[-] glevon 15 points 2 years ago
[-] glevon 31 points 2 years ago

I really feel sorry for those cursed with the cilantro soap gene, cilantro is so tasty, one of the best herbs

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ice cream rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by glevon to c/196
[-] glevon 20 points 2 years ago

getting some democrussy

[-] glevon 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah land value taxes are cool, but ultimately taxes are just a bandaid solution to rampant inequality. As long as billionaires keep their vast economic (and therefore political) power through control of the means of production, they have the power to undermine any attempt to tax their wealth away. Which is why we need a fundamental reorganization of the economy that places the power in the hands of the people. Otherwise known as socialism :)

[-] glevon 11 points 2 years ago

Except billionaires take advantage of a loophole whereby they can take out loans using stock as collateral, instead of selling the stock, meaning they pay no capital gains.

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax

[-] glevon 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

who along with gates signed a pledge to give away his entire fortune to charity when he dies

Which charities? The charities owned by them and their family of course. This is just tax dodging dressed up by good PR.

Billionaire run charities are just investment portfolios with good PR, they're only legally required to actually donate 5% of their holdings a year (and there are loopholes such as donating assets that aren't easily valued, which mean they often don't even have to donate that much).

[-] glevon 1 points 2 years ago

some more news also recently did a video on this: https://youtu.be/69AtkAHkKEc

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100 gecs rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by glevon to c/196

Juniper tweet: i don't really believe humanity has made contact with or found aliens, but i hope we have. i want to meet them. i want to show them 100 gecs

[-] glevon 13 points 2 years ago

boring ahh drive

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just one more lane rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by glevon to c/196

Edited version of "gambling addicts quit before they hit big" meme. Text reads: Fact: 90% of city planners quit one lane before they finally fix traffic for real this time guys!!

[-] glevon 5 points 2 years ago

ladders! he goes up and he goes down

[-] glevon 11 points 3 years ago

Europeans would beg to differ

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