Yeah, I reject any service with ads, I will torrent or DVR it so I can skip the ads. I pay for cable, I will watch what I want, when I want it. I don't even bother with the cable companies stupid on demand stuff, because it forces ads. If I miss something on the DVR, I'll just torrent it.
all of those jobs are in industries that have spent decades shitting on workers and subcontracting to subcontractors... There is no shame in trade job, but the money people keep saying is there, isn't.
Why do you assume someone on UBI is sitting at home doing nothing. My guess is they will be doing things that will supplement their UBI, but they can be more selective. Your basically asking for a centrally planned economy vs a free market labor economy.
Oh, it would be terrible, so was the civil war. Most people don't look much beyond the organized fighting in the east and major armies in the west.The book 1860 really opened my eyes to how much the north really didn't want to kill (or die) over this issue, but the south was determined. Your right about the Nationalistic fervor of the late 19th early 20th century, that's gone. Your also right that any large scale conflict would be horrible. Your wrong about the north rolling in and stomping stupid southerners, it was more like japan's attack on pearl harbor, a calculated risk, without a realization that a giant was sleeping.
If an organized military force springs into existence in the US, you better believe the Feds will be watching it. Once they resort to violence, all bets will be off and the military will be involved if it gets beyond the capabilities of the law enforcement.
See, the civil war for a citation. There's a great book, 1861, that deals with the start of the civil war. Nobody in the north really wanted to fight a war, until the south started lashing out. It's hard to attack someone who is claiming they want to fight you, but it's easy to attack someone who killed your friends.
You certainly don't need a $400, pc. I have an HP streambox that I got second hand for $75, here's a new option for around $100; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014...
I've had too much trouble trying to use Linux on my set top. Now that Netflix works, HBO doesn't, and who knows which ones will work in 6 months. I decided to stick with windows 10, in tablet mode.
No hypothetical's, I've seen it happen. I had an ex classmate who got a brain tumor. He was truck driver with company insurance... I also had a coworker whose husband needed a heart transplant, due to infection from an injury that was found to be not work related. He was in a rollover accident returning from a customer site, but I think he had stopped to eat before the accident, so no workers comp. His hand was de-gloved and a later infection damaged his heart. Her employer's insurance (small government) handled everything, but she was the only one in her multiple support groups that wasn't forced into bankruptcy and onto medicaid... These are real world consequences that most people will be lucky enough to avoid, but many won't.
And still, again, regardless of how you describe yourself, avoiding the truth: you are supporting a corrupt person with a long and demonstrated track record of deliberately looking you in the eye and lying about everything..
Wait, now I'm confused... Which one are you talking about?
A president can certainly pardon someone before they are charged. There's plenty of citations, here's one
Obama and Hillary are both very Centrist or Right-leaning. If they were willing to lie and say they thought fetal life Trumped a mothers choice (like the Republican candidates) they could pick some single issue voters, like my Mother. If they could grow a Penis or lighten their skin, the GOP would be in shambles.
To be fair, many of the Republican candidates don't think Women should make any choices. I myself think abortion is terrible, but I realize that the Democratic policies will result in fewer abortions due to social changes.
Take a moment to think about what happens if you get really sick, long term sick. The very time you need your health insurance the most, it's controlled by someone whose interests no longer align with yours. You can't work for them, but they have to cover your months or years of medical bills? Mostly it doesn't happen and they find a way to drop you and get you onto Medicaid if your lucky, but it's really not their problem.
Anyone with faith in our current health insurance system is either a moron, or has never really considered real world ramifications.
It's not the people in the prison's or being arrested who are "using" the police and prisons, they are a product, not a consumer. The wealthy benefit way more from our legal framework, and use it more.
Yeah, I have an HP stream box that I use with Windows 10. Nothing else can handle Netflix, HBO GO, and my locally (or NAS) stored files. I don't have to mess with Plex either. I just stream right across my wireless network.
Every large study I've seen has shown this is not the case, sports cost schools money. Money spent on sports is wasted from the standpoint of most tax payers and students. It enriches a minority.
Sorry, I lumped you in with the "we can refresh the tree of liberty with the blood of tyrants" crowd, the part that says the Army will spontaneously come over to their side and refuse to attack them despite being attacked. You seem to have a more grounded view.
Look at those Mahar guys, they were smart enough not to start shooting, but many people still supported an armed response. If they had committed any real violence there is no chance that an armed response would not have had general support.
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you misspelled dumpster....
I care about Human Rights and LBGT rights fall under that umbrella. It's nothing controversial.
Yeah, I reject any service with ads, I will torrent or DVR it so I can skip the ads. I pay for cable, I will watch what I want, when I want it. I don't even bother with the cable companies stupid on demand stuff, because it forces ads. If I miss something on the DVR, I'll just torrent it.
yeah, these wages are relatively high, but still stagnant. They are also feast or famine industries.
all of those jobs are in industries that have spent decades shitting on workers and subcontracting to subcontractors... There is no shame in trade job, but the money people keep saying is there, isn't.
Why do you assume someone on UBI is sitting at home doing nothing. My guess is they will be doing things that will supplement their UBI, but they can be more selective. Your basically asking for a centrally planned economy vs a free market labor economy.
Oh, it would be terrible, so was the civil war. Most people don't look much beyond the organized fighting in the east and major armies in the west.The book 1860 really opened my eyes to how much the north really didn't want to kill (or die) over this issue, but the south was determined.
Your right about the Nationalistic fervor of the late 19th early 20th century, that's gone. Your also right that any large scale conflict would be horrible. Your wrong about the north rolling in and stomping stupid southerners, it was more like japan's attack on pearl harbor, a calculated risk, without a realization that a giant was sleeping.
and you don't think the feds are watching them for acts of violence?
Thanks, that a package in the google repos?
If an organized military force springs into existence in the US, you better believe the Feds will be watching it. Once they resort to violence, all bets will be off and the military will be involved if it gets beyond the capabilities of the law enforcement.
See, the civil war for a citation. There's a great book, 1861, that deals with the start of the civil war. Nobody in the north really wanted to fight a war, until the south started lashing out. It's hard to attack someone who is claiming they want to fight you, but it's easy to attack someone who killed your friends.
You certainly don't need a $400, pc. I have an HP streambox that I got second hand for $75, here's a new option for around $100; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014...
I've had too much trouble trying to use Linux on my set top. Now that Netflix works, HBO doesn't, and who knows which ones will work in 6 months. I decided to stick with windows 10, in tablet mode.
I could only get it to work on chrome, not chromium. I was using OpenSuSE.
unrelated, but HBO go used to work on Linux and now doesn't, bastards...
No hypothetical's, I've seen it happen. I had an ex classmate who got a brain tumor. He was truck driver with company insurance... I also had a coworker whose husband needed a heart transplant, due to infection from an injury that was found to be not work related. He was in a rollover accident returning from a customer site, but I think he had stopped to eat before the accident, so no workers comp. His hand was de-gloved and a later infection damaged his heart. Her employer's insurance (small government) handled everything, but she was the only one in her multiple support groups that wasn't forced into bankruptcy and onto medicaid... These are real world consequences that most people will be lucky enough to avoid, but many won't.
No caricatures here. I actually tune in to AM radio a couple times a month to keep myself awake when I drive.
The Democratic Party platform is just as much of a shitshow as the Republican one, it's just more big tent about it.
That's top shelf, thanks!.
And still, again, regardless of how you describe yourself, avoiding the truth: you are supporting a corrupt person with a long and demonstrated track record of deliberately looking you in the eye and lying about everything..
Wait, now I'm confused...
Which one are you talking about?
A president can certainly pardon someone before they are charged. There's plenty of citations, here's one
Obama and Hillary are both very Centrist or Right-leaning. If they were willing to lie and say they thought fetal life Trumped a mothers choice (like the Republican candidates) they could pick some single issue voters, like my Mother. If they could grow a Penis or lighten their skin, the GOP would be in shambles.
To be fair, many of the Republican candidates don't think Women should make any choices. I myself think abortion is terrible, but I realize that the Democratic policies will result in fewer abortions due to social changes.
Take a moment to think about what happens if you get really sick, long term sick. The very time you need your health insurance the most, it's controlled by someone whose interests no longer align with yours. You can't work for them, but they have to cover your months or years of medical bills? Mostly it doesn't happen and they find a way to drop you and get you onto Medicaid if your lucky, but it's really not their problem.
Anyone with faith in our current health insurance system is either a moron, or has never really considered real world ramifications.
It's not the people in the prison's or being arrested who are "using" the police and prisons, they are a product, not a consumer. The wealthy benefit way more from our legal framework, and use it more.
Yeah, I have an HP stream box that I use with Windows 10. Nothing else can handle Netflix, HBO GO, and my locally (or NAS) stored files. I don't have to mess with Plex either. I just stream right across my wireless network.
Every large study I've seen has shown this is not the case, sports cost schools money. Money spent on sports is wasted from the standpoint of most tax payers and students. It enriches a minority.
Maybe, but I don't see them donating new football stadiums. I do see bonds that the school needs to repay.
Wait, are we talking about ESPN now?
I wish I lived in your world...
Sorry, I lumped you in with the "we can refresh the tree of liberty with the blood of tyrants" crowd, the part that says the Army will spontaneously come over to their side and refuse to attack them despite being attacked. You seem to have a more grounded view.
Look at those Mahar guys, they were smart enough not to start shooting, but many people still supported an armed response. If they had committed any real violence there is no chance that an armed response would not have had general support.