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Frayed Ends: Business, Economics, and Tax Policy 3.0

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FlagDUDE08 said:
That's just Europe. You know it'll be a replacement in the US.
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So, when my bank started using ATMs decades ago, when the airlines went to online booking and check in, and the kiosks in the airport for check in and boarding pass printing, when the bar at the Minneapolis airport now requires you to order all your food and drink through an Apple I pad sitting in front of you, when I started buying Coca Cola through a vending machine instead of over the counter at the local soda fountain, all was as a result of Seattle going to a $15/hr minimum wage?
 
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SJHovey said:
So, when my bank started using ATMs decades ago, when the airlines went to online booking and check in, and the kiosks in the airport for check in and boarding pass printing, when the bar at the Minneapolis airport now requires you to order all your food and drink through an Apple I pad sitting in front of you, when I started buying Coca Cola through a vending machine instead of over the counter at the local soda fountain, all was as a result of Seattle going to a $15/hr minimum wage?
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Increases in minimum wage certainly speeds along the process of innovation. I see you're trying to pull for strings here by saying one city is the direct result of another, but if you can find something that doesn't call in sick, doesn't take a break, and doesn't need to be paid pension plan, you know they'll go for it, and they won't even need a wage increase to do it.

I only wish the supermarket had more self-checkout lines. Of course I believe they're working on going through an infrared area that automatically scans every bar code of your stuff and then you just pay at a kiosk. Can't wait to see how they differentiate previous purchases from current purchases, though, all while maintaining security. Granted, my supermarket already pays workers around $15/hour (what few workers Aldi has)...
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Increases in minimum wage certainly speeds along the process of innovation. I see you're trying to pull for strings here by saying one city is the direct result of another, but if you can find something that doesn't call in sick, doesn't take a break, and doesn't need to be paid pension plan, you know they'll go for it, and they won't even need a wage increase to do it.

I only wish the supermarket had more self-checkout lines. Of course I believe they're working on going through an infrared area that automatically scans every bar code of your stuff and then you just pay at a kiosk. Can't wait to see how they differentiate previous purchases from current purchases, though, all while maintaining security. Granted, my supermarket already pays workers around $15/hour (what few workers Aldi has)...
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You're the one who claimed that not only would there be a connection between machines replacing humans and the proposed increase in the minimum wage, but that you predicted it ahead of time.

Machines have replaced humans ever since there were machines. Anybody who claims it's because one city mandated a higher minimum wage is simply ignorant of the world in which he lives. Furthermore, just by looking at the date of the article, actually reading the article itself, and with even the most basic understanding of product development, it should be clear that these McDonald's kiosks have been in the works for well over a decade and have no connection to Seattle's actions of the last couple of years.
 
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joecct said:
Meanwhile in the District of Columbia, where it is legal to grow marijuana, but not sell it, a problem of what to do with all that weed/dope.

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You want a separate DC section added on to the search engine?

Legalize the outright sale of it rather than waste the police dept's time on it at all. With a 40% jump in its murder rate, they have plenty enough to worry about already.
 
St. Clown said:
You want a separate DC section added on to the search engine?

Legalize the outright sale of it rather than waste the police dept's time on it at all. With a 40% jump in its murder rate, they have plenty enough to worry about already.
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Along with prostitution. Legalize it, regulate it, tax the heck out of it.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Holy sht

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/b...to-be-near-a-criminal-settlement-with-gm.html

GM to pay nearly $1 billion in criminal penalties for the ignition switch and another $500 million set aside for civil suits.
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I'd like to know - who were the lead engineers responsible for the defect, have they been sacked, and is there any sort of process for revoking the PE license of an engineer who is found to have been grossly negligent in carrying out his/her duties and responsibilities?
 
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joecct said:
Married 32 years, 4 kids. 3 grandsons.
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So you're cool if one of your kids' spouses decides to 'pay for it' outside the marriage on a weekly basis? You may have no problems with it...but your kid might.
 
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5mn_Major said:
joecct said:
Along with prostitution. Legalize it, regulate it, tax the heck out of it.
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You guys single?
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I am, but what does it matter? I've no intent on ever using a prostitute - legal or not. I also don't smoke marijuana, but support the legalization of it. I've never played a game of Soccer in my life, but I'm not about to call for a ban on it.

Prostitution is an issue that can be solved - or at least lessened - by taking it from the black market and into the light. We can help lessen the sex slave trade, set requirements on where the brothels can locate, how often the girls are tested for STIs, require prophylactics, control what percentage a girl gets versus the brothel, and make penalties for using non-licensed brothels/prostitutes so high for the johns that they simply won't consider it when legal options exist. The demand for the product will always exist, that's been proven through time, we just need to help ensure everyone's safety during the transaction.
 
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