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Apprehensive_Ice2101 t1_ja0wjb6 wrote

Reply to Considering buying home in WA. Am remote employee for company based out of UT. Will I need to pay income tax? by 1150A

I work remote. I live and work in WA, and my company is headquartered in another state that utilizes income tax.

I do not pay income tax.

Though I agree with the other comments in this thread. Income tax would generally be better, and is of course less regressive than sales/excise tax. C’est la Vie.

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teabagalomaniac t1_ja0w2uu wrote

Reply to comment by red-mekanik in Difficulty of Reserving a Campsite by _kurtvon

I gave up car camping years ago. These days I only backpack. What you said about preservation is exactly right. They are prioritizing preservation over hiker and camper experience. That's my whole gripe with their method of operations. I don't buy the argument that hikers and backpackers are the greatest threat to the wilderness, it's clearly development. I also don't buy the argument that there is a positive correlation between the number of visitors that a trail can handle and the budget for the forest service. I think the forest service spends more on enforcement than they do on managing trails.

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timesinksdotnet t1_ja0tfdy wrote

Reply to can an employer fire an employee based on non convicted arrest charges by Tangy_77

Honestly, if this person is worried about it, and especially with the visa complication, it may be worth at least having a consultation with an employment lawyer.

Yes, at-will means they don't have to have a reason to fire an employee. But the employer still has to follow their own rules and procedures, and there are lots of protected reasons why they can't fire someone. An employer as large as Microsoft is going to have extensive and comprehensive policies.

This is a question for a professional though, not something you're going to get reliable help from reddit on.

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Flimsy-Explorer-854 t1_ja0swsy wrote

Reply to comment by teabagalomaniac in Difficulty of Reserving a Campsite by _kurtvon

To build a few campsites? That isn’t going to change this threads problem. The demand on these lottery and reservation sites is many times the current availability.

Costs of initial construction are low, cost of maintaining logistics in remote areas is high. Ex:Removing human shit from backcountry campgrounds is done by mule train and helicopter. As you add sites, you have to add support staff, hiring people is expensive.

These challenges are complicated further by peoples lack of respect for the lands they are camping and sightseeing on. Pack in pack it out/ LNT, is an honor system. The NPS can’t keep people from falling in boiling water and trying to hug 1000lb wild animals for internet points. Getting these same people to pick up their used toilet paper is a real struggle. And in case you were wondering, yes, your used TP goes in your bear canister with your food trash to protect wildlife (personally I double bay my shit paper, but is not a glamorous part of the wild).

A fed bear is a dead bear.

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