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mrmanager, in This bridge goes through the water and not over it, The Netherlands
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Wow. There is very small margin for overflowing here…

oatscoop,

There’s probably an overflow spillway for the whole pond out of frame.

Shou,

Correct. That bridge is meant to flex on water control. This is near a place that is susceptible to river floods.

Obi,
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Don’t worry the Dutch know what they’re doing when it comes to water.

Ryumast3r,

That just adds to the fun.

Bongles, in Cameraman calls BS on Toronto Airport CEO

fun fact, those are arrival times, which the airport has no control over. So it’s not really relevant

ghariksforge,

And they all happened to be delayed/cancelled?

s6original, in This toilet paper roll is missing 90% of the tube
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As long as it’s not rub ya raw paper it should still work if you can get it on the roller.

anage_oldprob,

It works doesn’t turn as nice but does the job

j4yt33, in This toilet paper roll is missing 90% of the tube

I don’t get it. What’s wrong with it?

TheAndrewBrown,
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The cardboard tube only goes partially through the hole so the majority of the toilet paper is wrapped around nothing

j4yt33,

Ah gotcha. I was thinking about the wrong dimension

CeruleanRuin,
@CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one avatar

Why is it brown

anage_oldprob,

Because that’s the natural color of cardboard?

Zozano, in This bridge goes through the water and not over it, The Netherlands

What the fuck is this place. The hills look like a PS1 game

odbol,

Looks like the hill has fur

monsterpiece42,

🎵 a cut-out bridge beneath, hills with the furrrr… 🎶

sebsch,

Not a hill, its a levee

TheBat,
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What happens if it breaks?

superfly_samurai,
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Amazing music!

soulifix,

The Netherlands is the PS1

wesker, in This toilet paper roll is missing 90% of the tube
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Put your dick in it.

filgas08,
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the tolussy

archengel, in This boarding pass came out of the machine blank.
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archengel, in This boarding pass came out of the machine blank.
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This is an excellent mildlyinteresting. Perfect form.

JoshIsProbablyTired, in This toilet paper roll is missing 90% of the tube

The winders web alignment was way off probably after a roll change!

Vengefu1Tuna, in This boarding pass came out of the machine blank.
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walks up to the pilot “Excuse me, sir. But this is my plane now.”

Pilot takes the boarding pass, sees scribbled across the front, “Pilot’s Seat”

Pilot: “Well shit”

Calamades, in Creed Bratton's blog, finally got around to looking for it

Spoiler, that link is appalling and managed to pop up a bunch of weird shit on my phone despite all my blockers.

danhab99,

Hey sorry about that friend, I saw the page using Brave so I thought it was fine, I updated the link to the webarchive mirror of it.

Agent641, in This boarding pass came out of the machine blank.

My brain when my girlfriend asks “Whatcha thinking?”

gleph, in in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on
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I love that it helps you see how little of the welfare payments are going to the unemployed, since that’s the part that concerns people the most.

Deez,

That’s a newer addition, when it first came out under a conservative Goverment, all welfare was grouped together.

Risk,

Classic Conservative tactic.

“Evil, stupid, greedy-” stuffs pockets “-jobless, welfare scroungers!” stuffs pockets “Pensioners, vote for me to bring down our welfare spending!”

Agent641,

Indeed, especially since I am quite unconcerned about the Aged. They had their chance!

Z3k3,

Uk government tried this a few yrs ago trying to spin the welfare part as work shy bambots then it came out that the lions share was pension pots that took up most of it with the teachers pensions being the one the media focused on

ChickenLadyLovesLife,

The US has a similar breakdown by % as this Australian one, except that what’s called “welfare” in Australia is called “entitlements” in the US and makes up about 50% of the budget. Welfare in terms of the dole aka money given to “work shy bambots” makes up only about half of one percent.

just_another_person, in in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on

This is pretty great. This should be happening everywhere.

Nesola,

That’s what I thought. I bet that would raise understanding of federal purposes

Singar,

I get one from the US gov. It looks like:

Military spending ======================== Other =

ChickenLadyLovesLife,

My favorite thing about budget breakdowns in the US is how often pundits list defense spending as a percentage of GNP (gross national product) rather than as a percentage of the annual budget. Nothing else in the budget ever gets this kind of favorable treatment (which makes it appear smaller than it actually is) except sometimes debt service.

TyrionsNose,

I don’t think that’s favorable treatment. Defense is 3%. Social Security is 5%. Medicaid and Medicare is also 5%.

We can afford our defense budget and make the country better for the common person by utilizing our funds more efficiently and/or moving to universal healthcare.

nuke,

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/2022_US_Federal_Budget_Infographic.png

en.wikipedia.org/…/Expenditures_in_the_United_Sta…

Virgo,

Makes me want to calculate what goes where in my taxes based off these percentages, even if it’s not the most accurate

Virgo,

Makes me want to calculate what goes where in my taxes based off these percentages, even if it’s not the most accurate

gornar,
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I love that tiny wee slice of corporate income tax compared to personal

dragonflyteaparty,

Interesting that the Medicare has a note that the amount includes offsetting receipts like premiums.

Peepolo, in in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on

We get this in the UK too 👍.

Duchess,
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do we?? i don’t think i’ve ever had one of these. do you have to apply for one or can you access it online?

Darkard,

You will get one with your council tax bill that will cover your local constituency. But I’ve never seen one for my tax as a whole.

brap,

I’ve seen it on the council tax statement but not otherwise.

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