SnappleLlama
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It's regulated AF, but not totally State controlled *yet*. They're working on it, tho. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_sector

"Seem" being the key word. They may well offer the value to the company they get paid for all you know. What people earn in the private sector is none of your damn business.

This^^ People buy from Amazon for the brand and convenience. Plenty of times I've bought from ebay, etc because the item in question was cheaper.

There's this thing called the Division of Labor, bro. Amazon isn't going to magically suck people up into jobs they don't want just to destroy the community. *dramatic Michael Moore-esque scene here* Amazon jobs are low-skill and even in small communities would only draw people who are interested in such work anyway. And since value is subjective, we know plenty of people value working locally over working for national brands.

My poor heart bleeds. :rolleyes: Amazon is not a welfare operation. It is a for-profit business. They compensate employees for their labor. If Amazon employees want more money they can do what everyone else does in this situation-get a second job. My sister works for Amazon at a warehouse. She has more than enough time for a second job-she's just too lazy to go find one. Watching TV is more her thing. :p

Sorry to hear. That song in the OP is the only song in that genre I can tolerate.

I thought that was withheld from employees' checks as a tax everywhere... But I've only employed myself so far. Hopefully in the not too distant future I'll have a chance to employ people. :o:toady:

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That's interesting. Calling this "Universal Basic Income" seems like kind of a misnomer. Everyone on the webbernets who's described such a thing in my experience has explained to me that it wouldn't have a work requirement in practice.

lean=/=fit. Pretty important distinction, IMHO. Even slightly above average people can get some decent striation with weight cutting and such. Doesn't mean they'll have good conditioning WRT strength, cardio, etc., which is the focus of most of the "fitness" world.

Doubt it, as BMI doesn't correlate with healthy body composition too well. (elite bodybuilders would be considered obese using BMI (Bodybuilding-era Arnold Schwarzanegger's BMI was 30.9) I would be more interested in stuff like body fat and muscle %.

SOUNDS GOOD. I DISCOVERED VEGAN DOLMEH(GRAPE LEAVES) AT WHOLE FOODS TOADY. I THINK YOU'D LIKE IT, EVEN THOUGH THE FLAVOUR/TEXTURE ISN'T QUITE THE SAME AS TRADITIONAL. THE SPICE BALANCE ISN'T RIGHT, BUT ALMOST. OVERALL, 3.989/5 THO.

OTOH, their parents consume copious amounts of mood and mind-altering pharma drugs while eating disgusting food and not exercising. Fuck it, nobody votes anymore till they can prove they're sane and competent. :p

WHAT'S IN THE 10%? I WAS THAT VEGAN DURING LENT TOO. MY 10% WAS FISH, EGGS, SOME DAIRY.

Classic scene :D

R.I.P., cranky ol' man. :( :'(