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Yeah, that at least can be systematically identified and corrected; the bias and also inaccuracy of judgement of current human officers seems far worse and when combined with the fact non-vehicular safety is seen as a low priority or completely ignored, getting to "good" for safety of non-vehicular traffic is life and death. A few tickets that get waived, or in my city, Portland Oregon, a citizen sued to prove the cameras inaccurate where they were and won vs. engineers, is a small price to pay vs. the current state of zero enforcement and bodies littering crosswalks and cyclists mown down in "bike lanes".

It's a catch 22 and virtuous/unvirtuous cycle of good education and environmental contributors that don't encourage these always present and tempting weaknesses in humanity:

• Wealth distribution: in economies with very unequal distribution of wealth many are told there constantly isn't enough. This mindset drives horrible behavior in humans dating back to our reptilian brain core.
• Visibility and attainability of meritocracy vs. corruption, cronyism and/or Nepotism

We've had powerful interests poisoning the well for going on 160 years in the south after the civil war, corporations' ascendence since aligned perfectly with the South's desire to weaken the federal state. Now instead of destroying it, they've subsumed it and will repurpose it for fully anti-democratic aims and accelerate already strong perceptions of federal government ineffectiveness thanks to 40 years of neoliberal abandonment of the common person's needs in pursuit of corporate donations for the Democratic party.

It's either civil war, an authoritarian state that might be very long or short lived depending on your preference of dystopian movies or magical and dramatic recapture of political power and agency of the American public. The last one seems the least likely in the short term.

Right; I'm considering requesting cameras in my city to protect crosswalks, pedestrians and cyclists as none of the laws are currently enforced in any meaningful way. One of the most cost-reasonable, effective ways to do that would be to have automatic cameras but the lecherous vendors that want 20-30% of the cut and authoritarian state are two massive concerns I have that make me, at the cost of my own daily safety, hesitant to call this stuff out.

I have been surprised an investing community didn't exist since joining Lemmy; while there is overlap to some degree, the specific aims of investing maybe too macro or indeed numerous to not overrun economics.

1 vote for you to create a new community, but request it not be on Lemmy.world just for healthy diversification of fediverse content

South Korea mandated internet explorer for all purchase checkout until relatively recently maybe the last 5 years. They had all these pieces built around it so checking out at a website you would have to prove your identity using national ID and then only IE would work.

Be very careful what you ask for.

Could be...unfortunately in these uncertain times on the internet it's anyone's guess.

"Take for granted" is the expression, granted being something that does not need to be proved, to the extent it is a point given freely in a discussion or debate.

At the rate we're going in the US, anti science and antisocial, clubbing one's next meal or foes and eating the meat raw for lack of other tools is not far off current trajectory.

An American, I wasn't brought up to understand the divide between Alberta and some of the more visible parts of Canadian culture, economy or politics. I've been puzzling learning more about Alberta, their ascendent conservatism extremism over the last 5 years and trying to understand the sudden change. This brief article made me realize the "Texas" psychosis goes back decades and has laid the groundwork and produced the same sort of wealthy, entitled, selfish brood in Alberta that the US failed to stop spreading.

Going to check out the book mentioned for a more full read but excellent excerpts and TLDR for the "WTF is up with Alberta?".

Hope you Canadians go hard on them and stamp it out, they will ruin your country too if you don't.

Not "a Catholic funeral", the fucking Pope's funeral. I'm not religious at all but only a right psychopath would not try to attend a funeral with some respect for those who are attending.

Moving into an eligible class of employees, e.g. working for the company and being full-time 30 hrs+/week (or whatever their benefit criteria are) is an event that allows for enrollment with insurers outside of the once per year Open Enrollment which is for existing, ongoing, already eligible an/or enrolled employees for the next plan year.

A waiting period for the start of the benefits, as others have mentioned, once being eligible, may apply to all new employees, e.g. first of next month/30/60 days. As someone who was associated with the company through a 3rd party already there may be separate or less criteria allowing you to enroll sooner than a normal new hire, or you may have the same waiting period. It all depends on the plan design which varies by company but has to meet federal minimum standards thanks to the affordable care act/Obamacare.

Having a bunch of blue states be the ones to do this strikes me as a strategic miss. If it's not bad enough hert to get the red states aboard, federally not much will change it anything. If they had waited until the pain in red states had the Republicans ready to take steps it wouldn't allow it to be painted as partisan. Until Republicans for their party, their reps to demand change, blue states won't be able to hold insanity in check against them as we've seen.

We are already there.

Not to disagree with your point about failing businesses but the context is so different here; the US government is functioning beautifully. Best functioning ever. Nationally, internationally, top marks. Economy, society, technology top marks. Personnel? Amazing, qualified, competent, trustworthy, discerning, strategic, long-term serious brains on these folks. Need I mention the utter rock-solid stability we've witnessed? It's...hard to describe.

"People have a right to be heard by their politicians."

This was a right that the people in the US fought for. Over the last 100 years or so, the mechanisms of government post FDR, have so thoroughly been absorbed by money and lobbying and lobbying money adding in new laws to pry the door of wealthy influence ever more open and close the door of democratic representation ever a smaller crack ajar.

What this means, practically, is that there are now several generations, indeed, entire careers for many of the disgusting nearly life-appointment "representatives"(see lobbying and money influence above) who do not even know that the people they represent don't fly to DC in jets and visit them in suits to request legislation. After all, that is who has money, or who represents those with money, who drive campaigns, careers and power and influence. Constituents, largely no longer do.

Town halls? Dialogue? Not necessary when the playbook was written 50 or 90 years ago.

This does need to change and I'd guess much more likely than reversion to democracy, a full Pride Rock 🪨🦁 style recapture is what it will take to shake up the horror show.

Expiring contract? You got traded to El Salvador for a 3rd round pick in 2048 and cash considerations.

Time to get a new agent for a real contract. Unions won them to begin with, which is why they're a main target of every authoritarian regime.

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