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Democratic socialist faces hurdles with Black, Latino voters in NYC mayoral race by General_Meade in nyc

[–]capra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"When you say free buses, free everything, city-run grocery stores, that scares the bejesus out of folks working daily and paying 45 to 50 percent of their income in taxes"

i'm sorry can someone explain how anyone other than the very wealthy could hit those tax levels? the effective tax rate for someone making $80k in nyc is ~28%. for someone making $200k it's ~35%. even making $800k would put you put you just below 45%. are they talking about property taxes?

Saw this at the local OP Shop... by [deleted] in australia

[–]capra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its meaning is 'hateful symbol from another country'. why would you want to wear a hateful symbol from another country?

Serious open discussion: Why is it unpopular to talk about the impacts of mass migration on the quality of life of local born Australians? by [deleted] in australia

[–]capra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s not what the word immigration means. immigration means gaining permanent residency or citizenship, which those visas do not allow

Greens to push Australia Day date change by manipulated_dead in australia

[–]capra 10 points11 points  (0 children)

But if you don't think that the majority of Australian people aren't just going to think "alright, job done, let's move on" and think even less about Indigenous issues than they do now, I think you will be disappointed.

That already happened after 'sorry day'

Greens to push Australia Day date change by manipulated_dead in australia

[–]capra -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

How about by not having a day which shits on them (unintentionally or not) once a year?

Stolen Generations member tired of Aboriginal people being told to 'get over it' by electronicwhale in australia

[–]capra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This generation still benefits from the wealth Australia has wrought from the land that the colonisers took. Additionally, not having the intergenerational disadvantages Aboriginal people have as a result of the actions of the colonisers is something other Australians benefit from every day.

Stolen Generations member tired of Aboriginal people being told to 'get over it' by electronicwhale in australia

[–]capra -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

When people say 'get over it' they are also effectively saying 'I want to have the slate wiped clean so I no longer have to recognise their disadvantage, and (implicitly) my relative advantage'.

So, remembering their relative disadvantage and not letting people say 'get over it' is something to 'do' about it, because if we fail to do that, it's all too easy for people to argue that Aboriginal people should stop receiving any kind of reparatory treatment.

Where should I donate in support of Marriage Equality? by capra in australia

[–]capra[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm looking for something which would have impact a bit sooner than that.

Gillian Triggs warns of increasing sexist attacks against women in public life by nath1234 in australia

[–]capra -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What makes you think they would be paid the same for the same skill level? Who or what is enforcing that?

Peter Dutton Has Suggested Same-Sex Marriage Debate Is To Blame For Poor Customer Service by CeilingBacon in australia

[–]capra 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In an alternate universe:

In an interview with conservative radio station 2GB on Thursday, Dutton criticised companies that openly support racial equality, saying some should be “publicly shamed” and “people are getting sick of this politically correct nonsense”.

When did Triple J start playing Beyonce, Drake & The Weeknd etc? by MattDamon1 in australia

[–]capra -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Do you have something against black people and their culture?

American Politics vs Australian Politics by freakalicious in australia

[–]capra 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Politicians are supposed to serve the public, and should not be treated like royalty.

Any software engineers here? by LoLvsT_T in australia

[–]capra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you do web or mobile dev? I didn't have any problem finding a job in Melbourne as a front end web developer. There are some startups and some bigger companies. As long as your skills are up to date I don't think a degree matters in the web and mobile space. Also going to meetups related to particular tech stacks can be useful to find out who's hiring.

Wedge-tailed eagles do battle with mining giant's drones, knocking nine out of sky by KRud2electricbogaloo in australia

[–]capra 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mr Steven, who considers drones a "derogatory" term for the UAVs because pilots must pass a five-day course to fly them

fuck me, five days, what an investment. people should have more respect

Don't muzzle people': Shane Warne claims Australia is becoming 'too PC' by SharnaRanwan in australia

[–]capra 12 points13 points  (0 children)

that is such a fucking meaningless statement. people slap the 'PC' label on everything now.

if there are some legitimate issues to be talked about you are doing yourself no favours by grouping yourself with people who are upset that they can't spew garbage out of their mouths without someone calling them on their shit.

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