California Dreamin'

[BadIdeaGuy]

Sure beats the .50 Cents a yard I got for mowing when I was 12.

Lets say you’re 68.

Just to make this an example.

That means you’d have been mowing those lawns 56 years ago.

So you are saying you mowed a lawn for the equivalent of $4.6 in todays money?

And considering that gas was $.34 a gallon then, I’m not entirely sure I believe you.

A quarter gallon tank of gas would have cut into your profits by 16%, and left you earning $3.84 per yard.

 

[Babagounj]

California's $20-an-hour fast food minimum wage has its first casualty.

Mexican chain Rubio's Coastal Grill is shuttering 48 restaurants in the state - because of the 'rising cost of doing business in California'.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Lets say you’re 68.

Just to make this an example.

That means you’d have been mowing those lawns 56 years ago.

So you are saying you mowed a lawn for the equivalent of $4.6 in todays money?

And considering that gas was $.34 a gallon then, I’m not entirely sure I believe you.

A quarter gallon tank of gas would have cut into your profits by 16%, and left you earning $3.84 per yard.

What's wrong with mowing a lawn for $4.60 in todays money? As far as the gas goes, it does not take a qt. of gas to mow a yard and I think my parents provided the gas and mower and transport. Some had their own mower and gas and I would use theirs.

 

[rickyb]

People have to learn the hard way.

automation is good not bad

 

[vantexan]

automation is good not bad

You do know automation is designed to replace workers, right?

 

[rickyb]

You do know automation is designed to replace workers, right?

it liberates workers from having to work so they can do what theyre actually interested in.

 

[vantexan]

it liberates workers from having to work so they can do what theyre actually interested in.

That's great but what do they do for income?

 

[rickyb]

That's great but what do they do for income?

well thats what society has to sort out with automation

 

[Babagounj]

well thats what society has to sort out with automation

somebody has to fix the automated machines

 

[Babagounj]

Credit card delinquencies are surging — and rising fastest in this California city

A new report published by WalletHub shows that credit card delinquencies are rising the fastest in Chula Vista, California, which is a suburb of San Diego.

www.foxbusiness.com

New findings published by WalletHub, a personal finance platform, show that several California cities are leading the nation in an uptick in credit card delinquencies.

Chula Vista – a San Diego suburb with a population of about 279,000 – saw the biggest increase in credit card delinquencies, which surged nearly 85% during the first quarter of 2024 compared to a year earlier. The city edged out Madison, Wisconsin, and Garland, Texas, for the No. 1 spot.


The median age of a Chula Vista resident is 36, and the typical household income is about $102,000 a year, according to Data USA.

 

[Babagounj]

City Attorney threatens Target for repeatedly reporting thefts

A district attorney in California has threatened to punish a Target store for repeatedly reporting thefts at the store in the crime-ridden state.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Sacramento City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood's office said the retail store located at 2505 Riverside Blvd. in Land Park will be fined and slapped with a public nuisance charge if it continues to call police when there is a theft at the store.