He already has a mastodon account : https://infosec.exchange/@fr0gger/112189232773640259
How is this NOT the Onion?
I hope so. Subscribe to !georgism@kbin.social if you haven't already.
Land value tax would fix this.
Qatar’s ghost flights – an open secret within the aviation sector – are “taking the piss” out of Australia’s strict aviation laws, industry sources say, and are occurring despite the Albanese government rejecting the airline’s formal request to increase flights out of concern the extra capacity would go against Australia’s “national interest”.
Honestly, I don't blame Qatar Airways. Good on them for getting around this protectionist nonsense policy.
Air travel is already quite expense and carbon heavy. Actively blocking routes makes the system less efficient, expensive, and will emit more carbon. Isn't that also against Australia's "national interest"?
Why are comments even open on this article? They're just terrible tabloid trash.
France, where even police protest.
I'm very glad Hussein is out but I don't know if Sean Fraser will do a good job. His previous role as immigration minister let the country consistently exceed its immigration targets, which only made the housing crisis worse. He'll be looking into the consequences of his own actions on housing.
He already refrained from building more houses directly and "subsidizing", not investing, "below-market" housing instead, so that's not a good sign already.
From a structural standpoint, merging housing and infrastructure into a single ministry makes sense. These two issues go hand in hand.
When the guy who made the AI hype wants us back in the crypto hype...
Where's that attitude with Big Grocery stores or Big Oil?
Wtf is that caption image lol
Did this senator not hear of INDUCED DEMAND?
It's complicated: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=egEraZP9yXQ&pp=ygUMdnN1YWNlIGhvbGVz
You are right, land should not be a good investment. A land value tax supports this as it decreases the value of the land, it won't be seen as an investment. Wealthy people and investors hoarding land will only increase their tax burden and thus will not be profitable for them.
- Maintain a central registry of who owns what housing and who lives there (necessary for the policies below). This can be used to audit abuses
- Raise property taxes on vacant housing
- Introduce a new yearly anti-speculation tax that depends on the owner of the unit:
- Canadian citizens: 0%.
- Permanent residents and people with work permits: 0%.
- Companies established in Canada:
- Single-family dwelling: 5%.
- Dwelling between two and 6 units: 2%
- Housing with more units: 0%
- All other assumptions: 10% <-- this includes foreign investors
Why all this bureaucracy? We can simply just shift property taxes to land value taxes. Much more equitable and it would disincentivize speculation and incentivize density. You only need to know who owns which parcel of land so its much less bureaucratic.
Absolutely not! Do that and you'll skip right to the "Extinguish" part in EEE.
The biggest advantage of the Fediverse is the decentralized moderation. People will disagree on what to do with threads ATM. This comment section is proof on the lack of consensus of this.
Besides, this isn't a black and white issue. Some mods may blacklist some accounts on threads and allow others. Or choose to do a whitelist system and only allow certain accounts. There's many compromises that can be made in this area. But forcing one solution for this is harmful and runs counter to the spirit of the fediverse.
Late this afternoon an SUV crashed into the Tim Hortons in Whitbourne. Damage to the building was extensive with the vehicle landing inside the store crashing through a seating area and display case. Emergency crews responded to the scene. There is no word on if there were any injuries.
