How would you do that though? The whole point is the signal is coming from a satellite

Best comment I’ve seen so far on Lemmy. Great info

What a novel idea, that definitely no-one has tried before

Why fix what isn’t broken

That’s simply not true, like at all. Classic American

You’re all assuming the USA, even though the original commenter said euros. That is an important distinction

In the Netherlands, kids cycle to school which is free, medical costs are zero for everyone under 18, and it’s common for kids to have bunk beds until secondary school. But I do agree on some of the costs, like food which is very expensive here.

You’ve rounded up from 40k to 200k to account for food and clothing. I don’t see how 160k is spent on food and clothing? That’s ~8800/year on average, or 740/month

This is why I’m doubtful of the statistics, it just doesn’t add up when you try to nail it down. We recently got a child, and we’ve splurged on some things, but plenty we’ve been given by friends, neighbours, family or just found second hand for cheap. That obviously changed when they get older but I don’t see 740/month by any stretch

No way in hell does it cost 250k per child, are you saying that your country doesn’t have poor people with kids? These figures are normally wildly exaggerated and assume everything must be bought new, there are no grandparents to help out, and a host of other costs

It’s gone so far beyond retribution for that attack

Yeah but that isn’t because of the LCD touchscreen console and software locked seat heating

Take my money

None anymore at least

Or a box of donuts to a charity of their choosing, to combine the best answers here

Why does Israel need military aid? Let them at least buy the weapons

Get as much out of the insurance as possible

OP is a close relative of “Hey everyone, I have 5 days to visit Europe, what’s the best route to see everything?”

The Windsors hide behind a technicality. The crown corporation is rich, not the family.

Try the magazine ‘Delayed gratification’

It’s a current affairs magazine, but where the ‘current’ is delayed by 3-6 months, so they can write a proper analysis and not a live feed of minute updates

The average real-world electric driving share is about 45%–49% for private cars and about 11%–15% for company cars.

I would argue that 45% electric driving is still significant. Company cars not being used similarly likely has a deeper issue

Batteries are expensive, range causes anxiety, a small battery is possible in a hybrid thus price is lower