The Lighthouse: September 27, 2024

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by reebokandlace

Trying to change the subject in this thread…..

And in other news…..

The UK is going to start charging a death estate tax on farms that have been in families for hundreds of years…..

Is it to break up the farms so they are forced to sell the land and then the new landowners get it rezoned from AQ to REZ and put up ghastly rows of low quality homes forever dotting the lovely UK countryside?

there are very few truly small family farms left anywhere in the UK or the US. They are worth millions....even if they are still family owned. The size and scope of a "family" farm today bears no resemblance to what they were when they were founded. They are multi-million pound/dollar businesses. If anyone else wants to leave properties to their kids that are worth multiple millions, they have to pay taxes. Nothing different.

[reebokandlace]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

there are very few truly small family farms left anywhere in the UK or the US. They are worth millions....even if they are still family owned. The size and scope of a "family" farm today bears no resemblance to what they were when they were founded. They are multi-million pound/dollar businesses. If anyone else wants to leave properties to their kids that are worth multiple millions, they have to pay taxes. Nothing different.

It’s interesting how polarized the human race is. There will never be world peace. If there were only two people left on the planet they would still disagree and defend their stance and fight until there is only one person left. That person would then be their own worst enemy.

[tothegypsy]

Originally Posted by reebokandlace

It’s interesting how polarized the human race is. There will never be world peace. If there were only two people left on the planet they would still disagree and defend their stance and fight until there is only one person left. That person would then be their own worst enemy.

To be fair, you chose to introduce this topic in a Stevie Nicks forum and now you're disappointed that someone has responded to you with additional information on the topic?

[reebokandlace]

Originally Posted by tothegypsy

To be fair, you chose to introduce this topic in a Stevie Nicks forum and now you're disappointed that someone has responded to you with additional information on the topic?

I was not disappointed. I didn’t have an emotional response. I was simply pointing out the polarization of the human race. (You proved my point, thank you!)

I’ll stay on topic of Stevie….so her friend Taylor Swift’s boyfriend’s team quarterback was fined $14,069 for a finger gesture (not the middle finger). Has the over sensitivity of our society gone too far when pointing two fingers in celebration is considered emulating a violent gesture? Or should it be considered acceptable to not allow any expression that “offends someone”?