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Cake day: June 12th, 2023
  • jumperalex@lemmy.worldtoMap Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz•People at risk of povertyEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Yeah at least Old Town Prague and surrounding areas hasn’t been too bad about magically broken CC machines. And only like one place we go regularly is 100% cash only, which means they also don’t advertise a specific discount.

    I was VERY surprised at how much Germany didn’t want to accept CC. Sure we were in Essen which isn’t touristy, but even Dortmund was more CC-averse than Prague and we were in Dortmund the week before the Euro’s in 2024. Heck I think Koblenz was less CC averse! But my previous experience was Frankfurt and Nuremberg touristy areas so that colored my previous perception of Germany’s CC acceptance I’m sure.

    As for trades people, HA! Yeah my dad was commercial HVAC for diners in New Jersey in the 70’s thru 00’s. LOTS of cash in those businesses. “How much for cash?” was a very regular question the owner would ask him when he handed them the invoice ;-)

  • jumperalex@lemmy.worldtoMap Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz•People at risk of povertyEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I was excited to see this as well. I visit Czechia often. What makes it even more interesting, and makes me wonder how it impacts this stat, is how much “cash discount” tax evasion I know happens. And I mean like, it isn’t even hidden. I’ve seen multiple Prague restaurants with both signs (like outside the front door!) and webpages with HUGE notices about a 30% discount for cash. Like, that is NOT because of the swipe fees which are EU regulated. When I asked a friend who owns a bar why, she said it was to avoid the taxes. Even she was surprised they were so brazen about the discount, but not that surprised.

    That said, any Czechs who want to chime in to correct me / expand on the topic, I’d be very interested in your perspective.

  • jumperalex@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Musk melts down as Tesla stock price plungesEnglish
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    9 months ago

    In an IDEAL world, Musk will be removed as CEO for both failure to perform (he’s literally not doing his job given that he’s doing all his DOGshitE) and the harm he’s bringing to the brand. No other CEO would be allowed to get away with this.

    Then, in a JUST world the stock will stabilize, start to grow again, and everyone will get back on the EV train with Tesla included. While the Muskrat watches from the sidelines like the loser he is.

    CAVEAT: only if he also doesn’t still own any more of the stock than he could get owning VTSAX like the rest of us.

  • jumperalex@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    9 months ago

    You know, I had a gut reaction to your post, “If it’s in the law they have to honor it!”

    But then I remembered what timeline we’re in. The one where congress and the courts have abdicated themselves to the Executive Branch. The one where there is nothing to stop the Republicans in congress from making promises, putting them into the budget, Trump flatly denying it (aka Impoundment), and congress and the courts not pushing back.

    It can 100% happen and we have the evidence and precedent now to prove it.