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Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:28 pm**

As a former employee of this company, I can assure you that they don't care about potholes or the people driving over them, except in considering them as possible customers. They especially don't give a crap about their own drivers. They want people to think of them as nice people (they're not) who care (they don't) so that you'll like them and buy more of their terrible products. And get their logo on the roads of course.

This is a clever advertising scheme meant to increase revenue and nothing more.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:39 pm**

Oh no. The "but muh roads" crowd must be extremely upset. Anyway though, great for dominoes! Side note we don't need to pay more taxes to fix our roads. Just waste less money. The GAO estimates we could save 87 billion annually by requiring federal agencies to implement a series of cost saving measures. And maybe we could get rid of a few of those more than 600 federal agencies/sub agencies.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:59 pm**

Idzequitch wrote:As a former employee of this company, I can assure you that they don't care about potholes or the people driving over them, except in considering them as possible customers. They especially don't give a crap about their own drivers. They want people to think of them as nice people (they're not) who care (they don't) so that you'll like them and buy more of their terrible products. And get their logo on the roads of course.

This is a clever advertising scheme meant to increase revenue and nothing more.

It doesn't matter whether they care or not, they are getting the job done.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:00 pm**

In all honesty this is probably just a useless publicity stunt and not much else.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:03 pm**

Great Minarchistan wrote:
Idzequitch wrote:As a former employee of this company, I can assure you that they don't care about potholes or the people driving over them, except in considering them as possible customers. They especially don't give a crap about their own drivers. They want people to think of them as nice people (they're not) who care (they don't) so that you'll like them and buy more of their terrible products. And get their logo on the roads of course.

This is a clever advertising scheme meant to increase revenue and nothing more.

It doesn't matter whether they care or not, they are getting the job done.

That's not really my point. I'm just saying don't make Domino's out to be some hero making life better in small town America or some such. I'm just pointing out that this is 100% profit motivated, and any "getting job[s] done" is a mere side effect.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:05 pm**

Idzequitch wrote:
Great Minarchistan wrote:It doesn't matter whether they care or not, they are getting the job done.

That's not really my point. I'm just saying don't make Domino's out to be some hero making life better in small town America or some such. I'm just pointing out that this is 100% profit motivated, and any "getting job[s] done" is a mere side effect.

Hard to shill pizza when delivery and customers get potholed.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:07 pm**

Idzequitch wrote:
Great Minarchistan wrote:It doesn't matter whether they care or not, they are getting the job done.

That's not really my point. I'm just saying don't make Domino's out to be some hero making life better in small town America or some such. I'm just pointing out that this is 100% profit motivated, and any "getting job[s] done" is a mere side effect.

Good, that's the nature of the thing. We get the potholes solved and they gain a good rep and more profit. Win win.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:21 pm**

where we're going we don't need roads

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:31 pm**

Frievolk wrote:In all honesty this is probably just a useless publicity stunt and not much else.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 10:05 pm**

Honestly, this just pissed me off. California just had a hike in our gas tax last year that was supposed to be used to improve/fix our roads. Last I heard we even had more funds from the tax than projected. Where the hell is the money going?

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:47 pm**

Well, somebody’s gotta do it.

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:53 pm**

Trumptonium1 wrote:They should have been paying this in tax in the first place - companies like that are some of the heaviest users of road infrastructure and hence the most common cause of gradual damage. Instead they get Good Guy points because they're doing it voluntarily.

I highly doubt that anywhere outside of NationStates has pizza delivery as a main source of wear on infrastructure

Posted: **Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:57 pm**

Who would have thought that Oni Consumer Products would start with a Pizza division

how long until they build Domino City?

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:52 am**

Cetacea wrote:Who would have thought that Oni Consumer Products would start with a Pizza division

how long until they build Domino City?

Please please please please please please pleeeeeeeeeeeaaase no.

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 6:42 am**

Idzequitch wrote:As a former employee of this company, I can assure you that they don't care about potholes or the people driving over them, except in considering them as possible customers. They especially don't give a crap about their own drivers. They want people to think of them as nice people (they're not) who care (they don't) so that you'll like them and buy more of their terrible products. And get their logo on the roads of course.

This is a clever advertising scheme meant to increase revenue and nothing more.

A company wishes to increase revenue?

And that doesn't apply to the private sector. Politicians could also have a hidden agenda. Let's discuss 4 possible hypothetical situations:
1. politicians who give a shit about pot holes do so because of voters, rather than fixing the roads
2. politicans who give a shit about pot holes only do so because they themselves use those roads and any benefit it provides to the plebs is purely somewhere secondary and coincidental
3. politicians who give a shit about pot holes because the car industry lobbies them to
4. politicians genuinely give a shit about pot holes and have enough money remaining to address it
Only one of those issues is a selfless reason for fixing pot holes, however which ever reason or combination of reasons is the actual reason is irrelevant, will probably remain secret, and will achieve the same results either way. In situations like this, the end result is what matters, and the intent/reasons are irrelevant. Same goes for Domino's. Irrespective of their reasons for doing so, the pot holes will get fixed. The reason for doing so, be it an advertising stunt, or actually caring about the quality of roads, is irrelevant

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 6:48 am**

Longweather wrote:Honestly, this just pissed me off. California just had a hike in our gas tax last year that was supposed to be used to improve/fix our roads. Last I heard we even had more funds from the tax than projected. Where the hell is the money going?

Probably being used to give $45k in welfare to single moms or fixing holes in ~~crony welfare~~ Medicaid, misallocation of tax funds is typical to be heard of under big governments

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:37 am**

Uxupox wrote:
Petrolheadia wrote:Americans seem to prefer lower taxes to smoother roads.

To be fair, in America you can just spend the saved tax money on replacing your car with a light truck.

The roads of everywhere I have traveled in the USA (except you West VA) are splendidly awesome compared to the ones in Puerto Rico.

I see you haven’t been in Atlanta, Home of the metal plate for a road

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:53 am**

The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:
United American Commomwealth wrote:Yep, if you're a big government bureaucrat.

If your me and not even making enough to feed myself without support from my parents...

plz give me tax cuts

If being a "big government bureaucrat" means that you have non lead water pipes, then being a "big government bureaucrat" is good.

It's thanks to "big government bureaucrats" that I have an income,

What we need to do is update the minimum wage to give you more money so that you can fed yourself.

The problem is even if you raise the minimum wage, you'll probably only fuel automation like kiosks and self-checkouts.

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:54 am**

Longweather wrote:Honestly, this just pissed me off. California just had a hike in our gas tax last year that was supposed to be used to improve/fix our roads. Last I heard we even had more funds from the tax than projected. Where the hell is the money going?

Probably to Berkeley to pay for riot damage.

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:56 am**

The Serbian Empire wrote:
The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:
If being a "big government bureaucrat" means that you have non lead water pipes, then being a "big government bureaucrat" is good.

It's thanks to "big government bureaucrats" that I have an income,

What we need to do is update the minimum wage to give you more money so that you can fed yourself.

The problem is even if you raise the minimum wage, you'll probably only fuel automation like kiosks and self-checkouts.

A Government that can legislate a higher minimum wage can also bar companies from automation if it wants. That's not a good argument.

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:59 am**

Frievolk wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:The problem is even if you raise the minimum wage, you'll probably only fuel automation like kiosks and self-checkouts.

A Government that can legislate a higher minimum wage can also bar companies from automation if it wants. That's not a good argument.

Banning automation would only be harmful to profit margins and would almost certainly result in well-funded campaigns against sitting politicians. Funding is almost a certain measure of who will win by shifting independents and moderates.

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:00 am**

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Frievolk wrote:A Government that can legislate a higher minimum wage can also bar companies from automation if it wants. That's not a good argument.

Banning automation would only be harmful to profit margins and would almost certainly result in well-funded campaigns against sitting politicians. Funding is almost a certain measure of who will win by shifting independents and moderates.

Do away with multiparty democracy, problem solved.

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:08 am**

This pisses me off because Domino's essentially hijacked the efforts of Portland's anarchists (who were doing it sans advertising) and now they're getting all the praise for clever advertising.

http://www.wweek.com/news/2018/06/15/do ... impressed/

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:11 am**

Sodoran Alesia wrote:This pisses me off because Domino's essentially hijacked the efforts of Portland's anarchists (who were doing it sans advertising) and now they're getting all the praise for clever advertising.

http://www.wweek.com/news/2018/06/15/do ... impressed/

This makes it even better, anarchists BTFO.

Posted: **Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:21 am**

Great Minarchistan wrote:
Idzequitch wrote:That's not really my point. I'm just saying don't make Domino's out to be some hero making life better in small town America or some such. I'm just pointing out that this is 100% profit motivated, and any "getting job[s] done" is a mere side effect.

Good, that's the nature of the thing. We get the potholes solved and they gain a good rep and more profit. Win win.

FWIW, it´s not enough to make much of a dent in the number of potholes that exist across the country.

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Domino's Pizza funds fixing potholes in American towns.