You are really lousy at showing how hard you had it, or trying to show how easy others had it. Having no hot water for a couple weeks is nothing. We went longer that that with no electricity during a couple winters, and I know my parents went through it more that a couple times when they were growing up.
You still haven't shown that the AC above is lying. It's easy enough to find stories online of people who either grew up with dirt floors, or knew others who had them.
Same here. Are you in one of those BNI groups? I just dropped from one whose meetings were biweekly.
When I'm talking with my clients, I don't go into details of their finances. But when they are remodeling the office/warehouse, talking about opening another site, or just talking about how it's going on any given day, their concerns for the future is evident. Money is always part of that concern, and it doesn't matter where that money is going, it's still a big concern.
That's why I can't understand Jzanu's argument, that only large successful companies care about taxes in relation to their business decisions.
Surely you see that there is a vast difference between "go figure" meaning "you will never figure that out", vs "I could care less" meaning "I could not care less".
"Go figure" is not the opposite of "You will never figure that out". If anything it is a shortened form of the phrase that really has no meaning by itself.
But the phrase "I could care less" is used when people really could not care less about a subject. They don't care about it at all, one way or the other. They could not care less about it, but the phrase they use to express that situation specifically says the exact opposite.
There are families in New England with very large incomes whose members have not held a job in generations.
And the funny thing is that they are not the richest people in the country. They barely are seen in the Forbes 100 richest Americans. Most of the people on the Forbes 100 list either started poor and built their company, or their parents or grandparents did so, and even the heirs work for a living.
I grew up in a house with no hot water. In the 1970s. Does that fit with your model of building codes defining everyone's life?
I've also been called a liar for stating that fact of my childhood, for the very reason you give. So your assumption that the AC is lying hits a bit close to home.
So your whole argument is based on large corporate entities.
I work with small businesses as my clients. EVERYTHING that takes money from their bank account is cause for consideration of other business matters. Including the fees they pay me to keep their computers going. And also including taxes.
OK. But "go figure" doesn't mean the opposite of what people actually mean. I doubt anyone at all uses that phrase as intentional irony.
As an example: Man 1: I loved that woman. Man 2: Yep. Man 1: I gave her everything she asked for. Man 2: Yep. Man 1: Then she cheated on me. Man 2: Go figure.
I don't see any irony, sarcasm, or other deeper philosophical meaning in that phrase. It's just a pat answer in similar conversations.
"Begs the question" is not worth fighting for, since it is a stupid phrase for what it was coined for. I know it means "circular reasoning". But where do you get "begs the question" from "circular reasoning"? (I know the answer to that as well, but I just don't care. It's a bad choice.)
So, let the masses have the "begs the question", and use the much clearer "circular reasoning" as our forefathers did.
Does that mean if people keep using the phrase "I could care less", then the words could and couldn't officially switch meaning?
Sigh. For the 18 squillionth time, the phrase "I could care less" (to mean "I couldn't possibly care less") is intentionally ironic.
Only if the person saying the phrase realizes that. Otherwise it is just something people say without understanding what the words truly mean.
Next time you hear someone use the phrase "I could care less", ask them if they understand what the words mean. Let us know if anyone replies that they are being intentionally ironic.
Bringing the ice cube safely and unmolten down from orbit might also pose minor problems....
Besides, the added ice would raise the level of the oceans. Not your intended result. Instead, find a way to make it cloudier overall, raising the albedo of the Earth.
The earth is fucked enough already. We don't need to go raising its albedo and make her a real bitch in heat.
As if you actually care about the shit that Obama has done. As long as he's on "your side" you will excuse everything he or Clinton have done. Happens every time, which is why you are surprised that someone can actually make the claim you are lamely attacking.
As for me, it's Green Party's Jill Stein all the way, just like last time.
Pretty sure Maher intended that Trump expects to "rule" over us, regardless of what the position of the presidency is supposed to do. Trump has made it abundantly clear from his promises and bullshit that he doesn't understand the jurisdiction of the role. And what do you think will happen if Trump does win and realize that he doesn't get to sit up on high and dictate legislature? After a temper-tantrum he'll probably start massive public smear campaigns against any legislator who doesn't immediately toe his line.
So it will be Obama's third term?
Because that is exactly how President Obama has acted for the last 7+ years.
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You are really lousy at showing how hard you had it, or trying to show how easy others had it. Having no hot water for a couple weeks is nothing. We went longer that that with no electricity during a couple winters, and I know my parents went through it more that a couple times when they were growing up.
You still haven't shown that the AC above is lying. It's easy enough to find stories online of people who either grew up with dirt floors, or knew others who had them.
Same here. Are you in one of those BNI groups? I just dropped from one whose meetings were biweekly.
When I'm talking with my clients, I don't go into details of their finances. But when they are remodeling the office/warehouse, talking about opening another site, or just talking about how it's going on any given day, their concerns for the future is evident. Money is always part of that concern, and it doesn't matter where that money is going, it's still a big concern.
That's why I can't understand Jzanu's argument, that only large successful companies care about taxes in relation to their business decisions.
Surely you see that there is a vast difference between "go figure" meaning "you will never figure that out", vs "I could care less" meaning "I could not care less".
"Go figure" is not the opposite of "You will never figure that out". If anything it is a shortened form of the phrase that really has no meaning by itself.
But the phrase "I could care less" is used when people really could not care less about a subject. They don't care about it at all, one way or the other. They could not care less about it, but the phrase they use to express that situation specifically says the exact opposite.
That isn't irony. It's ignorance.
There are families in New England with very large incomes whose members have not held a job in generations.
And the funny thing is that they are not the richest people in the country. They barely are seen in the Forbes 100 richest Americans. Most of the people on the Forbes 100 list either started poor and built their company, or their parents or grandparents did so, and even the heirs work for a living.
I grew up in a house with no hot water. In the 1970s. Does that fit with your model of building codes defining everyone's life?
I've also been called a liar for stating that fact of my childhood, for the very reason you give. So your assumption that the AC is lying hits a bit close to home.
When did the discussion get limited to only large corporations?
You want to self-select what businesses get considered here. No, that's not how this works.
What owners of small firms believe, in relation to their expenses, is definitely part of this argument.
So your whole argument is based on large corporate entities.
I work with small businesses as my clients. EVERYTHING that takes money from their bank account is cause for consideration of other business matters. Including the fees they pay me to keep their computers going. And also including taxes.
WOW!!!
Way to totally miss the fact that we are talking about insects here.
OK. But "go figure" doesn't mean the opposite of what people actually mean. I doubt anyone at all uses that phrase as intentional irony.
As an example:
Man 1: I loved that woman.
Man 2: Yep.
Man 1: I gave her everything she asked for.
Man 2: Yep.
Man 1: Then she cheated on me.
Man 2: Go figure.
I don't see any irony, sarcasm, or other deeper philosophical meaning in that phrase. It's just a pat answer in similar conversations.
Racist!
Why create the phrase "begs the question", rather than just use the very clear phrase "uses circular reasoning"?
You could almost say his side has been decimated in the battle of linguistics.
"Begs the question" is not worth fighting for, since it is a stupid phrase for what it was coined for. I know it means "circular reasoning". But where do you get "begs the question" from "circular reasoning"? (I know the answer to that as well, but I just don't care. It's a bad choice.)
So, let the masses have the "begs the question", and use the much clearer "circular reasoning" as our forefathers did.
Does that mean if people keep using the phrase "I could care less", then the words could and couldn't officially switch meaning?
Sigh. For the 18 squillionth time, the phrase "I could care less" (to mean "I couldn't possibly care less") is intentionally ironic.
Only if the person saying the phrase realizes that. Otherwise it is just something people say without understanding what the words truly mean.
Next time you hear someone use the phrase "I could care less", ask them if they understand what the words mean. Let us know if anyone replies that they are being intentionally ironic.
How many businesses do you operate? How many business owners do you talk to on a weekly basis?
50 years ago, most of the world was still rebuilding from being bombed into the stone age.
Guess which country had the luck of not needing to rebuild? Guess which country profited most from the rebuilding?
Times change. Maybe your argument should too.
So, since Jimmy Carter was in office.
Good to know.
Screw you.
There is nothing inherent about women that would make them not work as hard as men. That's nonsense.
Professional sports would probably disagree with you on that.
Good to see that sexual discrimination is alive and well.
I turn mine up to 11!
I (an only child) have no plans to ever have children.
Good. Convince your fellow believers of that plan. It will help the planet survive.
Bringing the ice cube safely and unmolten down from orbit might also pose minor problems ....
Besides, the added ice would raise the level of the oceans. Not your intended result. Instead, find a way to make it cloudier overall, raising the albedo of the Earth.
The earth is fucked enough already. We don't need to go raising its albedo and make her a real bitch in heat.
As if you actually care about the shit that Obama has done. As long as he's on "your side" you will excuse everything he or Clinton have done. Happens every time, which is why you are surprised that someone can actually make the claim you are lamely attacking.
As for me, it's Green Party's Jill Stein all the way, just like last time.
Pretty sure Maher intended that Trump expects to "rule" over us, regardless of what the position of the presidency is supposed to do. Trump has made it abundantly clear from his promises and bullshit that he doesn't understand the jurisdiction of the role. And what do you think will happen if Trump does win and realize that he doesn't get to sit up on high and dictate legislature? After a temper-tantrum he'll probably start massive public smear campaigns against any legislator who doesn't immediately toe his line.
So it will be Obama's third term?
Because that is exactly how President Obama has acted for the last 7+ years.
Do you have an ID card to show if needed?