It definitely does help, But is not a requirement.  And there are ways to save even on the "slave wages" of $10/hour.  I know, I have.

Good luck getting credit for that, and with their slave wages, they can't save enough to even get enough to start their own business.  This is why income inequality is bad- it's a snowballing effect- poverty is one of the most expensive things out there.

 

Exactly. The entire system is rigged to keep people from doing exactly that. They are so busy working 50 hours a week, barely paying their living expenses, and they are supposed to magically find 4 million in financing?

The fact is most business owners want to pay as little as possible so they can keep the biggest chunk possible. If they find 'suckers' to pay bottom dollar for, they will hire them. This is why we need govt. regulation to keep the wages reasonable, a base line. $7.25 is ludicrous, and needs to be doubled immediately.

I read a story of a worker that worked at a place for 12 years, and over that 12 years he never got a single wage other than the federally mandated minimum wage increases.  The owner of that company should be shot for paying the guy the same for 12 years, that's inhumane. But these owners/ceos will continue to do this, which is why we need regulation.

Automation is largely a failure, and will continue to be a failure. I am laughing at all of the money these companies wasted to automate, and then they have to scrap these expensive machines after a few years.

Not necessarily.  Demand/satisfaction with self-checkout was overestimated/oversold but it won't go away.  One employee can manage 4 kiosks, maybe more, and I still prefer self-checkout about 15-20% of the time, especially when I have only a few items - almost always get out of Dodge quicker.  Most of the time, I'll use a conventional checkout lane but that doesn't mean self-checkout has zero appeal.  It will remain one of your checkout options for some time to come for many retailers.

The 4 million is to bribe the LCC as you need a Police Check to be the licensee of a Pub ....

On one hand, it sounds gross - some machine will make burgers for me? Really? But on the other hand, machine wouldn't spit in your burger if it's having a bad day))

A robot would just say instead....

"I'm sorry.  I can't let you have that, Dave - you're fat" ...

I was being 'generic'.... I could also have said....'you have no teeth'...

 "There are no magical slaughterhouses where animals are fed their favorite meal, make a last phone call to a loved one and voluntarily hold their breath until they die. The act of slaughter is violent, vicious, bloody and hellish. The animals do not sacrifice themselves for your pleasure, tradition or greed. They are dragged in, kicking and screaming until their last breath. Don't fool yourself into thinking that you can eat meat, dairy and eggs and remain disconnected from this violence.The only way out is VEGAN."

The Saddest slaughterhouse footage ever shows no blood or slaughter

LOL

Now pass the steak sauce.

“Saying eating animals is “yummy” as a justification for killing them is pretty much the same argument as saying rape is okay since it feels good to the rapist. Civilized people require more than sensory pleasure to justify behaviors.”

I doubt Frogboy intended/expected his thread to be a sounding board for 'extremist' attitudes.

Yes, it classifies as 'extremist'.  Since the dawn of time, whether that was God's 6000 years or Evolution's Millennia - Man has been an OMNIVORE.

Humans do not have multi-stage stomachs or true ruminant teeth in order to manage grass.  Meat has always been a significant part of our diet.

Equating NORMAL human diet to 'rape' is more ABSURD than 'extreme'.

I'd suggest you desist.  You are entirely free to author a thread of your own in lieu.

You check it out.  You will find many interesting things that have been discovered when things have been hooked up to a polygraph that rationally can't be explained away.  If you don't want to believe it, your loss.  Everyone has to make their own decisions.

if kindness,  compassion and morality are not enough, why not go vegan for the purely selfish reason of personal health?

"The healthcare company’s peer-reviewed medical science journal tells physicians to promote plant-based diets to patients. To address the rising cost of healthcare and skyrocketing rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, medical publication The Permanente Journal recently released an article encouraging physicians to advise patients to reduce meat, dairy, and processed food consumption and implement a plant-based diet. It points to research showing that consuming whole foods can reduce the need for medication for chronic illnesses and decrease risk of fatal ischemic heart disease, all while offering the most cost-effective prevention and low-risk medical intervention. “Healthy eating may be best achieved with a plant-based diet … Physicians should consider recommending a plant-based diet to all their patients,” the article states."

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=5777&catId=8