Why is this a surprise?
Back in the day of carrier subsidies, many people refreshed their devices every two years and took another smartphone for ~$200, at least in the USA.
When you're paying 600-750 for a new iPhone - why would you do it except when absolutely needed?
Well, let's see; medicare is done by a block grant to states, and if a state uses more money than the grant, the state pays.
All you have to do is look at (say) New Jersey property taxes and you'll see where astronomical increases have happened.
Hint, I'm no more than middle class, not a millionaire. If I was a millionaire, why would I be wasting time on slashdot?
And YES I have seen that, and YES I don't think it's a good idea. But again, that just proves my point, that the left cares for equality of outcome than equality of opportunity.
It is a crock, yes. But unless you have been living in a cave for 8 years, the employment economy contracted dramatically, and it still hasn't recovered. YES there are as many (slightly more) jobs than before but the population has grown (remember that 'We need 150K jobs/month to keep up with population growth' that was touted throughout the Bush presidency as to why he was doing a bad job? Well, he was, and we do, but Obama somehow gets a pass because people are less well employed, less financially secure, and more poor.
Actually this isn't all that new.
I graduated high school in the early 1980s. I saw kids going to college and getting 10000-15000 (USD) in debut for a 4 year degree. 10K in 1986 dollars is supposedly 21600 today - though I suspect it's more.
I said "Gee I think I'll do cheap community college for 2 years then transfer to a state school." Unfortunately circumstances changed and I ended up working and going to school at night for 8 years - but I finished a bachelors and masters degree with little debt.
I do admit that college is a lot more expensive now. But at the time I wanted to be something other than a STEM guy but then I said 'What degrees have good jobs associated with them?" and studied comp sci.
The biggest issue is that young people are lied to quite shamelessly by their parents, their school counselors, and the schools themselves. I didn't trust any of those people and my own decisions.
First, remove the federal observers so irregularities go unreported.
Second, make sure there is no paper trail.
Third, the fewer votes counted the more likely the Democrats will win. After all, ballot stuffing was practically invented by the Chicago Democrat machine and the sitting President is from...where?
Remember, every Democrat has cheated all the time, by stuffing votes, intimidating the voters, and promising voters things that cannot be done, then railing that they are being constrained by reality.
I agree.
OTOH: A nicely made 1200 square foot double wide will cost less than 90K (probably more like 75 but I'm bracketing). A plot of land not in a hyper expensive place - what, 20K? So for about 110-120K you can get a house that is 1200 square feet... which is the size of a "nice, large" house in the mid 1960s.
Some of the costs of housing are that starter homes of today are way more than starter homes of 50 years ago.
And unfortunately it's really only useful if you factor in the state+local, too, and that data is probably not available. The feds have pushed a lot of responsibility downward, and many local and state taxes have risen rather astronomically.
I'm 50 and my counselor lied to me, I didn't listen to him and studied something useful. I don' t know about the boomers, but the Xers got lied to, too.
Having been born mid sixties, and being the oldest of Gen X, I can say that I think the actual picture is a middle ground.
We hadn't decided that we'd outsource all of our industries so there were good paying blue collar jobs. OTOH the pollution level was WAY higher than now, at least in the USA.
Things cost quite a lot and people owned less stuff - but in general, the stuff you did buy was of somewhat higher quality for the most part.
BTW almost every blue collar guy (tradesman) I know has his own house - I'm beginning to suspect it's white collar folks who studied something useless who are suffering quite a bit at the moment.
And globalization is something pushed by BOTH PARTIES so we're screwed either way, unless (maybe) if Trump wins. If Clinton wins, it'll be all hell to pay - TPP here we come!
I also think that computationally many people are functionally illiterate. They can make some use of computer technology but don't necessarily understand the implications of said technology.
It's a bigger problem than just in computing - it's pretty much everywhere now - but that may be the case here.
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At a very different time, when there was the will to do it. I don't see that in recent decades, unfortunately.
Why is this a surprise? Back in the day of carrier subsidies, many people refreshed their devices every two years and took another smartphone for ~$200, at least in the USA. When you're paying 600-750 for a new iPhone - why would you do it except when absolutely needed?
Well, let's see; medicare is done by a block grant to states, and if a state uses more money than the grant, the state pays. All you have to do is look at (say) New Jersey property taxes and you'll see where astronomical increases have happened.
Hint, I'm no more than middle class, not a millionaire. If I was a millionaire, why would I be wasting time on slashdot? And YES I have seen that, and YES I don't think it's a good idea. But again, that just proves my point, that the left cares for equality of outcome than equality of opportunity.
Times have changed..our kids are getting worse...
Indeed. Nobody cares that they've subverted Democracy. But by golly how terrible those Russians caught them doing it!
It is a crock, yes. But unless you have been living in a cave for 8 years, the employment economy contracted dramatically, and it still hasn't recovered. YES there are as many (slightly more) jobs than before but the population has grown (remember that 'We need 150K jobs/month to keep up with population growth' that was touted throughout the Bush presidency as to why he was doing a bad job? Well, he was, and we do, but Obama somehow gets a pass because people are less well employed, less financially secure, and more poor.
Yeah like the US government running anything makes it work at all.
I didn't make the above comment, but I suppose you're a trust-fund owning low information Clinton voter?
Actually this isn't all that new. I graduated high school in the early 1980s. I saw kids going to college and getting 10000-15000 (USD) in debut for a 4 year degree. 10K in 1986 dollars is supposedly 21600 today - though I suspect it's more. I said "Gee I think I'll do cheap community college for 2 years then transfer to a state school." Unfortunately circumstances changed and I ended up working and going to school at night for 8 years - but I finished a bachelors and masters degree with little debt. I do admit that college is a lot more expensive now. But at the time I wanted to be something other than a STEM guy but then I said 'What degrees have good jobs associated with them?" and studied comp sci. The biggest issue is that young people are lied to quite shamelessly by their parents, their school counselors, and the schools themselves. I didn't trust any of those people and my own decisions.
Never.
First, remove the federal observers so irregularities go unreported. Second, make sure there is no paper trail. Third, the fewer votes counted the more likely the Democrats will win. After all, ballot stuffing was practically invented by the Chicago Democrat machine and the sitting President is from...where? Remember, every Democrat has cheated all the time, by stuffing votes, intimidating the voters, and promising voters things that cannot be done, then railing that they are being constrained by reality.
Don't forget the Clintons and Soros.
No. You're discussing equality of outcome, not equality of opportunity. Hint: I grew up dirt poor and wanted to get out of it.
How will it replace Medicare and Medicaid?
I agree. OTOH: A nicely made 1200 square foot double wide will cost less than 90K (probably more like 75 but I'm bracketing). A plot of land not in a hyper expensive place - what, 20K? So for about 110-120K you can get a house that is 1200 square feet ... which is the size of a "nice, large" house in the mid 1960s.
Some of the costs of housing are that starter homes of today are way more than starter homes of 50 years ago.
And unfortunately it's really only useful if you factor in the state+local, too, and that data is probably not available. The feds have pushed a lot of responsibility downward, and many local and state taxes have risen rather astronomically.
I'm 50 and my counselor lied to me, I didn't listen to him and studied something useful. I don' t know about the boomers, but the Xers got lied to, too.
I REALLY hate to tell you this but energy is cheaper now than it was in 1988. it's A LOT cheaper.
Having been born mid sixties, and being the oldest of Gen X, I can say that I think the actual picture is a middle ground. We hadn't decided that we'd outsource all of our industries so there were good paying blue collar jobs. OTOH the pollution level was WAY higher than now, at least in the USA. Things cost quite a lot and people owned less stuff - but in general, the stuff you did buy was of somewhat higher quality for the most part. BTW almost every blue collar guy (tradesman) I know has his own house - I'm beginning to suspect it's white collar folks who studied something useless who are suffering quite a bit at the moment.
And globalization is something pushed by BOTH PARTIES so we're screwed either way, unless (maybe) if Trump wins. If Clinton wins, it'll be all hell to pay - TPP here we come!
Um, an economy based on debt happened when we went to a totally fiat currency. All money is debt now.
Liberalism is really statism. Or national socialism, if you like..
Given that the left is filled with violence loving wing nuts, I agree with you.
I also think that computationally many people are functionally illiterate. They can make some use of computer technology but don't necessarily understand the implications of said technology. It's a bigger problem than just in computing - it's pretty much everywhere now - but that may be the case here.