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by mushbino 4y ago
It happens now and has happened in recent times among all types of employers. The historical and union specific example wasn't necessary. Companies can strongly suggest who employees should vote for and solicit donations to specific ca
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by mushbino 4y ago
The overwhelming majority of forced labor done in Soviet Russia at the time was done by people convinced of crimes, same as in the US. The difference being they were paid the same as regular laborers outside of the gulags. The US currently
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by mushbino 4y ago
A system that doesn't rely on perpetual tension in the search for ever expanding profit would be far better for stability. It's typically been the case that the ones who have the most influence in government know how to make huge
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by mushbino 4y ago
What does this mean exactly? Or what could it mean?
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The US education system was designed and built to serve industrialists and disempower future employees.
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And the workers who don't have to spend all of that time commuting. There's a lot of value in that time. It seems like a lot of value was added elsewhere, just not for commercial office real estate companies, but that's the n
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by mushbino 4y ago
People, culture, and amenities attract people. Maybe lowering prices would help too. Artists, galleries, restaurants, theaters are all attracted by dense areas with prices that are attractive. Cities can also step up to help with incentives
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by mushbino 4y ago
Sanders has been trying to build support for the idea for years. It's a great idea, imo. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/bernie-...
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by mushbino 4y ago
>Scientific Discoveries: The Starfish bomb contained Cd-109 as a tracer, which helped work out the seasonal mixing rate of polar and tropical air masses. Ah, totally worth it
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Without democracy in the workplace and collectivisation the economic forces are purely on the side of the employer. We're taught that individual action is the only way to improve one's situation in life, but it's impossible f
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by mushbino 4y ago
It really feels like he enjoys punishing his employees. A lot of the decisions they make just seem much more sadistic than they do practical or even economical.
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It's amazing our system rewards all of those things. Cutting r&d, cutting jobs, cutting downstream contractors, using profit for stock buybacks, etc
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We live in a totalitarian state that's managed by corporations. In true American style, we outsource all of the things you just mentioned to the private sector, but they still very much happen just the same. https://en.wikip
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Back when it was normal to buy a house and support a family on a single income? Nearly impossible now. Sounds like there are some serious flaws with that index.
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I've never been bankrupted by paying for millions of senior citizens to have Medicare, but I have been bankrupted by my own health care expenses.
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by mushbino 4y ago
That just sounds like campaign season.
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by mushbino 4y ago
Human footprints were recently found in New Mexico that were definitively dated to 23,000 years ago so humans have probably been here for much longer than that.
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I don't see Volvo or Tesla anywhere on that list
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It looks like they're trying to force an art into a science and it's just ridiculously off the mark. I wonder if agencies have to do this thing to have something more concrete to prove to clients even if it's bullshit and the
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by mushbino 4y ago
As someone who has worked in product design for many years, the most important part of the job is making sure bad changes and ideas don't get pushed out. Yes, making sure they don't do anything is a crucial part of the job and I&#
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by mushbino 4y ago
Many US companies did business with the Nazis through subsidiaries. IBM, Coca cola, Chase Manhattan bank, Ford, etc.
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The US has preemptively invaded many countries and still very much respects trademarks.
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by mushbino 4y ago
If all of those 70 million got COVID, in how many cases would it likely be fatal?
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by mushbino 4y ago
I agree in principle, but anecdotally, I've seen lots wealthy folks in California get very into mindfulness which makes them feel great about themselves and feel more enlightened, but they do absolutely nothing to help others in any wa
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by mushbino 4y ago
Their economic system relies on perpetual growth. They need more working bodies or their economy will continue to decline and profit margins will fall unless they make some major changes.
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My dog doesn't eat it but absolutely loves to roll in it. I've always wondered why.
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Almost all psyllium is grown in India. They only banned leaded gas last year.
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by mushbino 4y ago
I don't think we're too far off from people selling children's fecal specimens. I bet Peter Thiel is already doing just that.
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by mushbino 4y ago
Which part of Rome? It depends. It doesn't make sense to send the Roman baths in England back to Italy for example.
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What does "woke" mean in this context?

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