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  • anonymous111@lemmy.worldtoUkraine@sopuli.xyz•Opinion: It’s time to admit the West is already at war with Russia
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    8 days ago

    Did killing Cesar at the end of Fallout New Vegas teach us nothing?

    The war machine is too far along to be stopped easily.

    Or if WW1 is your poison:

    Initially, Wilhelm II wanted to halt the German mobilization, hoping for a peaceful resolution. However, Moltke insisted it was too late to stop the complex mobilization process once it had been set in motion. He argued that it was “like a wound-up clock” that couldn’t simply be unwound. His words essentially conveyed that the mobilization machinery, once started, would continue inexorably towards war, effectively removing any possibility of reversal.

  • anonymous111@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do I stop slef sabotage and procrastination?
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    24 days ago

    I do this:

    1. Tell myself I’m not going to do it. What ever it is, I’m not going to do it.

    2. Do the bare minimum thing like: open up a word document, turn on a tap to wash dishes, take something out of a box.

    3. By commencing the task I’ll usually default into doing the next part like reading the document, washing a dish, sorting something out.

    Additional tips:

    • Break big things into small chunks.
    • Dont get overloaded. If your a room do it one draw at a time so you can stop when ever. Getting trapped in a “I can’t sleep until this is finished” task is a trap.
    • Lists to keep track.

    P.S. I was in recruitment 13 years ago and once thought about throwing myself down the stairs to get out of work. I did that job for 2x years and used it to move to a better industry.

    You can make change in your life.

    Good luck, we’re all counting on you :)

  • anonymous111@lemmy.worldtoLefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.com•DiscussionEnglish
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    27 days ago

    I don’t think total accumulation of wealth would be a problem in itself IF it was taxed properly.

    If I was in charge I’d do the following:

    1. Simplify the tax code and remove exemptions.
    2. Set a threshold for inheritance tax, say $5m, and tax anything above that at close to 100%.
    3. Setup a department to review and adapt to tax avoidance strategies I.e. billionaires taking out loans to avoid paying themselves in dividends, which would have been taxed.
    4. Make the tax code progressive e.g. you pay more tax the more you earn. Set this up for capital, income, pension etc. Tax it all at the same level.

    I think this provides enough of an incentive to work hard but removes the inter generational plutocracy issues.

    Equality of opportunity and all that.

    P.S. In my opinion, the accountancy profession should not need to exist. Rules should be simple enough for an average person to follow.

  • anonymous111@lemmy.worldtoLefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.com•DiscussionEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Hear me out, this isnt a flame.

    The word liberal has lost some of its historic connotations.

    I am a believer in Economic Liberalism, broadly defined as;

    Economic liberals tend to oppose government intervention and protectionism in the market economy when it inhibits free trade and competition, but tend to support government intervention where it protects property rights, opens new markets or funds market growth, and resolves market failures.[2]

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_liberalism

    Genuine question: Which party do I vote for?

    As I see it, none of them are championing economic liberalism.

    Note: before someone replies with: what about climate change, inequality etc. These are market failures that Economic liberals believe should be fixed by government.

    As I see it, liberal economics is politically dead.