wildbus8979
@wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 days ago:
a) the main purpose is to avoid paying b) because spending a bunch of cash can be suspicious to other agencies that are looking, like if law enforcement is already suspicious and starts seeing a ton of large purchases without a legitimate source of income they will figure out something is up c) because people don’t know any better.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 3 days ago:
Fair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers.
That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 4 days ago:
How do you mean? The whole point is to encourage people, everyone, to pay taxes. It’s a great system. Taxes enforcement should be truly independent from all other agencies to maximize trust and honesty.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 4 days ago:
The IRS normally doesn’t share files with anyone. Don’t you know the old saying? The best way not to get caught as a drug dealer is to file your taxes.
If you look at my other comment, undocumented people in the US contribute over $90B in taxes every year!
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 4 days ago:
You can’t tax them at all, at least officially, without giving them the authorization to work.
You should probably know that this isn’t correct at all. Undocumented immigrants do in fact pay income tax in the US. The IRS issues Individual Taxpayer Identification Number to everyone, regardless of status.
Regardless of immigration status, both resident and nonresident immigrants may have federal tax return and payment responsibilities under the Internal Revenue Code.
reuters.com/…/undocumented-immigrants-can-do-pay-…
Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $97 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, according to a July 2024 report , opens new tab by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), which used data on taxpayers with ITINs to estimate tax revenue.
The ITEP report said undocumented immigrants contributed $59.4 billion to the federal government, including payments for federal income tax and federal social insurance such as Social Security, Medicare and Unemployment Insurance.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 4 days ago:
The IRS issues “Individidual Tax Identification Number” for undocumented immigrants who don’t have a social security number.
- Comment on How do you wash a weighted blanket, is it just the outside you wash after removing it? 4 days ago:
Mine isn’t :/
- Comment on How do you wash a weighted blanket, is it just the outside you wash after removing it? 4 days ago:
Yeah I have the same worry. We have a weighted blanket that we still haven’t washed and it bothers me. I don’t need to wash it regularly but it would be good to give it an initial wash after purchase, but I’m worried about damaging my front loader :(
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? 5 days ago:
What are you? A communist?
- Comment on Is WW3 more likely to accelerate or slow down anthropogenic climate change? 6 days ago:
This is indeed not a new concept. But the previous tank (Ambrams) was using a turbine turbo-shaft. So this is a pretty radical departure.
As for battery technology… Let’s compare LiFePo4 (not the densest, but safe, reliable, long lasting with wide operating ranges) to modern lead acid (let alone 100 year old lead acid)…
Energy Density (Weight): 120-200 Wh/kg vs 30-50 Wh/kg
Energy Density (Volume): 250-530 Wh/L vs 75-120 Wh/L
Cycle Life: 1000-3000 cycles vs 200-1000 cycles - Comment on Is WW3 more likely to accelerate or slow down anthropogenic climate change? 6 days ago:
The next US tanks is supposed to be a disele electric hybrid actually. But I’m not saying this because I think it’ll be some sort of improvement. It’s just interesting that they think that is the superior tech.
- Comment on Is WW3 more likely to accelerate or slow down anthropogenic climate change? 6 days ago:
War releases MASSIVE amounts of CO2 and green house gasses and destroys casts swaths of green spaces.
That’s your answer.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
The auth right is not pro-Palestine at all. They are very pro-Israel for a variety of racist reasons
As far as I hate to say this, a section of the auth/far/alt right is also anti-israel. Because (((Jews)))… But that also doesn’t really make them pro Palestine.
- Comment on I'm gonna mute this one 2 weeks ago:
It’s been one of my favorites for decades!
- Comment on Hackers Can Hide Images in Text Data and Embeds Directly into DNS TXT Records 3 weeks ago:
How is this novel exactly? TXT is, and always has been, free form. It’s the whole point. And converting a jog to base64 isn’t exactly ground breaking…
- Comment on The undeniable right to bear beans! 🐻🫘 3 weeks ago:
🤲💰🚀
- Comment on The undeniable right to bear beans! 🐻🫘 3 weeks ago:
But hey, at least he’s wearing shoes for once 😂
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- Comment on How would I pop a bag of popcorn on the microwave? 3 weeks ago:
One of the worst offenders for food transfer!
Research suggests that people who regularly consume microwave popcorn have markedly higher levels of PFAS in their bodies. A study published in 2019 analyzed a decade of data about the eating habits of 10,000 people, which was collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2003 and 2014. Blood samples from the study participants were also collected. The researchers found that people who ate microwave popcorn every day over the course of a year had levels of PFAS that were up to 63% higher than average.
- Comment on How would I pop a bag of popcorn on the microwave? 3 weeks ago:
In the future, buy loose kernels in jars. They’re the cheapest popcorn in the store
Also the bags are full of PFAS.
- Comment on Should I be worried about "Prompt ejection" attacks on my gmail? 3 weeks ago:
Yeah I keep hearing this argument, yet in real world deployments with just SPF checking, greylisting, and spamassassin my experience has been that it really isn’t much of an issue.
- Comment on How do you guys feel about Gab Social? 4 weeks ago:
It’s unfortunate that nazi bars exists.
- Comment on Anyway to download just the song of this video? I want to put it to a ringtone but do not know how? 4 weeks ago:
This is the correct answer.
- Comment on Ed Sheeran 5 weeks ago:
I’m pretty sure is a hoax this time!
- Comment on i live in the us. if i look up at the sky, i think i can see the canadians up above 5 weeks ago:
We put our heads on the ground and go “here we go again, the meth lab people are acting up again!”
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- Comment on Then I hiss like a vampire in sunlight 1 month ago:
This isn’t a shitpost, this is a crime against humanity!
- Comment on And gay men. I'm sorry. I'm weak for it 1 month ago:
Y’all have never been to New England heh? That’s all they drink, year round.
- Comment on Something something far-left 1 month ago:
Yeah you’re right, the shareholders really have my best interests at heart!
Thankfully in this case I AM THE SHAREHOLDER.
- Comment on Something something far-left 1 month ago:
My government owned power utility is selling me the cheapest electricity of all the OECD, and still turning a profit that’s returned in the government’s coffers to invest in research and social services. It’s awful!