Dr. Roy Spencer provides easily refuted evidence and contrary opinions that don't survive peer review. Universally, the morons on Slashdot (like you) insist his evidence and opinion doesn't matter because they fail basis scientific processes.
they try to claim their not scientists so that they can ignore that they are still correct.
to them, if a science communicator states "the earth is round" the statement becaomes false because "they arent a scientist", judging the statement on the basis of the person.
But the whole idea of government — whether in prison or the military [washingtonpost.com], wherever — recognizing a religion and making special accommodations for followers seems like a violation of the First Amendment. I mean the establishing part of it — you can still freely exercise whatever as long as it does not require special accommodations.
well lucky for those in prison or those of us in (or formally in) the military, you are once again wrong and vastly ignorant of how it works. hell, the damn supreme court case affirming that prisons cannot bar inmates from religious beards was only 3 months ago!
-the labor participation rate has been declining for more than a decade, almost entirely (more than 80%) because of baby boomers are aging out of the work force and retiring. -The current rate is the lowest since March 1978. However, the rate for every month from 1948 to 1978 was even lower still. -From the 1950s onward the participation rate of men was has been declining steadily, but this was almost entirely offset, and then some, by increasing numbers of women in the workforce -Now a reverse trend is happening, as women are being to stay in the home more and not work -even more young adults are entering college, which delays when they enter the workforce, also lowering the participation rate -the rates of change we're seeing are very low, on the order 0.1% or less typically -it is estimated it will take until 2050 for the rate to bottom out at 60.4% if current trends continue, by which time all baby boomers will be gone from the workforce for some time, and their children (the 2ndary boom...ie, us) will have largely left the workforce as well. further changes will depend on what the birth/death replacement rate stabilizes at, though its expected to slip somewhat negative, as well as immigration.
several years ago there was a massive nationwide strike against ATT, before the breakup.
I believe it was the CWA. my grandfather was a part of it. among other things, ATT were trying to get out of their previously agreed upon pension plans.
the end result of the strike was that the pension not only stayed, in perpetuity through any and all buyouts (which was good forward thinking on the CWA's part), but was also expanded to include full medical for both the employee and spouse.
my grandfather worked as a lineman for ATT for over 35 years before retiring, working all across California. and in fact, before the conditions that caused the strike came about, they always treated him very well (course he was a great worker). While they were in Santa Rosa my grandmother developed some lung issues, and needed to get to a drier climate, so they went first to Truckee, then back close to her old home in Cottonwood, and the company was more than happy to transfer him.
But, ATT has done right by him. He's now 96 years old, has been retired and on his small farm for ~43 years. and while the pension has depreciated due to inflation, the medical is directly responsible for his longevity, as neither he (4 heart attacks) or grandmother (2 heart attacks, and starting 10 years ago Alzheimer's and assisted living care; she passed finally just last year) has had to pay a dime for medical all this time.
He loved the old ATT, regretted that a strike became necessary, and to this day hates Verizon for causing the breakup. In the end, ATT has done alright by him, and he gave loyalty because he got it in turn.
I'm an ATT customer today (yes I know its really SW Bell that grew up, bought out the others, and renamed itself ATT), partly because this history. And I'm pro-union rights, and in a union, also because of this history.
More companies should embrace that sort of old school loyalty to their workers. And if they don't and want to screw their workers, then that's when we turn to our unions to protect ourselves and give ourselves a voice that we just wouldn't have on an individual basis.
no, it's not theft. no, the economy is not dead (though you your brain may be). no, a government that prints money is not theft (wtf??!)
and you apparently missed the whole part of history where the greatest period of economic prosperity occurred under conditions involving MUCH higher taxes, MUCH higher minimum wages, more "free stuff" being handed out, etc. IE, under liberal progressive policies. it was that period that proceeded the voodoo of reaganomics that trashed everything.
your post is simply more stupidity from one who thinks himself intelligent.
you are clearly unfamiliar with student loans. any other unrecoverable debt can be easily discharged, either through settlement or bankruptcy.
but not student loans.
prior to this, they didn't care if you were on your deathbed and hadn't worked in 50 years. they don't care if your choice is paying them or buying groceries for you children. they still come calling for the check, and expect you to feed your kids some other way. or they garnish your kids wages if you have the temerity to die before repaying. if they had a way to deliver the collections notices to the afterlife, rest assured they would do so.
if you became disabled and can no longer work, how are you going to pay back the loan? if you become disabled and unable to work, which is who this is talking about, you can discharge most other debts under bankruptcy. that is right and just, and a purpose of bankruptcy, allowing people to move forward.
but you cannot discharge student loan debt under bankruptcy. this remedies that. and as such, loan forgiveness in this situation is perfectly just and logical, except to small minded idiots like you.
and its not technically spending anything. the money's already spent. and in most cases already repaid, on a dollar for dollar basis. its the interest games that hold this debt over peoples heads for so long, because for some reason banks are more deserving of 0% interest rate loans than our future workforce, because we can't seem to make the same jump the rest of world has to seeing educational as a investment in the future instead of something be loaned.
i'm quite sure you don't know what you're talking about.
first you defend the idea of majority rule, even in regards to things that shouldn't be sustained even in the face of majority opinion. then you trot out super majority requirements for no apparent reason.
exactly how many red herrings are you going to use to prove your non-existent point?
the issue is tyranny by majority rule, to which nothing you stated has any relevance. you still miss the point that slavery, and similar ills, are wrong regardless of majority support. hence the notion that voting on them is illegitimate. its still wrong. its still tyranny by majority rule.
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this is why i cant wait to watch the train wreck that will be here courtroom tv show, Judge Palin, or whatever they're gonna call it.
Dr. Roy Spencer provides easily refuted evidence and contrary opinions that don't survive peer review. Universally, the morons on Slashdot (like you) insist his evidence and opinion doesn't matter because they fail basis scientific processes.
FTFY.
they try to claim their not scientists so that they can ignore that they are still correct.
to them, if a science communicator states "the earth is round" the statement becaomes false because "they arent a scientist", judging the statement on the basis of the person.
the idea that the data is being suppressed is bullshit.
a simple google search pulls it up.
actually he is both a scientist and a communicator.
youre inability to recognize this is simply a reflection of your ignorance of his background.
wrong link. that's the one for disabilities.
here's religion: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/type...
since you need a refresher on accomodations:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-dat...
But the whole idea of government — whether in prison or the military [washingtonpost.com], wherever — recognizing a religion and making special accommodations for followers seems like a violation of the First Amendment. I mean the establishing part of it — you can still freely exercise whatever as long as it does not require special accommodations.
well lucky for those in prison or those of us in (or formally in) the military, you are once again wrong and vastly ignorant of how it works.
hell, the damn supreme court case affirming that prisons cannot bar inmates from religious beards was only 3 months ago!
exactly. this is going to be overturned the lower judge reprimanded fairly quickly
the beard thing has been overruled.
do you want a police state?
because that's how you get a police state.
and the Alabama protesters were charged under the very concept you cite: that they have no right to impede people/traffic.
and the SCOTUS disagreed.
https://supreme.justia.com/cas...
translation: yes, have your protest, over there in the free speech zone, where you wont be bothering anyone.
also, the spraying is still unjustified, even if he warns them. a warning itself doesn't make it justified.
Several thing:
-the labor participation rate has been declining for more than a decade, almost entirely (more than 80%) because of baby boomers are aging out of the work force and retiring.
-The current rate is the lowest since March 1978. However, the rate for every month from 1948 to 1978 was even lower still.
-From the 1950s onward the participation rate of men was has been declining steadily, but this was almost entirely offset, and then some, by increasing numbers of women in the workforce
-Now a reverse trend is happening, as women are being to stay in the home more and not work
-even more young adults are entering college, which delays when they enter the workforce, also lowering the participation rate
-the rates of change we're seeing are very low, on the order 0.1% or less typically
-it is estimated it will take until 2050 for the rate to bottom out at 60.4% if current trends continue, by which time all baby boomers will be gone from the workforce for some time, and their children (the 2ndary boom...ie, us) will have largely left the workforce as well. further changes will depend on what the birth/death replacement rate stabilizes at, though its expected to slip somewhat negative, as well as immigration.
http://www.factcheck.org/2015/...
several years ago there was a massive nationwide strike against ATT, before the breakup.
I believe it was the CWA. my grandfather was a part of it.
among other things, ATT were trying to get out of their previously agreed upon pension plans.
the end result of the strike was that the pension not only stayed, in perpetuity through any and all buyouts (which was good forward thinking on the CWA's part), but was also expanded to include full medical for both the employee and spouse.
my grandfather worked as a lineman for ATT for over 35 years before retiring, working all across California. and in fact, before the conditions that caused the strike came about, they always treated him very well (course he was a great worker). While they were in Santa Rosa my grandmother developed some lung issues, and needed to get to a drier climate, so they went first to Truckee, then back close to her old home in Cottonwood, and the company was more than happy to transfer him.
But, ATT has done right by him. He's now 96 years old, has been retired and on his small farm for ~43 years. and while the pension has depreciated due to inflation, the medical is directly responsible for his longevity, as neither he (4 heart attacks) or grandmother (2 heart attacks, and starting 10 years ago Alzheimer's and assisted living care; she passed finally just last year) has had to pay a dime for medical all this time.
He loved the old ATT, regretted that a strike became necessary, and to this day hates Verizon for causing the breakup.
In the end, ATT has done alright by him, and he gave loyalty because he got it in turn.
I'm an ATT customer today (yes I know its really SW Bell that grew up, bought out the others, and renamed itself ATT), partly because this history.
And I'm pro-union rights, and in a union, also because of this history.
More companies should embrace that sort of old school loyalty to their workers. And if they don't and want to screw their workers, then that's when we turn to our unions to protect ourselves and give ourselves a voice that we just wouldn't have on an individual basis.
White flight and bad corporate decisions are what led to Detroit.
ok, not sure what that has to do with an author who writes generally boring overly technical books devoid of plot.
oh, and no its not. stupid as they may be, the American people aren't that stupid.
you on the other hand..
No you're not a hypocrite.
but you are hyper-ignorant.
no, it's not theft.
no, the economy is not dead (though you your brain may be).
no, a government that prints money is not theft (wtf??!)
and you apparently missed the whole part of history where the greatest period of economic prosperity occurred under conditions involving MUCH higher taxes, MUCH higher minimum wages, more "free stuff" being handed out, etc. IE, under liberal progressive policies. it was that period that proceeded the voodoo of reaganomics that trashed everything.
your post is simply more stupidity from one who thinks himself intelligent.
you are clearly unfamiliar with student loans.
any other unrecoverable debt can be easily discharged, either through settlement or bankruptcy.
but not student loans.
prior to this, they didn't care if you were on your deathbed and hadn't worked in 50 years.
they don't care if your choice is paying them or buying groceries for you children.
they still come calling for the check, and expect you to feed your kids some other way.
or they garnish your kids wages if you have the temerity to die before repaying.
if they had a way to deliver the collections notices to the afterlife, rest assured they would do so.
oh just shut the f up.
if you became disabled and can no longer work, how are you going to pay back the loan?
if you become disabled and unable to work, which is who this is talking about, you can discharge most other debts under bankruptcy. that is right and just, and a purpose of bankruptcy, allowing people to move forward.
but you cannot discharge student loan debt under bankruptcy.
this remedies that. and as such, loan forgiveness in this situation is perfectly just and logical, except to small minded idiots like you.
and its not technically spending anything.
the money's already spent.
and in most cases already repaid, on a dollar for dollar basis.
its the interest games that hold this debt over peoples heads for so long, because for some reason banks are more deserving of 0% interest rate loans than our future workforce, because we can't seem to make the same jump the rest of world has to seeing educational as a investment in the future instead of something be loaned.
you used the language of a hate group to state something untrue.
of course your post got nuked.
not insightful, and no sympathy.
you are one deluded individual
tremendously overrated author.
i'm quite sure you don't know what you're talking about.
first you defend the idea of majority rule, even in regards to things that shouldn't be sustained even in the face of majority opinion.
then you trot out super majority requirements for no apparent reason.
exactly how many red herrings are you going to use to prove your non-existent point?
the issue is tyranny by majority rule, to which nothing you stated has any relevance.
you still miss the point that slavery, and similar ills, are wrong regardless of majority support.
hence the notion that voting on them is illegitimate. its still wrong. its still tyranny by majority rule.
as I said: your civics are lacking.