partial_accumen

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

There seems to be no good reason for this relaxation of corruption oversight. Has Zelenskyy made any statements as to why he signed this into law?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

This is the basis for taxing high sugar convenience food. It was done for cigarettes, and today, consumers overwhelmingly see it as a good program. (Of course tobacco companies lobbied hard against it)

You're referring to so called "sin taxes". I'm aware those exist for cigarettes of course, and I know some places have them for sugary drinks, but I'm not aware of any sin taxes on sweet food. I know many places that do not have sales tax food have exclusions that put candy back under regular sales tax, but those aren't sin taxes, and the sales tax percentage (usually at or under 10%) wouldn't come close to the sugar drink sin taxes I've seen (which are closer to 50%). In my state there's no sin tax on sugary anything, only the rules that mean that candy bars would have regular sales tax applied (about 7% in my area).

Can you cite a particular sin tax or situation where there is excessive taxation specifically on candy?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Like it or not, government making things artificially expensive in order to disincentivize people from buying the thing is a form of authoritarianism.

I'm struggling to think of any scenario I would agree with your statement and I'm not coming up with anything. Further, I think your statement is dangerous because it dilutes the actual dangers and restrictions an authoritarian government would put in place.

Gov’t should subsidize healthy food.

Wouldn't that meet your definition of authoritarianism because it is causing non-healthy food to be proportionally more expensive?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 25 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

The rising price of most sweets and the continued decrease in quality is the greatest disincentive to buying them.

I'm not a regular consumer of candy bars, but I saw that the price of a regular Snickers bar at a grocery store checkout is now about $2 each. Meanwhile in that same store you can get a box of brownie mix for about $2, 2 eggs will cost you about 60 cents and a quarter cup of vegetable oil will cost you about 10 cents for a total of about $2.70 yielding an entire tray of 15 brownies (or 18 cents per brownie). I get that part of that the candy bar is paying for convenience, but the differential is just too high now unless you just down have a kitchen available to you.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

I agree with you, but thats a wholesale change in government and society far removed from credit scores.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

But with no ability to borrow to buy those, then cheap, houses, who would buy them and why? Sadly the answer would be: those with cash so they could rent them out.

My undergrad university offers licensed Windows desktop OS to Alumni free of charge. This is how I'm legally using Windows Education version (which is the same as Enterprise). I got the sense it was part of a packaged software benefit program MS offers to educational institutions. You may want to see if yours does the same so you could get it free too.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (4 children)

No matter how many different “permanent” solutions I can find on the internet it keeps finding a way to do it again every couple of weeks.

Can I ask which version of Win 10 are you running? I have never run into this with Windows 10 Enterprise (or Education) versions.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Next trump will expose the corruption of Democrat James Buchanan's administration from 1856. Nothing is as important as shining light of truth on Democrat Presidential government corruption...even if it predates the civil war. This is far more important that whether trump was involved with Epstein. /s

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree with te cooling off period. Although I might argue the length of time. If I wait a year to decide on something, I know it won’t have as much interest as it did before.

Obviously I'm not talking about everything having a 1 year waiting period, such as a $10 video game from Steam, but I waited close to 3 years before I spent well over $50,000 on solar panels for the house. Some large things just need time to work the numbers or gauge the value.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Budgets (formal or informal)!

  • Have I covered all of my expenses? Yes.
  • Have I properly funded my savings (retirement, emergency fund, other savings goals)? Yes.
  • Do I have money left over? Yes!

Permission to spend granted!

Further before I buy something I'll write it down on a list and essentially not buy it for a period of time (7 days? 30 days, a year?). I'll come back to that list and gauge my interest again. Many, MANY times (most?) I don't care about the thing anymore so I don't spend the money.

Then I'll usually try to get the cheaper version (possibly used) of the thing first to make sure it still holds my interest in using it before I would justify buying the more expensive one. So many times the cheaper version does everything I need and I never need to buy the expensive version. When I do exceed the capabilities of the cheap version, and it is still holding my interest, I can then justify spending on the expensive (new?) version. Example: I wanted a bicycle to ride around the neighborhood for fitness and enjoyment. I looked at higher end brands and models, but first I bought a $200 Big Box Store Schwinn. I'm still using that same bicycle 6 years later with no need to replace it. One note, about two years into ownership I took it to an actual bicycle store for a tune up. The cost was about $80, I think. I wish I had done that on day 1! The bike's brakes worked much better and the gear shifting were MUCH improved! Prior to the service, I would regularly have the chain come off from bad shifts. The last time that happened was 3 years ago prior to the service.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I mean, I get your frustration, but I would imagine many charitable organizations live by promotion of their mission or efforts. Lets say you get your way and they can't use pictures of you. If you, in the act of providing services for that mission, appear in photographs, they can't use any of that to promote their efforts.

You are doing a good thing by volunteering. Keep looking for an org that matches what you're looking for.

 
 

Warning: Season 2 finale spoilers here!

This is an interview with the show's creator. I'll post my opinion on it in the thread.

 

This was in the 1980s video rental store inside the theme park. It was a great nostalgic recreation of a time gone by, and Commodore 64 is rightfully represented!

 

So wholesome!

 

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.

The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa, California, following a cancer battle.

“I’m just devastated,” his brother and the duo’s other half, Dick Smothers, told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday. “Every breath I’ve taken, my brother’s been around.”

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