Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Avocado oil is good too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What kind of fancy-smancy shops do you think we have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> down here? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> None.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can buy all kinds of oil at the grocery store.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> In seriousness, one of the things visiting and resident
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'merkans consistently complain about is the limited
>>>>>>>>>>>>> selection of products in our super markets and grocery
>>>>>>>>>>>>> stores. Like it's rare to find more than ten-fifteen
>>>>>>>>>>>>> different kinds of breakfast cereal in our shops. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That is probably enough.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't eat cereal but it boggles my mind the number that
>>>>>>>>>>>> we have here. 
>>>>>>>>>>> Quite. Also all the sugary stuff (with added marshmallows
>>>>>>>>>>> for dogs sake *shakes head*) would probably be really
>>>>>>>>>>> expensive here because of the sugar tax...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It would be cool if unhealthy foods were taxed heavily
>>>>>>>>>> although I expect that the advocates for
>>>>>>>>>> financially-challenged people would say that the people they
>>>>>>>>>> represent would be unfairly targetted by said taxes. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And they would probably be right, considering all the
>>>>>>>>> affordable food tend to be so because of all the unhealthy
>>>>>>>>> (but cost-effective) stuff in it. Combined with a tax-rebate
>>>>>>>>> for actual healthy food it might work. And be good economy for
>>>>>>>>> society in the long run. I'm still mad nobody want to
>>>>>>>>> implement graduated VAT here... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Whazzat?
>>>>>>>> A quick Google search came up with nothing relevant.
>>>>>>> What is VAT? Value Added Tax.
>>>>>>> Graduated VAT is where for instance basic goods like milk, fruit
>>>>>>> and bread carries a lower percentage VAT (say 5%) than less
>>>>>>> essential goods like soft drinks, beer and candy...
>>>>>>> We pay 25% on (nearly) everything - goods and services alike.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ouch!
>>>>>> We have a federal tax - goods and services tax (GST) and a
>>>>>> provincial sales tax (PST) which have been 'harmonized' many
>>>>>> years ago at 13% in my province. Groceries are mostly tax-exempt
>>>>>> except for "convenience" foods.
>>>>>> For example, if I buy bread, lettuce, cheese etc to make a
>>>>>> sandwich there is no tax but if I buy a prepared sandwich from
>>>>>> the deli counter then it is taxed at 13%. If I buy a gigantic tub
>>>>>> of yogurt, no tax but if I buy a 6-pack of individual cups then
>>>>>> it's taxed. Snack foods like chips etc are also taxed.
>>>>>
>>>>> This I could probably live with. But a flat rate on all everything
>>>>> is just an extra tax on being poor.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But there must be some perk like free healthcare or free buses for 
>>>> everyone that is funded by the tax base.
>>>
>>> You would think so... Specific methods of revenue-collection for
>>> governments doesn't have to (and in sane societies, isn't) tied to
>>> specific government expenditures. Nobody (in their right mind)
>>> enacts a special tax-type to fund the military or pay for lifetime
>>> ministerial pensions. IOW - get the money from somewhere else[1]
>>> (only not from yet another tobacco tax, we have suffered long
>>> enough). 
>>>
>>> [1] "millionaires and billionaires" - Bernie Sanders
>> 
>> Yeah, yeah. I realize the government only has one pot of money.
>> Sometimes they spend it on the people.
>> Usually they spend it on stupid things.
>> Good luck getting millionaires to pay more tax. They have accountants
>> who hide the money and/or know all the loopholes.
> So hire some accountants to plug the holes. Create a tax applicable to
> large amount taken or sent out of country. Make accountants (and
> lawyers) equally responsible/liable for tax fraud and such.
> 
>> I have no issues with 'sin' taxes like those on smokers and drinkers.
> That's because you never sin...
> 
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