When I spoke at the UN in Geneva they cleared the room after me of all women because the Taliban would not entertain them in their Meeting! Disgraceful useless out of date organisation
@OreganoJeauxns If it’s an extra 3% on the value of the property it seems a bit high. If it’s an additional 3% of whatever the tax bill normally is IDK, is that enough to prompt landlords to reconsider how much they’re looking for in rents? If it’s something else then 🤷♂️
@a_b2494@ellensandell Not saying it’d work necessarily. It’s the Greens so I’m not holding my breath, but obviously I haven’t done the sums and they don’t even say what they’re taxing.
@a_b2494@ellensandell I hate to defend the Greens but they’re talking about taxing commercial landlords sitting on empty properties, not small businesses. An unused property means there’s no business there to tax anyway. I guess they hope landlords revaluate overpriced rental rates to get tenants.
Read it again:
"The US ($30T economy) is asking Russia ($2T economy) to come up with a plan for a "Security Architecture" for Europe ($30T economy)."
The Trump family are merely Putin’s whores.
@ashlarblocks@nytimes Exactly. I can’t imagine any of the slave states had any black senators or representatives until well after the civil war. Presumably black people still couldn’t stand for election until the 13th-15th Amendments were passed and ratified. I don’t know off hand how long that took.
So. The diesel deal has completely fallen apart
A few weeks ago, there was plenty of hype: Putin had sent Trump tankers full of diesel, practically saving America!
But not a single one made it to US shores! The last vessel still heading for New York suddenly turned around in the Atlantic.
The tanker Agioi Fanendes, carrying 40,000 tonnes of diesel, is now slowly zigzagging across the ocean, awaiting further orders.
And it's already the fourth ship to change course! One vessel headed to Egypt to unload, while two others set off for Brazil.
According to US media reports, none of the companies wanted to touch Russian fuel because of potential reputational damage and possible legal trouble down the line.