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  1. Re:Entry level jobs are going away on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    These days, new workers are begging for free internships in a lot of industries with a slim chance of getting hired.

  2. Re:New American Dream on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    But then how does a middle class family rise up? No middle class family has enough money for ownership? Heck, you might as well say people should just buy their houses outright instead of having a mortgage, some people can do it but not many.

  3. Re:As productivity raises on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    I think there is an automatic filter that down votes people if they say 'Karl Marx'. What happens if I do this?

    Karl Marx!
    Karl Marx!
    Karl Marx!
    Karl Marx!
    Karl Marx was right!
    Karl Marx was correct!

  4. Re:Sounds like it's working as intended. on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    What needs to happen is to have the people with the money spend it as much as possible, period. This goes for companies as well. Apple has a huge chunk of global wealth sitting and doing nothing and I"m sure a lot of other corporations do. There are too many places for wealth to sit doing nothing.

  5. Re:Word of advice... on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Yes I know there are anecdotal examples of kids that move and are fine. I also know a lot of kids that moved and had social issues. The question is whether that population of kids would have less social issues if they didn't move. I can't say I've ever known 'keep everything unstable as much as you can' to be part of good child-rearing practice. I know as a kid I wouldn't have handled it will at all. My parents moved once and it was very difficult on me.

  6. Re:Sounds like it's working as intended. on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Yeah my dad went to one company and got a job and worked there for his entire life, and in return he gets a pension for the rest of his life. As a kid I just kind of watched what my parents were doing and assumed this is what life was like in my country and pretty much expected if I trained myself and did the right things I would get he same benefit. How different things ended up being for me.

  7. Re:New American Dream on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    So basically if you are rich already you can invest and make money. I thought that went without saying.

  8. Re:Health Insurance Costs on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Also in my experience you can become a contractor and you will get paid more but not enough more to cover decent health coverage for yourself. So it becomes a losing proposition unless you are comfortable with that arrangement.

  9. Re:Sounds like it's working as intended. on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    But their companies promised them those pensions!

  10. Re:Word of advice... on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    That's terrible for kids.

  11. Re:Not just college grads on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Wages have been stagnant since the 70's, roughly around the time companies could start purchasing technology to replace people.

  12. Not to mention 'anyone can do anything'. Not everyone is reasonably happy doing a trade. Or must we abandon work satisfaction now?

  13. Re:As productivity raises on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0

    Karl Marx that I know of, and I'm sure many others. Many people have called it, our predecessors chose to ignore the warnings or even try to find a system that mitigates any of the downsides.

  14. Re:New American Dream on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    The problem is that you don't make money by investing unless you can control your risk and make decisions from an understanding of how businesses work. This is a very specific skill set that is as complicated as programming. If you have someone else make the decisions for you, you are not getting a very big piece of the pie. If we are down to investing as truly the only way to profit, then the whole concept of 'having a career in a field' is gone. You might as well tell a developer to go mine some gold, as they are likely to have just as much luck finding a good vein in the earth.

  15. Re:Sounds like it's working as intended. on US College Grads See Slim-to-Nothing Wage Gains Since Recession (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    To be fair, the baby boomers were led to believe in the American Dream and that they lived in a country with much opportunity, and that would afford them a comfortable lifestyle. There was never any implication that it would cost others anything. They took advantage of that. Only now is it looking like maybe the American Dream was a sham all along. The problem is that no one called out it was a sham before it was all sold out.

  16. Re:The most millenial feature yet... on Facebook Announces Crowdfunding Service To Back Causes Such As Medical Needs (androidandme.com) · · Score: 1

    welfare=bad, begging on facebook=good

  17. Re:5-year-old broke his leg, this mom raised $0. on Facebook Announces Crowdfunding Service To Back Causes Such As Medical Needs (androidandme.com) · · Score: 1

    A few hours wait is a very small price to pay for free care.

  18. My wife was diagnosed with cancer and in treatment within a week. There is no real reason to go to another country for cancer treatment.

  19. You know what, while large corporations can bring people straight in from other countries (illegally) where things cost less and undermine my value in the market, excuse me if I don't cry any tears about another part of the market being undermined for some large corporation.

  20. Re:Everone for themselves on Facebook Announces Crowdfunding Service To Back Causes Such As Medical Needs (androidandme.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I feel the word you are looking for is BEGGING. We are allowing people to beg for money through apps. Furthermore, many people are guilted into it because you can see whether your 'friend' donated money or not.

  21. Most full time jobs cover it though. People just need good full time jobs with health coverage.

  22. This used to be called BEGGING.

  23. shady on Will VPNs Protect Your Privacy? It's Complicated · · Score: 1, Insightful

    So he analyzed free proxies and some were shady? Is it a revelation that there are shady things on the internet?

  24. Re: Maybe this will be modded 'troll' but... on Class Action Lawsuit Launched Over Forced Windows 10 Upgrades (courthousenews.com) · · Score: 1

    No shit.

  25. Re: Maybe this will be modded 'troll' but... on Class Action Lawsuit Launched Over Forced Windows 10 Upgrades (courthousenews.com) · · Score: 1

    This won't happen under capitalism. Self driving cars will remain too expensive for everyone to own, therefore they will need to drive with humans.