The digital tip jar

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in The digital tip jar:

Here’s something economic that I think works better in Europe than here… I love that the VAT and taxes are built into the price… If the tag says €20, then I pay €20, not €21.20.

QFT!

[89th]

Oh absolutely. I would be absolutely fine with Congress making that law. The price you see is the price you pay, period.

And the tipping model works, it has just been vastly expanded in the last few years. Unfortunately I think it hurts traditionally tipped jobs (food delivery, sit-down restaurant, bar, etc) as folks are pushing back on the tipping culture every business has seemed to embrace.

[Doctor Phibes]

Another thing they should change - Americans should drive on the left hand side of the road, as God and nature intended.

Obviously, this would be a very difficult thing to accomplish overnight. It might be better to do it only for some States and see how well it worked. Or maybe just by implementing it at the weekend for a trial period.

[George K]

@89th said in The digital tip jar:

Oh absolutely. I would be absolutely fine with Congress making that law. The price you see is the price you pay, period.

The problem is that sales taxes in various locations differ. Hell, even in Illinois, it differs from county to county.

Not gonna be able to legislate that in Congress.

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in The digital tip jar:

Another thing they should change - Americans should drive on the left hand side of the road, as God and nature intended.

Sez the guy who insists that the Imperial system is outdated and a relic.

[Doctor Phibes]

I'd be fascinated to see a scientific explanation for why driving on the right hand side is better, other than "We really want to be like the French".

Because Fahrenheit vs. Celsius and inches vs. centimeters is really easy to justify.

Those of us who continue to carry a sword to work, would argue that there benefits to driving on the left.

[Aqua Letifer]

They did a study awhile back on left vs right drive bicycles. Basically it's a wash for all but very specific applications, in which case left drive is almost always better.

And yet...

[Doctor Phibes]

"Obviously, driving on the right is better, as you get more visibility due to the drivers seat being on the left".

Around here, I believe there is a move towards common sense. Leastways, a significant number of people seem to be transitioning to driving in the middle of the road, which can only be a positive move in the right direction.

[Axtremus]

Doesn't matter whether it's left hand drive or right hand drive, we want transporters that can beam us anywhere, no traffic jam.

[Mik]

@George-K said in The digital tip jar:

@Doctor-Phibes said in The digital tip jar:

Another thing they should change - Americans should drive on the left hand side of the road, as God and nature intended.

Sez the guy who insists that the Imperial system is outdated and a relic.

What's worse is in the US Virgin ISlands you drive on the left with left hand drive cars.

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in The digital tip jar:

Fahrenheit vs. Celsius

100 Degrees Fahrenheit - is really hot.
100 Degrees Celsius - you're dead.

0 Degrees Fahrenheit - is really cold.
0 Degrees Celsius - "Should I wear a coat?"