“A new research report from Deutsche Bank....”

The same Deutsche Bank that’s eyeball deep in the shit because of their financial ties to the debts of Trump? The same Deutsche Bank that’s tied to laundering money for Putin and all his oligarch buddies? That Deutsche Bank?

Stopped reading right there. 

Good point, which is why I suggested Starbucks do it and why I suggested a subscription. It allows you to more accurately predict labor usage eliminating some of the need to keep someone one staff who is just waiting for something to do.

I live in a small town so not surprised I have not heard of Postmates. I have…

Bite me Luke. By working from home, I’m reducing congestion, pollution, waste, energy, and saving time, reducing stress, and spending less money on childcare, gas, and insurance, all while protecting my health and the health of others.  I shouldn’t be taxed for that.

I’m not a tax expert, but in my experience it’s not that simple. There are very strict rules on what you can and cannot deduct and it also depends on if you choose to work from home, if you have no other options at your company, and how much, if at all your company reimburses you. This has been my experience having…

As they say: if you’re not paying for it, you’re the product, not the customer. So maybe we can feel a little better knowing that they’re not supporting all of our free file storage plus the other features purely by data mining our entire personal photo/video libraries.

the rich and powerful are really showing their “earn profit at all costs no matter what, and if you don’t scream poverty” asses lately.

YES. Constant need for growth is the entire issue. I used to work for IBM. We profited something to the tune of over $1B at one point. But the analysts said since it wasn’t $1.2B, the stock tanked. Who gives a fuck? There was a BILLION WITH A B DOLLARS PROFIT. It doesn’t matter if last year it was $1.1B, it shouldn’t…

Taxes do not equal socialism. Discourse in the United States would be a lot better if everyone could wrap their head around that.

I have to echo everyone here.

Exactly.

So here we are working from home, social distancing, not commuting in, not burning gas and contributing to climate change and some smooth brains think we should be punished taxed for it.

Will I get some of the money to pay for the increased heating/ac and energy since I’m at home and not using my employer’s electricity? Also, I rarely went out to lunch and didn’t use daycare, so I’m not benefitting from eliminating those anyway.

Just a guess, but I’m going to say you do not have kids? I look at them daily when Google shows me the pictures I took on this day in past years.

It sucks to have to pay for a thing that was previously marketed as being unlimited and free! Justified to be mad imo

Half of me is completely rational and thinks, “I shouldn’t have expected this to last forever.”

Name some American cities with “sewage and needles running in the streets.” (Whatever that means, exactly. The needles are being carried by currents in liquefied sewage, presumably.)

They are literally the most educated people in their communities. They are unquestionably the intelligentsia there.

Are you saying these are not accurate portrayals of “poors” or Hillbillies?

There wasn’t any sewage or needles out on the streets when we all poured out of our apartments for joyous spontaneous celebrations in Brooklyn all weekend.

Maybe I have a bad attitude, but I have to say that the small town in Alabama where I grew up - and the Deep South as a whole - is absolutely swarming with people who are too ignorant to realize (insert what they’re too ignorant to realize.)