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alp227

(32,013 posts)
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 03:44 AM Jun 2014

Gov. Brown signs bills legalizing Bitcoins use, other legislation

Source: Los Angeles Times

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed bills that recognize the legal use of Bitcoins and other digital currencies in California, repeal a requirement for food handlers to use gloves, and keep minor truants out of lockup facilities, his aides announced Saturday.

In all, the governor signed 15 pieces of legislation into law, including one that reflects the changing way that technology has Californians doing business.

AB 129 will allow Bitcoins and other digital currency to be legally used in transactions in California by repealing a provision of state law that bars the use of "anything but the lawful money of the United States."

...

Brown also signed a measure that repeals a year-old law requiring chefs, bartenders and other food handlers to wear plastic gloves when touching ready-to-eat food.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-pc-brown-legis-20140628-story.html

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Gov. Brown signs bills legalizing Bitcoins use, other legislation (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2014 OP
And here I thought I saved all that Monopoly money for nothing. Orrex Jun 2014 #1
'Repeal a requirement for food handlers to use gloves' - why's that a good idea??? groundloop Jun 2014 #2
1. Chefs handle raw food all the time; they COOK food! And not with gloves on! 2. Bartenders can't WinkyDink Jun 2014 #3
If I recall watching bartenders, they are often washing glasses Trillo Jun 2014 #8
Some big restaurant chain probably wants to save a few bucks. canuckledragger Jun 2014 #4
Do you think ANY restaurant cooks/chefs wear "plastic gloves" as they handle your food?! Ever watch WinkyDink Jun 2014 #6
OP said 'while handling ready to eat food' groundloop Jun 2014 #10
Seems to me that keeping one's hands washed while preparing food Trillo Jun 2014 #7
Seems like a poor idea at best! CountAllVotes Jun 2014 #12
Have you ever gotten sick after eating at most restaurants? lunatica Jun 2014 #13
Washing your hands is the only sanitation you need... Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2014 #14
I think legalizing unofficial currency is not such a hot idea. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #5
Agree.... as OP said it's like saying you can pay for stuff with Monopoly money groundloop Jun 2014 #9
You don't seem to realize the Federal Reserve Notes *ARE* Monopoly money. Psephos Jun 2014 #16
I'm wondering if a state has a legal authority to do that. LiberalFighter Jun 2014 #11
The Bitcoin legalization seems to pay homage to the Tech Industry. BlueEye Jun 2014 #15
Sloppy reporting - AB 129 allows corporations to *issue* bitcoin etc. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #17
 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
3. 1. Chefs handle raw food all the time; they COOK food! And not with gloves on! 2. Bartenders can't
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 08:23 AM
Jun 2014

keep putting on and taking off gloves in between mixing and pouring drinks.

Trillo

(9,154 posts)
8. If I recall watching bartenders, they are often washing glasses
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 09:20 AM
Jun 2014

in their three sinks of sanitizing and rinsing solutions. That also contacts and washes their hands.

canuckledragger

(1,636 posts)
4. Some big restaurant chain probably wants to save a few bucks.
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 08:24 AM
Jun 2014

I say refuse to eat anywhere that won't use them, seeing as it will be a choice from now on.

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
6. Do you think ANY restaurant cooks/chefs wear "plastic gloves" as they handle your food?! Ever watch
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 08:26 AM
Jun 2014

a pizza being made?

groundloop

(11,517 posts)
10. OP said 'while handling ready to eat food'
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 09:47 AM
Jun 2014

There's a difference between that and making pizza, for instance. (And yes, I've seen a few pizzas being made - after getting out of school with an engineering degree I couldn't find a real job (thanks Reagan!!) and worked at a Pizza store so I could at least afford to eat.)

Anyway, this isn't an earth shattering change. I imagine myself and a lot of other people on here are a bit bored and need something to bitch about.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
13. Have you ever gotten sick after eating at most restaurants?
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 12:17 PM
Jun 2014

First of all everywhere I have ever worked in restaurants Chefs and all kitchen workers handling food wash their hands. They also wash all countertops and floors and even the walls with steam. Utensils and plates which are just washed are so hot that you can't pick them up until they cool down. That includes all the kitchen utensils used for cooking. Foods such as potatoes or rice or anything other than the meats are kept at temperatures that are hot enough to kill most germs. Food is taken out of them with clean utensils, not bare hands. Meats are cooked on grills that are cleaned daily and never handled with bare hands. Spatulas are used.

Every restaurant I ever worked in never had one single complaint regarding customers getting food poisoning.

On occasion food will have something like hair in it which is why everyone in the kitchen wears hats as part of their uniform.

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
14. Washing your hands is the only sanitation you need...
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 01:17 PM
Jun 2014

Wearing disposable gloves is not only costly (as you have to change them EVERY TIME you touch something, but also not great for the environment.

groundloop

(11,517 posts)
9. Agree.... as OP said it's like saying you can pay for stuff with Monopoly money
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 09:41 AM
Jun 2014

I'm not totally up on all the details of bitcoins, but on the surface it seems like a good way for criminals to launder money and for some people to avoid taxes.

Psephos

(8,032 posts)
16. You don't seem to realize the Federal Reserve Notes *ARE* Monopoly money.
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 03:07 PM
Jun 2014

They push a button and create four billion dollars every day out of thin air, then use that fake un-backed money to buy actual goods and services that other people have to work for.

That scam cannot and will not last much longer.

BlueEye

(449 posts)
15. The Bitcoin legalization seems to pay homage to the Tech Industry.
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 02:18 PM
Jun 2014

For which California is the spiritual home. eBay, Google, PayPal, etc. all have a lot of "high minded libertarian types" behind them, and those people eat Bitcoin up for the most part. I feel like most of the harm that might result from Bitcoin legalization will be limited to the technology and internet moguls. Real people aren't stupid enough to use fake currency.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,294 posts)
17. Sloppy reporting - AB 129 allows corporations to *issue* bitcoin etc.
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 03:31 PM
Jun 2014

It's not about the use - people can use barter to settle debts, if both parties agree. AB 129 says:

and Corporations Code section 107 says:

AB 129, Dickinson. Lawful money.
Existing law prohibits a corporation, flexible purpose corporation, association, or individual from issuing or putting in circulation, as money, anything but the lawful money of the United States.
This bill would repeal that provision.
...
SECTION 1.
Section 107 of the Corporations Code is repealed.

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB129

107. No corporation, flexible purpose corporation, association or
individual shall issue or put in circulation, as money, anything but
the lawful money of the United States.

http://law.onecle.com/california/corporations/107.html
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