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Comment Re:One More Biden program for the rich (Score 1) 172

> A time tax disporportionately affects the rich as they get paid more for their time so spending public funds to reduce it disproportionately helps the rich.
> Also online systems will generate thousands of jobs for computer programmers also the upper middle class.

So because a few thousand UMC may be effected we better not help hundreds of millions save time?

The poor benefit the most in your argument the time translates directly to money. They need money the most so by having more time they can earn more money that has a large benefit for them. The rich in your world also use their time to make way more money per hour but it has essentially zero effect on their lives. (And lets face it, the really rich people don't work for their money, other people do that so them personally having more time doesn't matter)

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Southwest Adds 'Mechanical Difficulties' To Act Of God List 223

War, earthquakes, and broken washers are all unavoidable events for which a carrier should not be liable if travel is delayed according to Southwest Airlines. Southwest quietly updated their act of God list a few weeks ago to include mechanical problems with the other horrors of an angry travel god. From the article: "Robert Mann, an airline industry analyst based in Port Washington, NY, called it 'surprising' that Southwest, which has a reputation for stellar customer service, would make a change that puts passengers at a legal disadvantage if an aircraft breakdown delays their travel. Keeping a fleet mechanically sound 'is certainly within the control of any airline,' Mann said. 'Putting mechanical issues in the same category as an act of God — I don't think that's what God intended.'"
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Frog Foam Photosynthesis 21

Garrett Fox writes "University of Cincinnati researchers describe a method of getting photosynthesis from a high-surface-area foam containing enzymes that produce sugar using light and CO2 (abstract). Oddly, the foam itself is derived from a species of frog. More interesting is that the technique doesn't use whole cells or apparently even chloroplasts. The researchers claim 'chemical conversion efficiencies approaching 96%,' as well as tolerance for deliberately high-CO2 environments."

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