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Despite a higher tax on investment savings accounts (ISK) and capital insurance after the New Year, these savings forms remain attractive, but only if the returns exceed a certain level, according to calculations that compare them with a classic deposit account. #ISK #kapitalförsäkring #privatekonomi (translated)

Jochen Bittner wrote that discussions about educational deficits and equal opportunities are always important. This also includes the question of what consequences it has in an immigration society when immigrants are taught up to the third generation that the West and capitalism continue to plunder and colonize their countries of origin. Such a portrayal could lead people to plunder in return, he argued. https://t.co/0XmAHwtUWr #Bildung #Chancengleichheit #Einwanderung (translated)

Yanis Varoufakis, never short of an original statement, reports a hopeful mood even among the last remaining Marxists in China: capitalism will not survive AI, as the abundance of goods it creates will cause their exchange value to plummet — a prediction that, by the way, is very similar to the expectation recently expressed by Elon Musk to the "Economist"; perhaps the American billionaire will soon also be counted among the Chinese Marxists. #KünstlicheIntelligenz #China #TechnologieRisiken (translated)

Mickpl wrote that Stano boasted about Channel Zero's EBITDA at 25 million. He compared this amount with the results of BloomBit, a mobile game producer, and 11bit, which — as he noted — creates games outside the AAA segment. In his opinion, this is not much for a medium described as one of the greatest media forces in Poland, although he also acknowledged that Channel Zero is not a bad media product. The author pointed out that the problem of the Polish economy is, in his opinion, the lack of investors despite available capital. He assessed that the capitalization of the Polish stock market is low and depends on the decisions of Western investment banks. He also wrote that Poles invest money in apartments or keep it in non-interest-bearing checking accounts; according to him, half of the primary market in the seven largest cities goes to investment purposes. He compared the 19 percent tax on stock market profits with an 8.5 percent flat rate on rental income. Mickpl assessed that the economy relies on construction, despite the poor demographic situation and unfavorable forecasts. He stated that in the West, Channel Zero could already have three helicopters and a stock market debut behind it, and revenues from collaborations and royalties from YouTube would only be an additional gain. He presented this as an example, in his opinion, of a flawed system. #KanałZero #Gospodarka #Inwestycje (translated)

The commission itself proposes moderate contribution increases to build up the new capital stock. "In the end, it is about a balanced overall structure, where people feel that things are fair," says Miersch in an interview with "T-Online." #Rentenreform #SPD #SozialeGerechtigkeit (translated)

NIC NEVIM stated that the market is beginning to sober up from expectations related to the construction of data centers and the purchase of expensive chips and memory. According to him, the demand for capital is extraordinarily high, while the available money is running out. At OpenAI, he mentioned annualized revenues of $50 billion, but also stated that the company is still losing money due to high model training costs. He believes that the growth in revenues at this stage does not indicate long-term profitability. According to him, companies and individuals are now experimenting with AI and spending on tokens, but often do not yet see corresponding economic returns. If this does not change quickly, he believes it will be difficult to justify further extensive investments in infrastructure. He added that the costs must eventually be paid by someone, and end consumers do not currently have enough money for that. #ekonomika #uměláinteligence #datacentra (translated)

Christer Sfeir wrote that Gustav III made Marstrand a free port in 1775 to attract foreign ships, merchants, and capital. According to Sfeir, Jewish merchants and families also came to the island, despite the fact that Jews' opportunities to settle and practice their religion in Sweden were then severely limited. He stated that one of Sweden's early Jewish congregations emerged in Marstrand and that Jews in 1782 were allowed to use a vault in Fredriksborg as a synagogue. The vault, according to Sfeir, still exists today. He also wrote that the emigration began when the free port ended in 1794 and that many moved on to Gothenburg, where they became connected to the city's trade and community life. #Marstrand #Sverige #Historik (translated)

Dark clouds are gathering. There are two paths: that of billionaires, slaves, and fascism, and that of democracy, freedom, and the reform of capitalism. One will end with the obliteration of humanity in the climate catastrophe. The future is not yet written for the other. (translated)

Mario Lochner wrote that the Red-Red-Green coalition is united in Berlin and a similar development will soon occur at the federal level. Everything points to that, he explained. He cited the embarrassing failure of the CDU as the reason. #Berlin #Politik #Bundesregierung (translated)

Żelisław Żyżyński assessed that the first set brought a great fight between the two Polish players, interrupted by Iga's injury. He emphasized that the injury did not diminish Maja's performance, which he thought was excellent, and she would have had a chance to win even against Iga at full strength. He called her tournament wonderful and wished her the first title of her career the next day. He wished Iga a speedy recovery and that the match played would not be her last of the season. He also praised her for finishing the match despite the injury. #tenis #IgaŚwiątek #MajaChwalińska (translated)

Artificial intelligence described the example of a retiree who had worked all his life, lived frugally, and rented out a semi-detached house as a pension plan. It wrote that he wanted to sell the rented property in retirement but, due to the abolished 10-year holding period, would have to fully tax the difference between the purchase price and the selling price. Even if the selling price turned out to be lower than expected due to the tight market situation and new energy standards, artificial intelligence argued that, from the tax office's perspective, a profit could arise. As an example, it mentioned an increase in price from €200,000 to €350,000 and pointed out that the purchasing power of the euro had fallen to half over the past decades. According to its presentation, costs for maintenance and renovations, vacancies, and difficulties with tenants were not taken into account. Artificial intelligence criticized that people who had saved and refrained from consumption could ultimately pay for their retirement plans through taxation. At the same time, it claimed that saved money was distributed all over the world and benefited people who had lived less frugally. Finally, it asked what lessons future generations would learn from this injustice. #Kapitalismus #Altersvorsorge #SozialeGerechtigkeit (translated)

Bernd Kaiser accused Fritz-Kola of double standards. He wrote that the company had presented itself as left-wing and anti-capitalist for years, but was now criticizing the planned sugar tax, which would particularly impact the company due to its sugar content of 10.5 grams per 100 milliliters. Kaiser estimated Fritz-Kola's annual revenue at 116 million euros and said the company complained about bureaucracy and hundreds of additional customs officers. At the same time, he criticized that Fritz-Kola was acting as a sponsor of the CDU party conference. The tax, according to Kaiser, would burden local medium-sized businesses while large corporations like Coca-Cola would be less affected. #Zuckersteuer #Doppelmoral https://t.co/vNlj5kf4H6 #Doppelmoral #Sozialismus #Wirtschaft (translated)