Very annoying, i just wanted the models more then anything
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Echidna on 24 April, 2017, 12:56:22 PMQuote from: Magnetica on 23 April, 2017, 10:47:14 PM
Carlos is a great story teller. I can't recall any of his stories where it wasn't clear what was going on - the story flows beautifully with him.
Ezquerra is an acquired taste for many, but you have to admire his visual storytelling and sheer energy. Like Magnetica says, when you look at a Carlos page you immediately understand what's happening. That's pretty much the essence of a great comics artist.
Quote from: TordelBack on 24 April, 2017, 09:38:39 AM
However, what I was getting at is that elected governments make and enforce coercive laws regarding employment, and that (in my opinion) is the sole reason we have paid leave, HS&W (such as it is) and there aren't still children up chimneys and down mines chewing on phosphorus and radium in the western/First world. In the absence of state regulation, I believe the world of work would be every bit as horrid as it was before accountable governments got involved in the welfare of the citizens that elect them.
Quote from: The Legendary Shark on 23 April, 2017, 02:13:22 PMQuote from: Suede1971 on 23 April, 2017, 01:39:05 PM
I think its common sense that we need taxes to fund our services, the unfair bit i think is that some of the larger companies either do not pay tax at all or very little and do not contribute to society, and your average person sometimes pays too much.
I don't think people would pay taxes if they had the choice not to(some companies do not though circumventing laws with lawyers etc) and im personally happy to pay my taxes if it helps fund services and benefits etc.
So long as we continue to base our societies on the primitive and selfish monetary model then yes, these things must be paid for.
Taxation, however, is not the only way.
As I have said here many times, taking the monetary system out of private hands and returning it to the public realm, even under the auspices of the current deeply flawed government system, would be a massive and fundamental game-changer and is a step we simply must take on the road to a fairer, healthier society.