Phil_in_here

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Phil_in_here , to Canada in Is 13 too young to work? A Saskatchewan proposal has reignited debate around kids and labour

Remember, it's only bad when "The Media" does it.

Phil_in_here , to No Stupid Questions in Why don't electric car manufacurers put solar panels on the car roofs?

I don't know anything about EV efficiency, but the rates are inverse, so they are drastically different.

Fish gets 3.3kwh/mile

Peacock gets 4 miles/kwh or 0.25kwh/mile

Phil_in_here , to Canada in Average hourly wage in Canada now $34.95: StatCan

In other news, Canadians average fewer limbs than typical humans but enjoy 4 square kilometers of land per person!

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Phil_in_here , to Canada in Average hourly wage in Canada now $34.95: StatCan

In MediaSpinLand: The Happiest Place in the World!!*

*based of philosophical conjecture that suffering is the requisite to even experiencing contentment. Happiest, and World are both trademarks of the Viacom Company

Phil_in_here , to World News in World Bank’s climate plan: Pricier red meat and dairy, cheaper chicken and veggies

Carbon taxes need a caveat that prices cannot change due to the tax. Otherwise it's just another way for big business to profit.

"We had to raise our prices because of the carbon tax!"

"But the tax is 8% and your prices have gone up 20%"

shrugs "Dunno. Carbon tax."

Phil_in_here , to Canada in Small grocers, co-ops receiving boost from Loblaw boycott: ‘A lot of anger’

Even with those precautions, I wouldn't characterize it as SUPER affordable. At least closer to a fair trade

Phil_in_here , to ADHD memes in The future isn't real

Anxiety has entered the chat

Phil_in_here , to Canada in Posters promoting theft from Loblaws circulate online

Theft is up? Raise prices to compensate.

Increased headwind on distribution trucks? Raise prices to compensate.

Mars is in retrograde? Raise prices to compensate.

Supply stabilized and reduced our costs on goods? Raise prices to compensate.

Its not exactly a threat if you're going to do it anyway!

Phil_in_here , to World News in ‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals

The real key is local bottling where local production isn't possible.

Ship vats of Coca-Cola syrup to the 200 largest cities (more or less) in North America and create local bottle circulation.

Spice it up with local bottle designs or recycling marks. Now you've got novelty sales, collector sales, eco-conscious sales, 'support local' sales...

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