I think they should tax all gambling. It's 100% discretionary and the information asymmetry between the punter and the bookie combined with universal accessibility via apps mean it's socially destruc… (View Post)

They had to... - find a suitably qualified tech team willing to go a trip of open ended duration to India. - get the bits needed. JFL is extremely skinny on spare parts stock, they possibly had to co… (View Post)

I'm out of parents now but if I had to do it again, I would wait until probate closed and the house was my property then burn it down and claim the insurance. Much simpler. (View Post)

The fuel was a lie. Fuck knows why they felt the need to lie, but they did. Possibly they thought it might be a quick fix and they could get it back to the deck before it became a big deal. WIth this… (View Post)

Gambling is 100% discretionary and essentially socially destructive so, of all of the things the government could tax, it seems like an excellent choice. (View Post)