Well, our version of capitalism thrives on wage suppression which forces a large segment of the market into buying the cheapest alternatives. In order to compete, other companies have to offer similarly priced products, and total quality suffers in the race to the bottom.

I used to work for a major appliance company. The margins on appliance manufacturing were dismal, but existed solely to support the very profitable segment of the business: parts and service. Average lifespan of a modern appliance is less than 10 years. Average price of a service call is $200, and parts are marked up…

I believe there was a popular song about this concept recently.

I think you nailed part of the problem, but most people can’t afford to be conscious consumers. We’ve created a negative feedback loop where we don’t pay people enough to shop outside of Wal-Mart, who uses their leverage to keep wages low in their stores, pressure to vendors to keep costs down who then suppress their…

Are they using some kind of mod so the helicopter gunships do not embark on water?

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F4 can also be used to change references from relative to absolute and vice versa.

Sounds like he was married when he was making those six figures so half of anything he earned was already awarded in the divorce. After paying off attorney fees, mutual debts, it’s likely there wasn’t much left.

I hate the recurring presumption in conversations about child support that I wouldn’t want primary custody. My ex was a stay at home mom prior to our divorce and without being able to prove her as unfit due to mental issues, addiction issues (and have the sizable assets to prove theses claims) it would be a fools…

He has to provide for himself as well. It’s the same problem with food stamps: a 50 cent raise might disqualify them for support but not provide enough to make up the difference essentially leaving them worse off for “doing the right thing.” The entire reason states are so bureaucratic and presume the fathers are…

I’m not worried about it, just an interesting phenomena. Another is when I’d go to the water park and that night when falling asleep I’d experience the sensations of tubing down the slides.

When I first started playing Civ V I’d see hexes when I’d start to fall asleep.

So is this just a reimagining of Harvest Moon? Always loved the Harvest Moon series but it seems new games actually reduce the elements of gameplay that I like. After grinding for awhile I like the ability to buy upgrades to automate tasks. I’d like to see the ability to attach equipment to your horse or buy a…

Just unloaded my old SNES copy of Super Mario RPG on eBay today for $50.

My best friend in high school had a Mazda 626. Pretty sure it was just a four-banger but man that thing had torque. He totaled in after a bad blizzard.

I’m unsure how you kill something that was never born or viable without life support.

Centralia is also the inspiration for Dan Akroyd’s “Nothing But Trouble.”

You lost me at entitlement system. Those plebes feel entitled to clean air, food and shelter! It’s almost as if they didn’t ask to be born!

While I would’ve rather seen Gore in the White House, assuming things now would be that much different than they are is conjecture. And I would’ve voted for Nader, had I been old enough to vote. I’d rather see the system burn to the ground than vote for the perceived lesser of two evils.

*citation needed