Putting lights on everything. Every single room in my house, except the bathrooms, has a light on 24/7. Lights on the outlet strips, speakers, etc.
Tax on the word, “Nonetheless”. It means you’re going to talk twice as much about a subject, because first the person explains all the things they should do, and then they spend an equal amount of time explaining why they won’t do it, and at the end, do absolutely nothing.
Tax on neighbors that complain about your yard, if it’s neat and tidy. Neighbor doesn’t pay for any of the upkeep, so if I choose to keep a hedge, that’s my choice.
Like every chicken company that puts in big letters - “No growth hormones”, then at FDA insistence has an asterisk and smaller letters on the back saying “It’s illegal to put growth hormones in chickens”
In other words they’re trumpeting in big bold type
We actually comply with the law! Imagine that?!
At least until they catch us doing otherwise.
In fact, any stereotyping/scapegoating of people on the basis of vague generational attributes should have an appropriate penalty - like a day in the stocks within range of overripe vegetables.
I disagree. I feel the word nonetheless serves a useful purpose in communications. It indicates that a person proposing a course of action is already aware of the argument that can be made against their proposal.
“I know many businesses will suffer economically due to the social distancing requirements we have enacted. Nonetheless, these economic hardships are outweighed by the greater concern for the lives that would be lost without these requirements.”
Multiply the tax by 1000 if the number is repeated multiple times at the end of the commercial, separated by “that’s”, while simultaneously appearing on the screen, to provide maximum opportunity for the information to be processed by the extremely slow-witted. This is a certain red flag for a rip-off on shoddy products or services, if not outright scams.
I’d tax people for saying “at the end of the day” before summarizing, when “so” would do. It would still be OK to use the phrase to refer to an actual schedule time. $100 feels about right, with the proviso that it goes to a benevolent government function such as helping impoverished persons gain education.
$1,000 tax every time a website forces me to watch an ad before showing me the video I want to see, but then never shows me the video due to some technical glitch. $500 to me, and $500 to their biggest competitor.
I find the classical stations have little chatter as does Bluesville, but 60s on 6 and 70s on 7 can have way too much yakking, depending on the DJ at the time.
Special tax for any advertisement like this: In big letters: INTERNET $20 PER MONTH. Then in the fine print — taxes, equipment, installation etc. etc, etc. are all extra. Oh yes, and the offer is only for the first year.
The tax would be the difference between the “big letter” price and the real price.
Could be rescinded if in equally big letters - the offer explains what 75% of the customers are actually paying. If necessary, amortize equipment and installation costs over the first year.
