Payless shoes to close in Australia, 730 staff to lose jobs

ya_y_not · 2016-12-14T11:21:04+00:00

I was going to order four pairs (wedding) and didn't for the same reason. Swings and roundabouts I guess, but the successful retailers of today seem to be those that exchange and refund shit no questions asked like Uniqlo and HandM and even Myer.

ya_y_not · 2016-12-03T21:18:41+00:00

You think stolen handguns in the USA are 4 times retail? You're delusional.

ya_y_not · 2016-12-03T21:16:37+00:00

You do realise that all (excluding home made shit) blackmarket firearms started life as a legal firearm, right?

Glock doesn't sell directly to 17 year old gangbangers.

ya_y_not · 2016-12-03T21:15:08+00:00

Often? I think you're being kind.

Every illegal gun started life as a legal gun. The widespread avaialbility of cheap legal firearms is the the very reason for the widespread availability of even cheaper black market illegal firearms.

ya_y_not · 2016-12-02T10:32:05+00:00

Went to Singapore on business. Work was all indoors but even waiting for a taxi was awful in the oppressive heat. Getting into the hotel where they have weapons-grade aircon was just the best. It made me substantially less stressed and I was able to sleep that night comfortably.

You don't ever get "used" to it IMO.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-29T01:10:34+00:00

She worked at a big-name law firm

She worked there for 3 or 4 years out of law school. Can assure you that any money she earned paid for the rent, not getting them into 6 million dollar homes.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-28T14:03:33+00:00

Er, no. You can't "flip" a contract without paying duty on it. Yes, you could enter into a contract with another party prior to paying duty, but you won't be able to deliver a title or a stamped transfer without paying the duty.

They have, it might surprise you to know, actually thought of and dealt with the simple duty avoidance schemes.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-28T08:58:34+00:00

I know I've responded to you elsewhere, but I think your post is so grossly off-base that I feel the need to respond directly.

Land (yes, that includes apartments, complete or not) sales in Australia attract state-based stamp duty. The mechanics of that system require that all sales that occur between the current registered owner of the land (for this discussion that would be the developer) and the ultimate registered owner be levied stamp duty. The duty in NSW on an 800k property is 31.5k. That's a pretty significant transaction cost for your 6 hour holding period, don't you think?

Unless the state govs are going to give up the duty goldmine (they aren't) there's literally zero risk of any of the horrible things in your post actually happening, and whilst I don't want to seem like a prick, you really ought not post with such authority on matters that you really don't know much about.

On the topic generally: there's a reasonable policy reason for what they are doing here. Developers model their demand on the basis that foreigners can buy their stock with an unconditional approval. If someone can't settle, the property hasn't effectively been sold and the developer hasn't seen the money.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-28T08:19:33+00:00

There won't. The parent has no idea about how stamp duty works. You can't buy and sell land in Australia with sufficiently low transaction costs that would make short term speculation even close to profitable. Any methodology potentially capable of gaming the duties acts whould work under the current FATA act anywa.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-28T08:17:09+00:00

And how do you propose these traders will account for stamp duty?

Are you at all familiar with the state revenue laws? Because it doesn't seem so.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-22T09:04:33+00:00

Rekt

ya_y_not · 2016-11-22T02:28:35+00:00

Of course but the point was mainly that criminals don't depend on the legality other than guns that have been stolen and end up on the "black market." Which isn't going to be stopped by making it harder to get them in general.

Er, bollocks. The widespread availability of cheap black market firearms depends exclusively on the continued supply of legal weapons.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-14T20:54:17+00:00

Knee injury

ya_y_not · 2016-11-13T03:38:38+00:00

So did you get her pregnant or what?

ya_y_not · 2016-11-10T02:15:33+00:00

I don't really agree about coronations. You are probably much more plugged in the political process, so are aware of the DNCs attitude towards Sanders and Hillary. Most people that are possible DEM voters probably wouldn't have a clue about Debbie W-S and everything that happened there. I agree that Sanders probably would have won.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-09T21:56:19+00:00

If you don't then the democrats are done for anyway.

This seems a little bit chicken little-ish to me.

A month ago the GOP was finished. People were wondering what would rise from its ashes. Since then, we've been reminded of the usual election outcome absent a truly magnetic candidate (Obama) - about half the people vote for the Dems, half for the GOP, and what really matters is the location of a small number of those people.

What the Dems should take from this is that a) America hasn't given either party more than 8 years of the presidency in quite a while, and b) they need a candidate with a bit of charisma to attract prevent people from staying at home.

ya_y_not · 2016-11-09T21:47:11+00:00

Trump is demented now, and America just voted him in

ya_y_not · 2016-11-05T04:20:09+00:00

They aren't showing any SA games and only the one AB game (at this stage).

ya_y_not · 2016-10-31T04:08:22+00:00

Right? 30 minutes from town on PT is Neutral fucking Bay. More like 400/week.

ya_y_not · 2016-10-29T01:40:31+00:00

you don't fish around in the overhead compartment for your meds and it doesn't matter how critical it is. get off the plane and go to a hospital.

ya_y_not · 2016-10-29T00:57:17+00:00

Uber got to him :( please alert detective smith on 555 7

ya_y_not · 2016-10-27T08:15:17+00:00

Somewhat relevant - the building that houses senior NSW state gov people (department of premier and cabinet) is now surrounded by Hyundai Genesis. Seems to be the new large sedan of choice for them.

ya_y_not · 2016-10-27T00:55:04+00:00

Intent and recklessness are distinct at law in common law jurisdictions. The example I quoted is recklessness.

ya_y_not · 2016-10-26T23:54:21+00:00

If he knew he had a contagious disease, and simply ignored his doctors' warning because of some other reason, he still had the intent - he knew that action X (sex) would cause result Y (infection). He just had a less evil, and perhaps more selfish, motive.

No - that's recklessness, indifference, or reckless indifference.

ya_y_not · 2016-10-25T01:33:05+00:00

you know they aren't doing that at all, right?

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