Had they not falsified documents in an attempt to avoid a trial or reasonable settlement, they probably could have gotten out with a loss of a few million. In fact, that attempt is almost certainly why the plaintiffs went through with the trial: Charter made themselves accomplices after the fact.

Everything except the punitive damages is likely covered by their insurance company, which also paid for their fancy lawyers.

I guess it’s time for Charter to raise rates, cut customer service staff and add a new mystery line item to their bills.

The jury found that Charter Spectrum committed forgery beyond a reasonable doubt,

And whatever you do, don’t do what is shown in the article picture. The fridge will just take the heat from the front and dump it out the coils in the back, adding in extra heat from the motor. Basically an expensive way of heating up the area it’s in.

22nd year here. First job right out of college, and never left. Good generally low-stress working environment, adequate compensation, good benefits, management really like me, and the job is located 10 minutes drive-time from where I live.

11th year with my company.

Consistency is not his forte. Not sure what is....maybe hypocrisy?

Musk is basically a character in a bad Sci Fi novel who funds some self-serving attempt to ‘save’ humanity but ends up making whatever problem he’s supposed to be fixing worse.

If you move to a country that has arranged a tax treaty with the U.S. (and there are many), an income tax regime that is equal to or more than what you’d pay in the U.S., and you have an income that doesn’t exceed a little over US$100K, then you will avoid double taxation. Once you start making “too much money,”…

As Starship Troopers proved, no matter how obvious and clear a Satire is there will always be people who take it at face value.

Man, oh man! The writer of this article is in DIRE need of a week long cruise! 

Disney plus is already looking to raise prices.

Honestly for me Amazon isn’t as much about the price as it is the simple convenience.

People still use Amazon all the time too. They say they care but in the end they just want their shit as cheap as possible.

“It’s difficult to fully compare the benefits of each store and their treatment of their employees, but if you’re curious about which company has a better reputation for caring for workers, Costco is where you should shop.”

Downside of Sam’s Club - you’re supporting the Walmart brand.

This is the correct answer, at least for me personally. The reason most of these places are cheap is because they’re not the kind of places that draw people, either through economic opportunity or through culture. I say that as someone who has lived in three of the places on that list.

Counterpoint: Let people enjoy things.

I’m old enough to have seen the first Star Wars movie in a theatre, and this comes under the heading of “dear God, no”.