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lost_in_life_34 t1_jefgkth wrote

Reply to comment by foodtower in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins

And they still don’t bother investing any money into conservation because they have those contracts from the 1800’s

And many crops they grow for human consumption are water intensive and not very nutritious

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lost_in_life_34 t1_jeelg8p wrote

Reply to comment by yaychristy in These NJ counties saw the largest population drop as residents migrate to other areas by madrid987

must be by location, i've heard some horror stories but haven't checked every single town

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when i was in the army I visited a few states and met a bunch of people from around the country and a lot of places outside the northeast are pretty good to live in. many of the places I visit now have a bunch of good ethnic food too

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lost_in_life_34 t1_jeeifni wrote

Reply to NJs wealth inequality continues to get worse. Why should we be surprised when our governor is a banker? by imchasingentropy

the wealthy pay much higher taxes in the form of property taxes. some houses around me that wealthy people rebuilt are paying close to $50,000 in taxes a year

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this is the same taxes creep i've seen in NY. same with MTA funding. they add new taxes and raise more and it's always the wealthy who never seem to pay enough and pay the most. or the MTA needs taxes from the rich or it will shut down and the taxes and fees keep increasing and the MTA is always in trouble with their big projects that are boondoggles

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lost_in_life_34 t1_jeegj26 wrote

Reply to comment by rxbandit256 in These NJ counties saw the largest population drop as residents migrate to other areas by madrid987

florida was nice until a few years ago when they allowed scam roofers to sue insurance companies into BK and now home insurance is like $10,000 and you need a new roof every few years and there is only the state insurer. the republicans there literally turned the insurance industry into socialism there

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I'd move to texas if I had the chance or the western carolinas too

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lost_in_life_34 t1_jebenec wrote

Reply to Does anyone have a microclover lawn? by thrwawy5599

this year i'm putting ground cover on my grass by the sidewalk so I don't have to mow it and to kill off the weeds naturally. I have some clover I planted last year but not much and leaving less grass than before to mow

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also planting ground cover plants for shady parts I tried to plant grass in but didn't take very well and too much trouble

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you can also mow your grass higher in the 3 inch range to avoid the sun drying the dirt out

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lost_in_life_34 t1_je9pi57 wrote

Reply to How have house prices gone up in cnj? by ccseater2

the closer you are to NYC the denser it is and no room to build any new housing other than apartments which many people are against. lots of people leaving NYC because of the schools and dozens of other reasons and bidding up prices

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lost_in_life_34 t1_je9ivjm wrote

Reply to comment by QristopherQuixote in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins

Those things are just as much about revenue and a shadow tax as much as safety if not more.

Too many cameras won’t be financially viable

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lost_in_life_34 t1_je9gkkl wrote

Reply to comment by QristopherQuixote in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins

Apple and google maps already have all the camera locations and warn you. Same with many dashcams and other apps

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lost_in_life_34 t1_je9ghld wrote

Reply to Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins

I’m all for conservation of water and I think the traditional lawn is a waste of money and resources but most water use in California is from the senior rights holding farmers who do zero conservation

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lost_in_life_34 t1_je266tu wrote

Reply to comment by marketrent in Aggregate measure of financial misreporting for nearly 2,000 companies in the U.S. suggests that the collective probability of fraud across major companies is the highest in over 40 years by marketrent

the receivables thing is pretty old. back in the 90's a bunch of companies were selling a lot of stuff to the dot coms and other startups on credit and lost big when they went under and then when all that gear was resold on ebay and chapter 7 auctions

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lost_in_life_34 t1_jdnuqlj wrote

Reply to Can someone explain the justification for having "private" beaches? It seems like access to natural attractions should be free. by SnooBooks4898

there are a bunch of private beaches in NY because they are on private property

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Manhattan Beach in Brookyln. Seagate Beach you have to buy into the summer beach club which pays for cleaning and whatever. Long Island has a bunch of summer beach clubs that have private beaches you pay for. and some towns like Long Beach control their beaches and charge outsiders to use them.

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whoever owns the property can charge for use of it

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