New Post: A word to evangelical voters [blog.larryanderson.org]
@phoneboy I did the same. Figured it was more entertaining than actually watching the game. :-)
// @matigo
@thrrgilag And just to make it extra crappy, you basically have to pay a large fee (in the thousands) if you renounce your citizenship to avoid it.
// @matigo
@matigo If they're U.S. citizens or have green cards, I'm not surprised. We're one of the few nations that requires its citizens overseas to pay tax on income earned overseas.
@thrrgilag Ideally, yes. But my point is that even those who want to leave on some level often find it impossible, or so difficult as to be a practical impossibility. Or they're unwilling to put up with the hardships involved in adjusting to a new country.
// @matigo
@matigo Reality check: Most of us are tied down here to jobs, families, and homes. And emigration is not as easy as people think it is, especially without language skills and professional qualifications. I have a degree, speak fluent English and some French, and know more about Canada than the average Canadian, but even I don't qualify for automatic entry as an immigrant.
@thrrgilag That went about like I expected it to.
Also loved Moxie's comment about "maybe this will be the year of Linux on the desktop!" ?
@kdfrawg I suppose it's no longer a world where one can simply ring for the staff, say "I fancy a bit of chocolate," and have the footman retrieve it from wherever things come from. World's going to hell, I say.
// @jextxadore
@jextxadore Quick, spend it on something before the pound devalues any further!