Which industry do you hate the most?

[sguptaet]

I think I hate insurance #1, and banks #2. Pure greed.

[menaknow]

#1 Government - seem like a bunch of clowns wasting our cash
#2 Media - seems like ethics are gone out of the window...

[iEyeCaptain]

Online deal sharing websites.

[arm2000]

1) Auto
2) Airplane
They are the industries will the smallest progress but some of the biggest impact in our lifes. Auto uses almost the same engines as 100+ years ago and Airplane industry I think is the only one which not only didn't progress but actually regressed in some areas lately

[flashy_mcflash]

Tobacco - knowingly selling, and covering up facts about, a product that kills millions of people

[Manatus]

Entertainment media. I just don't get the "this dude is good at singing, therefore everyone needs to know what brand of toilet he got for his new bathroom" thing. It's getting harder and harder to ignore it because it's everywhere.

[_Allan_]

Tobacco.
Alcohol.
Prostitution / "Adult Clubs".
Unions.

[Ojam]

Hayzeus doesn't hate.

[stealth]

Insurance, gambling, media/entertainment, telecom, supplements/diet pills that are allowed to make ridiculous claims and make billions, with little to no burden of evidence of efficacy.

[laptopuser]

1. Car insurance industry

- They're allowed to discriminate against you based on age, living location, gender and marital status. Don't know why this fact doesn't bother people. Being charged more money for insurance because you fit into a certain social category is ludicrous and discriminatory. Ontario also has the highest rates in Canada. Why is our provincial government allowing us to be robbed by these bloodsuckers?

2. Telecommunications industry

- Their only interest is money, which is fine, but they pretend they're the good guys by donating to charities, creating events etc. just bs to make themselves look good in the public eye. Contracts aren't as bad anymore, but this is thankfully due to the new competition that entered the market. Take a look just a year back and you'll see $400 cancellation fees + cost of phone. Always pushing to sign up for long term contracts, expensive phones, and expensive plans.

3. Credit card industry

- They know people will go into debt, and they love it when people do. Paying off high interest cards for months/years fills their pockets nicely. But you don't even need to be in debt, they'll charge your merchant for every purchase you make, skimming a couple of percentage points off the price of the item sold. They've got their claws so deeply into consumers that it's almost impossible to imagine living without a credit card as an adult. Interestingly enough, such a prominent part of our lives (credit/credit history) is never given any attention in school.

[kingofwale]

union, government. extreme environmentalists

;)

[kingofwale]

1. Car insurance industry.
3. Credit card industry

- They know people will go into debt, and they love it when people do. Paying off high interest cards for months/years fills their pockets nicely. But you don't even need to be in debt, they'll charge your merchant for every purchase you make, skimming a couple of percentage points off the price of the item sold. They've got their claws so deeply into consumers that it's almost impossible to imagine living without a credit card as an adult. Interestingly enough, such a prominent part of our lives (credit/credit history) is never given any attention in school, the less you know the better for them.

I need to speak to your Highschool Business teacher, as well as whatever art school you graduated from.

[laptopuser]

I need to speak to your Highschool Business teacher, as well as whatever art school you graduated from.

never took business in high school, must be an optional course. learning about shakespeare for the 3rd time wasn't optional however, very useful

[virgilaug]

Telecommunications

[Mark77]

Government and labour unions.

[Xiaohaibao]

real estate and mortgage brokers

Also auto insurance because of reasons described above, discriminating based on gender that's just wrong.

edit: also recruiters and headhunters

[Syne]

Banks, insurance, credit bureaus.

All different tinctures made with the same expired ingredients.

[forthewinwin]

I need to speak to your Highschool Business teacher, as well as whatever art school you graduated from.

Here in my high school (outside Vancouver) and basically much of what is around it they teach you near nothing about the useful real world or they fail to grind it into you enough. Little kids grad and work piece of st $10-12 uneducated jobs for the next decade and think they're entitled to everything and have a baby at age 18 or lower (Ive come across some 14 yr olds) and think its fine, or fail and dropout with little regret. Some let alone even know how a credit card works or how to write a proper resume LOL and boom out of nowhere they have this inflated ego that they're the $**t.

Not to mention even without the credit card little miss or sir blows his entire puny 800$ paycheque on useless crap and doesn't even have the basic things like a reliable car, some form of trade, degree, diploma, certificate, anything.. Or if they're somewhat more obedient they'd blow it on a weekend out somewhere and come back empty-handed. And of course, give them a credit card and they'll swipe it impulsively until he/she can no more.

For those reasons I don't hate the credit cards alone, but rather some of those morons who are entitled to them and then blame it entirely on the banks. I'm 19 and I have two of those, one with a limit over 5000$ with a cosigner, but I always check my statements every other day and ensure I don't pay any bill late and spend no more than 1/2 - 2/3 of my income. If I made more then I'd imagine myself to save even more (I'm only a student).

Yeah I know you only live once and that YOLO trend people never shut up about, but seriously...

Credit cards can be nice if you use them right. Purchase online, don't need to carry cash, gain those points for rewards and rebates, book hotels, second ID in case you forget your CareCard, etc... I've spent $0 on them and i get to spend points on a free pizza and watermelon when I feel like eating one. Worst case if say you wanted to buy something for your car and your paycheque (of a sufficient amount) doesn't come for another week, that's when it can help you out.


Anyways to OP:
1) Auto insurance.
2) entertainment/media. So much pointless BS about people who I don't even care about. It's cool to hear once in a while but do I really know who you're always dating or breaking up with? Do I care that you once were gay? Do I care about how much weight you lost? Like seriously all that money pouring in there makes me cringe.
3) Unions. They think they're the $**t and are always entitled to more money. In theory they're supposed to help the workers out, but from what I've been observing, in practice they get abused. I'm aware that life is expensive, but bear in mind that wages often are also the result of a natural market mechanism. If there were suddenly a surge of higher demand yet less supply for mail people, then I can see why the wages would rise.. It's not always that your managers are trying to make your life miserable.

[Syne]

^ This actually brings up a good point. RFD seems to exist in an urban bubble, where everyone has a metropolitan mindset.

It makes me wonder if most ppl here haven even seen the rest of Canada. Life is much, much different - sort of like HK vs. rural mainland but with nicer scenery and a middle class.

[Faemow]

Robbers and DumbBell....but since these too conglomerates have the government by the collar, they can charge any insurmountable fees and other BS that we cannot do anything about but to sign with them. Why can't we be more like the rest of the world?!

[tsat]

It makes me wonder if most ppl here haven even seen the rest of Canada. Life is much, much different - sort of like HK vs. rural mainland but with nicer scenery and a middle class.

They see outside major cities when they're on their way to the cottage. The rest of canada is refered to the middle of no-where, everyone is inbred yokels who somehow manage to survive without starbucks.

[stealth]

They see outside major cities when they're on their way to the cottage. The rest of canada is refered to the middle of no-where, everyone is inbred yokels who somehow manage to survive without starbucks.

While I agree with your point(except that only a handful of actually seem to have cottages), it's kind of ironic considering that your avatar mocks rural people.

[hagbard]

The first against the wall when the revolution comes in this order:

1. Politicians
2. Banksters
3. Insurance Execs
4. The Ted Baxter Sock Puppet Media
5. Anyone connected with our involvement in our current military actions
6. The people who carry out the work of all the above.

[wilsonlam97]

Government and public transport. Most specifically the TTC and Dalton McGuinty. They've done nothing but brought down our system over the years financially and run everything inefficiently.

[tsat]

While I agree with your point(except that only a handful of actually seem to have cottages), it's kind of ironic considering that your avatar mocks rural people.

This forum inspired my avatar because of the general consensus that north of highway 7 is a scene out of deliverance.

I am a rural person so i can mock us all i like. The same way that blacks can drop the n-bomb.

[FrogPrince]

Insurance. Its basically gambling.

"I betcha my house will burn down"
"I betcha it won't"

[transitguy1]

1. insurance - what a ripoff and Ontario allowing it
2. bank - ripoffs on everything eventhough its your hard-earned money
3. CRA - what a ripoff on income tax
4. entertainment/media - too much of reality or stupid 1-hour serial shows.
5. mortgage brokers and RE agents, why they make so much by being middle man? Ever look at their lux. cars?
6. Telco's - hate themm so much for overpriced everything, with little choice in cable/internet service.
7. Flying - too much tax on air tickets
8. Work - too little time off given each year, and I should be grateful for the meagre 2 weeks(10 days!!)? WTF

[vero95]

phone advertisement

[rsasp]

Government and labour unions.

+1

[Allen84]

I think it's safe to say that almost all industries are crooked lol

What about the food industry? No has had anything bad to say about them??

For all we know, the food we are eating that contains preservatives and additives is giving us cancer possibly.

All the unhealthy food we eat, Which in turn, they market EXPENSIVE organic, healthy alternatives, low fat, transfat free, to curb our eating habits and lifestyle.

Eating healthy is god dang expensive !!

[sguptaet]

Tobacco - knowingly selling, and covering up facts about, a product that kills millions of people

Oh yeah, pure scum agreed.

[sguptaet]

1. insurance - what a ripoff and Ontario allowing it
2. bank - ripoffs on everything eventhough its your hard-earned money
3. CRA - what a ripoff on income tax
4. entertainment/media - too much of reality or stupid 1-hour serial shows.
5. mortgage brokers and RE agents, why they make so much by being middle man? Ever look at their lux. cars?
6. Telco's - hate themm so much for overpriced everything, with little choice in cable/internet service.
7. Flying - too much tax on air tickets
8. Work - too little time off given each year, and I should be grateful for the meagre 2 weeks(10 days!!)? WTF

Work? How can you hate work? That's not an industry! You mean the Ministry of Labour? They set that rule I believe. But I hear you, 2 weeks doesn't seem like much at all, especially for large corporations making oodles of money.

[VonMatterhorn]

1. Insurance
2. Housing/Mortgage/etc
3. Banks

[LostInTruth]

Why all the hate for unions? I thought getting decent wages was a good thing.

I would say so-called not for profit charities

[Xiaohaibao]

The idea behind a union was a good idea with good intentions but people have taken it too far, eg pay is not just decent, it's way beyond reasonable in some cases, and it is too hard to fire incompetent people, and people get promoted based only on seniority, not merit.

[tsxnation]

Insurance industry

[Syne]

Everyone making decent money in the private sector thinks they got unions all figured out. After a while, you learn to tune these people out because they're just chirping from an elevated tree branch. Just ignore them.

The only people who have something to say about unions are those who have experience working in one, or had experience where one would have been needed. Nobody working in finance or an office building has the foggiest notion of what unions are about, because they are so far removed from that environment.

[flexwong]

The multi billion dollar green industry.

[LostInTruth]

I work in a union and I've seen people be fired with great seniority, but I also do see managers more willing to help better their employees.

[Xiaohaibao]

Everyone making decent money in the private sector thinks they got unions all figured out. After a while, you learn to tune these people out because they're just chirping from an elevated tree branch. Just ignore them.

The only people who have something to say about unions are those who have experience working in one, or had experience where one would have been needed. Nobody working in finance or an office building has the foggiest notion of what unions are about, because they are so far removed from that environment.
I'll tell you what I experienced, applying for a job at a car plant to help put myself through university, and not even getting an interview because the jobs all went to relatives of the employees and I didn't have any relatives who worked there. Starting salary at this plant was $28/hr for working on the assembly line doing a job that even a monkey could do. I know because my friend worked there. That's unions.

[uber_shnitz]

I'll tell you what I experienced, applying for a job at a car plant to help put myself through university, and not even getting an interview because the jobs all went to relatives of the employees and I didn't have any relatives who worked there. Starting salary at this plant was $28/hr for working on the assembly line doing a job that even a monkey could do. I know because my friend worked there. That's unions.

If your friends worked there why couldn't you get an internal recommendation? Usually they'll take both family members and internal recommendations over regular applications.

[aplayaz2000]

gaming industry

yeah lets make ***** DLC's and charge people $15 for them
lets release half ***** 'ed games and make DLC's for them later on

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
sigh

[deep]

Organized Religion.
Real estate.
Wedding industry.
Funeral industry.

[d182]

The various industries posted indicate a 'pick your poison' option. Anyway I'll run with Insurance and Residential Real Estate.


I'll tell you what I experienced, applying for a job at a car plant to help put myself through university, and not even getting an interview because the jobs all went to relatives of the employees and I didn't have any relatives who worked there. Starting salary at this plant was $28/hr for working on the assembly line doing a job that even a monkey could do. I know because my friend worked there. That's unions.

Is this before or after you became a gold digging attracting high net worth individual with 100k in the bank?

[fibonacci]

Any industry that relies on gov subsidies or gov-issued monopolies (ie. bankers, public academia, contract manufacturers).

[sandikosh]

The Adult Industry. I wish I was the guy starring in all those movies.

[hagbard]

...and Monsanto.

[lordnikon]

1) Insurance
2) Pharmaceutical

[Techgeek32]

1)banks
2)Insurance
3)fertilizer companies

[Forhad]

Telecommunication and Income Tax.

[Supercooled]

1. insurance - what a ripoff and Ontario allowing it
2. bank - ripoffs on everything eventhough its your hard-earned money
3. CRA - what a ripoff on income tax
4. entertainment/media - too much of reality or stupid 1-hour serial shows.
5. mortgage brokers and RE agents, why they make so much by being middle man? Ever look at their lux. cars?
6. Telco's - hate themm so much for overpriced everything, with little choice in cable/internet service.
7. Flying - too much tax on air tickets
8. Work - too little time off given each year, and I should be grateful for the meagre 2 weeks(10 days!!)? WTF

I'm not smart enough to understand all the intricacies of those industries to say they're ripping us off but I'm going to attempt to play the devil's lesser astute advocate anyway.

1. Insurance - They claim the insurance rates are proportionate to the accident claims in certain regions which is why you get cheaper rates depending on where you live. Make sense to me. Blame the idiots who cause the fender benders. Or, we can reform the insurance industry and scrap the 'no fault' policy. The idea that I have to pay a 'deductible' if someone hits my car in the parking lot and takes off is ridiculous. I pay a monthly fee to cover such an incident, why should I have to pay even more when I claim it?

2. Banks - I'm really in the dark on this one when it comes to financing but I'm going to assume you mean the other services other than savings and chequing. Well, in my mind, when I loan the bank my money and they give me back a paltry 1% return, my attitude is, it's better than keeping it under my mattress. 'Safe' and I get 1% back. It's true that they make a killing with the money we loan to them so we should see more than 1% return but I guess that's why we have high risk investments available to us, right?

3. CRA - By virtue of the long line ups in the hospitals, busted roads, clockwork regularity property and road tax hikes, labour strikes, $140 pencil sharpeners, excess construction workers filling pot holes, etc cetera. You know what they say, death and tax are the only certainty in life. What they don't mention is that one will trigger the other.

4. The sad state of the entertainment industry generational. It's a mixed bag for me, personally. Musically, this is at an all time low for me. I can't turn on the radio without being bombarded with absolute garbage from the current crop of 'artists' being peddled by the RIAA unless I listen to some classic stuff from 15-20 years ago. Sad that those would be classified as classics. Movie wise, there seems to be so much out there. In a sense, there's more garbage to wade through but then again, variety is the spice of life. I'm glad there are things like Youtube and indie film vying for my dollars and time/attention.

5. Mortgage brokers and RE agents. Like financing, it's not my forte. From what I understand, they make about 5% commission on the sale, right? So roughly $25,000 on a 'typical' house of $500k. How much of that is apportioned for their 'costs' ? If they can sell a house a month at that commission, they would make a killing. KILLING!

6. Telcos. Internet and wireless is such a rip off but they charge what the market will bear. I don't understand why people are willing to pay $50+ just so they can text and watch Youtube on the go and then complain that it's too expensive. I think Mobilicity and Wind are more in line with the right price to charge but don't expect it for too long. Once they upgrade to competitive service levels as 'Robelus' and have enough subscribers, i.e experience an influx of new subscribers, they may change their pricing Home internet is also the same. Support more smaller companies like Distributel but they're not without drawbacks. Nonexistant customer service and likely more service interruptions than the 'other guys'.

7. Flying - I seem to recall the hikes came in when the fuel costs went up. Didn't they also start cutting flights because it wasn't even breaking even with the fuel costs? Seems like a tremendous waste to see an empty TTC bus going up and down the street at 3AM in the morning so imagine having less than half a plane of flyers. Fuel is expensive!

8. Work (Yes, the home stretch... didn't think i'd make it this far) Work is work. Unless you are a trust fund baby or lottery winner, work is a necessary evil in life. Better to find a more positive attitude than trudge through it with the burden of resentment on your mind because you, I and most people reading this thread will be doing it for many years to come. I really like the 'work to live rather than live to work'. I have a goal and I'm working towards it; that's what keeps me motivate.


TL;DR. Life's a b*tch, deal with it.

[hagbard]

So many good choices in this thread! I'd left out the entertainment mafia and the drug companies. So many to choose from.

[epiczz]

Government & Public Sector & esp. unionized public sector

what a scam operation they are running. Some people just close their eyes, some people are in it, some people get a kick back out of it (eg. politicians), some people are trying to be part of the scam if they aren't there already, some people have this blind belief of union do good (their mind probably live in the 60s), some are just hopeless while they reach out their hands inside your pocket and reaching deeper and deeper.

[hagbard]

^^"Public Servants". LOL. We're just human resources to those servants.

[Electricute]

anybody mention taxis?

[UrbanPoet]

1. Car insurance industry

- They're allowed to discriminate against you based on age, living location, gender and marital status. Don't know why this fact doesn't bother people. Being charged more money for insurance because you fit into a certain social category is ludicrous and discriminatory. Ontario also has the highest rates in Canada. Why is our provincial government allowing us to be robbed by these bloodsuckers?


I never thought of it that way. I wonder has anyone tried to sue them. lol
But I'm sure the mightly insurance companies with their bazillions of dollars can easily work their way around such at hing.

[J W]

Originally Posted by laptopuser
1. Car insurance industry

- They're allowed to discriminate against you based on age, living location, gender and marital status. Don't know why this fact doesn't bother people. Being charged more money for insurance because you fit into a certain social category is ludicrous and discriminatory. Ontario also has the highest rates in Canada. Why is our provincial government allowing us to be robbed by these bloodsuckers?

I never thought of it that way. I wonder has anyone tried to sue them. lol
But I'm sure the mightly insurance companies with their bazillions of dollars can easily work their way around such at hing.

Wow, so much hate for insurance. I would easily put taxes and wasteful government spending much higher on the list.

Anyways, I'll bite. Complain about social factors all you want, but the reality (yes reality) is that the stats show it. What other option is there? Charge everyone the same rate? If you are in the GTA, do you think you should be paying the same as rougher areas of town, say Jane & Finch? Or paying the same as people in Brampton (which is known as one of the worst areas to drive)?

[beuh_dave]

1. real estate agents and mortgage brokers (severe conflicts of interests and no legal fiduciary duty)
2. chiropractors (no scientific basis for what they do)

[bullionaire]

Aboriginal industry - we're talking about rich white people and aboriginal chiefs along with their inner circle that leech off the rest of Canada.

Public sector industry - a lot of jobs are there to simply support the job holders and their wages are immune to the economy, the job market, and their qualifications. Also, there are a lot of "private companies" whose revenue comes entirely from the government by helping public workers who can't pull their own weight.

Financial industry - they are the epitome of capitalist, but become socialist when s*** hits the fan.

[jacksorbetta]

Healthcare. Too many reasons to explain, but basically apathetic workers killed my faith
Insurance. Sure, make me pay a ton of $ for coverage, and when a semi-truck spits out a boulder and shatters my windshield, I'm responsible for the deductible. Such piracy.
Food production. It's amazing any of us can afford to feed ourselves anymore.
Car repair. 'Nuff said

[vero95]

surprised no one mentioned cops
although I do not hate cops

[flashy_mcflash]

Cops are an industry now?

[johncarter02457]

well, i hate few ones like:
1. BPO sector
2. Government sector
reasons behind hating bpo sector is to attend call and call again and again. and reason for government is that i am not getting chance to get a job there.

[akito925]

I have listed in not in order

-Auto insurance because of reasons discriminating based on gender & age and what brand and kinda of car you are driving.

-Credit cards, Late payment, they charge you %18, if they owe you $$$ you dont' get %18 interests.

-banks- They give you very little % on your savings account, But if you owe the bank money, they want it the next business day! But when the bank owes you money, oooohhhh they take 6 weeks to give back your money!

-Mortgages - your locked in a life sentence paying off your mortgages.

-The Bottled water companies, making millions!!!

-the big three - with their system access fees and 3 year contacts that you cannot break out of them.

[vero95]

Cops are an industry now?

as much as government and public sector, dude

[vlado416]

journalists, lawyers,doctors, politicians, movies just to name a few...

[litachen]

Tobacco

[kenchau66]

public sector (all inclusive baby)

[Jimboski]

I hate Wireless/ISP companies.. I'm basically aiming at the big 3..

[mbg]

1. Marijuana industry
2. NASCAR moron industry
3. Prostitution

[zz000ter]

1. Marijuana industry
2. NASCAR moron industry
3. Prostitution

PRUDE

I hate the terrorist industry
and the banks

[freeloader1969]

1. Oil companies.
2. Telecommunications.
3. Auto Insurance

[zz000ter]

1. Oil companies.

Yup - what a fantastic business
Drop production 5% and price goes up 20%

[Hyperfluxe]

Academia is not a fair industry/sector in my opinion, especially in the physical sciences. There is a tremendous waste of talent and physicists/mathematicians have a lot of trouble with finding jobs after a PhD. Only one in twenty physics grads end up getting tenure...


1. Marijuana industry

What's wrong with the marijuana industry?

[stealth]

The Adult Industry. I wish I was the guy starring in all those movies.

All of them??

[LostInTruth]

It's funny how a lot of these things we hate are quite avoidable.


-the big three - with their system access fees and 3 year contacts that you cannot break out of them.

SAF has been abolished since 2009. Don't sign a contract go month to month and buy phone at retail price. You really are not forced into this. Contracts are also now tied to the subsidy received on the device, which is more fair. Keep in mind rates also vary by region. Saskatchewan and Ontario have vastly different rates. Do a comparison with other providers worldwide and the Big 3 aren't as bad as everyone claims - minus pricing.

Also, someone mentioned charitable work as a bad thing? Employees volunteering time and resources in your community unpaid is a great thing, I say be thankful. However, I still expect corporate responsibility as well. :)


-Mortgages - your locked in a life sentence paying off your mortgages.

Purchase something affordable.


-Credit cards, Late payment, they charge you %18, if they owe you $$$ you dont' get %18 interests.

Don't be late. Most cards offer rewards as well + MBNA Cashabck seems to be FlagShip card of this forum :D

[sguptaet]

Surprised no one mentioned Law yet.

[abu_sme]

1) ICBC
2) The lawyers I need to hire to sue ICBC.

[goodguy90]

Academia is not a fair industry/sector in my opinion, especially in the physical sciences. There is a tremendous waste of talent and physicists/mathematicians have a lot of trouble with finding jobs after a PhD. Only one in twenty physics grads end up getting tenure...


What's wrong with the marijuana industry?

Didn't know that. Interesting. Do you have a link?

[applelove]

banks,schools,hospitals

[hany1991]

Tobacco - knowingly selling, and covering up facts about, a product that kills millions of people


I also hate this...

[adelfoxy]

Banking industry....

[Psubs]

Oil

[vlado416]

Tobacco - knowingly selling, and covering up facts about, a product that kills millions of people

Is there any proof of this or just a lot of media hype.

Why not say car manufacturers produce a product that kills millions?

[flashy_mcflash]

Is there any proof of this or just a lot of media hype.


Holy christ, yes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_industry#Industry_outlook_in_the_United_St ates) Reams of it.


The tobacco industry in the United States has suffered greatly since the mid-1990s, when it was successfully sued by several U.S. states. The suits claimed that tobacco causes cancer, that companies in the industry knew this, and that they deliberately understated the significance of their findings, contributing to the illness and death of many citizens in those states.

The industry was found to have decades of internal memos confirming in detail that tobacco (which contains nicotine) is both addictive and carcinogenic (cancer-causing).

The suit resulted in a large cash settlement being paid by a group of tobacco companies to the states that sued. Further, since the suit was settled, other individuals have come forth, in class action lawsuits, claiming individual damages. New suits of this nature will probably continue for a long time.[citation needed]

[virgilaug]

I hate the holocaust industry.

[Aristophanes]

Oil

But your car runs on this!

[flashy_mcflash]

http://i.imgur.com/F715F.jpg

[bullionaire]

I hate the holocaust industry.

The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in the history of mankind, but I despise scum cashing in on it that have nothing to do with it. They are just a disgrace to the victims and their families.

[flashy_mcflash]

The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in the history of mankind, but I despise scum cashing in on it that have nothing to do with it. They are just a disgrace to the victims and their families.

What about the companies that did have something to do with it, like IBM (designed the punch cards used to register prisoners in concentration camps) or Hugo Boss (who designed the SS uniforms) or Volkswagen (created by Nazis, for Nazis)?

[diggler649]

The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in the history of mankind, but I despise scum cashing in on it that have nothing to do with it. They are just a disgrace to the victims and their families.

Are you referring to the great grand children of Holocaust victims suing the German government?

[gennif]

Academia is not a fair industry/sector in my opinion, especially in the physical sciences. There is a tremendous waste of talent and physicists/mathematicians have a lot of trouble with finding jobs after a PhD. Only one in twenty physics grads end up getting tenure...


What's wrong with the marijuana industry?

Nothing wrong with the product but the grow-op method steals hydro which we end up paying for.

[Canadaey]

I would agree with Academia

[Psubs]

But your car runs on this!

Does it?

[highvibes]

Pharmaceutical/Medical
Food & Dairy Industries

[diggler649]

How is this thread revived. While I'm here, I have a new one to add. United Way.

[ever1221]

Insurance+unions

[jayt90]

Lawyers

[LaserEnvy]

The diamond industry. It has no redeeming value and needs to be abolished

[MS MSP]

this thread needs a poll:

Mine:

1. Government (useless MP's with little to no experience making $90K per year)
2. Unions
3. TTC
4. Cell phone companies
5. Cable TV companies
6. LCBO/The Beer Store
7. "organic" food companies

[RolandCouch]

Banks
Insurance
Bell/Rogers
Oil Companies

[jack3d]

The outdoor labor industry where they try to underpay for grueling work.

Shady/legit unethical cellphone companies (hate, hate, hate, hate)
Banks (burn ure credit cards!)
Landscaping (low paying ones)
Sales Scam (door to door)

[loserga]

The diamond industry. It has no redeeming value and needs to be abolished

Industrial-grade diamonds are quite useful. I'd agree that for jewellery they've only destroyed the livelihoods of many generations of the locals.

[iEyeCaptain]

Online bargain hunting.

[appleb]

Insurance+unions

I was going to say the exact same two.

[Cafe_333]

The outdoor labor industry where they try to underpay for grueling work.
Way to dig up a thread from two months ago...
While it's up, I'll just chime in and say the oil industry.
It seems like they are gouging us at the pumps and posting record profits...

[Corleone187]

music industry? they always push the bad singers so you're forced to listen to bad songs via mob mentality. It reminds me of this :(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Ko6Xfa84w

[transitguy1]

ALL of them.

[jeremyhalifax88]

Charities, biggest scam ever!

[humblepotato]

Telecommunications, food and drink, and music are definitely my top three that I do not like.