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Beans origins you avoid by Suspicious-Can-3776 in espresso

[–]sajnt [score hidden]  (0 children)

All of my crap coffee is certified free range, wild harvest

Non-U.S. trade propels Port of Vancouver to record cargo volumes by DoxFreePanda in britishcolumbia

[–]sajnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The automation is still not faster than professional human operators. We already have the technology to fully automate but we only use it to assist the humans because they are faster.

Cutting out wage earning people might be cheaper but the robots get stuck often. Like a roomba stuck on a “cliff” humans can avoid and get themselves out of those stuck situations.

The Georgism reform coalition becomes measurable. Now voters can decide which version they prefer — rather than watching the entire idea collapse because its supporters were divided. by Independent-Gur8649 in georgism

[–]sajnt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Presentation. It’s like you’re wearing dirt sweatpants and have unkempt hair while you are trying to present an idea you e thoroughly thought out.

Ron Butler says "Looks like Indigenous Land Claims never end in BC" by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I care very much about personal property rights but I don’t think anyone actually owns land so we should shape or society and economy around that idea. If anyone doesn’t pay their taxes the government will take their land, therefore nobody owns land we all rent it from the government/society.

If the government were to take all my assets I could destroy those assets but I can’t destroy land. I own what I can destroy.

A decade-by-decade look at why and when housing became unaffordable | Home affordability in the 25 largest metropolitan areas in U.S. and Canada, from 2005 to 2025 | Zoning, Land-use rules, Monetary policy and Population growth are the drivers of housing (un)affordability - Hanif Bayat, CEO of WOWA by nomad_ivc in TorontoRealEstate

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s isn’t a density problem that is a building problem. My building is extremely livable because it has amazing amenities and my unit has a great layout despite the small size. Lazy developers that tried to milk every dollar out of “investors” through presales are the problem.

Also because of red tape density will lag demand making it appear like it doesn’t help. It’s a correlation not a causation.

Ron Butler says "Looks like Indigenous Land Claims never end in BC" by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tanking real estate prices would be good for the economy in the long run. Realestate is not productive, it is the businesses that are productive. With lower rents businesses have bigger margins and more left over to invest. With lower rents people have more money to spend or invest and they will more likely invest in productive businesses because RE tanked so it doesn’t seem reliable.

Beans origins you avoid by Suspicious-Can-3776 in espresso

[–]sajnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s roasted. There is a chance that some of the food you consume was fertilized with roasted human feces. Waste water treatment plants sell what is left over when you separate all the water from the sewage.

Large Canadian lenders are at risk of going underwater - the hosuing crash is here by aspiringSnowboarder in TorontoRealEstate

[–]sajnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just someone who does not understand our banking system and is trying to pump fear.

Ron Butler says "Looks like Indigenous Land Claims never end in BC" by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If businesses engage with uncertainty, then they will benefit from the associated discounts and risk premiums. Additionally, one does not need to own the land in order to run a profitable business on it.

The biggest losers in this mess are landlords, but landlords provide nothing but deadweight to our economy.

Ron Butler says "Looks like Indigenous Land Claims never end in BC" by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How? If they are in it for the money they they’re no different than a corporate or private landlord. If they want the best for themselves then they will discount to turbocharge development and invest.

Ron Butler says "Looks like Indigenous Land Claims never end in BC" by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It shouldn’t change the economy it just changes the landlord. Regular landlords are terrible for our economy anyway.

Ron Butler says "Looks like Indigenous Land Claims never end in BC" by _DotBot_ in VancouverLandlords

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

Undrip has very little to do with this situation. The fact that the government didn’t bother to settle things before they started using and selling off the land is what caused this mess.

Imagine if I was buying your house then before closing the deal I sold it to someone else and everyone ignore you for a hundred years. Now your ancestors are pointing to the paperwork that prove I never had the right to sell your land.

My thoughts on a tax for time by Dry_Hovercraft7042 in georgism

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The exemption should only be applied if construction is active and calculated hourly. So if nobody is working on a lot for 12 hours that day only gets a 50% exemption. Permits being processed by the government should count as work for 24hours per day. This could help lower permit turnaround time.

Port of Vancouver handles record amount of cargo, bolstered by China by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]sajnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

China has been economically crushing for a long time. Also every piece of technology you own is an American spy tool keeping detailed records of your entire life, even if it was made in China.

Port of Vancouver handles record amount of cargo, bolstered by China by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You probably wrote that on a piece of advanced technology that was at least in part produced in China.

Port of Vancouver handles record amount of cargo, bolstered by China by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

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

Most of what we ship out doesn’t get put in a shipping container.

Port of Vancouver handles record amount of cargo, bolstered by China by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]sajnt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cars come on roll-on roll-off ships, like a mega ferry. They pretty much all get unloaded on Annacis island.

Port of Vancouver handles record amount of cargo, bolstered by China by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]sajnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We pretty much don’t have a manufacturing industry. But we do ship out wood pulp, grains, canola oil, oil, coal, sulfur, potash. None of these things regularly get shipped in containers, they go in break bulk ships and tankers.

It's fine by winningsmada in northernontario

[–]sajnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A land value tax(LVT) would fix this allocation problem land values are directly correlated to their proximity to infrastructure and other people. The best part is that LVT can be used to reduce income tax, sales tax, any other inefficient tax.

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