mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
This is the first time I've seen (or noticed), this "Retail Delivery Fee". Anybody seen this before?
@simba6 wrote:Yep. Another woke green tax. They don't refund it if the sale falls through. Including INR refunds.
Another misuse of the word "woke".
The actual definition of "woke" is NOT as insulting as you want to make it seem it is.
The definition of "woke" changes depending on who you ask. Which isn't really how the definition of words work.
The term has recently been used by some conservatives as an umbrella term for progressive view points, often using it with negative connotations. However, the term was originally coined by progressive Black Americans and used in racial justice movements in the early to mid-1900s.
The term has evolved to encompass a broader understanding of social inequalities, including sexism and LGBTQ rights. It means to be INFORMED about this stuff.
I find it sad that for some to be INFORMED is a negative thing. It doesn't mean you have to agree with a progressive point of view, but being INFORMED so you actually know what you are disagreeing with should just be a base line.
@roccotacodad54 wrote:What's wrong with that is that they already have the money needed for bridges and textbooks but choose to
be irresponsible in the way they spend taxpayer money.
They just keep wanting more and more to fund all sorts of things that aren't necessary or even wanted by the people that pay those taxes.
No, that money was frozen. Trump administration has issued an executive order pausing the disbursement of funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which includes money for highway and bridge repairs, as well as transit improvements. This action has been criticized by some, who argue it is an illegal impoundment of congressionally approved funds.
Now we apparently have a plane that will take about 3 years to retrofit and $750 million tax payer dollars. At the end of POTUS's term, it will go to his Presidential Library and be his to use personally.
While we have two Air Force One planes on order with Boeing. And yes the tax payers are paying for those too. Towards the end on POTUS's term one or both planes will likely be deliverable by Boeing if there aren't any more delays. Seems like a whole lot of money out of our pockets.
@simba6 wrote:The problem is we already pay property taxes to fund schools and gasoline tax to pay for roads and bridges.
YOu do realize those are local / state costs. Most if not all schools also get Federal Funding. Well they use to. There was federal funding for special education and special needs of disabled students. Grants to improve a schools programming. Pell grants. Student loans for college. And so much more.
I'm hopeful that once the dust settles there will be some of this federal funding to return to the Education system, but in the meantime, it all falls on the States. That's a pretty big bill that is going to cause huge issues for many.
