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@lisathebeauty1 I wonder how slums happen...

Landlords should not be able to increase rent unless they are upgrading the property/apartment.

@FreoLou That's close to what the Melbourne Alfred charge for a bed in a ward.

My brother had a knee reconstruction today in a private hospital in Perth. He just told me that the room alone for one night is $12,500. Bloody hell - I told him to eat and drink up. Thank goodness for private health but gee, that is crazy money for a room.

@JezziiB I don't know. I own my house.

"in communism, you don't own your house!" Babes, that's capitalism, what do you think mortgages are?

@Romy_Holland We never do this in English, We stick strictly to the sense, For past, or present, or future Would surely make us tense. We follow every single rule, Lest structure should disperse, And force a backward poet To only write inverse.

i tried reading some japanese poetry while in japan, and found it pretty bland. this surprised me because it’s a culture of incredible aesthetics, so i looked it up. it turns out that many japanese sounds have completely different meanings depending on context, and poets leverage this to evoke multiple images/concepts at once in a way that is impossible to translate with any fidelity. for example “matsu” means “to wait” and also means “pine tree.” “furu” means “to rain/snow” and “to grow old.”

@colecameron @konotarogomame You claim to have been in Japan for 20 years, and you can't read basic things?

I love My Number, but clinic and pharmacy terminals are tough for non-Japanese users. They’re not multilingual, and every machine varies, meaning I can’t memorize the flow—it resets if I’m too slow reading the Japanese. Can you help, @konotarogomame? 🇯🇵 🪪

@RW2023141 At some point it surely becomes cheaper to pay everyone a pension rather than to have a bloated public service to calculate and enforce payments.

So how are pension payments to be calculated? Such a move is only possible if there is no income test. So, billionaires, like Gina, will get a pension?. So is this a stupid One Nation policy or a false claim from a stupid supporter?

@Rusty_times @ausstockchick You were avoiding the hypothetical because it clarifies that your envy overrides any desire to genuinely help the poorest. I make no judgement. Just be honest as to who you are.

@_cocles @ausstockchick That’s why your hypothetical was horrible. I would have less of a gap, which would by default improve the lives of the bottom end of the spectrum. An outcome not possible by your short minded, blinkers on views.

Virtually no chance of a rate hike after the unemployment data we just had. We are in free fall. Economy imploding. #auspol

@oidonhagouda Can you provide a citation or is this more racist crap?

A Vietnamese woman was collecting clams on a Japanese beach. When Japanese locals told her it was illegal, she replied: “We’re just collecting clams. What’s the problem? Why is this not allowed?” Even after being warned, she continued, and was eventually reported to the police and removed. To her, it was just a fun activity. To Japanese people, it was poaching — a clear violation of fishing regulations. This perfectly shows the huge cultural gap. So here’s a simple question to people around the world: In your country, is it allowed for foreigners to freely take clams or shellfish from the beach like this? Or is this kind of behavior only considered “normal” when it happens in someone else’s country? Japan has rules and order for a reason. When newcomers refuse to follow them and call it “just having fun,” it creates real friction. We Japanese have every right to protect our laws, our resources, and our way of life. This attitude should never become normal in Japan.

@witchbabyy Many, not all, Americans are shielded from reality by their ignorance.

@oidonhagouda What is his name? He doesn't exist, does he? You're just a racist.

A foreign national in his 70s is now demanding Japanese public assistance. He knew about Japan’s pension system for years, but chose not to pay into it. He also made almost no effort to learn the Japanese language. Now that he is old, he expects Japanese taxpayers — who have paid into the system their entire working lives — to support him. This is not an isolated case. It is becoming a pattern. Japanese people work hard, pay high taxes and pension premiums for decades, all to protect our own elderly and build a stable society. Yet some foreigners come here, enjoy the benefits of living in Japan, deliberately avoid their obligations, and then demand support when it suits them. We have every right to ask: Why should Japanese people have to shoulder the burden of those who refused to contribute? Japan must put Japanese citizens and their future first.

@_shiopan Why are all the stupidest comments in this thread from Americans?

a guest at the hotel asked if we accepted US dollars as payment for their stay and looked super confused when I said no. I directed them to a currency converter but do other hotels in Japan accept USD??? like why did they just expect that we did?? genuine question btw

@welldonemalone @_shiopan How many hotels in the US accept foreign currencies?

@_shiopan many international hotel chains do. also, many countries with unstable local currencies take USD any chance they get for their own savings. some prefer it. it's a reasonable question.

@Rusty_times @ausstockchick So, driven by envy, you would make things worse for the poorest in our society? I personally would choose to improve their lot. We have very different worldviews.

@_cocles @ausstockchick The idea that every one is better off while a gap widens is the ultimate in oxymorons. That is why it is a terrible example. Try another one? While the idea that everyone is better off while the haves and the have nots, widens, we all know how that story ends. Try again.

@ninja_padrino Bring back the 二幸 building. They can call it 二幸二.

RIP Shinjuku Alta🙇🏻‍♂️

@OMGTheMess There is no time limit unless you rent it out. So it entirely under your control.

This CGT fiasco could be a nightmare for servicemen and women. Those that buy a family home often need to leave it because they are posted to another city. Home is now rented out. Then posted back a few years later. Etc etc

@dmitrygr @Hertz They just want you to pay until it Hertz.

Dear @Hertz, when i got read-ended while at a stop in your car, called your roadside number and got a "please call during business hours" message, i laughed. When I went to your location to return the car and provide insurance info of the person who hit me, and was told "do not worry we'll take care of it", i was relieved. But when weeks later you contacted me demanding i pay cash for the repair and told me hat in fact you "never take care of it" and you have no idea who told me, andit was on me to "handle it", I was furious. Luckily (with permission) I recorded your employee telling me at great length that you will in fact take care of it and after submitting this report at the location, there was no further action required of me. So, what now? Is this the sort of business you run? Lying to customers and attempting to gaslight them? Seriously?

@LTYokota A little bit of basic research will show you there is a labour shortage. Therefore the least desirable jobs go unfilled.

🇯🇵🤔 Why not hire native Japanese?

@frozenaesthetic You can tuna piano but you can't tuna fish?

Why do Americans say "tuna fish" We know tuna is a fish, just say tuna

@AshPolitik You're sounding desperate now.

The "death tax" scare campaign is the laziest dog whistle in the playbook. Here are the facts straight from the Budget papers and ATO: Inheritance isn't taxed. Estates aren't taxed. Farms are exempt. Small business CGT concessions are retained in full. Existing testamentary trusts are grandfathered. Fixed testamentary trusts can still be set up for new wills at zero extra tax. The only change: new discretionary testamentary trusts created after 12 May 2026 will pay a 30% minimum on trust income from 2028. There are about 10,500 testamentary trusts in Australia — 1% of all trusts. And only the discretionary, income-splitting variety set up from now on is caught. 30% is what a nurse on $80k already pays on her top dollar. The Right isn't defending battlers. They're defending the tax planning industry that lets wealth split income across grandkids and bucket companies to pay less than wage earners on the same money. If you want to leave assets to your kids, nothing stops you. What's stopping is the loophole.

@ahmedsohail So you would fight for the Nazis just because you were born in Germany? Not the flex you think it is. Perhaps you should choose whether and who to fight for based on principles?

"You have to fight for one country. The country of which you are a citizen is at war with the country from which you ethnically originate. Who would you fight for?" How immigrant-origin communities answer this question should reveal something about integration success.