Due to the release of some emails sent by Jeffrey Epstein's brother about Trump blowing "Bubba" (a nickname for Bill Clinton), people are making jokes about how Trump was the other lover of Bill Clinton and that the 2016 election was so fiery due to that whole dynamic
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What's his fediverse handle so I can congratulate him on this comment?
For OP: This is one possible way to handle this situation, but it's not the only reasonable one
Cool topic, but is this content really related to veganism?
It's still consuming animals, although most people argue bugs are a lot less ethically troublesome
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Great question.
We are building, although not enough, a lot of houses, unfortunately, a big chunk is high income/luxury housing and another big chunk is used as an investment vehicle which can sit idle for years even when it's placed in the middle of our biggest cities.
For some extra context I leave this excerpt from another comment:
In Portugal we have more than 170,000 (state/private) empty houses. A fund of more than 100 million euros (and counting) for the renovation/construction of public/cooperative housing which has been collecting dust for 2 years now. We have the resources to fix this, but our politicians seem more preoccupied in punishing 10K people for being Muslim (they have valid concerns, wrong solutions)
I'm mentioning this issue in the context of the EU, due to the EU naturally allowing a more free flow of people and capital. Which is great for the "core" of the EU and at the same time the cause of big issues in the peripheries.
The same would occur in any kind of free movement agreement.
I give the benefit of the doubt to those who implemented this ideas, I understand the logic, I'm just not convinced by the results.
The tax incentives for digital nomads are a big issue for sure. I love meeting digital nomads, always a fun conversation, I just don't understand why we should subsidize highly paid individuals looking for a cheap place to live for a while. They do not create roots or care much about the country they live in. If things go south they will leave and the people of the country they enjoyed will be burdened with all the issues.
I say we welcome all digital nomads if they wish to live with us, but they should pay their due like everyone else.
I don't know much about the American phenomenon you mentioned so I can't comment on that.
In Portugal we have more than 170,000 (state/private) empty houses. A fund of more than 100 million euros (and counting) for the renovation/construction of public/cooperative housing which has been collecting dust for 2 years now. We have the resources to fix this, but our politicians seem more preoccupied in punishing 10K people for being Muslim (they have valid concerns, wrong solutions)
I don't think the EU per se is the reason for this. I think the free flow of foreign capital into industries of essential goods is more to blame, and that lax regulation does come with the EU.
This is a confusing issue to me.
On one hand I understand the value of the EU to my country's (Portugal) development on the other I take real issue with how the influx of foreign capital has priced out most common workers from buying a house before they're 30/40, which directly impacts one's ability to start a family. Two of our greatest obstacles to wellbeing.
I love some initiatives like the tighter regulation on big tech, but fear the power of a supranational organisation over Portugal's democratic process. An organisation which is perceived as not so democratic.
I mostly refuse to haggle, if a seller attempts to initiate it I simply leave the store unless it's literally my last chance to buy some essential item.
It might not be the coolest or best attitude towards haggling, but I have no desire to participate in it. If the price looks good and I need it I buy it, if not too bad.