Buy payphones and retire

Post by fennecbutt » Fri, Nov 01, 2024, 3:51 AM UTC

LightBug1 wrote: post #306

Dalewyn wrote: post #280

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Here's something to blow your mind: Out in the countryside, farmers have stalls where they put some of the day's harvest for sale. It's completely unmanned without surveillance and operates on the honor system; customers leave cash in a nearby container and take the produce they bought. Yes, it works beautifully because there are literally no bloody assholes uncivilized enough to be thieves. Vending machines are abun…

I've seen that on a trip to New Zealand actually. Was quite sweet. A tent full of strawberry punnets, with a little lockbox outside to put money in.

Post by eru » Sat, Nov 02, 2024, 10:55 AM UTC

atlasmd wrote: post #359

lotsofpulp wrote: post #301

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Correct, but that accomplishes the goal of having a hidden tax (although more people are aware of it now) on earning income (since labor price increases lag asset prices increases). Just look at who the biggest winners pre and post Covid are. If you owned assets pre Covid, you are golden. The more you owned, the more guilded you became. Pretty much all government policy I see starts with the basis of how do we ensure…

ideally, direct care is saving more than it costs - $50 for unlimited visits, free telemedicine, no copays, all office procedures free, wholesale meds and labs for up to 95% less. Then you can lower your ins premiums by 30-60%.

Post by Ringz » Tue, Nov 05, 2024, 10:48 PM UTC

HideousKojima wrote: post #321

Ringz wrote: post #234

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Pure capitalism.

Damn, never knew the USSR, China, North Korea and other places managed to abolish theft!