Doesn't it have its roots in forcing clerks to give change and recording the sale (rather than pocketing the money)?
Honestly, the law enforcement implications of the government buying the database is just as scary as a 3rd party. Hell I bet a company buys the data and sells access to the FBI, and local law enforcement for a subscription fee.
Only fluid I see here is the puddle of piss refusing to pay us our wage.
They used to have a reputation for employing smart people... Dumbass middle managers took over a while back and started making the stupidest decisions.
When COVID shut down my state (we were considered essential) we got furloughed one day a week. I was getting paid less so I was concerned, but it was honestly the best thing to happen to me. We started a garden, I got so much more done. I was healthier and happier.
Going back to 5 days a week, and longer commute (no more COVID clear freeways), I can absolutely feel my life shortening. I've gained a ton of weight, and increased stress significantly.
Hyper capitalist emotional exploitation.
Take a normal human emotion, feed it through a system optimized to wring out profit, this is what is left.
They forgot to mention he came up on a pony rather than a real horse.
Merican bitch ride up in his civic
Trynna act so slick like he wit it
Pen a G on his belt call it Gucci
Gonna wreck his self fo som hoochie
It's not good I know.
A list of half baked ideas.
You have a point, however, there seems to be a difference in severity. It's like how openly and aggressively racist some of these folks have gotten. Sure, they always probably harbored those feelings, but now they are more brazen about it, and the behavior is getting worse as a result.
California has the second largest population of Republicans in the US after Texas.