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I think it may be harder for older people to declutter bc we grew up seeing a different value placed on "things." Aquisition wasn't a quick trip to Ikea, Amazon instant delivery, tap a key and get anything from anywhere, disposable as a lifestyle. My great-aunt was a waitress in a coffee shop and paid $1-3 a month on a diamond ring she adored. She passed it to my mother who passed it to me. It is a .75 C rated D VS. I love the ring and how it came to me. Exceptional case, but indicative of how these older things have a strong hold on one's soul.
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"content": "I think it may be harder for older people to declutter bc we grew up seeing a different value placed on \"things.\" Aquisition wasn't a quick trip to Ikea, Amazon instant delivery, tap a key and get anything from anywhere, disposable as a lifestyle. My great-aunt was a waitress in a coffee shop and paid $1-3 a month on a diamond ring she adored. She passed it to my mother who passed it to me. It is a .75 C rated D VS. I love the ring and how it came to me. Exceptional case, but indicative of how these older things have a strong hold on one's soul.\n",
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h king We all pay tax, or we all should. We all pay for the military, for the cost of toxic spills, for hurricane relief, for all kinds of things that are necessary and that promote the common good in some way, whether we agree with the particular direction or not. Some of these expenses are costs but we can all see the value of an investment in education. Broad government investment in education is always a positive. The G.I. Bill proves that, as does European governments' investment in university. Like it or not, the history proves it, as does the present. Maine is investing in drastically lowering the costs of community college and we can already see the positive results. The empty politician's question: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" actually does harm. A better question is "are we all better off?" I'd rather ask that one anytime.
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"content": "h king We all pay tax, or we all should. We all pay for the military, for the cost of toxic spills, for hurricane relief, for all kinds of things that are necessary and that promote the common good in some way, whether we agree with the particular direction or not. Some of these expenses are costs but we can all see the value of an investment in education. Broad government investment in education is always a positive. The G.I. Bill proves that, as does European governments' investment in university. Like it or not, the history proves it, as does the present. Maine is investing in drastically lowering the costs of community college and we can already see the positive results. The empty politician's question: \"Are you better off than you were four years ago?\" actually does harm. A better question is \"are we all better off?\" I'd rather ask that one anytime.\n",
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"In 2021, the U.S. imported $3.8 billion worth of Wood Products from Brazil, representing 6.4% of the globalU.S. imports of those commodities."<a href="https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/technology-evaluation/ote-data-portal/country-analysis/2940-2021-statistical-analysis-of-u-s-trade-with-brazil/file" target="_blank">https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/technology-evaluation/ote-data-portal/country-analysis/2940-2021-statistical-analysis-of-u-s-trade-with-brazil/file</a>Brazil would be wise to stop the United States from exporting deforestation to their country.The United States is the world's largest exporter of deforestation:<a href="https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/wood-products" target="_blank">https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/wood-products</a>What would help the most would be if the Democrats would impose deforestation tariffs on US wood product imports. This could be seen as protectionist for the domestic deforestation industry. The Democrats will have to stress the meaningful transition from paper and wood to more environmentally friendly products.As far as Brazil's last president seeking refuge in the United States, this was obviously to defuse further far far right Brazilians from taking the law into their own hands. Global right wing politicians have noticed a pattern of election denial and coup attempts after left aligned politicians win elections.
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"content": "\"In 2021, the U.S. imported $3.8 billion worth of Wood Products from Brazil, representing 6.4% of the globalU.S. imports of those commodities.\"<a href=\"https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/technology-evaluation/ote-data-portal/country-analysis/2940-2021-statistical-analysis-of-u-s-trade-with-brazil/file\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/technology-evaluation/ote-data-portal/country-analysis/2940-2021-statistical-analysis-of-u-s-trade-with-brazil/file</a>Brazil would be wise to stop the United States from exporting deforestation to their country.The United States is the world's largest exporter of deforestation:<a href=\"https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/wood-products\" target=\"_blank\">https://oec.world/en/profile/hs/wood-products</a>What would help the most would be if the Democrats would impose deforestation tariffs on US wood product imports. This could be seen as protectionist for the domestic deforestation industry. The Democrats will have to stress the meaningful transition from paper and wood to more environmentally friendly products.As far as Brazil's last president seeking refuge in the United States, this was obviously to defuse further far far right Brazilians from taking the law into their own hands. Global right wing politicians have noticed a pattern of election denial and coup attempts after left aligned politicians win elections.\n",
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Judy "But the idea that inflation is trending down, investors are buying US treasuries, everything is fine, I wonder about that."Well if you're wondering about it, check the numbers."inflation ran at an annual rate of only 4.8 percent over the past six months, 3.6 percent over the past three months and 1.2 percent in November."So yes, inflation is trending down, and the US government is still a great bet for investors. Do you have data or know-how that is different or better?Furthermore, we currently spend billions every year cleaning up from natural disasters made worse by climate change - which is only going to get worse.So a trillion dollars spent now is going to look like nothing compared to the annual year over year costs of cleaning up after storms and helping areas in drought or the economic impact of not being able to grow enough food. We have no choice but to try and curb climate change. The economic consequences in the future of doing nothing are far more consequential than what we face now. By leaps and bounds.
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"content": "Judy \"But the idea that inflation is trending down, investors are buying US treasuries, everything is fine, I wonder about that.\"Well if you're wondering about it, check the numbers.\"inflation ran at an annual rate of only 4.8 percent over the past six months, 3.6 percent over the past three months and 1.2 percent in November.\"So yes, inflation is trending down, and the US government is still a great bet for investors. Do you have data or know-how that is different or better?Furthermore, we currently spend billions every year cleaning up from natural disasters made worse by climate change - which is only going to get worse.So a trillion dollars spent now is going to look like nothing compared to the annual year over year costs of cleaning up after storms and helping areas in drought or the economic impact of not being able to grow enough food. We have no choice but to try and curb climate change. The economic consequences in the future of doing nothing are far more consequential than what we face now. By leaps and bounds.\n",
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Every time a person goes on a joyride to relax, or jumps in the car since they're running late and can't take the bus, or grabs an Uber home from the bar since the subway stopped running is a FAILURE. The only way to build momentum for public transportation is to make private cars miserable, inconvenient, and expensive. Stop widening roads, yes, but also tax gasoline, add tolls, limit how many cars can be in cities, stop building parking lots. Build parks, roads, subsidized housing, community centers, and museums where all that concrete used to be. Run bus lines to every single road in town on a 5 minute schedule. If everyone's forced onto the city bus you'd better believe you'll hear calls for investments in public transit.
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"content": "Every time a person goes on a joyride to relax, or jumps in the car since they're running late and can't take the bus, or grabs an Uber home from the bar since the subway stopped running is a FAILURE. The only way to build momentum for public transportation is to make private cars miserable, inconvenient, and expensive. Stop widening roads, yes, but also tax gasoline, add tolls, limit how many cars can be in cities, stop building parking lots. Build parks, roads, subsidized housing, community centers, and museums where all that concrete used to be. Run bus lines to every single road in town on a 5 minute schedule. If everyone's forced onto the city bus you'd better believe you'll hear calls for investments in public transit.\n",
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1.6 million in penalties tells me one of two things; A, the Republicans are right and democrats are really just looking for any excuse to bury trump, or B, there is no justice for true criminals in this world. Years of investigation probably cost taxpayers more than 1.6 million. it couldn't have been an economically viable hunt. Yet another example of our governments failures, on one or both sides. That's really what this exemplifies.
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"content": "1.6 million in penalties tells me one of two things; A, the Republicans are right and democrats are really just looking for any excuse to bury trump, or B, there is no justice for true criminals in this world. Years of investigation probably cost taxpayers more than 1.6 million. it couldn't have been an economically viable hunt. Yet another example of our governments failures, on one or both sides. That's really what this exemplifies.\n",
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The US government spends less annually on basic science research ($100 billion) than on weapons research and development ($135 billion). The public no longer considers science as necessarily beneficial. Before the 1980s, most American R&D was paid for by the government. Today, three quarters of the research in the country is funded by private firms developing products (e.g., new drugs by big pharma) for short-term profits.
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Eric Minneapolis. George W Bush did not succeed in tinkering with social security (SS) by putting it in the stock market and so GW did not matter. I was just arguing with a construction company owner who thinks SS should have been invested in the insecure stock market. I said look back at 2022 and there is a good reason why SS should not be in the stock market. In 2022, NASDAQ was down 30+%, S&P was down 20% and Dow was down 10%. Treasure and certificates of deposits have been over 4.5% . I am no longer investing my retirement savings in the stock market in 2023 why would public money be invested in the unreliable legalized Ponzi scheme, the stock market.
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"content": "Eric Minneapolis. George W Bush did not succeed in tinkering with social security (SS) by putting it in the stock market and so GW did not matter. I was just arguing with a construction company owner who thinks SS should have been invested in the insecure stock market. I said look back at 2022 and there is a good reason why SS should not be in the stock market. In 2022, NASDAQ was down 30+%, S&P was down 20% and Dow was down 10%. Treasure and certificates of deposits have been over 4.5% . I am no longer investing my retirement savings in the stock market in 2023 why would public money be invested in the unreliable legalized Ponzi scheme, the stock market.\n",
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What is a good retirement plan? Invest wisely, I suppose. Most Americans don’t earn enough to invest in any meaningful way despite the hog was they are urged to believe-invest $10 a week and you’ll be a millionaire when it’s time to retire. And let’s not forget, even those who can squirrel away some meager savings, many people lose money even in a bull market. And let’s not forget those people who, in 2008, lost everything, their homes and retirement savings never to recover. And who did the feds help? Banks and the like, not the little guy. You want to ensure people don’t live in poverty when they retire. Eliminate the cap on FISA tax. It’s not rocket science. Replace Obama’s market based solution to healthcare with truly universal and affordable healthcare.
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"content": "What is a good retirement plan? Invest wisely, I suppose. Most Americans don’t earn enough to invest in any meaningful way despite the hog was they are urged to believe-invest $10 a week and you’ll be a millionaire when it’s time to retire. And let’s not forget, even those who can squirrel away some meager savings, many people lose money even in a bull market. And let’s not forget those people who, in 2008, lost everything, their homes and retirement savings never to recover. And who did the feds help? Banks and the like, not the little guy. You want to ensure people don’t live in poverty when they retire. Eliminate the cap on FISA tax. It’s not rocket science. Replace Obama’s market based solution to healthcare with truly universal and affordable healthcare.\n",
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jesse riley Too true. I'm still waiting for someone to explain exactly how we in NZ were harmed by our short, sharp lockdowns. Most of us just got a paid holiday.New Zealand didn't go through the huge spike in layoffs that affected other countries. Some industries (like hospitality) saw an extended downturn, but most others did just fine. We currently have a 3.3% unemployment rate, which is unusually low.Yet if we believe some of the naysayers here, not being able to go to McDonald's for five weeks in 2020 was tantamount to being put in prison.
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"content": "jesse riley Too true. I'm still waiting for someone to explain exactly how we in NZ were harmed by our short, sharp lockdowns. Most of us just got a paid holiday.New Zealand didn't go through the huge spike in layoffs that affected other countries. Some industries (like hospitality) saw an extended downturn, but most others did just fine. We currently have a 3.3% unemployment rate, which is unusually low.Yet if we believe some of the naysayers here, not being able to go to McDonald's for five weeks in 2020 was tantamount to being put in prison.\n",
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We all have dysfunctional families. The point of the Harry story is not whether his family is dysfunctional (everyone's is), but that the dysfunction is being used in a way that is manipulative. Individuals might try to use social media to influence friends about family conflict, but even active social media users rarely have the reach or emotional influence of the British or American Tabloids (aka, Fox News and others). "Spare" presents another side to the media narrative being fed to the public. We expect the media to be fair and balanced. It is not, thanks to the Roberts Court. There is no "Fairness Doctrine", social media is the Wild West of Misinformation. The Monarchy opened Pandora's box when it chose to use media for its own ends. Harrys story should be a cautionary tale for all who take that path.
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Of course Mr. Newport is right. The technology shaped the workplace, but was not designed for how people work & process information. The assumption is/was that people will adapt and conform to the technological "demands." But the truth is this isn't quite the case. In fact in those endeavors that require creativity - these intrusive technologies are counterproductive. They give the appearance of efficiency & productivity- just not the reality. Sometimes they are down right corner-productive when they bombard you with ads. Software user interfaces can be well designed- but they are increasingly becoming non-standard and tiresome- with changes becoming less- not more productive. Microsoft is a classic example of this. Each new iteration of their software user interfaces becomes slower, less efficient and requires more keystrokes or mouse clicks. And they are one of the best. Google's user interfaces are less laborious than Microsoft's- but also much less intuitive- showing how difficult it is to get it right. Amazon's are among the simplest and cleanest- but then it is focused on one thing- making it easier to buy and consume. So focused on this - they still can't manage to password protect or fingerprint "protect"their mobile apps.So when you see your co-worker slacking a message every minute- chatting to three people while in a meeting and asking for four different things at once- know that this is less evidence of intellect- than a scattered mind.
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"content": "Of course Mr. Newport is right. The technology shaped the workplace, but was not designed for how people work & process information. The assumption is/was that people will adapt and conform to the technological \"demands.\" But the truth is this isn't quite the case. In fact in those endeavors that require creativity - these intrusive technologies are counterproductive. They give the appearance of efficiency & productivity- just not the reality. Sometimes they are down right corner-productive when they bombard you with ads. Software user interfaces can be well designed- but they are increasingly becoming non-standard and tiresome- with changes becoming less- not more productive. Microsoft is a classic example of this. Each new iteration of their software user interfaces becomes slower, less efficient and requires more keystrokes or mouse clicks. And they are one of the best. Google's user interfaces are less laborious than Microsoft's- but also much less intuitive- showing how difficult it is to get it right. Amazon's are among the simplest and cleanest- but then it is focused on one thing- making it easier to buy and consume. So focused on this - they still can't manage to password protect or fingerprint \"protect\"their mobile apps.So when you see your co-worker slacking a message every minute- chatting to three people while in a meeting and asking for four different things at once- know that this is less evidence of intellect- than a scattered mind.\n",
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The Select Committee's transcripts, in addition to other reports from various sources, document the danger to our democracy from Trump and his Cabal of Crazies. Fortunately, there were some people in the Trump administration who aggressively pushed back in the December ''off the books'' confrontation in the Oval Office. As extremely serious as the attempts to subvert or overturn the 2020 election are , there is at least one good laugh line: Mr. Bannon also advised Mr. Trump [that he] should have nothing to do with Patrick Byrne, the wealthy businessman who financed efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “Steve Bannon once told me, ''Patrick Byrne’s crazy, and he should not be on the stage with Donald Trump,” Ms. Preate testified.
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"content": "The Select Committee's transcripts, in addition to other reports from various sources, document the danger to our democracy from Trump and his Cabal of Crazies. Fortunately, there were some people in the Trump administration who aggressively pushed back in the December ''off the books'' confrontation in the Oval Office. As extremely serious as the attempts to subvert or overturn the 2020 election are , there is at least one good laugh line: Mr. Bannon also advised Mr. Trump [that he] should have nothing to do with Patrick Byrne, the wealthy businessman who financed efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “Steve Bannon once told me, ''Patrick Byrne’s crazy, and he should not be on the stage with Donald Trump,” Ms. Preate testified.\n",
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So several commenters point out the cushy gig these workers had for six figure salaries and that the gravy train has run out. I really don’t get this logic. So you’re more upset that upper middle class workers who tend to pay the bulk of taxes are making a decent living without breaking their backs, but not upset that the top .1% of these companies make millions for working minimal hours in a cushy job position. I just read about a Disney exec making $150k per day and after a few months of poor work, they walked away with 10.3million in severance. What?! Really 10.3 million in a few months, but we’re focused on tech workers that wear pjs during zoom meetings making 100k?
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"content": "So several commenters point out the cushy gig these workers had for six figure salaries and that the gravy train has run out. I really don’t get this logic. So you’re more upset that upper middle class workers who tend to pay the bulk of taxes are making a decent living without breaking their backs, but not upset that the top .1% of these companies make millions for working minimal hours in a cushy job position. I just read about a Disney exec making $150k per day and after a few months of poor work, they walked away with 10.3million in severance. What?! Really 10.3 million in a few months, but we’re focused on tech workers that wear pjs during zoom meetings making 100k?\n",
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Make. Your. Own.$33 per pizza is insane for about $3 worth of materials. A cast iron skillet pizza in a home oven at 550F can be decent. Or better - invest in a compact home pizza oven
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I have been a small time Albertsons investor for a number of years I am distraught by the merger. I hate monopolies but I like money. I will accept the dividend and the increased share price but I am not happy with the reason for it.
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An answer to your question:You don’t understand what a classified document is. Over a Billion classified documents are created every year and since they are classified they cannot be entered into any central accounting system. The material is too sensitive to allow to be read. They cannot be digitized or stored in computers because of the threat of hacking. Once delivered to another agency they become invisible to the sender because of the security firewalls of each agency and the restrictions of need to know. In other words, there is no way to keep a Billion classified documents safe. Every administration has probably lost thousands of classified documents but the press was never told. Because it’s classified. The Russians are so successful with espionage because they operate janitorial service companies in Washington DC, and they clean the offices. They find all kinds of top secret stuff. It’s cheaper than hiring spy’s.
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"content": "An answer to your question:You don’t understand what a classified document is. Over a Billion classified documents are created every year and since they are classified they cannot be entered into any central accounting system. The material is too sensitive to allow to be read. They cannot be digitized or stored in computers because of the threat of hacking. Once delivered to another agency they become invisible to the sender because of the security firewalls of each agency and the restrictions of need to know. In other words, there is no way to keep a Billion classified documents safe. Every administration has probably lost thousands of classified documents but the press was never told. Because it’s classified. The Russians are so successful with espionage because they operate janitorial service companies in Washington DC, and they clean the offices. They find all kinds of top secret stuff. It’s cheaper than hiring spy’s.\n",
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Clarey doesn't mention that players with positive Covid tests will be allowed to compete at the Australian Open. As a gesture to reverse Novax ordeal last year, this policy is despicably foolish. We are facing a new combo variant with resistance to treatments. Covid+ carriers expose ball kids, staff, chair umps & fans. It is not only the infirm & elderly who are vulnerable- despite snarky demands that these folks stay home.Surely Australian public health policy can intervene. There is absolutely zero benefit to having known carriers on court.
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"content": "Clarey doesn't mention that players with positive Covid tests will be allowed to compete at the Australian Open. As a gesture to reverse Novax ordeal last year, this policy is despicably foolish. We are facing a new combo variant with resistance to treatments. Covid+ carriers expose ball kids, staff, chair umps & fans. It is not only the infirm & elderly who are vulnerable- despite snarky demands that these folks stay home.Surely Australian public health policy can intervene. There is absolutely zero benefit to having known carriers on court.\n",
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Teachers definitely shouldn't incorporate it into their lesson plans, or it will be painful when "Open" AI decides to end this beta and make it paid access only. And as far as cheating goes, schools could easily prevent it by having students write their essays during school in a computer lab on Word or something.
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Brianna I don't know why some of these responses to your comment are written as though corporations like Amazon and Starbucks are not investing MILLIONS of dollars into efforts to supress unionization. All of these reasons are interconnected. Of course profit is the core motivation around which all other ensuing strategies orbit. But it's a little wacky to me for folks to act like repressing worker power has absolutely nothing to do with these profitability math equations they're describing.
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Dr. J. Federer showed his arrogance and lack of sportsmanship toward "guys like that" in his presser after the 2011 SF of the US Open. "Mere victories"... you have got to be kidding. Where would Fed and Rafa be without them? As for "humanity", what do you know, other than the Western viewpoint that you cling to, about "humanity"?
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"content": "Dr. J. Federer showed his arrogance and lack of sportsmanship toward \"guys like that\" in his presser after the 2011 SF of the US Open. \"Mere victories\"... you have got to be kidding. Where would Fed and Rafa be without them? As for \"humanity\", what do you know, other than the Western viewpoint that you cling to, about \"humanity\"?\n",
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I was surprised to learn that even people willing to spend $16 for a plate of sliced carrots have their price point, and that it took opening a pizza joint to get you through the hard times. I liked your interesting ideas for gourmet carry-out food, though I will stick with pizza.
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"content": "I was surprised to learn that even people willing to spend $16 for a plate of sliced carrots have their price point, and that it took opening a pizza joint to get you through the hard times. I liked your interesting ideas for gourmet carry-out food, though I will stick with pizza.\n",
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Mark Stanford closed down its Center for Integrated Systems -- a center for process development and equipment design. CIS used to work closely with the industry and produced a lot of the engineers for the chip equipment industry. The facilities were repurposed for something more Fed funding-friendly.U.S. academic research and thus graduate training is dominated by Federal government. It seems that the bureaucrats in DC have little understanding and appreciation of critical technologies in making R&D funding policy. Sometime in the 2000-2005 period, DARPA and NSF seem to have decided that CMOS technology was "mature" and reduced funding in many areas. Big mistake. We cannot fix a problem that is two to three decades in the making by throwing $50B to $100B now. It'll just be corporate welfare.
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"content": "Mark Stanford closed down its Center for Integrated Systems -- a center for process development and equipment design. CIS used to work closely with the industry and produced a lot of the engineers for the chip equipment industry. The facilities were repurposed for something more Fed funding-friendly.U.S. academic research and thus graduate training is dominated by Federal government. It seems that the bureaucrats in DC have little understanding and appreciation of critical technologies in making R&D funding policy. Sometime in the 2000-2005 period, DARPA and NSF seem to have decided that CMOS technology was \"mature\" and reduced funding in many areas. Big mistake. We cannot fix a problem that is two to three decades in the making by throwing $50B to $100B now. It'll just be corporate welfare.\n",
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Uh, dude, you need to look past the images of American family farms that you see on TV. They got mostly et years ago, by agribusinesses and others (which is why they put those images out), and the resulting anger is a lot of what Edsall’s talking about.I agree about the valuable—actually the INvaluable—resource. But in fact, Democrats have been putting truckloads of investment into the rural since the 1930s, and even more since Obama.
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Bobby windows 7 still has a year left of updates. You cannot expect a company to continue updating 300 dollar software, for free, forever. They supported windows 7 for over 10 years. Windows 7 isn't going to stop working, they just won't update it anymore. That's not a software issue, it's your own entitlement.
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"content": "Bobby windows 7 still has a year left of updates. You cannot expect a company to continue updating 300 dollar software, for free, forever. They supported windows 7 for over 10 years. Windows 7 isn't going to stop working, they just won't update it anymore. That's not a software issue, it's your own entitlement.\n",
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Guaranteed income supports will be needed to compensate for the falling ratio of workers putting money into social security. Someone as brilliant as Dr. Krugman will have to figure out a way that just printing more money in the service of guaranteed income support can be kept from creating out-of-control inflation.Reduced investment, the second problem mentioned here, must be intelligently channeled to• preserve needed production• Smaller environmental footprints.The overarching issue is that declining human population must be managed so that wildlife can make a comeback. That's a good thing, not a bad one.
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"content": "Guaranteed income supports will be needed to compensate for the falling ratio of workers putting money into social security. Someone as brilliant as Dr. Krugman will have to figure out a way that just printing more money in the service of guaranteed income support can be kept from creating out-of-control inflation.Reduced investment, the second problem mentioned here, must be intelligently channeled to• preserve needed production• Smaller environmental footprints.The overarching issue is that declining human population must be managed so that wildlife can make a comeback. That's a good thing, not a bad one.\n",
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NYCSandi I'll say this about Bloombergs tenure, at no time ever did I ever feel unsafe nearly anywhere in the city at any time. It was generally clean, safe, thriving and not the open air mental institution/sewer/homeless shelter/shooting gallery that it is now. Was there still crime and homelessness and other problems, absolutely. There always was and always will be but the city was prosperous and in good hands and again, generally safe. I think Bloombergs tenure as Mayor on its worst day was far better than his disastrous successor DiBlasio. Allow me to write something that will make Times readers blood just boil. It was Mayor Guiliani (when he was sane) who I credit with turning the city around. He introduced broken windows policing (which DOES WORK) cleaned up 42nd street and had a DA's office who actually believed that crime is wrong and should be prosecuted. We got our parks back, our streets back and the city thrived. NYC became the nations crown jewel (at least to me) and Bloomberg did a great at maintaining what Giuliani did before him and I'd take him over any progressive Mayor any time.
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"content": "NYCSandi I'll say this about Bloombergs tenure, at no time ever did I ever feel unsafe nearly anywhere in the city at any time. It was generally clean, safe, thriving and not the open air mental institution/sewer/homeless shelter/shooting gallery that it is now. Was there still crime and homelessness and other problems, absolutely. There always was and always will be but the city was prosperous and in good hands and again, generally safe. I think Bloombergs tenure as Mayor on its worst day was far better than his disastrous successor DiBlasio. Allow me to write something that will make Times readers blood just boil. It was Mayor Guiliani (when he was sane) who I credit with turning the city around. He introduced broken windows policing (which DOES WORK) cleaned up 42nd street and had a DA's office who actually believed that crime is wrong and should be prosecuted. We got our parks back, our streets back and the city thrived. NYC became the nations crown jewel (at least to me) and Bloomberg did a great at maintaining what Giuliani did before him and I'd take him over any progressive Mayor any time.\n",
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What is both immoral and just plain stupid is to hire 75,000, 50% of its PRE-PANDEMIC work force of 150,000. It was well understood that the “good times” of COVID shutdowns would be temporary. By the time the new workers learned where the bathrooms were it would be time to lay them off. Revenue grew 58%, but most of the hiring was technical not sales/marketing. Anyway, PROFITS only increased 25%. If I were an MS shareholder, I would asking some hard questions of senior management.
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"content": "What is both immoral and just plain stupid is to hire 75,000, 50% of its PRE-PANDEMIC work force of 150,000. It was well understood that the “good times” of COVID shutdowns would be temporary. By the time the new workers learned where the bathrooms were it would be time to lay them off. Revenue grew 58%, but most of the hiring was technical not sales/marketing. Anyway, PROFITS only increased 25%. If I were an MS shareholder, I would asking some hard questions of senior management.\n",
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At one of his rallies before the 2020 election, Trump said that if he lost, he might have to leave the country.What is he waiting for? Apparently, there are quite a few people in Brazil who would welcome him with open arms.
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"content": "At one of his rallies before the 2020 election, Trump said that if he lost, he might have to leave the country.What is he waiting for? Apparently, there are quite a few people in Brazil who would welcome him with open arms.\n",
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RP Baloney.If getting the bank accounts in balance is the goal, their first bill to defund the IRS is going in the wrong direction.The IRS is underfunded and broken.1960s computers.$40,000 starting salaries to compete with $1000 / hr tax attorneys.It's wrong to allow tax scofflaws to get away with their tricks.
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"content": "RP Baloney.If getting the bank accounts in balance is the goal, their first bill to defund the IRS is going in the wrong direction.The IRS is underfunded and broken.1960s computers.$40,000 starting salaries to compete with $1000 / hr tax attorneys.It's wrong to allow tax scofflaws to get away with their tricks.\n",
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To summarize, Physicists are clueless about a lot.Dark matter is a solution to a problem for which there is no evidence of its actual existence.Dark Energy MIGHT be the same as one item in Einstein's equation when he believed the universe was static, put in there to prevent the universe from expanding. Even worse, instead of a constant, the universe is apparently expanding at increasing rates.If you follow the Big Bang theory, you know that there is a mismatch in the predicted amount of Lithium and that one of the investors of inflation theory disavows it as inadequate.Add in the fact that the galaxies now being observed with the James Webb telescope, from very early in the universe, are way too developed for the short time they have been in existence and you should come to the conclusion that much of what is 'known' is not.Worse, the physics community is unable to recognize that what is needed is not just tinkering at the edges, but wholesale changes to our 'understanding.'
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"content": "To summarize, Physicists are clueless about a lot.Dark matter is a solution to a problem for which there is no evidence of its actual existence.Dark Energy MIGHT be the same as one item in Einstein's equation when he believed the universe was static, put in there to prevent the universe from expanding. Even worse, instead of a constant, the universe is apparently expanding at increasing rates.If you follow the Big Bang theory, you know that there is a mismatch in the predicted amount of Lithium and that one of the investors of inflation theory disavows it as inadequate.Add in the fact that the galaxies now being observed with the James Webb telescope, from very early in the universe, are way too developed for the short time they have been in existence and you should come to the conclusion that much of what is 'known' is not.Worse, the physics community is unable to recognize that what is needed is not just tinkering at the edges, but wholesale changes to our 'understanding.'\n",
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Great article! Least number of holidays and vacation days, extended work hours and a demanding manager can all lead to serious health issues typically when one gets old although the seeds are sown during the peak of one's career. At the very moment when one retires, health insurance costs a fortune. So, people are stuck working odd jobs and hours to be able to have insurance as otherwise, no one can afford the medicines from the pharma industry. Is this what an advanced society can offer to its senior citizens? This is what capitalism in its present form entails. "Greed is good", we are told. But for whom? The greedy? Is there a choice? Yes. When one consumes less, they also don't need to make more due to which they can save more. When people start saving, they are more confident and are less reliant on the government for help. When people have money, they are also less stressed, healthier and happier. But the key thing is to reduce one's desire for material accumulation and to be content with what they have rather than accumulate another shiny toy in the closet. This requires discipline. But is it reasonable to expect? No. Each and every home is becoming a minimart with all the things that Amazon sells. So, the cycle of working multiple jobs, multiple shifts, extended hours go on and on. Each and every employer knows this weakness of the employees and will continue to profit. Why? Because greed is good.... for them.
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"content": "Great article! Least number of holidays and vacation days, extended work hours and a demanding manager can all lead to serious health issues typically when one gets old although the seeds are sown during the peak of one's career. At the very moment when one retires, health insurance costs a fortune. So, people are stuck working odd jobs and hours to be able to have insurance as otherwise, no one can afford the medicines from the pharma industry. Is this what an advanced society can offer to its senior citizens? This is what capitalism in its present form entails. \"Greed is good\", we are told. But for whom? The greedy? Is there a choice? Yes. When one consumes less, they also don't need to make more due to which they can save more. When people start saving, they are more confident and are less reliant on the government for help. When people have money, they are also less stressed, healthier and happier. But the key thing is to reduce one's desire for material accumulation and to be content with what they have rather than accumulate another shiny toy in the closet. This requires discipline. But is it reasonable to expect? No. Each and every home is becoming a minimart with all the things that Amazon sells. So, the cycle of working multiple jobs, multiple shifts, extended hours go on and on. Each and every employer knows this weakness of the employees and will continue to profit. Why? Because greed is good.... for them.\n",
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John Says the country that just spent 100 billion on a proxy war on a country thousands of miles away most Americans had never heard of before 2020.
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"content": "John Says the country that just spent 100 billion on a proxy war on a country thousands of miles away most Americans had never heard of before 2020.\n",
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T Montoya You must be referring to my brother in law. He was in Bitcoin when it hit 60,000 - now he's lost over 2/3 of his money.What's worse is he has 3 kids and a wife to support, and he was going to use that money to get a new house.Well that vanished, so he's basically ruined their future.
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"content": "T Montoya You must be referring to my brother in law. He was in Bitcoin when it hit 60,000 - now he's lost over 2/3 of his money.What's worse is he has 3 kids and a wife to support, and he was going to use that money to get a new house.Well that vanished, so he's basically ruined their future.\n",
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NYC Dept of Ed Budget is 38 Billion dollars with an additional 20 billion capital budget. Divide $38,000,000,000 by one million one hundred thousand students and you come up with $35,000 per student per years plus capital spending. The money is wasted or stolen. The same happens with these large construction projects. In fact, most government spending is either wasted or stolen. Of course, a lot of people profit from this waste and theft.
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"content": "NYC Dept of Ed Budget is 38 Billion dollars with an additional 20 billion capital budget. Divide $38,000,000,000 by one million one hundred thousand students and you come up with $35,000 per student per years plus capital spending. The money is wasted or stolen. The same happens with these large construction projects. In fact, most government spending is either wasted or stolen. Of course, a lot of people profit from this waste and theft.\n",
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gmcurran - Add to the $10m is the $25 million fine TFG paid for his fraudulent university.
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"content": "gmcurran - Add to the $10m is the $25 million fine TFG paid for his fraudulent university.\n",
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I couldn't agree more. Yet friends in Florida, whose beach house has been flooded 3 times, applied to FEMA and received $150K to put their home on pilings, thus also restoring their home's insurability. Be stubborn or stupid if you like, but why are tax dollars supporting that choice?
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"content": "I couldn't agree more. Yet friends in Florida, whose beach house has been flooded 3 times, applied to FEMA and received $150K to put their home on pilings, thus also restoring their home's insurability. Be stubborn or stupid if you like, but why are tax dollars supporting that choice?\n",
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Mike And not enough was made of Trump violating the Congressional spending mandate part of this, at least twice. Once when he held up $400 million of aid to Ukraine, and then again when he diverted Pentagon funds for his useless border fence, which Congress had specifically denied funds to build.
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"content": "Mike And not enough was made of Trump violating the Congressional spending mandate part of this, at least twice. Once when he held up $400 million of aid to Ukraine, and then again when he diverted Pentagon funds for his useless border fence, which Congress had specifically denied funds to build.\n",
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Kerry O Whether you make $50k, $500K, 5Million or even more a year is not the issue. What you do with your money once you have earned it AND have paid your taxes is NOT the issue. You, nor anyone else, need to justify anything, You earn your money, pay your appropriate taxes and then go live your life. What gets drawn into the conversation time and time again are so called ''big numbers'' that obfuscates the issue. OMG look at how much taxes I am paying and it is too much. I live with all these expenses and it is too much. It is all a red herring. The issue is the PERCENTAGE of taxes you pay relative to how much you earn. IF you make more, then you should be paying Progressively more upwards to a certain maximum rate.. Beyond that, live well. enjoy.
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"content": "Kerry O Whether you make $50k, $500K, 5Million or even more a year is not the issue. What you do with your money once you have earned it AND have paid your taxes is NOT the issue. You, nor anyone else, need to justify anything, You earn your money, pay your appropriate taxes and then go live your life. What gets drawn into the conversation time and time again are so called ''big numbers'' that obfuscates the issue. OMG look at how much taxes I am paying and it is too much. I live with all these expenses and it is too much. It is all a red herring. The issue is the PERCENTAGE of taxes you pay relative to how much you earn. IF you make more, then you should be paying Progressively more upwards to a certain maximum rate.. Beyond that, live well. enjoy.\n",
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Ignatz You are joking, but this actually happened with Daniel Shaver, who was drunk, crawling, and unarmed when he was shot by the police when he moved his arm towards his waistband, apparently because his pants were falling down. The city paid his parents and widow over $9.5 million in a settlement.The officer who killed him is collecting a pension of $2500 a month after he retired for medical reasons at around age 28 because of PTSD from the event. He will receive over a million dollars of taxpayer money by the time he turns 65. I wish I was making this up.
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"content": "Ignatz You are joking, but this actually happened with Daniel Shaver, who was drunk, crawling, and unarmed when he was shot by the police when he moved his arm towards his waistband, apparently because his pants were falling down. The city paid his parents and widow over $9.5 million in a settlement.The officer who killed him is collecting a pension of $2500 a month after he retired for medical reasons at around age 28 because of PTSD from the event. He will receive over a million dollars of taxpayer money by the time he turns 65. I wish I was making this up.\n",
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Stephen Ebert ... perhaps a question is being sidestepped, i.e. is it within the realm of possibility that at some point lenders become reluctant to transact in dollars? Hypothetical example, lenders extend loans in dollars, but require repayment in a combination of other reserve currencies and commodity futures contracts (oil, gas, gold, etc). Inflation, becomes a consequence, rather than the cause, of some sort of a lender refusal to accept repayment in dollars. Yes, of course having control of the world's major reserve currency provides considerable borrowing capacity, but the underlying assumption on the part of lenders is that repayment will be made with relatively stable dollars rather than with debased value dollars caused by an excessive monetization of exorbitant deficits.
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"content": "Stephen Ebert ... perhaps a question is being sidestepped, i.e. is it within the realm of possibility that at some point lenders become reluctant to transact in dollars? Hypothetical example, lenders extend loans in dollars, but require repayment in a combination of other reserve currencies and commodity futures contracts (oil, gas, gold, etc). Inflation, becomes a consequence, rather than the cause, of some sort of a lender refusal to accept repayment in dollars. Yes, of course having control of the world's major reserve currency provides considerable borrowing capacity, but the underlying assumption on the part of lenders is that repayment will be made with relatively stable dollars rather than with debased value dollars caused by an excessive monetization of exorbitant deficits.\n",
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I quit a job quietly after being bullied consistently the entire time I was at the job. Micro-agressions galore (being a gay teacher is tough, y'all) that became open comments behind my back. I reported the bullying when it became untenable. And then others did so, too. Nothing was done. The bully is still in their position of power.So, I quietly found a job and gave notice in a two sentence email from another state after I had cleared out my classroom quietly.Workers in at-will states like mine are realizing we can just up and leave if treated poorly. Managers are "shocked."I enjoy working for leaders, not managers. Leaders try -- and fail like us all -- to actually do the right thing.I was highly respected by teammates, parents, and children. All it took was a bully to drive me out because of cowardly management more interested in not looking bad for promoting a bully than standing by talented, victimized employees. Ego at the top is what kills organizations. I didn't go to HR as I know HR is there to protect the institution, not the victim of bullying and/or harassment at work.
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"content": "I quit a job quietly after being bullied consistently the entire time I was at the job. Micro-agressions galore (being a gay teacher is tough, y'all) that became open comments behind my back. I reported the bullying when it became untenable. And then others did so, too. Nothing was done. The bully is still in their position of power.So, I quietly found a job and gave notice in a two sentence email from another state after I had cleared out my classroom quietly.Workers in at-will states like mine are realizing we can just up and leave if treated poorly. Managers are \"shocked.\"I enjoy working for leaders, not managers. Leaders try -- and fail like us all -- to actually do the right thing.I was highly respected by teammates, parents, and children. All it took was a bully to drive me out because of cowardly management more interested in not looking bad for promoting a bully than standing by talented, victimized employees. Ego at the top is what kills organizations. I didn't go to HR as I know HR is there to protect the institution, not the victim of bullying and/or harassment at work.\n",
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No child should ever go hungry. However, here in California and the rest of the USA we are faced with with sky high prices. $7.00 for a dozen eggs, our natural gas bill has gone from $90 to $450. I just paid almost $400 for groceries and that did not include meat. I read an article this last week where a middle class family has to choose between paying for natural gas to keep warm or eating. This is a tragic global problem.
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"content": "No child should ever go hungry. However, here in California and the rest of the USA we are faced with with sky high prices. $7.00 for a dozen eggs, our natural gas bill has gone from $90 to $450. I just paid almost $400 for groceries and that did not include meat. I read an article this last week where a middle class family has to choose between paying for natural gas to keep warm or eating. This is a tragic global problem.\n",
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Lee Lee I'm sure the obscene money made by tech workers in comparison to most others in this country, who are working far longer and for a barely livable wage, will help see you and your team through the next few weeks before you are hired again by another tech company.Just never fool yourself: Giant corporations which have greed and little else in mind, are never going to be 'family'. You sell your soul to tech, you pay a price.If you're looking for connection, work for 15.00/hr at the local store or business that actually sees community as a worthy investment.
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"content": "Lee Lee I'm sure the obscene money made by tech workers in comparison to most others in this country, who are working far longer and for a barely livable wage, will help see you and your team through the next few weeks before you are hired again by another tech company.Just never fool yourself: Giant corporations which have greed and little else in mind, are never going to be 'family'. You sell your soul to tech, you pay a price.If you're looking for connection, work for 15.00/hr at the local store or business that actually sees community as a worthy investment.\n",
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Mon I oppose the $45 million increase over what was requested, and I'll hazard a guess that most on the left do too. So the easy cut would be right there.Or raise it from the billionaires.
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"content": "Mon I oppose the $45 million increase over what was requested, and I'll hazard a guess that most on the left do too. So the easy cut would be right there.Or raise it from the billionaires.\n",
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Pamela was a willing and capable rock groupie. She easily transitioned into the world of "reality Internet/TV" without shame or guilt. She's used plastic surgery to promote her sex kitten image. Kudos to her for being unembarrassed by the life choices she's made.That said, and I loathe sounding like a 63 year old fuddy-duddy; I'm glad my daughters neither admired or repeated Pamela's life path and/or choices. My daughters have grown into confident 30-something women who appreciate self-worth, are open-minded regarding gender identity/sexuality of others and enjoy having life partners.
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"content": "Pamela was a willing and capable rock groupie. She easily transitioned into the world of \"reality Internet/TV\" without shame or guilt. She's used plastic surgery to promote her sex kitten image. Kudos to her for being unembarrassed by the life choices she's made.That said, and I loathe sounding like a 63 year old fuddy-duddy; I'm glad my daughters neither admired or repeated Pamela's life path and/or choices. My daughters have grown into confident 30-something women who appreciate self-worth, are open-minded regarding gender identity/sexuality of others and enjoy having life partners.\n",
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"If we impose work requirements on SNAP and on Medicaid expansion for able-bodied adults, we would have the ability to save $1 trillion during the 10-year budget window,” Mr. Gaetz said. 1)You need affordable childcare to go to work. 2) There's a severe shortage of childcare. 3) There's zero affordable child care if your kid has special needs.If you address the cost and availability of childcare, you won't need to impose work requirements. Low income parents stay home because they can't earn enough to pay for childcare, not because they don't want a job. I am so sick of Republicans acting like people are poor because they're lazy. It's a LOT of work to survive being poor. I'd like to see Gaetz try it for a month.
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"content": "\"If we impose work requirements on SNAP and on Medicaid expansion for able-bodied adults, we would have the ability to save $1 trillion during the 10-year budget window,” Mr. Gaetz said. 1)You need affordable childcare to go to work. 2) There's a severe shortage of childcare. 3) There's zero affordable child care if your kid has special needs.If you address the cost and availability of childcare, you won't need to impose work requirements. Low income parents stay home because they can't earn enough to pay for childcare, not because they don't want a job. I am so sick of Republicans acting like people are poor because they're lazy. It's a LOT of work to survive being poor. I'd like to see Gaetz try it for a month.\n",
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Dennis Smith. Thank god, I suspected Democrats were about to try “fixing” history next with bills costing trillions more borrowed dollars but enough Republicans were elected to padlock the treasury. Recapping, we had a pandemic and then our federal government allowed billions, trillions? in Covid-19 assistance- all of it being borrowed dollars- to be easily stolen by just about any dishonest person with a dial up internet connection on the planet.At least Republicans are giving government money to actual people and organizations that exist, and not make up one’s .
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"content": "Dennis Smith. Thank god, I suspected Democrats were about to try “fixing” history next with bills costing trillions more borrowed dollars but enough Republicans were elected to padlock the treasury. Recapping, we had a pandemic and then our federal government allowed billions, trillions? in Covid-19 assistance- all of it being borrowed dollars- to be easily stolen by just about any dishonest person with a dial up internet connection on the planet.At least Republicans are giving government money to actual people and organizations that exist, and not make up one’s .\n",
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I think one of the items not addressed is the emotional connection to gold and any future dystopia. You only have to look at the airwaves which have been littered with ads for gold sales for investors based upon an impending or emerging economic doom. But it doesn’t stop there. A check of the data shows that China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and India are all holding vast amounts of gold that they have been increasing their holdings. Possible concerns for currency stability , including a weakening dollar in 2023 ( monetarily and in terms of world influence) could be in play. It’s most likely the case though thst gold prices will keep riding in the face of recession or liquidity issues however, because gold holdings are not easily used for practical purchases one can expect that in times of real economic trouble, gold prices will crash. Gold’s limitations will be exposed.So in the end gold may end up only being fool’s gold. We will only know in the event of very serious economic trouble and when those with vast holdings will go to sell.
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"content": "I think one of the items not addressed is the emotional connection to gold and any future dystopia. You only have to look at the airwaves which have been littered with ads for gold sales for investors based upon an impending or emerging economic doom. But it doesn’t stop there. A check of the data shows that China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and India are all holding vast amounts of gold that they have been increasing their holdings. Possible concerns for currency stability , including a weakening dollar in 2023 ( monetarily and in terms of world influence) could be in play. It’s most likely the case though thst gold prices will keep riding in the face of recession or liquidity issues however, because gold holdings are not easily used for practical purchases one can expect that in times of real economic trouble, gold prices will crash. Gold’s limitations will be exposed.So in the end gold may end up only being fool’s gold. We will only know in the event of very serious economic trouble and when those with vast holdings will go to sell.\n",
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Ignores excellent frozen pies from other states/ cities than NYC. Broaden the search. Billy Pie here in Richmond is excellent and under 10 bucks. Made locally. Bought from small provisions markets. Ordering frozen pizza for 35 bucks seems, well, folly for the rich looking for fools gold when it’s probably right in your backyard.
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"content": "Ignores excellent frozen pies from other states/ cities than NYC. Broaden the search. Billy Pie here in Richmond is excellent and under 10 bucks. Made locally. Bought from small provisions markets. Ordering frozen pizza for 35 bucks seems, well, folly for the rich looking for fools gold when it’s probably right in your backyard.\n",
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Charley Ross Agreed. If only our system of Capitalism invested in the future instead of short term quarterly dividends to stockholders and Corporate leaders. It seems to be a system that will feed on it’s workers until it collapses.
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"content": "Charley Ross Agreed. If only our system of Capitalism invested in the future instead of short term quarterly dividends to stockholders and Corporate leaders. It seems to be a system that will feed on it’s workers until it collapses.\n",
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".....Do you pine for the years when the crucial test of conservative purity was a commitment to an implausible deficit reduction plan..."Not so much. The national debt under President Trump increased by almost 36% to $27 trillion. And the GOP's brand is hard wired to the premise Republicans are committed to fiscal responsibility. It's all they have and they have on interest in it other than as a talking point at election time. So the GOP hitched it's wagon to a grifting sex abusing self-absorbed nihilist with no sense of anything human other than his own existence because the lowest elements of American society would pile on give them the only chance the GOP of winning. Nice!
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"content": "\".....Do you pine for the years when the crucial test of conservative purity was a commitment to an implausible deficit reduction plan...\"Not so much. The national debt under President Trump increased by almost 36% to $27 trillion. And the GOP's brand is hard wired to the premise Republicans are committed to fiscal responsibility. It's all they have and they have on interest in it other than as a talking point at election time. So the GOP hitched it's wagon to a grifting sex abusing self-absorbed nihilist with no sense of anything human other than his own existence because the lowest elements of American society would pile on give them the only chance the GOP of winning. Nice!\n",
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Marlowe I'm curious. What do you do for a living? You protest too much, IMHO.Managing a moderate sized, low fee/index portfolio is not difficult for the average Joe. People are just asking what value a FA brings to the table. I invest at a cost of 0.1% in index funds only to then pay a 0.5 or 1% fee to an advisor. So if I have $1M, at the end of 10 years I have about $1.8M with a 6% return. If the guy charges me 1% my return drops to 5%, so now I'm at $1.6M. Does that $200k really bring that much value?A legit question for most people.A colonoscopy this ain't.
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"content": "Marlowe I'm curious. What do you do for a living? You protest too much, IMHO.Managing a moderate sized, low fee/index portfolio is not difficult for the average Joe. People are just asking what value a FA brings to the table. I invest at a cost of 0.1% in index funds only to then pay a 0.5 or 1% fee to an advisor. So if I have $1M, at the end of 10 years I have about $1.8M with a 6% return. If the guy charges me 1% my return drops to 5%, so now I'm at $1.6M. Does that $200k really bring that much value?A legit question for most people.A colonoscopy this ain't.\n",
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David Brook offers an interesting perspective on Biden and America's conduct in the world.Putin, Xi are all crazy people doing crazy things. In contrast, Biden is a steady hand guiding the American ship of the international rule based order.I suppose if I lived in the Washington bubble, I might have a similar view. But I come from a world of anti-imperialist struggle, and my world looks very different.I see the US undermining struggling nations all over the world, most recently in Africa. The ugly American fingerprints are also all over the coups in Honduras, Venezuela, Bolivia and Peru.Cuba is now in its sixtieth year of a crushing US blockade. US military bases now nun from Niger in West Africa, across the continent to Kenya.Active military operations are going on in Somalis, Syria and of course Ukraine.There's no difference between the referendums for autonomy held in Kosovo and the Donbas and Crimea, except that one was sponsored by the US and the other by Russia.According to the UN, world famine this year can be averted for 1.7 billion dollars. In contrast, our military funding for Ukraine is now at 122 billion.Under American leadership, corporations paid out $257bn to wealthy shareholders, while over 800 million people went to bed hungry.So, forgive me if I see Biden's ''steady hand” differently than the NYTimes crowd does.Perspective is everything, and the world looks very different when you see it from the bottom up.
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"content": "David Brook offers an interesting perspective on Biden and America's conduct in the world.Putin, Xi are all crazy people doing crazy things. In contrast, Biden is a steady hand guiding the American ship of the international rule based order.I suppose if I lived in the Washington bubble, I might have a similar view. But I come from a world of anti-imperialist struggle, and my world looks very different.I see the US undermining struggling nations all over the world, most recently in Africa. The ugly American fingerprints are also all over the coups in Honduras, Venezuela, Bolivia and Peru.Cuba is now in its sixtieth year of a crushing US blockade. US military bases now nun from Niger in West Africa, across the continent to Kenya.Active military operations are going on in Somalis, Syria and of course Ukraine.There's no difference between the referendums for autonomy held in Kosovo and the Donbas and Crimea, except that one was sponsored by the US and the other by Russia.According to the UN, world famine this year can be averted for 1.7 billion dollars. In contrast, our military funding for Ukraine is now at 122 billion.Under American leadership, corporations paid out $257bn to wealthy shareholders, while over 800 million people went to bed hungry.So, forgive me if I see Biden's ''steady hand” differently than the NYTimes crowd does.Perspective is everything, and the world looks very different when you see it from the bottom up.\n",
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Greg Shell 3 trillion dollars in tax cuts for corporations who pay no taxes at all while happily stealing the dollars of muddle class taxpayers to pay into the roads, bridges and communications networks that keep them afloat is NOT “good fiscal management.” It is legalized theft of the sweat and labor of the American middle class.
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I've been listening to Dan Savage since he launched his podcast, and the thing he always drives home that has done nothing but improve my relationships (including now, my by-choice monogamous marriage), is just how important it is to COMMUNICATE, but especially to start that communication early in the relationship and continue it for your entire life. His approach to open communication--to be fearless in expressing yourself and fearless in listening to your partner--applies to so much more than the sex-side of a relationship. What it does is cultivate a relationship of openness and trust.Dan Savage does NOT proport a one-size-fits-all approach to relationships: if you want to have an open relationship, that's fine, but it's important to communicate that with your partner and that THEY are fine with it too (and if they aren't, then maybe that relationship isn't meant to be). He says the same for monogamous traditional relationships: if you want that kind of relationship that's fine...but make sure your partner wants the same as well! He also talks about when it's important to compromise too, like when you have kids or if you're in any difficult situation.Listening to Dan Savage completely transformed my relationships: I went from toxic, abusive partners I was always trying to "save" to finally finding partners where we mutually cared for each other. Communicating with others but also being honest with yourself is key! And it's amazing how few do this!
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"content": "I've been listening to Dan Savage since he launched his podcast, and the thing he always drives home that has done nothing but improve my relationships (including now, my by-choice monogamous marriage), is just how important it is to COMMUNICATE, but especially to start that communication early in the relationship and continue it for your entire life. His approach to open communication--to be fearless in expressing yourself and fearless in listening to your partner--applies to so much more than the sex-side of a relationship. What it does is cultivate a relationship of openness and trust.Dan Savage does NOT proport a one-size-fits-all approach to relationships: if you want to have an open relationship, that's fine, but it's important to communicate that with your partner and that THEY are fine with it too (and if they aren't, then maybe that relationship isn't meant to be). He says the same for monogamous traditional relationships: if you want that kind of relationship that's fine...but make sure your partner wants the same as well! He also talks about when it's important to compromise too, like when you have kids or if you're in any difficult situation.Listening to Dan Savage completely transformed my relationships: I went from toxic, abusive partners I was always trying to \"save\" to finally finding partners where we mutually cared for each other. Communicating with others but also being honest with yourself is key! And it's amazing how few do this!\n",
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Okay first off let's talk about the new COVID vaccine - which perhaps saved more lives than the entire medical industry with all its advances to date combined. So there is that.As someone who worked in a STEM field for 10 years (NASA) I can tell you what I figured out. 1. To get anywhere in the world of science, you really need to have an advanced degree, if not a doctorate. Have you looked at the cost of college these days? The cost of obtaining a bachelors, masters and doctorate today is astronomical (and I know a think about astronomy)2. Have you looked at what a science degree pays. PhDs in Chemistry make $100k. Physics maybe $150-175k. What does a starting developer with an undergrad make? $120-140k Or how much does a MBA at a top college make right out of school? $175k If you are looking to get a payback on your effort, why would anyone want to incur the time and debt to get a PhD in science and then make far less than people in less difficult degrees. Who employees more math majors? Science programs/companies or the banking industry. Which one pays better?3. How many companies can afford basic research? Not many. How much does the government put into basic research - and how much do we think that a Congress with so many constituents who believe that detergent would make a better cure for a virus than a vaccine? 4. As father of 2 high schoolers - and someone who attended a good public school myself - science education in US is terrible. No critical thinking
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I find Bret Stephens' comment today on inflation concerns both provocative and tone-deaf. A family in the city (NY/SF) making $400 grand a year is worried about egg prices? At $6/dozen? Pillow-stuffing. That is abusing measurement scales for effect. Conservatives once showed concern for scarce resources. For much of the impoverished world, it is about food, water, shelter. For Americans it is often about time/money tradeoffs. How are these families spending those ample salaries? I sense there are luxuries that Mr Stephens considers necessities in this age (gated neighborhoods, devices, private tutors, etc.), not a Toyota Camry. The pampered lives of privilege ring hollow to those who actually struggle in obscurity. For shame. It is this blindness to being born to privilege that reinforces the ugly elitist stereotypes that continue to divide this nation. Please check your ego at the door. Consider: The median household income in America is roughly $70 grand per year. Those families, indeed, are affected by inflation and struggle to make ends meet. But to suggest that families with nearly six times the ncome are not fair game for more tax-paying scrutiny is rich. That income bracket, as well as lower and much higher hold the key to ensuring we all contribute to the federal pot as appropriate. Yes to tax code changes and flat tax rates. Yes to audits of the ultra-wealthy. And stiff penalties to the tax transgressors. Even the poor families making a mere $400 grand/year.
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"content": "I find Bret Stephens' comment today on inflation concerns both provocative and tone-deaf. A family in the city (NY/SF) making $400 grand a year is worried about egg prices? At $6/dozen? Pillow-stuffing. That is abusing measurement scales for effect. Conservatives once showed concern for scarce resources. For much of the impoverished world, it is about food, water, shelter. For Americans it is often about time/money tradeoffs. How are these families spending those ample salaries? I sense there are luxuries that Mr Stephens considers necessities in this age (gated neighborhoods, devices, private tutors, etc.), not a Toyota Camry. The pampered lives of privilege ring hollow to those who actually struggle in obscurity. For shame. It is this blindness to being born to privilege that reinforces the ugly elitist stereotypes that continue to divide this nation. Please check your ego at the door. Consider: The median household income in America is roughly $70 grand per year. Those families, indeed, are affected by inflation and struggle to make ends meet. But to suggest that families with nearly six times the ncome are not fair game for more tax-paying scrutiny is rich. That income bracket, as well as lower and much higher hold the key to ensuring we all contribute to the federal pot as appropriate. Yes to tax code changes and flat tax rates. Yes to audits of the ultra-wealthy. And stiff penalties to the tax transgressors. Even the poor families making a mere $400 grand/year.\n",
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When you go to the doctor, the receptionist no longer asks to see your Medicare Card. Instead he or she now ask for the card of your privatized insurance company that acquired you like livestock on a medieval fief. Taxpayers pay money into the Medicare system, but the money is no longer used exclusively to pay for medical care. A large percentage of the money now goes to the privatized bureaucracies that acquired these fiefs. So the taxpayer now has to not only pay for the government bureaucracy that manages the money, but also has to pay for the privatized bureaucracies that have received these medieval fiefs. The CEOs who manages the fief get the largest share. He is sort of like a duke or a count, but collectively more money goes to the investors who own the fief. We taxpayers now support two layers of bureaucracy, a vast network of advertising, campaign contributions, and the most complex incomprehensible billing system in the world. It is hard to imagine how Medicare could have been made more expensive, so this explains why our quarterly payments have risen so fast over the past few years. Actually the medical providers like doctors and nurses are more comparable to the medieval serfs. We patients are more like the livestock. This privatization of Medicare into medieval-like fiefs began under Trump and the Democrats have done nothing to stop it because both parties receive campaign contributions from the beneficiaries of the privatized companies.
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What if we assure Zuckerberg that we’ll start a Go Fund Me effort to raise funds for Meta if he keeps Trump off the platform; willl that work? How about a bake sale for Meta? A car wash? Magazine drive?Wow, the high and mighty and the tech titans are really just as flawed and phony as Trump. They deserve one-another.
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"content": "What if we assure Zuckerberg that we’ll start a Go Fund Me effort to raise funds for Meta if he keeps Trump off the platform; willl that work? How about a bake sale for Meta? A car wash? Magazine drive?Wow, the high and mighty and the tech titans are really just as flawed and phony as Trump. They deserve one-another.\n",
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This column has certainly generated a slew of silly comments. The feds are simply pointing to the possibility of health issues from gas stove use and this articles offers mitigation techniques. Many people weren't aware any health risks were tied to gas appliance use beyond the possibilities of carbon monoxide or natural gas poisoning, explosions, and fire due to the open flame. And there have been steps to address those risks such as pilotless burners and carbon monoxide detectors. I wasn't aware of these dangers and now I'll know to use the vent more often. I am thankful for the information.
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Whether convicted, or not, this case proves several things. One, the justice system is horribly slow and two, it's terribly unjust. High profile justice failures like this cause everyone to lose faith in the system.If DJT had presented a counterfeit $20 bill, the cops would have arrested him, but $150K in "hush" money, (not to mention tax/bank/insurance/rent increase fraud, etc.,) are apparently "victimless" crimes which allow him to remain free?His only legal defense? Denial.
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SueLondon Harry had a job. He was a soldier, but then the tabloids leaked that and put what seems like an entire battalion of people on harm’s way. Given that history, would you want him to be your helicopter pilot? Knowing that the lovely tabloids could chase you with drones? He now has to sell what he has: his story. And his story is intertwined with his brother’s. He is circumcised and can share that. But by sharing his circumcision it becomes clear his brother is too. This could go on forever. Before receiving money from the government William and Harry each earn over 20 million pounds each year. If they are so bothered by the revelations and scared of future ones, they could provide Harry with an income for life and make him sign a non disclosure agreement. As for his popularity, who cares? How many people even know who Princess Margaret was? Who can name one of her kids? Soon enough, William’s kids will be young adults and the harsh tabloid glare will be on them. By that point in time, Harry will have made his money, the proceeds will be invested and his kids will be set for life. None of this Andrew pandering for cash from shady businessmen in his 50s.
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"content": "SueLondon Harry had a job. He was a soldier, but then the tabloids leaked that and put what seems like an entire battalion of people on harm’s way. Given that history, would you want him to be your helicopter pilot? Knowing that the lovely tabloids could chase you with drones? He now has to sell what he has: his story. And his story is intertwined with his brother’s. He is circumcised and can share that. But by sharing his circumcision it becomes clear his brother is too. This could go on forever. Before receiving money from the government William and Harry each earn over 20 million pounds each year. If they are so bothered by the revelations and scared of future ones, they could provide Harry with an income for life and make him sign a non disclosure agreement. As for his popularity, who cares? How many people even know who Princess Margaret was? Who can name one of her kids? Soon enough, William’s kids will be young adults and the harsh tabloid glare will be on them. By that point in time, Harry will have made his money, the proceeds will be invested and his kids will be set for life. None of this Andrew pandering for cash from shady businessmen in his 50s.\n",
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I am a professional healthcare investor. After nearly 20 years of investing in healthcare companies I’ve come to the view that the American system is totally broken and needs a top down and bottoms up reimagining. Health education should be free. Doctors and nurses should not pay for professional schooling. We need tor reform. Anything other than egregious cases of neglect should be kept entirely outside of the court system. Insurance should be much much simpler. We should not have a 10 tiered reimbursement system with Medicaid paying less than the cost of care and private insurance or out of pocket paying individuals paying massively more. Facilities should be consolidated and inefficient ones that provide expensive or low quality care should be closed. And patients should be accountable for bad health maintenance decisions. If someone wants to smoke, drink, use illegal drugs, massively over consume food they should pay more into the system. We could deliver better care to more people for less money. It requires some tough medicine and fighting some special interests on both sides of the political spectrum as well as very influential local employers. But it can be done if we have the will. Unfortunately I do not believe we do.
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"content": "I am a professional healthcare investor. After nearly 20 years of investing in healthcare companies I’ve come to the view that the American system is totally broken and needs a top down and bottoms up reimagining. Health education should be free. Doctors and nurses should not pay for professional schooling. We need tor reform. Anything other than egregious cases of neglect should be kept entirely outside of the court system. Insurance should be much much simpler. We should not have a 10 tiered reimbursement system with Medicaid paying less than the cost of care and private insurance or out of pocket paying individuals paying massively more. Facilities should be consolidated and inefficient ones that provide expensive or low quality care should be closed. And patients should be accountable for bad health maintenance decisions. If someone wants to smoke, drink, use illegal drugs, massively over consume food they should pay more into the system. We could deliver better care to more people for less money. It requires some tough medicine and fighting some special interests on both sides of the political spectrum as well as very influential local employers. But it can be done if we have the will. Unfortunately I do not believe we do.\n",
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P Not to mention, women denied abortions until they are on the brink of death will be stuck with the $250,000 in medical bills. And the continuing health effects of being near death.Sepsis is no joke.
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the financial media has been repeating a "china re-opening" theme as a way to push stocks higher. my question is "re-opening" into what? the great recession was the result of a real-estate crash. i think china's economy is in worse shape than what's being reported. the chines central bank has been lowering interest rates in an effort to stimulate their economy. i see this as an act of desperation.
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Dave-- Revisit Jacques Rousseau's saying" man is born free and yet everywhere is in chains"People in every country are exploited for thebenefit of the few. History is full, from feudal erato Industrialization. There are no exceptions. America has the likes of Mr. Stephens to tell ushow good we have it. May be China has its ownStephens. I know India has many Stephenscontinuously extolling its $3Trillion GDP and howModi, its prime minister, is hugged by the likes ofBiden. However, go outside and pollutionenvelops the country with PM2.5 filling the lungs,people afflicted with cough, irritating eyes andspreading catastrophe of cancer and heart disease.Our GDP and Biden hugging Modi keeppeople thumping their chest in between thebouts of coughing.
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larkspur We had a balance budget in 2000 when Geo. W. Bush was elected. He and the GOP Congress pushed through 21 huge tax cuts before 9/11 and then a smaller on during the Iraq War. A budget has two sides: revenue and spending. These tax cuts and the inevitable reduced revenue are largely responsible for continuous deficits. Then the Trump tax cuts of 2017 opened another 1 Trillion gap. Where are the calls to raise taxes on people like Elon Musk who can spend billions to go to the moon or purchase Twitter?
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Thanks. I do believe the CEO faction of the Republican Party supports "open immigration", in the same way they support outsourcing manufacturing and getting cheap labor wherever they can get it irrespective of national boundaries. I am not saying there is anything wrong with open immigration. Supporting immigration AND immigrants' rights to a social safety net is vital to the world's future, in my view, but is not any part of the Republican agenda.
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Joe Manchin, who saved us from an even more disastrous economic situation by putting a curb on the progressive plan to spend an additional $3,000,000,000,000 in 2021 (yes, you read that number correctly), is now perhaps the person to save us from the Democratic decision in December not to raise the debt ceiling.
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If you want wages to rise for low income workers in the United States do not flood the labor market with unskilled low income workers.That is the price of open borders.
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I have found the opposite to be true in the last several decades. More and more directions for anything that needs putting together are in picture form. Elevators use pictures versus words for "open" and "close." Most signs are visual -- arrows, shapes, attempts at showing a person doing something, etc. As an almost 100% verbal learner, I find it difficult to read pictures. Tell me, don't show me! Or let me feel my way through- tactile or instinct. I duly recognize many prefer and/or need pictures so for directions, signs, etc. why not both?
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The real issue is that whoever creates and controls the most capable AI will control the world. It's the new arms race and though it is obvious we need to open our eyes to what we are creating/unleashing, to slow American research just gives an advantage to Chinese, North Korean and other research programs. Not sure what the answer is other than world agreement and regulation but that, obviously, is never going to happen.
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U.S. Pours Money Into Chips, but Even Soaring Spending Has Limits Amid a tech cold war with China, U.S. companies have pledged nearly $200 billion for chip manufacturing projects since early 2020. But the investments are not a silver bullet. In September, the chip giant Intel gathered officials at a patch of land near Columbus, Ohio, where it pledged to invest at least $20 billion in two new factories to make semiconductors. Amid a tech cold war with China, U.S. companies have pledged nearly $200 billion for chip manufacturing projects since early 2020. But the investments are not a silver bullet.
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You dont want to be lectured? How typical of the younger gen. Cause you know everything, right? Your experiences are completely different than the Oldz in your life. Lol! Hubris is your problem, not the lack of cash. I wish I got more lectures on savings, credit and other financial instruments. I wish a learned adult had taken me aside and told me the ABC's, or got me to go to someone for help. Regretfully, I didn't, and its been difficult recovering from some rough times, some of which involved health related, unemployment episodes. So here's some advice. Find a means to make sure some of your income is automatically deducted (pre tax if possible), before you see it. 401K if employed and its offered, or some other direct deposits, that take the decision making out of your hands, and squirrels it away where you cant touch it till maturity of the instrument and yourself.If you think you can make the best choices, and properly channel those small increments - FYI...you wont! Because you will always find another thing to spend it on, or bill to pay. You have to take the money out of your sight, and out of your control. Of course this means you "take-home" less, have less in-pocket from each pay period, but that's the tough-luck part. This means you live even tighter on 5-10% less each pay period, but you'll adjust. We all do. You have to channel the money away before its in your hands. Its the only way to save and invest. Period. The change jar is not enough.
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"content": "You dont want to be lectured? How typical of the younger gen. Cause you know everything, right? Your experiences are completely different than the Oldz in your life. Lol! Hubris is your problem, not the lack of cash. I wish I got more lectures on savings, credit and other financial instruments. I wish a learned adult had taken me aside and told me the ABC's, or got me to go to someone for help. Regretfully, I didn't, and its been difficult recovering from some rough times, some of which involved health related, unemployment episodes. So here's some advice. Find a means to make sure some of your income is automatically deducted (pre tax if possible), before you see it. 401K if employed and its offered, or some other direct deposits, that take the decision making out of your hands, and squirrels it away where you cant touch it till maturity of the instrument and yourself.If you think you can make the best choices, and properly channel those small increments - FYI...you wont! Because you will always find another thing to spend it on, or bill to pay. You have to take the money out of your sight, and out of your control. Of course this means you \"take-home\" less, have less in-pocket from each pay period, but that's the tough-luck part. This means you live even tighter on 5-10% less each pay period, but you'll adjust. We all do. You have to channel the money away before its in your hands. Its the only way to save and invest. Period. The change jar is not enough.\n",
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I'm glad to see that so many commenters are pointing out the dangers of overpopulation and the need to change the economic systems that focus on unlimited growth. Some cities in China, like Beijing, are virtually unlivable due to pollution, which is killing over 4 million people a year. In addition, we need to pay more attention to the perspectives on marriage that, as a teacher for 7 years in China, I heard from young Chinese women. We often used marriage as a debate topic in class. I would estimate that while 99% of boys thought of marriage as a wonderful way of being taken care of, for the rest of their lives, some 85% of the female students stated that they didn't want to get married or have children. They preferred to make their own money and have more freedom. Some of them pointed out that there is now a law in China that states if only one person in a marriage wants a divorce, the other partner must stay with them for another 6 months to a year to see if things will improve.As is pointed out in the article, much of the work of raising children falls to the lot of the mother, or in many cases, the grandmother. I'm amazed that the abuses of patriarchal societies are so often overlooked in discussing issues like this.
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The nfl deserves some credit for investing millions of dollars to handle this situation. They avoided (god still willing) a death on the field. I get it is a business decision but they did the right thing.
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SMB I general, I agree. I'm not sure however how you get to the idea that Biden has paid down $1.4 trillion of the national debt. Perhaps he has reduced the deficit by that much? If any of the debt had been paid down, we wouldn't be up against the debt limit.
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This is ridiculous and anyone seeing $2.13 and saying “yeah, that’s sounds, because they get tips” is insane and never had to wait on tables in their lives. This again proves that lobbying is a huge loophole that allows companies legally bribe the government against its own people. Unless this changes, corporations will always find ways to exploit workers.
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We know the NRA has been infiltrated by Torshin and his employee Maria Butina. We know the NRA has been funding the Republican party to the point of controlling them. We know that Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort was working for Putin to advance Yanakovich's intention to conduct a bloodless coup in Ukraine. We know Trump tried to extort the President of Ukraine by holding arms hostage to obtain manufactured "dirt" on Biden. We heard Trump publicly ask Russia to do the same on Clinton. We saw Trump never say a bad word about our nemesis Putin, and threaten our relationship to NATO. The unanimous conclusions of all our national security agencies was that Putin actively manipulated US public opinion to help get Trump elected, and he publicly admitted Trump was his favorite candidate. The Mueller investigation was clear. Mitch McConnell insured that sanctions were lifted for the Russian company Rusal owned by the very same oligarch -- Deripaska -- to invest in Kentucky. That's just a portion of what we actually knew. And now, the FBI has been infiltrated by Russia as well.It's no wonder Republicans howl "Russiagate" every time the topic is mentioned, and want to talk about the dossier and how "unfair" it was to investigate Russians in contact with Trump. I suspect there are many more of them in cahoots with the Kremlin. Sowing the seeds of chaos, which seems to be their sole party platform, is right up Putin's alley.
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"content": "We know the NRA has been infiltrated by Torshin and his employee Maria Butina. We know the NRA has been funding the Republican party to the point of controlling them. We know that Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort was working for Putin to advance Yanakovich's intention to conduct a bloodless coup in Ukraine. We know Trump tried to extort the President of Ukraine by holding arms hostage to obtain manufactured \"dirt\" on Biden. We heard Trump publicly ask Russia to do the same on Clinton. We saw Trump never say a bad word about our nemesis Putin, and threaten our relationship to NATO. The unanimous conclusions of all our national security agencies was that Putin actively manipulated US public opinion to help get Trump elected, and he publicly admitted Trump was his favorite candidate. The Mueller investigation was clear. Mitch McConnell insured that sanctions were lifted for the Russian company Rusal owned by the very same oligarch -- Deripaska -- to invest in Kentucky. That's just a portion of what we actually knew. And now, the FBI has been infiltrated by Russia as well.It's no wonder Republicans howl \"Russiagate\" every time the topic is mentioned, and want to talk about the dossier and how \"unfair\" it was to investigate Russians in contact with Trump. I suspect there are many more of them in cahoots with the Kremlin. Sowing the seeds of chaos, which seems to be their sole party platform, is right up Putin's alley.\n",
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I'm sorry but I take issue with two things in this article1) Can we stop with the doom and gloom in the tech industry? Yes many top tech companies are announcing layoffs in 2022-2023, but that's largely because they appeared to have hired too aggressively in 2020-2021. I wish the NYT would post the total job numbers in tech by year; you'll find that even after these layoffs, jobs in the tech industry are still up vs before the pandemic.2) Aside from the alleged decline of perks, why no mention of compensation? Compensation remains robust in tech. Go check out what some of these Netflix, Salesforce, and Google employees for instance....they're making like $150-250k in the mid 30's on avg, if not higher in many instances as well, and it's not all in SF/NY. Even more experienced employees can be raking in $300-600k (not senior management but regular employees).
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"content": "I'm sorry but I take issue with two things in this article1) Can we stop with the doom and gloom in the tech industry? Yes many top tech companies are announcing layoffs in 2022-2023, but that's largely because they appeared to have hired too aggressively in 2020-2021. I wish the NYT would post the total job numbers in tech by year; you'll find that even after these layoffs, jobs in the tech industry are still up vs before the pandemic.2) Aside from the alleged decline of perks, why no mention of compensation? Compensation remains robust in tech. Go check out what some of these Netflix, Salesforce, and Google employees for instance....they're making like $150-250k in the mid 30's on avg, if not higher in many instances as well, and it's not all in SF/NY. Even more experienced employees can be raking in $300-600k (not senior management but regular employees).\n",
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In Finland & Denmark, the governments are concerned with providing a safe supportive environment for their citizens and their families. Americans who relocate to these countries find them healthier and happier places to live compared to living in the United States for this very reason.In both Finland and Denmark: Universal Healthcare, has extremely high levels of support for child nutrition, education, parental leave, etc...In these countries, families do not have to struggle against a system that is largely investor driven whether it be healthcare, education, or employment and while the ideal of a "market economy" (ostensibly what the USA has in theory,,,) is that in free and open markets have higher levels of competition should drive costs down and provide greater choice...unfortunately the exact opposite has happened in many sectors of the US economy, especially in healthcare and education. The video link below covers a depth study of Finland and Denmark's governing systems in contrast to the governing system in the USA and the satisfaction and happiness in the respective citizenry of each country. Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pm0Mn0-jYU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pm0Mn0-jYU</a>
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"content": "In Finland & Denmark, the governments are concerned with providing a safe supportive environment for their citizens and their families. Americans who relocate to these countries find them healthier and happier places to live compared to living in the United States for this very reason.In both Finland and Denmark: Universal Healthcare, has extremely high levels of support for child nutrition, education, parental leave, etc...In these countries, families do not have to struggle against a system that is largely investor driven whether it be healthcare, education, or employment and while the ideal of a \"market economy\" (ostensibly what the USA has in theory,,,) is that in free and open markets have higher levels of competition should drive costs down and provide greater choice...unfortunately the exact opposite has happened in many sectors of the US economy, especially in healthcare and education. The video link below covers a depth study of Finland and Denmark's governing systems in contrast to the governing system in the USA and the satisfaction and happiness in the respective citizenry of each country. Why Finland And Denmark Are Happier Than The U.S.<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pm0Mn0-jYU\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pm0Mn0-jYU</a>\n",
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Pal $8 eggs in California because of a shortage caused by bacterial infections and the time it takes to replace hens (months). $26 pallet of chicken thighs. I ascribe the latter to greed.These people are deniers because they're either too corrupt and denying is profitable or they are too hungry for power and unprincipled enough to take advantage of disinformed voters.This is where we are in a nation that has, for far too long, allowed the specter of corruption to grow over time all the while allowing bad actors to establish themselves in our nation. I am talking specifically about the Murdoch family and its purchase of some of our nation's most sensitive media properties.You cannot allow the broadcast and print of lies as news for decades and expect a result that is any different than what we are now witnessing. You cannot allow money as speech and call it politics. You cannot allow the wholesale periodic banning of books and topics in education and expect future generations of voters to have the wisdom and ability to think critically when bombarded with lies on an hourly basis.Finally, you cannot allow media personalities who lie daily on shows that are seen by millions of viewers, in some areas right wing news is all that is available, and expect voters to choose non-authoritarian leaders and causes.The economy suffers from corruption as much as our politics. There is no independent area of life. Everything is tied together.
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"content": "Pal $8 eggs in California because of a shortage caused by bacterial infections and the time it takes to replace hens (months). $26 pallet of chicken thighs. I ascribe the latter to greed.These people are deniers because they're either too corrupt and denying is profitable or they are too hungry for power and unprincipled enough to take advantage of disinformed voters.This is where we are in a nation that has, for far too long, allowed the specter of corruption to grow over time all the while allowing bad actors to establish themselves in our nation. I am talking specifically about the Murdoch family and its purchase of some of our nation's most sensitive media properties.You cannot allow the broadcast and print of lies as news for decades and expect a result that is any different than what we are now witnessing. You cannot allow money as speech and call it politics. You cannot allow the wholesale periodic banning of books and topics in education and expect future generations of voters to have the wisdom and ability to think critically when bombarded with lies on an hourly basis.Finally, you cannot allow media personalities who lie daily on shows that are seen by millions of viewers, in some areas right wing news is all that is available, and expect voters to choose non-authoritarian leaders and causes.The economy suffers from corruption as much as our politics. There is no independent area of life. Everything is tied together.\n",
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morGan, you bring up an important point: there's a lot of money to be made off all aspects of war.When President Eisenhower warned us about the "Military Industrial (Congressional) Complex," he meant not only fortunes built from making weapons, but also whole industries that would collapse if war (& skirmishes) ended. Also included are war profiteers and mongers -- those who benefit from death & destruction, and who advocate, agitate, and cheerlead for wars that further their business interests. Also included are congress members, presidents, secretaries of state, and military leaders who build careers off hawkish views for starting, or prolonging, wars. Wall Street, big banks/finance, big business, and entertainment are also on the list.Nearly a century ago, Smedley Butler, that era's most-decorated and well-respected Marine, an officer who had spent decades as a military leader, retired and travelled the country condemning the war machine as a way for the U.S. to invade other countries for big business to exploit that country's resources by decimating and killing the local people and the American soldiers -- who he saw as just kids -- he had led into battle. Butler said we often invaded for business reasons, not because the U.S. had been attacked.We should respect those who serve to protect our country, but also recognize that wars are often started, fought, and prolonged as part of a 'profits over people'-based business model.
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"content": "morGan, you bring up an important point: there's a lot of money to be made off all aspects of war.When President Eisenhower warned us about the \"Military Industrial (Congressional) Complex,\" he meant not only fortunes built from making weapons, but also whole industries that would collapse if war (& skirmishes) ended. Also included are war profiteers and mongers -- those who benefit from death & destruction, and who advocate, agitate, and cheerlead for wars that further their business interests. Also included are congress members, presidents, secretaries of state, and military leaders who build careers off hawkish views for starting, or prolonging, wars. Wall Street, big banks/finance, big business, and entertainment are also on the list.Nearly a century ago, Smedley Butler, that era's most-decorated and well-respected Marine, an officer who had spent decades as a military leader, retired and travelled the country condemning the war machine as a way for the U.S. to invade other countries for big business to exploit that country's resources by decimating and killing the local people and the American soldiers -- who he saw as just kids -- he had led into battle. Butler said we often invaded for business reasons, not because the U.S. had been attacked.We should respect those who serve to protect our country, but also recognize that wars are often started, fought, and prolonged as part of a 'profits over people'-based business model.\n",
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Aaron Wasser - Agreed, except that despite Big Corporate Ag's huge lobbying efforts and undue influence on elected officials that result in them being handed billions in corporate welfare (funded with taxpayer monies), agriculture comprises only 1.7% of CA's total GDP., according to ca.gov
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"content": "Aaron Wasser - Agreed, except that despite Big Corporate Ag's huge lobbying efforts and undue influence on elected officials that result in them being handed billions in corporate welfare (funded with taxpayer monies), agriculture comprises only 1.7% of CA's total GDP., according to ca.gov\n",
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LW1, you’re for sure moving too fast, but on the other hand, if your boyfriend “pulls back” when you bring up a huge heartfelt desire for a family, that is also a big problem. A fully adult man must have the emotional wherewithal and the communication skills to weather awkward and hard conversations and to work with a partners feelings (even the hard ones like anxiety). If you are very direct (even pushy) and he can’t meet you in a nuanced full conversation about his own desires and feelings, he is NOT partner material. If neither of you can have hard conversations without getting bossy, pushy, anxious, defensive, withdrawn, or deflecting, you’re not ready for a HEALTHY marriage. Don’t underestimate the amount of pain you’ll bring to your life if you marry and have children under the wrong conditions. Give the relationship six more months. Don’t get anxious at 10 weeks. See if healthy conversations are happening. If the marriage and baby conversation doesn’t have joy and hope and love, you’re making a terrible decision. Move on. Most of my friends and I had our first kids at ages 38-39. Second kids early 40s. I had my second baby at 45! Biggest and best surprise of my life! I wouldn’t count on that but honestly, you’re panicking a bit.
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"content": "LW1, you’re for sure moving too fast, but on the other hand, if your boyfriend “pulls back” when you bring up a huge heartfelt desire for a family, that is also a big problem. A fully adult man must have the emotional wherewithal and the communication skills to weather awkward and hard conversations and to work with a partners feelings (even the hard ones like anxiety). If you are very direct (even pushy) and he can’t meet you in a nuanced full conversation about his own desires and feelings, he is NOT partner material. If neither of you can have hard conversations without getting bossy, pushy, anxious, defensive, withdrawn, or deflecting, you’re not ready for a HEALTHY marriage. Don’t underestimate the amount of pain you’ll bring to your life if you marry and have children under the wrong conditions. Give the relationship six more months. Don’t get anxious at 10 weeks. See if healthy conversations are happening. If the marriage and baby conversation doesn’t have joy and hope and love, you’re making a terrible decision. Move on. Most of my friends and I had our first kids at ages 38-39. Second kids early 40s. I had my second baby at 45! Biggest and best surprise of my life! I wouldn’t count on that but honestly, you’re panicking a bit.\n",
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I, too, am a graduate of UCSC and always visit Bookshop Santa Cruz when we go there. I occasionally buy books from the local independent bookshop here, but almost always have books checked out from the County Library. At least the current County Supervisors have restored funding to the Library to allow them to be open 6 days a week, and even purchase new books. It is still telling though that the lowest paid County professionals are librarians and behavioral health workers.
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"content": "I, too, am a graduate of UCSC and always visit Bookshop Santa Cruz when we go there. I occasionally buy books from the local independent bookshop here, but almost always have books checked out from the County Library. At least the current County Supervisors have restored funding to the Library to allow them to be open 6 days a week, and even purchase new books. It is still telling though that the lowest paid County professionals are librarians and behavioral health workers.\n",
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The statement from Pebble is pathetic and sad. Claiming that the "pre-emptive action" by "the Biden EPA" "against Pebble is not supported legally, technically, or environmentally," almost masks the desperate greed they have. These open pit mines have destroyed more than just fisheries. Once the minerals are extracted, the environmental disasters through maintenance lapses begin. Pebble is also projecting when they say the EPA is acting politically. Pebble has desperately played politics from the very beginning..., lying, gaslighting, and marketing the heck out of this disastrous plan to the locals for over a decade. Stay strong EPA.
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"content": "The statement from Pebble is pathetic and sad. Claiming that the \"pre-emptive action\" by \"the Biden EPA\" \"against Pebble is not supported legally, technically, or environmentally,\" almost masks the desperate greed they have. These open pit mines have destroyed more than just fisheries. Once the minerals are extracted, the environmental disasters through maintenance lapses begin. Pebble is also projecting when they say the EPA is acting politically. Pebble has desperately played politics from the very beginning..., lying, gaslighting, and marketing the heck out of this disastrous plan to the locals for over a decade. Stay strong EPA.\n",
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Thanks for this info. It is interesting.There are several underlying assumptions to this data. For instance, If you have a family of 4 in Boston you could pay $2735 per month and own a home. Yet, find it difficult to imagine you could find a 2 or 3 bed apartment for $1718 a month in a part of town where your kids could play outside during the day.What would be helpful would, if possible, break it down by family size. In almost every location, once you have several family members living together, owning property appears superior to rent. Problem is the downpayment and credit scores to afford the interest payment.
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"content": "Thanks for this info. It is interesting.There are several underlying assumptions to this data. For instance, If you have a family of 4 in Boston you could pay $2735 per month and own a home. Yet, find it difficult to imagine you could find a 2 or 3 bed apartment for $1718 a month in a part of town where your kids could play outside during the day.What would be helpful would, if possible, break it down by family size. In almost every location, once you have several family members living together, owning property appears superior to rent. Problem is the downpayment and credit scores to afford the interest payment.\n",
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Tommy T It would seem to this naïve observer that if anything lent itself to wholesale automation, it would be button manufacture and the 1500 jobs it comprises. This article does not consider the effects of automation on this new "partnership" at all. Mexico's workers are in no less a precarious situation that those in the US OR China, but never a word about the looming mass dislocations...
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"the popular Netflix series... has spawned a backlash among the French, who complain that it portrays them as nasty, haughty and lazy"Perhaps the French are offended because the show hits a little too close to home? France loves all those tourist dollars pouring into their economy, but the French people are the least forgiving and most disparaging of outsiders, more so than any other country in Europe. Visit if you must, but don't expect to be welcomed with open arms.
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"content": "\"the popular Netflix series... has spawned a backlash among the French, who complain that it portrays them as nasty, haughty and lazy\"Perhaps the French are offended because the show hits a little too close to home? France loves all those tourist dollars pouring into their economy, but the French people are the least forgiving and most disparaging of outsiders, more so than any other country in Europe. Visit if you must, but don't expect to be welcomed with open arms.\n",
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Barbara Exactly! Microsoft is going to take a $1.2 billion charge to save $1.5 billion in wages. It would seem like attrition would take care of most of the problem. But of course Microsoft has to face the "analysts" in a couple of weeks and have a good story to tell them so this is what they do, pander to Wall Street.Don't the airlines right now wish they had done a little more thinking and a little less pandering over the last couple of years.
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"content": "Barbara Exactly! Microsoft is going to take a $1.2 billion charge to save $1.5 billion in wages. It would seem like attrition would take care of most of the problem. But of course Microsoft has to face the \"analysts\" in a couple of weeks and have a good story to tell them so this is what they do, pander to Wall Street.Don't the airlines right now wish they had done a little more thinking and a little less pandering over the last couple of years.\n",
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We are at 8 Billion now and expected to grow to 10 Billion soon. We are still multiplying more than rabbits.
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"content": "We are at 8 Billion now and expected to grow to 10 Billion soon. We are still multiplying more than rabbits.\n",
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The concept of an ADU sounds reasonable until developers and speculators get involved. Here in San Diego developers managed to convince the City Council to allow for ADU's on steroids where these units can have a 30' height with no property line set back along with no additional parking, reduced impact fees... The end result is unsightly structures and higher real estate prices. A single family home that once sold for $750,000 now goes for $1.4 million with ADU rentals. The real rub is that these policies are being implemented to end homelessness but no one is building these units for the homeless. We are heading towards corporate owned housing where more and more people can only afford to rent.
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"content": "The concept of an ADU sounds reasonable until developers and speculators get involved. Here in San Diego developers managed to convince the City Council to allow for ADU's on steroids where these units can have a 30' height with no property line set back along with no additional parking, reduced impact fees... The end result is unsightly structures and higher real estate prices. A single family home that once sold for $750,000 now goes for $1.4 million with ADU rentals. The real rub is that these policies are being implemented to end homelessness but no one is building these units for the homeless. We are heading towards corporate owned housing where more and more people can only afford to rent.\n",
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As a nation we're going to face more extreme weather and crises in the future, and yet, instead of unifying--you know, the UNITED States of American--we have a vocal, spiteful minority who are invested in disunity, resentment and gratuitous power. In disaster and horror movies, those are the characters that, after bringing the survivors to the brink of extinction, are locked away, thrown overboard, gotten rid of in some way. Alas, this is not a movie, these are not sets, and the actors are real people who experience real pain and loss. I hope enough of us Americans can come together so we don't have more repeats of Covid 2019, where a pandemic didn't look good on their resume, so a few people in power did nothing but watch tens of thousands of Americans die.
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"content": "As a nation we're going to face more extreme weather and crises in the future, and yet, instead of unifying--you know, the UNITED States of American--we have a vocal, spiteful minority who are invested in disunity, resentment and gratuitous power. In disaster and horror movies, those are the characters that, after bringing the survivors to the brink of extinction, are locked away, thrown overboard, gotten rid of in some way. Alas, this is not a movie, these are not sets, and the actors are real people who experience real pain and loss. I hope enough of us Americans can come together so we don't have more repeats of Covid 2019, where a pandemic didn't look good on their resume, so a few people in power did nothing but watch tens of thousands of Americans die.\n",
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A Agreed. Anyone willing to spend $500 on a meal is not motivated by redeeming social value at the tapping of their credit card after the dessert course.
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"content": "A Agreed. Anyone willing to spend $500 on a meal is not motivated by redeeming social value at the tapping of their credit card after the dessert course.\n",
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Krugman excuses too much from Democratic behavior. During the Great Recession, he advocated bringing down the national debt once the recovery was over. The economy had returned to normal around the time Trump took office, where of course he took credit for it. Then Trump and the Republicans immediately enacted the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, which jacked up deficits once more. No one who understands the political economy of the past 40 years has any illusions about Republicans wanting to excuse the business elite and their businesses from taxation and intend to reduce deficits solely by budget cuts.Back to Krugman, having a high national debt makes the country economically vulnerable to external shocks, like a major war. Moreover, 43% of the federal budget goes toward interest payments on the national debt - tax dollars that could have been used for more productive purposes. This is what we now have to pay for indulgences of the past.The honest solution would be to raise taxes back up on the rich and corporations, while looking for savings in the defense budget. There is a lot of pork in defense, and the overwhelming bulk of it gets spent in politically red areas, where the bases and defense contractors are.Democrats have to be assertive in calling out Republicans on their 'starve-the-beast' game. But they also have to be responsible for their quickness to spend. There is not enough money taxpayers are willing to part with to fund every pet project out there.
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"content": "Krugman excuses too much from Democratic behavior. During the Great Recession, he advocated bringing down the national debt once the recovery was over. The economy had returned to normal around the time Trump took office, where of course he took credit for it. Then Trump and the Republicans immediately enacted the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, which jacked up deficits once more. No one who understands the political economy of the past 40 years has any illusions about Republicans wanting to excuse the business elite and their businesses from taxation and intend to reduce deficits solely by budget cuts.Back to Krugman, having a high national debt makes the country economically vulnerable to external shocks, like a major war. Moreover, 43% of the federal budget goes toward interest payments on the national debt - tax dollars that could have been used for more productive purposes. This is what we now have to pay for indulgences of the past.The honest solution would be to raise taxes back up on the rich and corporations, while looking for savings in the defense budget. There is a lot of pork in defense, and the overwhelming bulk of it gets spent in politically red areas, where the bases and defense contractors are.Democrats have to be assertive in calling out Republicans on their 'starve-the-beast' game. But they also have to be responsible for their quickness to spend. There is not enough money taxpayers are willing to part with to fund every pet project out there.\n",
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This issue, including the opening paragraphs of this article, has consistently been misframed by supporters of affirmative action. In the example given, there is no indication that the first group of Black students to Wesleyan were in any way less qualified than their white classmates. Wesleyan for the first time expanded their recruiting outside their narrow core cohort of well to do white Protestants. If affirmative action is eliminated as a factor in admissions, there is no reason to believe it will preclude targeted recruitment of underrepresented groups. If such recruiting efforts fail to maintain a diverse student body, it will be a sign that other admissions criteria- finances, extracurriculars, etc- are unfairly preventing otherwise capable minority and low socioeconomic status students from being admitted.As has been pointed out by other commenters, at this point in time a disproportionate share of the advantages of affirmative action are accruing to upper middle class and wealthy ‘disadvantaged’ families. To continue further on this path will only increase inequity and economic disparities.
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"content": "This issue, including the opening paragraphs of this article, has consistently been misframed by supporters of affirmative action. In the example given, there is no indication that the first group of Black students to Wesleyan were in any way less qualified than their white classmates. Wesleyan for the first time expanded their recruiting outside their narrow core cohort of well to do white Protestants. If affirmative action is eliminated as a factor in admissions, there is no reason to believe it will preclude targeted recruitment of underrepresented groups. If such recruiting efforts fail to maintain a diverse student body, it will be a sign that other admissions criteria- finances, extracurriculars, etc- are unfairly preventing otherwise capable minority and low socioeconomic status students from being admitted.As has been pointed out by other commenters, at this point in time a disproportionate share of the advantages of affirmative action are accruing to upper middle class and wealthy ‘disadvantaged’ families. To continue further on this path will only increase inequity and economic disparities.\n",
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Capitalism, for the most part, is terrible and rarely makes any sense. The reason for this is relatively simple- Everyone has either an opinion or a vote..Now, oddly enough, New York City- (Which is, by even the most simplest terms: Broke) has arranged more than 225 million dollars in debt relived for Taxi drivers. By law, there are 13,587 taxis in New York City... Do the math. My point? Uber and Lyft have one goal: To earn as much money as possible. So does GM, Microsoft... and Apple. Yet, people aren't marching in the street that Apple earns about 45% profit on each phone the company sells...Solution: How about we have the people who run New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington, and everything in between start using these never ending taxpayer funded money to encourage people to walk more, take transit. Hire more police, while cleaning up neighborhoods with more parks, better sidewalks and street lights? Like I said, capitalism, for the most part, is terrible and rarely makes any sense.
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"content": "Capitalism, for the most part, is terrible and rarely makes any sense. The reason for this is relatively simple- Everyone has either an opinion or a vote..Now, oddly enough, New York City- (Which is, by even the most simplest terms: Broke) has arranged more than 225 million dollars in debt relived for Taxi drivers. By law, there are 13,587 taxis in New York City... Do the math. My point? Uber and Lyft have one goal: To earn as much money as possible. So does GM, Microsoft... and Apple. Yet, people aren't marching in the street that Apple earns about 45% profit on each phone the company sells...Solution: How about we have the people who run New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington, and everything in between start using these never ending taxpayer funded money to encourage people to walk more, take transit. Hire more police, while cleaning up neighborhoods with more parks, better sidewalks and street lights? Like I said, capitalism, for the most part, is terrible and rarely makes any sense.\n",
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Al Kilo The FY 2023 Budget for DHS includes $17.5B for border security. That's a lot more than "zero borders." I do find it striking that you are equating desperate migrants seeking a better life with a criminal invasion that has tried to install a puppet regime for Moscow. Russia has bombed apartment buildings, killed many thousands of civilians, tortured captives--and you think that is similar to the situation at our southern border?
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"content": "Al Kilo The FY 2023 Budget for DHS includes $17.5B for border security. That's a lot more than \"zero borders.\" I do find it striking that you are equating desperate migrants seeking a better life with a criminal invasion that has tried to install a puppet regime for Moscow. Russia has bombed apartment buildings, killed many thousands of civilians, tortured captives--and you think that is similar to the situation at our southern border?\n",
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