And you thought *I* was an angry individual

[drwex]

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=760992300602302&id=139652459402959

That's the J. Michael Straczynski you might know from the Babylon 5 television series or more recently the first Thor movie. It's a Facebook URL but login is not required. It is, however, Facebook, so you read the comments at your peril.

I'm sure there's a story behind this but I don't know it - I just saw the link being passed around and thought I'd share.

Comments

[psybelle.livejournal.com]

I think more of us need to be angry…

It's already bad enough without landlords pulling illegal crap: http://sfist.com/2014/05/05/lower_haight_landlord_wont_let_you.php

[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

*sigh*
I thought JMS was better than that.
oh well. put him in the bin with Orson Scott Card, I guess.

[dcltdw]

I can't figure out a viable solution other than dividing the Union or moving to a red state.

[sandhawke.livejournal.com]

Here's a wild idea for a solution: extend property tax to cover all kinds of property, not just "real estate". All assets. No deduction for debt.

That would be a simple, natural, progressive tax. If you want to accumulate wealth, you pay the tax. I think if we set the rate around 2 or 3 percent per year, we could get rid of income tax and sales tax. (US wealth is approx $200T, federal budget is around $4T/yr)