NYC has laws that punish the poor for existing, allow people to piss in the streets and lets the homeless masturbate on public infrastructure/buses/trains to passers by, rather than get them the help they need by funding anything besides billionaires.
NYC is a example of a century of continued messes by wealthy, bigoted men... (and im not just talking the ghoul in a suit, "Garden Center" Giuliani)
its deeper than that, Cost of operation. Who pays the cleaning staff to disinfect those tiles so bacterial growth doesn't occur? Plastics and many cheaper materials are bio-inhibitors. They can be covered in fecal and urine waste and not be literal petri dishes for bacteria, fungus's and mold.
they also look plain (IE: "Industrial", currently a desirable artistic trait. When we live in a society that is all doomer and see's everything for its resale "potential") and last a relatively long times(plastic erosion is significantly slower than cheap tile). In a era where operating a business is less about making or selling products you believe in, but making sure your investors (bank/shareholders) get paid. its one major cost(staff) off the top.
More so when most businesses rent the buildings they use, they do not own them. You want to blame anyone, blame the landlords that charge based on location, not based on business profits + their own costs.
lol, i never said its a good solution, just the only reasonable one. The best solution is having government controlled public restrooms and regulating where dining institutions can operate their businesses to restrict them to areas where these restrooms are located.
Then have a always on-staff, thats well trained, well payed and lives in the local area. A Government personnel to keep them clean and paid for by tax payers, rather than wait staff that are forced to do it on top of their already demanding jobs of dealing with customers. Treat it as public infrastructure like roads and sewer and the problem solves its self. People generally treat public infrastructure much better than business infrastructure. They see business infrastructure as a outlet to their gripes with a businesses practices. Some one wants to vandalize? its suddenly not a business they are messing with, but a government facility... holds a lot more legal weight and punishment. Additionally staff have only one job, that bathroom facility, so if something happens, they are not going to miss it for 12 hours until some one complains...
Would it be worth if financially? yes. Most governments spend more per year on research groups to make policy decisions than staffing. Staffing costs are generally one of the lowest operation costs, and infrastructure pays for its self when you tax businesses for the use of it. Businesses ultimately save money, as its additional infrastructure they dont need to maintain or clean, and less operational cost.
Will it be done? no lol
Nearly every nation is trying to shift national operational costs to private industry as decades of corporations lobbying and pressuring has made it appear as if its cheaper to build it and sell it to them, then to operate it yourself. People are stupid and easily convinced against their own best interest, because they get situational biased based on the fact bad experiences are heavier than good ones mentally and businesses know how to placate them with sweet words and entertainment... We will own nothing and like it. its the future.
I believe the discounted candy bar was 8 dollars originally. I remember it as $4, some where around 2008... This meme is old... Only thing older is the CEO's and politicians that have increased the cost year after year...
You really don’t need to live - american politicians & insurance companies ftfy;
Remember, Right to birth, not right to live. Unless you do exactly what they want and breed many more. your only important till your no longer useful.
chance of success: 30% Payout: $5 (after lawyer fees, and splitting with other class-action plaintiff's)
the meds for pets don’t have the same safety regulations as the ones for humans
Depends on the meds. Most medication for animals is from the same production line as humans, its just overflow stock or stuff that didnt meet the quality standards.
Human medicine is tightly controlled, not by governing bodies, but by the manufacturer. They artificially limit availability to create shortage in human medicine, as this produces the highest profit. How is simple, the stuff that doesnt meet the quality standards gets immediately labeled and shipped as pet medicine (this creates a surplus keeping costs low), but the expiry dates are kept intentionally very short (Which expiry on most medication is mostly a lie, fyi). This ensures constant rollover.
The rest is stored, unlabled except for a printed internal production run number, to identify when it was produced. Its labled as-needed to control where it is going. This keeps prices high and gives them room.
This is why 80+% of pet medication is the same quality and standards as human medication, but doesnt have the markup. the ~20% is the actual stuff that didnt meet quality standards. So while you could just use pet medication, without quality testing each vial or dose(in the case of pills), you run the risk of contaminants.
The solution: Price regulation like other countries do. The problem is the manufacturer has too much control over the pricing. They may still try to reduce production, to control the price, but regulation can fine them over this as well. Its all easy solutions and it all involves preventing corruption.
Shareholders care about only one thing, and its not the company or its employees. Of course maniacal idiots are at the top of the list for CEO, their too narcissistic and lack empathy to care.
You know the best part about this, you can put so much on toast. SOOOO much.
Butter, syrups, jams, nut butters, or even just go plain and dunk it in something tasty (Hot Tomato soup in a mug, to dunk your lightly buttered toast is amazing).
you know the best part above all else, you can toast nearly anywhere in 2026. There is USB powered toasters, as DC buck-converters easily take USB-PD and warm up some coils!
While i know this is just a shitpost, i cant help but remember, in nearly all english speaking countries and excluding the few countries with no regulations, businesses must offer customers a restroom if they have a dining area... The reason is hygenic as much as biologically imperative...
There is no rules that state they cant /charge/ for restroom access however (EG: they have to buy food, meaning there is a method of tracking who went in by timestamp). Most businesses could avoid this with putting smart entry locks on the door, that scan a barcode on the reciept and every hour, having a shift manager check and log the state of the restroom to manage the cleanliness.
but thats money most businesses dont want to spend away from the primary income source. smh... its almost like "preventive" anything is a scare word to business owners.
perfect example of "coffee is hot" signs/labels. I think we all deeply understand the sentiment that the general public, is in fact, generally willfully inconsiderate to themselves and others, when they want something lol
Unless you physically impede some one, to disrupt their flow, they will not think twice about desire fulfillment in today's society... Everyone needs to pee, but not everyone respects your need to pee.