BilliJo Aldrin Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 How to tell if someone is a socialist: Ask them if the salaries of sports stars should be capped so that the public can get to buy cheaper tickets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirandaBowers Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 This thread is a trainwreck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Rosenstar Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 15 minutes ago, MirandaBowers said: This thread is a trainwreck I believe I can fly. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillith Hapmouche Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I believe I can touch the sky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn Lysette Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 what the lindens have to do must do is make prostitution and strippin ilegal in sl forever and give away free houses n apratments to 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Tennyson Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 11 hours ago, BilliJo Aldrin said: How do you feel about LL putting itself on an equal footing as estate owners and subdividing and selling all of the mainland for 1 L per parcel? Mainland is largely empty because its almost impossible to buy mainland as compared to buying on an estate. Perhaps with all that new tier coming in, LL could then lower the rates. They did basically that in 2011 - all abandoned land automatically went on sale for L$1/sm. Land value for private sellers plummeted. Meanwhile, many of those who bought the cheap land couldn't afford to pay tier on it and ended up abandoning it shortly afterwards, often after their ill-advised business plans went on the rocks. I can't complain because that's how my family enterprise got a nice chunk of roadside land back then, but it certainly wasn't effective at revitalizing Mainland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Tennyson Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 12 hours ago, Chinami1000 said: on 2. Tier is essentially a real estate tax. Bring the tax down, so that property owners can earn a positive cash flow, and property owners will stop letting land sit. The goal should always be to keep land developed - keep the economy going. It's just like the outside world - government has to balance what it sucks out of the economy in taxes against what it needs to continue operating. Right now the SL government is choking the life out of their economy. In economics it's called the Laffer curve. Lower taxes often mean more growth, which then creates more tax revenue than would be collected with the economy that is not growing. So, you're making the Ronald Reagan tax plan argument (which George H.W. Bush called "voodoo economics" before he became vice president.) Let's go to the tapes: Reagan reduced taxes. The government deficits ballooned. Then the economy grew. But the deficits kept getting bigger anyway. The US didn't start running a surplus on the government budget until the 1990's thanks to the technology boom. That boom, incidentally, happened after a tax increase. Meanwhile, unlike a government, a private company can't run a deficit indefinitely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinami1000 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Solar Legion said: Social Island is a No Build sim so unless they were using script only animation override HUDs, you're treating text the exact same way you'd treat everything else. That is not even getting into the fact that if such a thing actually transpired then the proper response has already been outlined for you here. See here's the thing; Linden Lab can't do anything if they never get a Report. Since you edited this to add in a bit more ... 'Kids' are not allowed onto SL. Teenagers sixteen and older are however their experience is a bit more limited/controlled. Beyond that what your kid sees on the screen of your computer is in your hands, know what is appropriate to use when they are around and what is not and plan accordingly. Maybe the problem is that this platform attracts the fringe who would defend anything that upsets others. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinami1000 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Theresa Tennyson said: So, you're making the Ronald Reagan tax plan argument (which George H.W. Bush called "voodoo economics" before he became vice president.) Let's go to the tapes: Reagan reduced taxes. The government deficits ballooned. Then the economy grew. But the deficits kept getting bigger anyway. The US didn't start running a surplus on the government budget until the 1990's thanks to the technology boom. That boom, incidentally, happened after a tax increase. Meanwhile, unlike a government, a private company can't run a deficit indefinitely. George W. Bush was an awful President for economic growth you know. But it should be worth noting that Obama created more debt than all the previous Presidents combined.... so there is definitely a culture of people in DC who are quite happy to attempt to run indefinite deficits. Edited September 27, 2017 by Chinami1000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Tennyson Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 10 minutes ago, Chinami1000 said: George W. Bush was an awful President for economic growth you know. But it should be worth noting that Obama created more debt than all the previous Presidents combined.... so there is definitely a culture of people in DC who are quite happy to attempt to run indefinite deficits. Theresa Tennyson looks around. Okay, who wants to tell Chinami that George Herbert Walker Bush and George Walker Bush were father and son, and the events I was describing were 20 years before George W. Bush was elected? Not even taking account of the fact that George W. Bush, the "awful President for economic growth", made tax cuts a big part of his economic growth strategy... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase01 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 53 minutes ago, Quinn Lysette said: What the lindens have to do must do is make prostitution and stripping illegal in SL forever Why? It is an income source for LL. People who pay to play or those who frequent strip clubs also buy Linden. If you don't care for it, it is easy to avoid. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar Legion Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 29 minutes ago, Chinami1000 said: Maybe the problem is that this platform attracts the fringe who would defend anything that upsets others. Nah, the problem is that there are people who know nothing at all about the platform and insist upon using it in front of those whom it has always been inappropriate for. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliJo Aldrin Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Theresa Tennyson said: They did basically that in 2011 - all abandoned land automatically went on sale for L$1/sm. Land value for private sellers plummeted. Meanwhile, many of those who bought the cheap land couldn't afford to pay tier on it and ended up abandoning it shortly afterwards, often after their ill-advised business plans went on the rocks. I can't complain because that's how my family enterprise got a nice chunk of roadside land back then, but it certainly wasn't effective at revitalizing Mainland. omg really? i thought that would be a wonderful idea. Except my idea is $1 L per parcel, not $1 L per sq m How is buying land from LL for 1 L any different than buying from a private estate owner for $1L? You still have to pay tier/rent every month, Its not Linden Lab's fault people got greedy. I say bring in $1 L per parcel land sales to mainland and watch mainland become populated again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resi Pfeffer Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, Quinn Lysette said: what the lindens have to do must do is make prostitution and strippin ilegal in sl forever and give away free houses n apratments to The thread derailed already, and now Quinn comes along with fullspeed to extend the mishap to a pileup. Edited September 28, 2017 by Resi Pfeffer typo 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Meriman Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Quinn Lysette said: what the lindens have to do must do is make prostitution and strippin ilegal in sl forever and give away free houses n apratments to Noooooo, the Lindens have to make free houses n apratments ilegal in sl forever and give away free strippin* n prostitution* to *tips expected though Edited September 28, 2017 by Callum Meriman darned spelling fails. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Alcott Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 9 hours ago, Quinn Lysette said: what the lindens have to do must do is make prostitution and strippin ilegal in sl forever and this solves what problem? ... look away and you won't see it... i too don't like to be confronted with prostitution, sex should be free. A good stripper is never bad 9 hours ago, Quinn Lysette said: and give away free houses n apratments to they do!... you get a free house when you get premium and have a look at MP...sooo many free houses... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 13 hours ago, Chinami1000 said: Maybe the problem is that this platform attracts the fringe who would defend anything that upsets others. That is one way to look at it. You could also look at is the platform has a customer base built on what it has offered for 14 years who are not likely to want an outsider to fix what is not broken. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Emerald Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Whats with all the nuts coming around telling us how SL should be? Theres been a couple of those in recent time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn Lysette Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 16 hours ago, Chase01 said: Why? It is an income source for LL. People who pay to play or those who frequent strip clubs also buy Linden. If you don't care for it, it is easy to avoid. by reporting all hookers until they are banned ? yes il do that 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn Lysette Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 8 hours ago, Alwin Alcott said: and this solves what problem? ... look away and you won't see it... i too don't like to be confronted with prostitution, sex should be free. A good stripper is never bad they do!... you get a free house when you get premium and have a look at MP...sooo many free houses... the real problem is it realy is real prostitution cuz they get paid lindens that they then withdraw to a real bank account turning it into real money that includes the lindens they get for webcamwhorin and stripping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar Legion Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, Quinn Lysette said: the real problem is it realy is real prostitution cuz they get paid lindens that they then withdraw to a real bank account turning it into real money that includes the lindens they get for webcamwhorin and stripping Since phone sex lines and such are not illegal I'd have to say you're barking up the wrong tree. Thanks for stopping by though! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Quinn Lysette said: real prostitution There must be physical contact or it is not prostitution. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Alcott Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rhonda Huntress said: There must be physical contact or it is not prostitution. yes and sometimes no, pixel sex is certainly not, but in some countries cam sex is considered the real job. ( if money is involved, and it is in sl) Edited September 28, 2017 by Alwin Alcott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Nova Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 On 27/09/2017 at 2:35 PM, Klytyna said: And lastly... LL are STILL making a ton of money. Enough that they can waste tens of millions on the whole Project Stupid Vomit-Cam Art Gallery thing... Hear hear! With knobs on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Alwin Alcott said: if money is involved Oh, but there is no money involved. According to the TOS, linden dollars "have no monetary value (i.e. are not a cash account or equivalent) and are purchases of only a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-assignable, personal, and non-transferable license to use content Inworld." LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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