.loc and .iloc queries are a fun syntax adventure every time
Sometimes things only appear impossible when we don't think in more complex terms
Just because it isn't real doesn't mean we can't imagine a world where it can work
I'm not Canadian but I greatly support these measures, so if I may I'd like to weigh in.
I think that manufacturing country and ultimate ownership are probably the biggest key factors, as they dictate most where the lion's share of money flows in a consumer economy. For example, if there's American investment/VC/private equity for a company but it's like 10%, it's not great but definitely not as bad as a completely international company with locations in Canada.
If you want to get super fine-gained, you can even dig into whether a company outsources a significant portion of its auxiliary labor (e.g. digital infrastructure, customer support, shipping) to international firms, as that can make a difference as well.
Component sourcing is also important but there are a lot of cases where domestic isn't as feasible due to global supply chain reasons. That's one that's going to be much more industry specific. Like, if you're buying furniture and the wood comes from abroad when there's a robust domestic timber industry in your country, I think that should be a red flag.
Coming to a final determination on any company is going to be one of those things that exists on a sliding scale and probably would benefit from some sort of scoring effort. Either way, my verdict is that any measure that boycotts the US is worth the effort if it's done by enough people. Even a few loonies per person spent on local vs international over a broad enough group will make a noticeable impact.
bump up the id of old posts every time there's a new post
That's probably the worst thing I've read today, it's such a bad thing to do on so many levels wtf
First off, obligatory acknowledgement that political compasses are brainrot content and not a great categorization of real world political landscapes.
Second off, I feel like the bottom two should be switched. Vapes can often be worse on your lungs than cigarettes (depending on the resin used and various factors) and contribute massively to the ewaste problem. They are marketed with bright colors and fun flavors to make them more appealing to children. Even vapes that advertise "no nicotine" often contain a nonzero amount to keep you hooked. All of this was done to innovate past cigarette/tobacco regulations and restrictions.
It's a right-libertarian's dream product, a testament to the free market's ability to give zero fucks if it makes money and move faster than legislation can follow.
I wasn't referring to the article, I was referring to what Senate Democrats can do in the current situation. At bare minimum, that can do what they were elected for as the opposition party. We don't get even a noteworthy fraction of that, let alone extralegal measures.
Maybe lol
I could be wrong, but they likely asked because vinyl/PVC is generally toxic to the environment so it was probably a means of asking whether your neighbor replaced the foliage in their yard with a fixture that poisons the ground. I wouldn't be surprised if the strips in the chain link were vinyl, as that's a pretty common outdoor filler material.
We can take a look at what Republicans do without a majority: stall for time, attack the moral character of the opposition, find loopholes in the procedural process that you're technically not disallowed to do but annoy the shit out of everyone, and generally be as obstructionist as possible.
The point of the article seems to be for raising awareness I guess? I dunno I'm not from Brazil but I found it to be an interesting article.
imo it's perfectly fine to push for local action if federal-level bans have not been as effective as they need to be. While just writing the same piece of paper saying "you can't do this" by the city won't do anything, one can draw attention to the issue within the context of resource and enforcement allocation. I won't speak to the bigger picture as I have no idea what that looks like for Brazilian locales.
Edit: though I guess you're right that the article doesn't really address these facets of the issue. I think it doesn't properly go into ways the problem can be further addressed, including more proactive ones vs just ramping up enforcement.
Your eugenic sentiments aside, if you want people to have fewer babies, you don't just tell them to stop fucking; you teach them how to use contraception and make it as accessible as possible.