I've been reading a lot about this and for the last 20 years largely the agw global warming advocates have INSISTED that food crops wouldn't flourish in higher CO2 environs (despite obvious logical and ample evidence - cf greenhouses commonly run at higher co2 concentrations for just this reason).

www.purdue.edu/newsroom/archive/releases/2017/Q1/rising-co2-due-to-climate-change-may-not-improve-agriculture,-model-shows.html
Rising CO2 due to climate change may not improve agriculture, model shows

https://yaleclimateconnections...
"A recent Department of Energy report falsely states that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will boost agricultural yields. In fact, climate change is much more likely to make food scarcer and more expensive. "

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedaily.com%2Fr...
"Carbon dioxide could reduce crop yields" Are we conceding that now? "OK yes it will help them grow but they won't be as nutritious" is th new line?
Just want to be sure I'm current where the argument's at.

What's wrong with you?

Hey, we're going to have a room set up just for breastfeeding.

Should I put in a webcam connected to the internet?

Of course!

"everyone that disagrees with me is stupid!" .... actually explains more.

Maybe assume that reasonable people can look at facts and disagree, and that's normal, with out assuming you have a magically-endowed monopoly on truth or morality?

Just saying.

What have the Romans ever done for us? ... He said, posting on a phone or computer invented by the free market, on an Internet developed by the free market, on a free website whose operations are funded by the free market, probably having driven a car invented by the free market earlier this morning, sitting in a room climate controlled by free market developed equipment.
Should I continue or are you so mired in "I hate the free market" double-speak that you are beyond reason?

Fwiw, You know the EPA completely lied about ddt?

Geez if we could only go back to living in caves and 40y life span socialist paradise.

.. it technically IS part of the executive branch.
And it's still funded by fees, not congressional appropriations, yes?
And the commissioners nominated by the president, approved by the Senate, yeah?

So nothing changes.

But please: feel free to resume your fetal position if you like.

SNAP eligibility

Poverty guidelines

SNAP is available to those with household income below 130% of the poverty line.

The poverty line is $32,150 for a family of four, with an additional $5,500 for each additional dependent. There is no limit on the number of dependents.

A worker earning $100k with twelve dependents would qualify for SNAP.

Walmart and McDonalds are two of the biggest employers in America, so it is no surprise that they are also top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients.

Even people making $100k can qualify for SNAP if they have enough dependents.

Requiring employers to know each worker's living situation and pay accordingly is ridiculous.

Paid? I thought we were talk'n about bonds, not paychecks.

You must have been in China a long, long time ago.

There hasn't been a black market for currency exchange in decades.

I have a condo in Shanghai, so I can use RMB to pay the HOA fee.

I use the condo when I'm working in my employer's Shanghai office. My in-laws are living there now.

The limit is $50k USD out per year. Inward transfers are unlimited. But it's not difficult to work around the limits. Just ask a friend to make the transfer for you. Of course, this is illegal, but asking friends to commit crimes on your behalf is kinda a normal thing in China.

Most Walmart and McDonalds employees do not qualify for public assistance.

Those that do are primary or sole breadwinners for their household with dependents.

If you feel it is wrong for these people to work at Walmart for the wages offered, then a simple solution is to require them to disclose their household situation on the job application so Walmart can avoid hiring them.

Then you no longer need to worry about taxpayers "subsidizing" Walmart.

Revenue means little.

You need to look at net income (profit).

But DoorDash is not a charity and has no reason to pay drivers more than what is needed to recruit and retain them.

Tipping is optional. According to Google, 25% of DoorDash customers do not tip.

There are starving children in Africa. If you're doing nothing for them, you probably shouldn't feel too guilty about the DoorDash deliverer.

Not using DoorDash at all is taking away even more money.

Disclaimer: I don't eat restaurant food, so I've never used DoorDash. I use InstaCart for groceries, and tip the default amount.

It is standard marketing psychology.

People will pay X for food and Y for delivery, but won't pay (X+Y) for the food with free delivery.

When people comparison shop, they will compare the food cost but ignore the delivery fee. So it is better to shove some of the cost into tack-on fees.

UberDash wants the tip to come after the customer commits to buy so the cost of the tip isn't factored into the decision.

At the same interest rate, I'd definitely prefer RMB over USD.

RMB is the BRICS currency.

Would you prefer rubles?