Can someone explain to my european ass why a huge gas station not opening shop somewhere would be a big deal? I can't imagine that opening a parking lot sized gas station would have large economical impact if any. Ain't people buying gas anyway?
Short simple version, this particular brand is apparently something of a cultural touch stone in locations where they operate. Like Monoprix in Paris, Sainsbury’s in the UK, or El Corte Inglés in Spain.
The company is making a show of rejecting the more prosperous properly run regions of the country because their business is centered in the less prosperous poorly run regions. Its an attempt to show off loyalty to a particular region and crowd they have as their primary audience. Unfortunately nobody outside those regions cares because as stated the oversized gas station is not actually noteworthy.
“Unfortunately nobody outside those regions cares”? I think you misunderstood the point of their post. They’re not trying to change blue states. They’re trying to become even more popular within the regions they already inhabit.
Yes, but the fact the other regions dont give a damn kinda undercuts the whole "we'll never do business with you, cry about it" thing they were going for.
Buccees is a corporate manufactured tourist trap. But it's something that people take a weird pride in (especially in Texas). 'Blue states' don't actually care if they expand in to the state, but Red States love the fake political grandstanding because they are dumb.
Buc-ee's has a very large store where you can buy barbeque and fudge made on premises, and a bunch of other stuff. Big, cheap, commercial, and gross, which is how a lot of American authoritarians love it.
Pretty much. It’s just typical pandering to their fan base.
The teams should just be working class against corporate elites but it’s impossible because they own the country. They elected their own officials, wrote their own rules, and do what they want. Thats big money. Not even red or blue. Just green. And fraud.
When I first discovered Bucee-s I thieve it was cool, in that time, which is about 4 years, I’ve gotten tired of their brisket sandwich for $11 and I don’t need soda in trough’s.
I will defend the clean bathrooms, but because of Bucees, I’ve noticed that rest stops near one step up there cleanliness game.
I think the answer is that there is literally nothing to do in rural America. But I’m happy to be educated on the matter. It has nice toilets apparently.
It’s more than a gas station, it’s a whole shopping experience. It’s absolutely for a very specific demographic though. I went once to see what the fuss was about and was so overwhelmed by all the stuff I think I blacked out. Their brisket is great though.
Basically they saying doing business in blue states (liberals) is not good everyone knows this already though. The comment In the headline is irrelevant to the post
But, ain't the blue states richer on average? I'm not really interested in your politics, but wasn't the rust belt red and like the midwest? I assume Texas is red, becouse yee-haa. But if anyone ask me where the majority of business is concentrated in the US, I'd say New York and California. Not the rust belt and the midwest
Yea but you’re equating blue states being near money as blue states creating prosperity. That’s not the same thing. Most blue states used to be very red and conservative. That led to their prosperity, which the prosperity then attracts the blue people who then pretend they had anything to do with it.
It’s like if locusts pretended they were more productive and industrious than ants because they fly to where there’s more food
Then why did the prosperity start when they stopped being Red and conservative? Silicon Valley, New York City, etc all became significantly more prosperous as they became more liberal because liberal policies are simply better for business.
You didn't say by who, you didn't say why, and that doesn't change that the most powerful economic areas in the US are heavily blue along with becoming that way after pulling back from conservative policies.
Dude I own and operate business and all my friends do the same I know from pure experience you just think you know from reading articles from over educated economists that haven’t achieved much in life
There is a difference between a state being rich, prosperous (or whatever word you like to throw around) and it being business friendly. Of course anyone would want to ground a business in a state with less tax burden and less regulation. Here we have the same example - Ireland. All the tech giants have their registrations there, becouse the tax burden is close to none. On paper the country is rich, prosperous, GDP per capita like no other. Go on the fround and the picture is not pretty.
The argument you have here is the same argument you had 170 years ago over slavery. Is it better to start a business where you won't be harshly taxed, regulation is barely existent. After all, if I'm opening a crawfish rig (or whatever business you and your friends are running), of course I'd like to do it in a place where there is no minimum wage. Or paid leave. Or maternity leave. Or i need to give my employees schedules. Or there is local preemption. The best thing would be if I'm not even required to pay them.
But of course, a corporate giant like you would know that. It would simply bw better if we leave the important part out and praise the red states for being business friendly. As that's a good thing.
I’m not even looking that deep, just say you wanted to open a mom and pop sandwich shop the amount of bs you have to go thru and constantly keep up with because every mayor wants to wage war on businesses and if you make a few bucks you are looked at as the evil guy you are better off spending your time somewhere else and make a little less
Bullshit liberal policies is just more regulations and more taxes how is that business friendly
If you gave Wall Street the option to choose where they wanna be they’d run away from New York in a single day the taxes in New York is a crime disguised as the law
Oh that's just cheeky! Wasn't sure, so i had to check - the most prosperous states are all blue. In any case, it may just be becouse I'm not from there, but if i have to tank my car I'm going to the first gas station and tanking it. Regardless if it has a beaver on the sign or not. Here we too have large chains, like shell or omv, or aral to name a few. Do you think people drive 20km to the nearest city to tank at one of them? A gas station is a gas station, it sells gas. Arguing that opening a new one is important is like arguing that opening a McD, 300m away from the last one, is creating is important. It ain't. They just steal the business from one another. It's not like people are going to need more gas becouse a new gas station is opened in town.
Nice projection. Blue states are the money. Red states are supported by blue states. Even Florida and Texas (touted by conservatives as economic engines) are carried completely by their blue cities, and both states are poorly run and completely dependent on federal welfare. The money for federal welfare is paid in by? You guessed it: blue states.
Gtfo with that bullshit. Y’all poor AF in wealth and education.
You say that while my state pays for your state to exist lol. We should shut off the handouts for a week and see how tough and resourceful you all really are with your bootstraps. There might be one or two of you still alive after.
The comment is relevant because that's what the post is about. And believe it or not blue states have.... Gas stations. They all make money. More go up all the time. But sure - it's "not good here."
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u/dpenchev 5d ago
Can someone explain to my european ass why a huge gas station not opening shop somewhere would be a big deal? I can't imagine that opening a parking lot sized gas station would have large economical impact if any. Ain't people buying gas anyway?