Recent comments in /f/pittsburgh

[deleted] t1_j6066n1 wrote

If only I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say they would gladly pay a "fair" price for their food. My tone is because I highly doubt that you (or most people who opine on restaurant matters) would be able to discern a fair price when presented with one.

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TransporterOffline t1_j605044 wrote

Yeah I saw this in r/Pennsylvania yesterday. What a load of crap. I bet their dental insurance, if it's even offered, covers nothing like mine doesn't. I linked the other post because there were a ton of interesting comments on/about people who were actually let go over this issue.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pennsylvania/comments/10l029m/sheetz_reviewing_smile_policy_which_says/

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blondiebell OP t1_j603wpf wrote

Yeah, but in there is that little word "life", that's generally understood as the things you need to, ya know LIVE.

You are not supposed to be able to deprive someone of food, water, or shelter, but we are currently at a fucked up place in society because we have allowed capitalism to make that possible. We make going to school mandatory (fine) but we take away food if the child/family cant pay, we let companies reroute and pollute water systems at the expense of people down stream, and people like yourself sit back and think it's fine that for profit companies gouge prices on housing leaving people without shelter.

Sure you can say the Constitution is there to protect people from the government, but the whole purpose of having said government is to benefit the people. It has failed massively by allowing greed to go unchecked and support networks fail.

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Caiterz4catzz t1_j603vec wrote

Actually where it is now is more of a problem. Before, it was at the stoplight. Now it’s just a little up the way, so the bus stopping there seems to be pretty disruptive to morning traffic, especially when you have several buses back to back

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TransporterOffline t1_j601yit wrote

Exactly. And it absolutely irritates the shit out of me how weak Waze search is. Usually I end up searching on Google Maps, then copying the address into Waze. The two products really could not be more different. I just think the navigational aspect of Waze is superior, especially when I'm driving with no plotted destination (speed limits, upcoming intersections, traffic, etc.).

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da_london_09 t1_j601ujt wrote

> 14th amendment

The Constitution basically says that the government (post civil war) cannot stand in your way or deprive you of your 'things' without due process. But it stops short at any mention of the government being responsible for a persons home (or lack of)

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chrisoak1 t1_j601mqu wrote

There’s a guy named Bruce Wallace in Carnegie who may be able to help. He sells basses & seemingly does luthier work as well. Also, Mike Shank in Elizabethtown PA comes highly recommended by several bassists on the scene. Best of luck, fellow thumper!

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blondiebell OP t1_j600te3 wrote

Fair enough, that exact phrasing was in the Declaration of Independence and not the Constitution. The Constitution does however offer protection for life, liberty and property in the 14th amendment.

I am far from a constitutionalist and do not subscribe to the idea that it is infallible, but the point stands that we deserve to do more than just survive. This notion that housing isn't a human right is insane, and far too many people make concessions for land and wealth hoarding entities just because "that's how it works".

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