So I’m bored out of my skull. What do people want to read? Regular fantasy? More of the Nine? Kid’s stuff?
TP
Like, why toilet paper?
Why is that what you’re panic buying?
Nietsche
If you stare into the abyss, the abyss gazes back into you.
Abyss: Ew
Panic Buying
What’s the difference between panic buying for the pandemic and idiot buying because someone went grocery shopping at Costco and forgot to eat beforehand?
Asking for a friend.
Daylight Savings
People say populism is bad, but if someone adopted a no-daylight-savings-time platform, I’d listen to what they had to say.
Can I sue someone for _____?
I’ve got another really good Matt Levine bit.
[I am a former lawyer, so people sometimes ask me questions about the law, which I sometimes answer for entertainment purposes only and not as legal advice. One standard form of question that I get a lot is “can you sue someone for _____,” to which I always answer “yes, of course, anyone can sue anyone for anything, this is America, though you might not win.”]
From Bloomberg
Vote Buying
So I assumed it would be, but yes, it is illegal to give people money to vote. 42 USCS § 1973i(c)
Under prohibited acts:
“…pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both:”
I don’t know if Bloomberg could have just said, “I will give all of you $$$ if I’m elected.” That sounds like a fairly generic campaign promise.
Maybe gussy it up a bit? “If I’m elected, the US Government will give everyone a million dollars!” and then drop the appropriate amount into treasury.gov.
Edit: I used a million dollars because it’s a round number, but obviously Bloomberg didn’t and doesn’t have enough money to do that. Assume ~300 million US people. He’s got ~60 billion dollars. So $60,000,000,000 / 300,000,000 people > cancel some zeros > 60,000/300 $/person > $200/person. The population is actually north of 300 mil, and he’d run into huge liquefication losses if he tried. This is why the stock market capitalization numbers are silly. But even at max silliness, he has about $200/person, not millions.
FYI, anyone can pay more taxes than required if they want. On treasury.gov, you can click a button for donations to the US Treasury. So anyone who complains their taxes aren’t high enough could just pay more. I don’t think people do it too often.
The Nine
Peace Treaty in Doha
The US and Taliban representatives have signed a peace treaty.
Saying my feelings are mixed and my thoughts complicated is like saying the Sun is big. Other things are bigger, but we stare at this one every day.
I need to think about this more.
Denver Housing Market
When a housing market is as hot as Denver is, rental agents and realtors just do not bother to remain professional. They don’t have to. There’s a million other people like me, and when the market turns, the agents are all going to get fired anyway. Their actions won’t meaningfully come back to bite them.
But mercy, does this place get frustrating.