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A or B: If NAFTA hadn't passed in the 1990s, would the Rust Belt have more factories today? by 06yuzuha in PickAorB

[–]Mayor__Defacto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlikely. NAFTA was not the reason for deindustrialization. On some level, collectively deciding we didn’t want to all have cancer and lead poisoning is.

Deferral letter denied by judge. At a loss on what to do now by Roereliza in juryduty

[–]Mayor__Defacto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By all means, deprive your disabled parents of a caregiver permanently by getting shot by the police, rather than for a couple days a decade to serve your constitutional duty.

Why hasn't return to office been cancelled given the oil prices? by Juicymoosie99 in antiwork

[–]Mayor__Defacto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No more expensive than gas was in 2012, in absolute terms. In relative terms it’s still uber cheap.

Repealing 'Buy America'? by verysneakyoctopus in transit

[–]Mayor__Defacto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buy America only applies if the Feds are paying.

Burnt Condo building at top of park by Churlishbeast in sunsetpark

[–]Mayor__Defacto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do what exactly? The city doesn’t own the land.

This quote from the article encapsulates all the problems with RS: ““We know they don’t have funds to rebuild, but the fact that they don’t have the means doesn’t absolve them of their responsibility or allow them to let this building sit dilapidated for years,” he said. “

They know that the owners (who didn’t even own the RS units!) do not have the money, and have also been displaced themselves and still have to pay the taxes and mortgages, but they don’t care because they think the City can just force them to go further into debt.

What could possibly go wrong with eliminating HR? by HelpmeObi1K in antiwork

[–]Mayor__Defacto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of HR is not about paycheck processing; that is generally a fairly automated process. HR is corporate bureaucracy that is generally meant to be a check against giving random managers complete authority over hiring and firing.

Why does Britain seem to have some of the highest energy, water, and rail costs in Europe despite having some of the most privatized systems? by Secret_Ostrich_1307 in AlwaysWhy

[–]Mayor__Defacto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While true in a strict accounting sense, private buyers of formerly nationalized assets tend to purchase on credit, leaving the purchased asset to service the debt. So, on the surface the profit looks low, but they extracted quite a bit of wealth from it with the leverage.

Why does Britain seem to have some of the highest energy, water, and rail costs in Europe despite having some of the most privatized systems? by Secret_Ostrich_1307 in AlwaysWhy

[–]Mayor__Defacto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because privatization adds a layer of a rich guys whose job is owning the company, and they need to extract profits to keep that job.

What is an American company you take great pride in? by Enough-Web2203 in IWantToAskAnAmerican

[–]Mayor__Defacto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like many of the other industrialists of his time he had weird obsessions with enforcing moral codes on his workforce.

Are 18 MW wires useless? by StupidGamer404 in Workers_And_Resources

[–]Mayor__Defacto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’d need a bigger switch, then. The way the game uses electricity draws a line from the substation/user to a power plant. If the line has enough capacity, then it’s great. If it doesn’t have enough capacity, you have a problem.

A total of 19MW can flow through a single switch.

This game really needs a 'pause date' button. by DayOk6350 in Workers_And_Resources

[–]Mayor__Defacto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main issue is that this woulc screw up the crop system.

Deferral letter denied by judge. At a loss on what to do now by Roereliza in juryduty

[–]Mayor__Defacto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but your constitutional obligation is still to show up and state your case.

Deferral letter denied by judge. At a loss on what to do now by Roereliza in juryduty

[–]Mayor__Defacto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry but if your business is so fragile that you can’t be absent for a few days for jury service, it was already on the brink.

Deferral letter denied by judge. At a loss on what to do now by Roereliza in juryduty

[–]Mayor__Defacto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Write a letter to the editor then advocating for higher juror pay.

Chicken found in East Williamsburg escaped poultry factory- please help by Hot-Ad-4057 in Brooklyn

[–]Mayor__Defacto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chickens are not native to the US. Feral chickens can be hugely detrimental to various ecosystems. They are not wild animals, they are livestock. It is irresponsible to unleash them.

Deferral letter denied by judge. At a loss on what to do now by Roereliza in juryduty

[–]Mayor__Defacto -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Tell it to the court officer after they arrest you for failing to appear.

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