The obvious thing to do if it is becoming impractical to tax something, and the only way of doing it is to disincentivise something you want to encourage, is to tax something else (View Post)

I'm not sure he'll invade, but I suspect he might conduct more limited military operations without asking the Venezuelan government. His whole attitude to Ukraine shows he supports the concept of sph… (View Post)

It is certainly true that pavement surfaces are often appalling, I tripped and went flying running the other day, although it was tree roots this time. Drivers wonder why runners are in the road, wel… (View Post)

I think the obvious solution is a minimum with of pavement that must be left, enough for a double buggy or a wheelchair. Defined in mm. If the pavement is narrower than this, you can't park on it. Th… (View Post)

Similarly Nepalis often have a middle name of Bahadur (men) or Devi (women) (View Post)