What Is The Social Utility Of Your Job ?

[garbon]

Who uses Mosaic these days?

Someone stuck in the 90s.

[DGuller]

I earn about twice the Hungarian average, which means that my monthly tax payments roughly equal the net average monthly income.
That's some respectable social utility right there.

Actually, paying taxes doesn't bring about any social utility, they're just transfer payments, until you consider second-order effects.

[katmai]

Yep. Unfortunately, the rule of law + democracy kinda necessitates lawyers.

Don't be an enabler Fhdz!

[crazy canuck]

I earn about twice the Hungarian average, which means that my monthly tax payments roughly equal the net average monthly income.
That's some respectable social utility right there.

Actually, paying taxes doesn't bring about any social utility, they're just transfer payments, until you consider second-order effects.

Why wouldnt you consider such efffects?

[DGuller]

I earn about twice the Hungarian average, which means that my monthly tax payments roughly equal the net average monthly income.
That's some respectable social utility right there.

Actually, paying taxes doesn't bring about any social utility, they're just transfer payments, until you consider second-order effects.

Why wouldnt you consider such efffects?

Because they're complicated, and arguably zero-sum in any case.  Someone was going to pay those taxes anyway, and if the government is remotely functioning, it would make sure that the sum total of those taxes would be the same regardless of how the load is distributed.

[Neil]

Yep. Unfortunately, the rule of law + democracy kinda necessitates lawyers.

Which is why the rule of law must be eliminated.

[jimmy olsen]

Also, that bald eagle is probably Canadian, FYI

aren't the bald eagle numbers in America plummeting? Or am I misremembering?

The population has exploded in the last 20 years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle#Population_decline_and_recovery

[Iormlund]

I make people redundant.

[HVC]

Also, that bald eagle is probably Canadian, FYI

aren't the bald eagle numbers in America plummeting? Or am I misremembering?

The population has exploded in the last 20 years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle#Population_decline_and_recovery

terrorist eagles? Al queda has truly won.

[Caliga]

You know what there's a ridiculous number of around here now?  Canadian geese.  GET THE FUCK OOT OF HERE EH

Seriously, I hate the damn things.  They're dumb so they constantly walk in front of and get hit by cars, and also extremely aggressive to the point that they will attack people if you get to close to them.  I've never had that happen to be but there are a bunch that live outside my office building and they will spread their wings and hiss if you get within even 10 feet of them.  Also IIRC they caused that one jet to crash into the Hudson River a few years back.

[crazy canuck]

Seriously, I hate the damn things.  They're dumb so they constantly walk in front of and get hit by cars, and also extremely aggressive to the point that they will attack people if you get to close to them.  I've never had that happen to be but there are a bunch that live outside my office building and they will spread their wings and hiss if you get within even 10 feet of them.  Also IIRC they caused that one jet to crash into the Hudson River a few years back.

Like other Canadians they went south believing things would be as good or better than back home. Once they arrived they learned the error of their ways.  One cannot blame them for being a bit upset at having made such a poor decision.

[Caliga]

Why would a Canadian move to the US?  I thought Canada was a perfect utopia.   Maybe the geese wanted to own firearms and pay lower taxes.

[crazy canuck]

Why would a Canadian move to the US?  I thought Canada was a perfect utopia.   Maybe the geese wanted to own firearms and pay lower taxes.

Everyone makes mistakes.

[Iormlund]

Also IIRC they caused that one jet to crash into the Hudson River a few years back.

Yeah but how awesome was that?

[Barrister]

Also IIRC they caused that one jet to crash into the Hudson River a few years back.

Yeah but how awesome was that?

But a Canada goose lost it's life that day - it was far from awesome.