Based on the way they maintain infrastructure, I'm not certain that's going to work out well either, but then again the status quo ain't working either.
I'm not even sure these GOP reps are getting a dime from Russia.
More likely: they're not getting anything from Russia, but their god-emperor Donny sure is, and he's also got a vendetta against Ukraine after the whole Biden investigation debacle, so he's using his inexplicable political clout within the party to pressure them into doing his bidding, with the penalty for falling to do so being that he says bad things about them, costing them an election.
Even if Biden really were as horrible as some of these people want to make others believe...
...is their implication really that the only other viable option, Trump, would be anything other than orders of magnitude worse in all of those areas?!
You know, any time I hear an argument like this as a reason against making corporations pay their fair share, my response is always, "So what? Fuck em."
Like...let them go. Something else will take their place. Regardless, you're getting nothing out of them in the way of a responsible presence in the economic community, so even if they just leave and that's it, it's one less evening leech taking advantage of the situation.
Maybe not the absolutely most, but in strict terms of "tastiness divided by work", I have made crock pot pork chops that have got to be in the top 5% for that ratio.
Basically get small boneless pork chops when they're on sale, and put however many you want (I usually do 4-6) in the crock pot with two cans of Cream of Chicken soup and a packet of dry ranch seasoning.
Stir that shit all together and turn it on low, then go to work.
When you get home enjoy your delicious, savory, juicy pork chops.
Really the only way you can get lower effort than that is something that's pre-made (like a boxed oven meal or something that is microwaved) or something that requires no prep at all, like just eating an apple or something.
How is doing...that...to a potato less work than cutting a few into large chunks, boiling in salt water, then mashing with some butter, milk, salt, pepper, garlic, and sour cream?
I feel like in terms of strict effort, doing the slicing on one potato, not even counting the cooking, is more of a bother than the entire process of making a big batch of mashed potatoes.
Turn that on its head: how is it fair to every other employee who does get vaccinated, that you're putting them all at risk with your selfish and uninformed opinion?
It's still your choice, that's a possible consequence.
If it really means that much to you, I guess it'd be in your best interests to find an employer that is willing to accommodate that.
The people around you shouldn't be forced to deal with the consequences of your decisions.
Again, this is just wanting the best of both worlds and feeling entitled to get one's way.
It's absolutely a choice. It's just a choice with consequences.
Anti-vaxxers always seem to want to have their cake and eat it too: they want to enjoy the benefits of herd immunity and participation in society without doing the things that society agrees upon to keep everyone safe and healthy.
Decisions have consequences, and those who would make decisions that put others at risk should be the ones to bear the burden of the consequences of their decisions.
Hey, if people don't want to get their kids vaccinated, that should absolutely be their decision. It's a shitty decision, but I do believe that parents should have the authority to decline.
That being said, if they choose not to vaccinate, their children should absolutely be banned from any public school or community rec league sports, or anyone else publicly funded.
And the private institutions that focus on children (day cares, private schools, etc.) should have a requirement in their license agreement where all children they serve must be vaccinated as well or else they lose their licensing.
Basically going non-vax should be handled in a way similar to how they should handle these idiot sovereign citizens: sure, you don't have to have your vehicle registered or interacted or even plated...but if you choose not to do that, you better keep it on your own property. The minute you turn onto a public road we're gonna throw the book at you.
I'm no Apple fan but I'm no hater either. They're overpriced but most people who have them are buying them for the style/aesthetic/image...and while that may indeed be shallow, if that's what they want and the apple stuff delivers it for them and makes them happy, I suppose it's money well spent (to them).
The coffee on the other hand, if they're in any city or suburb of any decent size, there's probably a small local option that's at the very least as good as Starbucks coffee and likely significantly better.
Dude, I've seen geese shrug off a shotgun blast, wobble in the air, recover, and fly off.
There are many, many puntable animals that are dangerous, both because you're underestimating their toughness but also their ability to avoid being punted and attack.
I'm not saying a goose or raccoon would be able to kill you, but there's a lot of middle ground between "not dangerous" and "lethal danger".
A rat or squirrel or groundhog could easily leave a human minus a finger without breaking a sweat. Might not be able to kill a human, but that's still dangerous in my book.
...with multiple "pocket knives" at the end of each limb and a jaw and set of teeth specifically designed to kill fleshy opponents with a skull or trachea crush.
It also eats an all-natural diet and exercises every fucking day of its life. And has spent all of that life practicing at being really fucking good at killing things that don't want to be dead, and spend all of their lives practicing to avoid the mountain lion.
That's like saying cars and trucks are made of paint because they have a layer of it on the outside.
Can liners are both an extremely small portion of the overall container as well as being absolutely essential for most canned beverages.
Additionally, many/most manufacturers have or are moving away from liner materials that contain BPA.