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They couldn’t compete: Marxist sandwich store closes
Red Alert Politics ^

Posted on 12/09/2016 3:31:27 PM PST by ameribbean expat

Bartertown Diner didn’t allow for bosses or managers and allowed for a living wage, and a strong union. It also apparently didn’t allow for enough profits to stay open.

Workers at Bartertown were able to decide the menu and business hours, creating odd times that confused customers. Many patrons complained that it took up to 40 minutes to get a sandwich.

Politics also caused fights between customers. Bartertown offered free food to police officers for keeping the community safe, which enraged socialists who hate cops. Additionally, their no tipping policy caused staff not to work as hard because there was no benefit.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: marxists; theend
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To: SaveFerris

It’s poke salad, both the dish and the song. Made from pokeweed. You gather the young green shoots. Once it’s grown and turned burgundy-isn, it’s poisonous. A southern wild green, used to be associated almost entirely with poor people since it could be gathered for free, like ramps or creasies.


21 posted on 12/09/2016 4:05:26 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Chickensoup

>>At my house during asparagus season I cook up a couple of pounds of asparagus and make a big bowl of hollandaise sauce and we all take bowls of sauce and DIP. What a great meal.<<

The restroom must smell like an oil derrick during that season!


22 posted on 12/09/2016 4:14:34 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Good morning President Trump)
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To: nonliberal

One of my favorites.
Really miss Gary.


23 posted on 12/09/2016 4:16:10 PM PST by RS_Rider (I hate Illinois Nazis)
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To: ameribbean expat
I am pretty amazed that they were able to stay open for five years with that business model.

I am curious to know how they managed to open the business at all. Where did they get the necessary capital to open a restaurant in a strip mall. Did one of them come in to an inheritance or maybe they did some crowd funding?

24 posted on 12/09/2016 4:22:39 PM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: SaveFerris

I like asparagus too

Commies, not so much.......


25 posted on 12/09/2016 4:24:05 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: Chickensoup; SaveFerris

I like to combine both your strategies. Wrap 3 stalks with proscuttio and grill, drizzle a bit of hollendaise after plating. Delicious appetizer!


26 posted on 12/09/2016 4:25:05 PM PST by wheresmyusa (FTUN)
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To: ameribbean expat

Socialism in action.


27 posted on 12/09/2016 4:31:35 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: ameribbean expat

If they decided to open up a business with a business model of their choosing, I see that as capitalism. It can succeed or fail, but they choose the business model themselves, not the government.


28 posted on 12/09/2016 4:36:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: freedumb2003

The restroom must smell like an oil derrick during that season!

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29 posted on 12/09/2016 4:48:05 PM PST by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: wheresmyusa

Sounds delicious!


30 posted on 12/09/2016 4:48:54 PM PST by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: SaveFerris
It looks like the set of a Portlandia skit.
31 posted on 12/09/2016 4:52:05 PM PST by Spirochete (GOP: Give Obama Power)
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To: Pontiac

I figure with a name like “Bartertown” they did a lot of horse trading. Maybe patrons could offer to wash dishes or mow the employees’ lawns.


32 posted on 12/09/2016 4:54:31 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: ameribbean expat

You will get your sammich faster at the point of a bayonet!!!


33 posted on 12/09/2016 4:58:01 PM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: SaveFerris; Gamecock; FredZarguna; PROCON

Don’t let Panamanians roll your crepes!


34 posted on 12/09/2016 4:59:34 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: ameribbean expat

I wonder if they noticed that their name was taken from one of the most capitalistic movies ever made. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was done to squeeze every dollar out of the franchise.


35 posted on 12/09/2016 5:01:32 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: SaveFerris

It is usually not a good idea to decorate your restaurant with offensive images of mass murderers. It has a tendency to keep the customers away.


36 posted on 12/09/2016 5:03:26 PM PST by freeandfreezing
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To: ameribbean expat
Found another link that says this:

"Bartertown's initial menu was described in a 2011 MLive review as an "imaginative" array of veggie, vegan and raw dishes that came with names like Dirty Dirty Beans & Greens and Raw Trash salad."

With names like that, can't figure out why it didn't do well?

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/11/grand_rapids_worker-run_vegeta.html
37 posted on 12/09/2016 5:11:36 PM PST by Gennie
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To: DUMBGRUNT

What about the ol’asparagus pee stink problem?

I’d consider it more of a problem if the normal pee smell was something like Chanel No. 5, but it ain’t.


38 posted on 12/09/2016 5:18:50 PM PST by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: ameribbean expat

They needed a Dicatotor with the drive to exploit and extort in the equation.

Old Chinese lesson. ... (Not)


39 posted on 12/09/2016 5:30:48 PM PST by jcon40
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To: ameribbean expat

Who could have guessed?

40 posted on 12/09/2016 5:45:19 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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