hydraxis

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by hydraxis 4y ago
It was like that for me, until it wasn't. I am still weight lifting but my sleep is much worse if I push too much. Sleep issues are simple only until you have them.
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by hydraxis 4y ago
The price France is paying for Niger's uranium has been higher that world market price for a long time. The main reason France has an interest in it is to be independent from Russia and Kazakhstan production. Niger is a desert with ca
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by hydraxis 6y ago
I didn't use it recently but Nancy was quite good: https://nancyfx.org/
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by hydraxis 6y ago
And then there will be margin calls and forced sales, which in case of a crash will accentuate the drop considerably...
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by hydraxis 6y ago
Yes, I chose this extreme example on purpose to show that evaluating only the income tax is not meaningful.
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by hydraxis 6y ago
Compare for example with Denmark where the social contributions are close to 0 and the income tax up to 50%. The total of the employment taxes paid in Denmark is still lower than the total in France.
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by hydraxis 6y ago
Are you including social contributions of employer and employee in your 20% tax rate? Because these are definitively taxes that should be included. If yes, I am really curious to know how this is possible
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by hydraxis 6y ago
Except that the dollar typically paid an interest rate in the interval while the gold did not: https://www.macrotrends.net/2015/fed-funds-rate-historical-c...
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by hydraxis 6y ago
The USD is still one of the most sane currency in terms of ratio between the money supply and GDP.
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by hydraxis 7y ago
You need a prescription only if you want the social security/insurances to pay for the the glasses. If you pay for them yourself, there is no need. Additionally, many opticians consider themselves and act as optometrists.
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by hydraxis 7y ago
I don't have this information for the UK, but for France parent is right. Mortgage duration for a typical income and a typical house in the 70s was 10 years, compared to 25 years today.
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by hydraxis 7y ago
Mmh Switzerland has one of the best public transport system in the world, and it is heavily subsidized ( https://www.voev.ch/de/Service/Downloadsindex.php?section=do... ). How does this fit with your ultra-capitalis
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by hydraxis 7y ago
Every day, hundreds of living species are disappearing forever, mostly due to human direct actions on the environment and particularly industrial farming. I personally find this much more important (and sad) than climate change.
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by hydraxis 7y ago
You do not have to pay the salary, just the social insurance.
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by hydraxis 7y ago
You can pay the social insurance for the equivalent of the minimum salary (around 75€ monthly) and pay yourself a dividend. Personal tax on the dividends is 5%.