TheBossRoss 🧶

To a degree, people are free to do (or not do) with their money what they want. But affluent people already get so many (financial) breaks. And fact is, we have collectively decided to live in welfare societies w/ solidarity & everyone giving acc. to their ability, & they're simply able to give more

Oh, same here, Simon! And I used to write letters of epic length...

We were born ready 😁

Von mir ein großes Lob für die Lehrerin, die mit dieser schlichten Frage grandios getestet hat, ob der CDU Spitzenkandidat
-weiß, was der Treibhauseffekt ist,
-zugibt, wenn er's nicht weiß,
-es erklären kann,
-so tut, als ob er's erklären kann.

Gebt der Frau einen Orden!

Von mir ein großes Lob für die Lehrerin, die mit dieser schlichten Frage grandios getestet hat, ob der CDU Spitzenkandidat
-weiß, was der Treibhauseffekt ist,
-zugibt, wenn er's nicht weiß,
-es erklären kann,
-so tut, als ob er's erklären kann.

Gebt der Frau einen Orden!

Knock yourself out! We need to live all the good news we can get! 💪

😂 Oh, you're right, I didn't realise. I wish this was so!!! But then we need to bring Wales in, too!

Sitting on a public bench in the middle of town, this was unexpected. I just laughed out loud.

It's so healing to hear someone say this with confidence & out loud (rather than feel the need to pander to the far-right's xenophobia).

That's because it only includes national elections of sovereign countries. They also don't list the state elections we'll have in Germany - for that same reason.

Trump watching war action in Iran on a TV.

"I could stand in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters."

Cartoon: Harm Bengen (Germany)

Trump with a shopping trolley running into a 'War-Mart' that offer discounts on 'war-reasons'.

"Supply-gap"

Cartoon: Burkhard Mohr (Germany)

Eine Pferdekoppel, eine rustikaler Zaun, ein zweiter im Hintergrund nur noch schemenhaft zu erkennen, weil alles in Nebel getaucht ist.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Ein alter Platz in Spanien, in Jerez de la Frontera, abends nach einem Regen, der verdunstet. Die Laternen beleuchten Palmen und alte Gebäude rundherum.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Das Ruhrtal von einem Berg aud betrachtet, der Nebel liegt wir eine Decke unter dem Betrachter und über dem Fluss.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Eine Pflasterstein-Brücke in der Essen-Kettwiger Altstadt im Winter, noch vor Sonnensufgang, eine alte Laterne beleuchtet die neblig, feuchte Szene.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Die Ruhr bei Essen. Die Morgensonne beleuchtet den Fluss, im Hintergrund Bäume, den Morgennebel, und taucht alles in beige-braunes, warmes Licht.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Die Ruhrauen bei Essen. Die Morgensonne beleuchtet ein Feld, im Hintergrund Bäume, den Morgennebel, und taucht alles in beige-braunes, warmes Licht.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Die Ruhrauen bei Essen. Die Morgensonne beleuchtet ein Feld, im Hintergrund Bäume, den Morgennebel, und taucht alles in beige-braunes, warmes Licht.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Well said. It also shows every action (Greenland) provokes a re-action, and more so now as we see the nature of the US regime unfold. The time for this election has been well-chosen, & I credit the SocDems for not making it about the American threat only, but to still focus on constructive policies.

Die Morgensonne über der Ruhr, die Bäume reflektieren im Wasser, auf dem der Morgennebel liegt.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Ein Weg entlang der Ruhr bei Essen, ein Blick nach vorne, wo die Morgensonne durch die Bäume den Frühnebel leuchten lässt.

'Nebel, Dunst' #FotoVorschlag

Le Monde: According to calculations by Frederiksen's party, the new tax would affect 22,000 people, who would pay an average of 300,000 kroner per year. With this measure, the Social Democrats hope to raise 6 billion kroner to fund their reform project, known as the "little school," which aims to limit the number of students in the first four years of primary school to 14 per class.

4/
Turning from the predictable to the unexpected (well, for the rest of the world anyway), the SocDems want to use the wealth tax for ... education: "to limit the number of students in the first four years of primary school to 14 per class."

3/
[This threat of mass exodus pops up every time, everywhere, whenever wealth tax is discussed, & as of yet, there's never been an example of where this happened to such a degree that is caused a net loss of income for the country/city that introduced it. The threat is a myth.]

Le Monde: Such criticism is playing into the hands of the Social Democrats. After three and a half years governing with the Venstre, the Liberal Party of Denmark, and the Moderates (center-right), Frederiksen -who has been accused of steering economic and welfare policies too far to the right - is shifting back to the left by making the fight against inequality a main theme of her campaign.

2/
To address both, the SocDems propose to introduce a wealth tax of 5% on fortunes exceeding 25m Danish kroner (€2.3m).

Precitably, "the proposal is facing strong criticism from the right & from business leaders.", as they threaten to leave the country should wealth tax come.

Denmark's wealth tax returns to the center of legislative elections Mette Frederiksen, the Social Democratic prime minister, is advocating for the reinstatement of a tax on the country's largest fortunes, having announced that elections will be held on March 24. The p...

🧵 On March 24, elections in Denmark, called by the current SocDem PM after a surge in her polls following US threats to Greenland.

Frederiksen has been criticised for moving her policies too far to the right in a coalition w/ Liberals & centre-right, so a chance to rid herself of these, too.

In an EU of 27, there's always an election, & this should not be reason to worry. In democracies, voting is opportunity for all to participate. It's only since outside bad actors started to manipulate us, facts, truth to change the outcome that we're toubled, all the time now.
#GoodMorning, everyone

Thank you. My family had loads of fun with my blackout. 😁

Ah, yes, there's always a correction from someone. In fact, both is possible.

Today's random #German word of the day is ... das Klein-klein.

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