COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread

[Ben]

Regarding meat, I stopped at the local grocery this morning. They weren't fully stocked, but probably 75% of usual. They were just rolling out a big cart of chicken from the back when I was there. They did have a two item limit sign though. I just grabbed one family pack of New York steaks. I have to go to the farm store later today, so maybe I'll stop at their main market in Oregon on the way home and see what that meat counter looks like. That's where their main butcher shop is. Probably pick up another pack of whatever good steak they have for the freezer.

Right now I have probably 10lbs of ground beef and maybe ten various cuts of beef in the freezer, so I'm technically a little low on stock.

[Perd Hapley]

Regarding meat, I stopped at the local grocery this morning. They weren't fully stocked, but probably 75% of usual. They were just rolling out a big cart of chicken from the back when I was there. They did have a two item limit sign though. I just grabbed one family pack of New York steaks. I have to go to the farm store later today, so maybe I'll stop at their main market in Oregon on the way home and see what that meat counter looks like. That's where their main butcher shop is. Probably pick up another pack of whatever good steak they have for the freezer.

Right now I have probably 10lbs of ground beef and maybe ten various cuts of beef in the freezer, so I'm technically a little low on stock.

I guess Steve will be moving on then.

[Ben]

I guess Steve will be moving on then.

 

[Perd Hapley]

https://www.dailywire.com/news/healthcare-workers-who-volunteered-to-help-ny-fight-covid-will-have-to-pay-state-income-taxes

[makattak]

https://www.dailywire.com/news/healthcare-workers-who-volunteered-to-help-ny-fight-covid-will-have-to-pay-state-income-taxes

Of course they will. Because leftists are evil.

It's funny that the people who decry the evils of "profit" sure are concerned about making sure they get their cut. 

[dogmush]

Well yeah, what did they expect?  New York is known for it's taxes.

Although it does beg the question: or what?  If yo don't live, or go to, New York and have no intention to return what happens if you decline to pay?  Do they have some sort of interstate extradition compact? Can they put a  lien on your federal taxes?

[Brad Johnson]

I just waiting for the first round of Civil Liberties lawsuits. That's when the real fun will begin.

Brad

[WLJ]

Where's the beef?

18 percent of Wendy's locations not offering beef items, restaurant analyst says
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/1-in-5-wendys-restaurants-not-offering-beef-analyst-says

[MechAg94]

Well yeah, what did they expect?  New York is known for it's taxes.

Although it does beg the question: or what?  If yo don't live, or go to, New York and have no intention to return what happens if you decline to pay?  Do they have some sort of interstate extradition compact? Can they put a  lien on your federal taxes?

I imagine they would file a lawsuit in the State of New York since that is where they worked.  With NY judges, fighting it would probably be more expensive than the taxes.  I am not sure how it would work in criminal court. 

[Perd Hapley]

Well yeah, what did they expect?  New York is known for it's taxes.

I really doubt many people outside of NY or it's surrounding states know anything about NY's tax policies. And I doubt many of those out-of-state workers thought about it when they signed up. I hope it was still worth their while.

[BobR]

I have no problem with them paying taxes in the state in which it was earned. It is one of the pitfalls of working in multiple states.

When I was a traveling nurse it was not unusual to have to file taxes in 3 or so states. I don't know how many of these health-care workers were volunteers in the sense they went there for no pay, oh probably none. When this first started I was getting 3 or 4 emails a day telling me how much money (up to 5K a week) I could make by doing a travel assignment in NYC. A lot of travel companies will decrease the pay and maximize the per diem and housing so it looks like you made less money during a travel assignment.

bob

[Perd Hapley]

I have no problem with them paying taxes in the state in which it was earned. It is one of the pitfalls of working in multiple states.

They're certainly within their rights to do it. It just looks terrible for the state to be so hard-up for help, and beg people to come in and put themselves at risk of catching the plague, and then hit them up for tax money. Especially when that tax money won't benefit those out-of-state people in any way.

[BobR]

It may look bad from your point of view which I can understand. I look at it as many people flocked to the state to work because they were going to be able to make quite a bit more money that they would have if they stayed where they were at or if between jobs. They saw a chance to make the big bucks, took it and now have to pay the taxes on it. I guess it depends on how you look at it and how you perceive the reason for the people going there to work.

bob

[Jim147]

And then depending on home state they get to pay taxes on that money again.

[JN01]

I just waiting for the first round of Civil Liberties lawsuits. That's when the real fun will begin.

Brad

Hell, yeah.

[Hawkmoon]

Three Russian doctors fall from hospital windows, raising questions amid coronavirus pandemic
https://www.wdrb.com/news/coronavirus/three-russian-doctors-fall-from-hospital-windows-raising-questions-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/article_5353731a-8f19-11ea-89cf-d3185103fade.html

I'm sure it's just a coincidence ...

[Hawkmoon]

https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-scientist-on-verge-of-very-significant-coronavirus-findings-murdered-in-pittsburgh

Don't they know it's racist to say that things come from China?

So a more politically correct report would have been, "Somebody shot someone, and then shot himself"?

[Hawkmoon]

Well yeah, what did they expect?  New York is known for it's taxes.

Although it does beg the question: or what?  If yo don't live, or go to, New York and have no intention to return what happens if you decline to pay?  Do they have some sort of interstate extradition compact? Can they put a  lien on your federal taxes?

But this isn't taxing income earned in New York. This is making volunteers who had income from other sources pay tax on all income -- from all sources -- they received while they were volunteering (as in, working without pay) in New York.

This is beneath contempt.

[makattak]

So a more politically correct report would have been, "Somebody shot someone, and then shot himself"?

Nope. You assumed xis gender.

[MillCreek]

I'm sure it's just a coincidence ...

So I have been working in healthcare for 44 years, have met thousands of physicians, and as far as I know, not one of them has fallen out a hospital window.  Amazing coincidences in the Rodina, I guess.

[BobR]

But this isn't taxing income earned in New York. This is making volunteers who had income from other sources pay tax on all income -- from all sources -- they received while they were volunteering (as in, working without pay) in New York.

This is beneath contempt.

Now that I can see the article, yes you are absolutely right. Frickin DB of a state.

bob

[Perd Hapley]

Now that I can see the article, yes you are absolutely right. Frickin DB of a state.

bob

A friend of mine, an RN, had the chance to leave the relative safety of her work-from-home health insurance gig in the Midwest; to make considerably more in NYC. In a hospital, I assume. So I guess I don't think of it as cashing in. More like making hazard pay for a riskier detail.

[dogmush]

One of my friends actually resigned from her full time job at a hospital in FL to go to NYC and help out.  The hospital she worked at wouldn't OK an open ended leave of abcense.  Now, she'll probably get rehired, but still, she left her full time gig w/ retirement for a short time gig with good pay, but no benefits and much more risk because the people of NYC said they needed help.

I'm not surprised at all the NY wants taxes.  They absolutly should waive those taxes, but I'm not surprised they aren't going to.  I am a little surprised they think they have a claim on taxes from income that was generated out of state just because the person worked there.  I am sure I would not disclose any income to NYS that wasn't generated by orking there.

That said, while I'm sure this compies with NY's laws, and it's not surprising to me in the least, I think it should definately be remembered the next time NY asks for help from the rest of the country.....Oh wait, they are asking fo rit now.  That same article says if the Feds don't give them our money horrible things will happen.

I am reminded of the story of the Frog and the Scorpion.

[Ben]

LA City to "commandeer" hotels that won't take in the homeless.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-city-council-votes-to-name-hotels-that-refuse-to-house-homeless-may-commandeer-them

[dogmush]

Burn it to the ground.