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AyyLMAOistRevolution t1_j02q0re wrote

Maybe Dunkin disputes the outcome of the 1846 Oregon boundary question so they don't view the Pacific Northwest as "America". Maybe they agree with Britain's claim that Canada's southern border should run along the 42nd parallel.

Has Dunkin's corporate PR ever addressed these allegations that I just made up??

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scutum99 t1_j02neoi wrote

The only place where I'd occasionally buy something is Starbucks. Tea and coffee are a healthy commodity (albeit expensive at Starbucks). You can also work on your laptop or read while listening to pleasant jazz music in the background.

However, the other ones just sell junk food of the worst quality, smell of fried oil, and are stressful with loads of people rushing. I don't want to get diabetes, thank you.

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kirlandwater t1_j02k894 wrote

Acquisitions definitely aren’t R&D. They’ll expand they’re product line, yes, but those products already existed or were researched and developed without Pfizer’s M&A.

One could argue acquisitions allow for more efficient R&D as synergies between newly acquired research teams eliminate redundancies, but you’d need to look into what research PFE was doing prior to the acquisition and if they’re buying something they already were working on, and additionally you’d walk into an even stronger case against consolidating the drug makers into an oligopoly, which isn’t good for consumers.

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