And its justifiable (to management) when you only want/need a code monkey rather than an artist. And they (H1B) are more willing to put up with crap hours and pay (vs. domestic counterparts will fight that).
In short, its because, what its always been about.. Money.. Not skills/ability.
The problem is, many/most people believe in the presumption of innocence and that if you are innocent you have nothing to fear. (its the reason why they are not concerned with the invasion of privacy by the police and other government agencies, in their mind, since they are "innocent" they have nothing to fear and only the "bad guys" will be impacted by this. But the reality is, the system wants its piece of meat in whatever way it can get. It doesn't love the hunt, in fact it HATES the hunt.. so anything that can make their "job" easier they are all for, even when it catches innocent people. It views them as "necessary causalities". And if you don't have the resources to defend yourself, well.... it sucks to be you!
Correct, the police in this case acted like the "Loss Prevention" team of the bank. Did ZERO verification of the data, did ZERO conformation. They only acted like the bank's attack dogs. Here a picture, go fetch!
The point is, how he's in their system.. and with the police, once you are IN the system, your name and details pop up every-time they sneeze for any crimes in the region and for almost any reason. (someone burgled a bank, lets also toss this Pastor in the mix). That information is not purged from their records.
Also it means if he wants to immigrate, he now has to spend extra time/money on getting a clearance report and while that can be obtained, it puts you on the bottom rung for other countries accepting your application. (which means you have to be 20 times better than the average to compensate for this)
The fact that he was or was not put into a cell doesn't really matter, the real damage has already been done.
In fact, all the battles over solar have been pretty much sponsored by oil/gas/coal companies not wanting competition (understandable since the source is "free", so outside of the initial implementation, no one needs them).
I promise you, the day they figure out a way to charge for solar rays is the day they go whole hog for solar.
That's just not true.. no one (at least in appreciable numbers) buys US made pickup trucks overseas in general.. so the demand is low.. the US makes most of the vehicles for the north American market (NAFTA anyone?) but outside of that, most countries build their own as its a utility vehicle that has brand association.
And most of the trucks in the US are not technically imported, they are assembled in Canada/Mexico and the US (either through part replacement schemes, cab shipments, or kits), which classifies them as an American vehicle (ie no import tariffs). But this hurts no one but the consumer since those that don't want to even bother with the hassle they just don't sell them to the US.. (which basically means the US market is a US ONLY market which keeps the prices high because they have zero competition or even incentive to make a better product). Or to put it another way, its a geopolitical monopoly.. and we all know monopolies can be good, but are usually bad because the audience is captive.
You do realize that they don't manipulate their currency right?.. that has been proven many MANY times over.
And its not a matter of respecting IP that's the issue.. The larger cause for concern is basically an espionage group having the ability to review and possibly steal/alter code. IP is stolen all the time.. (from everyone)..
And a blanket embargo won't do anything other than make the local citizens hurt.. (its not like wages rise as fast as COL).. And salaries have been depressed for the last 30 years.
Actually most if not all the people coming in to Europe HAVE skills and WANT to work.. but entry into the country does not include an automatic admission to the job pool.. So most are barred from working because of OTHER regulations.. so the people coming in are trapped in a "yes you can come in a look, but no touch!". that is the issue. So if they have no way to improve (learning a language takes either time or money, and most often both) then add on top of that, a lot of xenophobic attitudes (like you are espousing).. and its a recipe for pain.
You do realize they use words like "Sex trafficking" as inflammatory rhetoric to goad people. It tends to conjure up images of women (and sometimes boys) in incapacitated by various means and used for the pure purpose of sex.. when in reality, 99% of the time, its just pure regular prostitution initiated by the women themselves as a source of revenue. Are there sex traffickers?.. well, that depends on your definition of sex trafficking in the first place.
The term is most often used when it crosses state/county/city jurisdiction for the purposes of sex.. Your own self can be accused of sex trafficking by crossing state/county/city boundaries for the purpose of sex. Heck, there are still laws on the books that ANY interracial couple (married or not) that crosses state/city/county boundaries can be accused of sex trafficking.
So are there problems?.. Of course.. (much of which can be alleviated legalization and moving it into the light as opposed to driving it further underground, which means victims have no one to turn to when there are problems.) But that of course, requires everyone to be an adult and stop attempting to be the moral police and let people use their own bodies in their OWN way.
Also the problem is, you are forgetting.. more choice = more complexity = more expenses. Hence why they want to have a very limited number of plans. It reduces many of the problems of "which plan covers what". And its NOT just about you, but rather the mandate insures that EVERYONE gets coverage by increasing the pool of money available.
Plus also as a single payer, you have unlimited bargaining rights with prices, drugs, etc.. which lowers costs overall.
A lot of people like to assume that single payer means "all insurance companies go bye bye" and the federal government is now the insurer.. And that may be true for lower economic brackets.. but the reality is, it would be the safety net everyone wants (real safety net) and then those that want to pay more for better quality/service.. can cheerfully do so.. (sort of like the bus ride vs. a car.. you are poor and have few options.. the bus it is.. but if you can afford it (because of the all the benefits it has to you), you can obtain a car.
Personally the federal government does a good job at health care when its universal.. they spend more money and time working on "you don't quality" than just simply saying, any legal citizen has health care.. done. (it would save a substantial amount of money because the various pools (and overhead) are streamlined into a single entity.. Everything else is private, and that's between you and the provider.
A lot people like to assume that if you build a better mouse trap, it will win.. and for a lot of tech, that's true.. mostly because there are no political/economic forces rooting either way.
Electric vs. Gas has a LARGE political and economic cheering section (mostly on gas) because it would change the political landscape.
Look at some countries.. their entire economy depends on oil/gas production/reserves.. you don';t think that plays into things?.. Look at the amount of money oil/gas pump into politics for their preferred agenda... you don't think that has an impact.
Car manufactures in some ways, don't care either way.. Its a sale to them (oil or gas).. but they are "encouraged" to push gas/petrol powered cars.. its why Biofuels haven't taken off, or cooking oil or any of the hundreds of alternatives besides electric.. Because it cuts into the profits of the oil/gas groups and their political affiliates.
Electric theoretically would mean with improvements in solar cells, you could have car that would run indefinitely (no stopping required unless you do a LOT of night only driving) but that also means, no dependance on an industry that is fighting tooth and nail to remain in control and where they are.
I say this as someone that's worked for and with numerous petrol companies.. and if you only knew the amount of money that gets pumped into politics to keep things exactly as they are.. you would understand why things have not (and most likely won't) changed.
Not to mention, lets face it.. during an investigation, a lot of cards are being held close to the chest.. so their may be no PUBLIC smoking gun as some may claim, but that doesn't mean there isn't one.. All it means is we have to wait..
But lets also be realistic.. if this was a standard criminal trial, a large amount of circumstantial evidence still can and often does lead to a conviction. And in this case, there is a MOUNTAIN of circumstantial evidence.. especially coming from a group that LOVES to brag "if you have nothing to hide then why can't we look through your life?"
And you think that would make it better?.. I mean your logic is they should ban all untraceable forms of currency including cash because they COULD be used to do nefarious things.
Of course, governments do stupid things.. and people are easy to goad through fear. (aka: terrorisim)
And how is tucking tail, closing boarders, and turning allies into enemies going to make it any better.. all it means is you now fear outsiders AND your own citizens..
Terrorism thrives best with disinformation, mistrust, and fear and all Le Pen was pushing for was basically playing into those fears. You may be SURVIVE that way.. but survival and thriving/growing are completely different things.
In a perfect world where the profit itself remains stable... then yes.. as the production cost goes down.. the outward cost to the consumer goes down.. but that will never happen... Companies are not investing in AI to make "cheaper" goods.. they are doing it to increase profits.. which means THEIR value goes up.. the outward cost will remain as it is.. which mean increased profits.. And with a reduced head count, the ancillary costs of human workers goes away further increasing the cost.. (Enticement programs (medical, 401K, gym, etc...), taxes, legal/liability of humans, insurance, etc...).
In short, unless we adapt and decide to make some serious changes to how we treat AI's (tax on them similar to human's, Universal basic income, etc...) Poverty would rise (not fall) which increases disease and crime, and increasing the separation of classes.. (the haves vs. the have nots would be even more stark)
Example (I can't speak for all schools).. but in NY, a medium sized HS pays approx. 210K annually for Internet access and support. (based on today's rates.. that number should be, based on market rate, closer to 300-350K). (smaller schools will pay less (depending on region and bandwidth), and larger schools pay more.).
210,000 x 25% = 262,500 (or 52K more).. Now in the grand scheme of things... that may not SOUND like a lot, but 52K on a small (and increasingly smaller) budget means schools have some very hard choices.. (drop it in favour of other programs which may make it less effective for today's student, etc...). And keep in mind, with no cap, prices CAN go as high as they want (of course there is a point of you "kill the host").. but making them bleed to death is not going to benefit anyone either (but remember, they don't like public schools.. so none of this is really surprising)..
Put in charge of education, someone that wants to see public education gone. Deprive it of federal funds Use the FCC to remove pricing caps which allow for more expense (notice, available funds have gone down). Use the decline in quality as "proof" of why public schools should be abandoned.. Rinse and repeat until the problem goes away on its own.. or parents (en mass) vote to eliminate it.
Actually.. the markets work when there is sufficient competition to drive down costs... But basically as we continue to consolidate... (in most cases, there is only ONE provider of service in a given area), there is ZERO competition (or zero meaningful competition). And in today's tech landscape, its not like internet is a "toy" that can be easily dismissed unlike say "cable TV" in which there are over the air options (for now). Basically the landscape is coming back to the old "ma bell" days of "this is the price, and suck it because where else will you go"?
Increases would be the classic 3 pay periods (some months), also bonuses (performance, commission, etc...) Dips would be additional deductions are taken out, performance penalties, etc... and other variances..
In short, there are always dips.. we (from a budget stance) tend to average it out.. but there are months that are boons and some that are banes.. and the point of the article is a 25% negative swing, when you are the bottom is VERY painful... and can exacerbate the problem.. (money drops, you need additional money to pay home expenses, you take out short term loans to address it.. at higher than average rates.. this, in turn causes more burden.. and lowers the average number even more.
I disagree with that. If the workload itself prevents you from taking time off because if you do, you will have triple the work load, then there should be compensation for the fact that you have lost "downtime with your self or your family" . Now, while I would love it to be at overtime rates (from a personal perspective)... I don't believe it should be since it would be compensation at your normal rate typically so I don't any reason why a company would provide extra compensation for that. (I say that as business owner).
Not just that, but RECORDING the data on the phone, and doing lord knows what, because they don't do those things in FRONT of a person.. so absolutely not.. I've already advised my workers to focus on telecommuting/video conference calls, and the US has dropped from a priority country to a to be avoided country... I've encouraged my staff to if at all possible, avoid going into the US for any reason. (most have very little reason, but actions like this, again, put the US on that "do not fly into" list).
My company used to spend about 1-2 Million USD in travel to the US annually, that's dropped to 80K.. and we continue to lower it. I'm one of about a 2 dozen firms that do similar amounts... which will be reduced.
I think that's exactly what they want.. remember.. to a paranoid's mindset.. anyone that is NOT under 24 hour watch with constant blood tests and brain drains is a risk.
But they always forget, these actions do nothing but CREATE NEW enemies, give strength to the existing ones.. and alienate your allies.. But as I said, that's exactly what they want because in that world, they direct control.
What are you talking about?.. the countries on the "Ban" list don't have known terror issues, unless you count the occasional bomb, in which case, ALL countries (With the exception of Singapore, New Zealand, and a few others) have had "terror" issues.. (the US has the most).
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Simple.. Cost reasons.
And its justifiable (to management) when you only want/need a code monkey rather than an artist. And they (H1B) are more willing to put up with crap hours and pay (vs. domestic counterparts will fight that).
In short, its because, what its always been about.. Money..
Not skills/ability.
The problem is, many/most people believe in the presumption of innocence and that if you are innocent you have nothing to fear. (its the reason why they are not concerned with the invasion of privacy by the police and other government agencies, in their mind, since they are "innocent" they have nothing to fear and only the "bad guys" will be impacted by this. But the reality is, the system wants its piece of meat in whatever way it can get. It doesn't love the hunt, in fact it HATES the hunt.. so anything that can make their "job" easier they are all for, even when it catches innocent people. It views them as "necessary causalities". And if you don't have the resources to defend yourself, well.... it sucks to be you!
Correct, the police in this case acted like the "Loss Prevention" team of the bank. Did ZERO verification of the data, did ZERO conformation. They only acted like the bank's attack dogs. Here a picture, go fetch!
Does that really matter?.
The point is, how he's in their system.. and with the police, once you are IN the system, your name and details pop up every-time they sneeze for any crimes in the region and for almost any reason. (someone burgled a bank, lets also toss this Pastor in the mix). That information is not purged from their records.
Also it means if he wants to immigrate, he now has to spend extra time/money on getting a clearance report and while that can be obtained, it puts you on the bottom rung for other countries accepting your application. (which means you have to be 20 times better than the average to compensate for this)
The fact that he was or was not put into a cell doesn't really matter, the real damage has already been done.
Oil and Coal industries..
In fact, all the battles over solar have been pretty much sponsored by oil/gas/coal companies not wanting competition (understandable since the source is "free", so outside of the initial implementation, no one needs them).
I promise you, the day they figure out a way to charge for solar rays is the day they go whole hog for solar.
That's just not true.. no one (at least in appreciable numbers) buys US made pickup trucks overseas in general.. so the demand is low.. the US makes most of the vehicles for the north American market (NAFTA anyone?) but outside of that, most countries build their own as its a utility vehicle that has brand association.
And most of the trucks in the US are not technically imported, they are assembled in Canada/Mexico and the US (either through part replacement schemes, cab shipments, or kits), which classifies them as an American vehicle (ie no import tariffs). But this hurts no one but the consumer since those that don't want to even bother with the hassle they just don't sell them to the US.. (which basically means the US market is a US ONLY market which keeps the prices high because they have zero competition or even incentive to make a better product). Or to put it another way, its a geopolitical monopoly.. and we all know monopolies can be good, but are usually bad because the audience is captive.
Slight Correction.. China wants your code so they can use it to improve their own code and leapfrog.. and in the meantime.. sell it to fund the R&D.
That is more accurate. China doesn't want other's code.. what they want is a deeper understanding so they can replicate and improve.
You do realize that they don't manipulate their currency right?.. that has been proven many MANY times over.
And its not a matter of respecting IP that's the issue.. The larger cause for concern is basically an espionage group having the ability to review and possibly steal/alter code. IP is stolen all the time.. (from everyone)..
And a blanket embargo won't do anything other than make the local citizens hurt.. (its not like wages rise as fast as COL).. And salaries have been depressed for the last 30 years.
Actually most if not all the people coming in to Europe HAVE skills and WANT to work.. but entry into the country does not include an automatic admission to the job pool.. So most are barred from working because of OTHER regulations.. so the people coming in are trapped in a "yes you can come in a look, but no touch!". that is the issue. So if they have no way to improve (learning a language takes either time or money, and most often both) then add on top of that, a lot of xenophobic attitudes (like you are espousing).. and its a recipe for pain.
You do realize they use words like "Sex trafficking" as inflammatory rhetoric to goad people. It tends to conjure up images of women (and sometimes boys) in incapacitated by various means and used for the pure purpose of sex.. when in reality, 99% of the time, its just pure regular prostitution initiated by the women themselves as a source of revenue. Are there sex traffickers?.. well, that depends on your definition of sex trafficking in the first place.
The term is most often used when it crosses state/county/city jurisdiction for the purposes of sex.. Your own self can be accused of sex trafficking by crossing state/county/city boundaries for the purpose of sex. Heck, there are still laws on the books that ANY interracial couple (married or not) that crosses state/city/county boundaries can be accused of sex trafficking.
So are there problems?.. Of course.. (much of which can be alleviated legalization and moving it into the light as opposed to driving it further underground, which means victims have no one to turn to when there are problems.) But that of course, requires everyone to be an adult and stop attempting to be the moral police and let people use their own bodies in their OWN way.
Also the problem is, you are forgetting.. more choice = more complexity = more expenses. Hence why they want to have a very limited number of plans. It reduces many of the problems of "which plan covers what". And its NOT just about you, but rather the mandate insures that EVERYONE gets coverage by increasing the pool of money available.
Plus also as a single payer, you have unlimited bargaining rights with prices, drugs, etc.. which lowers costs overall.
A lot of people like to assume that single payer means "all insurance companies go bye bye" and the federal government is now the insurer.. And that may be true for lower economic brackets.. but the reality is, it would be the safety net everyone wants (real safety net) and then those that want to pay more for better quality/service.. can cheerfully do so.. (sort of like the bus ride vs. a car.. you are poor and have few options.. the bus it is.. but if you can afford it (because of the all the benefits it has to you), you can obtain a car.
Personally the federal government does a good job at health care when its universal.. they spend more money and time working on "you don't quality" than just simply saying, any legal citizen has health care.. done. (it would save a substantial amount of money because the various pools (and overhead) are streamlined into a single entity.. Everything else is private, and that's between you and the provider.
A lot people like to assume that if you build a better mouse trap, it will win.. and for a lot of tech, that's true.. mostly because there are no political/economic forces rooting either way.
Electric vs. Gas has a LARGE political and economic cheering section (mostly on gas) because it would change the political landscape.
Look at some countries.. their entire economy depends on oil/gas production/reserves.. you don';t think that plays into things?.. Look at the amount of money oil/gas pump into politics for their preferred agenda... you don't think that has an impact.
Car manufactures in some ways, don't care either way.. Its a sale to them (oil or gas).. but they are "encouraged" to push gas/petrol powered cars.. its why Biofuels haven't taken off, or cooking oil or any of the hundreds of alternatives besides electric.. Because it cuts into the profits of the oil/gas groups and their political affiliates.
Electric theoretically would mean with improvements in solar cells, you could have car that would run indefinitely (no stopping required unless you do a LOT of night only driving) but that also means, no dependance on an industry that is fighting tooth and nail to remain in control and where they are.
I say this as someone that's worked for and with numerous petrol companies.. and if you only knew the amount of money that gets pumped into politics to keep things exactly as they are.. you would understand why things have not (and most likely won't) changed.
Still better than basic economy.
Not to mention, lets face it.. during an investigation, a lot of cards are being held close to the chest.. so their may be no PUBLIC smoking gun as some may claim, but that doesn't mean there isn't one.. All it means is we have to wait..
But lets also be realistic.. if this was a standard criminal trial, a large amount of circumstantial evidence still can and often does lead to a conviction. And in this case, there is a MOUNTAIN of circumstantial evidence.. especially coming from a group that LOVES to brag "if you have nothing to hide then why can't we look through your life?"
And you think that would make it better?.. I mean your logic is they should ban all untraceable forms of currency including cash because they COULD be used to do nefarious things.
Of course, governments do stupid things.. and people are easy to goad through fear. (aka: terrorisim)
And how is tucking tail, closing boarders, and turning allies into enemies going to make it any better.. all it means is you now fear outsiders AND your own citizens..
Terrorism thrives best with disinformation, mistrust, and fear and all Le Pen was pushing for was basically playing into those fears. You may be SURVIVE that way.. but survival and thriving/growing are completely different things.
In a perfect world where the profit itself remains stable... then yes.. as the production cost goes down.. the outward cost to the consumer goes down.. but that will never happen... Companies are not investing in AI to make "cheaper" goods.. they are doing it to increase profits.. which means THEIR value goes up.. the outward cost will remain as it is.. which mean increased profits.. And with a reduced head count, the ancillary costs of human workers goes away further increasing the cost.. (Enticement programs (medical, 401K, gym, etc...), taxes, legal/liability of humans, insurance, etc...).
In short, unless we adapt and decide to make some serious changes to how we treat AI's (tax on them similar to human's, Universal basic income, etc...) Poverty would rise (not fall) which increases disease and crime, and increasing the separation of classes.. (the haves vs. the have nots would be even more stark)
its going up by a 25%, not a quarter.
Example (I can't speak for all schools).. but in NY, a medium sized HS pays approx. 210K annually for Internet access and support. (based on today's rates.. that number should be, based on market rate, closer to 300-350K). (smaller schools will pay less (depending on region and bandwidth), and larger schools pay more.).
210,000 x 25% = 262,500 (or 52K more).. Now in the grand scheme of things... that may not SOUND like a lot, but 52K on a small (and increasingly smaller) budget means schools have some very hard choices.. (drop it in favour of other programs which may make it less effective for today's student, etc...). And keep in mind, with no cap, prices CAN go as high as they want (of course there is a point of you "kill the host").. but making them bleed to death is not going to benefit anyone either (but remember, they don't like public schools.. so none of this is really surprising)..
Put in charge of education, someone that wants to see public education gone.
Deprive it of federal funds
Use the FCC to remove pricing caps which allow for more expense (notice, available funds have gone down).
Use the decline in quality as "proof" of why public schools should be abandoned..
Rinse and repeat until the problem goes away on its own.. or parents (en mass) vote to eliminate it.
Actually.. the markets work when there is sufficient competition to drive down costs... But basically as we continue to consolidate... (in most cases, there is only ONE provider of service in a given area), there is ZERO competition (or zero meaningful competition). And in today's tech landscape, its not like internet is a "toy" that can be easily dismissed unlike say "cable TV" in which there are over the air options (for now). Basically the landscape is coming back to the old "ma bell" days of "this is the price, and suck it because where else will you go"?
Increases would be the classic 3 pay periods (some months), also bonuses (performance, commission, etc...) Dips would be additional deductions are taken out, performance penalties, etc... and other variances..
In short, there are always dips.. we (from a budget stance) tend to average it out.. but there are months that are boons and some that are banes.. and the point of the article is a 25% negative swing, when you are the bottom is VERY painful... and can exacerbate the problem.. (money drops, you need additional money to pay home expenses, you take out short term loans to address it.. at higher than average rates.. this, in turn causes more burden.. and lowers the average number even more.
I disagree with that. If the workload itself prevents you from taking time off because if you do, you will have triple the work load, then there should be compensation for the fact that you have lost "downtime with your self or your family" . Now, while I would love it to be at overtime rates (from a personal perspective)... I don't believe it should be since it would be compensation at your normal rate typically so I don't any reason why a company would provide extra compensation for that. (I say that as business owner).
Not just that, but RECORDING the data on the phone, and doing lord knows what, because they don't do those things in FRONT of a person.. so absolutely not.. I've already advised my workers to focus on telecommuting/video conference calls, and the US has dropped from a priority country to a to be avoided country... I've encouraged my staff to if at all possible, avoid going into the US for any reason. (most have very little reason, but actions like this, again, put the US on that "do not fly into" list).
My company used to spend about 1-2 Million USD in travel to the US annually, that's dropped to 80K.. and we continue to lower it. I'm one of about a 2 dozen firms that do similar amounts... which will be reduced.
Enjoy your deconstruction and isolation..
I think that's exactly what they want.. remember.. to a paranoid's mindset.. anyone that is NOT under 24 hour watch with constant blood tests and brain drains is a risk.
But they always forget, these actions do nothing but CREATE NEW enemies, give strength to the existing ones.. and alienate your allies.. But as I said, that's exactly what they want because in that world, they direct control.
What are you talking about?.. the countries on the "Ban" list don't have known terror issues, unless you count the occasional bomb, in which case, ALL countries (With the exception of Singapore, New Zealand, and a few others) have had "terror" issues.. (the US has the most).