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НАЗК змінює підхід до перевірки декларацій держслужбовців: що нового
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“Відтепер відбір декларацій буде здійснюватися за результатами оцінки ризиків декларації, тобто залежно від показника рейтингу ризику» — на цьому наголосив заступник голови Національного агентства з питань запобігання корупції (НАЗК) Артем Ситник під час брифінгу 21 грудня 2023 року, присвяченого нового підходу відомства до відбору та перевірок декларацій. За словами пана Ситника, понад 99% декларацій не […]
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Washington State's capital gains tax proves we can have nice things
Today (June 3) at 1:30PM, I’m in Edinburgh for the Cymera Festival on a panel with Nina Allen and Ian McDonald.
Monday (June 5) at 7:15PM, I’m in London at the British Library with my novel Red Team Blues, hosted by Baroness Martha Lane Fox.
Washington State enacted a 7% capital gains tax levied on annual profits in excess of $250,000, and made a fortune, $600m more than projected in the first year, despite a 25% drop in the stock market and blistering interest rate hikes:
https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/06/01/lessons-from-washington-states-new-capital-gains-tax/
Capital gains taxes are levied on “passive income” — money you get for owning stuff. The capital gains rate is much lower than the income tax rate — the rate you pay for doing stuff. This is naked class warfare: it punishes the people who make things and do things, and rewards the people who own the means of production.
The thing is, a factory or a store can still operate if the owner goes missing — but without workers, it shuts down immediately. Everything you depend on — the clothes on your back, the food in your fridge, the car you drive and the coffee you drink — exists because someone did something to produce it. Those producers are punished by our tax system, while the people who derive a “passive income” from their labor are given preferential treatment.
The Washington State tax is levied exclusively on annual gains in excess of a quarter million dollars — meaning this tax affects an infinitesimal minority of Washingtonians, who are vastly better off than the people whose work they profit from. Most working Americans own little or no stock, and the vast majority of those who do own that stock in a retirement fund that is sheltered from these taxes.
(Sidebar here to say that market-based pensions are a scam, a way to force workers to gamble in a rigged casino for the chance to enjoy a dignified retirement; the defined benefits pension, combined with adequate Social Security, is the only way to ensure secure retirement for all of us)
https://pluralistic.net/2020/07/25/derechos-humanos/#are-there-no-poorhouses
Washington’s tax was anticipated to bring in $248m. Instead, it’s projected to bring in $849m in the first year. Those funds will go to public school operations and construction and infrastructure spending:
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/was-new-capital-gains-tax-brings-in-849-million-so-far-much-more-than-expected/
That is to say, the money will go to ensuring that Washingtonians are educated and will have the amenities they need to turn that education into productive work.
Washington State is noteworthy for not having any state personal or corporate income tax, making it a haven for low-tax brain-worm victims who would rather have a dead gopher running their states than pay an extra nickel in taxes. But places that don’t have taxes can’t fund services, which leads to grotesque, rapid deterioration.
Washington State plutes moved because they relished living in well-kept, cosmopolitan places with efficient transportation, an educated workforce, good restaurants and culture — none of which they would have to pay for. They forgot Karl Marx’s famous saying: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
The idea that Washington could make up for the shortfalls that come from taxing its wealthiest residents by levying regressive sales taxes and other measures is mathematically illiterate wishful thinking. When the one percent owns nearly everything, you can tax the shit out of the other 99% and still not make up the shortfall.
Meanwhile: homelessness, crumbling roads, and crisis after crisis. Political deterioration. Cute shopping neighborhoods turn into dollar store hellscapes because no one can afford to shop for nice things because all their income is going to plug the gaps in health, education, transport and other services that the low-tax state can’t afford.
Washington State’s soak-the-rich tax is ironic, given the propensity of California’s plutes to threaten to leave for Washington if California finally passes its own extreme wealth tax.
There’s a reason all these wealthy people want to live in California, Washington, New York and other states where there’s broad public support for taxing the American aristocracy: states with rock-bottom taxes are failed states. All but two of America’s “red states” are dependent on transfers from the federal government to stay in operation. The two exceptions are Texas, whose “free market” grid is one nanometer away from total collapse, and Florida, which is about to slip beneath the rising seas it denies.
Rich people claim they’d be happy to live in low-tax states, and even tout the benefits of a desperate workforce that will turn up to serve drinks at their country clubs even as a pandemic kills them at record rates. But when the chips are down, they don’t want to depend on a private generator to keep the lights on. They don’t want to have to repeatedly replace their luxury cars’ suspension after it’s wrecked by gaping potholes. They don’t want to have to charter a jet to fly their kids out of state to get an abortion.
This is true globally, too. As Thomas Piketty pointed out in Capital in the 21st Century, if the EU and OECD created a wealth tax, the rich could withdraw to Dubai, the Caymans and Rwanda, but they’d eventually get sick of shopping for the same luxury goods in the same malls guarded by the same mercenaries and want to go somewhere, you know, fun:
https://memex.craphound.com/2014/06/24/thomas-pikettys-capital-in-the-21st-century/
We’re told that Americans would never stand for taxing the ultra-rich because they see themselves as “temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” It’s just not true: soak-the-rich policies are wildly popular:
https://balanceourtaxcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WA-State-Wealth-Tax-Poll-Results-3.pdf
The Washington tax windfall is fascinating in part because it reveals just how rich the ultra-rich actually are. Warren Buffett says that “when the tide goes out, you learn who’s been swimming naked.” But Washington’s new tax is a tide that reveals who’s been swimming with a gold bar stuck up their ass.
It’s not surprising, then, that Washingtonians are so happy to tax their one percenters. After all, this is the state that gave us modern robber barons like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. And then there’s clowns like Steve Ballmer, star of Propublica’s IRS Files, the man whose creative accounting let him claim $700m in paper losses on his basketball team, allowing him to pay a mere 12% tax on $656m in income, while the workers who made his fortune on the court paid 30–40% on their earnings.
https://pluralistic.net/2021/07/08/tuyul-apps/#economic-substance-doctrine
Ballmer’s also a master of “tax loss harvesting,” who has created paper losses of over $100m, letting him evade $138m in federal taxes:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/24/tax-loss-harvesting/#mego
These guys aren’t rich because they work harder than the rest of us. They’re rich because they profit from our work — and then, to add insult to injury, pay little or no taxes on those profits.
Washington’s lowest income earners pay six times the rate of tax as the state’s richest people. When the wealthy squeal that these taxes are class warfare, they’re right — it is class war, and they started it.
Catch me on tour with Red Team Blues in Edinburgh, London, and Berlin!
If you’d like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here’s a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/06/03/when-the-tide-goes-out/#passive-income
[Image ID: The Washington State flag; the circular device featuring George Washington has been altered so that it is now the head of a naked man clothed in a barrel with two wide leather shoulder straps.]
#pluralistic#steve ballmer#irs files#washington state#soak the rich#capital gains#taxes class war#euthanasia of the rentier
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a drop fell on the apple tree
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by Anonymous
Exhausted from a long and unforgiving fortnight of work and Phoebe, Roy's running on fumes.
Thankfully, Jamie knows exactly what he needs.
(Post-canon, established relationship)
Words: 10163, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Ted Lasso (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Roy Kent, Jamie Tartt, Phoebe (Ted Lasso), Roy Kent's Sister, Coach Beard (Ted Lasso), Nathan Shelley
Relationships: Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt
Additional Tags: Double Penetration, Bottom Roy Kent, Jamie's in charge, Good boys get rewards, Established Relationship
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Whats going on with Daily Mail? by u/Majestic_Cut_2209
What’s going on with Daily Mail?
I’ve noticed over the last several months that Daily Mail barely covers royal events and when it does they’re buried in under other stories or just relegated to the ‘Royals’ section. In contrast, in the last few months they seem to have turned into a Sussex website- they basically gave us a play by play of Invictus games but won’t cover Earshot Prize that has big celebrities and politicians in attendance. They will also post every parking lot pap stroll by Meghan and will make them a top story that reads like something out of People Magazine. Meghan sued them and won, she’s branded the British media as racists and accused them of calling Archie the N-word and Harry is currently suing them. So what’s with the preferential treatment from Daily Mail? I’m honestly confused.
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thursday 27/07/2023
I had the day off yesterday (I won't be so lucky next week) and I'm ahead on my work so I just chilled out and answered a few problems. today however is the less-agonising-than-tuesday-but-still-not-fun 10am - 5 15pm schedule
got a baguette to have for lunch and a doughnut for breakfast this morning and had a little time to psyche myself up for my first lecture so a success all around!
my special relativity lecturer referenced mario kart when explaining newtonian mechanics 10/10 incredible
actually might properly understand POLA! that's fun. I'm gonna refer to the feynman lecture on it at my professor's recommendation to check but I'm feeling super confident
almost done with the week. can't wait to do all this again, but with tutorials too
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Roses in Spring
Roses in Spring
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by Noxternal
Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger had no reason to see each other, much less interact, until a new law is passed requiring the two of them to enter a marriage bond. Having no choice of their partner under stipulations of the law, the two of them live fairly separate lives in the large Malfoy Manor.
Their established indifference toward each other, an unspoken rule followed for six months so far, breaks when Draco finds an inconsolable Hermione and insists on taking care of her.
Words: 605, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: F/M
Characters: Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Original House-Elf Character(s)
Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
Additional Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Arranged Marriage, Ministry of Magic Employee Hermione Granger, Auror Draco Malfoy, Cohabitation, Comfort No Hurt, Fluff, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Malfoy family lore, Forced Proximity, Post-Canon
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September 07, 2023 at 02:15PM
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Easily Broken
Easily Broken
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by Kellyjelly
The last thing Alpha Dean Winchester (aka Soldier Boy) remembered, was when the fucking Soviets took Castiel, the love of his life, away from his arms. What came next? The Soviets tortured America’s greatest hero, testing the limit of Compound V running through Soldier Boy’s veins.
After the Soviets had their fun, they stuffed Dean inside a pod and put him to sleep. As soon as Soldier Boy is awakened 38 years later, by a group of dickheads, the only name slipping past his lips before committing a massacre was —
Cas.
Words: 4476, Chapters: 1/5, Language: English
Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester, Soldier Boy (The Boys)
Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Castiel (Supernatural)/Soldier Boy (The Boys)
Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Supernatural/The Boys Crossover, Omega Castiel (Supernatural), Alpha Dean Winchester, Alpha Soldier Boy (The Boys), Blood and Violence, Smut, so much cursing, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Possessive Dean Winchester, Possessive Behavior, dean winchester and soldier boy are the same person, Top Dean Winchester, Bottom Castiel (Supernatural), Top Soldier Boy (The Boys), True Love, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Size Difference, Size Kink, Sexual Content, Protective Dean Winchester, Mating, Claiming, Biting, Bite marks, Scent Marking, Dean would kill for Cas, Multiple kinks, Pheromones, Kissing, Multiple Orgasms, Nipple kink, Blood and Gore, Obsessive Behavior, Knotting, Aggressive Dean Winchester, Soldier Boy is soft for Cas, Masturbation, Happy Ending, Supernatural meets The Boys, touch-starved boys, Threats of Violence, Submissive Castiel but still a baddie, Protective Castiel (Supernatural), Possessive Sex, We’re here for the Soldier Boy look, Porn With Plot
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August 26, 2023 at 07:15PM
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@honkaistarrail : #StarRailCountDown
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Розгляд доходів подружжя при призначенні житлової субсидії: пояснення процедури
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Житлова субсидія призначається виходячи з кількості зареєстрованих у житловому приміщенні осіб і розраховується на всіх членів домогосподарства (пункт 24 Положення про порядок призначення житлових субсидій, затвердженого постановою Кабінету Міністрів України від 21.10.1995 № 848 (далі — Положення). Водночас доходи подружжя враховуються під час призначення житлової субсидії і в тому випадку, коли їх зареєстроване (фактичне) місце […]
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Antonio Velardo shares: Jacques Delors, Passionate Architect of European Unity, Dies at 98 by Paul Lewis
By Paul Lewis
As the executive of the European Union for a decade, he oversaw its increasing economic integration and led the drive for a single currency, the euro.
Published: December 27, 2023 at 07:15PM
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Some Things Are Mine
Some Things Are Mine
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by Purplelotus800
Alex never planned for a Selection. But now he’s got 35 strangers about to enter his home to compete for his hand and only a few months to make a decision. Can he actually fall in in love with any of these people while also working to make sure his country is happy?
Henry was mostly content with his quiet life in Illea. That is until Alex Claremont-Diaz decided to hold a Selection and Pez for some reason convinced him it would be a great idea to enter. Now, what is Henry to do as he enters the palace of a prince that seems to hate him?
Past misunderstandings, an absurd number of coincidences, and gossip headlines all lead to a massive PR nightmare for the crown of Illea. Henry’s popularity with the public means that Alex has to keep him in the Selection for at least a little bit. But what will happen when Alex is able to send Henry home?
Words: 5383, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: Multi
Characters: Alex Claremont-Diaz, Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, June Claremont-Diaz, Nora Holleran, Liam (Red White & Royal Blue), Percy "Pez" Okonjo, Original Characters, Beatrice Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor
Relationships: Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Alternate Universe - The Selection Series Fusion, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Friends to Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Biphobia, POV Alternating, in my world there is no homophobia, some people are still assholes though, mix of book and movie characters, Other Additional Tags to Be Added
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December 18, 2023 at 07:15PM
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POV THE BOTS! by u/Negative-Arugula4219
POV THE BOTS!
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Fed Stays Put Sees Three Cuts in 2024; Gold and US Dollar Take Split Paths
December 13, 2023 at 07:15PM The Fed held interest rates unchanged for the third straight meeting and signaled that it may deliver 75 basis points of easing in 2024, a dovish outcome for U.S. yields and the dollar.
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Fine Line
Fine Line
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by DallasAlice
A story of two friends, dancing the fine line between loving each other and being in love. A collection of romcom moments between Draco and Hermione, for anyone who has ever been "just friends".
Words: 4279, Chapters: 1/10, Language: English
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: F/M
Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
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August 23, 2023 at 07:15PM
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