funkless

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[–] funkless 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Having lived and worked in both the UK and US, yes I pay roughly 4% less "tax" in the US.

but, as I didn't have to pay for Healthcare, and my student loans payments were a percentage of my earnings — vs the amount I've had to pay for Healthcare, copay, scripts, etc here. If we actually compare like for like and assume that Healthcare payments are only not called a tax out of a semantic convention for political reasons despite being practically a tax by nearly any definition - I've pay way more in """"tax"""" in the US.

Assuming the average person earns roughly $65k, would you pay an extra $200 for 100% fully covered, fully comprehensive, $0 co-pay, you walk in (to your nearest hospital, no need to check if they're in network) get an x-ray, a blood test, your appendix removed, stay over night, go back the next day for kidney dialysis or chemotherapy and pay nothing more than that monthly extra $200/rate in perpetuity? Especially as the average cost is $456 (+ co pay) for Healthcare and that usually isn't a "good" let alone the "best" package.

[–] funkless 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

not to be too sophist about it - but while I agree party members care — the salient word in my above post is represent.

it doesn't matter if the captain doesn't want you to get shot if the general is telling the private to shoot you.

[–] funkless 5 points 2 years ago

I strongly disagree that there are less distractions in the office.

I live on the east coast but my company is on the west coast, occasionally I fly out and work there and often the first hour, maybe 90 mins of the day is coffee run, breakfast, water cooler chat, stand up, more chit chat, second coffee run, someone comes over to chat, general melee as people muck around, someone makes a loud joke, hour lunch break, late.coming back. afternoon coffee run... it's just chaos

[–] funkless 22 points 2 years ago

including within its own borders.

[–] funkless 3 points 2 years ago

yes. I am a secular, apostate tarot reader. There is absolutely no "magic" in my Magick.

[–] funkless 4 points 2 years ago

on the other hand, people probably felt the same about news, leaked correspondence, "yellow journalism" (fake news), crowd baiting speeches, pamphlets, flyers, and marches throughout pre-digital media.

[–] funkless 45 points 2 years ago (6 children)

one of the biggest issues, in my humble and also arrogant opinion, is that no political party in any English-speaking country, represents any interests of anyone earning under 7 figures. Maybe even 8 figures, and they have 0 interest or motivation in changing that — despite the lip-service both main parties make for it.

[–] funkless 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

how unbiased can you be against things that are obviously wrong? "but what about all the good things Vlad the Impaler did?!"

[–] funkless 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

SFDC itself is written in Java but uses Javascript-esque APEX for whitelabel development?

[–] funkless 2 points 2 years ago

fun fact: you can drink spicy water (seltzer). And it counts

[–] funkless 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

6! hours? An entire month?

[–] funkless 7 points 2 years ago

I imagine everyone in the space except elon is thinking about the positive benefits and Elon is thinking about a giant spinning dollar sign while Baby Elephant Walk plays on repeat.

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