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Gualimole wrote:Fun fact: a 16 percent tax on the value of land (in the US) would make more money for the federal government than all current federal taxes do.

Land value taxes are used by some European countries, most notably Denmark. I think it's a great idea.

Vista Major, Gualimole

Nuremgard wrote:Great Kemet has colonised Brasilistan but it drastically raised taxes, lowered the average income, decreased employment and had a whole other host of bad affects.

I thought imperialism was meant to bring you riches, not drain you of your riches?

That's mostly with Spanish-style imperialism

Nuremgard

Nuremgard wrote:Land value taxes are used by some European countries, most notably Denmark. I think it's a great idea.

I see you're a fan of Henry George?

Gualimole wrote:I see you're a fan of Henry George?

If he says he's never heard of Henry George I'm gonna pull my hair out because I talked with him about the guy like a month ago

Nevertheless I am a fan of Henry George

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Gualimole

Gualimole wrote:I see you're a fan of Henry George?

Yeah. His land value tax idea is better than the current setup we have. Local taxation in the UK is quite regressive.

Gualimole

Nuremgard wrote:Yeah. His land value tax idea is better than the current setup we have. Local taxation in the UK is quite regressive.

Depending on the state and locality, it varies in the US, but leans towards being regressive.

Nuremgard

Chernarus State wrote:That's mostly with Spanish-style imperialism

I may need to make some big cuts to public spending in Kemet. Time for some austerity.

Fun fact: Venezuela exists.

I just pwned every leftist in existence with my comment.

Unfallious, Mercunova

Nuremgard wrote:I may need to make some big cuts to public spending in Kemet. Time for some austerity.

Is the Pharaoh's nickname, "The Golden Lady"?

Nuremgard

Gualimole wrote:Depending on the state and locality, it varies in the US, but leans towards being regressive.

I pay more in council tax than a mansion-owner does in a posh part of Glasgow because I live closer to the main city. It's really sh!t.

When I moved into my flat a couple of years ago, I was led to believe by my housing authority that I did not need to inform the council as they would know. I moved in November and then I got a surprise email the following summer, saying I owed hundreds of pounds in council tax. I sh!t myself. I was lucky I had the money to pay it off. But what about those who don't have the money to pay it off? Council tax is a big burden. It's the biggest expense after rent.

I am a student so am currently exempt from council tax for the time being.

Gualimole wrote:Is the Pharaoh's nickname, "The Golden Lady"?

Queen: Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is doubt, may we bring truth...

Gualimole

Nuremgard wrote:I pay more in council tax than a mansion-owner does in a posh part of Glasgow because I live closer to the main city. It's really sh!t.

When I moved into my flat a couple of years ago, I was led to believe by my housing authority that I did not need to inform the council as they would know. I moved in November and then I got a surprise email the following summer, saying I owed hundreds of pounds in council tax. I sh!t myself. I was lucky I had the money to pay it off. But what about those who don't have the money to pay it off? Council tax is a big burden. It's the biggest expense after rent.

I am a student so am currently exempt from council tax for the time being.

Is the council tax (property tax) the main source of revenue for localities in the UK?

Nuremgard

Nuremgard wrote:Queen: Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is doubt, may we bring truth...

When she dies, will she be resurrected as another woman who will have to deal with a country on the brink of social, political, and economic disaster?

Nuremgard, Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:Is the council tax (property tax) the main source of revenue for localities in the UK?

It is, yes. I think the rule is that if they want to raise the tax by 5% or higher, they need to hold a local referendum to ask for the consent of the local population. In Scotland, the council tax has been frozen by the SNP but local councils have been given funding from the central government in Edinburgh to make up for it.

Mercunova, Gualimole

Gualimole wrote:When she dies, will she be resurrected as another woman who will have to deal with a country on the brink of social, political, and economic disaster?

Nah, her son will take over after her. That might be sooner rather than later. She plans to abolish slavery. This might piss off the nobles. So much so that she might be assassinated.

Mercunova

Nuremgard wrote:It is, yes. I think the rule is that if they want to raise the tax by 5% or higher, they need to hold a local referendum to ask for the consent of the local population. In Scotland, the council tax has been frozen by the SNP but local councils have been given funding from the central government in Edinburgh to make up for it.

Localities in the US also make most of their money from property taxes. States make most of their revenue from state income taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes.

Nuremgard, Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:Localities in the US also make most of their money from property taxes. States make most of their revenue from state income taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes.

The disadvantage of this is that it plays a large part in the educational gap the US has, as localities with higher property values will have more money for their schools than localities with lower property taxes.

Nuremgard, Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:The disadvantage of this is that it plays a large part in the educational gap the US has, as localities with higher property values will have more money for their schools than localities with lower property taxes.

Another disadvantage is that not enough education is given on how the system works.

I suspect I'm one of about 15 people in the United States who know what a mill is and what "millage rate" means.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Gualimole

Mercunova wrote:Another disadvantage is that not enough education is given on how the system works.

I suspect I'm one of about 15 people in the United States who know what a mill is and what "millage rate" means.

Using the math I learned from the US education system, that means that you make up 65 percent of the population that knows that the millage rate is.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova

Mercunova wrote:Another disadvantage is that not enough education is given on how the system works.

I suspect I'm one of about 15 people in the United States who know what a mill is and what "millage rate" means.

And I learned it all from history and civics teachers' most fierce adversary: Wikipedia.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major

Gualimole wrote:Using the math I learned from the US education system, that means that you make up 65 percent of the population that knows that the millage rate is.

Oh, I thought it was more like 54%.

Then again I was probably taught to count with different odd materials than you were.

Jaslandia

Mercunova wrote:And I learned it all from history and civics teachers' most fierce adversary: Wikipedia.

Around 93 percent of the internet's pseudo-intellectuals are confirmed Wikipedia editors.[Citation Needed]

Jaslandia, Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:Fun fact: Venezuela exists.

I just pwned every leftist in existence with my comment.

Eh, Venezuela's essentially North Korea in South America (the fact that Chavez is the Eternal President of PSUV should be an obvious one)

Gualimole wrote:Localities in the US also make most of their money from property taxes. States make most of their revenue from state income taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes.

That's a lotta' taxes.

Gualimole

Gualimole wrote:Around 93 percent of the internet's pseudo-intellectuals are confirmed Wikipedia editors.[Citation Needed]

I've gotten a lot of perfectly verifiable information from Wikipedia.

It's as good as any other resource, especially given that I had a history teacher who claimed Henry Kissinger never served as Secretary of State.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Gualimole

Nuremgard wrote:That's a lotta' taxes.

And that's not taking into account federal taxes.

Chernarus State wrote:Eh, Venezuela's essentially North Korea in South America (the fact that Chavez is the Eternal President of PSUV should be an obvious one)

Last time I checked, North Korea didn't have a large private sector that made up 70 percent of its economy.

Nuremgard

Gualimole wrote:And that's not taking into account federal taxes.

Last time I checked, North Korea didn't have a large private sector that made up 70 percent of its economy.

Look out. Trump wants to invade Venezuela.

Nuremgard wrote:Look out. Trump wants to invade Venezuela.

If we got our way, every country's national dish would be the cheeseburger and their national animal would be the eagle. God bless America and amen Jesus Christ.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:If we got our way, every country's national dish would be the cheeseburger and their national animal would be the eagle. God bless America and amen Jesus Christ.

If only America stuck to the philosophy of the Founding Fathers: let's mind our own business.

Mercunova

Nuremgard wrote:If only America stuck to the philosophy of the Founding Fathers: let's mind our own business.

Also, slavery would still be legal and women wouldn't be allowed to vote.

Gualimole wrote:And that's not taking into account federal taxes.

Last time I checked, North Korea didn't have a large private sector that made up 70 percent of its economy.

There's that, but then again, both of them suffer from inflation (many people in North Korea are better off with the Renminbi/Yen/Euro/Dollar rather than the Won, and Venezuela's gone off the deep end), shortages of supplies, and incompetent leadership that prioritizes themselves and the military (granted, Kim's slightly saner than the ex-bus driver)

Jaslandia, Gualimole

Nuremgard wrote:If only America stuck to the philosophy of the Founding Fathers: let's mind our own business.

Blame the pirates

Continental Commonwealths

Chernarus State wrote:There's that, but then again, both of them suffer from inflation (many people in North Korea are better off with the Renminbi/Yen/Euro/Dollar rather than the Won, and Venezuela's gone off the deep end), shortages of supplies, and incompetent leadership that prioritizes themselves and the military (granted, Kim's slightly saner than the ex-bus driver)

Fair point.

Gualimole wrote:Also, slavery would still be legal and women wouldn't be allowed to vote.

Well some of their ideas were sh!tty, yes. But the "minding our own business" idea was a good one.

Mercunova

Nuremgard wrote:Well some of their ideas were sh!tty, yes. But the "minding our own business" idea was a good one.

The US was in a quasi-war with the French and Barbary pirates during much of its early history. So much for "minding our own business". Not only that, but the British frequently kidnapped American sailors.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Gualimole wrote:The US was in a quasi-war with the French and Barbary pirates during much of its early history. So much for "minding our own business". Not only that, but the British frequently kidnapped American sailors.

And the US certainly didn't "mind it's own business" with Native Americans.

Nuremgard

Gualimole wrote:The US was in a quasi-war with the French and Barbary pirates during much of its early history. So much for "minding our own business". Not only that, but the British frequently kidnapped American sailors.

They must have really loved those sailors. Who can blame them?

Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:They must have really loved those sailors. Who can blame them?

Impressing sailors means a completely different thing than what you think it means.

Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:Well some of their ideas were sh!tty, yes. But the "minding our own business" idea was a good one.

There were attempts to end slavery (blame the South and George Whitefield), and some of the Founding Fathers did have their wives consult with them (Abigail Adams being the foremost example), but it was still considered too much of a radical idea (we could've seen it earlier had Johnson been convicted, Benjamin Wade would've succeeded him and his views were incredibly progressive, but Congress felt that was going too far).

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:They must have really loved those sailors. Who can blame them?

Anybody would attack if their sailors were kidnapped and forced into service by another power

Gualimole wrote:Impressing sailors means a completely different thing than what you think it means.

Twas a joke.

Chernarus State wrote:There were attempts to end slavery (blame the South and George Whitefield), and some of the Founding Fathers did have their wives consult with them (Abigail Adams being the foremost example), but it was still considered too much of a radical idea (we could've seen it earlier had Johnson been convicted, Benjamin Wade would've succeeded him and his views were incredibly progressive, but Congress felt that was going too far).

Aren't humans just lovely? Only we could come up with the concept of slavery.

Chernarus State wrote:Anybody would attack if their sailors were kidnapped and forced into service by another power

Well, if you didn't want your sailors kidnapped, you shouldn't have thrown that hissy fit you call the Revolutionary War. (This is a joke, just to clarify before anybody jumps on me.)

Nuremgard wrote:Twas a joke.

I was joking as well

Nuremgard wrote:Twas a joke.

Aren't humans just lovely? Only we could come up with the concept of slavery.

Eh, insects do it too, only they violently butcher the captured slaves when they're no longer useful

Nuremgard

Nuremgard wrote:Well, if you didn't want your sailors kidnapped, you shouldn't have thrown that hissy fit you call the Revolutionary War. (This is a joke, just to clarify before anybody jumps on me.)

*points musket menacingly* /s

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:

Aren't humans just lovely? Only we could come up with the concept of slavery.

Nope.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave-making_ant

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova

Happy Fourth of July everyone! And congrats to all the winners of the election! I'm looking forward to another great term!

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Happy Fourth of July everyone! And congrats to all the winners of the election! I'm looking forward to another great term!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPlQS1pzHdA

There we go! FIFA banner UP!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydr2r-WvYFg

True history of the 4th

Gualimole

Chernarus State wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydr2r-WvYFg

True history of the 4th

I want you to eat your children!

Russkov Soviet wrote:There we go! FIFA banner UP!

Made better one

Penguania And Antarctica

Bats are one of the most libertarian animals out there because they live in caves, which is a lot like living in your mom's basement.

Bearlong

Well shoot looks like I lost the election, maybe next time there will be more push to remind people what's going on in the discord, I'll try again next time! With more push!

Russkov Soviet, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Midasia

Gualimole wrote:Fun fact: a 16 percent tax on the value of unimproved land (in the US) would make more money for the federal government than all current federal taxes do.

Sounds like Monopoly

Marristaria wrote:Well shoot looks like I lost the election, maybe next time there will be more push to remind people what's going on in the discord, I'll try again next time! With more push!

Been there multiple times

Russkov Soviet

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Russkov Soviet wrote:Aleksi: We've been classified as "Father knows best" state? I take offense to that!

Aleksander: Don't fret son. You are running Motherland perfectly. We are hosting World Cup! Besides, region loves us!

Hey, do you know anything about Novichok?

Gualimole wrote:Hey, do you know anything about Novichok?

Ah.... The nerve gassing in the UK? I haven't been paying much attention lately, so I know little.

Russkov Soviet wrote:Ah.... The nerve gassing in the UK? I haven't been paying much attention lately, so I know little.

That's exactly what a Russian sympathizer would say.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Gualimole wrote:That's exactly what a Russian sympathizer would say.

That may be the case, but its not like I watch the news daily. I will miss things. Heck... I didn't even know that a second "attack" happened until you brought it up, because I was focused on the World Cup and whatever that Trumpy fellow was doing with that Korean kid.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:That may be the case, but its not like I watch the news daily. I will miss things. Heck... I didn't even know that a second "attack" happened until you brought it up, because I was focused on the World Cup and whatever that Trumpy fellow was doing with that Korean kid.

That's exactly what a Russian sympathizer would say.

Nuremgard, Yukona, Kracivia

Gualimole wrote:That's exactly what a Russian sympathizer would say.

….. Your just trying to be an @$$ and piss me off, ain't ya? I'm just gonna go.

Russkov Soviet wrote:

….. Your just trying to be an @$$ and piss me off, ain't ya? I'm just gonna go.

And by "go", I mean offline.

Russkov Soviet wrote:

….. Your just trying to be an @$$ and piss me off, ain't ya? I'm just gonna go.

That's exactly what a Russian sympathizer would say.

Nuremgard, Yukona

Gualimole wrote:That's exactly what a Russian sympathizer would say.

That's exactly what a person with a sh*t fetish would say.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Kalaron, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova

Chernarus State wrote:That's exactly what a person with a sh*t fetish would say.

First off, ew.

Second, could we not?

Third, sin.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Mercunova, Midasia

Sulania wrote:First off, ew.

Second, could we not?

Third, sin.

Blame Const/Guac, not me

It's technically also a sin to stick a benis up a guy's hanis

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Kalaron, Mercunova

Issue #474... Hmm. Dinosaurs do sound awesome and all, but Jurassic Park gave me other ideas when it comes to "playing God".

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:Issue #474... Hmm. Dinosaurs do sound awesome and all, but Jurassic Park gave me other ideas when it comes to "playing God".

https://youtu.be/KHGHkGmOmD4

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/KHGHkGmOmD4

Well sourced. xD

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:

….. Your just trying to be an @$$ and piss me off, ain't ya? I'm just gonna go.

Don't sweat it, best case is to ignore him IMO.

Russkov Soviet

Damn, a new Overlord game would be awesome IMO. There's Fellowship of Evil, but it really is more of a side-adventure compared to the pummeling good needs in that universe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1zV2pHqfRA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZheVXS6rkRQ

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

INFJ-T

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Midasia

Hmmm... I wonder. Body of an Abrams, turret of an Armata, with the barrel/muzzle style seen on the Tigers of WWII. Better sketch that when I get home tonight. *Its just a thought Kal, but your feedback on such a thing becoming a reality is ok*

Jaslandia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:INFJ-T

INTP

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:INFJ-T

Mercunova wrote:INTP

What? Are these organizations or something?

Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:INFJ-T

Mercunova wrote:INTP

INTJ.

Russkov Soviet wrote:What? Are these organizations or something?

No. Personality types.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator

Russkov Soviet, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Anglia Imperium, Midasia

Mercunova wrote:INTP

ENFP

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Midasia

I got INFJ. Huh... This doesn't sound right. Hmm.. I'll have to think on this.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:INFJ-T

INFP-T

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

ENFP

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Midasia

Russkov Soviet wrote:Hmmm... I wonder. Body of an Abrams, turret of an Armata, with the barrel/muzzle style seen on the Tigers of WWII. Better sketch that when I get home tonight. *Its just a thought Kal, but your feedback on such a thing becoming a reality is ok*

US Army: "I got u bby"

http://i.imgur.com/TmupBlv.png

That said, there's no need for the muzzle device from the Tiger, M1 Thumper (AKA, "Mr. I heard you were talking crap about my little brother") got by fine without it.

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gf5BzKXCzjI/WMJ8lPogf6I/AAAAAAABYjA/i7aXldst50kUsNsk50WfdEuUxQF9RgX7wCLcB/s640/77afc53fca8c6aa986eeaf0b92328756.jpg

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

INFP

Go Belgium!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Kalaron wrote:US Army: "I got u bby"

http://i.imgur.com/TmupBlv.png

That said, there's no need for the muzzle device from the Tiger, M1 Thumper (AKA, "Mr. I heard you were talking crap about my little brother") got by fine without it.

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gf5BzKXCzjI/WMJ8lPogf6I/AAAAAAABYjA/i7aXldst50kUsNsk50WfdEuUxQF9RgX7wCLcB/s640/77afc53fca8c6aa986eeaf0b92328756.jpg

No need huh? Eh.. It's more for appearance than anything. I just like the device.

Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:No need huh? Eh.. It's more for appearance than anything. I just like the device.

I get it, but it'll probably have an issue with the APFSDS rounds. That's why SLAP rounds were discontinued in our rifles (The sabots would decouple too soon and slam against muzzle devices)

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:I get it, but it'll probably have an issue with the APFSDS rounds. That's why SLAP rounds were discontinued in our rifles (The sabots would decouple too soon and slam against muzzle devices)

Makes sense, but would it be possible to have sabot-style rounds that don't decouple the second they leave the muzzle?

Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:Makes sense, but would it be possible to have sabot-style rounds that don't decouple the second they leave the muzzle?

It's sorta iffy but probably? The problem is that even if it does work most of the time, you'll still be vaporizing your muzzle break some of the time, and if you have infantry around your tank (Combined arms demands this) you'll probably need to fix people alongside tanks when your ultra-fast particles slam into their fleshy bodies.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:It's sorta iffy but probably? The problem is that even if it does work most of the time, you'll still be vaporizing your muzzle break some of the time, and if you have infantry around your tank (Combined arms demands this) you'll probably need to fix people alongside tanks when your ultra-fast particles slam into their fleshy bodies.

Eehhh.... No thanks. I'll just knock the device off. It looks cool to me, but practicality demands otherwise.

Penguania And Antarctica

INFP

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Midasia

Russkov Soviet wrote:Eehhh.... No thanks. I'll just knock the device off. It looks cool to me, but practicality demands otherwise.

Yup, do keep in mind however that the turret there had no special armour for technical design-work. A combat model *should* still be armoured. So it'd look a lot like a regular turret for practical reasons.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

After waiting for so long, I have finally abolished term limits in Nuremgard. Next goal: allow smoking again!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Au Minbo wrote:INFP

Go Belgium!

Sulania wrote:INFP

We have the same personality type

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Mercunova wrote:INTP

I'm iNTo Poop

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona

Gualimole wrote:I'm iNTo Poop

Didn't know you were kinky.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Mercunova wrote:Didn't know you were kinky.

You didn't expect it?

Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:I'm iNTo Poop

Could you not?

Penguania And Antarctica

Sulania wrote:Could you not?

Theoretically, yes. Practically, no.

Yukona

Congratulations to Belgium and France for winning today! Can't wait til tomorrow's matches! Let's go Russia and England! Oh... Speaking of England, I had the stadium staff put up the flags of some of the supporters... Like Percy, Yuk, ect. xD

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-defence-f35/italy-says-wont-buy-more-f-35-fighter-jets-may-cut-existing-order-idUSKBN1JW28M

Italy, ironically, is unlikely to purchase from very many European defense projects, especially if they won't stick with the F-35 program by this point.

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