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Very interesting, thanks for posting that!

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I was thinking Marmite and cucumber.
I still don't know if that's a face or its arse and it's diving downwards.

Is it? It seems to me there's ever increasing amounts there. If I'd not previously seem so many things from BBC and other unofficial streaming sites I'd be well happy with its content as an alternative to the telly.

Maybe not in the UK. :unsure:
I went to see it on a special Sunday morning preview ahead of the official release with my mum. I had Sunday lunch in the oven on the timer and we went back to mine after to eat it. Did the same thing with...what was it...Nick Nolte as a vagrant...ah yes, thanks IMDB, Down And Out In Beverley Hills.

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I do at times find a Netflix original that I like, most recent was The Good Cop with Tony Danza.

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From that and previous comments it seems you mostly watch comedy shows.

I've seen a couple - eg House Of Lies, Norsemen - but I much prefer something to get my teeth into. Scandi stuff, Ozark, River, Shetland, London Spy, Homeland, House Of Cards.....

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Say moving to a city with 50% lower rent, but the wages in said city appear to be 30% to 35% lower vs current wage, would a move lead to a great improvement in life?

Question I am trying to figure out.

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On the surface the answer would appear to be 'yes'. They key would be actually obtaining a rental and a job that fit with those percentages, and whether or not your day to day expenses (food, utilities, transport etc) would be the same, lower or higher. Life's never black and white is it - would be so much easier if it were!

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As well as SoS's comment, also remember a 30-35% reduction in gross wage isn't as much as 30-35% reduction in net pay.
SimpleTax. BC. Salary $40k. $32,469 after tax.
Salary reduced by 30% = $28,000 (down by $12k). After tax = $23.520.
Net income down by $8,949. So the loss of $12k gross income is 'only' a loss of just under $9k after tax.

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:goodpost:b

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One day the allegedly dodgy, conniving, thieving, nasty piece of excrement will get his comeuppance.
Hard to believe he still has his knighthood after everything before this.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-metoo-scandal

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One wonders why, after receiving money for agreeing to NDAs, people believe that they are entitled to avoid their terms despite the fact that they received money after entering into them. One also wonders if they will return the money they received. Seems only fair that they do.

Are contracts worth anything these days?

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I just don't think I am cut out for apartment living, so small.

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I seem to recall reading Stormy Daniels either paid hers back or tried to. Or held on account somewhere?
Another interesting question is what if the act on which they remain silent for is something criminal, which may well have been the case here. I mean, it's not just remaining silent but receiving money to do so.:nod:

Not in football.

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IIRC Ms. Daniels was attempting to argue that she was entitled to retain the money, notwithstanding the fact she breached the agreement, although I readily admit I may have her mixed up with another.

On the issue of remaining silent about a criminal act, there is no requirement for the victim to report anything so, if the victim elects not, to I don't see any issue, particularly if they have received money. That has to be a judgement call for them to make.

Criminal proceedings rarely result in substantial sums being paid to victims anyway. Ordinarily, if the victim wants money as damages, they wait until the criminal proceedings are finished and, if their assailant is found guilty, they are home and dry (due to the burdens of proof required). If the assailant is found not guilty, the victim may still succeed on the basis of the lower burden of proof in civil actions, as in the case of Mr. Simpson.

I can see why wealthy people would rather pay somebody off, than have to go through a trial by media, or a Court trial. That being the case, the payment of money proves little.

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Perhaps it was my reading of the article but it seemed to me there were some behaviours or incidents referred to that not only had a victim but witnesses too with both victim and witness being paid off. Or silenced.

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That's hardly your bad, they're queuing up. Allegedly. ;)