Stefanie Neumann<p>in fading flowers<br>time's promise - windfall brings plums<br>electric foretaste</p><p>---<br><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/vss365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vss365</span></a> - <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a><br><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/VssPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VssPoem</span></a> - <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a><br><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> - plum<br><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BlueSkyRelay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueSkyRelay</span></a> - <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a><br><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/vss365" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vss365</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://artsio.com/@worded_art" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>worded_art</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/poetry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>poetry</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/haiku" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>haiku</span></a></span></p>
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MartinL_NZ ☑️<p>So <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elonmusk</span></a> attacks Wikipedia on the 24th of December, like on Christmas eve. <br>Now the man has 12 children, or perhaps more by now. You would think that our new born conservative would spent some quality time with at least a few of them and do the conservative family man thing with the tree and the prayer and all, but no, he's having a go at a website billions of people love and like and visit on a regular basis. And ironically on a day when people feel most generous. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a></p>
blhue<p>What do y'all think I should spend this <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/equifax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equifax</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> on?</p>
Krutonium://<p>Anyone know how to quickly make money on <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windfall</span></a> Island <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Zelda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelda</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Windwaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windwaker</span></a></p>
Delphi<p>There had to be a sneaky catch didn't there. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Eton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eton</span></a> start paying <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vat</span></a> now but <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/claim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> back for the previous 10 years! The start date should be the same on both. This is ridiculous.<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/12/eton-among-elite-private-schools-set-to-cash-in-on-windfall-from-new-vat-rules" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/education/2024</span><span class="invisible">/oct/12/eton-among-elite-private-schools-set-to-cash-in-on-windfall-from-new-vat-rules</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/privateschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privateschool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HMRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HMRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/independentschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentschools</span></a></p>
Jonny Clark<p>When your eye are bigger than your stomach…🐿️🍎😏</p><p>A <a href="https://birds.town/tags/GreySquirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreySquirrel</span></a> in the <a href="https://birds.town/tags/orchard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchard</span></a> at <a href="https://birds.town/tags/WWTCastleEspie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWTCastleEspie</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mammal</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/squirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>squirrel</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wwt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wwt</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/CountyDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CountyDown</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a></p>
Silversnapples<p>Missed a bough. Or the bough missed me. <br>Either way, lucky miss. <br>It's windy out there today, but there's a wee Christmas market at the Handlebar cafe on Garnier road at the foot of St Catherine's Hill if you're brave enough to walk from the park and ride <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Winchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winchester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christmas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a></p>
Strum<p>Roots:<br>Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don't.<br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/roots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>So as always, the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> (by which we really mean <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> & traders in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/financialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financialservices</span></a>) win against a Govt. </p><p>In the light of market signals through the day on Tuesday, last night the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italian</span></a> Govt. capped its banking <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> at around a fifth of what commentators thought it might reach when announced.</p><p>Whatever, you think about the Italian Govt., the immediacy of reactions to financial markets confirms that Govt. fear the sentiment of financial actors... not really <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is it?</p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Meanwhile in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a>: </p><p>A <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> tax of 40% is being imposed on <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/interestrate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interestrate</span></a> spread (the net profit on returns by virtue of the difference between rates to lenders & borrowers)....</p><p>Having looked at the extra level of profits made in the first half of this year, the one-off tax will be used to cut taxes & help <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/mortgage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortgage</span></a> holders.</p><p>Despite loud demands in the UK for something similar, the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a> are unlikely to turn against their chum in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/financialservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financialservices</span></a>, at least not yet!</p>
jotbe<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windfall</span></a> Tax: Während <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> größtenteils nur eine "Energiepreisbremse" eingeführt hat, ging <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Kroatien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kroatien</span></a> viel weiter: Deren konservative(!) Regierung aus HDZ (irgendwo rechts bei CDU/CSU) und ein paar kleineren Parteien, hat zusätzlich alle Sektoren mit einer Übergewinnsteuer als solidarische Maßnahme belegt. Betroffen sind Firmen, die in 2022 über umgerechnet 40 Mill. EUR Umsatz hatten und deren Gewinn 20% überstiegen hat, vergl. zu den 4 Vorjahren (ca. 200 Firmen). <a href="https://www.boerse.de/nachrichten/Ausgleich-von-Krisenlasten-Kroatien-fuehrt-Uebergewinnsteuer-ein/34332452" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">boerse.de/nachrichten/Ausgleic</span><span class="invisible">h-von-Krisenlasten-Kroatien-fuehrt-Uebergewinnsteuer-ein/34332452</span></a></p>
jotbe<p>World’s 722 biggest companies ‘making $1tn in windfall profits’</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/06/worlds-722-biggest-companies-making-1tn-in-windfall-profits" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2023/</span><span class="invisible">jul/06/worlds-722-biggest-companies-making-1tn-in-windfall-profits</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/rr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rr</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greedflation</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/corporategreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporategreed</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/windfalltax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfalltax</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Well, well, well. who'd have thought; at a time of record <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a>, when <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> firms say they need those profits to <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/invest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invest</span></a> & they shouldn't be subject to a <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> tax, what do we actually see?</p><p>After a recent peak in 2014, investment by the industry has been bubbling along around half of that peak.</p><p>Sure, they're going to say there are special circumstances; for one or two years, perhaps but for eight years - No: looks like surplus extraction to me!</p>
Kriszta Satori<p>Just popped on the site: Energy giant <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ExxonMobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonMobil</span></a> sues EU to <a href="https://journa.host/tags/block" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>block</span></a> energy <a href="https://journa.host/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> tax 😶 <br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64113398" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/business-641133</span><span class="invisible">98</span></a><br>ExxonMobil reported a quarterly <a href="https://journa.host/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a> of almost $20 billion in October. A 33% tax on this year's profits was announced - those profits were more than 20% higher than the average for the three previous years. In an investor meeting earlier this month, ExxonMobil's chief financial officer estimated that the EU tax would cost the group "over $2 billion".</p>
Blair Palese✅<p>Once again, Wilkie speaks sense to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> captured Aussie govt! “Cross-bench independent Andrew Wilkie said that while he applauded the govt for standing up to selfish <a href="https://aus.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> companies, there was one glaring omission in the package & that is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> profits tax. Wilkie reminded the Parliament that Australians are the ones who own these resources rather than companies like <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shell</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bhp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bhp</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/woodside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woodside</span></a>.” - <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MichaelWestMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelWestMedia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> @andrewwilkie <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WindfallTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindfallTax</span></a><br><a href="https://michaelwest.com.au/coalition-sidelined-fossil-outrage-as-labor-strikes-deal-on-energy-relief-bill-with-greens/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaelwest.com.au/coalition-s</span><span class="invisible">idelined-fossil-outrage-as-labor-strikes-deal-on-energy-relief-bill-with-greens/</span></a></p>
Khurram Wadee ✅<p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shell</span></a> paid zero <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/windfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windfall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> despite record global <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a> | Shell | The Guardian</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/oct/27/shell-doubles-its-profits-to-95bn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2022/</span><span class="invisible">oct/27/shell-doubles-its-profits-to-95bn</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a></p>
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