Re: Spiderman movies

On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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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:
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>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>
> 
> Only when I'm on fire.

Don't do that. It can be extremely detrimental to your health...

-- 
BeH

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