they bring them in for 18 months, cycle them out, bring another one in for 18 months. Lather, rinse, repeat. It used to be 12 mo but they lobbied to get that extended. It's the same two guys for 5-10 years cycling in and out. They're not temps.
or am I just stuck buying a new car? I know, I know, but it took me 8 years to recover from the horror show that was the 2008 economic collapse and my kid just hit college. A new car isn't something I can afford without eating shitty food or working a third job...
she's a progressive. Not necessarily a great one, but she is at least trying. You're massively underestimating the height of the bar she was trying to leap, the amount of effort needed and the compromises required to get even close to what she was trying to do. For one thing, she was poised to put single payer back on the table (Mr Clinton was going around talking about it).
Well, America just pissed that all away for good 'ole fashion apathy. Trump got the Republican base out just like Rhomey did. Clinton couldn't get the Blacks and Latinos out. She couldn't get them excited with vague promises... Meanwhile Trump promised them the world. Lies, all lies of course. But it _felt_ good.
Sad thing is those Blacks and Latinos are really going to regret staying home. Trump's cabinet isn't going to do them any favors, and somebody's got to fill all those private prisons...
That's the sentiment you're expressing. It is not, not matter how you feel right this moment, a positive thing. Letting base feelings govern our country instead of reason and humanity is a bad thing all around. Somewhere in you you've got to know this.
working 50+ hours a week for just enough money to get by (like my brother). Yeah, there's some guys making good money still. Most don't, and even those guys are making less money in the wake of the H1-Bs.
If everything were hunky-dory we'd be looking at a president Hilary. It's because so many folks don't have the tech jobs they were promised when manufacturing got shipped to Mexico that they didn't bother coming out to vote for her.
that the grifter who's been cheating people for 70s years and who doesn't pay his contractors is gonna keep on doing what he's been doing.
But it's a moot point anyway. His cabinet picks alone are all other completely corrupt, completely incompetent or both. Whatever he wants to do doesn't matter. The important decisions will be made for him to the benefit of the 1% and the detriment of the rest of us.
that's all. H1-B is the most abused. It's the one they use to replace entry level jobs with. It's also the easiest to attack since the abuses are so obvious.
and he took $900k in cash from a guy that runs one of the biggest H1-B farms in America during his campaign. So I'm guessing that would be a 'no'.
Trump is walking back every promise he's made except the ones that are give aways to the 1%ers. What scares me most is thinking whats going to happen in year 3 when his approval ratings are single digits and he's up for reelection. War. War's gonna happen. A nasty war with some nation we're sure we can win against.
unless you're going to mandate it (e.g. by compulsory voting). You massively underestimate just how little time people have. Most have 2 jobs (or work equivalent hours) and multiple children.
A better (though longer term) solution would be to pump up the liberal arts in college. It's the only chance people have to learn critical thinking. That's 'learn critical thinking', not 'be genetically predisposed to it'. When it comes to the sciences all but a handful of geniuses are just memorizing things. That's not going to change, there just aren't enough humans wired that way. That's where the liberal arts comes in. It's the one place where just about anyone can be taught that there's deeper meaning to something they're reading or watching. It's a place where the truly awful history of mankind can be taught too. Ever notice how the rich make sure _their_ kids have a well rounded education? Ever ask yourself why?
Of course, _nobody_ likes paying the liberal arts. After all, how ya gonna pay bills with a philosophy degree, amiright?
people like to ignore how right wing large parts of the Democratic party are. Hilary was a compromise between the social liberal/economic conservative dems and the progressives. Remember, all the candidates have to pass the "Sheldon Primary" to get in. The only solution I can think of to _that_ problem is mandatory voting.
you want your rural state to get proportional representation. This solves both problems.
Also, be careful what you wish for. People in the cities aren't just sustaining off your hard work. Our scientists & Universities are why your land can produce enough food to feed people. We're also training the doctors that keep you alive and shipping them to your rural communities. And we made cell phones and the Internet your posting on possible.
We need you, you need us. Instead of directing your anger towards city dwellers go after the ruling class that are robbing us both blinded. In other words, Trump.
the electoral college was created, like our entire system of Republican Gov't (other kind, as in 'Republic') to prevent the unwashed masses/working classes (pick one) from voting themselves land and food to the detriment of the ruling class.
Trump won low population rural voters. I live in a high density city. I want the election decided (not swayed) by the majority of voters. I also want a parliament while I'm on the subject.
Nobody can handle these results. We're utterly terrified. If you've been paying any attention whatsoever to Trump's cabinet picks and you're not just stiggint then you too would be terrified.
Also, please double check what irony is. This sort of reaction is exactly what you'd expect from a Trump presidency. There's no irony here whatsoever.
it's actually more to do with Obama, the Democrats and how our presidential elections work.
Cuban immigrants were a big part of winning Florida for the Republicans. They're why we've maintained the embargo. Anyone politician who tried was dead in the water on a national stage.
That said time passed, those immigrants died and their kids didn't listen much to granddad's story and Obama formed a big anti-Bush jr coalition to put him in the Whitehouse.
That left us open to normalizing relations. Businesses have wanted this for years but politics made it impossible. So at this point it's got more to do with the dems free trade policies and general progressivism than anything else. That and marginalizing the remaining anti-Castro voters left in Florida.
So yeah, we embargoed a country for 30+ years because their refugees settled in a populous swing state. Take those same people and drop them off in TX and things would be completely different. Man, our politics are a mess. And don't get me started on Israel...
because Uber is paying way more than it needs to for it's drivers in order to establish itself. They're doing that with investor capital that will eventually dry up. If the necessary legal precedence is established by then expect your friends pay to be about 1/2 - 1/3 minimum wage. Also expect minimum wage laws to be irrelevant. I know it's a popular talking point that prices will go down when that happens, but ask yourself this: once Uber has established a price point why would they lower it? Competition? They'll do what all modern companies do when faced with competition: Mergers and Acquisitions.
I'm bringing China & South America into this because we're all human beings. No matter what we like to think we all do basically the same awful shit to each other when given the chance. I'm really hoping guys like you don't give them the chance. You're throwing away in a few years what took decades of struggle to build...
they're scientists. And scientists very, very rarely want to 100% commit to something without disclaimers. There are entire books that exist to prove 1+1=2.
The public at large _hates_ all the uncertainty in real science. It makes science appear weak, and leaves it vulnerable to attack. This is why climate science is so easy to 'debunk'...
nice straw man, btw. What part of Uber is a ride share service? Uber is actively seeking drivers with the same techniques companies use to find employees. They're also treating those drivers exactly like employees. Crucially by controlling how much they charge and punishing them for refusing low paying rides. There are other ways though.
If they're going to treat people like employees when it's to their advantage they're also going to treat them like employees when it's to the drivers advantage. People literally died for those protections. In China and South America they're still dying. WTF is wrong with you that you'd turn a blind eye to that?
which are about to get a whole lot cheaper next year when AMD launches their Zen CPUs. Assuming AMD isn't just lying about price/performance (possible) for the first time in 10 years they're going to be competitive with Intel, even at clocks per watt. That'll have a huge impact on the cost of CPUs. Already leaks indicate they'll be pricing at about 1/2 Intel's i7 for an equivalent CPU.
which is why he's alive. He's only able to get on Medicaid because the ACA expanded who could be on it by giving the states billions in subsidies.
There's a _lot_ more to the ACA then the exchanges and the Mandate. Those are the bad parts nobody (including Obama) wanted without other things to balance them. We didn't get those balancing items because Obama had to rush through to get it passed before the numskulls that voted for Trump gave him a Republican congress.
besides union busting and arming a whole bunch of people with little or no training (buddy of mine is a gun nut and has taken a few classes, you'd be surprised and terrified by how many people think it's both legal and OK to shoot somebody because they made off with your TV).
1. End the war on Drugs. Of course the cops are violent. They're not cops, they're soldiers.
2. Put a stop to wealth inequality. There's no fine for a fix it ticket. It's used to keep poor people out of wealthy peoples neighborhoods and prevent them from using the services paid for by property taxes. It, like our drug laws, are how we keep poor people cordoned off in their own miserable little world.
And you're right about why gun laws started passing. But you're also ignoring why they weren't passed sooner. Wages went up and the cost of guns went down. Blacks could _afford_ guns. Until then money was our gun control. It's money. It's always about money.
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they bring them in for 18 months, cycle them out, bring another one in for 18 months. Lather, rinse, repeat. It used to be 12 mo but they lobbied to get that extended. It's the same two guys for 5-10 years cycling in and out. They're not temps.
or am I just stuck buying a new car? I know, I know, but it took me 8 years to recover from the horror show that was the 2008 economic collapse and my kid just hit college. A new car isn't something I can afford without eating shitty food or working a third job...
This. So much this. If they could offshore it they would.
she's a progressive. Not necessarily a great one, but she is at least trying. You're massively underestimating the height of the bar she was trying to leap, the amount of effort needed and the compromises required to get even close to what she was trying to do. For one thing, she was poised to put single payer back on the table (Mr Clinton was going around talking about it).
Well, America just pissed that all away for good 'ole fashion apathy. Trump got the Republican base out just like Rhomey did. Clinton couldn't get the Blacks and Latinos out. She couldn't get them excited with vague promises... Meanwhile Trump promised them the world. Lies, all lies of course. But it _felt_ good.
Sad thing is those Blacks and Latinos are really going to regret staying home. Trump's cabinet isn't going to do them any favors, and somebody's got to fill all those private prisons...
That's the sentiment you're expressing. It is not, not matter how you feel right this moment, a positive thing. Letting base feelings govern our country instead of reason and humanity is a bad thing all around. Somewhere in you you've got to know this.
Jesus, I'm in the wrong line of work.
working 50+ hours a week for just enough money to get by (like my brother). Yeah, there's some guys making good money still. Most don't, and even those guys are making less money in the wake of the H1-Bs.
If everything were hunky-dory we'd be looking at a president Hilary. It's because so many folks don't have the tech jobs they were promised when manufacturing got shipped to Mexico that they didn't bother coming out to vote for her.
that the grifter who's been cheating people for 70s years and who doesn't pay his contractors is gonna keep on doing what he's been doing.
But it's a moot point anyway. His cabinet picks alone are all other completely corrupt, completely incompetent or both. Whatever he wants to do doesn't matter. The important decisions will be made for him to the benefit of the 1% and the detriment of the rest of us.
that's all. H1-B is the most abused. It's the one they use to replace entry level jobs with. It's also the easiest to attack since the abuses are so obvious.
and he took $900k in cash from a guy that runs one of the biggest H1-B farms in America during his campaign. So I'm guessing that would be a 'no'.
Trump is walking back every promise he's made except the ones that are give aways to the 1%ers. What scares me most is thinking whats going to happen in year 3 when his approval ratings are single digits and he's up for reelection. War. War's gonna happen. A nasty war with some nation we're sure we can win against.
unless you're going to mandate it (e.g. by compulsory voting). You massively underestimate just how little time people have. Most have 2 jobs (or work equivalent hours) and multiple children.
A better (though longer term) solution would be to pump up the liberal arts in college. It's the only chance people have to learn critical thinking. That's 'learn critical thinking', not 'be genetically predisposed to it'. When it comes to the sciences all but a handful of geniuses are just memorizing things. That's not going to change, there just aren't enough humans wired that way. That's where the liberal arts comes in. It's the one place where just about anyone can be taught that there's deeper meaning to something they're reading or watching. It's a place where the truly awful history of mankind can be taught too. Ever notice how the rich make sure _their_ kids have a well rounded education? Ever ask yourself why?
Of course, _nobody_ likes paying the liberal arts. After all, how ya gonna pay bills with a philosophy degree, amiright?
people like to ignore how right wing large parts of the Democratic party are. Hilary was a compromise between the social liberal/economic conservative dems and the progressives. Remember, all the candidates have to pass the "Sheldon Primary" to get in. The only solution I can think of to _that_ problem is mandatory voting.
you want your rural state to get proportional representation. This solves both problems.
Also, be careful what you wish for. People in the cities aren't just sustaining off your hard work. Our scientists & Universities are why your land can produce enough food to feed people. We're also training the doctors that keep you alive and shipping them to your rural communities. And we made cell phones and the Internet your posting on possible.
We need you, you need us. Instead of directing your anger towards city dwellers go after the ruling class that are robbing us both blinded. In other words, Trump.
the electoral college was created, like our entire system of Republican Gov't (other kind, as in 'Republic') to prevent the unwashed masses/working classes (pick one) from voting themselves land and food to the detriment of the ruling class.
Trump won low population rural voters. I live in a high density city. I want the election decided (not swayed) by the majority of voters. I also want a parliament while I'm on the subject.
Nobody can handle these results. We're utterly terrified. If you've been paying any attention whatsoever to Trump's cabinet picks and you're not just stiggint then you too would be terrified.
Also, please double check what irony is. This sort of reaction is exactly what you'd expect from a Trump presidency. There's no irony here whatsoever.
it's actually more to do with Obama, the Democrats and how our presidential elections work.
Cuban immigrants were a big part of winning Florida for the Republicans. They're why we've maintained the embargo. Anyone politician who tried was dead in the water on a national stage.
That said time passed, those immigrants died and their kids didn't listen much to granddad's story and Obama formed a big anti-Bush jr coalition to put him in the Whitehouse.
That left us open to normalizing relations. Businesses have wanted this for years but politics made it impossible. So at this point it's got more to do with the dems free trade policies and general progressivism than anything else. That and marginalizing the remaining anti-Castro voters left in Florida.
So yeah, we embargoed a country for 30+ years because their refugees settled in a populous swing state. Take those same people and drop them off in TX and things would be completely different. Man, our politics are a mess. And don't get me started on Israel...
especially in a post-ad blocker era where online advertising has become so cutthroat. Looks like the Journalists are cutting our throats.
because Uber is paying way more than it needs to for it's drivers in order to establish itself. They're doing that with investor capital that will eventually dry up. If the necessary legal precedence is established by then expect your friends pay to be about 1/2 - 1/3 minimum wage. Also expect minimum wage laws to be irrelevant. I know it's a popular talking point that prices will go down when that happens, but ask yourself this: once Uber has established a price point why would they lower it? Competition? They'll do what all modern companies do when faced with competition: Mergers and Acquisitions.
I'm bringing China & South America into this because we're all human beings. No matter what we like to think we all do basically the same awful shit to each other when given the chance. I'm really hoping guys like you don't give them the chance. You're throwing away in a few years what took decades of struggle to build...
they're scientists. And scientists very, very rarely want to 100% commit to something without disclaimers. There are entire books that exist to prove 1+1=2.
The public at large _hates_ all the uncertainty in real science. It makes science appear weak, and leaves it vulnerable to attack. This is why climate science is so easy to 'debunk'...
nice straw man, btw. What part of Uber is a ride share service? Uber is actively seeking drivers with the same techniques companies use to find employees. They're also treating those drivers exactly like employees. Crucially by controlling how much they charge and punishing them for refusing low paying rides. There are other ways though.
If they're going to treat people like employees when it's to their advantage they're also going to treat them like employees when it's to the drivers advantage. People literally died for those protections. In China and South America they're still dying. WTF is wrong with you that you'd turn a blind eye to that?
who stand to lose a lot from a Trump presidency. My interests here align with them. The Enemy of my Enemy and what have you.
which are about to get a whole lot cheaper next year when AMD launches their Zen CPUs. Assuming AMD isn't just lying about price/performance (possible) for the first time in 10 years they're going to be competitive with Intel, even at clocks per watt. That'll have a huge impact on the cost of CPUs. Already leaks indicate they'll be pricing at about 1/2 Intel's i7 for an equivalent CPU.
these laws and regulations exist for a reason, and it's not to put a stop to everybody's fun. It's because people were being abused.
If you let people ignore laws because you're changing nomenclature then there is no law. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck.
which is why he's alive. He's only able to get on Medicaid because the ACA expanded who could be on it by giving the states billions in subsidies.
There's a _lot_ more to the ACA then the exchanges and the Mandate. Those are the bad parts nobody (including Obama) wanted without other things to balance them. We didn't get those balancing items because Obama had to rush through to get it passed before the numskulls that voted for Trump gave him a Republican congress.
besides union busting and arming a whole bunch of people with little or no training (buddy of mine is a gun nut and has taken a few classes, you'd be surprised and terrified by how many people think it's both legal and OK to shoot somebody because they made off with your TV).
1. End the war on Drugs. Of course the cops are violent. They're not cops, they're soldiers.
2. Put a stop to wealth inequality. There's no fine for a fix it ticket. It's used to keep poor people out of wealthy peoples neighborhoods and prevent them from using the services paid for by property taxes. It, like our drug laws, are how we keep poor people cordoned off in their own miserable little world.
And you're right about why gun laws started passing. But you're also ignoring why they weren't passed sooner. Wages went up and the cost of guns went down. Blacks could _afford_ guns. Until then money was our gun control. It's money. It's always about money.