SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
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Schrodinger's America

Simultaneously the greatest country in the world and better than everywhere else but also unable to pass life improving reforms.
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Jay
Bork! Bork! Bork!
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Dilbert_X wrote:

Jay wrote:

How is the unemployment rate in Seattle going to look after the $15 minimum wage goes into effect?
Dunno, like Australia which already has that and has a 5% unemployment rate?

I guess 5% then.
And your cost of living and ridiculous taxes completely wipe it out.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
Dilbert_X
The X stands for
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Wipe out what exactly?
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Cybargs
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Jay wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

Jay wrote:

How is the unemployment rate in Seattle going to look after the $15 minimum wage goes into effect?
Dunno, like Australia which already has that and has a 5% unemployment rate?

I guess 5% then.
And your cost of living and ridiculous taxes completely wipe it out.
Our taxes are actually quite low.

10% GST, no property tax on house you live in. Oh not to mention you pay 0 tax selling your own house and get a 50% tax discount on selling assets held over 1 year. Oh not to mention you can deduct mortgage interest and expenses on real estate assets on your personal income.

Oh and no inheritance tax so yeah guess our "ridiculous taxes" hurts people.
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Jay
Bork! Bork! Bork!
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Dilbert_X wrote:

Wipe out what exactly?
Your wages would already have to be that high to cover your taxes and import tariffs and sky high housing costs. You've done nothing more than create an inflationary positive feedback loop.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
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I will be spending most of the week watching over some high school students. They will probably think I am dorky sitting there with my shirt and tie. It would probably blow their mind if they knew some of the heavy stuff I am into.
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unnamednewbie13
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Jay wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Jay wrote:

Pretty sure if one could create a utopia via legislation we would've figured it out at least once in the past few thousand years. One person's bright idea is invariably another's nightmare.
Who says we have to live in a utopia for educated, reasonable people to generally agree that, for example, industrial runoff in drinking water is undesirable? Why is this insubstantial "if utopia, then" point even a talking point for any counterargument? In a perfect world, we could cleanly power civilization with bottled traces of wild unicorn farts.
Why must you stoop to reductio ad absurdum in order to make your point? Of course no one wants untreated industrial runoff in their drinking water. This does not make all regulation necessary or valid. How is the unemployment rate in Seattle going to look after the $15 minimum wage goes into effect?
I'm not "stooping" to anything, Jay. I made a utopian point to illustrate the absurdity of making utopian arguments. It's not my fault if you can't get behind the ideal of a fart-driven unicorn economy.
Cybargs
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Jay wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

Wipe out what exactly?
Your wages would already have to be that high to cover your taxes and import tariffs and sky high housing costs. You've done nothing more than create an inflationary positive feedback loop.
I don't think you know how much taxes people pay here... It's actually quite reasonable.

No idea on what you're on about re import tariffs, it's quite low as well.

Housing cost is generally limited to Sydney and Melbourne. Still cheaper than San Fran or NYC so yeh.

Basically our housing issue is actually caused by beneficial tax system given to real estate... so the opposite of these "high taxes" you're harping on about.
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Dilbert_X
The X stands for
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Jay wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

Wipe out what exactly?
Your wages would already have to be that high to cover your taxes and import tariffs and sky high housing costs. You've done nothing more than create an inflationary positive feedback loop.
https://i.imgur.com/f2LzIUZ.png

Duty rates in Australia vary from 0% to 10%, with an average duty rate of 4.6%.  Some goods are not subject to duty (e.g. laptops and other electronic products)
https://i.imgur.com/VMboR6B.png

https://i.imgur.com/KVpKrxv.png

https://comparativetaxation.treasury.go … r_4-08.asp

Average monthly disposable income in USD after tax.
https://i.imgur.com/N4o4HZG.png
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-inf … /After-tax

This is what happens when you don't spend 30% of your GDP funding workfare for goobers defending freedom.

Also the weather is better, population density is lower, there are no black people because we killed them all, and no Australian lives more than 20 minutes from a beach - its enshrined in the constitution.
Plus our property costs are low, as are property taxes which are close to nil.

Apart from that you're spot on.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2017-05-15 02:42:35)

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DrunkFace
Germans did 911
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Tax as % of GDP
Australia     25.8%
United States     26%

We pay sooooooo much tax.
Cybargs
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DrunkFace wrote:

Tax as % of GDP
Australia     25.8%
United States     26%

We pay sooooooo much tax.
that goddamn socialist healthcare aye.
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KEN-JENNINGS
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HaiBai wrote:

I can't believe this place is still alive.
where's the camera that stopped at you, you piece of shit?
SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
+634|3690
Ken just wanted to send pictures of his penis to everyone because he is a queer weirdo.
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KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
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I took a lovely picture of a sunset against the hills of Irvine.  It was a good pic.  I'm pissed because the bf2s community put time and effort into sending a camera around the US and this little shit stain decided he wasn't gonna participate after the camera got to him.

That being said, most of my friends have seen me naked.  It's not something i'm ashamed about. I have a big weiner, but regardless, it's not something I had any impact on growing myself so there's no reason to be self-conscious about it.
Jay
Bork! Bork! Bork!
+2,006|5329|London, England
You should buy a romper

Last edited by Jay (2017-05-18 15:35:45)

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
+2,973|6603|949

i prefer to take them off girls.  I'm not a fan of something becoming a trend just because people say its becoming a trend.  Shame on media outlets being suckers for doing some stupid company's marketing for them.
SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
+634|3690
Liar. You like to undress little boys.
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War Man
Australians are hermaphrodites.
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SuperJail Warden wrote:

Liar. You like to undress little boys.
Well, if he needs to change a baby's diapers and he finds that enjoyable, I suppose so.....
The irony of guns, is that they can save lives.
Adams_BJ
Russian warship, go fuck yourself
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What the fuck has Zambia done to have so much disposable income
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
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does anyone know if dauntless died at the ariana grande concert?

RIP
Adams_BJ
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I heard he was the bomber
Dauntless
Admin
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you guys are diks

i had tickets to her concert tomorrow
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SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
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The kids have learned to respect my authority. When I give a command, they obey. The kids have come to dread my presence. When they see me, many of them sigh or groan. When they stare at me, I stare back until they turn away. I have never lost a staring contest. I let them get away with nothing. Cellphones away, laptops only open when I feel like it. Have to use the bathroom? You are going to have to wait.

I don't treat all kids like a Nazi though. Some of them enjoy my favor and I enjoy having them in my class. I am good at this job.
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AussieReaper
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You need to adopt the carrot and stick approach.

You should favour a few with some sort of reward and make them compete for your love. Anyone without kissing your boots is severely punished but only the top boot licker is ever "rewarded".
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Dilbert_X
The X stands for
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Dauntless wrote:

you guys are diks

i had tickets to her concert tomorrow
So on the one hand
- You don't have to go to an Ariana Grande Concert after all
- You get your money back

On the other
- 22 people died

On balance does this come out as a plus or a minus?

Did you ever see Girls Aloud or The Saturdays?
I'm going through a bit of a girl-pop phase and wondered if their concerts were any good.
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