Actually, large cities generally use less resources per person than small cities or rural areas.
And Pakistan has an average of 2.62 kids per family which is hardly "breeding like locusts". Replacement fertility is probably about 2.4 in Pakistan, so they are barely over replacement.
I said "wives" as a shorthand for the process of two-income couples becoming common. Which overwhelmingly meant wives, not husbands, entering the workforce.
I think doubling the number of workers has only a second-order effect on wage levels, because workers are paid for the productivity they produce, which does not change. For example, US wages did not significantly decline in the last 20 years when a billion Chinese workers entered the workforce "available" to US consumers.
Remember though, that with today's two income household model, and the willingness to spend stupid amounts of money for housing, that is what you end up with.
Nope. The cost of housing should be the cost to build additional housing. Which does not increase based on how many wives are in the workforce.
However nowadays, all the major cities have density restrictions which prevent most people who want to live there from living there. So the limited housing units undergo a bidding war, and the richest people win them.
Tokyo is a much bigger city than New York, but it's also much cheaper to live in. That's what happens when you don't prevent people from building up to the economic equilibrium height.
Of course it doesn't. But it helps to explain why, *hundreds of years ago when science barely existed*, intelligent people could take astrology seriously.
The sun has a massive effect on us, the moon too (light, tides). So why couldn't the other heavenly bodies effect us?
And they do effect us. But since then, science has managed to quantify that effect. And that effect, it turns out, consists of gravity and pretty much nothing else. Very occasionally, like in this study, that gravity has noticeable effects on our lives.
Um, no. All demographics support zoning. Liberals say wishy washy things about preserving the fabric of their communities. Conservatives talk about protecting their real estate investments and keeping out crime. Both talk about maintaining good schools. In the end they all support zoning about equally. Cities in Texas have just as much zoning as cities in California.
The other factors you mentioned have a minimal effect on housing prices. Most of them only affect a small part of the housing market (i.e. rent control). The remainder have negligible affect on housing prices, except for high taxes which might increase prices by 10-20%. Put together they don't come close to explaining why housing prices are hundreds of percent higher in the biggest cities. Only zoning explains that.
Those are irrelevant to the problem. The problem is that many (most?) people will have *no* marketable skills once computer vision and AI advance a bit more. So they will not be able to find a job for *any* number of hours per week or retirement age. Whereas the computer programmers and robot designers will be happy to work well past 50, just as they are now.
Um... not only are immigrants a relatively small part of the population, but they are overwhelmingly working age, which means they contribute in taxes more than they take away in services. They make UBI more attainable, not less.
We have a clear policy to hire candidates based on their merit, not their identity. At the same time, we unapologetically try to find a diverse pool of qualified candidates for open roles
Similarly, everything before “At the same time” is bull.
Actually, taking pill *helps* you to address the circumstances. It gives you the motivation to make changes in your life that depressed-you would never have gotten around to do. That is why professionals recommend a combination of pills and therapy as the most effective treatment for depression.
Taking a pill *helps* you to "face the pain". It gives you the motivation to make changes in your life that depressed-you would never have gotten around to do. That is why professionals recommend a combination of pills and therapy as the most effective treatment for depression.
We already had this once. The leader of Linux Mint rejected help from Israelis or people who support Israeli government policy. However, enough people managed to convince him this was a bad idea, and he retracted and apologized.
It’s hard to say how much pollution is down to VOCs, but a rough estimate is that between one quarter and a third of all particles are made up of organic compounds that originate as VOCs,
So it's a significant, but not the main source of particulate pollution (in Western cities where the air is usually pretty clean). It doesn't have anything to do with CO2 emissions and global warming/climate change.
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The Shakers are a religious group who require celibacy.
That's one example. There are less extreme examples too.
Actually, large cities generally use less resources per person than small cities or rural areas.
And Pakistan has an average of 2.62 kids per family which is hardly "breeding like locusts". Replacement fertility is probably about 2.4 in Pakistan, so they are barely over replacement.
I said "wives" as a shorthand for the process of two-income couples becoming common. Which overwhelmingly meant wives, not husbands, entering the workforce.
I think doubling the number of workers has only a second-order effect on wage levels, because workers are paid for the productivity they produce, which does not change. For example, US wages did not significantly decline in the last 20 years when a billion Chinese workers entered the workforce "available" to US consumers.
Remember though, that with today's two income household model, and the willingness to spend stupid amounts of money for housing, that is what you end up with.
Nope. The cost of housing should be the cost to build additional housing. Which does not increase based on how many wives are in the workforce.
However nowadays, all the major cities have density restrictions which prevent most people who want to live there from living there. So the limited housing units undergo a bidding war, and the richest people win them.
Tokyo is a much bigger city than New York, but it's also much cheaper to live in. That's what happens when you don't prevent people from building up to the economic equilibrium height.
Not to mention, in a few years facial recognition will be widespread, and it won't help to take public transportation.
Manager: Why do you want to unionize?
Workers: Our pay is too low.
Manager: Their pay is too low.
CEO: Too bad, we can't afford to raise it.
What next?
Of course it doesn't. But it helps to explain why, *hundreds of years ago when science barely existed*, intelligent people could take astrology seriously.
The sun has a massive effect on us, the moon too (light, tides). So why couldn't the other heavenly bodies effect us?
And they do effect us. But since then, science has managed to quantify that effect. And that effect, it turns out, consists of gravity and pretty much nothing else. Very occasionally, like in this study, that gravity has noticeable effects on our lives.
Seriously, I fully get why young Canadians are trying to GTFO from Canada.
That's a little hard to believe, when Canada has the highest quality of life of any country.
The dollar shall be accepted as legal tender for all debts, public and private, right?
So if your credit card fails and they refuse to take cash as a payment, they are not entitled to any payment, and your meal is free?
Um, no. All demographics support zoning. Liberals say wishy washy things about preserving the fabric of their communities. Conservatives talk about protecting their real estate investments and keeping out crime. Both talk about maintaining good schools. In the end they all support zoning about equally. Cities in Texas have just as much zoning as cities in California.
The other factors you mentioned have a minimal effect on housing prices. Most of them only affect a small part of the housing market (i.e. rent control). The remainder have negligible affect on housing prices, except for high taxes which might increase prices by 10-20%. Put together they don't come close to explaining why housing prices are hundreds of percent higher in the biggest cities. Only zoning explains that.
Housing costs are due to restrictive zoning, and traffic nightmares are due to high city population.
Neither is a result of either liberal or conservative politics (there is strict zoning everywhere in the US).
How about a shorter work week or retirement at 50
Those are irrelevant to the problem. The problem is that many (most?) people will have *no* marketable skills once computer vision and AI advance a bit more. So they will not be able to find a job for *any* number of hours per week or retirement age. Whereas the computer programmers and robot designers will be happy to work well past 50, just as they are now.
"Grievance Studies" is the accepted name :)
Drivers staring at their cell phone are *already* banned.
Um... not only are immigrants a relatively small part of the population, but they are overwhelmingly working age, which means they contribute in taxes more than they take away in services. They make UBI more attainable, not less.
Bush Jr. wasn't reviled in 2004. He was popular, because people tend to support a president in wartime, and the war hadn't started to go bad yet.
That's when I knew he was full of hot air.
We have a clear policy to hire candidates based on their merit, not their identity. At the same time, we unapologetically try to find a diverse pool of qualified candidates for open roles
Similarly, everything before “At the same time” is bull.
Actually, taking pill *helps* you to address the circumstances. It gives you the motivation to make changes in your life that depressed-you would never have gotten around to do. That is why professionals recommend a combination of pills and therapy as the most effective treatment for depression.
Taking a pill *helps* you to "face the pain". It gives you the motivation to make changes in your life that depressed-you would never have gotten around to do. That is why professionals recommend a combination of pills and therapy as the most effective treatment for depression.
Doctor's are afraid to try therapy without drugs because of the liability if the patient harms themselves.
Doctors would LOVE to try therapy without drugs, but it's too damned expensive. $200/hr or a 20 cent pill? Insurance only covers one of those.
The difference is, it's funded by venture capital rather than taxes! (Until the venture capital runs out)
We already had this once. The leader of Linux Mint rejected help from Israelis or people who support Israeli government policy. However, enough people managed to convince him this was a bad idea, and he retracted and apologized.
Because Twitter is interested in making money, not doing good.
From the article, not in the summary:
It’s hard to say how much pollution is down to VOCs, but a rough estimate is that between one quarter and a third of all particles are made up of organic compounds that originate as VOCs,
So it's a significant, but not the main source of particulate pollution (in Western cities where the air is usually pretty clean). It doesn't have anything to do with CO2 emissions and global warming/climate change.