Should the wealthy pay more in taxes then they get in government services? π§
Should the wealthy pay more in taxes then they get in government services? π§
Few things make me cringe more than hearing the term of donor state. It is the idea that the wealthy states and therefore wealthy people should pay no more in taxes than they get back in services.
But that entirely goes against the concept of progressive taxation – those who are able to contribute more should contribute more. New York, with Wallstreet and the most populous and important city in the nation, is incredibly wealthy. Not all New Yorkers are incredibly wealthy but as a collective state, we are one of the richest.
Rather than complaining about how a portion of the super rich’s tax dollars go to help children get dental care in West Virginia or healthy food in Kentucky – we should be happy to help those in need. We have plenty of resources to take care of people in New York State if we tap the existing wealth in the state.
While we had some breaks of sun today
Today's satellite photo reminds us the weather lately has been all but a broken record of cloudy but mild weather.
How Alberta Won the Rat Race
Along an 18-mile strip of land between the Canadian province of Alberta and its neighbor Saskatchewan, the rat patrol keeps guard. An eight-person team, armed with poison and shotguns, hunts daily for any sign of the rodent invaders.
The Alberta rat patrol checks more than 3,000 farms a year, but it rarely sees an actual rat. Alberta has 4.3 million people, 255,000 square miles, and no rats—bar the stray handful that make it into the killing zone each year. Ever since 1950, a sternly enforced program of exclusion and extermination has kept the province rat-free. Nowhere else in the world comes close; the only other rat-free areas are isolated islands such as the remote British territory of South Georgia.
Public support and education have been key to Alberta’s success. Locals use hotlines (310-RATS or 310-ARM) to report any sign of rodents, though false alarms are common. School programs educate kids about the telltale signs of the invaders. Keeping pet rats is banned and can earn you a fine of almost $4,000.
Been posting too many videos of rednecks doing redneck shit today
Been posting too many videos of rednecks doing redneck shit today. But they’re fun. Rural freedom is great.
Peru Farms
MEGA TRUCK TUG OF WAR at MUD TRUCK MADNESS!! – YouTube
Now that the stupid Inaugeration thingy is over, now let's get all partisan with this video.