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Hopefully Trump will drop sanctions against Russia, so that we can return to normal trade with Russia during trade war with USA.
Oh noes, that would be a real loss for the US?
I don't know about that, as country of 5.5 million people our trade impact on 60 times larger country will be always minor, but because of USA's sanctions which freeze lots of Russian's foreign assets and put restrictions on what can be traded with Russia, Finland is losing billions of dollars worth of trade and if USA starts to put heavy tarrifs for European products like for example cars it will cut our trade towards USA also with millions if not billions, so I would appreciate if Trump means to actually follow through his world wide trade war that he would lift those sanctions against Russia so that our economy would not take that big of a hit.
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Trump-Putin summit: What do you suppose Putin will ask for in exchange for his help in the upcoming mid-terms election?
Muahahaha...
Hopefully Trump will drop sanctions against Russia, so that we can return to normal trade with Russia during trade war with USA.
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In the American definition of the word liberal (meaning deferring to the State over the citizen)By that definition it is safe to say that Trump will nominate another liberal justice (meaning yes man who consistently votes according to what State(Trump) wants)
He didn't get that with Gorsuch. He sided against the government as both plaintiff & defendant three times this term. Any President wants a justice that will do what they are told. But that is not what their job is. "Is it legal?" If their answer is "no" they are going to rule against you no matter if you appointed them or not.
Gorsuch is mostly supported state's view (trump's view which in some cases are against state view) in the travel/muslim ban (Trump v. Hawaii), in bakery denying (Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n), service, unions rights to collect fees from non-union members for their services (Janus v. AFSCME), he gave his support so that states may charge tax on purchases made from out-of-state sellers, even if the seller does not have a physical presence in the taxing state. (South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.) and in case of National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra Gorsuch supported majority view that crisis pregnancy centers have right to lie and withhold information from their clients.
He did go against state, in case in which the Court held drivers of rental cars have rights protecting them from unconstitutional searches by police, even if they are not listed on the rental agreement (Byrd v. United States), in that case court was unanimous in their decision.
and in case in which the Court held that the Fourth Amendment prevented Border Patrol officers from conducting warrantless, suspicionless searches of private vehicles removed from the border or its functional equivalent. (United States v. Ortiz) again court was unanimous in their decision.
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In the American definition of the word liberal (meaning deferring to the State over the citizen)By that definition it is safe to say that Trump will nominate another liberal justice (meaning yes man who consistently votes according to what State(Trump) wants)
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"Which part?"
Both.
Is it true that the Red Hen and other business are suffering bigly? Isn't this a small town so I doubt there is a lot of choice in regards to restaurants?
Did the owner actually resign from being part of that business organization?
Was she really a dip**** that she started harassing the restaurant that ended up serving Sanders? That really is dickish and is contrary about all this talk about how 'polite' she was? I have doubts on this part because I'm sure Sanders would havementioned it but they had the other owner on talking about it.
Too much FAKE NEWS.
It is difficult to say if Red Hen that started the uproar is suffering as they are closed until July 5, as they seem to have schedulled summer break, but some media outlets say that they have longer break than usually, but can't say if that is true.
Other restaurants in USA that are also named as Red Hen have faced protests, even though there is no Red Hen franchise they are just private business that by change have same name.
There are protesters in Lexington, that mostly support Trump who have caused road blocks and thrown chicken **** over Red Hen and caused other kinds of disturbance in Lexington.
There are no reliable sources that restaurant owner or its employeers started to harash Sanders after she was asked to leave, all the mentions about it are days later of initial news, but after Fox news mentioned it, claims are repeated so many times that it issue has become so muddy that there isn't really way to tell what is real and what has been invented by media outlets and social media users.
Red Hen's owner did resign from her position in bussiness group that focuses to promote Lexington's downtown area because she felt that news about her, Red Hen, Sanders and Trump's tweets would compromise said bussiness group's efforts to promote Lexington and she felt that it isn't right that other bussiness owners suffer because of her actions.
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Florida seems to be quite accepting towards retirees who get their pension from foreign pension funds. Like for example there are 25000 Finnish retirees with permament residence without need to seek USA citizenship (which would cut their right to get pension from Finland's pension funds). Of course such retairees are somewhat special case of immigrants as they not only bring money with them but also create local jobs.
They must be here under visa or green card. I don't think one can simply
walk into Mordorland in Miami international airport and chill out for the rest of their lives.That is true, but it is quite easy to find services that help apply long stay visas and green card or some other permanent visas. In case of Finnish retirees there are even some cities in Florida where you can find those services in Finnish like for example Lake Worth. Although these days Florida has lost its popularity as first choice of retairement destination to Portugal and Spain which both offer ten years of tax free living (with certain conditions) for retairees from other countries.
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I don't think an "immigrant" is supposed to float along indefinitely. Its a transitional period to becoming a citizen. At least Im not aware of anyplace where you can just immigrate to some country and then do nothing about citizenship and live there for the rest of your life.
Florida seems to be quite accepting towards retirees who get their pension from foreign pension funds. Like for example there are 25000 Finnish retirees with permament residence without need to seek USA citizenship (which would cut their right to get pension from Finland's pension funds). Of course such retairees are somewhat special case of immigrants as they not only bring money with them but also create local jobs.
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"Well, if bakers can deny service to the gays"
He didn't refuse service to 'the gays'. He had no problem baking them a cake. he baked many cakes for many gays previous to and afterwards. Baking a cake for gay people wa snot his issue.
Only specific type of cake (wedding cake), which by chance was type of cake that said gays were ordering from bakery specialiced on wedding cakes. Although Supreme court didn't say that baker had right to deny his services but that Colorado's civil rights commission showed religious hostility towards him and didn't give him fair hearing.
There are also couple other cases of denying services in same-sex weddings (florist and photo grapher) which lead some GOP majority states introduce legistative measures to ensure bussiness right to deny people services on moral/religious grounds. Colorado case got publicity because it had potential to lessen states rights to give protection towards discrimation on moral/religious reasons, but supreme court decided not to give out their stance on the subject.
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Year old article, but it seems to be even more revelant now considering looming global trade war
Deficits In Trade And Deficits In Understanding
Donald Trump has asserted the need to cut the $500 billion U.S. trade deficit, yet support for his proposal is based on misconceptions about what this deficit means. During the 1970s, importing more than you exported was problematic, as was the breakup of the Beatles. Today, neither matters.
To see why the current trade deficit is benign, we need to understand the relationship between trade and the dollar’s value. Greenbacks are like any commodity in that the more people want to possess them, the higher their price. People acquire dollars primarily for two reasons: buying American goods and investing within the United States.
Let’s momentarily ignore the investment-based demand and focus on the trade-derived need for dollars. If the United States is importing more than it exports, then American consumers are exchanging dollars for foreign currencies to buy foreign goods more than foreigners are doing the reverse, meaning that foreigners are accumulating lots of dollars that they’re not using to buy American goods.
The glut of dollars circulating among people who don’t need them will push down the value of the dollar, just like the value of Christmas trees declines after December 25th. A falling dollar makes U.S. exports cheaper, and foreign imports into the United States become more expensive. Cheaper U.S. exports will entice foreigners to buy more American products—including manufactured goods—while more expensive foreign imports will make Americans buy less foreign products, reversing the original trade deficit. So a deficit changes the value of the dollar, which in turn brings the deficit back into balance.
The Netherlands offers a further illustration of the link between the exchange rate, trade balance, and manufacturing jobs. The discovery of a gas reserve in 1959 led to a large trade surplus, creating upwards pressure on the Dutch Guilder (just as a trade deficit creates downward pressure on a currency). As its currency appreciated, the Netherlands’ manufacturing exports became less competitive, and during the period between 1970-1977, unemployment increased from 1.1% to 5.1%, and private sector investment shrunk. Therefore, the surprise surplus caused manufacturing unemployment, just as a surprise deficit can in principle boost manufacturing exports. This conventional and well-studied phenomenon is known as Dutch Disease.
Artificially devaluing a currency is a historically-deployed tactic for boosting manufacturing and the trade balance, which many accuse China of exploiting. However, the U.S. deficit, with numerous non-manipulators such as Germany and Russia, confirms that the imbalance is not the result of foul play.
The automatic trade-dollar adjustment becomes a problem when the United States is operating a fixed exchange rate, as it did under the postwar Bretton Woods system. The government guaranteed a fixed price for the dollar that didn’t balance the trade account: America was importing a lot more than it was exporting.
Foreigners became unwilling to accumulate dollars that they had no intention of using at the prevailing price, and were feverishly exchanging them for gold at the price the U.S. government was guaranteeing. The precipitous decline in U.S. gold reserves forced President Nixon to abandon dollar-gold convertibility in 1971. This is why policymakers used to be such trade deficit hawks—trade imbalances threatened America’s ability to maintain its international obligations.
And therein lies the first major difference between the 1960s and today: The dollar is fully flexible, with markets determining the exchange rate, rendering trade imbalances self-correcting.
So why has America been recording a large, persistent trade deficit, and why isn’t the dollar devaluing? It’s due to the second major difference: The investment-based demand for foreign currencies—which we momentarily set aside—has ballooned. People no longer exchange currencies just to buy foreign goods.
International financial markets are extraordinarily integrated, as capitalists invest globally to seek higher returns and safer portfolios. Australians still want dollars to buy F-18 fighters—but also Treasury bills and Microsoft shares. In 1970, global foreign direct investment (FDI) was $10 billion, equal to 3% of global merchandise exports. In 2007, FDI has grown three hundredfold to $3 trillion, or 22% of global merchandise exports.
Consequently, the dollar no longer corrects trade imbalances. Some of the $500 billion deficit reenters the United States as foreign investment in the U.S. economy, while some of the rest is retained by foreign central banks in case of a rainy day.
America’s trade deficit represents foreigners letting Americans buy more goods than they sell, in exchange for the right to invest in America more than Americans invest abroad—that’s a sign of a thriving economy. In contrast, a struggling economy combined with a trade deficit would send the dollar tumbling, balancing the flow of capital and goods.
The dollar’s fortitude despite the trade deficit, therefore, confirms that the United States is a good investment—and that policymakers need not worry about Americans importing more than they export.
Nixon once complained to the American public about the “all-out war on the American dollar” waged by speculators. In 2017, there is no campaign against the American dollar, there is no fixed exchange rate, the U.S. economy is thriving, and Ringo Starr has reached out to Paul McCartney about a reunion tour.
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Best to only take credit card from Satan. Bills are likely to be counterfeit and a stolen CC won't incur a loss to you (I think)
Nah, I'm pretty sure he's Lawful Evil
Considering that God put Devil charge of punishing people who have gone against God's laws, because Devil wanted freedom from God's rule I am not sure if Devil is even evil
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I saw in the news Pam Bondi. the AG for Florida was assaulted by some angry left wingers (is there another kind
) over immigration at a movie theater down in Tampa. I wonder if they even realize that is a federal responsibility and there is almost nothing a state AG can do about it? Probably not. It was just good old fashioned you're-not-in-my-tribe hate. You know, "Four legs good, two legs bad. Four legs good, two legs baaaaa..."The Tampa Bay Times reports Bondi received a police escort Friday when several members of Organize Florida confronted her as she left a Tampa theater after seeing "Won't You Be My Neighbor" about Mr. Rogers.
The demonstrators questioned Florida joining a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act and Bondi's general support of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-attorney-general-pam-bondi-confronted-mr-rogers-movie/
"Organize Florida
Organize Florida is a community-based, nonprofit member organization of low and moderate income people dedicated to the principles of social, racial, and economic justice and the promotion of an equal and fair Florida for all.
Organizing Our Community One Door at a Time
Our dedicated organizers and members bring communities together, one door at a time, to join in the fight for safe neighborhoods, healthy families, quality education, good jobs, justice, equality and a more representative democracy.
Building a Movement of Leaders
Our members have access to multiple leadership development trainings, develop ideas and solutions to community needs, and are given the tools needed to affect changes in our communities. With the help of our experienced staff, our members decide on the issues and campaigns we work on and play an active role in community development.
Holding Our Government Accountable
Our campaigns, from standing with children and families to the de-prioritization of marijuana, and turning out the most Latinos ever in a national election have propelled Florida to the national spotlight and we remain committed to exposing injustice and holding our leaders accountable.
Taking Action
Our work helps to strengthen democracy, justice, accountability and equality for workers, families and communities. We don’t meet for the sake of meeting, we meet to take action that will help move our priorities forward. Stand up, speak out, and organize Florida — now."
They seem to be more Florida first latino organization which does not like Bondi's support for federal politics that they feel to be against their best interest.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/gun-industry-sees-banks-threat-2nd-amendment-130134288.html
Bank of America is 100% free to do business with any company it chooses to. Or not.
"Imagine if banks were to say you can't purchase books or certain books aren't acceptable."
They already do.
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Okay so do you remember that in those "old IE games" resting was not limited by anything, and you could rest after each and every fight, effectively making all of your abilities and spells "per encounter"?
no i don't remember that because that was not the case.
What do you mean by "that was not the case" exactly? You had a rest button. You click the button, you rest, your health and spells are restored. No fuss. You didn't have to but you could.
There were some areas where resting was disabled and some areas where there was change for random mosters to appear. And there was also couple timed quests which had possibility to fail if you took too long. But most of the time rest button was full heal and get spells back without any consequences button which was there only for roleplay purposes and to give players ability to decide if they want additional difficulty or not.
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Incel Revolution? Not sure if you're trying to be ironic there Zoraptor. A narrow victory would still be a defeat for Erdogan (since it shows that the opposition still has teeth) and his ego (much like Trumps) won't settle for anything less than an absolute landslide.
No irony, if Muharrim Ince wins it would certainly be a revolution given how entrenched the AKP is. If they go to a 2nd round he has a decent chance too since every candidate who isn't Erdogan seems to hate Erdogan, including the islamists and conservatives who should be his allies.
A narrow first round victory would still mean 50% of the vote for Erdogan, and it's all he needs for his program. I'm sure he'd like Putin numbers for bragging rights, but a win is a win.
I think that smjames thought that you meant incel (involuntary celibates) revolution
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/floatdown-sarnia-americans-wash-ashore-1.3730792
Two years old article, that I come across today,, about 1500 illegal aliens from USA to Canada, it is quite funny to think how greatful they must be these days that Canada isn't like USA where they would have been hold from cople weeks to indefinitely for their crime of crossing broder improperly.
For perspective article from yesterday
Jogger who accidentally crossed U.S. border from B.C. detained for 2 weeks
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If they are seeking asylum, they're not criminals. Also are they detaining them in super maxes or something?So, Trump signed EO that forbids kids to be separated from criminal parents. Which means kids will be detained in adult facilities with criminals.
Great work Dems a real success...
Maybe Cruz was on to something with expediting the processing via immigration judges.
Asylum seekers are not separated. Only the criminals (second time attempt, smuggling, cartels etc.) are being held in incarceration and their kids in separate care.
Are a lot of claims they are doing it to asylum seekers. Certainly is believable US law enforcement is lazy enough for that.
By my understanding about issue is that Trump/Session with their so callled zero tolerance policy wanted anybody, including asylum seekers (or as some say that asylum seekers were their main target), who do even minor friction in their entry to USA to be incarcerated, which lead to people who entered with their children to be separated from their children because of law(s) about incarceration of children. Now Trump has written excecutive order which says zero tolerance policy will continue but that children can be incarcerated with their parents for indefinitely (although there is bit of a loop hole as excecutive order say that it will not supersede any laws so technically authorities could continue do what they were doing before the excecutive order)
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I understood your point, but I tried to make counterpoint by asking if Sally's parents should be incarcerated in first place just for commiting misdemeanor offence where law doesn't say that people committing said offence need to be incarcerated?
8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien.
(a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts
"Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both."
(b) Improper time or place; civil penaltiesAny alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty of—
(1) at least $50 and not more than $250 for each such entry (or attempted entry); or
(2) twice the amount specified in paragraph (1) in the case of an alien who has been previously subject to a civil penalty under this subsection.
Civil penalties under this subsection are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any criminal or other civil penalties that may be imposed.
18 U.S. Code § 3571 - Sentence of fine
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3571
(a)In General.—
A defendant who has been found guilty of an offense may be sentenced to pay a fine
(b)Fines for Individuals.—Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an individual who has been found guilty of an offense may be fined not more than the greatest of—
(1) the amount specified in the law setting forth the offense;
(2) the applicable amount under subsection (d) of this section;
(3) for a felony, not more than $250,000;
(4) for a misdemeanor resulting in death, not more than $250,000;
(5) for a Class A misdemeanor that does not result in death, not more than $100,000;
(6) for a Class B or C misdemeanor that does not result in death, not more than $5,000; or
(7) for an infraction, not more than $5,000.
http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/crime-enter-illegally.html
"Whether it’s by crossing the U.S. border with a "coyote" or buying a fake U.S. passport, a foreign national who enters the U.S. illegally can be both convicted of a crime and held responsible for a civil violation under the U.S. immigration laws. Illegal entry also carries consequences for anyone who might later attempt to apply for a green card or other immigration benefit.
The penalties and consequences get progressively more severe if a person enters illegally more than once, or enters illegally after an order of removal (deportation) or having been convicted of an aggravated felony."
What Is Illegal Entry?
The immigration law actually uses the term "improper entry," which has a broad meaning. It’s more than just slipping across the U.S. border at an unguarded point. Improper entry can include:
- entering or attempting to enter the United States at any time or place other than one designated by U.S. immigration officers (in other words, away from a border inspection point or other port of entry)
- eluding examination or inspection by U.S. immigration officers (people have tried everything from digging tunnels to hiding in the trunk of a friend’s car)
- attempting to enter or obtain entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or willful concealment of a material fact (which might include, for example, lying on a visa application or buying a false green card or other entry document).
Criminal Penalties
For the first improper entry offense, the person can be fined (as a criminal penalty), or imprisoned for up to six months, or both.
If I haven't fully misunderstood what these say, the law doesn't say that people who enter in USA illegally need to be incarcerated, even in case of multiple offences although it definitely gives authories right to do so.
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Really? Did really nobody understand that Sally is a minor child sitting in a car seat?
I guess I have to spell it out: Sally is an example of a fictional minor child who is in no way responsible for the actions of her parents. Her parents broke the law and will be going to jail. What will happen to Sally since her parents wont be around? (Protip: Im really asking why would Sally go to foster care but Salida should be left to roam the street while her parents are incarcerated for illegal immigration?)I understood your point, but I tried to make counterpoint by asking if Sally's parents should be incarcerated in first place just for commiting misdemeanor offence where law doesn't say that people committing said offence need to be incarcerated?
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Pope Francis Slams Trump’s Family Separation Policy As ‘Immoral’.
So I don't understand all the crocodile tears wrt these separations. These people are committing a crime, right? If Jack and Diane shoot a man while robbing his castle, and they have little Sally strapped into the back seat of the get away car, should Sally go to jail with her parents? Should the parents be let go because Sally is in the car? Whats supposed to happen to these minors, iyo?
Laws and morals don't always see eye to eye
Like for example sending jews to concenration camps to be killed was legal in Nazi-Germany, hiding and helping jews to escape was illegal, but fast majority see later act as morally right and first act as morally wrong.
Owning slaves and mistreating them was legal, helping slaves to escape and hide from authorities was illegal and again fast majority these days see later act as morally right thing to do and first act morally wrong.
Man forcing his wife to have sex with him and even beating his wife was legal and helping wife to hide from her husband was illegal and again fast majority these days sees second act morally right thing to do and first act morally wrong.
In democracies laws are usually eventually adjusted to fit what people see to be morally right.
I am not sure if Sally's case is comparable to illegal entry to USA as, illegal entry is misdemeanor in USA where shooting people during armed robbery is felony. I would ask if authorities should take Sally away from her parents in case they are caught on speeding, when Sally is trapped on back seat their car.
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The UN Human Rights council could use some integrity itself since it has countries like Saudi Arabia on it.
It has Democratic Republic of the Congo in it, just to give perspective of country that doesn't have any human rights, at least that is my guess for reasoning why it was selected.
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People of Maine have decided that Australian way is way to forward
Maine Passes ‘People's Veto’ to Overturn Legislature and Preserve Popular New Voting System
Under Maine’s ranked-choice voting system, voters rank candidates in order of preference. If a candidate receives more than half of the first-choice votes, that candidate wins. If no one receives a majority of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest first choices is eliminated. The voters who ranked the eliminated candidate first then have their second-choice votes distributed to other candidates. This continues until a candidate has a majority of the active votes.
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Funny thing about all these tariffs is the countriues doing it already taxed/had high tariffs against US goods to protect their products. This includes my countries which completely does ridiculous high tarrifs on certain farm goods and defends it as 'fair' even though some of these taxes are well over 100%. LMAO
It isn't like USA don't have protective tariffs for some products like for example sugar.
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I haven't had a McD burger in probably around 15 years, but from everything I've read, pretty much no fast-food place has anything gluten-free here in the U.S., and things that should be are usually contaminated. So even though you should be able to get like a burger without the bun and stuff, or fries, it will really just be up to how strictly individual employees adhere to keeping stuff from getting contaminated. And I don't know what wages are like in Finland (I presume better), but a lot (not all, but an understandably large amount given the generally terrible pay and working environment) of minimum wage employees here in the U.S. just don't really care that much. From a quick Google search, I certainly see nothing of the sort offered here.
Average salary per hour for new McDonalds workers is 13€ (15 USD) (there is variety as you get paid more in evening and night shifts than in morning and day shifts and also sundays and holidays salary is higher)
Restaurants are very strict about contamination as they are fully responsible if they sell product that is advertaised glutenfree (same with other allergenics) and it isn't
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I think that's only a small part of the problem. Most people don't want to eat a bunch of raw fruits and vegetables every day...and furthermore, it's difficult to survive on only them (especially vegetables, which are by and large incredibly calorie-light). So you have to figure out how to integrate them into actual meals...and there's the problem. The time it takes to cook and prepare meals, the time it takes to figure out what you want to cook (most people don't want to eat the same 2-3 meals every day for forever), the initial time sink required to actually learn how to cook (preferably with skill!). You know what's not difficult to survive on? Hamburgers.
If there has been any great loss as a result of the disintegration of the "traditional family structure", it's probably been decent home-cooking and nutrition. People just don't have the requisite time for doing it (properly) anymore when there isn't at least one person dedicated to the job - and I don't think it much matters whether it's a man or a woman, just that there has to be somebody. I have celiac disease, so I can't eat anything BUT home-cooking pretty much, and I absolutely loathe it. Not that I ever much ate out or had fast-food to begin with, but the loss of so many other prepared foods on top of it has made it even more acute.
You don't have Gluten free burgers in McDonalds in USA?
In Finland's McDonalds has Gluten free version of Big Mac and Quarter Pounder with Cheese. Most restaurants, including fast food places, here have gluten free options in their menus these days. Also you usually can order lacotse free and milkless versions menu items in most restaurants.
) over immigration at a movie theater down in Tampa. I wonder if they even realize that is a federal responsibility and there is almost nothing a state AG can do about it? Probably not. It was just good old fashioned you're-not-in-my-tribe hate. You know, "Four legs good, two legs bad. Four legs good, two legs baaaaa..."
I guess I have to spell it out: Sally is an example of a fictional minor child who is in no way responsible for the actions of her parents. Her parents broke the law and will be going to jail. What will happen to Sally since her parents wont be around? (Protip: Im really asking why would Sally go to foster care but Salida should be left to roam the street while her parents are incarcerated for illegal immigration?)
Politics Thread - Ka-tet of 19
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Yes, although in goods only those surplusses aren't very big, but when you count in services and investments US currently has quite even trade globally, which is why dollar has quite stable course. And if you compare USD's course for example to euro, you will see that last time markets valued euro over USD was 14 years ago, which means that markets need more dollars than they need euros, which means that markets want to buy more things (goods, services, stocks, investments, etc.) from USA than they want from EU, meaning that general money flow towards USA is bigger than it is towards EU. Although countries like China which don't have floating currency but instead tie their currency to USD causing artificial inflation on value of USD somewhat, but it is difficult to estimate how much.