Borachio
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Random Rants LXIV: Who's Acting Like a Child Now?
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Snerk
Smeghead
That's one helluva poke you got there. I think those things are illegal.
Snerk
Smeghead
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Oscillator
An antibody provider I thought was good is apparently being fined by the USDA and having its license revoked for serious animal welfare violations.
Technicality is the last refuge of the scoundrel! Besides, it's unidiomatic.
On a different note, 1 John 4:18 ("There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.") makes me kind of sad for some reason. I'm not sure why.
JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
It's a lieeeee! There's a billion stupid things to be afraid of when you're in love.
Phrossack
Armored Fish and Armored Men
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The good news is that I've found what seems like a really cool computer game. The bad news is that, even if I had a computer that could run it, it's entirely in Chinese.
I'm starting to get into Chinese history, so perhaps I should look for ways to learn Mandarin.
I'm starting to get into Chinese history, so perhaps I should look for ways to learn Mandarin.
Mise
isle of lucy
They treat it as if you're selling something in Japan and thus receiving an income in Japan, rather than exporting from the US to Japan (in which case the buyer/donor would have to pay import tax and whatever VAT they charge over there).
But I disagree with that logic since I am not selling anything. It would be more like a charity asking for donations, since it is completely up to the viewer as to whether or not they want to give me any money. Plus, I don't have to pay any Japanese taxes on any ad revenue I earn from viewers in Japan, so why should I have to pay taxes on donations?
The only thing I can think of is the Japanese government may be trying to discourage it's citizens from donating money to foreign YouTubers because that would essentially be like taking that money out of their economy. If that's the case, it seems a little more understandable, but I'm still not paying their taxes. And if the Japanese government ever did come after me for those taxes, I'm sure there's a lawyer out there that is good enough to defend me. I also think YouTube should allow content creators to disable fan funding from certain countries. That way someone like me who doesn't want to pay Japanese taxes can block anyone from Japan from donating money.
I didn't catch her number-plate.
I'm really curious about how Japan is going to enforce that law against you... Or does the IRS enforce on Japan's behalf?
I don't know. Google just says it is my responsibility to report any of those donations to the Japanese government. So I'm guessing I just won't report it to the Japanese government.
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