I have also experienced this. The world didn't implode when I couldn't pay for petrol. They took my details and told me to return and clear the debt when the power was back.
How would that have worked for someone on a road trip? I'm on the road several times a year, and w/o plans for a return. Are they going to trust someone with an out of state address to pay up?...I think it's doubtful.
But isn't it still standard practice for servers to underreport tips on their taxes? I would imagine that there's resistance to non cash payments for that reason.
Having been to 50+ countries and living in a few, I'd argue that the GP is correct. I have to question your "7.4%"...where's that figure from? Yes, we do have a homeless problem in many cities now, but I think that's also mixed in with the poor way in which we handle our mentally ill. Certainly with the current unemployment rates, if they wanted work, they should be able to find it. You might argue that minimum wage isn't enough, but it certainly would feed them. And, FWIW, there are lots of shelters and soup kitchens that help out.
Not believing the AC here. First of all, it's never taken a bank that long to clear a check. Secondly, how often do you find Americans (assuming he's claiming to be so since he mentioned the IRS) who spell it "cheques"?
I cashed a check at my credit union just two days ago, and it's already cleared.
Say the correct German word and a K9 unit will alert too
Ah, does that only work for sheppards? But seriously, some of the more enjoyable conversations I've had with people in other countries is about animal sounds...it's good to do over a few beers.
I should add, this guy had (at the time) a pretty good security clearance, had his fingerprints rolled at least 3 times a year for various reasons (not just the SC) so he could be checked out, and had random urine tests (usually a couple times a year) just like me.
Yeah, you lost me here because it's clear that you don't know wtf you're talking about.
Um, where have sanctions ever been considered an act of war? Clue: they haven't...they're different from embargos, which can be considered as such. And no proof is required to implement them, it's totally up to Congress and the Executive branch to decide if they want to impose sanctions.
Yet BC has mostly had the best economy in Canada while having a carbon tax.
Um, google "what's driving British Columbia's economy", and every article points to the real estate boom. Correlation != causation, but you knew that, right?
I'm just back from Vancouver, and was shocked at the changes in the city that had occurred since I was last there in 2002. 1.5M people, high rises going up everywhere. It took us an hour to get from the airport to the port (for our cruise). Told my wife that I loved the beautiful views of the water and mountains, but these people are going to be living like they're in an ant farm...I won't be back.
Not true. The government is required to get a license to use the products, and can't share it w/o a Government Purpose Rights or an Unlimited Rights license.
They can't have bank accounts, and can't own property, and thus don't have the ability to pay for anything.
We've already got people battling for legal right for animals, akin to rights currently given to humans. At what point beyond the Turing test passage do you think it will begin for AI?
Um, no. That's not how defense contracting works, unless the military paid them to develop it with Government Purpose Rights, or an "unlimited" rights license...you can look up the terms.
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I have also experienced this. The world didn't implode when I couldn't pay for petrol. They took my details and told me to return and clear the debt when the power was back.
How would that have worked for someone on a road trip? I'm on the road several times a year, and w/o plans for a return. Are they going to trust someone with an out of state address to pay up?...I think it's doubtful.
I'm not usually one to be a grammar Nazi, but goddamn, that hurt the eyes.
Who needs cash if they are a citizen and have a legal bank account? People who cannot prove to a bank they are legally able to open a bank account?
Waiting to hear from our left wing on how this would be racist to require ID.
But isn't it still standard practice for servers to underreport tips on their taxes? I would imagine that there's resistance to non cash payments for that reason.
Having been to 50+ countries and living in a few, I'd argue that the GP is correct. I have to question your "7.4%"...where's that figure from? Yes, we do have a homeless problem in many cities now, but I think that's also mixed in with the poor way in which we handle our mentally ill. Certainly with the current unemployment rates, if they wanted work, they should be able to find it. You might argue that minimum wage isn't enough, but it certainly would feed them. And, FWIW, there are lots of shelters and soup kitchens that help out.
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What school district is this? My kid graduated nine years ago, and I was rarely ever writing checks back when she was in high school.
Not believing the AC here. First of all, it's never taken a bank that long to clear a check. Secondly, how often do you find Americans (assuming he's claiming to be so since he mentioned the IRS) who spell it "cheques"?
I cashed a check at my credit union just two days ago, and it's already cleared.
And I'm saying that your full of shit. Sure, it happens, and I don't deny that. But "mostly doesn't work"...that's bullshit.
Say the correct German word and a K9 unit will alert too
Ah, does that only work for sheppards? But seriously, some of the more enjoyable conversations I've had with people in other countries is about animal sounds...it's good to do over a few beers.
I should add, this guy had (at the time) a pretty good security clearance, had his fingerprints rolled at least 3 times a year for various reasons (not just the SC) so he could be checked out, and had random urine tests (usually a couple times a year) just like me.
Yeah, you lost me here because it's clear that you don't know wtf you're talking about.
"This sanction game is going to come back and bite the US on the ass really, really hard. "
How do you suppose that's going to happen? Do you think Russia hasn't already been doing whatever it can to undermine the US?
"sanctions, on the other hand, are acts of war "
Um, where have sanctions ever been considered an act of war? Clue: they haven't...they're different from embargos, which can be considered as such. And no proof is required to implement them, it's totally up to Congress and the Executive branch to decide if they want to impose sanctions.
any one where the dictator realizes that letting the masses blow off steam doesn't actually hurt his power that much.
So, no such real world dictatorship.
I think this theory is spot on.
Ami forgot her meds this morning.
I'd go so far as to say the the US is so far right that they are now in the Tinpot Dictatorship spectrum
In what dictatorship can the citizens and media be hypercritical of the dictator?
Yet BC has mostly had the best economy in Canada while having a carbon tax.
Um, google "what's driving British Columbia's economy", and every article points to the real estate boom. Correlation != causation, but you knew that, right?
I'm just back from Vancouver, and was shocked at the changes in the city that had occurred since I was last there in 2002. 1.5M people, high rises going up everywhere. It took us an hour to get from the airport to the port (for our cruise). Told my wife that I loved the beautiful views of the water and mountains, but these people are going to be living like they're in an ant farm...I won't be back.
Not true. The government is required to get a license to use the products, and can't share it w/o a Government Purpose Rights or an Unlimited Rights license.
Please read up on it before spouting off.
Oh please. Show some evidence or STFU.
They can't have bank accounts, and can't own property, and thus don't have the ability to pay for anything.
We've already got people battling for legal right for animals, akin to rights currently given to humans. At what point beyond the Turing test passage do you think it will begin for AI?
The military can't just use their technologies (other than maybe free things like search) w/o permission.
Um, no. That's not how defense contracting works, unless the military paid them to develop it with Government Purpose Rights, or an "unlimited" rights license...you can look up the terms.
It's akin to "hate crime", where they pretend to know what the accused was thinking.