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gophergun t1_jbdz21b wrote
Reply to comment by thechickenmoo in Fairfax County Board of Supervisors vote in favor of giving themselves a massive raise by Pantherax_k
It's a lot when it's framed as a single year increase, but the board's pay was last adjusted in 2015. It still outpaces inflation, but a county board member or executive making $130-145K in a place like Fairfax isn't that surprising to me. The closest equivalent where I live, a county commissioner, makes about $124K.
gophergun t1_j8hmfbm wrote
Reply to comment by SelectiveSanity in The US government says women’s underwear should cost more than men’s by TheTim
That link doesn't actually say who those officials are. I'm guessing it's just them being subject to sales tax in the same way that toilet paper is.
gophergun t1_j7yq61u wrote
Reply to comment by DievBomD in Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit | Euronews by ahivarn
The legal basis of the suit has nothing to do with the World and everything to do with profits. It's reasonable to respond to what's relevant to the thing being discussed.
gophergun t1_j7ypw32 wrote
Reply to comment by digitelle in Shell’s board of directors sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy in first-of-its-kind lawsuit | Euronews by ahivarn
Why would they be fined? Also, approval for what?
gophergun t1_j1yd8qk wrote
Reply to comment by Mentally_Displaced in Noah Galle, Parents, Sued Again After Crash Leaves Six Dead in Delray Beach by Spawnacus
The only state with any degree of parental responsibility at 21 is Mississippi, and that's only for vandalism.
gophergun t1_j1n8da6 wrote
Reply to comment by individualizada in TIFU; By inviting my Girlfriend over for Christmas. by [deleted]
You're very welcome.
gophergun t1_j1hquer wrote
It's important to specify which police department in the headline. The current headline makes it seem like this is national or coordinated rather than just in Atlanta.
gophergun t1_j1hl7bf wrote
Reply to comment by izzymaxwell in [Image] Fall seven times, Stand up eight. Never give up. by sylsau
It's like that quote about insanity. If something isn't working, don't keep doing it.
gophergun t1_j1hk66o wrote
Reply to comment by mudrolling in [December 2018] World's first no-kill eggs go on sale in Berlin by redingerforcongress
Even so, not abusing additional animals on top of that seems like an improvement.
gophergun t1_j0t72sj wrote
Reply to comment by rhcp1fleafan in Dog protects young girls for hours after getting lost in woods by Sariel007
I mean, he ran off in the first place, so that's something another dog might not do.
gophergun t1_izyd6k6 wrote
Reply to comment by Ghostforever7 in [OC] Visualising Pfizer's latest income statement. Pharmaceutical profit margins are notoriously higher than most other industries by giteam
Because it's not just thousands of millions. For example, $0.059B is a silly way of phrasing that number.
gophergun t1_iuqhgmy wrote
Reply to comment by taylorhayward_boston in Open Request for Ideas on Cambridgema Can Be Made a Better Community by taylorhayward_boston
Taking responsibility and apologizing doesn't take any time at all.
gophergun t1_iu9q889 wrote
Reply to comment by Whiteflager in A Colorado train passenger looked out the window - and found a missing hiker. by inkwater
Especially considering she needed an air ambulance, which are notoriously expensive.
gophergun t1_iu9pygl wrote
Reply to comment by Rwiegman in A Colorado train passenger looked out the window - and found a missing hiker. by inkwater
Going off trail with no supplies in shorts and a t-shirt at the start of snow season.
gophergun t1_jeg9213 wrote
Reply to comment by what595654 in Inexpensive and environmentally friendly mechanochemical recycling process recovers 70% of lithium from batteries by chrisdh79
We obviously are, considering it's /r/futurology and predictions about the future are inherently a what if game.