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Of course it's not irrelevant. As the wealthy engross a greater and greater percentage of national wealth, naturally, they are going to be paying a higher percentage of the total. And it's absolutely FALE that Actually the richest Americans pay at a far lower tax rate than do average Americans. America’s richest 400 families pay a lower tax rate than average taxpayer https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/23/americas-richest-400-families-pay-a-lower-tax-rate-than-average-taxpayer.html The average American family pays 13.3%. The average superrich familyl pays 8.2%

Cherrypicking much?

As the author notes, the Japanese generally aren't too fond of mixed race children.

Because everyone will be speaking Esperanto?

You claimed that "Japan gets a free pass" because its people are nonwhite. Obviously, it didn't in this article. Far, far from it. It certainly did not trivialize these problems. Just the opposite.

Japanese culture has been getting "diluted" ever since Japan opened up to the west in the 19th century. If that hadn't happened, Western tourists to Japan would likely be met with a fatal reception.

You on right-wing automatic pilot much? You link to an article from the BBC no less, one of the media bugbears of the right. An article that is very critical of Japanese culture. Yet you claim that Japanese culture gets a pass. Obsessed much?

As I've noted I've provided independent evidence to back up what I say, you provide nothing but empty words.

Someone like Jordan Peterson whose blatant errors on the issue of climate science have been repeatedly exposed by climatologists entitles him to zero credence on the subject. Whereas what Thunberg says aligns with the science. If one goes by what they say and claim it's clear that Peterson is far inferior on the issue than Thunberg..

Oh really? I've expressed an opinion of Jordan Petersen unbacked by independent evidence?

And you still offer no evidence. You've got nothing.

I provided a link to evidence on a approved credible source. You offer no evidence at all just an empty retort. You've got nothing.

Because of the obvious issue of bias.

It was George Bush's tax cuts, the ones that Republicans would pay for themselves because of the economic stimulus they would provide, that were responsible for being a one-off.

We are not allowed to judge moderation or moderators in an open forum. And as I've already the rules of this forum require that statements of alleged fact be backed up by links to credible approved sources. I've done that. And that's all I owe you. If you don't want to take the opportunity to educate yourself by following a link, there's nothing that I can do about that.

Maybe you should take up your problem with the mods. I'm offering easy access to information to back up what I say. There are plenty of other forums here which don't rule out uninformed chat. So you can get your social needs met there. Or join a knitting circle.

Your belief is incorrect https://www.livescience.com/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-struck-earth As for the ice ages, think Milankovitch cycles How Variations in Earth’s Orbit Triggered the Ice Ages Researchers pinpoint how Milankovitch cycles have driven ice growth and influenced the timing of glacial periods. https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-variations-in-earths-orbit-triggered-the-ice-ages

Forum rules require members to back up statements with links to approved credible sources. Which I did. They don't require us to write essays for the benefits of less knowledgeable members.

The dinosaurs had the assist of a giant asteroid that slammed into planet earth. Humans are doing it all by themselves.

Maybe if you ask Thunberg very nicely, she might explain the difference to you between climate and weather.

Do you think the link that I posted in that comment is merely decorative?

Why should the situation in Pattaya be any different from that in say Kazakhstan? And even if not flocking to Thailand, clearing they are fleeing in mass numbers. Russians fleeing Putin's draft are pouring into nearby countries, sending hotel rates, rents, and airfares soaring https://www.businessinsider.com/russians-flee-putin-mobilisation-draft-kazakhstan-georgia-hotel-rents-airfares-2022-9 And Ukraine is fighting for its survival as an independent nation. That's why the travel restrictions are stricter.

Well, we certainly know what Russia thinks makes someone a mercenary. Which does not accord with any definition I've found of it. Nowhere have I located any definition of mercenary that makes being a foreign national. the sole criterion.

The French Foreign legion is not a mercenary organization. "The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, airborne troops.[8] It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army.[9] It formed part of the Armée d’Afrique, the French Army's units associated with France's colonial project in Africa, until the end of the Algerian war in 1962.[10]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion

I surely do. Ukraine-Russia conflict: Russia warns it will treat foreigners who join Ukraine military as 'mercenaries' after more than 100 Scots sign up to fight Russia has said it will treat foreigners who travel to Ukraine to join the conflict as "mercenaries", warning they would not be protected by international humanitarian law or "enjoy the status of prisoners of war" if captured by Russian forces. https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/russia-warns-it-will-treat-foreigners-who-join-ukraine-military-as-mercenaries-3596595