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#21

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by HVC - Today at 10:03:07 AM

Reversing it is dumb if it is indeed a loophole. Just raise the cutoff.

It's probably my bias, but when I lived in farm country farmers would cry poor while driving into town to cash their grants in fancy new cars itching to get back home to their newly built McMansions

#22

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tonitrus - Today at 10:02:29 AM

I do find it genuinely crazy how America (and California is extreme) counts votes so slowly. I really don't get why it takes so long and it does seem uniquely American.

It's not extreme at all...it is slow because votes mailed in close to or on election day are still coming in through the mail.

[Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over 'rigged election' claim]

#23

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tonitrus - Today at 10:01:25 AM

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8k1xx6yzjo

Trump abruptly ends NBC interview after clash over 'rigged election' claim

I am not sure which was worse...Trump throwing a tantrum and walking out, or Kristen Welker pathetically imploring him to stay "we traveled all the way out here!". (Trump is always worse...but poor showing from both)

Meet the Press hasn't been the same since Tim Russert.

#24

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 09:59:05 AM

I do find it genuinely crazy how America (and California is extreme) counts votes so slowly. I really don't get why it takes so long and it does seem uniquely American.

#25

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Tonitrus - Today at 09:58:41 AM

It is not so much slow counting, as that CA allows mail-in ballots to be post-marked up to election day  (and then have to work their way through the postal system)...which I think is fine.  Waiting days/weeks for mail-in votes to come in was normal in the past (pre-COVID, when it was less widespread).  Trump was the one who pushed the "we should know who won on election day!" narrative, which I think is silly, and even many Democrats now conceding it.  I doubt the Founding Fathers knew the election results on election day. 

The hysteria is, as usual, nonsense.   

#26

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 09:55:28 AM

Supposedly it's to tackle the rich buying land as a way to avoid inheritence tax. Ironic given that's basically Jeremy but they're saying a threshold of a million £

But farmers love to bitch so I don't know

The government u-turned on this.

There is an inheritance tax loophole on it. But there was a big gap on who it actually impacts. The Treasury stats were that fewer than 20% of farmers would be affected and a lot were doing this type of tax avoidance-ish behaviour. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs statistics indicated at least 40% would be and it could be over half.

Given the protests and the u-turn, I suspect the DEFRA figures were more accurate.

Although I should caveat all my comments on this sort of thing that while I want to be a good European and have some sympathies with certain farmers, I am fundamentally very hostile to farmers. Cheap food for workers in the cities is good and the goal wherever it comes from and screw the farmers

#27

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 09:46:35 AM

Yes. It's good. He does a nice job in showing the importance of very left wing things to his core right wing audience.

Though I am skeptical of this series. He has been part of the silly reaction to asking wealthy farmers to pay a little inheritance tax.

Around here, we try to foster in family inheritance of farms. Why are you guys looking to have them sold to Chinese interests?

Eh?
We aren't. Where are you getting this?

#28

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by HVC - Today at 09:43:05 AM

Supposedly it's to tackle the rich buying land as a way to avoid inheritence tax. Ironic given that's basically Jeremy but they're saying a threshold of a million £

But farmers love to bitch so I don't know

#29

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Grey Fox - Today at 09:39:13 AM

Yes. It's good. He does a nice job in showing the importance of very left wing things to his core right wing audience.

Though I am skeptical of this series. He has been part of the silly reaction to asking wealthy farmers to pay a little inheritance tax.

Around here, we try to foster in family inheritance of farms. Why are you guys looking to have them sold to Chinese interests?

#30

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by HVC - Today at 09:39:10 AM

Even Montenegro is not likely to enter soon.
Full of Russian oligarchs there as well.

So's the UK, isn't it?