I would tell my kids...

Apr 22, 2021
11:06:44pm

Division Bell Intervention Needed

"Everyone who can dig a ditch, stand in this line "

"Everyone who can do brain surgery, stand in this line."

The amount of money you'll be able to earn in life will be inversely proportional to the length of the line you stand in.

Choose wisely.

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Division Bell

Previous username: BluePete
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True story from my cousin

ChinaFan All-American

4/22/21 5:45pm

Bro use less bags or get some reusable ones tho

Jimmertime

4/22/21 5:49pm

My grocery store banned reusable bags because they are germ incubators

AZ Coug

4/22/21 8:47pm

FEWER

Adrielle

4/23/21 1:54am

U Got me

Jimmertime

4/23/21 6:37am

RE: FEWER

Grammar Police

4/23/21 11:53am

Useless bags

Q-grr

4/23/21 7:54pm

Wait holdup. Your cousin bags milk?

Backcountry

4/22/21 5:51pm

Tbf, if you're carrying a bunch of bags, it's harder to grab a milk handle too.

LeftOfNormal

4/22/21 5:54pm

If I'm carrying a bunch of bags, holding a gallon of milk is like the linchpin that keeps those bags from slipping off

KingDave

4/22/21 6:05pm

Ah.

LeftOfNormal

4/22/21 6:12pm

RE: If I'm carrying a bunch of bags, holding a gallon of milk is like the

Backcountry

4/22/21 6:14pm

Don’t want milk on the car leather, man

TomPetty

4/22/21 5:55pm

Cougarboars. So loaded they even have leather trunks.

Backcountry

4/23/21 7:13am

Groceries in your trunk? Is that organic?

TomPetty

4/23/21 7:37am

Wow, thats a fun and totally true story that absolutely happened.

gretsch

4/22/21 5:54pm

RE: Wow, thats a fun and totally true story that absolutely happened.

Not Even Close

4/22/21 5:56pm

Exactly, if the CEO sacrificed some of their salary, Walmart employees wouldn’t

kcca

4/22/21 5:59pm

Ever heard of profit margins?

Grammar Police

4/22/21 6:01pm

RE: Ever heard of profit margins?

gretsch

4/22/21 6:28pm

How much do you think a Walmart checker should make? It’s pretty entry level

Not Even Close

4/22/21 6:35pm

RE: How much do you think a Walmart checker should make? It’s pretty entry

gretsch

4/22/21 7:47pm

After their bills they’d have $40/day to survive on? So like $1200/month after

Not Even Close

4/22/21 9:00pm

Thats not what they make now, that would be at 14/hr. Also understand that is

gretsch

4/22/21 9:23pm

Sounds like you have bought in that MINIMUM WAGE should be something you can

Millhouse

4/22/21 7:30pm

RE: Sounds like you have bought in that MINIMUM WAGE should be something you can

Not Even Close

4/22/21 7:39pm

RE: Sounds like you have bought in that MINIMUM WAGE should be something you can

gretsch

4/22/21 7:53pm

You can rent a room for a few hundred bucks. It’s not rocket science

Millhouse

4/22/21 7:59pm

RE: Sounds like you have bought in that MINIMUM WAGE should be something you can

kcca

4/22/21 8:16pm

More than 2/3rds of people between 17-24 dont qualify for military service.

gretsch

4/22/21 8:20pm

Then they should get eligible. Yes, that requires hard work and sacrifice.

kcca

4/22/21 8:37pm

Bc they are lazy, too stupid bc they screwed around in HS or are drug addicts

BYU Grounds

4/22/21 8:52pm

Or because they have medical issues, disability,

gretsch

4/22/21 10:15pm

The reason they aren’t compensated more is that it’s unskilled work. There are

Not Even Close

4/22/21 10:52pm

I would tell my kids...

Division Bell

4/22/21 11:06pm

RE: I would tell my kids...

gretsch

4/22/21 11:39pm

Nope. It would be a failure. No ownership and no effort creates problems, not

Division Bell

4/22/21 11:53pm

So if pay is no longer based on the actual worth of the work, who determines

Not Even Close

4/23/21 7:11am

How is based on the worth of the labor if it is subsidized

gretsch

4/23/21 8:29am

It's based on the worth of the labor because the company offers that much money

Not Even Close

4/23/21 8:39am

Your assumption is that people should only have to work 40hr/wk. Why can’t they

kcca

4/22/21 11:05pm

All your arguments seem to be taking away personal responsibility and accountability. I don't believe that there are

Cru Jones

4/22/21 9:09pm

I am saying that anyone providing labor in any capacity

gretsch

4/22/21 9:52pm

I'm sure you mean 1/4 of their life, not 1/3.

Radioactive Coug

4/23/21 12:57am

The #1 reason 2/3 don't qualify is obesity. More than 1/3 could qualify if they

califcougar

4/23/21 1:50pm

This is what govt assistance is for. Plus you can get a Pell grant go to school

BYU Grounds

4/22/21 8:50pm

Dont make excuses for people. Theres always a way out. There are endless

Backcountry

4/23/21 7:16am

Sounds like you want the burden on everyone but the individual. The only “burden

Niiineteeen84

4/22/21 9:15pm

RE: Sounds like you want the burden on everyone but the individual. The only

gretsch

4/22/21 10:07pm

Your position only has ANY merit because of the crappy way our government assistance is run. If government assistance

Radioactive Coug

4/23/21 1:12am

Sam’s is handing out the garbage boxes for you to take home and throw away for

Fatalplacebo

4/22/21 6:54pm

Walmart goes through 18-20 billion plastic bags per year. How much better quality can they afford

KingDave

4/22/21 6:10pm

You know what else could happen? All those deserving employees at that Walmart could band together and open their own

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/21 6:11pm

I sense sarcasm. Apparently you’ve never been to a Walmart

BR549

4/22/21 6:12pm

RE: Wow, thats a fun and totally true story that absolutely happened.

Ash

4/22/21 6:13pm

POTD for your first line

Jay Rick

4/22/21 6:17pm

RE: Wow, thats a fun and totally true story that absolutely happened.

Zaphod

4/22/21 6:31pm

When I was making $15/hour, my federal tax bill was negative

Zooropa

4/22/21 6:36pm

RE: When I was making $15/hour, my federal tax bill was negative

gretsch

4/22/21 6:50pm

That's mighty generous to assume you know the inputs on someone else's taxes

marcusaurelius

4/22/21 7:10pm

That is literally the numbers you would pay as a single adult

gretsch

4/22/21 7:56pm

and yet my point still remains

marcusaurelius

4/22/21 8:20pm

RE: and yet my point still remains

gretsch

4/22/21 8:27pm

he made no claim on what the typical situation would be

marcusaurelius

4/22/21 9:54pm

But the coment he replied to is what the take home pay would be

gretsch

4/22/21 10:12pm

I had a wife and baby. Standard deductions and credits. TurboTaxed in 15 minutes

Zooropa

4/22/21 11:00pm

So what do you pay a person with no skills that is doing a job that requires no

BYU Grounds

4/22/21 8:32pm

NO, KEEP SQUEEZING THE ORANGE TO GET MORE JUICE!!!!

Q-grr

4/23/21 7:57pm

He should have asked her if she likes pizza.

bluedad

4/22/21 5:55pm

Poor girl.

Viva Campeche

4/22/21 6:04pm

RE: Poor girl.

ReyOso

4/22/21 6:28pm

Those accents are terrible!

TNT

4/22/21 6:36pm

What is interesting is that “framing” does affect

TomPetty

4/22/21 6:06pm

I might have to re-evaluate my relationship after that conversation

HiLife

4/22/21 6:28pm

This is so funny yet so mean!!

MrClark

4/23/21 7:50am

“True”

shimmy

4/22/21 5:59pm

. . . and everyone clapped at the end.

ReyOso

4/22/21 6:01pm

You should post this on Twitter to FINALLY prove how dumb people are

nc-puma

4/22/21 6:12pm

Dang. Looks like that's been happening a lot lately.

Ham

4/22/21 6:13pm

Fascinating. Just goes to show you everyone everywhere is the same

TNT

4/22/21 6:16pm

Bwahahahahaha!

KingDave

4/22/21 6:16pm

The only logical conclusion is that a FW: FW: FW: FW: email has gained sentience

darkcoug

4/22/21 6:43pm

Chinafan’s cousin travels a lot.

Fatalplacebo

4/22/21 6:57pm

Ugh.

maxpowers

4/22/21 6:58pm

RE: Dang. Looks like that's been happening a lot lately.

byujdmba

4/22/21 11:28pm

And Chinafan in response:

spinner

4/23/21 10:07am

oh boy, I have to disown my cousin, and just when we had refound each other... but the truth is out there, she fibbed

ChinaFan

4/25/21 11:18pm

RE: oh boy, I have to disown my cousin, and just when we had refound each

GhostRider

4/26/21 12:35am

I am humbled and accept accountability for my gullibleness, or is it gullibility?

ChinaFan

4/26/21 11:36pm

Ouch that is going to leave a mark. Remember when telling whoppers in high

DJROSS

4/23/21 8:14pm

Come to California, bags are much thicker but you also get to pay for them

Remigius

4/22/21 6:20pm

Thanks Ragnar!

TNT

4/22/21 6:34pm

If he only wouldn't have double bagged

Born2Fish

4/22/21 6:55pm

I grab the entire stack, pay my extra $5, and glare at the checker as I shove them in the garbage.

Ragnar Danneskjold

4/22/21 6:58pm

But the CDC says bags are Corona virus transmitters

BYU Grounds

4/22/21 8:59pm

It’s Walmart

Turnpike Lane

4/22/21 6:30pm

How many miles can I go in an hour if I'm traveling at 60mph?

hitechcpa

4/22/21 6:42pm

which direction, and is there a train coming in the other direction?

Pangare

4/23/21 10:05am

If you've ever used Walmart pick-up, they use so many bags!!

GhostRider

4/22/21 6:53pm

Math is hard

run26

4/22/21 7:27pm

True story from me...

crack

4/22/21 8:02pm

RE: True story from me...

m0resn0w

4/22/21 8:08pm

That guy is probably my FIL.

jkccoug

4/22/21 9:14pm

RE: True story from me...

KingDave

4/22/21 11:25pm

Here’s my true story

spinner

4/23/21 11:24am

He could have gotten it from his cousin w/o it necessarily being his cousin in the story. It may or may not be true

Soupie

4/23/21 11:35am

Uhm, that’s not how he presented it

spinner

4/23/21 11:40am

He got it "from his cousin" and believes it's true. Meh. NBD

Soupie

4/23/21 11:57am

So either he lied, or his cousin lied and he believed him

spinner

4/23/21 12:15pm

You would make a great honor code office employee.

crack

4/23/21 12:26pm

You’ve got to admit this is kind of hilarious

spinner

4/23/21 12:43pm

I am actually feeling this guys pain. He walked right into it and he didn't

DJROSS

4/23/21 8:25pm

Or was OP duped? His cousin posted the story on fb and OP thought it legit?

Jay Rick

4/23/21 9:30pm

I assume that's what happened, but it doesn't excuse it. People are too quick to

Byron McNertney

4/24/21 6:51am

Very well said

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