So hunting white rhinoceros or elephants or dolphins or any other animal would increase their numbers? Or might it be that it is not that simple and other factors might be needed as well. I doubt that the moose is somehow an exception.
And if increasing the numbers is the goal, why shoot them? Do not shoot them and just take their pictures. Charge for that. The issue is that people are not willing to do that.
Having animals just so we cab shoot them for fun sounds somehow wrong, because that is what they are doing. Happens with a lot of other animals as well. They are often literally sitting ducks (or other animals) that are released just so they can be shot.
Now if that is your idea of fun, please so. We could discuss it at length, but do not use this as an excuse that you do it to save the animals. That is just a lucky side effect.
Again: I am not against hunting for food. So how does a spotted owl taste or a bald eagle? Hunting them should increase the numbers, right?
What I prefer is as much of a screen estate as possible. A phone is used vertical, as PC and laptop is horizontal. A tablet could be used both ways.
I liked the 1920x1200 I used to have. I now have 1920x1080 and it is not that much different. I personally rather have 3 screens at 1920x1080 than one screen that is 5760x1080, but that is because I see each screen as a different workspoace. That way I can watch a movie on one workspace and still use different workspaces on different screens.
As I am not a gamer, I do not notice the difference between 1920x1080 and 4K. Others might, but I do not. I will also never say that others must work the way I do.
So the questions comes down to opinions and like assholes, everybody has one. Unlike assholes, I have more than one and do not think that a default aspect ratio is a solution for me for everything. Even my phone I sometimes use in portrait and sometimes in landscape, so the aspect ratio changes in a per user case.
At work I have one monitor in portrait and the other in landscape, because THAT makes me do my work better.
Change will come not if it will be cost effective, but if it is cost effective in the short term. And that term get's shorter and shorter. Investing in anything (and that needs to be done) seems to be a bad thing, no matter how much you will gain after that.
"Why invest to day, if tomorrow the profit does happen when I am not there to take credit for it?" seems to be the rule of thumb. And it seems to become a state of mind of a lot of people. If you do not get immediate satisfaction, it is not worth doing.
So what you want will not happen, because the immediate consequence will be not to be re-elected and that is more important than to solve an actual issue.
"They are not slaves and are willingly working for a bowl of rice." The problem is that it would be true what you are saying if the companies and the employees are on the same level of negotiation. They are not.
If I put a gun to your head and ask you to sign a contract, that is not legal either. Holding a bowl of rice in front of somebody should no be either,
There is a difference between falsely saying the machine is broke or the machine being broken. I have been in situations where the machine was actually broken.
In Belgium if they would try that, I would ask for an official receipt (that they need to give anyway) and that way they have to declare it anyway. Or risk of getting caught even sooner. Not willing ton give that? OK, please call the police. See how that works out. I have not only a right, but am forced, by law, to have that receipt with me and they could ask me for it when I leave and am outside. (Does not really happen any more)
So now they have a non-paying customer as they are unwilling to do their part of the transaction AND the police and they will be pissed so they will inform the tax authorities who then will comb over the merchant. He will need to pay a big fine and will be on the radar for the next 5 to 10 years.
Do not try any of this in Belgium if you do not know the law enough to explain t his to the police and/or if you are in a hurry.
I could imagine that would be illegal. So what they can do instead is say that if you pay with card is get a reduction. So instead of the price going from 100.00 USD to 120.00 USD, the price will go from 120.00 USD to 96.00 USD. In the US it would even be easier to even the prices out so that it is the same as the sales tax. Then just say "No sales tax to pay if you pay by card". Double wammy as not only people will know what things actually costs, you blame the country for having public services that need to be paid.
If it is clearly indicated, then they are in their rights to do so. I wonder where you live and how much cashless is used. I could see that happening in e.g Sweden or so and the problem would then come from tourists.
The opposite happens as well and perhaps even more. There is no indication that cards are accepted and they still go in with not enough cash and then demand to speak to the manager (you know the hairstyle).
I never leave a tip where I live. People get paid a living wage.
When I went to the US, I obviously went with the quaint ways of the country as I do wherever I go. I found the whole situation extremely confusing.
In Europe, at the end of the meal I finish the wine I have and might even order some more. Once in while they might look if I want to order more and sometimes I do. I then show my card, so they know I want to pay and that I pay by card. They come with the machine (sometimes I need to go to the counter) put my card in the machine, enter my code and get the receipt. The card never leaves me.
In the US at the end of my meal, with half a bottle, they ask me if I want anything else (Not right now, thank you.) and I get the bill on the table that I did not yet ask for. After 5 minutes or so they get back and I hand them my card. They then leave and come back with two papers and the card and a pen. I never see any waiter after that, no matter that I sit there for another 30 minutes. (No, the restaurants where not full, nor was it near t o closing time and it happened in ALL places I went to.) So now I am here with three papers and need to figure out which one I need to sign and write the tip on and then leave that behind and take two with me.
I know one place took the details of my card and copied them as it was blocked after a while. No idea which one. Could be any of the places where I _by accident_ took the wrong papers with me. I know this as I came home I had three where my signature was on the paper as well as the 15% or so tip I wrote on it.
What I found interesting was how much Americans still use cash as there is no other way to deal with it in places where I would not expect it. Parking garages. In many places there was no machine to take money or a card. In fact at one place when we left, the person was not even there (perhaps gone to pee or whatever) and left the gate open with a sign "Be right back" so we left. Saved us 30 USD right there. Looking at the sign, that was not the first time. Another place is toll roads. You do not even have the option to pay other than cash. To me that is just weird as it takes so much time and therefore money.
In Europe when it is less than 25EUR I pay contactless. Otherwise I use my PIN. I also think "The customers is always right." is absolute and utter bullshit. The example you give has nothing to do with it. It is a choice and both you have a choice to accept the transaction as well as the store. You did not come to an agreement concerning the transaction, so there is no transaction. That has nothing to do with "Being right".
That will be 99.99999% of the cases and that is rounded down. The indication on the screen will not always give you the correct reason why it has been declined. Sometimes it will not be an issue and can be solved somehow. You know, like adults. That is unless you start yelling and insisting and what not. Then, most likely, the police will come and they will often side with the owner. You took goods, you must pay and we do not trust you to leave the store and come back, so you come with us for the night and we solve this tomorrow. In most cases suddenly a solution will present itself.
I once had an issue where I pumped gas, went in to pay and neither my VISA, nor MC nor debit card worked. Debit was times wrong PIN. CC was an issue with my bank. Easily solved. I left my ID there and went back a few hours later when the issue with all my cards was solved.
The problem was on my side. Could have been solved the same way if it where on their side. Being polite and understanding for each other solved this. I even went out of the line when another person came and not stress out the employee and others by standing in front of him and forcing him to deal with my situation and for him that would mean calling the police, so they can deal with it and he can handle the other customers.
Do not come to Belgium then, because as a tourist you will not be able to go to many cafe's and that is part of why you should come to Belgium. Also not Spain. Many cafe's I have seen do not have anything but cash. Glass of wine where I go (Galicia) is around 1 EUR.
About the coins: the people like getting free money. Just buy something for 1 EUR and give them the smallest money in paper, which is 5 EUR and just walk away. They will be confused, but hardly force the money on you.
I also bank online. With the opening hours for banks there really is no other way. I even have a bank in another country and have no issues to get the money where I live as I have a debit card and can go to an Automatic ATM Machine. There are plenty of ATM's wherever I go to get money from the wall for free. Sometimes, when I am in a different country, I get a warning that I would need to pay a fee. I walk to the next place and get it for free there.
So the issue seems to be that either your online bank does not give you a debit card or you need to pay if you take money from the ATM.
Where I live, the poor immigrant can and will have a bank account and thus a debit card. Could be that he is not allowed to use it if there is no money on the account. I know rich people who have that enabled on their card as well. As far as I know each country in Europe has at least one financial institution that can not refuse to open a bank account, no matter how poor they are. That does not mean they are allowed any credit, just that they are allowed to have a bank account, so they can pay bills. In Belgium that would be at the post office.
So income is not an issue. It is a choice.
So the problem seems to be is that those people are unable (not unwilling) to get a card. Why not solve that problem. You can still refuse cashless when it comes to people who are unwilling, regardless if they are poor or rich, immigrant or not.
Next to that is the privacy issue. In Belgium the CC company is not allowed to analyze the expenditure and a lot more rules concerning privacy.
What you might be referring to would be the illegal immigrant. That is a whole different situation.
So why not address the real issue: the lack of privacy. That would solve a lot more problems than just the "cashless or not" issue as that does not seem to be the problem.
Embossed cards are on their way out in Belgium. Some look like this hereThere is nothing embossed and not even a way to swipe. I have not seen a slider here in decades.
And no, even if there is a VISA/MC you are NOT allowed to walk out with the store if they are unable or even unwilling to accept your card for whatever reason. That would be theft and will put you in jail.
Not even talking about the fact that it might not be them who placed the sticker there, but e.g. you or a previous owner. There are two things that are working at the same time: 1) The contract between the store owner and Visa/MC (or most likely a third party as Visa/MC seldom handle the transaction themselves). That one can be revoked if they do not accept their part of the contract. e.g. accepting people who want to pay with a card. 2) The law. Where it is between you and the store where, if you buy an item, you must pay.
I have gone into a store once (in 20 or so years) and when I wanted to pay, it did not work due to technical issues on side of the store. They told me before I walked out and I had to put back my items or pay cash. If you are in a restaurant and they do not inform you and suddenly the machine does not work anymore, it will depend form situation to situation. There are several things they can do and all these depend on the reason. Assume there machine suddenly fell into the sink. 1) Pay with my bank app. They could accept payment over SEPA. They will have their money 3 days later. They have the risk that I cancel it as soon as I am outside. 2) Pay with the bank over SEPA with immediate payment. They take the extra charge. Not smart as this only works during banking hours. 3) Believe me that I will come back with the money. That could mean leaving behind something, like my passport, drivers license or my wife or kids. 4) Escort me to a teller machine or any other place I could get cash
As these happen so infrequently, it is not really an issue and will be handled if and when it happens.
But again: you can not just walk away just because MC/VISA says so. They might not have a (direct) contract with them anyway and more important, they can not change the law. Walking out could get you a night in jail or worse.
There is another HUGE reason stores want cash. They are able not to declare it as income, although that has been a lot harder, in pubs in Belgium it is still a huge deal. Not paying taxes will be better than the cost of handling the money.
The best way to do this is set a percentage of your cash income to do that. e.g. 50% Not only do you not declare 50% of the money, you also buy 50% of the goods without an official bill. Do not forget anything. e.g. do not forget the cookies you give away with coffee, as they people checking you are not idiots and know they numbers well enough to see if they must look closer. If they do, you are fucked.
Now the difference between Europe and the US is that in Soviet Europe, companies listen to the government.
I am not that afraid of tracking. When I pay with a card (and I do that for almost everything or sometimes debit card) I enter my PIN or not even that if I pay wireless. The stores will not have my card. I do not store my CC number on online stores, so they should not have it there either. Tjhe CC company will know where I bought something, but will not know WHAT I bought. In Belgium they are even not allowed to analyze that data for marketing (Yes, they do analyze it for fraud prevention. NO, they do not do it for marketing purposes, because they risk their right to do business). Next to that they are not allowed to sell that data and if they do, soon they could pay 4% of their global annual revenue or up to 20MM EUR.
To me it is easier to follow my expenses as there is only one place I need to look: my bank. I can easily see all my income and expenses in one place.
The places where I still pay cash and related to this article is in restaurants. When I go to some place to eat, I will go with some friends. It is then easier when getting the bill, just to divide it by two, three or four and each will pay that. In pubs paying cashless is not yet common, unfortunately. I would LOVE to have that to be able to order drinks and just pay wireless each time I order.
We leave tips, but those will be more rounding up so we do not have to bother with change or because it is just easier to calculate. e.g. if the bill is say 163.70 EUR (looking at the last bill), we would pay 165 EUR or 53 EUR each. No, we do not bother the waiter to split the bill.)
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I saved 2EUR per day by running after the bus, till somebody explained to me that was stupid. Now I run after taxis and save a LOT more.
If it is cheaper to do, look at the bright side: the studios can put more money in the story, right? Right? That is what they are going to do, right?
So hunting white rhinoceros or elephants or dolphins or any other animal would increase their numbers? Or might it be that it is not that simple and other factors might be needed as well. I doubt that the moose is somehow an exception.
And if increasing the numbers is the goal, why shoot them? Do not shoot them and just take their pictures. Charge for that. The issue is that people are not willing to do that.
Having animals just so we cab shoot them for fun sounds somehow wrong, because that is what they are doing. Happens with a lot of other animals as well. They are often literally sitting ducks (or other animals) that are released just so they can be shot.
Now if that is your idea of fun, please so. We could discuss it at length, but do not use this as an excuse that you do it to save the animals. That is just a lucky side effect.
Again: I am not against hunting for food. So how does a spotted owl taste or a bald eagle? Hunting them should increase the numbers, right?
You mean like they already do? Body of a stunt person, CGI face of a famous apwrson
When people start telling me their PIN code, i will stop them. I do not blame them for their ignorance.
The next step will be for the computers to come up with algorithms. They already do that in other fields
They are aftet ALL non-American companies. Huawei us another. The US went from "brown people are evil"
"Everybody is evil".
They do a shory con. So better to do 100% fir 1 hour. No idea how long they can do it. Could be that they need to close after 24 hours. Or sooner.
If they wanted to do the long con, they would have started a bank.
What I prefer is as much of a screen estate as possible. A phone is used vertical, as PC and laptop is horizontal. A tablet could be used both ways.
I liked the 1920x1200 I used to have. I now have 1920x1080 and it is not that much different. I personally rather have 3 screens at 1920x1080 than one screen that is 5760x1080, but that is because I see each screen as a different workspoace. That way I can watch a movie on one workspace and still use different workspaces on different screens.
As I am not a gamer, I do not notice the difference between 1920x1080 and 4K. Others might, but I do not. I will also never say that others must work the way I do.
So the questions comes down to opinions and like assholes, everybody has one. Unlike assholes, I have more than one and do not think that a default aspect ratio is a solution for me for everything. Even my phone I sometimes use in portrait and sometimes in landscape, so the aspect ratio changes in a per user case.
At work I have one monitor in portrait and the other in landscape, because THAT makes me do my work better.
Change will come not if it will be cost effective, but if it is cost effective in the short term. And that term get's shorter and shorter. Investing in anything (and that needs to be done) seems to be a bad thing, no matter how much you will gain after that.
"Why invest to day, if tomorrow the profit does happen when I am not there to take credit for it?" seems to be the rule of thumb. And it seems to become a state of mind of a lot of people. If you do not get immediate satisfaction, it is not worth doing.
So what you want will not happen, because the immediate consequence will be not to be re-elected and that is more important than to solve an actual issue.
Mine had a hole and went from 50L to infinite.
They get something of monetary value. Like a car. Not something woth no monetary value, like a hug.
Leaving Israel does not mean people still wpuld want to kill Jews. Just like thee are people who want to kill Muslims.
"They are not slaves and are willingly working for a bowl of rice." The problem is that it would be true what you are saying if the companies and the employees are on the same level of negotiation. They are not.
If I put a gun to your head and ask you to sign a contract, that is not legal either. Holding a bowl of rice in front of somebody should no be either,
Uh, the law?
There is a difference between falsely saying the machine is broke or the machine being broken. I have been in situations where the machine was actually broken.
In Belgium if they would try that, I would ask for an official receipt (that they need to give anyway) and that way they have to declare it anyway. Or risk of getting caught even sooner. Not willing ton give that? OK, please call the police. See how that works out. I have not only a right, but am forced, by law, to have that receipt with me and they could ask me for it when I leave and am outside. (Does not really happen any more)
So now they have a non-paying customer as they are unwilling to do their part of the transaction AND the police and they will be pissed so they will inform the tax authorities who then will comb over the merchant. He will need to pay a big fine and will be on the radar for the next 5 to 10 years.
Do not try any of this in Belgium if you do not know the law enough to explain t his to the police and/or if you are in a hurry.
I could imagine that would be illegal. So what they can do instead is say that if you pay with card is get a reduction. So instead of the price going from 100.00 USD to 120.00 USD, the price will go from 120.00 USD to 96.00 USD.
In the US it would even be easier to even the prices out so that it is the same as the sales tax. Then just say "No sales tax to pay if you pay by card". Double wammy as not only people will know what things actually costs, you blame the country for having public services that need to be paid.
If it is clearly indicated, then they are in their rights to do so. I wonder where you live and how much cashless is used. I could see that happening in e.g Sweden or so and the problem would then come from tourists.
The opposite happens as well and perhaps even more. There is no indication that cards are accepted and they still go in with not enough cash and then demand to speak to the manager (you know the hairstyle).
I never leave a tip where I live. People get paid a living wage.
When I went to the US, I obviously went with the quaint ways of the country as I do wherever I go. I found the whole situation extremely confusing.
In Europe, at the end of the meal I finish the wine I have and might even order some more. Once in while they might look if I want to order more and sometimes I do. I then show my card, so they know I want to pay and that I pay by card. They come with the machine (sometimes I need to go to the counter) put my card in the machine, enter my code and get the receipt. The card never leaves me.
In the US at the end of my meal, with half a bottle, they ask me if I want anything else (Not right now, thank you.) and I get the bill on the table that I did not yet ask for. After 5 minutes or so they get back and I hand them my card. They then leave and come back with two papers and the card and a pen. I never see any waiter after that, no matter that I sit there for another 30 minutes. (No, the restaurants where not full, nor was it near t o closing time and it happened in ALL places I went to.)
So now I am here with three papers and need to figure out which one I need to sign and write the tip on and then leave that behind and take two with me.
I know one place took the details of my card and copied them as it was blocked after a while. No idea which one. Could be any of the places where I _by accident_ took the wrong papers with me. I know this as I came home I had three where my signature was on the paper as well as the 15% or so tip I wrote on it.
What I found interesting was how much Americans still use cash as there is no other way to deal with it in places where I would not expect it.
Parking garages. In many places there was no machine to take money or a card. In fact at one place when we left, the person was not even there (perhaps gone to pee or whatever) and left the gate open with a sign "Be right back" so we left. Saved us 30 USD right there. Looking at the sign, that was not the first time.
Another place is toll roads. You do not even have the option to pay other than cash. To me that is just weird as it takes so much time and therefore money.
In Europe when it is less than 25EUR I pay contactless. Otherwise I use my PIN. I also think "The customers is always right." is absolute and utter bullshit. The example you give has nothing to do with it. It is a choice and both you have a choice to accept the transaction as well as the store. You did not come to an agreement concerning the transaction, so there is no transaction. That has nothing to do with "Being right".
That will be 99.99999% of the cases and that is rounded down. The indication on the screen will not always give you the correct reason why it has been declined. Sometimes it will not be an issue and can be solved somehow. You know, like adults.
That is unless you start yelling and insisting and what not. Then, most likely, the police will come and they will often side with the owner. You took goods, you must pay and we do not trust you to leave the store and come back, so you come with us for the night and we solve this tomorrow. In most cases suddenly a solution will present itself.
I once had an issue where I pumped gas, went in to pay and neither my VISA, nor MC nor debit card worked. Debit was times wrong PIN. CC was an issue with my bank. Easily solved. I left my ID there and went back a few hours later when the issue with all my cards was solved.
The problem was on my side. Could have been solved the same way if it where on their side. Being polite and understanding for each other solved this. I even went out of the line when another person came and not stress out the employee and others by standing in front of him and forcing him to deal with my situation and for him that would mean calling the police, so they can deal with it and he can handle the other customers.
Sometimes it is nice to pretend to be human.
Do not come to Belgium then, because as a tourist you will not be able to go to many cafe's and that is part of why you should come to Belgium.
Also not Spain. Many cafe's I have seen do not have anything but cash.
Glass of wine where I go (Galicia) is around 1 EUR.
About the coins: the people like getting free money. Just buy something for 1 EUR and give them the smallest money in paper, which is 5 EUR and just walk away. They will be confused, but hardly force the money on you.
I also bank online. With the opening hours for banks there really is no other way. I even have a bank in another country and have no issues to get the money where I live as I have a debit card and can go to an Automatic ATM Machine.
There are plenty of ATM's wherever I go to get money from the wall for free. Sometimes, when I am in a different country, I get a warning that I would need to pay a fee. I walk to the next place and get it for free there.
So the issue seems to be that either your online bank does not give you a debit card or you need to pay if you take money from the ATM.
Where I live, the poor immigrant can and will have a bank account and thus a debit card. Could be that he is not allowed to use it if there is no money on the account. I know rich people who have that enabled on their card as well.
As far as I know each country in Europe has at least one financial institution that can not refuse to open a bank account, no matter how poor they are. That does not mean they are allowed any credit, just that they are allowed to have a bank account, so they can pay bills. In Belgium that would be at the post office.
So income is not an issue. It is a choice.
So the problem seems to be is that those people are unable (not unwilling) to get a card. Why not solve that problem. You can still refuse cashless when it comes to people who are unwilling, regardless if they are poor or rich, immigrant or not.
Next to that is the privacy issue. In Belgium the CC company is not allowed to analyze the expenditure and a lot more rules concerning privacy.
What you might be referring to would be the illegal immigrant. That is a whole different situation.
So why not address the real issue: the lack of privacy. That would solve a lot more problems than just the "cashless or not" issue as that does not seem to be the problem.
Embossed cards are on their way out in Belgium. Some look like this hereThere is nothing embossed and not even a way to swipe. I have not seen a slider here in decades.
And no, even if there is a VISA/MC you are NOT allowed to walk out with the store if they are unable or even unwilling to accept your card for whatever reason. That would be theft and will put you in jail.
Not even talking about the fact that it might not be them who placed the sticker there, but e.g. you or a previous owner. There are two things that are working at the same time:
1) The contract between the store owner and Visa/MC (or most likely a third party as Visa/MC seldom handle the transaction themselves). That one can be revoked if they do not accept their part of the contract. e.g. accepting people who want to pay with a card.
2) The law. Where it is between you and the store where, if you buy an item, you must pay.
I have gone into a store once (in 20 or so years) and when I wanted to pay, it did not work due to technical issues on side of the store. They told me before I walked out and I had to put back my items or pay cash. If you are in a restaurant and they do not inform you and suddenly the machine does not work anymore, it will depend form situation to situation.
There are several things they can do and all these depend on the reason. Assume there machine suddenly fell into the sink.
1) Pay with my bank app. They could accept payment over SEPA. They will have their money 3 days later. They have the risk that I cancel it as soon as I am outside.
2) Pay with the bank over SEPA with immediate payment. They take the extra charge. Not smart as this only works during banking hours.
3) Believe me that I will come back with the money. That could mean leaving behind something, like my passport, drivers license or my wife or kids.
4) Escort me to a teller machine or any other place I could get cash
As these happen so infrequently, it is not really an issue and will be handled if and when it happens.
But again: you can not just walk away just because MC/VISA says so. They might not have a (direct) contract with them anyway and more important, they can not change the law. Walking out could get you a night in jail or worse.
There is another HUGE reason stores want cash. They are able not to declare it as income, although that has been a lot harder, in pubs in Belgium it is still a huge deal. Not paying taxes will be better than the cost of handling the money.
The best way to do this is set a percentage of your cash income to do that. e.g. 50% Not only do you not declare 50% of the money, you also buy 50% of the goods without an official bill. Do not forget anything. e.g. do not forget the cookies you give away with coffee, as they people checking you are not idiots and know they numbers well enough to see if they must look closer. If they do, you are fucked.
Now the difference between Europe and the US is that in Soviet Europe, companies listen to the government.
I am not that afraid of tracking. When I pay with a card (and I do that for almost everything or sometimes debit card) I enter my PIN or not even that if I pay wireless.
The stores will not have my card. I do not store my CC number on online stores, so they should not have it there either. Tjhe CC company will know where I bought something, but will not know WHAT I bought. In Belgium they are even not allowed to analyze that data for marketing (Yes, they do analyze it for fraud prevention. NO, they do not do it for marketing purposes, because they risk their right to do business).
Next to that they are not allowed to sell that data and if they do, soon they could pay 4% of their global annual revenue or up to 20MM EUR.
To me it is easier to follow my expenses as there is only one place I need to look: my bank. I can easily see all my income and expenses in one place.
The places where I still pay cash and related to this article is in restaurants. When I go to some place to eat, I will go with some friends. It is then easier when getting the bill, just to divide it by two, three or four and each will pay that. In pubs paying cashless is not yet common, unfortunately. I would LOVE to have that to be able to order drinks and just pay wireless each time I order.
We leave tips, but those will be more rounding up so we do not have to bother with change or because it is just easier to calculate. e.g. if the bill is say 163.70 EUR (looking at the last bill), we would pay 165 EUR or 53 EUR each. No, we do not bother the waiter to split the bill.)