@CheriDiNovo We don't need a wealth tax, we just need to fix legal loopholes in the tax system. Politicians don't want to do that though
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I was surprised and disappointed to only see COPE candidates at the anti data centre march last weekend. Young voters clearly care deeply about this issue and so far only COPE seems to want their votes
COPE: Coalition of Progressive Electors@COPEVancouver
Zero consultation. Zero environmental review. Zero public benefits. Billionaires will get a publicly funded payday. Sign our petition below.
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@AlexBores Why don't you focus on fixing problems in NY? This is exactly why the swamp needs to be drained.
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I just introduced the Anti-Insurrectionist Act in NY. It's simple: If you're a New Yorker who takes from Trump's illegal January 6th slush fund, NY will tax 100% of it.
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@MCL_CA @RafeefGarbi Sure we do. AI computing is the future. If we don't jump in, other countries certainly will and we will be exporting our dollars to them. I use AI every day to be more productive - not surveillance.
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@EngSense @RafeefGarbi Energy and mining are real, exportable products. We don't need huge surveillance centers, because let's be real, that's what they are.
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The way Carney is shoving data centers in the throats of Vancouverites with zero resident input is absolutely awful.
Aaron Pettman@AaronPettman
"F*ck AI!" AI data centre protest now on Granville Bridge, Vancouver BC
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Amazon is worth $2 trillion. But it didn't deign to pay the millions of dollars it racked up in unpaid fines as its’ trucks illegally polluted our air and forced New Yorkers to breathe in their exhaust.
We collected every dollar they owe the people of this city — and will continue to hold them accountable. In New York, corporations are held to the same standard as everyone else.
No company — no matter how large or powerful — is above the law.
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@AidanSimardone Umm this is how people's lives get better - tax income, jobs, growth. Also, this will take multi years to build. This is private investment by the way...
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Ya dude let’s build some water sucking, energy consuming facilities during an energy crisis, from our taxes
Mark Carney@MarkJCarney
It’s time to build.
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@tboyblues Who are "they"? This is private investment...not the government..... the government doesn't build housing, private investment does. There are currently 50K. There are currently 5000-10000 unsold condos in Vancouver right now....
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BC is the least affordable province with the most expensive housing in the country and this is what they’re building. this country is a joke.
Mark Carney@MarkJCarney
It’s time to build.
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@capexbt What happens today is the following:
1) I borrow mine and use shares I own as collateral.
2) I pay a low interest rate on the loan, and avoid paying a much higher rate income tax.
3) I continue this forever and essential differ income tax.
This needs to change!
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The richest man on earth just tweeted "Bitches. Money. No Taxes. Party."
- He's worth $800+ billion
- He pays 0% federal income tax through legal structures
- He owns the platform he posted it on
- He's about to take SpaceX public at $2 trillion
- He runs 6 companies simultaneously
- He sleeps 6 hours a night on a factory floor
- He posted this at 11pm on a Saturday like a 21 year old college kid
Meanwhile you're stressed about your 9-5, your landlord raising rent by $50, and whether your ex saw your story.
The man literally running the world's most valuable private company just told you the whole game in 4 words and you're going to scroll past it to argue about politics.
Bitches. Money. No Taxes. Party.
He's not joking. That's the actual priority list of the most successful man alive.
Maybe stop overthinking and go grab life by the throat.
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@Kristinartz Isn't retiring age whenever a person saves up enough wealth to stop working? It seems few want to to delay spending and retire early.
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@ATLCWorker And then try taking half the child's sandwich and toys to give to other kids. 😭.
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@Nithya_Shrii Hmm so there should be no homes for rent you are saying? Investors fund the construction of new homes and without investors, no new homes are built. Now the government could instead fund housing, however that would bankrupt the country....think bigger!
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Until everyone is housed, no one should own multiple homes.
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@guyfelicella It's not real wealth. He started a company and because people want to own some of his company, on paper people say he is worth that much. He is doing great things for humanity.
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We are seriously on track to see the world’s first trillionaire before every human being has access to clean drinking water.
Think about how insane that is.🤯
There is enough wealth on this planet to make sure nobody dies from thirst, starvation, exposure, or lack of healthcare, but instead we glorify extreme wealth accumulation while basic human needs go unmet.
A system should be judged by how it treats the most vulnerable, not by how many billionaires it creates!
Unbelievable.
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It's disappointing to see the federal Conservatives going down this ugly and unprincipled path to try and save Poilievre's leadership. The Cowichan decision is literally about the protection of property rights & enforcing fair compensation when those property rights are violated.
Pierre Poilievre@PierrePoilievre
Without property rights, there are no economic rights. The Liberals must reverse course on the chaos they have inflicted on the people of British Columbia: conservative.ca/cpc/protect-pr…
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Tax expert says parents can write off $15,750 by putting their own kids on payroll
"Put them on payroll, you can pay your child up to $15,750 without your child needing to file a tax return"
"That’s a $15,750 deduction"
"Then from the $15,750, you can take $6,000 and stuff it into the Roth IRA, and that money is growing tax free"
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IMPORTANT! I'm calling for the following boycott of all products and services related to these companies:
Delta Air Lines — Donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund.
X - Elon Musk owns it.
Microsoft - Founder Bill Gates was friends with Epstein.
Amazon — Listed among companies rolling back DEI efforts and also donated to Trump’s inaugural fund.
Walmart — Pulled back on DEI programs and was listed among major companies retreating from diversity initiatives.
Boeing — STOP FLYING! Donated to Trump’s inaugural fund, despite Trump’s agenda being deeply opposed by many liberals.
Ford — Scaled back DEI policies and stopped participating in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a major LGBTQ+ workplace-equality benchmark.
General Motors — Donated to Trump’s 2025 inaugural fund, alongside Ford, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Boeing, Hyundai, Stellantis, Delta, and others.
Target — Ended or scaled back several DEI initiatives, including changes around supplier diversity, after conservative pressure and Trump’s anti-DEI push.
McDonald’s — Scaled back DEI initiatives and was named among major U.S. companies retreating from diversity programs.
Meta — Confirmed it was scaling back DEI programs; also donated to Trump’s inaugural fund.
Google / Alphabet — Listed by Reuters among major companies that dropped or considered altering DEI policies after Trump’s executive order; Alphabet also donated to Trump’s inaugural fund.
Lowe’s — Named by AP among prominent companies pulling back on DEI initiatives.
Hyundai — Its U.S. unit donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund.
Stellantis — Donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund.
AT&T — Said it would end DEI programs in connection with seeking FCC approval for a spectrum-license acquisition.
T-Mobile — Also moved to terminate DEI efforts while seeking federal approval for telecom deals.
Verizon — Secured approval for its Frontier acquisition after agreeing to dismantle its DEI program.
Also please smash all your smartphones as they are made using child labor, burn most of your clothes and destroy your sneakers as they are mostly made in sweat shops. Whie you are at it please also stop breathing oxygen as it's shared with many of the CEOs of the companies liosted above.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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@igvolow @aibytekat Sure, not everyone gets promoted who takes on more work....but your chances improve. It's the mindset different between a "job" and a "career". If your mindset is more "job" then agree.
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@EngSense @aibytekat I’ve seen enough people get suckered into being 70 hour/week beasts of burden, while bonuses and promotions went instead to boss’ drinking buddies and other assorted cronies, that I can’t take your advice seriously.
EngSense@EngSense
@aibytekat This is fine advice for a person not wanting to be considered for promotions in the future. Short term pain, long term gain! Be useful, be positive, don't complain, get promoted.
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@BonitaZarrillo Agreed, and brick layers, and plumbers, and engineers, and ....everyone? Nice logic haha
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Nursing should be a tax exempt job. Their public good is immeasurable. Without nurses in this aging world society breaks.
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