Domino's, actually.
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Domino's, actually.
Feudalism requires that the peasants not be allowed to leave. That wouldn't be legal in the US.
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Is it normal for smoke to come out of an electric stove burner? I don't know if I should contact the building managers about it.
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Define "come out of."
There could be food residue on the burner burning off. That's normal.
Other possibilities aren't good.
You wouldn't have to make it de jure feudalism if you turn it into a cult instead, like the amish or jehova's witnesses, where apostates are shunned by all, even their own parents.
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Call the building manager, aimee.
indentured servitude those contracts in which an employer makes some sort of outlay for you and then they demand that you work for them x years in advance or else pay them a life-draining amount of money.
What about
This might be a good idea.
That's not legal under US law. You can sue someone for damages, but you cannot sue them to force them to perform a service.
It may not be ‘legal’ but it does work in fact, or at least that's what US-owned and -operated companies do. They agree to pay for some poor notAmerican sod to get a university degree and in exchange they get to have the sod work for them for x years or else he has to repay their outlay. They only ever do this for people who could never afford to pay for the cost of tuition for a US degree (at least USD 100,000) so effectively the sod works for them unless (s)he proves to be so formidable that they are bought out by a competitor. It's only a few years (2, 3 maybe) and means ensured promotion, unlike 18th-century-style indentures.
But the person could refuse the work. True they would be sued. But the courts can force money damages, but not servitude.
I think it is legal; the damage suffered is their bailing on the contract to be an employee for x years. So technically they're not suing to force them to perform a service. But functionally it is the same, unless they declare bankruptcy or something to get out of it.
Yes, but those damages cannot be paid, so in practice you do have to work.
I know, it's a #~½@!. It's a series of individually legal steps that mean you can circumvent a law designed to prevent the end result.
Remember that a) bankruptcy relief often excludes education-based debts.
and b) this is done to notAmericans so the sheer legal morass and lawyers'/courts' fees, plus being blacklisted, means that the poor sod cannot afford to say no in practice. I've seen it done, but since they do it only with people who'd probably stay on of their own free will in any case it's glossed over.
and b) this is done to notAmericans so the sheer legal morass and lawyers'/courts' fees, plus being blacklisted, means that the poor sod cannot afford to say no in practice. I've seen it done, but since they do it only with people who'd probably stay on of their own free will in any case it's glossed over.
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No, you don't. You just have a debt that you can't pay. So you declare bankruptcy, or you just live as a credit ghost, or some other somewhat unpleasant option just like anyone else who has a debt that they cannot pay.
In practice, you have to do what you agreed to do in a legally binding contract or you face the consequences of breaking a contract. The contract terms involving term of employment is incidental.
Yes, but living like a credit ghost is as bad as, if not worse than, being dead for the people they target. (speaks volumes about them, doesn't it?)
I was astonished that anybody would agree to such a contract the first time I heard of it, a few years ago, but that's how it works in practice.
I was astonished that anybody would agree to such a contract the first time I heard of it, a few years ago, but that's how it works in practice.
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I looked at it and there was grease splatters. I guess that was what made the smoke.
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Yes, but living like a credit ghost is as bad as, if not worse than, being dead for the people they target. (speaks volumes about them, doesn't it?)
I was astonished that anybody would agree to such a contract the first time I heard of it, a few years ago, but that's how it works in practice.
BS. Living as a credit ghost is pretty much the same for everyone who does it (me included). It is in no way similar to being dead, or even all that bad when you get right down to it. A huge part of the power that creditors exert is that such a pretense is widely accepted. There is a whole lot of freedom attached to being able to say "What are you gonna do, ruin my credit? Go fornicate yourself."
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