> In 2016 alone, Intuit, the makers of TurboTax, spent $2 million on lobbying, ProPublica reports. H&R Block spent $3 million, some of it on the same efforts.
I'm not convinced $5m a year would make such a big impact.
Its not the predatory companies that are the problem its the US tax system. If it was possible for people to "check the numbers from the government" on an app, it would happen here too.
With Python at first I was scared of GIL being single threaded, now I'm used to it and it works great. Thousands of threads used to be normal for my old Java projects but seems crazy to me now.
I've gone in a cycle through different Social Media sites, after a year or so I manage to get the strength to leave but usually end up on a different site.
One thing is I always delete my account after 3-6 months and create a new one, following different people/groups etc.
This is how the internet works now. If you ask a question its rare to get a good answer. If you post a faulty opinion as advice you're more likely get a good answer.
Interesting. It doesn't say they're illegal, it says they're illegal in Single Family suburbs. Its like they want the benefits of low density housing but somehow not do low density housing.
So you're saying there are areas with single-family homes and areas with higher density. Surely everyone is happy then? If you want HD, move there, if you want LD you have suburbs. Why do you have to change it?
You're right its long term thinking. A lot of people like suburbs, it makes sense to keep strict zoning for the benefit of the residents long term. That is true long term thinking, rather than quickly putting up luxury apartment buildings that no one will want to live after a few decades.
Japan is a terrible example. It has near-zero immigration. Its population is now falling is the same as it was 30 years ago. In the 80s it had the highest most unaffordable prices in the world.
I kinda feel at this stage we should go back to air gapped intranets and working from the office again. SAAS just isn't worth it, and the other things like stack overflow you can do from your phone.
Regulation is so critical, the financials I've worked at are soul-destroying because of the bureaucracy. Its impossible to do anything. I'm surprised RH has managed to get this far, I'm sure they'll get fine after fine until they start to stagnate like everyone else.
Right, I'm from a small town myself and moved to a big city. Small towns are very convenient but life is more about having a convenient commute, easy parking and a big back yard.
I'm not convinced $5m a year would make such a big impact.