Re: Spiderman movies

On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
> 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...
>>
> *cough* *cough*

Have you started smoking?

-- 
BeH

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