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highprofiton Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise?

source please

the author fails to mention that certain many things need to be in place first before you even have the first interaction that leads to potential close friendship...first impression elements such as streotype, prejudice, culture, assumptions, expectations, attraction, etc are all split second decisions we make that can affect how the interaction will go or if there is ever going to be interaction to begin with...the article completely ignores these aspects which are important specially in diverse multi cultural envrionments

highprofiton New US visa requires applicants for social media handles from the last 5 years

Is the US trying to be the most immigrant unfreindly place to discourage new immigrants and there by reduce immigration?

highprofiton Amazon Go

This is impressive. How did it know which products were inside the woman's shopping bag? As customer grabs items how does it associate the items to that customer's virtual cart instantly? Aren't customers supposed to scan the products?

highprofiton The war on drugs has failed: doctors should lead calls for drug policy reform

There are enormous industries around WoD and we know what happens when unintended industries form in a capitalist society.

highprofiton Amazon drivers “work illegal hours”

Walmart does this all the time in Asian markets.

highprofiton Foreign students targeted by UK anti-migrant policies

... " where someone would register a college in a single room and grant visas to hundreds of students"

Sounds more about failure of government policies than the law breaking immigrants. They may be breaking the laws but to save your life and for opportunities many would do the same.