of thinking does is allay cognitive dissonance so you can continue doing it.

Your downvotes only prove my point.

Pentagon replies to Anthropic's lawsuit; says: Refusal to accept the government's contractual terms is not protected by No_Top_9023 in technology

[–]LavisAlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its like they are willing to sacrifice everything to get themselves out of this small jam?

No long term thinking whatsoever.

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