I keep forgetitng, you're not from here, so you've missed out on many of the biggest projects the fed has accomplished, because rather than learn history, you've latched on to some comckamamey ideology that you've confused with libertarianism. too much rand, not enough reality.
3 billion? thats cute.
the WPA and CCC building the nation's first national highways, parks, dams, and other infrastructure. the interstate system. the water distribution and irrigation system of california the entire space program as well as most of the advances in aeronautics from the 1920 through the 1990s medical breakthroughs at universities funded by federal grants...or did you forget that fully 90% of all research money spent in this country comes from the fed? computers, robotics and ai?
seriously solyndra? actually son the typical venture capitalist firm does just fine with a solyndra or two. after all, the typical investment success rate to be a successful firm is only ~33%. 2 out of 3 projects can fail, and they still regain enough to cover losses and make a profit.
as for the DOE bureaucrats you disdain so much...so far their loan program is rocking a 97% success rate. so point to solyndra all you want, cause the DOE is outperforming the typical market by over 300%. lose their jobs? hah. the private investors wish they could be that successful with their money.
proving once again that you dont have a single fucking clue what you're talking about.
so you're saying that in more regressive societies that frown on feminine independence and advocate staying in oppressive marriages...that more women stay in marriages they might rather leave?
I believe its even easier than that, if you know the divisibility rules to determine divisibility quickly. and these math whiz's probably learn almost all of them.
among them is "any multiple of 100k (so that it ends with x00,000) is divisible by 32". therefore 1B is divisible by 32. so 1 less should have a remainder of 31.
so what you're saying is that someone needs to explain to you, once again, the difference between a global average and a regional or local value, which can be markedly different from said average?
hell, you even named the cause of the main threat: storm surge. even if the rise WAS limited to 10 inches, that 10 inches can cause an increase in storm surge volume of 30-60%, or more.
because in many cases the union is required to negotiate on their behalf and represent their interests anyway regardless of their membership. that's why its often referred to as a "fair share fee".
now, if the non-members want to give up those protections, those better benefits, and the higher wages...then by all means don't pay the fees.
Ford was also one company, controlled by a single man, Henry Ford, who aside from his anti-Semitism was a fairly progressive individual.
Ford's position was an aberration. An exception, not the rule. The majority of businesses did not follow his example until forced by law, law that came about because of the efforts of labor organizers and activists.
As well, the policy coming about by his decree, he also could have reversed it at any time, or by his successors when he was no longer in charge.
Henry Ford led by example and was part of the coalition that brought it about. But to give him sole credit 20 years before it became year, and 20 years before it was widely adopted as a result, is to misconstrue and misrepresent history.
if they were suppressing it, it was basically unnoticeable given all the conservative garbage passing itself off an insightful commentary or "facts" my feed gets filled with regularly.
also, actually, the vast majority of people in prison were never convicted in the first place. rather, they are the result of the abominable plea bargain system, which is another part of our injustice system that needs to go away.
my concern for the victims or their families ends when the due process ends and the person is convicted of the crime and sentenced to prison. ie, the point in time when we the people determine that a) he's guilty and b) this is what his debt to society is going to be. at that point, the victims and their families cease to be relevant.
we are, or try to be, a just society. and a just society doesn't use eternal punishment.
you commit a crime, you earn a debt to society. once that debt is paid, you earn the right to re-enter society.
if you want eternal punishment, I suggest you abandon prisons altogether and advocate for summary execution.
I understand that for long-distance scenarios this video-visitation could be a good thing, but to prevent people from meeting in person is wrong and abusive.
Exactly. They took something that was supposed to be a tool for those who for whatever reason cant visit in person (say, family outside can't get to the prison for whatever reason), something that was supposed to be a good and useful tool for those persons.......and turned it into a profit machine that now every prisoner/family is forced to use, regardless of their personal feasibility of in person visitation.
and in so doing are making the prisoners worse off and less likely to rehabilitate.
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I keep forgetitng, you're not from here, so you've missed out on many of the biggest projects the fed has accomplished, because rather than learn history, you've latched on to some comckamamey ideology that you've confused with libertarianism. too much rand, not enough reality.
3 billion?
thats cute.
the WPA and CCC building the nation's first national highways, parks, dams, and other infrastructure.
the interstate system.
the water distribution and irrigation system of california
the entire space program
as well as most of the advances in aeronautics from the 1920 through the 1990s
medical breakthroughs at universities funded by federal grants...or did you forget that fully 90% of all research money spent in this country comes from the fed?
computers, robotics and ai?
seriously solyndra?
actually son the typical venture capitalist firm does just fine with a solyndra or two. after all, the typical investment success rate to be a successful firm is only ~33%. 2 out of 3 projects can fail, and they still regain enough to cover losses and make a profit.
as for the DOE bureaucrats you disdain so much...so far their loan program is rocking a 97% success rate. so point to solyndra all you want, cause the DOE is outperforming the typical market by over 300%. lose their jobs? hah. the private investors wish they could be that successful with their money.
proving once again that you dont have a single fucking clue what you're talking about.
to be clear, you are equating "good wife" or "good mother" with "doesnt leave abusive husband."
holy fuck you are stupid.
so you're saying that in more regressive societies that frown on feminine independence and advocate staying in oppressive marriages...that more women stay in marriages they might rather leave?
earthshattering news doctor.
doubtful
now you're just quoting the deniers handbook verbatim with well-worn and will rebuked bs
Inches not centimeters
http://www.npr.org/2016/05/10/...
Meanwhile Miami Beach is already underwater
I believe its even easier than that, if you know the divisibility rules to determine divisibility quickly.
and these math whiz's probably learn almost all of them.
among them is "any multiple of 100k (so that it ends with x00,000) is divisible by 32".
therefore 1B is divisible by 32.
so 1 less should have a remainder of 31.
You think you're being funny.
All you're really being is racist.
Or at least making a racist joke.
And you don't even comprehend how or why it is.
so what you're saying is that someone needs to explain to you, once again, the difference between a global average and a regional or local value, which can be markedly different from said average?
hell, you even named the cause of the main threat: storm surge.
even if the rise WAS limited to 10 inches, that 10 inches can cause an increase in storm surge volume of 30-60%, or more.
you really that you vs the company is a stronger bargaining position than 100 of you vs the company?
say, um, I got some beachfront property in Arizona you might be interested in.
because in many cases the union is required to negotiate on their behalf and represent their interests anyway regardless of their membership.
that's why its often referred to as a "fair share fee".
now, if the non-members want to give up those protections, those better benefits, and the higher wages...then by all means don't pay the fees.
Ford was also one company, controlled by a single man, Henry Ford, who aside from his anti-Semitism was a fairly progressive individual.
Ford's position was an aberration. An exception, not the rule.
The majority of businesses did not follow his example until forced by law, law that came about because of the efforts of labor organizers and activists.
As well, the policy coming about by his decree, he also could have reversed it at any time, or by his successors when he was no longer in charge.
Henry Ford led by example and was part of the coalition that brought it about.
But to give him sole credit 20 years before it became year, and 20 years before it was widely adopted as a result, is to misconstrue and misrepresent history.
Amen.
"I matter.
Not my employees.
I make this place go.
Not them.
They should be thankful I was nice enough to give them jobs."
you sound like a fantastic boss.
except for the tiny little fact that fascism, insofar as it exists on the left-right spectrum at all, falls onto the right wing side.
but then that's because youre conflating and confusing fascism with simple authoritarianism.
if they were suppressing it, it was basically unnoticeable given all the conservative garbage passing itself off an insightful commentary or "facts" my feed gets filled with regularly.
That is hysterical.
and you really believe that too.
HAH!
my understanding was they're western Arabic numerals.
the eastern Arabic numerals being closer tied to their indo origins.
also, actually, the vast majority of people in prison were never convicted in the first place.
rather, they are the result of the abominable plea bargain system, which is another part of our injustice system that needs to go away.
my concern for the victims or their families ends when the due process ends and the person is convicted of the crime and sentenced to prison.
ie, the point in time when we the people determine that a) he's guilty and b) this is what his debt to society is going to be.
at that point, the victims and their families cease to be relevant.
we are, or try to be, a just society.
and a just society doesn't use eternal punishment.
you commit a crime, you earn a debt to society.
once that debt is paid, you earn the right to re-enter society.
if you want eternal punishment, I suggest you abandon prisons altogether and advocate for summary execution.
because the profit motive itself is antithetical to their purpose.
I understand that for long-distance scenarios this video-visitation could be a good thing, but to prevent people from meeting in person is wrong and abusive.
Exactly. ...and turned it into a profit machine that now every prisoner/family is forced to use, regardless of their personal feasibility of in person visitation.
They took something that was supposed to be a tool for those who for whatever reason cant visit in person (say, family outside can't get to the prison for whatever reason), something that was supposed to be a good and useful tool for those persons....
and in so doing are making the prisoners worse off and less likely to rehabilitate.
It's absolutely disgusting.
this needs modded up
So much ignorance and bigotry in one post.
Begone pest.