Nopeitty-nope.

I hope they won't repeal ACA and force this kind of snooping on people who want reasonable rates ... in that case, I'm moving to Europe.

I don't care about best, "good enough" is fine. I don't want to obsess about every choice in the world. As far as the button, if it's not pressed, I literally scream.

I prefer in-person life to shopping online. Also, I sometimes impulse-buy things like snacks. Not to mention (not CVS) clothing and shoes ... I want to try it before buying since I'm far too executively dysfunctional and ADHD to return stuff that doesn't fit on time,

Yes ... and it's often due to an austerity mentality. e.g. health insurance ... rather than have a baseline insurance program available for everyone for a fixed percent tax, and with private markets for additional insurance, we means-test everything. Means testing (to "save money") requires staffing, and you have different insurance programs (Medicare, Medicaid, VA, Private Medicare, etc) performing essentially duplicative functions for different segments of the population. Sometimes, uniformity and standardization are cheaper than creating a complex bureaucracy to save every penny.

Don't use the button. USE YOUR OUTSIDE VOICE: (in all caps): "Heeeeeeeey, I neeeeeeeeed some hheeeeelp HEEEEELP! heeeeeep over heaaaahh!"

Under the Bloody Code, public hangings of thieves were also a common venue for pickpockets to ply their trade.

When I needed to buy at Target and encountered that situation, I didn't ask. Button didn't work, so I just screamed HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP! using my outside voice. Fuck 'em and fuck the system.

The lock is the weak spot - the Plexi is likely flexible enough to pop with the help of a small crowbar.

You mean how it doesn't work?

Aggregate tax rates are similar to or lower than the US when state/local/health insurance/property tax are considered.

Not hard. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic...

Yep, I'd rather pay cash to an employee who goes to fetch what I need ... better than having to carry a mobile phone and install spyware on it.

Because it's a medical condition and many non-US countries have a national health service that provides treatment for medical conditions at a cost of a fixed tax on income (about 9% in the case of Poland).

They said that public executions of thieves in Bloody Code era Britain were a prime venue for mugging and pocket picking.

KrakÃw or WrocÅaw are literally more familiar to me than some rural bumblefuck in Texas, espeically since I speak the language fluently. Though it's interesting that lost Slavic dialects exist in Texas due to historical reasons... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...