"Vegans are 6 times more likely to suffer from brain shrinkage than are meat eater!" - Oxford University study!! ... See this Instagram post by @shawnbaker1967 https://t.co/qQBZDiCRT4
People are lighting fires in otherwise non-burning urban areas of LA. Saw this happen first hand at 302 Pico in Santa Monica. Called it in & fire dept & police responded. Stay safe and call in any activity ASAP. We donโt need more flames out here.
IIMHO it's time for the zeitgeist to shift to placing higher priority on thinking from first principals and logic than emotions and ideology. This Instagram post is just one example of this principal applied. @shawnbaker1967 https://t.co/6cwEKLiynH
Most people would be incapable of applying the simple maths to calculate the balance (cost vs benefit) that saving more and paying tax only when you spend could provide. Of course then you'd have to eliminate tax on interest earned on personal savings/investments to make it attractive and again it's the opposite to the way most governments operate.
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumacher
They already do tax "consumption" in many counties! That's what many State taxes in the US, GST (goods & services tax) in Aust. and VAT (value added tax) in the UK for example... While I agree with you that income tax should be abolished, for any government or politician it's political suicide... because how many people would be happy with the inevitable increases in goods prices due to increased consumption tax? ... One of the issues is the problem of the extant of the loopholes corporations are allowed to use to reduce or avoid all types of tax; loopholes that are unavailable (often illegal) for the general public.
@elonmusk "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumcher