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by bequanna 13y ago
But it is artificial. How can you strongarm management into paying you more what they would have to pay a non-union worker? There are plenty of manufacturing examples where unions demand higher than market wages, and companies simply reloca
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by bequanna 13y ago
I didn't say I agree with that statement. But it certainly seems to reflect reality. I personally believe that low-skill/pay workers should be treated better in this country. The important question is: How do we accomplish this? M
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by bequanna 13y ago
When a job is low skill, they have a huge pool of labor they can draw from. There really isn't any need to treat employees well, since there are so many applicants. I think it is fairly simple. The more in-demand your skills are, the b
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by bequanna 13y ago
Thankfully, most people consider an attempt to harm other human beings as an act of violence.
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by bequanna 13y ago
Cheaper, maybe. What leads you to believe that drones would be quieter?
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by bequanna 13y ago
I wonder if buying bullet-proof vests for every person in American would be cheaper on the system than jailing people as criminals for over a decade.. If someone intentionally tries to cause another person harm, or in this case, crash a hel
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by bequanna 13y ago
If you are referring to causes of obesity, caloric excess is certainly part of the problem. I think the author is attempting to make the point that 'it's complicated'. I think the question the author raises is a good one. We
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by bequanna 13y ago
>How about some actual evidence? Not even a single peer reviewed study is mentioned. I agree. Some interesting points are made-- but it does all seem like a bit of handwaving. >Will this be the beginning of an antibiotics scare? Given
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by bequanna 13y ago
This actually happened several years in a rural area where I grew up. Some people shot up transformers at a larger substation. Maybe they expected to see an explosion, fire, or something but just ended up making a hell of a mess (The transf
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by bequanna 13y ago
OK, I'll bite. In your opinion, what regulations/protections are required that don't currently exist?
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by bequanna 13y ago
I'm sure your comment will get bashed plenty... But, I'll admit to thinking the exact same thing. 2-3% transaction fees and the BS admin overhead that comes with accepting CC payments is ridiculous. Oh yea, and merchants are (usua
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by bequanna 13y ago
It seems to me that short-term performance incentives are the problem here, not the idea that management should be maximizing shareholder value. IMO, when they focus on the short term, Management will make decisions that may not be in the b
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by bequanna 13y ago
If a company is publicly traded, management is legally obligated to act in the best interest of stock holders and do whatever they can to maximize profits/ minimize tax obligations.
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by bequanna 13y ago
What could they hope to learn from trading with others that they can't figure out now? It is already pretty transparent: http://blockchain.info/