@premnsikka The interest on the loan is really just equivalent to another dividend payment as it goes to the same wealthy people who have their sticky fingers in all the pots of cash.
@fabmontisci@iamyesyouareno Similarly you can't say "because we built stuff thousands of years ago we have culture". Culture is something we do - now - not something we have because of what our ancient ancestors did.
Erosion of culture aligns with sponsorship of personal greed by western govs in the 1980s.
@Fatmango11@SaulStaniforth I'm not sure what's hard to believe about the Tory govt lying.
Even a FIAT economy relies on international confidence in the currency - which is why Truss triggered a collapse.
I agree they have more flexibility and should target the wealthiest. Not that farmers should be exempt.
Weβre watching a pandemic being born.
Over 30% of Californiaβs dairy herds are confirmed infected.
Thatβs not a warning.
Itβs a ticking bomb.
Every herd is a mutation factory, every mutation a step closer to humans.
@outbreakupdates This is November 2019 on repeat.
Will the global authorities repeat the same mistakes?
Will the anti-maskers rail against common-sense and science again?
Will there be another massive avoidable death toll?
Yes, yes and yes. But this time it may be far far worse.
@ChampRDS@arielhelwani Reporter: "Bo, what qualifies as honest genuine feedback?"
Bo Nickal: "Anyone who continues the narrative that I'm the hottest prospect in the UFC right now, despite evidence to the contrary, qualifies as genuine and honest."
@TheNotoriousMMA No. The point is that people like watching Alex because he has an interesting ongoing and evolving story.
You, on the other hand, are a tedious self-promoter, now reliant on knocking other people because your story as a fighter is over.
@alison_pannell@clairebubblepop@bagshaw2112 Someone with a family home or estate cannot sell it and continue to live in it either.
Farmers will be taxed at half the usual rate with 10 yrs to pay at 0% interest.
And there is ample opportunity to reduce that rate further and, with adequate planning, completely eliminate it.
@alison_pannell@clairebubblepop@bagshaw2112 "hitting" - as if taxing farmers is somehow more aggressive than taxing non-farmers.
"hard working farmers" - as if farmers are exempt from taxes because they work hard (implication - taxed workers don't).
@alison_pannell@clairebubblepop@bagshaw2112 So it's either untaxed farms or no farms?
Don't be so dramatic.
The bottom line is they're used to not paying this tax.
They don't like it.
So they're throwing a toddler tantrum.
Tough.
We can't have pockets of society that are beyond the reach of the rules most of us live by.
The cost of living crisis is a crisis driven by fossil fuels.
It's a crisis of inequality where richest 1% of the world emit more than poorest two thirds.
Marching today with @TheGreenParty & lots of organisations for social, racial, economic & environmental justice.
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