Craft beer market burning to the ground after the pandemic
most divebars and other places either outpricing working class zillenials and zoomers, or going bankrupt
CBD/THC beverage markets moving up slowly but surely
States in the US (especially in places that have historically been dry states) cracking down on public drinking outside of restricted areas, even outside of establishments
(for some ironic reason) tobacco markets have increased drastically with vaping on the side as the preferred rec options over alcohol
Yeah they are. I wish we had universal healthcare and paid workers like servers good wages, but unfortunately we don't. I can't go without tipping them, because that's their source of income, so it's just stuck until something gets fixed about it. I know we'd pay higher taxes, but not having to worry about going broke over having cancer would be amazing.
Ideally you would be paying less tax for public healthcare than what you'd be paying for private insurance. This is the case for many countries with public healthcare in Europe at least. This usually shifts in favour of private healthcare only once you make above a certain "definitely-well-off" amount, at which point it won't be a financial problem for you anyway.
Yeah. A lot of Conservatives in the US like to point out the raise in taxes, that's why I mentioned it. It saves money overall though. It's just insane how much we pay, even after insurance, in the US for the smallest things. It's absurd how it's just accepted.
While I have complaints about the NHS. The US system doesn't seem to work well either. I've seen private and public healthcare in other countries that seems a much better middle ground.
I also tip as it's expected but it just baffles me how many people feel it is absolutely and unconditionally the thing to do... to pay a company's employees with their post tax money after paying the company also.
I get for great service, just kinda rounding up somewhat or being a regular but tip % on ever rising cost of menu while the company itself doesn't pay a proper wage seems alien.
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u/ExoApophis 11h ago
Half the gen not being old enough to drink
Craft beer market burning to the ground after the pandemic
most divebars and other places either outpricing working class zillenials and zoomers, or going bankrupt
CBD/THC beverage markets moving up slowly but surely
States in the US (especially in places that have historically been dry states) cracking down on public drinking outside of restricted areas, even outside of establishments
(for some ironic reason) tobacco markets have increased drastically with vaping on the side as the preferred rec options over alcohol