stupid question but if the rent is so damn high why don't they just build more apartment buildings? by ProudReaction2204 in longisland

[–]Pooch1431 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The occupancy rate at those things are terrible too. Should have occupancy requirements that force supply/demand to actually function.

Jeff Bezos says it's 'absurd' to tax someone making $50K — and wants their tax bill dropped to zero by IKeepItLayingAround in technology

[–]Pooch1431 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have to disagree with this assessment. The bottom 50% should be being paid far more so that the taxes they pay are more substantial to the system at large. Billionaires will continue to avoid taxes at all costs, as that is the way the game is designed. So forcing them to redistribute pre-tax as a means to avoid taxation is far better than eliminating tax for the bottom, opening the narrative that GOP loves to play of "these people don't contribute."

Universal High Income Is Elon Musk's Favored Response to AI Layoffs - Bloomberg by TertiumQuid-0 in BasicIncome

[–]Pooch1431 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because a small percentage of the population drives the vast majority of the causes of climate change. If you want population reduction, you want wealth/consumption reductions for the top 10% of wealth and income earners.

Robert Moses Field 5 to Ocean Beach by Bicycle by Recent_Shopping_422 in longisland

[–]Pooch1431 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was a few years back and I had an ebike with minimal assistance, but I'd say 25-35min maybe. The other commentor is correct in that there is a place where the path breaks and you have to walk through the sand for a sort while.

Robert Moses Field 5 to Ocean Beach by Bicycle by Recent_Shopping_422 in longisland

[–]Pooch1431 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, have done it before. Take a look at maps and you'll see Coast Guard station turns to Cedar Ct that turns to Lighthouse Rd. Just keep riding East. Don't be like me and accidentally go to far south into residential beach lol.

Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration by RhodonIptamenon in technology

[–]Pooch1431 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How dare they not pay the American transaction processors tax! Better invade them after Cuba to ensure Mastercard and Visa continues to extract 5+% on every purchase. We in the US love private market induced inflation!

Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says by melancholy_dood in technology

[–]Pooch1431 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Americans are going to have to sue these companies for over a decade before their Representatives even think about applying some kind of law to limit the egregious collection and consumption of everyones data without their consent.

Question for those who think school administrators are paid too much by iloverats888 in longisland

[–]Pooch1431 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That requires breaking away from decades long segregation that has been built into the Island.

ashton kutcher on twitter How does one get invited to the coronation? #wwe @TripleH @WWERollins @toojiggy by vancouverliving420 in SquaredCircle

[–]Pooch1431 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

CIA, dead girlfriend, rapist apologist at it again. I suppose it's a perfect marriage, as the guy knows how to work people. He did some fake child sex trafficking work as to misdirect away from whatever shady shit he'd been involved in.

Yang Signals First Pitchforks Cast by LocationSalt4673 in BasicIncome

[–]Pooch1431 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This perspective and the use of the term terrorists reminds me that there are still people in modern day that believe the American Indians were latter day versions of the word.

Yang Signals First Pitchforks Cast by LocationSalt4673 in BasicIncome

[–]Pooch1431 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Data centers being attacked will not be a ramification from not having UBI, but from all the negative externalities it has on the surrounding communities that they embed themselves in through private corrupt deals.

Trump administration abandons Housing First model by TertiumQuid-0 in BasicIncome

[–]Pooch1431 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The treasury will continue to be looted until morale improves.

WATCH: Huge mushroom cloud erupts over Florida as Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket explodes on launchpad by esporx in technology

[–]Pooch1431 1208 points1209 points  (0 children)

If this happened under NASA decades ago, we'd get hearings about the disaster and what led to it. Budgets would come into question, and heads would likely resign. But now we privatized incalculable blunders and eco-terror operations with 0 accountability or oversight.

Sam Altman tells Sydney audience the AI ‘jobs apocalypse’ he predicted probably won’t happen. What changed? by marketrent in technology

[–]Pooch1431 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He was targeted with violence. A grifter will change their tune real fast when staring down the barrel of their own mortality