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flamehead2k1 t1_jaimh4r wrote

>If you have a wage tax, why not tax the really rich who come here to retire and live off their retirement/capital ?

There is already a tax on investment earnings.

Philly isn't a huge retirement destination and likely wouldn't be if taxes on this type of income went up significantly.

Easy enough for people to live in the suburbs and come in for dining and entertainment. Especially towns along PATCO or RR

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flamehead2k1 t1_jadkqwc wrote

>Sharing that our city ranks well among global cities in these areas is misleading? It wasn’t intended to be.

Well in these areas from a global investor perspective is different than from a resident perspective.

Also, global asset management is probably peak neoliberalism. I say that as a neoliberal working in that industry.

>Neoliberalism is contemporarily used to refer to market-oriented reform policies such as "eliminating price controls, deregulating capital markets, lowering trade barriers" and reducing, especially through privatization and austerity, state influence in the economy.

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flamehead2k1 t1_jadgytm wrote

It matters a lot. The places that are easy to invest in and extract profit aren't necessarily the best for actual living. Particularly in the regulatory environment category.

It is a really complex discussion I don't have time to explain in detail but kinda interesting you said "i don't think you're familiar with Schroders" and then subsequently say you know nothing about asset management.

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flamehead2k1 t1_jaddh02 wrote

Yea, without that it is hard to really evaluate this list.

This is a list made for asset managers to evaluate investments.

I'd be really curious how they evaluate places like Sao Paulo or Buenos Aires in terms of environmental impact. Sure, they may feel the pain of climate change more than Chicago or Philadelphia but they aren't contributing to the problem nearly as much as Chicago or Philadelphia.

This is a good list for what it was made for but I don't think it should be taken beyond that.

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flamehead2k1 t1_jaajmin wrote

>Oh dude your not supposed to change shit.

. . . >What we should be doing is driving economy vehicles but then have off-roaders or drag cars or something. > >Or just not even have personal vehicles. Use trains and streetcars to get around walkable towns. Then have faster trains for transport in-between cities.

This is a pretty big change for most Americans

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flamehead2k1 t1_ja2zqn3 wrote

Expiration dates on water are more about the plastic leeching in than water going bad and I've seen anywhere from 6 months to 2 years from manufacture.

Bottled water sucks and should minimized to when it is really needed but this water is likely fine as you said

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