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xchadrickx t1_jdsvzzh wrote

President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."

It's worked our entire lives. Facebook just makes it easier.

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xchadrickx t1_jbz7bqd wrote

Plato's is fine. Most of the complaints you see are because their demographic tends to be late teens to early 20s, people that don't understand why the Calvin Klein joggers they bought at TJ Maxx for $15 doesn't get them $15 on consignment because they saw someone sell a pair on Mekari for $16.

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xchadrickx t1_j0bd1kf wrote

Unfortunately, City Butcher and Smokin Bobs are examples of Springfield institutions that doesn’t deserve it. Their food is awful and overpriced.

They should have been closed years ago.

Legit BBQ options springing up in town over the past decade were what will do them in.

I know nothing of the owners, many people say they're nice guys. But that doesn’t mean thier businesses should succeed.

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xchadrickx t1_ixxb0ym wrote

Reply to comment by Thebaronofthesea in Food Recommendations by [deleted]

Is that where that went!? I ate there once years ago and the next time I was back it was gone, I'm glad to hear they're still around. I'll have to stop in next time.

Can confirm, this place is as close to "authentic" as you're going to get. Everywhere else you're getting the same salty chicken, cheese, and rice with watery salsa as every other Mexican restaurant. Leslie's though is legit. It's on par with enjoying family dinners with Mexican friends and everyone there was very welcoming and pleasant.

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xchadrickx t1_ir3ddwj wrote

The rate is what someone on the open market is willing to pay, I explained this as simply as possible. If you aren't willing to take a lower amount out of some false sense of altruism, why do you not feel silly insisting that someone else should? Why would you hold someone to a standard that they must make a sacrifice that does not benefit them, when you just stated you would not do the same?

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xchadrickx t1_ir3a32i wrote

An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay. I see no fault of the seller who received the price the open market would bring.

If other comments are to be believed, the home could have been converted into a B&B for people with loved ones in the hospital. The neighborhood opposed this, the house was sold at market rate, this is the outcome.

In some cases a home is worth nothing and the property it sits on is worth much more. That's unfortunately just the world we live in, not a world created by the seller. If you were going to sell a piece of real estate would you take a considerable amount less money because you were concerned it may become a vape shop and iPhone screen repair suite? Of course not, because then it personally affects you. Considering the reality of the situation it's not hard to understand.

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