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Wednesday 14th 76F at 9.30. A distinctly unpleasant 82F later. It's my second, Jinping Plague, jab day. Bright sunshine with thin, misty cloud.
Already too hot for comfort. A sweaty walk to the lanes. Surrounded by rapidly ripening but beautifully varied crops.
I saw my third Tesla this year! Only another 999,997 to go. To reach the government's expectations for 1m EVs on Danish roads by 2430-ish.
A heron went over. I was too late and too slow to capture it with my camera. Luckily the fields were standing still long enough for a few [poor] snaps taken into the sunshine.
The second Jinping Plague jab went without incident. There were fewer people there than last time. The only thing I remember about the last jab was feeling unusually cold after a couple of weeks. I was wearing a fleece jacket when it was over 70F. The heat feels worse than ever so far. I am not a hot weather person.
The EU 1984 Directorate is to spend taxpayer's money on luxury, 5 star hotel, hot air talks. Nothing is being done. No month, year, or season now passes without new weather records being smashed.
Not to worry! There is loads of time for the rich to keep getting richer. Taxation has become a direct handout by governments. Taken from the poor and handed straight to the tax-free rich. We have no choice. They choose not to pay taxes. "And it's the poor wot gets the blame! Tra-la-la!" What about VAT level, purchase taxes on share buying and sales?
Here's an idea: Every single imported item has to have a whole footprint, carbon tax. Including all transport costs and the carbon footprint of local power generation at the exporter's factory As well as a full slavery report certificate carried out by independent, international, slavery observers with offices in every country of the world. Including tea, coffee and cocoa producers. If it's not REAL Fair Trade then its not fair trade at all. If its not organically produced then that has to be paid for too, in import taxes.
If it came from a Chinese Communist [1984] Party, slave driver, using a local, coal fired power station at their factory, then that counts towards the total carbon footprint. Plus the added cost of real wages, per unit, instead of forced slavery. What is the point of the EU 1984 Directorate forcing its poorer citizens into ever deeper, energy poverty? If the Chinese are given an open-ended, exemption certificate for every type of global abuse?
How about taxing all profits by big tech in every country where they operate? Non tax payment, by big tech, is a direct subsidy to the global monopoly. And, a direct tax on every other business which must pay their national taxes. As well as trying to compete unfairly. With the taxpayer subsidised, US, global monopoly.
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