Cutting spending to the MIC is a fantastic way to save money and reduce the deficit. That's very smart thinking @beatminister!

I know right, and that’s one of the better scenarios. The not so bright side is that they will have implemented two more new taxes on top of the old income tax. Whenever a new tax gets added, it never

Thx @geneeverett, much obliged for the resteem!

Here is a pie chart for you, it has a few questions worth considering.

Because of rampant market speculation, BTC was overvalued, this created a lot of false expectations in other cryptos like Steem. So, Steem holders who did not sell at the peak $12.00 are kicking themselves

I’ve expressed my discontent about downvotes in a room full of people who should have cared only to receive comments back to this effect: “Where did the whale touch you?” because, I guess in their world,

I don’t think either of us disagrees that the climate is changing across the globe all the time. What we don’t know is: how many degrees of this climate change is caused by humans as opposed to a natural

You mean like this absurd conspiracy about chemtrails which "didn't officially exist" until government renamed it, and says they're going to use it to fight climate change? Don't worry, it's

Arctic Ice Cap Grows Same Year Al Gore Predicted It Would Disappear, Networks Ignore What if you're being gaslit to make you amicable towards a global tax which won't effectively do anything but enrich

The push to embrace biofuels to curb Co2 emissions are already a big cause of famine. This is why we need to really crunch those numbers and ask ourselves if the sacrifice is worth it. Have you looked

I know right, kinda sick to my stomach now. The overwhelming theme song for the unofficial version is starting to feel more like Morissette's Ironic. Now all I can think is, fucking cops. If I spoke any

My bad, it was this slow motion footage right here which has me convinced he was shot by a cop, or also shot by a cop.

@debtfreein2, thank you. Just to be clear, I am not saying climate change is not an issue. The weather impacts us all. Anytime there is a hurricane, tornado, or even a hot day, it affects our lives. Concerning

Oh boy... I just realized a couple of things. (a.) This story is like four years old. (b.) I may have been victim to fake news. A couple videos now have me convinced the blood on the hero's chest appeared

"a) No one will be processed for accidentally misgendering people. People get processed for intentionally misgenering people with the goal to disrespect them." It cost a lot of money to prove

This is quite simple; people are afraid of getting forced to pay for free stuff that they don't want to purchase. Many times, this free stuff is worthless anyhow. Just look at how modern higher education

"There are relatively trivially simple mechanisms that can prevent profiteering that can be written in the code. They are not because profiteering is intentionally the foundation of Steem." That's

I see what you mean, and I am not suggesting that bid bots help to bring content value to the platform, it might in rare cases make valuable posts more highlighted, but, that kind of business is amoral

Thank you @freebornangel, I will look into the communist-anarchism information.

Well, I had to break out the dictionary because you said I'm confusing profiteering with investment. According to merriam-webster.com. investment = the outlay of money usually for income or profit profiteering