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ZebZ OP t1_jaqcydg wrote
Reply to comment by Amphy64 in Museum issues appeal to save famed "Misty of Chincoteague" ranch from being sold to developers by ZebZ
The ranch has nothing to do with the pony swim, aside from the book. The museum wants to buy the land, which still has some original buildings on it, to preserve it rather than see it turned into McMansions or a strip mall.
ZebZ t1_j8zo8w0 wrote
Reply to comment by ChickenGreaseLips in Can Fettermans wife really become the senator if he’s unable? by ChickenGreaseLips
Being a philanthropist and activist, and an all-around kick ass person.
ZebZ t1_j8f756h wrote
Reply to comment by mynameisalso in Shelter that requires weekly Christian church attendance receives large grant from carbon county. by mynameisalso
Always an ulterior motive to brainwash susceptible people.
ZebZ t1_j8f6av2 wrote
Reply to New Geisinger study examines factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Eastern Pennsylvania by Psi_in_PA
It doesn't look like the results are further broken down into actual useful things like urban/rural or include factors like political beliefs or how they primarily consume news, income or whether they had to work a frontline job.
Saying "Black populations have vaccine hesitancy" isn't anything new. We've known that for awhile.
ZebZ t1_j4orwxz wrote
Reply to Have been doing some cleaning recently, came across this old school Y100 sticker by LlamaInATux
Wow that's an old one. I have the black and white logo stickers I got from them the day I moved into Drexel in 1998.
I was bummed when the format changed, then thrilled when it basically came back as Y-Rock on WXPN HD2. But that didn't last.
ZebZ OP t1_j0m0qo3 wrote
Reply to comment by Matt-33-205 in Philadelphia School District To Require Masks For 10 Days After Winter Break by ZebZ
10 days out of a 180-day school year. Students will have 94.5% of the school year without a mask.
Not everyone is going to love or benefit from every policy. They have to be made to benefit the staff and student body as a whole, and this is a clear benefit. Parents of kids who need exceptions can always work with the school administrators to accommodate them under the ADA.
School boards are elected bodies. If you don't like how a district is run, do something about it.
ZebZ OP t1_j0ly9ba wrote
Reply to comment by Matt-33-205 in Philadelphia School District To Require Masks For 10 Days After Winter Break by ZebZ
I don't think wearing masks for a few days following a holiday in the middle of a Covid resurgence and major flu and RSV outbreaks is unreasonable.
Nobody is proposing wearing them full time again.
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ZebZ t1_iwnizlu wrote
Reply to Lifetime hunting ban for man found guilty of illegal hunting practices across PA, other states by -TheFarce-
Don't people you can look at and just know right away they're a douchebag.
He is one of those people.
ZebZ t1_iujxxs3 wrote
Reply to comment by Sir-Jawn in Editorial: Better bet: Despite turbulent Senate race, Oz better prepared to lead by User_Name13
They are raising prices accordingly, clearly. The new floor is set, why would they leave money in the table?
US Corporate Profits Soar With Margins at Widest Since 1950
> A measure of US profit margins has reached its widest since 1950, suggesting that the prices charged by businesses are outpacing their increased costs for production and labor.
> After-tax profits as a share of gross value added for non-financial corporations, a measure of aggregate profit margins, improved in the second quarter to 15.5% -- the most since 1950
ZebZ t1_iujndoj wrote
Reply to comment by LetsPlayCanasta in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorses Dr. Oz for Pennsylvania Senate race by LetsPlayCanasta
Yet the same paper endorsed Trump, despite him not disclosing his taxes or business interests.
ZebZ t1_iujlj51 wrote
Reply to comment by Sir-Jawn in Editorial: Better bet: Despite turbulent Senate race, Oz better prepared to lead by User_Name13
Businesses are using Covid and supply issues as cover to jack their prices. Those things weren't there before 2020 so they couldn't get away with it.
Pre-Covid, a widget cost $8 to make and sold for $10, thus giving a $2, or 20%, profit margin. Today, it may cost $11 to make the widget but now they can sell it for $15 and claim a $4, or 27%, profit. And just like they, they get to pocket an extra $2 per widget all while disingenuously blaming it entirely on being a supply issue.
Yes, there is a degree of legitimate inflation caused by policy and by supply issues. But that's only half the reason for the additional prices you pay.
It's not rocket science. It's right there in black and white in their quarterly reports that their profit margins are increasing.
Edit: maybe instead of reflexively downvoting because it challenges your myopic worldview, read about it from Bloomberg: US Corporate Profits Soar With Margins at Widest Since 1950
ZebZ OP t1_jas02op wrote
Reply to comment by Hurt_cow in Museum issues appeal to save famed "Misty of Chincoteague" ranch from being sold to developers by ZebZ
This isn't like a production cattle ranch, it's just a large property (at it's most I think maybe 100 acres) where a family kept horses and some other animals.