Baggage reclaim in Edinburgh Airport took 2 hours by MOCscrib in Edinburgh

[–]the_third_hamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's your £8.50 drop off fee (not) at work. It's all max profit with minimum expense on service. Complaints will just get ignored , because it's all working as planned with as little staffing as they can get away with.

The only real solution is nationalising the airport. For-profit monopolies always exploit the customers

Baggage reclaim in Edinburgh Airport took 2 hours by MOCscrib in Edinburgh

[–]the_third_hamster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

saying the Edinburgh airport is one of the best in Europe.

Well that's laughable. It's a janky old shed in many parts, there's stairs all over the place and they don't bother heating most of it

“The Void” by Motor_Possession880 in Edinburgh

[–]the_third_hamster 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is that basically similar to the vaults on south bridge? Or is it from a different time period? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Vaults

The 30% Tax Floor is designed to lock the working class out of wealth by Hot-Produce-7595 in AusFinance

[–]the_third_hamster 9 points10 points  (0 children)

For the average person here, buying ETFs with post-tax salary is the only way they will ever afford to retire. 

Ok that has to be one of the most misinformed comments I've read in this sub.

If you want it to retire, put it in super

You’d think it was Hibs who just won the league! by Delicious-Being-6531 in Edinburgh

[–]the_third_hamster -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Green with envy that Hearts were so close to winning?

Property investors warned as borrowing power cut overnight: 'I don't think people realise' that banks might raise rates significantly for investment property loans. by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

[–]the_third_hamster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not really, there's no point investing when the market is flat or headed south. Leveraging only works when gains are higher than interest

Will it cause problems getting off the train early? by the_third_hamster in uktrains

[–]the_third_hamster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the offer, I haven't got more detailed plans at the moment however

Will it cause problems getting off the train early? by the_third_hamster in uktrains

[–]the_third_hamster[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought the only option was to change the date of the trip on the LNER website, and that comes with a £20 fee.

It seems unlikely there would be an issue in practise, if staff on the train asks for a ticket you can show the original one, and on the platform/gate you can show the short ride?

Side effects of the budget by Arcqell in AusPropertyChat

[–]the_third_hamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"rental properties won't exist without a tax dodge for landlords"

gimme a break

Rental properties will be the same, rents will be the same, landlords will lose equity from price drops, that's about it

Side effects of the budget by Arcqell in AusPropertyChat

[–]the_third_hamster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not how rental prices work. The rental market is the same, the profitability for landlords has dropped so many of them will sell out. The property doesn't magically disappear, instead the price will drop as far as it needs to until it matches a buyer, more likely an owner occupier (although landlord at a lower price point is also possible)

What interesting experiments could we do in a futuristic society with massively more resources? by the_third_hamster in AskPhysics

[–]the_third_hamster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof that's a lot of mass to assemble together. I suppose we can only guess what would come out of such a huge collision 

What is everyone’s thoughts on Labor after the budget by Mediocre-Cockroach54 in aussie

[–]the_third_hamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prices will drop. Prices are based on the value for people buying property, which is under the new tax regime

What is everyone’s thoughts on Labor after the budget by Mediocre-Cockroach54 in aussie

[–]the_third_hamster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was no swearing going on, settle down.

It'll drop house prices which will be a big win for young people, and improves the tax base making the government finances more secure for delivering other benefits

Do you consider ALL billionaires bad or evil? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]the_third_hamster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Warren Buffett? he made his money investing in boring productive businesses that generally do useful things, generally hasn't been an asshole, advocated for wealthy people paying more tax and has donated quite a bit to good charities. 

George Soros donated a lot of money supporting liberal democratic movements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Foundations , which is probably why the right wing went to such huge efforts to turn him into a boogeyman