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you're comparing fuel taxes with property taxes with is pretty ignorant. fuel is a sales tax, property is a wealth tax. unlike property you don't have to perpetually pay taxes for owning of fuel. a better solution would be to charge sales tax on property, perhaps tying it into the escrow payments, meaning you can eventually pay it off. this means that people with fixed incomes won't be priced out of home ownership due to increased property valuations.

@lostodds @BellaBaddie__ It is the opening comment…try reading.

Can someone explain, like I’m 10, why buying a house is worth it if you still have to pay property taxes after the mortgage is paid off?

@JackTors11245 @BellaBaddie__ right, i get it, you don't understand what's being talked about here, so nothing you contribute is of any value.

@lostodds @BellaBaddie__ What does paying off a loan to a private bank have anything to do with property taxes. Answer : nothing.

@JackTors11245 @BellaBaddie__ lol buddy, you should stay out of discussions you know nothing about

@lostodds @BellaBaddie__ I have my car paid off, why do I still have to pay gasoline tax? That is the argument you guys make.

@KINGQUEINM @Pirat_Nation how do you know?

@lostodds @Pirat_Nation That is because the numbers are fake

PlayStation has finally posted after the announcement of the end of physical disks. The post already has over 30k negative comments and multiple community notes on their way. PlayStation clearly didn't expect this level of backlash.

@xilogs @Pirat_Nation @grok in 2025 what percentage of total PS5 game sales were digital

@Pirat_Nation sony really thought "no more physical discs" would land smoothly in 2026 meanwhile gamers still remember when their entire digital library got revoked over a TOS update nobody read bold strategy

@KINGQUEINM @Pirat_Nation if people actually bought discs there might be a reason for it, but the numbers don't bear that out.

@Pirat_Nation The didn’t expect it? They should’ve known what was coming.

@Pirat_Nation and why would they expect it? over 80% of games purchased for the PS5 are digital on PSN: most people don't buy discs. a lot of people are getting upset about something they don't participate in.

@JackTors11245 @BellaBaddie__

@lostodds @BellaBaddie__ They have a child-like view of the world, such as comparing mortgages to property taxes.

@MrPanzin @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ yes, quite feudal in practice

@lostodds @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ All taxes are "rents" to the state. And real property is exclusively a construct by the state.

@JackTors11245 @BellaBaddie__ in what ways?

@lostodds @BellaBaddie__ Libertarians are idiots.

@TheGoatsMaster @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ correct, you have to pay property taxes no matter what, which is the point.

@lostodds @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ So there is 0 relationship between a mortgage and real estate tax.

@TwittaUser22 @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ i at least have the option of paying off my mortgage. i don't have the option of getting out from under the property taxes. i can't tell the county "hey i don't want fire or police service, i'm fine on my own, don't tax me." it's not an option.

@lostodds @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ So literally you just feel better about it. Not sure why you denied that. That’s what this boils down to.

@CanRich11 @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ it's not. literally, it's not. the county is the county, the municipality is the city.

@lostodds @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ Same fuckin thing

@TwittaUser22 @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ ??? i don't feel good about paying property taxes even if i have a mortgage lmfao

@CanRich11 @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ in the US it's the county

@lostodds @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ Ot the state. The municipality

@TwittaUser22 @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ it's psychological: it's less visible when the property tax is part of the larger escrow. when you no longer have to pay a mortgage it becomes more obvious that you don't *really* own your property, it's still owned by the state.

@lostodds @TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ Then why would the complaint about property taxes only be discussed in relation to a mortgage?

@NugaonX wait wait wait i'm confused... Caleb talks a lot about how all his guests agree to the things they air, he mentions in podcasts that there's a lot of stuff that gets left out at guests' requests and yet THIS stays in??? i don't get it

PREDATOR EXPOSED IN A FINANCIAL AUDIT 💀!!! Caleb Hammer says that it is completely inappropriate to perform sexual acts in the living room while a child is in the house, regardless of whether it was intended to be seen. Caleb Hammer: How do you get off on that unless you're a... No, because the way she... Woman: Because we had issues in the past with... issues. That we had already resolved, but then he kept... Caleb Hammer: In what? In what? No, no, no. Context, please. What issues would lead to that insinuation? Woman: My little sister spent the night one time, um, and he stayed in the living room and she walked out to go grab a drink and he was on the couch doing very inappropriate things. Proceeded to lie to me and my mom about it when she wanted to go home, and so then he tied me saying it was weird into the past experience. Caleb hammer : How old is she? Woman: At the time, she was like seven. Caleb: [Groans and ducks under the desk] Guys, what the f... No, no, no, no, no. Seven-year-old in the house? Why are you in the living room getting off? No, no, no, you don't do... No. First of all, I just got to note that literally nobody knew this, by the way. But, um... if a kid is in the house, we don't set up sexual exposures unless there's like a... intent to be caught in some way. Man: No, she... that must be... Caleb: No, no, no, no, no. Nobody sets out in the living room. Man: No, I was sleeping in the living room. They were sleeping in the bedroom. Caleb: Oh, you still go to the bathroom. As a masturbated myself, I know... Woman: And that's why I said it was one night, like, she was spending the night one night. Even if... Caleb: And what was he caught doing, specifically? Woman: Jacking off.

@TheDoomDominion @business they could start by making real Doom games again

I’ve reported a few times on Wolfenstein 3 and the Wolfenstein TV show Both are safe from today’s changes and layoffs at Xbox/Bethesda As I’ve reported Xbox wants to double down on MORE Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein Source: @business

@TheCAThomas @BellaBaddie__ nobody said anything about feeling better about it lmfao

@lostodds @BellaBaddie__ Oh. So this is just a thing where you feel better about paying the state when your mortgage company sets up an escrow account than you do when you write the check yourself.

@SanguinisI lol Space Marine 2, lmao "character development", lol. SM2 had one of the weakest campaigns i've ever played in a video game. the Guard officer in the first game had better "character development" than literally anyone in SM2.

Unpopular opinion : Valorem Gadriel Best SM2 character & best character development His behavior and doubts throughout the story are perfectly justified in light of Titus's attitude