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In florida years ago, when e-verify was being pushed, and tomato farm operations had to verify social security numbers for their employees, they didnt start paying legal/competitive wages- they just left tomatoes on the vines to rot - and then took subsidies and tax breaks for operating those farms at a loss. some agriculture companies just got out of the tomato business altogether.

employers at the largest levels don't care about construction, or farming or whatever- they care about profit. the investors don't care about the work their companies perform- if a sector becomes significantly less profitable because of a lack of immigrant workers, they don't just take a hit to their profits and move on, they pull their investments and find another business to invest in. there will plainly be less construction firms, less farms, less local restaurants able to compete with the chains.

the money in this economy is hoarded by the upper class- they can control how businesses operate, and because the rest of us have limited buying power, our choices are dictated more by what we can afford than what we need or want. demand in this economy has power, but it is easily overwhelmed by control of the supply by purely profit motivated investors.

they dont want to make less money selling higher priced tomatoes, and at the same time, we dont have the available income to budget for higher priced tomatoes, from the largest or smaller farms, and will just shift spending to other cheap food we can afford in our budgets. lots of businesses will close but the investors- who most elected officials serve- will just invest elsewhere, which is why they don't care about the impact on the rest of us. large operations will gobble up the failing smaller ones, consumer options will continue to shrink, and the people we've been exploiting for their labor will lose their source of income.

there will be no industry-wide rise in low wages, just diminishing supply. eventually the tariffs will go, and then supply will be replaced by (even cheaper) foreign production.

I just gave up

at some point, I realized I don't ever want to be their idea of a perfect person to loan money to (read: perfect person to drown in debt and make as much money as possible from), and I wear that "unworthiness" as a badge of honor

only there to disadvantage poor people

it's awesome how much money I'm paying various apartment management contractors to pull exactly the same data from exactly the same government agencies and credit bureaus. sometimes multiple apartments use the same application/screening contractor, but they wont re-use the data they pulled without charging me again - it's not even a week old! some of these are public records they're pulling! and I already have a current copy of my credit report I could provide them! they tried to legislate a 'comprehensive reusable tenant screening report' here (washington state USA), but it's not mandatory to accept it 🤦the whole thing is scam after scam, double- and triple- dipping

how much do you want to bet some people own apt management companies AND application/screening companies? if my finances were tight, applying for multiple places would be out of the question

cash app recently started working where just a month ago the play integrity check would fail, and you couldnt log in.

also shoutout to USAA for not checking and allowing use on rooted devices (after an appropriate warning)

I love the pi zero version- it's a great toy and occasionally a useful tool. was hoping the CM5 version would use 18650, but Ill still buy this with the flat battery.

After being a vanilla vi then vim user for a long time before switching to neovim, I find folke's which-key plugin to be very helpful. If i begin a key shortcut combination (or press my leader key), it shows me all the keys I can press next, and again after each additional step of a multi key sequence, and what each key sequence does. it works for mappings Ive added (usually basically the defaults for a new plugin) but also the standard built-in preset keymappings (see the 'built-in' plugins for which-key) for things like window mamagement and motions, using/viewing the registers (what did I just yank?), even spelling corrections, which helps you learn and build muscle memory. Often I dont use a specific mapping for a while and this helps me find it, especially when I group mappings by plugin, and/or prefix all mappings for a particular plugin or task with an additional prefix letter, so they all appear as options when I get as far as rembering "all my debugging mappings start with my leader key, followed by d." By grouping tasks and plugins that way, I can press my leader key and see a list of where to go next, almost like browsing a menu hirearchy. "i dont remember which button to press after leader and d to toggle a breakpoint, but I know that's where I'll find it"

FYI they sell one that can be reprogrammed. It's still USB PD, but that covers most use cases.

They also sell a kit of compatable barrel jack plug adapters of many shapes and sizes.

If the FTC was doing their job, they would end, and actively work against the venue ownership and ticketing system monopoly, as well as limit ownership of housing and rental property. Dictating fees must change from "hidden" to "listed clearly up front" doesnt address the problem: monopoly pricing and shady practices from a lack of effective competition.

something something deck chairs on the titanic

"Could not find a suitable release"

but I see the apk there on the page when I open it in a browser. maybe youve added some extra apk link detection, or your setup is different from mine. can you confirm the shared link works for you as-is when added again to obtanium? Im using v1.1.52

ed: FYI there is an app config listed for peertube in obtanium's "crowdsourced configurations" link that works for me, even if the version string is a bit wonky (but that frustratingly happens often with obtanium). it downloads the same v1.0.1 apk

Oh this is some sort of "all the news of the day" article, where the headline is talking about three different things- not really great for posting on lemmy imho. Better to post an individual article about the subject you want to share.

I wanted to see the dual screen cyberdeck (with a 23inch eink display!) that also somehow meant the end of LG smarphones called "Lilbits"

There are many, many programs - sometimes as simple as a one-form rebate - available to help with and often completely cover costs related with:

• replacing grass lawns with native plants, drought resistant plants and food gardens
• adding cisterns, rain barrels and grey water systems
• replacing with or adding new "smart" sprinkler controllers that check weather forecasts to plan irrigation around the rain
• ordering and planting trees, including fruit trees
• compost barrels, compost and mulch, drip irrigation hoses, pool covers, and more

Some of my favorites include programs where you can get trees delivered and sometimes even planted for free, programs to help restore local parks and buisness landscaping to native flora, volunteer programs to remove invasive species from local parks, and money for replacing turf lawns with plants, bushes and trees that help bird and beneficial insect populations. Sometimes lanscaping companies and volunteers can even do the work utilizing the grants and rebates with little or no cost to you! Shoutout to the arbor day foundation that provides native trees, delivered to your door.

Here is a list (not just the US) of programs, and another here. Your local water utility likely has a list of rebates and such available in your area, as well as your county extension office if youre in the US, and any government office from city up to the federal level, especially if you live in a drought prone area like the southwestern US. You can also search for "xeniscaping" to find more, or talk to your local hardware store or nursery.

FYI it does work, but be aware youll need (sandboxed) google play services installed on at least one profile of your phone to connect a wearOS device