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Import Chinese battery: 145% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
April 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Import Chinese battery: 145% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
Not anymore because the respectability side, such as it was, lost badly
March 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Not anymore because the respectability side, such as it was, lost badly
The movers part no, but if you go to the small paragraph about how Stacker looked at the 2022 census estimates there is a link to the page with all the census spreadsheets
January 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The movers part no, but if you go to the small paragraph about how Stacker looked at the 2022 census estimates there is a link to the page with all the census spreadsheets
A lot of people from CA do move to those states, but TX and FL are #1 and #3: www.kron4.com/news/where-p...
Where people in California are moving to most
Fewer Americans moved in 2022, according to the latest Census data, but of those who did, 1 in 5 moved to a different state. Population growth has returned to pre-pandemic norms; Southern states co…
www.kron4.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A lot of people from CA do move to those states, but TX and FL are #1 and #3: www.kron4.com/news/where-p...
You're right, Austin is bigger than SF (not the whole bay area but then that's cheating because San Jose exists), and the entire point is that people are willing to pay more to live in both SF and LA, but that makes them the luxury goods of cities because houses cost $1m+
January 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
You're right, Austin is bigger than SF (not the whole bay area but then that's cheating because San Jose exists), and the entire point is that people are willing to pay more to live in both SF and LA, but that makes them the luxury goods of cities because houses cost $1m+
2023 population estimates:
Austin: 980k
SF: 809k
Sacramento: 530k
They are not comparable in size, even if they are both state capitals
Austin: 980k
SF: 809k
Sacramento: 530k
They are not comparable in size, even if they are both state capitals
January 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
2023 population estimates:
Austin: 980k
SF: 809k
Sacramento: 530k
They are not comparable in size, even if they are both state capitals
Austin: 980k
SF: 809k
Sacramento: 530k
They are not comparable in size, even if they are both state capitals
No offense but the fact that you have to compare Austin to Sacramento (the latter being terrible) is telling in and of itself, because the fair comparison is Austin to SF and Houston to LA, and there home prices are on average 2-4x higher in CA
January 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
No offense but the fact that you have to compare Austin to Sacramento (the latter being terrible) is telling in and of itself, because the fair comparison is Austin to SF and Houston to LA, and there home prices are on average 2-4x higher in CA
Yes Texas property taxes are higher given the same priced house, so proportionately you'd pay more, but if you can't qualify for the mortgage for the million dollar homes in CA it's a moot point
January 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Yes Texas property taxes are higher given the same priced house, so proportionately you'd pay more, but if you can't qualify for the mortgage for the million dollar homes in CA it's a moot point
People want to live in California but it's just not a choice they can make because of cost, so of the options they can choose they prefer Texas
January 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
People want to live in California but it's just not a choice they can make because of cost, so of the options they can choose they prefer Texas
Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg. Epic Rap Battles of History
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January 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's all because of that one Epic Rap Battles video
January 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It's all because of that one Epic Rap Battles video
The theory is just voters intrinsically move away from the party in power because of thermostatic backlash, and it is especially amplified after two terms
November 30, 2024 at 3:42 PM
The theory is just voters intrinsically move away from the party in power because of thermostatic backlash, and it is especially amplified after two terms
I don't think we disagree and I don't think it's a logical thing, I think it's just mile taxes feel more viscerally immediate
November 27, 2024 at 2:22 AM
I don't think we disagree and I don't think it's a logical thing, I think it's just mile taxes feel more viscerally immediate
California might be a bit anomalous, the federal tax hasn't been raised in forever (YMMV by state, CO also hasn't raised in forever)
And I think people basically only see the gallon price and final totals, which don't break it out (unlike sales taxes on receipts for example)
And I think people basically only see the gallon price and final totals, which don't break it out (unlike sales taxes on receipts for example)
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 AM
California might be a bit anomalous, the federal tax hasn't been raised in forever (YMMV by state, CO also hasn't raised in forever)
And I think people basically only see the gallon price and final totals, which don't break it out (unlike sales taxes on receipts for example)
And I think people basically only see the gallon price and final totals, which don't break it out (unlike sales taxes on receipts for example)