As an American who has been abroad for many years, can confirm! I'm visiting the states at the moment and its crazy to hear a family member talking about trying to convince their boss that the employees should get five paid sick days a year instead of only three. Three! A year! Insane.

Volltreffer von dem Postillion!

Lustig, dass die beiden Parteien bei dem Wort "Nazi" sich angesprochen fühlen.

Same with the resentment! Lots of people in the US don't want to hear how much better it is elsewhere. GrEaTesT NaTiOn oN eArTh!

Sounds like the same evidence-lacking claims that crop up once a year or so and lead precisely no where. Are we really calling this "news"?

As much as I loved SDV when I played through it, I don't know if I could start another run despite the new content. Too much lol

The admin for my instance claims that 0.18 is very buggy, won't update the server until the next version is out and bugs are fixed. The new Jerboa still runs for me, but its a bit wonky... I might just downgrade back to the previous version until its sorted out.

It works the same way in Germany. If you're playing music in essentially any venue, even just on the radio, you pay a royalties fee. For places that do it everyday there is usually a flat yearly fee. At least here, a good chunk of that money does indeed fund other cultural endeavors.

In all honesty, I will probably just tip the minimum amount and try not to let it get to me. Its not like I'll be out eating by myself anyway, there will be plenty of social pressure to help me along :)

But imagine if all jobs worked this way. Oh, you wanted a good outcome for your surgery? Maybe you should have tipped your surgeon! Oh, you wanted your taxes done correctly? Should have tipped! Sorry boss, I would have gotten you that report on time, but you forgot to leave me a tip!

I also think its silly that tips are based on the price of your meal, as if that has anything to do with the service whatsoever. So the person who ordered a steak pays more in a tip than the person who ordered a salad? Why? It would make way more sense to tip based on time spent in the establishment. I would understand a standard 5$ tip per half-hour or something way more.

A tip less than $4.81 means you expect the driver to earn less than minimum wage.

I disagree - it means you expect them to earn a wage regardless of how much you tip. Bosses should pay their workers a living wage, period. DD drivers shouldn't have to rely on the kindness of strangers.

But isn't the the employer who is the asshole for not paying a living wage?

Wenn sie 16 ist kann sie selbst entscheiden.

Great! Now do tobacco smoke!

Das überrascht niemand, glaub ich.

Kotzt mich so an. Unsere Babynahrung ist dagegen über 40% teurer geworden innerhalb nur zwei Jahren.

Thanks for the hard work, and also clearing up the whole genocide thing! ^^

I have a who is a screen actor and they often work for very little pay. Even a recurring character on a hit TV show might not even be making enough to afford health insurance.

This friend recently landed a small but important role in a movie that gained somewhat of a "cult" status after its release. The money he makes from selfies and autographs at conventions is sometimes the only money he earns that month. I can see why it disappoints fans, but I can also understand these actors who are just trying to stay afloat. Especially the Trek actors who often don't seem to get much other work.

Mein herzliches Beileid! Ich bin Amerikaner in DE (inzwischen sogar Staatsbürger) und das mit dem IRS ist echt nervig. Ich hatte mehr als 10 Jahre nichts eingereicht bevor ich wieder angefangen habe zu filen.

Damals gab es eine Art Begnadigungsprgramm, wo man die letzte drei Jahre einreichen soll (egal wie lange es gewesen ist) und dann war es in Ordnung. Man war dann aber wieder drin im System und muss theoretisch jedes Jahr brav weiter machen.

Wenn du nicht mehr als 100.000$ im Jahr verdienst, musst du dort auch keine Steuern zahlen. Nur für den Steuerberater Nuss man bezahlen, bei mir ist das etwa 300€ im Jahr.

Ob du anfangen sollst, kann ich dir nicht sagen. Die IRS ist bekanntlich unterbesetzt und unterfinanziert. Ob die dir wirklich hinterherkommen? Es könnte später aber etwas kompliziert werden, zum Beispiel wenn du eine Wohnung besitzt und die verkaufen willst.

Taxes For Expats ist ein guter Anfang. Solltest du filen, kannst du es mit denen Online machen. Meine Steuererklärung ist etwas komplizierter und benutze deshalb eine private Service. Aber ich kenne viele die mit TFE GT klar kommen. Die könnten eventuell deine Fragen beantworten bevor du anfängst. Falls du dich interessierst, kann ich dir gerne den Kontakt von meinem Berater schicken. Er lebt in Hamburg und macht genau solche Fällen wie wir.

While cool, is it really that interesting to fly around Arrakis? As I recall from the novels, its definitely mostly just sand....

Endlich wieder verstaatlichten! Ich wäre zumindest dafür.