Fixed Asset Tax here is an annual 1.4% of the assessed value of the property (assessed based on some formula I don't understand, not what you paid for it.) I think it's a good system - it's enough to… (View Post)

Deep thought: If Trump is running the value bet is Biden. Assuming he's still standing he'll feel a sense of responsibility to run again, and also he'll think he can win. He'll be very old, but his o… (View Post)

Part of the problem is that housing rental markets tend to be quite disfunctional, especially if they're dominated by private landlords. There's an incentive for landlords to try to *keep* a good ten… (View Post)

Is there a market on the next monarch, I'm thinking Judy Dench (View Post)

Maybe just me but I feel like it's unsporting to slag off somebody who can't respond because they're banned. (View Post)