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  • Kind of. The amount that can be spent annually is regulated by law. I don’t remember the exact figure, but the budget can not rely on more that N% of these funds. I don’t remember how much N is, but it’s reasonably low. The reason is twofold:

    • Retain the value of the fund.
    • Don’t make the state budget depend on it too much.

    It is entirely possible to change this number of percent by a majority at the parlament.

    Source: Am noggie

    EDIT: The percentage that can be used follows the profit, which is estimated at 3-4%








  • neidu3tome_irl@lemmy.worldme_irl
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    Top left: Mildly annoyed when faced with the possibility
    Top right: Dude, you’re pissing me off with this face peeling behavior
    Bottom left: Aww, I have no face
    Bottom right: Yes I’m screaming. But more importantly, why aren’t you?


  • I don’t remember where in Edinburgh this was, as this was almost 20 years ago, but it was probably in the area you mentioned because the street my hotel was at was filled with tiny shops selling whisky glasses and playing some sort of awful techno-bagpipe music.

    The fast food shop was further away, though. I knew someone local who took me there.


  • neidu3MtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldAre people here pro-conscription?
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    I’m pro, but to a very limited extent and with a lot of caveats.

    Peacetime conscription is an important tool for smaller nations in that it gives a population a basic military skillset. A professional army will then have a larger recruitment pool that already knows WTF fire&maneuver teams are.

    It is also my firm belief that serving a year for something greater oneself is an important life lesson. Not in the sense of indoctrination, but most 20 year olds really should serve a purpose outside of their own life and goals.

    As for wartime conscription, that’s an entirely different thing. A conscript should never be sent abroad. And I’m undecided whether it’s OK to use them in defensive wars (A common argument is that if a nation is worth fighting for, they will volunteer. I can’t take a stance on that, as I don’t have any relevant experience).

    And it should be possible to refuse military service. So, for example, instead of serving in the army for a year, you’re assigned to civil defense that can help out during disaster relief.

    Source: My thoughts and opinions, mostly. I served one year as a conscript, learning the basics. I was offered a contract to join the standing army as I was interested at that point in my life, but I turned it down for a competing offer. I later joined our country’s equivalent of the national guard for a couple of years, before I left due to it clashing with my job a lot.


  • I wouldn’t say arrogant, but I’ve worked with a lot of Americans, and there’s something most of them have in common. I can’t quite put my finger on what, but it’s in the vicinity or arrogance. I simply don’t have the necessary English vocabulary to explain it properly.

    In short, I’ve found that most of them likes to swing their dick around and pull rank, even if someone else clearly has a better approach/solution/suggestion. This is far from unique to americans, but it seems more prevalent compared to the other nationalities I’ve worked with.