No thanks! EU please invite us to your friend group. π€£
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Here is Elena's message on mastodon about it: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/113899740641675793 I guess you can always provide some feedback!
Thanks for that channel, I have not seen it before!
I get why you're frustrated about the taxes, but let's take a step back and look at the bigger picture. My message to increase taxes on smokers and vapers isn't about punishing people for their choices, it's about offsetting the huge costs that smoking and vaping put on the healthcare system and society as a whole.
You're already paying a pretty penny in taxes on your e-juice, but the reality is that the healthcare costs associated with smoking and vaping are way higher than what's being brought in through taxes. We're talking $6 billion dollars each year to treat smoking-related illnesses (https://www.lung.ca/cla-commends-canadian-government%E2%80%99s-step-toward-tobacco-industry-accountability). Let's be real, the tax revenue from vaping products isn't necessarily being used to address the health concerns associated with vaping.
Rather than just opposing increased taxes, maybe it's worth thinking about how we can make the tax system more fair. Could we structure taxes to encourage people to use safer products, like your refillable RTAs/RTDs, over more hazardous ones. The goal here is to promote public health and reduce the costs associated with smoking and vaping.
In Ontario! The new optional Ultra-Low Overnight price plan provides:
Ultra-low overnight rate of 2.4 cents per kWh: everyday 11 p.m.-7 a.m.
Mid-peak rates of 10.2 cents per kWh: weekdays 7 a.m.-4 p.m. and 9 p.m.-11 p.m.
On-peak rates of 24.0 cents per kWh: weekdays 4 p.m.-9 p.m.
Weekend off-peak rates of 7.4 cents per kWh: weekends and statutory holidays 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
I definitely take advantage. I have solar panels that generate a moderate amount of energy, heat pump, and electric (heat pump) furnace and hot water tank plus two electric cars. Home Assistant has been such a dream to maximize the low energy and self-generated energy.
I have debated adding some batteries, but the amount of energy we use, especially at -30 c, it's cost prohibitive.
Honestly, I am not a big fan of government surveillance, but god damn it taxes smokers and those who vape more.
I need to look into this again. I had it installed at the beginning of the winter and found it wonky. Heating during peak hours and not doing a thing when we pay .02$/kWh
Hitching on the wagon that Pixelfed is leading is good. There's a lot of talk even from those who don't care about FOSS, or Fediverse projects. Let's give some credit and let things slide so the whole can succeed.
That's a great tip thanks!
Most people don't care about these things. I believe the mainstream people need to understand that you can own your information. The problem is more and more people don't care about their privacy and there's a whole generation that has been so accustomed to sharing everything with the corpos.
Most people mix privscy with anonymity rather than a "need to know basis". Hell, my neighbors still say "I have nothing to hide" but that's not that point and a better response is needed for the Fediverse and its future.
I don't have any other option unless it's downloading their shitty app for MFA.