Actually, in Paris, if you own an SUV or drive one in the city, you're rich. Poorer can't afford one and even a car is too expensive. It's already a tax on the rich.
For more taxes on the wealth, it's up to the national government and it's a complete different story.
I was alcoholic and was drunk 4 days a week. I quit 8 years ago and it's my best decision. My health improved a lot and my cognitive capacities too.
I can't remember why I drunk and I now think it was stupid. I just can understand. I'm at the point I can't even eat a chocolate with alcohol. It's like vomiting.
The sensation when you're drunk isn't plaisant. It's seriously bad when I think about it.
The drinking culture is here. People are still surprised when you don't drink. The sometimes don't understand why. I guess it's too deep in the cultural conformism.
As she headed to her son's grave, she told the BBC that the Fleximan enigma reflected a culture that tells people they have the right to feel that rules do not apply to them.
Do the rules apply to the rich? It's how many poorer think it is. Maybe, the authorities should begin with applying them to the rich with for example higher taxes and better welfare aka reducing poverty.
EU should double down with a regulation stipulating that people are free to install whatever OS they want on devices (smartphones included) and companies can't gatekeep it.
I avoid places where self checkout isn't available. And, it's not just me. I stopped counting how many time the cashier is jobless and the self checkout area is full.
In my country, it's a huge success. People love it at the point that even Aldi and Lidl implemented the system.
But, the huge difference with the US is cultural. People coming here from abroad have a hard time to make local friends. It can take up to 10 years to make one.
My guess is that people love the lack of social contact more than self checkout itself.
For me, it looks like people are mad at the US defaultism of the decision.
I understand why. It makes for part of the users no sense as they are protected by the law. It looks like a US "shitshow". Countries are protecting the IP of the person, making it nearly impossible to pursue someone. Others have law allowing the use and the copy of copyrighted material for educational purposes. Some allow the download of copyrighted material.
It's the same with GDPR. Meta must comply. There is no exception because US defaultism.
And we can understand this point of view too. It's not binary as the US people think it is. It's more mixed depending of the country.
Generally, outside of this drama, on the internet, people are reclaiming they right and don't want the US "example" anymore. They want the internet following their local laws like the GDPR for Europeans. They have the right to claim it. Thanks to GDPR, mandatory usb-c, battery replacement and others laws in Europe and outside, the consciences of are awakened that the US is not the model to follow in terms of law on the internet and technologies.
Actually, in Paris, if you own an SUV or drive one in the city, you're rich. Poorer can't afford one and even a car is too expensive. It's already a tax on the rich.
For more taxes on the wealth, it's up to the national government and it's a complete different story.