Capitalism (6 Viewers)

[Dago]

If people have to watch that movie to learn that lesson then we're doomed anyway

Fixed

 

[Eeyore]

Is the price of a fifteen-year-old keeping up with inflation?

 

[Saintman2884]

Cool. Maybe we'll follow other countries' lead now and have free universal healthcare.

I agree with good, serviceable across-the-board free universal health care but seriously charging people in some European countries to use the bathroom in train stations, sometimes restaurants, supermarkets where here in most U.S. cities, simply stopping at a local Wal-Mart or Walmart Neighborhood store or a gas station and relieving one self for no charge is bullshirt and ridiculous and a slick, cash grab that I don't understand.

I find it more then a bit stupid and borderline unethical to even charge people small sums to take a piss or sheet in a bathroom. I know in countries like Australia in hospitals patients have to pay to watch T.V.'s in their hospital rooms or its added as a write-off, but making hospital patients pay to watch their TVs isn't the same as compelling them also to pay a little bit of money to use the bathroom because they have a bad case of diarrhea or even worse, gastroenteritis.

 

[Saintman2884]

You better believe that if I have to pay to use the restroom I will get my damned moneys worth

You shouldn't have to pay to use the bathroom at all. That's the absurd part or premise about why they have this policy in some European countries.

 

[0rion]

Is the price of a fifteen-year-old keeping up with inflation?

Wow.....first day too. That's horrible. @guidomerkinsrules would definitely have a take on this....it would be wrong....but he would have one.

 

[Saintman2884]

I remember walking around the city, and walked into a bar to goto the bathroom. Bartender made me buy a beer. I didn't have a problem with that. Just buy a small item for common courtesy, or if they are busy, just leave a buck or two.

People open up businesses to make money, so they are helping you, help them. I once gave a lady at a fast food chain $20, because I had to use the bathroom really bad. They were to busy for me to order, but it was worth every cent to use their bathroom that day.

Business owners make money from serving food, beer, wine, or whatever themed-type restaurant whether its a Texas-styled steakhouse, a mid-Atlantic excellent seafood restaurant in DMV, or outstanding, authentic Mexican restaurants with a wide variety of items to make a lot of income and they can do all that without telling me I must pay even a small amount of money to take a sheet.

The whole reasoning behind that, in most cases, is absurd and asinine. If I'm an owner of a profitable restaurant, I'm making more then enough money as it is than to accept cash, even if its voluntary offer, to allow you or anyone else to relieve yourself for a forking fee. You nor anyone else don't have to justify or pay me to use the bathroom.

What's funny is that throughout ancient Roman empire, it wasnt uncommon for Roman governors (procurators), tribunes or military officials to issue taxes once in a while for people to use urinals and in ancient Roman antiquity, you had no privacy in public urinals whether they were off-street, or in Roman bathhouses, saunas, or cauldariums. In fact, during emperor Vespasian's reign, when the Roman Colosseum was first being built and nearly completed before his death, part of the public funds used to pay for its construction came from these "waste taxes".

 

[Eeyore]

"Alternative fruit."

Orange juice makers consider using alternative fruit as prices skyrocket

Orange juice manufacturers are grappling with sky-high prices amid a global supply shortage that could force them to turn to alternatives like mandarins.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

"Alternative fruit."

Orange juice makers consider using alternative fruit as prices skyrocket

Orange juice manufacturers are grappling with sky-high prices amid a global supply shortage that could force them to turn to alternatives like mandarins.

www.foxbusiness.com

Nevermind

 

[Merl]

You shouldn't have to pay to use the bathroom at all. That's the absurd part or premise about why they have this policy in some European countries.

They aren't the only ones. 5 years ago I was in D.C. and while walking from the subway to the Mall I needed to use the bathroom. Cam across a convience store so went inside but the bathroom required a code from the reciept to open the door. Stood inline to buy a 1 25 cent of water that cost me 1.25 and didn't get a receipt with code code. I asked for it and and he said he can't give me since I didn't pay enough. I then told him he will have to clean up a mess unless he gives the code to the bathroom and then I will sue for the embarraement because I was refused entry. he gave me the code and I barely made it in time. This is one of the reasons I HATE! larger cities.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

they think if a customer pays they won't do this.
Jokes on them tho..

 

[Eeyore]

£10 just to walk in the store. I don't see this being successful except in wealthy areas in stores that are not Aldi

Aldi Changes the Game – Shoppers Now Paying Just to Enter the Store

Aldi, the grocery chain with steadily growing popularity, is testing out a new program that might have the retailer sitting on par with the likes of Costc

www.eldiario24.com

 

[Sailorsaint]

£10 just to walk in the store. I don't see this being successful except in wealthy areas in stores that are not Aldi

Aldi Changes the Game – Shoppers Now Paying Just to Enter the Store

Aldi, the grocery chain with steadily growing popularity, is testing out a new program that might have the retailer sitting on par with the likes of Costc

www.eldiario24.com

The money up front isn't the big problem. This is....
"Simply put, the system makes use of cameras and scanners that record prices as customers take items off the shelves, thereby allowing them to leave the store without checking out — the amount will then be taken from their cards automatically."

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

£10 just to walk in the store. I don't see this being successful except in wealthy areas in stores that are not Aldi

Aldi Changes the Game – Shoppers Now Paying Just to Enter the Store

Aldi, the grocery chain with steadily growing popularity, is testing out a new program that might have the retailer sitting on par with the likes of Costc

www.eldiario24.com

These seems more for the self checkout thread than this one

 

[Tapxe]

I gave a negative rating for the company that took over the lab at my Dr. What was once a 5 min wait is now 50 minimum.

They responded with an email about the new 35$ per visit service where they come to u at an appt time.

Essentially they've figured out how to turn the cost of facilities into patients paying additional for care.

It's not enough to make profit, you have to constantly wring more and more from the masses.

Someone pointed out that if you ran a monkey farm and 1% of your monkeys was hoarding all the bananas, you'd think there was a problem with the monkeys. Somehow, when a human hoards like that, they get the cover of Forbes.

Makes ya think