rchive

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[–] rchive@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

The government doesn't do the reimbursing, they just specify how much each mile is worth. I assume companies follow the government's guidelines on that for tax reasons.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't deliver pizzas, but anytime I drive my own car for work I get reimbursed a standard rate set by the US federal government, updated each year. If a pizza place did that, then the delivery fee would cover that cost.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Tesla doesn't want some other company to buy all its vehicles and turn around and sell them at a higher price, damaging the press around the Tesla brand and stopping its cars from getting to would-be Tesla super fans. It's the same reason stores will sometimes say "limit 2 per customer" on certain items.

That's one reason, anyway.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I think most people who've actually thought about it would say either "sensitivity to and awareness of the plight of marginalized people" or the same but with "oversensitivity", depending on which side of it you're on.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You're correct, it is not federally illegal in the US. Most things aren't. Murder isn't, either. However, traveling across state lines with a prostitute has gotten people in trouble with the federal government before.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a contingent of feminists who oppose prostitution for well being of the women reasons, too.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think anyone means literally one person did all the work when they say "self made." Also, you as an individual pay for most of the things you get from the rest of society. You're still earning it, more or less.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Correct, the vast majority of people don't care.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Got a link to a good project of that type? I've been thinking about this recently.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Increasing the money supply didn't help the poor and instead helped the rich just like every other time we've tried that?! I can't believe it!

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the info!

[–] rchive@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

(food companies all raise prices.)

And then some smaller company goes, "wait a sec, you're telling me I can increase my market share a bunch if I don't raise prices? Cool, let's do that. I can make a bunch of money on volume." And then some other company does the same thing, and so on until they all do. UNLESS an input into that industry has gone up in price and they all have to raise just to stay afloat. Then we're back to talking about inflation, supply chains, and money supply instead of companies just choosing to raise prices due to greed or something.

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