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Any time that the sun is beaming down the whole day, I just feel incredibly depressed. I find cloudy, gloomy looking days to be very aesthetically comforting.

A windfall profits tax, or excess profits tax, is a one-time surtax levied on companies or industries that experience unexpectedly high profits due to unforeseen circumstances, like a surge in energy prices, weather related or disease related events.

A windfall profits tax is a tax on profits that are not usually captured, often motivated by the desire to tax profits resulting from an external factor, such as an energy crisis.

Purpose:
Governments propose such taxes to generate additional revenue, potentially encourage companies to reduce prices, or temporarily regulate markets during periods of unusual volatility.

Examples:
Historically, these taxes have targeted oil and energy companies when costs have risen, especially during war or other crises.

US Context:
In the US, there have been discussions and proposals for windfall taxes on oil and gas companies, particularly in the wake of record profits and high energy prices.

European Union:
The European Union has agreed to impose an EU-wide windfall profits tax on fossil fuel companies to fund relief for households and businesses facing high energy prices.

UK:
The UK government introduced a windfall tax, called the Energy Profits Levy, on the "extraordinary" earnings of firms to help fund its scheme to lower gas and electricity bills.

Criticisms:
Some argue that windfall taxes can discourage investment and potentially lead to unintended consequences, while others argue that they are necessary to address unfair profits and ensure a fairer distribution of wealth.

Examples of Windfall Profits:
A company making high profits by selling drinking water to the public after a hurricane.

Energy companies profiting from a major oil shortage in another country.

Companies profiting from a surge in demand after lifting Covid restrictions.

Just been offered a job in this city with a similar salary and moving allocation as well as same benefits package as

but am currently in this one after 10 years of living here with a wife and house.

Cost of living is slightly lower in the top one, weather significantly drier but colder in the bottom.

What would you choose?

Or is it just a few and you think well of most?

This social media star picked up a baby wombat in Australia... it appears for her social media videos. She said she was concerned for the wombats. Got her kicked out of Australia... visa revoked. Do you think Americans in general are pricks... jerks... idiots... and fools? Or do you have a generally decent view of Americans?

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/us-tourist-who-sparked-outrage-picking-up-wombat-says-she-was-acting-out-of-concern-for-the-animal/1755249

In the future she should try picking up a baby Great White eh?