Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> 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?
>>>
>> 
>> Only when I'm on fire.
> 
> Don't do that. It can be extremely detrimental to your health...
> 

Right. I'll need to be picked with a fork so that I don't explodiate.