kersploosh @ kersploosh @sh.itjust.works

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That's really interesting. I saw the term "international dollar" but glossed right over it.

Agreed. But it's a slow-rolling one so far. I think defiance of an order of war would boil over a bit faster.

I have seen 100g gold bars available for US$10k, so you would have US$100k worth of gold.

In the wealthiest countries that's about 4x the median annual income, so 4 years worth of wages. In the poorest countries it's about 250 years worth of wages. This is simplistic math that does not account for purchasing power parity or other variables. But it's safe to say this would be a massive amount of money for most of the people on earth. It would not only change the individual's life, but would give them the ability to alter the trajectory of their children's and grandchildren's lives for the better.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/median-income-by-country

I would expect an invasion order to be a breaking point that causes US political collapse and possibly a civil war.

The military brass might very well break the chain of command and refuse to follow an order to invade Canada. While I think that would be the right move, it would be a major constitutional crisis and there is no resolution that would not send one political faction or another completely off the rails.

This community has a "No politics or political figures" rule, so I'm going to take this down shortly. This post would be a better fit in !politicalhumor@lemmy.world.

Plemmy is a Python library that might be helpful for building a bot: https://github.com/Fedihosting-Foundation/plemmy

Also this Lemmy API reference: https://lemmy.readme.io/reference/post_community-ban-user

It's so pretty! 😻

Edit: Oh, I thought I was in noncredibledefense. I'm not normally this shitposty about guns, I promise.

And a Defend Equality sticker on the stock! Super based. This person has an open invitation to all my backyard cookouts next summer.

Nobody was hurt.

-cartilage in joints can regenerate

-body can synthesize its own vitamin c

Other species already do these things smh.

I'm going to play devil's advocate because I think this is a learning opportunity and I want to set someone up to give a good answer.

A lot of people hear "anarchy" and equate it with a lack of government. Haiti has not had a functioning government for quite some time. What distinguishes Haiti's situation from anarchy?

This right here. This is why I come to NCD.

I'm going to need to see some data.

I think your question needs some clarification. By "flat rate" do you mean a fixed percentage income tax on individuals, or a fixed percentage consumption tax like a universal sales tax? If it's an income tax, do you only tax wages or do you also tax interest, dividends, and capital gains? Would any deductions be allowed? Is it only a tax on individuals' income or do you also tax money earned by legal entities like businesses or investment trusts? If it's sales tax, do you exempt necessities like food or medicine from the tax?

Pick a few Lemmy instances and look at their instance block lists. Compare the lists and pick out the commonly blocked instances. Within that select group you will find some radical free speech places where anything goes. Be warned that they tend to be cesspits.

I was just going to say the Saturn and Dreamcast are in the next graves over, forgotten forever.

This is my opinion, too.

The impact of centuries of slavery, segregation, and unequal treatment doesn't disappear quickly. Even if the root causes were completely resolved (and they are not), the consequences reverberate for a long time. We cannot forget that much of our life is a result of where we start, and it was the same for our parents, and their parents.

Maybe people just aren't familiar with the saga of Killdozer? I have to believe that Marvin Heemeyer would have preordered a Tesla SS if he had the opportunity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer

Killdozer 2.0 has arrived for the masses!