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"Economic growth" and "job creation" do not mean what the dictionary definitions would suggest. What they mean in this context is that companies would prefer to pay slave wages to foreigners instead of living wages to Americans.

How much water do you use in the average month? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] echo 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.cpws.com/account/rates-fees/

Looks like they charge based on 1000 gallon increments. Their website is horrible...

So, this suggests that you are using a LOT of water, but not nearly as much as last year. For reference, my wife and I typically use between 1400 and 2000 gallons per month.

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[–] echo 2 points 3 months ago

Literally nothing...I only go on to support my family.

You receive an emergency alert: "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." What do you do? How do you think your neighborhood will react? What memes be on Lemmy? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] echo 7 points 3 months ago

There's nothing to do.

The Walmart Effect in c/collapse@slrpnk.net

[–] echo 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who would have thought that a parasite would be harmful?

I'm a 72-year-old woman, ask me anything in c/askmeanything@lemmy.ca

[–] echo 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

How long do you expect to live?
How long do you want to live?
What do you feel about the legacy of your generation?

I'm 54 and people are constantly surprised when I tell them that I expect to have, max, 20 years left and that I'm not interested in doing a bunch of stuff to prolong it.