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New comment by GaryTang in "U.S. sets goal to drive down cost of removing CO2 from atmosphere"

GaryTang — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:12:48 +0000

New businesses emerge everyday, many call themselves startups.

New comment by GaryTang in "How the U.S. hid an airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in Syria"

GaryTang — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:58:58 +0000

And a more recent airstrike…

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17/politics/kabul-drone-strike-u...

New comment by GaryTang in "U.S. sets goal to drive down cost of removing CO2 from atmosphere"

GaryTang — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:55:19 +0000

Inaction is only the default option in totalitarian societies.

New comment by GaryTang in "U.S. sets goal to drive down cost of removing CO2 from atmosphere"

GaryTang — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:38:31 +0000

Logically extrapolated, mass genocide is usually the alternative to technological innovation. Most of us agree one is better than the other — The rest look the other way. (Ex. The Chinese on Uighurs)

New comment by GaryTang in "Sweden no longer stands out in pandemic, says architect of ‘no lockdown’ policy"

GaryTang — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:01:28 +0000

This is location dependent. If you live in such a community, I recommend exploring your options.

New comment by GaryTang in "Signal Wallet now available in most countries"

GaryTang — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:53:37 +0000

Why the hate?

Democrats want to give a tax cut to the top%, 6x bigger than any other bracket

GaryTang — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:16:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/chart-democrats-plan-salt-tax-cut-to-moderately-rich-wealthy-2021-11

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29211901

Points: 43

# Comments: 40

New comment by GaryTang in "CDC shifts pandemic goals away from reaching herd immunity"

GaryTang — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:36:09 +0000

Won’t stop at vaccinations

New comment by GaryTang in "We need to talk about the real reason behind US inflation"

GaryTang — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:52:03 +0000

When something’s too expensive I don’t buy it. There are almost an infinite number of substitutes for almost anything.

New comment by GaryTang in "Breakdown of data on homeless populations across the U.S."

GaryTang — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:04:57 +0000

Yikes, to equivocate the impact of taxes and regulations to that of comedy clubs, I can’t imagine being so naive.

New comment by GaryTang in "Breakdown of data on homeless populations across the U.S."

GaryTang — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:54:17 +0000

I still have a difficult time understanding how increased homelessness is not a direct result of increased taxes and regulations. The data presented corroborates as much and though correlation doesn’t mean causation, correlation certainly doesn’t indicate a lack of causation either. We go to great lengths to justify the results when the simplest explanation is staring right at you.

New comment by GaryTang in "New method shows today’s warming ‘unprecedented’ over past 24,000 years"

GaryTang — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:35:29 +0000

Warming from 18,000 to about 10,000 years ago looks a bit more significant than the current hike lol

New comment by GaryTang in "SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic"

GaryTang — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:50:54 +0000

At this point, as conspiratorially as it sounds, I think this is exactly what the powers that be intend.

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GaryTang — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 03:10:39 +0000

How does that matter in this instance? Or do you always just automatically assume FN is bias?

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GaryTang — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 03:01:30 +0000

Desantis also mentions the end of any contracts with private companies aiding Biden in flooding illegal immigrants into Florida.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ron-desantis-deny-contracts-co...

New comment by GaryTang in "Justice Department sues Uber for overcharging people with disabilities"

GaryTang — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:42:39 +0000

What comes to mind is the fact that the prevalence of adults with a disability in the United States is significantly higher in rural areas compared to large metropolitan areas and those rural areas are already underserved by commuting options given the current model.

To your point that they are more financially limited — that is the reason why disability benefits exist.

New comment by GaryTang in "Justice Department sues Uber for overcharging people with disabilities"

GaryTang — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:23:48 +0000

> ”You would quickly find that the market is too small to be worthwhile.”

How many markets will be too small to be worthwhile after prices increase? I would wager it would be more than the contrary

New comment by GaryTang in "Justice Department sues Uber for overcharging people with disabilities"

GaryTang — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:03:29 +0000

> “There would be no taxis for the disabled because the costs would be prohibitive.”

This is 100% false because I know for a fact if there was no other taxi company providing services to the disabled I would start my own company for the disabled today.

New comment by GaryTang in "Justice Department sues Uber for overcharging people with disabilities"

GaryTang — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:52:30 +0000

> “I don't think that uber should allow drivers to use any vehicles not equipped for wheel chair transport”

Poor and handicap people will suffer more so from a price hike resulting from your suggestion — disabled people should just pay more because (1)they are taking up more time to service and (2)they receive benefits that everyone else doesn’t to compensate for such scenarios. The way it is currently setup is likely the most optimal configuration for all parties involved.

New comment by GaryTang in "38% of US adults believe government is faking Covid-19 death toll"

GaryTang — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:35:42 +0000

Personal anecdote: I do have a family member that passed away and the cause was mislabeled as COVID(He never tested positive). So one sympathizes with the 38%