Re: Spiderman movies

From	Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
Newsgroups	alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject	Re: Spiderman movies
Date	2023-07-12 11:22 +0000
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
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> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u8a09a$1ep6u$1@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:u81159$3ek9$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:u7m8hv$2gpc1$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:u77pq3$7fp4$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Avocado oil is good too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What kind of fancy-smancy shops do you think we have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> down here? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> None.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can buy all kinds of oil at the grocery store.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In seriousness, one of the things visiting and resident
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'merkans consistently complain about is the limited
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> selection of products in our super markets and grocery
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stores. Like it's rare to find more than ten-fifteen
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different kinds of breakfast cereal in our shops. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is probably enough.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't eat cereal but it boggles my mind the number that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we have here. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quite. Also all the sugary stuff (with added marshmallows
>>>>>>>>>>>>> for dogs sake *shakes head*) would probably be really
>>>>>>>>>>>>> expensive here because of the sugar tax...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It would be cool if unhealthy foods were taxed heavily
>>>>>>>>>>>> although I expect that the advocates for
>>>>>>>>>>>> financially-challenged people would say that the people
>>>>>>>>>>>> they represent would be unfairly targetted by said taxes. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> And they would probably be right, considering all the
>>>>>>>>>>> affordable food tend to be so because of all the unhealthy
>>>>>>>>>>> (but cost-effective) stuff in it. Combined with a tax-rebate
>>>>>>>>>>> for actual healthy food it might work. And be good economy
>>>>>>>>>>> for society in the long run. I'm still mad nobody want to
>>>>>>>>>>> implement graduated VAT here... 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Whazzat?
>>>>>>>>>> A quick Google search came up with nothing relevant.
>>>>>>>>> What is VAT? Value Added Tax.
>>>>>>>>> Graduated VAT is where for instance basic goods like milk,
>>>>>>>>> fruit and bread carries a lower percentage VAT (say 5%) than
>>>>>>>>> less essential goods like soft drinks, beer and candy...
>>>>>>>>> We pay 25% on (nearly) everything - goods and services alike.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ouch!
>>>>>>>> We have a federal tax - goods and services tax (GST) and a
>>>>>>>> provincial sales tax (PST) which have been 'harmonized' many
>>>>>>>> years ago at 13% in my province. Groceries are mostly
>>>>>>>> tax-exempt except for "convenience" foods.
>>>>>>>> For example, if I buy bread, lettuce, cheese etc to make a
>>>>>>>> sandwich there is no tax but if I buy a prepared sandwich from
>>>>>>>> the deli counter then it is taxed at 13%. If I buy a gigantic
>>>>>>>> tub of yogurt, no tax but if I buy a 6-pack of individual cups
>>>>>>>> then it's taxed. Snack foods like chips etc are also taxed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This I could probably live with. But a flat rate on all
>>>>>>> everything is just an extra tax on being poor.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But there must be some perk like free healthcare or free buses
>>>>>> for everyone that is funded by the tax base.
>>>>>
>>>>> You would think so... Specific methods of revenue-collection for
>>>>> governments doesn't have to (and in sane societies, isn't) tied to
>>>>> specific government expenditures. Nobody (in their right mind)
>>>>> enacts a special tax-type to fund the military or pay for lifetime
>>>>> ministerial pensions. IOW - get the money from somewhere else[1]
>>>>> (only not from yet another tobacco tax, we have suffered long
>>>>> enough). 
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] "millionaires and billionaires" - Bernie Sanders
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, yeah. I realize the government only has one pot of money.
>>>> Sometimes they spend it on the people.
>>>> Usually they spend it on stupid things.
>>>> Good luck getting millionaires to pay more tax. They have
>>>> accountants who hide the money and/or know all the loopholes.
>>> So hire some accountants to plug the holes. Create a tax applicable
>>> to large amount taken or sent out of country. Make accountants (and
>>> lawyers) equally responsible/liable for tax fraud and such.
>>>
>>>> I have no issues with 'sin' taxes like those on smokers and
>>>> drinkers. 
>>> That's because you never sin...
>>>
>> *cough* *cough*
> 
> Have you started smoking?
> 

Only when I'm on fire.

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