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There is no so much stuff where Epstein played a role in i’m seriously starting to think he is some kind of posthumous scapegoat. There being a rich pedophile with relations to all kind of important figures always sounded pretty believable. Him blackmailing them sounded reasonable as well. But this more and more becomes crazier than your average conspiracy theory. Not saying i don’t believe this particular story but in totality it is just too effing much.

he should be jailed.

100%

We have to tax the rich, even if we paid all the debt, we still have to tax the rich. This is required for justice, this is required for people to love their country, this is required to stop poverty, homelessness.

Totally agree

When we have a just society people are going to help their country willingly

It surely helps when people feel proud of supporting their countries healthcare, pensions, education etc but i don’t think it will eliminate the narcisistic greed of the typical billionaire.

So, the govn can pay it right away.

No offense but i think you should learn a bit about more about economics, specifically about how currency works. Long story short, if a currency loses a lot of value in comparison to other currencies, the ‘local’ system collapses. So the very important task of a government (or its central bank really) is to keep it’s relative value high (not too high, but that’s a story for another day. The us gov (or the Federal Reserve in this case) would fail very very hard if they would decide to create 38 trillion usd. It is especially problematic considering the financial problems that it would cause are on top of all the other shit that’s going on.

Hating is a strong word, but i suppose i wasn’t really funny either so guess that might be why it came across as hateful

They’re just following a simple set of rules for when you did something bad: reflect attention by creating an enemy that is smaller in size than the group who’s attention you’re deflecting. Since he isn’t important and doesn’t have the influence to pick a new enemy, poor guy has no choice to jump on a bandwagon. Current option in the us is “illegals” and “trans”. Yes his actions are deplorabele and need to be countered, but let’s not only pay attention to his deflection but also try and figure out why he feels the need to speak out against trans people. If he was just a biggot he could have kept his mouth shut too, if he was just kissing the butt of some trans-hater he would likely done so sooner. There could be another reason he is doing this now.

I’m also guilty of laughing about the crazy shit he did, to be honest.

Well yes, but it is relevant unless you believe policy makers will only work towards a world that is how it should be. That’s why i started with mentioning i don’t disagree with you. We surely can blame them for the results of their choices, but i don’t think we can play the ‘omg i’m totally surprised’-card is what i’m saying.

I can’t wait for the Americans to share how far they travel in a day/week/year/lifetime.

… unless he shits his pants on live tv.

no matter what state it is operated from

Not disagreeing, but if Trump hadn’t won a second term there really wouldn’t be a dire reason to avoid the US. Sure they would be better of choosing a local or at least European provider, but most politicians (naively) didn’t see the current hostility coming.

Selling lootboxes without telling what’s in them is banned in the Netherlands because it is considered gambling. Great move if you ask me.

taxation that is fair to the rest of us*, b/c according to the rules the billionaires do pay their taxes correctly.

I just pour hot water over grounds and coffee comes out

I personally can’t be bothered with scales and timers, and you personally developed a feel for the right ratio by now; but just as a reminder to people new to making coffee: the amount of water in relation to the amount of coffee and the time the grounds are in contact with that water does matter A LOT.

Bad coffee will always taste bad, but your experience of good coffee can be ruined by brewing it bad. I think coffee pros most of all want high control and small batches, and pour-over is perfect for that.

Some day in the future some space-archeologist will wonder who the fuck left all that junk out there.

Sounds like a setup for a detective, onions and chips keep washing up but who’s done it? Not the onion.

Personally i’d rather see certain mechanisms banned, rather then certain websites. Knives are imo a great example of how you can target a certain kind of use by making laws very specific: kitchen knives are totally legal to sell in the netherlands, but all self-respecting companies have policies not to sell to minors. If they’re in your kitchen you’re totally fine, if you bring them to a football match youre breaking a law (because of ‘intent of use’). Also, if you have a knife in your kitchen that isn’t meant for cutting food (e.g. a certain size, station, certain mechanisms) you’re breaking the law because those types of knives are always considered to be intended as a weapon. There are clear rules on when it is a useful tool and when it is a dangerous weapon. We can also make this for code.

Totally acceptable, but then you would likely end up with “i maf=de a mists=ake” while here it is “i ma=e a mist=ke”.