Originally posted by NotAllThere
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BP - We Have To Close Petrol Stations...
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The Tesco filling station near me is turning cars away. Only letting in a select few cars in. Couldn't make out what the criteria was though.Comment
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The easy answer for all this nonsense would have been to increase wages.
And the people in charge at the companies knew it all along, it's not rocket science. They probably knew it 6 months before it happened.
But they chose to do nothing, and that is not because they are not financially affected. They are. But they will be even greatly affected if they increase wages long term and renegotiating terms for low skills jobs becomes a thing.
This whole debacle is the private sector having a stand-off with free market conditions. Waiting for issues to become acute so that gov intervene, takes people off benefits, allows loser immigration laws (probably the last part).
It's quite simple, you just have to look and THINK.
They also offer high rates for agency workers, perm workers get the fist in the mouth. Because agency workers you can fire but for permi terms it's difficult to push them back to different levels.Comment
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I really hope the petrol stations have hiked up their prices for the selfish idiots queuing up to fill up an already half-filled tank.Comment
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Originally posted by Paralytic View PostI really hope the petrol stations have hiked up their prices for the selfish idiots queuing up to fill up an already half-filled tank.
They are doing what they mind is telling them to do, the same mechanisms that also benefit the ruling class in other circumstances.
We win this united by accepting each other and working alongside not by shallow narratives.
Divide and conquer is always the best methodology. The fault is not there, those are only the symptoms. The fault is a corrupt rulling class, a political system that no longer works for the average Joe. Crony capitalism and a few other words.Comment
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Originally posted by GigiBronz View PostMore paranoid drivelComment
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Originally posted by Paralytic View Post
Ae you saying those that headed out first thing today to fill up an already adequately filled tank are not selfish?
English people were know for their pragmatic down to earth approach to life. I don't think you are not one of those anyway.
Have a deeper think, if it was actually a free market and they would have increased rates to 800£ a day, let's go crazy. They'll put it in prices and we foot the bill, another 5p per product. Market will find workers, bank directors will take sabbaticals and drive a truck.
But it's not going that way, because it's not a free market.Comment
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Originally posted by GigiBronz View Post
I don't own a car anymore. For a few weeks only actually.
English people were know for their pragmatic down to earth approach to life. I don't think you are not one of those anyway.
Have a deeper think, if it was actually a free market and they would have increased rates to 800£ a day, let's go crazy. They'll put it in prices and we foot the bill, another 5p per product. Market will find workers, bank directors will take sabbaticals and drive a truck.
But it's not going that way, because it's not a free market.
can't you take the hint?
JFO!!Comment
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Originally posted by Paralytic View Post
Ae you saying those that headed out first thing today to fill up an already adequately filled tank are not selfish?
The problem with this "crisis" is that, although it is an entirely manufactured one, enough people are now bringing forward their petrol purchases that it will likely become a real shortage, at least for a few days. The supply chain isn't geared to amount of petrol sales that have been happening today, so garages are going to run out, will will exacerbate the panic, leading to more selling out etc. until it all settles down in about a week. So I took the executive decision to panic early(ish), and in fact only had to queue for about 10 minutes.Comment
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Originally posted by GigiBronz View PostThis whole debacle is the private sector having a stand-off with free market conditions. Waiting for issues to become acute so that gov intervene, takes people off benefits, allows loser immigration laws (probably the last part).Comment
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