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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_ivr6cgl wrote

Reply to comment by waffle-princess in Who else is surprised Q4 was so close? by 737900ER

Being an “illegal” immigrant takes nothing away from “legal” immigrants. What is unfair for people attempting to immigrate through proper channels and not seek asylum is that the process takes so damn long. If you lived in a dangerous area where your life was being threatened by the govt and more and you felt so strongly that you had to flee to Canada, would you want them to say “sorry you can’t come in. You have to go back and do it the right way.” Or would you want them to have compassion and work with you to help you obtain legal status

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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_ivd7tn1 wrote

Reply to What are your suggestions for local Massachusetts cuisine on the North Shore? by kiss_bummer

Beach pizza - head up to Salisbury and try both Christy’s and Tripoli’s Roast Beef - I haven’t tried them yet but I hear great things about Bill & Bob’s. Chinese take-out: I will always recommend Jade Gourmet in Wakefield but not sure if that’s close enough to you. I know a lot of people like Billy Tse’s in Revere as well. Kowloon on Rt 1 Saugus has the best chicken fingers but the rest is just ok and it’s overpriced for everything.

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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_its68by wrote

Reply to comment by Yak_Rodeo in Massdot is allegedly asking Unvaccinated workers to come back to work by WetLump

I think it was a sense of fear and lack of knowledge. Everyone was desperate to get to zero Covid. We now know that isn’t possible even in China where they have been brutal about their restrictions. What so far as been discovered is that the vaccine helped alleviate symptoms and help keep people out of the hospital system while doctors and medical personnel learned how best to treat it, but that was hard to foresee because we were in the middle of a worldwide experiment. Now we can say well if you don’t want the vaccine that’s on you, good luck, and stay the fuck away from the rest of us.

I think what they needed to implement far more than a vaccine mandate was an increase of paid sick time in every industry but places are so afraid of that minority of people who will take advantage.

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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_itq4p3c wrote

Reply to Massachusetts should have a Tax Sugary Drinks. This would discourage consumers from buying products that may lead to chronic illness, and high long term costs to the health system. by [deleted]

Taxing individuals won’t change anything. People will still consume what they want. If you want to tax anyone then tax the corporation more. Of course they will just pass that expense on to the consumer and we’re in the same place we started. Give it a rest.

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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_ir4y3id wrote

Reply to comment by Chippopotanuse in 7 of top 20 small cities in America are in Mass., study says – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News by Commercial-Life-9998

I guess it’s been awhile since I spent significant time in Medford. Some of my family lived there in the 80s/90s and it has always had nicer areas. I was wondering if they had only been to the Tufts or West Medford areas. Back in the day the parts near Somerville were the worst frankly, but I guess some of the gentrifiers crossed the border.

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