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(Discussion) If we have to trade Markstrom,
smokes replied to tan's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
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This is part of JB's diabolical plan to aquire one more lottery pick.
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https://www.yang2020.com/what-is-freedom-dividend-faq/ It would be easier than you might think. Andrew proposes funding the Freedom Dividend by consolidating some welfare programs and implementing a Value Added Tax of 10 percent. Current welfare and social program beneficiaries would be given a choice between their current benefits or $1,000 cash unconditionally – most would prefer cash with no restriction. A Value Added Tax (VAT) is a tax on the production of goods or services a business produces. It is a fair tax and it makes it much harder for large corporations, who are experts at hiding profits and income, to avoid paying their fair share. A VAT is nothing new. 160 out of 193 countries in the world already have a Value Added Tax or something similar, including all of Europe which has an average VAT of 20 percent. The means to pay for the basic income will come from four sources: 1. Current spending: We currently spend between $500 and $600 billion a year on welfare programs, food stamps, disability and the like. This reduces the cost of the Freedom Dividend because people already receiving benefits would have a choice between keeping their current benefits and the $1,000, and would not receive both. Additionally, we currently spend over 1 trillion dollars on health care, incarceration, homelessness services and the like. We would save $100 – 200+ billion as people would be able to take better care of themselves and avoid the emergency room, jail, and the street and would generally be more functional. The Freedom Dividend would pay for itself by helping people avoid our institutions, which is when our costs shoot up. Some studies have shown that $1 to a poor parent will result in as much as $7 in cost-savings and economic growth. 2. A VAT: Our economy is now incredibly vast at $19 trillion, up $4 trillion in the last 10 years alone. A VAT at half the European level would generate $800 billion in new revenue. A VAT will become more and more important as technology improves because you cannot collect income tax from robots or software. 3. New revenue: Putting money into the hands of American consumers would grow the economy. The Roosevelt Institute projected that the economy will grow by approximately $2.5 trillion and create 4.6 million new jobs. This would generate approximately $800 – 900 billion in new revenue from economic growth. 4. Taxes on top earners and pollution: By removing the Social Security cap, implementing a financial transactions tax, and ending the favorable tax treatment for capital gains/carried interest, we can decrease financial speculation while also funding the Freedom Dividend. We can add to that a carbon fee that will be partially dedicated to funding the Freedom Dividend, making up the remaining balance required to cover the cost of this program.
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I think all government should. Why should Amazon, Facebook, Google etc pay virtually nothing in federal tax when everyone needs to. They should be paying the most especially when they use and sell our data so freely.
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I grew up in a poor Asian neighborhood and I can tell you that there are an abundant of poor Asians, when you drive through the small town around the country you will see swaths of poor white neighborhoods as well. So that's why I refuse to see being poor as a racial issue.
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Being poor is not a problem only afflicting one race. It affects all races.
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There are a ton of poor people who are not on income assistance though. Those who have two jobs to make ends meet for instance. It would also get people to try to get a job as well. I've been poor but never on income assistance. Had a decent paying job but rent took away all my disposable income. I am not understanding why everything must boil down to race though? There are poor people in every race.
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Who got the better brother, New Jersey or Vancouver?
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So Andrew Yang who has seemingly come out of nowhere and is still hanging on the the Democratic primary is basically running on taxing the big internet giants and use tat money to give every adult $1000/per month regardless of how much you make. If that happened where you are, would it affect your situation much?
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Which Canuck has most exceeded your expectations so far?
smokes replied to BrockBoester's topic in Canucks Talk
I have to put my vote in for Hughes. His brother is first overall and I would argue that Quinn is better thus far. Second up would be Sutter before he got hurt. I remember Sutter all but being out the door on this forum during the offseason but he ended up beating out a lot of players and proved to be in valuable on the defensive side of things. -
NHL Commissioner: We will not tolerate abusive behavior
smokes replied to Toews's topic in General Hockey Discussion
I've said some dumb ass things in the heat of the moment but now that the NHL is cracking down on that then where's the passion? I might as well watch a simmed NHL 20. -
NHL Commissioner: We will not tolerate abusive behavior
smokes replied to Toews's topic in General Hockey Discussion
I wonder what would happen if I went into a bar and just affectionately licked a random dude. -
NHL Commissioner: We will not tolerate abusive behavior
smokes replied to Toews's topic in General Hockey Discussion
Does that mean Marchand played his last game? -
[Discussion] Alex Galchenyuk
smokes replied to JeremyCuddles's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
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[Discussion] Alex Galchenyuk
smokes replied to JeremyCuddles's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
Hey Benning got Pearson for a useless Gudbransen from the same GM so why not? -
[Discussion] Alex Galchenyuk
smokes replied to JeremyCuddles's topic in Proposals and Armchair GM'ing
galchenyuk for Eriksson straight up -
I pray that I am wrong but Juolevi is starting to be this generations's Salo with the injuries.
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I just want to see Quinn use Tryamkin like the way a point guard uses a center.
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I've seen more of that when Demko is in net.
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Bill Peters/Mike Babcock/Marc Crawford/ETC
smokes replied to Monty's topic in General Hockey Discussion
So have all the coaches. -
Bill Peters/Mike Babcock/Marc Crawford/ETC
smokes replied to Monty's topic in General Hockey Discussion
My question now is who's next? Team Captains?