A lot of people want to say "these other animals cannot possible be like us in any way" as an attempt to say humans are vastly different than the other animals. The reality is that we are still mammals, still animals, every trait we possess is seen in at least a few other animals thus other animals will think and feel much like what we do.

The cute thing about this is that is shows empathy develops in even smaller brains as strongly as in our larger brains. Meaning it's likely far more common in the animal kingdom than we once thought.

You can actually use a variety of systems not tied to banks to pay with credit card, and I'm pretty sure people would be willing to pay an extra 50 cents to 1 dollar per transaction to cover it. There are a few markets in the area that use this with a tablet card reader and a wifi connection.

The online pay method most of them use likely has the option available, so it's not impossible just a bit more expensive. The federal change is needed for many reasons, but this one can be circumvented.

As much as I wish we were, we're not the first to do this. ;)

Oh look, a bootlicker!

Hey now, we're a bit slow sometimes but we get there eventually. :P

Well, logistically it is better that someone who works in the system be familiar with said system, making formerly homeless people the perfect pool for employees. However by not paying them enough to live on, you ensure they'll never be out of said system.

Us poor people are a commodity now, we are not considered human by society at large, we are just a token to trade.

This is skipping a huge step in the human process, waiting millions of years for the diamond to form. In order for it to be analogous that waiting for the diamond to form would have to be taken into consideration.

Not to mention the loss of life in the mining of said diamond, how many humans had to die for the synthetic ones?

You killed me with laughter.

So is tobacco. The problem is that a "war" on something is a justification for excessive spending on opposing said thing.

Medical treatment and decriminalization has shown to be more effective than anything else for reducing the harm done by any substance, even tobacco, even cocaine.

OMG this is petty as hell.

It's easy to break the law if you're wealthy.

People have the weirdest methods for fulfilling voyeurism.

People who work fast food provide a much more valuable service than those who work in the office.

"Will people suffer if your job was not filled?" Pretty objective.

14% seems a bit high too. I wonder if they filtered out for only necessary jobs it might be a lot lower.

Back you in a corner. Everything you accuse me of, you are the one truly guilty.

Yes, you did choose to use the word "lower" to describe them and now you're also saying "lower cast" is just worse while I'm point out that the people you choose to call "lower caste" are mistreated.

Stop using your religious bullshit in an attempt to say otherwise.

Yes, you chose "lower", I'm just using the words you chose.

When did I say lower class/caste as a derogatory term? I dislike all upper class/caste, period, they're all shit.

Yet they're still treated like shit and often have to resort to working in the scam centers us scambaiters get shut down. If it was all so great for them, the scam centers wouldn't exist.

You did not make your case better, but instead so much worse. An indoctrinated slave is still a slave.

In other words, it's casteism, that's a lot of words to justify casteism. They wouldn't be in that mess if they weren't labeled at birth as a "lower caste".

Oh, a figure head who still does the bidding of the brahmin. The fact you call it a "lower class" illustrates how fucked up casteism is.

When you have to work for someone else to survive, then it's slavery.

The brahmin in India are making it easier to exploit the people there. That's why.