LoonyBalloony

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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
I'm an outsider to a lot of the tech world, and not a tax guru, but could it be because US corporations have such low taxes to pay?
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
I feel like you're missing my point, but if not just ignore this, you can interpret this your own way. :) Going with your server example, if it worked like grubhub the waitress would have to earn over $2.35 an hour before s/he cou
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
I think you sign your rights away when you sign the contract. I'm not a lawyer, people a hell of a lot smarter then me made up those contracts.
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
I understand that, and I believe I referenced that in my post. My only goal is to make others understand it as well.
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
"I'd like to understand this better. This article[1] suggests that if you're being stiffed on tips, it's the restaurant, and not GrubHub doing that." I read both your links. 1.) The restaurant had nothing to do with
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
"It's funny to see the sharing economy promoted as a goal in itself, when 30 years ago one of the criticisms of the Soviet Union was that people there are so poor that they are forced to share kitchens and cars with strangers.&quo
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
Payroll tax avoidance for sure.
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
Anecdotes allowed here? Former GrubHub employee here. When you tip with your credit card when ordering through grubhub, 99% of the time it goes to grubhub and it never reaches the driver. Grubhub guarantees a hourly wage, but to keep your t
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
My comment is more to point out the hypocrisy of having a war on drugs but allowing shitty chemicals in the things we use. But I'm glad the comment was not deleted and I forgive the downvoters.
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
All this effort to claim possession over something. Imagine if all the effort regarding possession and wealth were used to make something actually useful. What a waste.
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
"Why should I work for you?"
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
The government started the drug war to keep drugs from "destroying" our bodies. Surely big daddy government keeps bad chemicals out of the products we all use since he is so interested in keeping us healthy and safe. Yup we are al
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by LoonyBalloony 10y ago
Reminded me of the theory that early humans ate tons of psychedelic fungus and that is what helped us create the neural pathways towards sentience. (if you think we are sentient now that is) Between that, and the cannabis receptors in our b