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2009-01-08 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 D **** NG, forgot the source but IIRC ARTICLE > Milyuhns and Zilyuhns and Tilyuhns of CATS/FELINES were repor being shipped to CHINA [restaurants] to be killed and served as Entrees = Main Courses???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-01-08 00:27|| 2009-01-08 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Damn. How much do these guys make?

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-08 01:06|| 2009-01-08 01:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Damn. How much do these guys make?

You'd be shocked!

Posted by Spusosh the Prolific6862 2009-01-08 01:17|| 2009-01-08 01:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Ya got that right.

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-08 01:18|| 2009-01-08 01:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Y'all, are you talking about hot dogs or hot cats?
In any case, I am in a wrong bizness, it looks.

Posted by Spike Uniter 2009-01-08 02:39|| 2009-01-08 02:39|| Front Page Top

#6 1 in 10 visitors get a dog on way in or out and take home $.25 per dog it would be doing alright thats $125,000; and that is a very low end guestimate - that is regular commuters not counted and/or take home more per dog.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-01-08 11:27|| 2009-01-08 11:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Exclusive licenses mean higher prices. This is just another hidden tax.

Posted by DoDo 2009-01-08 11:43|| 2009-01-08 11:43|| Front Page Top

#8 I bet income is higher than that. Many of these cash businesses don't report accurately and don't pay taxes on it.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-01-08 13:27|| 2009-01-08 13:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Just imagine how much a land Value Tax would raise USA wide! You could get rid of harmful taxes on Income, profits, inheritance, purchases & tariffs and have enough left over to give every U.S. citizen a dividend that would make immigration less problematic (no dividend).

I know it might be a bit too capitalistic for you guys to run the whole country like a business, but I think it's a good idea.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-01-08 13:39|| 2009-01-08 13:39|| Front Page Top

#10 the met is on 5th avenue in a residential area. There are NO restaurants nearby, IIRC. You buy a hot dog, OR you pay the outrageous amounts at the museum restaurant, OR you walk all the way to Lexington avenue. I doubt they are making only .25 per hot dog.

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-01-08 13:43|| 2009-01-08 13:43|| Front Page Top

#11 All right. Now I'm depressed.

Posted by ex-lib 2009-01-08 14:00|| 2009-01-08 14:00|| Front Page Top

#12 one of my room mates in college worked as a hot dog vendor there in the late 80's. he 'subbed' the spot and rented the cart from the guy who had forked out for the license. he said he walked away with $350 on a slow day after expenses. also said the guy he subbed from made more that 2x that.

this was 20 years ago... i am sure they do better now

Posted by Abu do you love">Abu do you love 2009-01-08 22:40|| 2009-01-08 22:40|| Front Page Top

#13 by there i mean in the city.. i don't know what address he worked. said he had a decent spot, but couldn't get an in with anyplace real good as they get doled out as favors to people who "keep things running" i suppose that meant "i want you to give the best spot to my cousin's kid or jimmy the weasel will keep loosing your deliveries and you wont sell no hot dogs for a whiles"

Posted by Abu do you love">Abu do you love 2009-01-08 22:45|| 2009-01-08 22:45|| Front Page Top

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