If we were to follow what was proposed in NYC, the funds from the congestion fees would be used to fund more public transit.

Especially since that one independent is Han Dong.

We're not talking about one person, but the macro-economic trends in general. Many individuals will not follow the trend, as it represents the economy as a whole.

It also doesn't include any wording that would indicate it's FOSS. It doesn't say anything about being able to fork, instead using phrases like, "participate in its development", "allowing its users to contribute directly to improving the product", and "will benefit from thousands of developers' experience and creativity".

Paywalled article (It's also nearly a year old). I am very suspicious of the parts I was able to read:

• Comparing to the IRS seems almost useless. Anyone who has ever had to deal with the IRS can tell you it's severely, severely under-funded.

• Quoting the Canadian Taxpayers Federation like they're a neutral voice doesn't give me a lot of faith in the rest of this article. They're an astrorurfing, libertarian organization.

• I don't know anything about Australia's tax system or how well it's run, but it's curious that they have roughly half the staff Canada did before this hiring spree with almost 3/4 the population.

I would be interested to read a comparison of the CRA to other taxation authorities throughout the world, to see what we could learn, but I didn't find anything of that nature before the paywall.

https://lemmy.ca/post/20399097

There are similar posts on other subs, but this is from 3 days ago on the same sub.

The Worm is in the Hall of Fame and a unique talent in all of basketball history. His personality is...also unique...so I'm not saying I want to meet him. However, comparing someone so significant to the history of a major sport to someone who will probably be a footnote in US political history is just insulting!

I'm always cautious about comparing the US to the EU too closely, but in this case it fits, as both are continent-wide common markets.

The rest of North America would like a word with you...

This really echos of the Sixties Scoop here in Canada (and similar schemes elsewhere).

FTA:

Government documents say the reporting requirements likely would apply to plastic producers, not consumers.

Custom ROMs are able to use RCS with Google Messages just fine. It only becomes an issue if you also want to de-Google your phone.

Green Hydrogen from Electrolysis is extremely inefficient (<30%). Renewable energy isn't without cost or environmental impact, so we need to responsible with how we use it. Unless the grid you're pulling from is 100% renewable and has excess power that is just being wasted, that renewable energy could be used elsewhere in a more efficient manner.