This doesn't make any sense - unless I'm completely missing your point. US government spending is lower than most countries with more 'socialist' labour laws. Including France, Germany, UK and most of Scandinavia. https://data.oecd.org/gga/gene...
The worldwide average salary is dragged way down by countries with much worse labour rights than the US (e.g. none), not by those with better labour rights.
A company is not just 'group of people'. In the cases being talked about they have been given some very powerful benefits, most importantly (but not only) Limited Liability. Without that you're not even in the same ballpark.
My last car (just scrapped when the fuel pump went) cost me £5000 second hand and lasted me 12 years. Even if we assume 10 years, that's £500 per year + slightly less than that in insurance. So even including maintenance and repairs that doesn't come out at more than £100 per month. My latest car cost me just north of £1500 and will easily last 3 years - so similar costs. These aren't crappy cars either - just not new.
Parking I can't help you with, but I just don't drive anywhere that's going to rip me off for parking. If I'm going into the city centre I'll just use public transport. When I worked in the city centre I took the train to work. A car does give you a lot of freedom though - you can go where you want when you want.
I don't have a beef with people that don't want to own cars - I can't wait for self driving so I don't have to bother:). But they also don't have to cost a fortune.
When I lived in a tenement there was a service button which would let you in if you buzzed it before 10am. I think that's quite common here (Scotland) so I guess our criminals are known to never get up early.
I'm pretty sure it is not standard for all laws to be reviewed by Brussels. Otherwise things would grind to a halt (and the UK would never stand for it). I have no idea why this particular law would need Brussels to review it - perhaps its something to do with copyright laws in particular.
I took you as an American so apologies for that. Latvians have more reason to concern themselves about Russia than most, I guess.
I think the point is just general irony when imperialists get all huffy at an imperialist doing imperialist things - I don't see that as whataboutery, especially since the original comment didn't really add anything either. Some of us are just as sick of our own countries shit as anyone else's (although I can't actually speak for ShanghaiBill).
I don't think you have caught the nuances of whataboutism. Let me help you out - if the things are comparable, then its not whataboutism. Thinking your country is special doesn't absolve it.
In a truly free market owners would be liable for the debts of the company. Funnily enough scrapping limited liability isn't part of the free market manifesto.
We'll just move from being a service economy to being a robot service economy. Someone will have to supply the services to the robots. So most people will get jobs in the robot banks, robot pubs and restaurants, robot shops and giving massages to robots that are tired after a hard days roboting.
If I hadn't commented already I'd mod you up. I think those dismissing this out of hand have never experienced it. Extreme stress and a loss of self esteem can make things seem much darker and choices much more limited. I imagine that suffering that when you think you've just reached the pinnacle of your career would only make it seem worse.
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This doesn't make any sense - unless I'm completely missing your point. US government spending is lower than most countries with more 'socialist' labour laws. Including France, Germany, UK and most of Scandinavia. https://data.oecd.org/gga/gene...
The worldwide average salary is dragged way down by countries with much worse labour rights than the US (e.g. none), not by those with better labour rights.
A company is not just 'group of people'. In the cases being talked about they have been given some very powerful benefits, most importantly (but not only) Limited Liability. Without that you're not even in the same ballpark.
...where I live it is illegal now to let them walk to school unescorted under a certain age and they need to be in car seats until 7 years of age.
Couldn't you walk them to school? After all, if they were going to walk themselves, wouldn't it be possible for you to talk there as well?
Anyway, just out of interest - what is the age limit (genuinely just interested).
My last car (just scrapped when the fuel pump went) cost me £5000 second hand and lasted me 12 years. Even if we assume 10 years, that's £500 per year + slightly less than that in insurance. So even including maintenance and repairs that doesn't come out at more than £100 per month. My latest car cost me just north of £1500 and will easily last 3 years - so similar costs. These aren't crappy cars either - just not new.
Parking I can't help you with, but I just don't drive anywhere that's going to rip me off for parking. If I'm going into the city centre I'll just use public transport. When I worked in the city centre I took the train to work. A car does give you a lot of freedom though - you can go where you want when you want.
I don't have a beef with people that don't want to own cars - I can't wait for self driving so I don't have to bother :). But they also don't have to cost a fortune.
When I lived in a tenement there was a service button which would let you in if you buzzed it before 10am. I think that's quite common here (Scotland) so I guess our criminals are known to never get up early.
Actually the real code is 58008
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It is 0000
Thanks - that makes sense.
I'm pretty sure it is not standard for all laws to be reviewed by Brussels. Otherwise things would grind to a halt (and the UK would never stand for it). I have no idea why this particular law would need Brussels to review it - perhaps its something to do with copyright laws in particular.
I took you as an American so apologies for that. Latvians have more reason to concern themselves about Russia than most, I guess.
I think the point is just general irony when imperialists get all huffy at an imperialist doing imperialist things - I don't see that as whataboutery, especially since the original comment didn't really add anything either. Some of us are just as sick of our own countries shit as anyone else's (although I can't actually speak for ShanghaiBill).
"yo dude i need to scor bad got the shakes man u got a teenth pay u 2morra"
I don't think you have caught the nuances of whataboutism. Let me help you out - if the things are comparable, then its not whataboutism. Thinking your country is special doesn't absolve it.
Trickle down economics is just another name for feudalism.
You're farting into the wind, but well said anyway (sorry, commented so can't mod you up).
EU working directives limit the working week to a maximum of 48 hours (although there are exemptions).
Shh. Don't burst the bubble. Remember there are only 2 choices. American freedom or slavery!
In a truly free market owners would be liable for the debts of the company. Funnily enough scrapping limited liability isn't part of the free market manifesto.
I guess all the space dust has been sucked up by the space vacuum and put in the space bin.
We'll just move from being a service economy to being a robot service economy. Someone will have to supply the services to the robots. So most people will get jobs in the robot banks, robot pubs and restaurants, robot shops and giving massages to robots that are tired after a hard days roboting.
Dear America,
Huh?
Signed, the rest of the world
PS: Yes please
+1 funny because its true
You'll be amazed at what happened next...
If I hadn't commented already I'd mod you up. I think those dismissing this out of hand have never experienced it. Extreme stress and a loss of self esteem can make things seem much darker and choices much more limited. I imagine that suffering that when you think you've just reached the pinnacle of your career would only make it seem worse.