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re: I honestly thought this was a fake statistic, but it isn’t. Tokyo budget vs NYC budget
Posted on 2/23/26 at 7:29 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 2/23/26 at 7:29 am to SlowFlowPro
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The only aspect of the discussion that I care about is that we pay exorbitant taxes with a return far less than it should be. We should have infrastructure on par with, if not better than, Japan.
Arent most infrastructure projects of note, big bridges and like, built with user feers and bonds and not income taxes?
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I benefit literally 0 from Medicare and Medicaid, directly or indirectly, FWIW.
Medicare is what will pay for your nursing home (unless you are vert rich and can self pay,
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 7:32 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Culture (vs. Cultcha)
Posted on 2/23/26 at 7:32 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
My son was blown away by how clean and safe Tokyo was when he went there for business.
Posted on 2/23/26 at 7:33 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Avg life expectancy
4.Japan is 85.15
61. USA 79 .76
4.Japan is 85.15
61. USA 79 .76
Posted on 2/23/26 at 8:05 am to Eurocat
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Medicare is what will pay for your nursing home (unless you are vert rich and can self pay,
If I didn't have to pay so much in taxes for SS/Medicare/Medicaid all these years, I'd be "rich" to afford such things, let alone after 20-30 more years of compound interest and contributions.
Posted on 2/23/26 at 8:21 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:For once, we actually see eye to eye on something.
If I didn't have to pay so much in taxes for SS/Medicare/Medicaid all these years, I'd be "rich" to afford such things, let alone after 20-30 more years of compound interest and contributions.
I would sign away my ability to ever receive those in a heartbeat if it meant I never contributed another dime to them.
This post was edited on 2/23/26 at 8:23 am
Posted on 2/23/26 at 8:33 am to Eurocat
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A NYC cop with something like 15 years on the job can earn 250 plus and even more after overtime. I bet Tokyo cops dont have that.
OTOH, I bet the Tokyo cop isn't worried about getting shot or run over/dragged when making a routine traffic stop. That's one reason we need to pay cops so much, who the hell wants that job here in a major US city?
I'm not saying that's the whole story, but it's part of it.
Posted on 2/23/26 at 8:33 am to Scruffy
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I would sign away my ability to ever receive those in a heartbeat if it meant I never contributed another dime to them.
I would too, but you have too many people who expect this fantasy repayment to ever get that movement going. They sabotage the conversation from the outset.
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