Vosh@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 天前TIL that Ohio is a major importer of fracking radioactive wastewater. Contaminated water gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. Local communities are not notified www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Ohio is a major importer of fracking radioactive wastewater. Contaminated water gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. Local communities are not notified www.nytimes.comVosh@programming.dev to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 天前message-square20linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWhirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·20 天前One should never live in a red state if it can be avoided. Sure, you pay less in tax, but you get shit like this. Just feel bad for the kids who don’t know any better and/or don’t have a choice.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 天前 Sure, you pay less in tax But generally more in “fees” and other things that are really taxes but just aren’t called that.
minus-squarequarkquasar@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 天前Also, I’ve heard there’s a chance there’s radioactive fracking water all over the place
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 天前There is the passage in Pratchetts book, where magicians argue that they don’t have to pay taxes to the city. I can’t find it online, but in the end, they did not pay taxes - just voluntary tribute, in the same amount, of course.
One should never live in a red state if it can be avoided. Sure, you pay less in tax, but you get shit like this. Just feel bad for the kids who don’t know any better and/or don’t have a choice.
But generally more in “fees” and other things that are really taxes but just aren’t called that.
Also, I’ve heard there’s a chance there’s radioactive fracking water all over the place
There is the passage in Pratchetts book, where magicians argue that they don’t have to pay taxes to the city.
I can’t find it online, but in the end, they did not pay taxes - just voluntary tribute, in the same amount, of course.