BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[classic33]

This year I didn't manage to head of on my normal France then round north (BE, DE, NL) cycle tour. And end of each month I could have gone I looked back and felt "lucky escape" as there had been miserable and destructive weather across where I'd have been cycling. I'd probably have lost several lightweight tents in the storms they suffered, as well as many days stuck in a small tent sitting out rain, enduring wet sleeping bags, etc. Frustrated that I didn't get away but reflecting I consider it might not have been much fun anyway.

Weather has been very unusual this year.

The North Pacific has retained more heat this year, resulting in the weather we're now seeing. And possibly a colder and/or longer winter this time round.

 

[First Aspect]

A tale from a real-world wealth tax: a 4% surcharge on income over $1m in Massachusetts. I don't think Bloomberg is renowned for being left-leaning, though of course US taxes aren't high to start with.

https://archive.ph/J7VH5

Isn't that just income tax?

 

[briantrumpet]

Isn't that just income tax?

I suppose so, yes.

 

[BoldonLad]

Isn't that just income tax?

A bit like we used to have, way back, not sure when exactly, I was a youth I think, and, no where near earning enough to have to pay it. It was generally called surtax.

If my memory is correct, we also had exchange controls around that time, you were limited how much money you could take with you on your foreign holidays (way before I could afford such things), think it might have been in the Harold Wilson era.

 

[Ianonabike]

If my memory is correct, we also had exchange controls around that time, you were limited how much money you could take with you on your foreign holidays (way before I could afford such things), think it might have been in the Harold Wilson era.

A £50 limit, indeed back in 1966.