CrowmanVT

CrowmanVT t1_jeggwds wrote

They also noted that this has no effect on 87% of NH residents. I'd be surprised if the majority of that group "under $200,000" weren't pretty close to that 200k threshold, not that it really matters.

As noted in the table in the article, in order to pay $500 to this tax a one would need between a $250,000 to $825,000 in investments to generate $10,000 in interest and or dividends. If you've got enough money invested to earn that kind of dough then you can afford the $500. If you have that kind of money and you can't afford the $500, take a long look in the mirror and try to figure out why you suck so bad at money management because it's not taxes that are screwing you, it's your own ineptitude.

  • I'm using "you" in the collective sense, not specifically #WhoWhatWhenWhenHowY
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CrowmanVT t1_j9z74t5 wrote

For what it’s worth, it’s very common on school trips with minors for the school staff to collect all the student passports and put them in the hotel safe for safekeeping. Kids lose shit… I doubt the hotel demanded them. It’s more likely they are asked to hold them, with unfortunate results.

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CrowmanVT t1_j9lmho3 wrote

When I lived up that way I used to listen to VPR's Eye on the Sky. They often referenced that area of the Connecticut River Valley as being in a shadow area between the mountains that reduced the precipitation generally. I'm very curious to see if our personal weather guru u/TheCloudBoy has a similar or alternate theory.

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CrowmanVT t1_j7vmchr wrote

As one who has done a considerable amount of trail maintenance in my life I urge anyone and everyone to be very careful on the trails in April and May, with a preference to avoiding them if possible. Muddy trails are not just an inconvenience to hikers, but are much more susceptible to damage during the spring thaw. Water bars get damaged, pathways wash out, etc.

Others have noted the weather can be variable and there is danger in the woods at that time of year. I don't care if you make a stupid decision and die on a mountain, just don't wreck the trail while you're at it.

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CrowmanVT t1_iwr6krj wrote

I worked for a computer mapping company in the 90's that developed a redistricting application for the purpose of modelling based on specific criteria like compactness, population density, etc. Of course, the intent was to provide a tool specifically to gerrymander within the legal constraints of district formation rather than to create unbiased maps because no one wanted to buy a solution that provided a fair and equitable solution. Clearly the technology has evolved considerably since then, but the underlying assumptions have not. Bias is a function of data, not software. In the absence of any data related to party affiliation, past voting records, etc. it certainly is possible to generate districts using a program which would be absent of political bias. It will never happen, not because of programmers, but because politicians are usually opposed to anything which would potentially loosen their grip on power and control.

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