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Fluse
@Fluse@social.cologne · May 14
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This burn is beautiful. Here with added #alttext
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the elder sea
@eldersea@expressional.social · May 14
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
Feels related.
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Andrej
@SholemAlejchem@hessen.social · May 14
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz I think the definition of a better world, call it socialism or whatever, will be: "Just better at accounting..."
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su_liam
@su_liam@mas.to · May 14
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz US taxes are like shopping at Wal*Mart. You pay less at the checkstand, but you’ll keep paying. Once you’ve replaced the cheap* boots a hundred times, you’ve paid ten times as much and never been comfortable.
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Colin
@colinstu@birdbutt.com · May 14
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@su_liam@mas.to @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory
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Askold
@gonzo_askold@mastodon.social · May 15
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz added more red lines
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LangerJan
@LangerJan@chaos.social · May 15
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@gonzo_askold@mastodon.social @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz Thank you, red highlighter! I finally get it!
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xirah
@frauxirah@chaos.social · May 15
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@gonzo_askold@mastodon.social @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz These are the red linea I want to see in the Fediverse. 😁🤝
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Semitones
@semitones@tiny.tilde.website · May 14
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz its like that meme, "Everybody agrees with it until you say its name: socialism".
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Chapo (kk7hut)
@kusuriya@masto.hackers.town · May 14
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I dont know its almost like if everyone pools their money together and buys in bulk you get a better deal. Nah that couldn't be it.
@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
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S T E L L A R 
@Stellar@mk.absturztau.be · May 14
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz thank god they added the red circles otherwise i would have no idea where to look
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EndlessMason
@EndlessMason@hachyderm.io · May 14
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
Your alt-text doesn't draw enough attention to the red boxes drawn around every bit of text to hilight the whole contents of both posts - this is a very important part of the content
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Zuri (he/him) ❌️👑 | 🕐 CET
@shaedrich@mastodon.online · May 14
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz "you are asking why our restaurant menu lists higher prices than your restaurant menu but customers say they get full at our restaurant—that's because, you are not comparing one meal with the same meal over here. We are an all-you-can-eat restaurant."
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HollieK
@HollieK72@mastodonapp.uk · May 14
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@shaedrich@mastodon.online @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz "And we do not include a compulsory 20% service charge onto the end of our bills - that's included in the higher prices."
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su_liam
@su_liam@mas.to · May 14
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@HollieK72@mastodonapp.uk @shaedrich@mastodon.online @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz That’s called, “paying the staff.”
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Zuri (he/him) ❌️👑 | 🕐 CET
@shaedrich@mastodon.online · May 14
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@su_liam@mas.to @HollieK72@mastodonapp.uk @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz We take statutory minimum wage seriously over here in European countries so people don't need to solely rely on tipping
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HollieK
@HollieK72@mastodonapp.uk · May 14
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@shaedrich@mastodon.online @su_liam@mas.to @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz When I first heard about tipped wages, I couldn't believe it. How can so many states pay $2.13 per hour and get away with it by saying it's okay if the staff make at least $30 tips per month?
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Zuri (he/him) ❌️👑 | 🕐 CET
@shaedrich@mastodon.online · May 14
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@HollieK72@mastodonapp.uk @su_liam@mas.to @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz I know, right?
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June
@June@mastodon.catgirl.cloud · May 15
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@shaedrich@mastodon.online @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz also the yanks are not showing prices including tax so they get ripped off twice
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schamspeare
@schamspeare@mstdn.social · May 14
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz Something tells me Alex.Karlsen will easily shrug this off. Americans are ready to tear out their neighbour's eyes because of how terrible things are getting, but don't you dare suggest they have anything to learn from anyone else. They'll take their socialism in the form of GoFundMe campaigns the moment someone gets sick, thank you very much. They'll be reduced to asking for charity when the time comes. Until then, self-reliance!!!
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YurkshireLad
@YurkshireLad@mastodon.social · May 15
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@schamspeare@mstdn.social @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz that’s a good point.
“No way am I paying into a pool to help other people get medical care, but you better contribute to my go fund me because I can’t afford my meds and health insurance won’t pay for them!!”.
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Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦
@deborahh@cosocial.ca · May 15
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@Fluse@social.cologne#TIL how to repost a graphic with #alttext, rather than just refusing to boost a great image that was posted without alttext.
👉 Because it's done as a *reply*, you can still scroll up and see who the OP is, if you care: @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
Folks, remember to post with alttext if you want us to boost you! #mastodon
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gusseting
@gusseting@mastodon.social · May 16
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Why does Denmark consistently rank among the happiest countries?
Denmark vs Australia.
77 vs 33% renewables.
Denmark is also home to Vestas, 100% renewables company who are struggling to gain approvals in Australia. eg Winterbourne in Walcha, NSW, which *just happens* to be in Barnaby Joyce's electorate of New England.
#denmark #Australia #renewables #Vestas
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Brooke
@starstuft@mastodon.social · May 15
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
What radicalized me besides a million other things? Receiving a paper check for $0 at my first job as a restaurant server in 2004. Actually given by the manager a paper check in an envelope in the amount of $0.
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Brooke
@starstuft@mastodon.social · May 16
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@1000millimeter@chaos.social @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
Tips were taxed. The taxes owed were more than the paycheck would have been at 2$ an hour. Even though most of the time, I would walk out with $30 on a (5 hour shift) good night. Southern USA.
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1000millimeter
@1000millimeter@chaos.social · May 16
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@starstuft@mastodon.social @Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz Did you have to pay additional taxes on the tips then?
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@Schafstelze@don.linxx.net · May 21
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz Thanks for Alttext 🙂
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Maria Langer VOTED
@mlanger@mastodon.world · May 15
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@Fluse@social.cologne @LabSpokane@mas.to @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz It also indicates how stupid so many Americans are when we need this simple thing explained to us.
Just doing away with my monthly healthcare bill (before Medicare) would have saved me $11,400 per year. And if I had gotten sick I'd be on the hook for a $7000 deductible. Yes, I'd be willing to pay all of that in taxes to get good worry free healthcare.
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Scubyw
@Scubyw@mastodon.nz · May 15
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz That is so true. It shows how limited the US thinking is. They can't see the whole picture, hence they bomb Iran without thinking of consequences.
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@iveyline
@Iveyline@mastodon.nz · May 15
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@Fluse@social.cologne @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz The truth!!
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Poul-Henning Kamp
@phloggen@expressional.social · May 14
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As somebody who has lived in both USA and DK, I will add one thing:
In Denmark we pay less than they pay in USA, and we get something much more valuable for for our money: Peace of mind.
We are not scared shit-less that getting sick or unlucky is going to bankrupt us.
If we break a leg, involved in a traffic-accident or otherwise incapacitated, we get taken, for free, to the nearest emergency, where they what they can for us, and at no time will money, pre-approvals, in- vs. out- of network or co-pays be mentioned, because all of those are inhuman and evil USA inventions.
And we do not stay in shitty jobs, because quitting would mean our kids and loved ones lost health-care.
(Which is why our bosses are a lot less shitty too btw.)
And that is why the Scandinavian countries again and again are rated happiest countries in the world: Peace of mind from single-payer socialized healthcare for all.
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Richard W. Woodley 🇨🇦🌹🚴♂️
@the5thColumnist@ottawa.place · May 14
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
This just in, believe it or not, people will pay for a better society, and that is something you cannot buy from the private sector.
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Richard W. Woodley 🇨🇦🌹🚴♂️
@the5thColumnist@ottawa.place · May 14
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@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
Another neat fact, a social safety net is more efficiently provided by universal programs than by means tested ones.
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Bill Braine
@BillBraine@newsie.social · May 14
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
“Why are athletes so healthy, even though they have to eat better and exercise more than anyone else?”
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Gavin
@gavin57@toot.wales · May 14
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz This is great, but can you add alt-text? People with sight loss would like to enjoy it too.
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Graham K
@gklyne@indieweb.social · May 14
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz “We aren’t socialists, we are just better at accounting” 😃
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mattmaison
@mattmaison@mastodon.world · May 14
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
Sooo close to figuring it out...
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ScottMGS
@ScottMGS@justme.masto.host · May 14
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz But the U.S. way leaves wiggle room to think that we're pullin' somethin' over on the guv'mint by getting some money back after tax day. That distracts us from the fact we're paying more overall.
(Also, it allows those with *lots* of money the ability to pay *way* lower taxes - if any - than us little guys.)
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Juggling With Eggs
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social · May 14
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
Preaching to the converted here, but perhaps the obvious needs to be said sometimes:
High tax countries generally have a comparatively small wealth gap. Less inequality leads to higher levels of happiness and general life satisfaction. Also everyone’s needs are met, therefore there is less divide and conquer by politicians.
But I think there is a big caveat with Denmark - how happy are the Greenlanders?
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Juggling With Eggs
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social · May 14
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@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
And I raise Greenland, not because I’m siding with Trump. Far from it. But I think when rich countries report as being ‘happy’, it’s worth questioning who gets to answer these surveys?
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Jesper (Friendica) 🇩🇰
@jrossstocholm@friendica.dk · May 15
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@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz @JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social Just did a quick search and I couldn't find any data linked directly to Greenland (they are usually counted as being part of Denmark).
That being said - I would guess that they are not as "happy" as (native) Danes, but I would be surprised if there was a causal correlation between that and our welfare system (that Greenland is a part of)
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Juggling With Eggs
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social · May 15
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@jrossstocholm @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
‘In 2023, 17.4% of Greenlandic households lived below 60% of the median equivalized income, the highest rate among Nordic countries. For context, Denmark and Norway maintain relatively stable rates at 12% and 11%, while Sweden’s recent increase to 16% reflects broader regional trends. Although Greenland’s poverty rate is just slightly above the EU average of 16.2%’
https://www.nordicinsights.dk/2025/02/25/is-poverty-rising-in-greenland/
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Juggling With Eggs
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social · May 15
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@jrossstocholm @dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz
I would equally argue that the UK poverty rate is higher than Greenland:
‘More than 13.4 million people in the UK—roughly 20% of the total population—live in relative poverty, surviving on household incomes below 60% of the median average.’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w38qvz195o
Are Brits less happy than Greenlanders - quite probably!
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@dammn@fosstodon.org · Jun 05
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz the issue is that maybe I don't want to pay items from that Denmark equation....
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dogzilla
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz · Jun 05
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@dammn@fosstodon.org You might not wanna, but you *will* pay for all those items during your life. You’re just bad faith pretending these are optional for the sake of argument and ignoring that collectively we pay a tiny amount vs the huge cost of paying individually. Freedumb!
I suggest you have a chat with a financial planner sometime, see if they think your strategy makes any sense. Assuming you *dont* want to throw away money that is.
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@dammn@fosstodon.org · Jun 06
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@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz judging me and my understanding how this mess works especially in the US based on my single sentence on mastodon it a bit harsh, don't you think? The issue is a middle man and this is why I would like to keep decisions about my money to myself. US government and all companies which are allowed to scam citizens the way they do are called mafia in my world.
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dogzilla
@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz · Jun 06
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@dammn@fosstodon.org I actually don’t think it’s too harsh. I think the sickness of fake individualism is what’s at the root of American failure - we can pretend that’s not the case but I prefer to confront and solve problems, not ignore them and allow them to fester
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@dammn@fosstodon.org · Jun 06
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@dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz ... and I respect your opinion :-). I partially agree that American individualism contributed a lot to this but money flow says it clearly... We can't have good things in here anymore because we have so many middle layers for everything that we're overpaying min 100% for everything.