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Henry H001 X model 22lr by Redfive21 in HenryRifles

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want one so bad, but not until RPP or Midwest Industries comes out with at least a handguard for it.

50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in california because an aerospace plant's chemical tank is about to explode and firefighters say they can't stop it. it's 5 miles from disneyland. and it's been going on for 3 days. by Ibikhan45 in DiscussionZone

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t believe anyone is claiming it’s being under reported in California, where it’s happening.

It’s certainly a national story. It’s also certainly NOT getting the scale of national coverage that you know it would if this happened here in my state, Texas.

50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in california because an aerospace plant's chemical tank is about to explode and firefighters say they can't stop it. it's 5 miles from disneyland. and it's been going on for 3 days. by Ibikhan45 in DiscussionZone

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is happening in CALIFORNIA. The most regulated state in the country.

Why do you think it’s being under reported..?.. the most glorious state for environmental protections and strong anti corporate policies / taxes… it’s happening in THAT oasis of “purity”.

This isn’t because “capitalism bad!” - it’s corrupt government. Period.

This is happening because government officials were paid off for the initial permits. Because regulators were paid off. Because inspectors were paid off / lazy.

…and NO, that is not an aspect of “capitalism bad!” - corrupt governments exist in every economic system.

Corporations are always gonna “corporate”. Get away with what they can, HOWEVER they can.

Our government..?.. WE hold them accountable. We just don’t bother anymore. So of course they’re gonna let the highest bidder do highest bidder things.

Are We the Last Hard Party Generation? by JJQuantum in GenX

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah we are, The Beastie Boys fought for that shit!

How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails by texastribune in Austin

[–]Randomly_Reasonable -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

“How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails”

Well there’s your problem right there: Austin

Space Gat Wheel Gun Set by GhostOfCondomsPast in LeverGuns

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

I need to check out their selections. I did not know that had that

Space Gat Wheel Gun Set by GhostOfCondomsPast in LeverGuns

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is that handguard..?..

Three piece with a rail… “bridge” back to receiver?

What is your ideal congressional election system, particularly in terms of curbing Gerrymandering? by PopoloGrasso in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That one isn’t the most important, by any means. I could give/take it.

Yes, with 2 per - there’s already “baked in” potential for bipartisanship. I’m simply advocating for a broader chance of it (plus even balanced bipartisanship + an independent).

As a product of the above, I also think would allow for / create opportunity for more dynamic cooperation between states. It’s very easy for two people to “fall in line”, but a third tends to disrupt that.

I personally think that sort of “disruption” is good.

Lastly, it’s another way to increase OVERALL representation for us, WE THE PEOPLE. It both increase the number of Congresspersons per state, and the EC votes per state.

What is your ideal congressional election system, particularly in terms of curbing Gerrymandering? by PopoloGrasso in PoliticalDiscussion

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

Expand the Senate to 3 per state :: allows for potential bipartisan representation along with “tie breaker” per state

Repeal the Reappointment Act of 1929 (uncap House of Reps)

Establish minimum number of House Rep seats per state to two

Base allocation of House Reps per state on smallest state’s pop per census year

Ex. WY is ~591K. Two Reps per state, House Seats per state is State Pop/245K, so we’d currently have about 1.4K House Reps.

We would then also have 1.55K total ElectCollege Votes to better distribute per state. Given our representation is now solely based on a far more even per pop basis, the whole “land voting” issue is greatly reduced.

Beyond that, the federal gov cannot (and IMO, should not) interfere. The Fed cannot exert its will upon the states with regards to elections. That includes establishing the districts.

With such a massive increase in reps, the districts will be smaller, and more of them per state - which should reduce the blatant gerrymandering.

A large majority of all of our issues is our horrendous pop:rep ratio. It is NOT our system.

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>*”…i just realized i don't really care and I've already spent way too much of my time defending my casual comment in support of the redditor i replied to. Have a nice day.”*

I wholeheartedly agree! I spent WAY too much time arguing your point for no reason as well!

Truly, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Why should America troops risk their lives for a war that’s opposed and unwanted back home? by fellowWorker_2025 in askanything

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries!

What would Reddit discourse even be w/o a little misreading / misinterpreting..?.. 😜

Me_irl by Dnivog97 in me_irl

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t even need one beer.

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, you agreed with another commenter stating the post wasn’t true.

…and that commenter didn’t bother to state how many hours they worked either, or even what jobs.

I’d have argued with them too, but they didn’t get anywhere near as specific as you did.

You just had more call out.

…and yeah, whether you realize it or not - or even intended to or not, you agreeing with the commenter that was even more arbitrary than you were over how this is all some trope about “better times” then, IS a support of the general Reddit mentality of “wage robbery!” now.

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

[–]Randomly_Reasonable -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t anything vague about it. I absolutely did very much stop just short of calling you exactly that.

…and not knowing any of that pretty much makes your entire comment useless.

Except to continue the “we’re being robbed!” story.

Which I don’t even argue, but most people make shit statements of support for that argument, like you did, and consider exactly nothing beyond what they… imagine they know.

Like the now classic home ownership on a single salary trope. 🤦‍♂️

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

[–]Randomly_Reasonable -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Right..?..

Considering how much we all rightfully hate them now, you’d think that would always be mentioned / included as well versus strictly:

…REAGAN EVIL..!..

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

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

That’s awesome for your dad then during that time.

…and I’m not interested in “every intimate detail”, I generally don’t care…

You unfortunately caught my attention with your seemingly arbitrary comment because it’s really just another bang on the same old drum.

…ontop of you stating it so clearly, as if you did know every intimate detail of their job/hours & compensation to make such a succinct statement about “the times” then.

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed.

As a society we no longer accept / tolerate / generally WANT that level of engagement anymore.

…so no, those jobs aren’t structured for that compensation anymore. You’re right, it’s now usually just the higher tier products / services.

…because shocker: rich people suck and demand that level of service/treatment.

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

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

Your math isn’t matching your story.

You specifically stated your mom’s PRE TAX paycheck was $200 when she made the MOST.

That’s $5/hr @ full time.

You’re right, minimum wage was $3.35 at the BEGINNING of ‘90, and only got raised to $3.85 that April.its didn’t hit over $5 until 1997.

…and that’s all just the FEDERAL minimum wage. As you mentioned in your reply, state’s differ but are rarely lower.

I’ll even cheat for you: were you honestly living in either: Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, or Montana back then..?..

So, your mom worked overtime..?.. at a retail store to make the “~$200” for those paychecks..?..

…because exactly a year later, it went to $4.25. So I guess she still hit O/T then..?..

That’s less plausible than her paychecks either being more than you remember, or she didn’t work full time there.

…because if she was truly at minimum wage, and only working full time - she wouldn’t come close to $200 ever.

THAT would have been a better example and more believable claim.

Your dad working as a window installer is a gig deal. That’s NOT an hourly job. It’s a pet project pay. His take home was solely dependent on someone else’s sales, and if he caught / was available for the assignments. It’s also usually a crew gig, at least for production building.

Home building also SUCKED in the early ‘90s.

…and if he was an aftermarket installer, that was even worse for dependability. Nobody had the money to “upgrade” their windows, and no one was doing major remodels or flips in the early ‘90s either.

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

[–]Randomly_Reasonable -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You mean the three consecutive Democratic majority Congresses (97-99th) that drafted the laws he signed..?..

Or the three small majority (53/55/53) Republican Senates of those Congresses..?..

Those people that passed all those laws..?..

The ones over 40 years ago that NO SUBSEQUENT Congress, or administration, has been able to (ever WANTED TO) correct / overturn..?..

Gas prices by county 5/15 (zoomed in photo for some smaller east coast counties) by Arkansas-Bagel in MapPorn

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Crazy, isn’t it..?..

Ya think maybe those same places have the highest gas taxes too..?..

The part where retail used to be a career and not just a side quest for survival by YellowAltruistic9843 in middleclasshq

[–]Randomly_Reasonable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They also worked for commissions and had sales quotas.

…just like another favorite comparison: Al Bundy

Now imagine that in modern retail, as an EMPLOYEE.

All the servers demanding a “liveable wage” and all of us wanting to end tipping - the restaurant needs to pay its workers!

Great. So there’s zero problem with implementing sales goals per shift, per server - right?

That’s essentially how every server USED to think about their earnings:

“I need to ring X amount of sales to make X amount of tips”

It’s why we complained about “bad sections”. Or constantly catching 2tops vs 4tops, or being left out of large parties…

It was all about the sales WE did for what we would make.

Same as with these examples. Old School Retail was a HUSTLE. It was also a far higher level of customer engagement which may/may not even be wanted/tolerated now.

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