Got one? A strong central gov't seems to be the only thing that can stand against banking trusts. Worst case scenario the jack boots are publicly owned, so I'll take my chances with the gov't.
Besides, there's plenty of ways to regulate a government. That said, it is a complex problem. You don't get to throw up your hands and say "The Free Market (tm) will take care of it!" and call it a day. Also, you have to be willing to accept the idea of elitism. e.g. that some people are better at some things than you, and that running a country is one of them.
Both of these tick Americans off. We like to believe in the myth of the Renaissance Man, and we all like to believe we're that man.
they're your ruling class silly. Your masters. They own you. Sure, you could do something about that. But you'd need a lot of power. Somethin' like a government body. And that'd be socialism (cue dramatic music).
I think the point is to stop the noise before it starts. Also, there's a reason why these things are kept to strict venues. You get a lot of young, dumb people in one place getting drunk/high and maybe doing dumb things. It's hard to set up checkpoints to check for drunk drivers, for example, when there's 20 little venues all playing.
Basically people in even small groups are known to do dumb stuff that requires a bit of oversight / public safety. It's like Mosh pits. When they first started there was an etiquette and nobody got hurt. Then dumb frat boys started showing up strung out on drugs and beating the crap out of people. No more mosh pits.
1. Your basic arguments are hostile to the poor, or your ignorant. One of the two. People aren't going into debt because of lavish lifestyles. They're going into debt because adjusted for inflation they've lost ground every year for 30 years. You make less than your father did.
2. Lenders accept no risk. They bundle bad loans together until they're so big that letting them go would wreck the economy, then demand 'Austerity' from the poor to pay for it. This is what really happened. What's more, they've been doing it about every 10 years since I was born. Remember the S&L scandal? As for the loan and inflation, easy to deal with. Just lobby congress to raise minimum payments. Worked too.
3. These laws don't matter if they're not enforced. There are places you can get 50% credit cards. Also, see point # 1 of this post. After 30 years of declining wages it's difficult if not impossible for anyone to get out of debt long enough to build up any wealth.
4. My argument is that debtors need leverage over lenders or the system quickly breaks down. In the absence of that leverage (bankruptcy) there's no incentive for the people who own you and me (re: George Carlin) not to return to debtors prisons and 16-tons. It's the same crap argument I hear all the time that says we should get rid of regulations and safety nets. That you don't need it anymore. That things are better. Safer. There's other ways. You ignore the fact that there's a reason why people were given the power of bankruptcy in the first place. It's a careful balance, and we just farked it right up.
you put a lot of effort into a post full of hate for the poor:P. Are you really that ignorant of why people file for bankruptcy or do you get paid to spew that nonsense? A few points:
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1. Bankruptcy is basically 8 years without credit. If you're a poor person that's a nightmare. No house and no car, both of which you need.
2. The lender should be expected to accept risk. It's funny how capitalists get shield from market risks by guys like you but workers are expected to suck it down. Workers pay for their masters bad decisions with lower standards of living.
3. Usury loans quickly become slavery. You're not really free if someone controls your access to food/shelter/health care.
4. People filing for bankruptcy have little money. They often can't afford the legal representation they need to avoid being taken advantage of. If they do hire a lawyer the settlement negotiated is often worse than the original loan terms. That's because there are hundreds of bankruptcy firms that just take your money and then take the first offer by the court. They pray on people trying to keep their heads above water by working 80 hours a week. I've known several people in that situation.
5. Nice to see you ending your post with the right wing's "Imma gettin' robbed by da poors" narrative that has absolutely no basis in fact. Well, I suppose giving all our money to 1% of the population WILL keep those damn poor people from stealing from you, if only because you'll have nothing to steal.
The way I like to put it is this: you're trying to get me to believe that a little kid with a sandwich that his mommy didn't pay for brought America to it's knees financially.
no driver updates. No tweaking settings. Better overall performance at a lower price because you don't have to test/optimize for every graphics card.
Two things I noticed. 1) it's built on Directx. You'd think they'd worry about building their tech off Microsoft. 2) GDDR5. Not really a big deal. My $90 GT240 has 256 of GDDR5. The only reason you can't buy one with GDDR5 now is the cards perform a bit too well, and nvidia didn't want them biting into the $150 dollar range.:P
and a funny way to say he borrowed a bit of money.:P. I think upstart.com was mentioned later too. So long as we keep laws in place to give borrowers leverage that's all it'll ever be.
That said, the recent trends in bankruptcy law that make it impossible to discharge debt unless you're rich, plus judges finding debtors in contempt of court for not paying and jailing them (aka debtors prisons 2.0) have me scared. This is all in America of course. We need to start breaking down the excesses of the protestant work ethic. Work ethics are good, but they can also be manipulated and abused.
the analog face buttons? I gave up pretty quick on them after using them to play Mad Maestro on the PS2. Didn't even realize they were still in the PS3. I do wish Sony would stop adding pointless features to their game pads. It's not so much that the features bug me as I'd rather they spend time/money somewhere else. Plus it'd be nice if the gamepads weren't $60 bucks. On the plus side the PS4's gamepad looks cheap to produce.
the one thing that has been a true fact all around is that the Earth IS getting warmer. Yeah, they might have predicted half a degree and got a full degree, which is a 50% error, but that doesn't change the fact that it's STILL WARMER.:P.
are why you don't privatize essential infrastructure. Sure, you'll get a good deal now. But in a few years when it becomes politically unfeasible to return things to the public the company will recognize that and jack the rates way way up. That's what's happened with every single public school transportation dept that got privatized. They'll do it here too.
but with your dinky M16 look alike and little or no training, it's not going to be you. This isn't Red Dawn, and if a bunch of weekend warriors go up against trained soldiers, they lose. Focus more on the freedoms that matter (your economic freedom, meaning your economic security) and less on something the just doesn't matter anymore.
Very sarcastic. It's a phrase one of my friends uses. He works for a school district as a driver. His entire family are teachers. He voted against a tax raise that was meant to pay for his own wages. He means well, but he doesn't know any better. He pays child support, and lumps that deduction into his taxes mentally. If he really stops and thinks he knows better, but it takes an effort. He's not the only one too. It's very common.
It doesn't help that what taxes he does pay are very regressive and hit him harder than a rich man would.
and being replaced by neuroscience. Eventually we'll look back at psychologists the same way we look back at witch doctors & mystics now: At best well meaning and misguide people without enough information.
just not yet. But one thing we have learned in the last 50 years: The human brain is a machine. A very, very complex machine. But a machine like anything else. With enough time and effort we can understand it. In our society time/effort == money.
"There are ugly things in this world. They will express themselves no matter what."
It's defeatism. You've already given up. You know, the world doesn't have to be an awful place. There's really no reason for it to be. Instead of looking and the world and saying it can only get worse (conservatism) try looking at the world and saying it will get better (progressive).
with Science! Jokes aside, it still all comes down to money. Research can be done on brain chemistry and how the brain functions. But it's expensive and it isn't profitable. You can't get companies to do it. It takes gov't action because you need a body that's not interested in short term goals. You need somebody that can think 50 to 100 years out, and that can absorb billions in waste with little negative impact.
That said, it's still an easier problem to solve than guns in America. Mostly because you can throw money at it and solve it. You can't say the same for gun control. For one thing, politically it's a loss. You've got millions of single issue voters who'll do anything to keep their guns. For another you've got too many guns in the wild to easily control them and too much boarder to keep smugglers out (although that's something we could throw money at to solve). Mostly it's a losing issue. Guns are a part of too many American's lives. They turn into a voting block at the drop of a hat, and they'll support any policy whatsoever so long as it preserves their guns. If you really push gun control you'll not only lose, but you'll see a lot of other nasty legislation from the bastards that those 'gun nuts' elect just to save their guns.
which is a lack of freely available mental health resources. Imagine if the shooter had access to the meds needed to manage the illnesses he had, instead of the equivalent of a football coach yelling at him to Walk It Off. It's expensive though, and they only way to make sure it's universally available is through the gov't (read: Socialized Medicine). Also, you'll have to accept some waste in there. Generally 1 to 3% of the program, but the numbers will look big because the costs are.
On the plus side, you get to have your guns and not get shot.
Do you watch the news in America? All economic discussion regardless of who does it is from a corporate/conservative standpoint of low taxes, few regulations and minimal government intervention (except for bailouts). Yeah, there's some liberal bias in social issues. But what the hell does that matter in the real world. In economics there is no dissenting opinion. What in Gods name do they need to censor? They already have control over everything that matters. If I control your economy I control you. You're not free unless your economically secure.
we blame the lack of mental health services? I don't particularly care about gun control one way or another, but I am tired of people ignoring root causes. In every one of these shootings there have been signs of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia has been shown to be a brain chemistry problem. Fixing it is very, very, very expensive. Even the guy from Aurora (who's dad had lots of money) would be pressed. You need a lot of very specific treatment. So we waste time talking about violent games and guns and anything else but actually paying to identify and treat these people because that would take tax money, and as we all know we're perpetually Taxed To The Max (TM).
why wouldn't I just get a Vita? There are some neat looking Android games, but nothing that approaches a killer app. The Vita at least has Sony backing. Then there's the 3DS too.
I think the problem is you need to consume a certain amount in order to function in society and have any hope of advancement. A computer is massive consumption. So is a cell phone. Both you're pretty much expected to have and know how to use by any employer worth a damn. Once in a blue moon somebody'll make out ok without that extra consumption. But it's like Lincoln and his log cabin eduction. We all forget the other 20 students that didn't become president.
I suppose it's not just about 'waste'. Morale is useful. Drop 65k on a video that jacks up moral and people work 1% harder. Let's say the average salary of those employees is 30k/yr (lowballing it, they're accouting ppl after all). 1% of that is 3 million a year. Not a bad return on investment. You could make 20 of those videos and still come out ahead if even 1 of them works.
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Got one? A strong central gov't seems to be the only thing that can stand against banking trusts. Worst case scenario the jack boots are publicly owned, so I'll take my chances with the gov't.
Besides, there's plenty of ways to regulate a government. That said, it is a complex problem. You don't get to throw up your hands and say "The Free Market (tm) will take care of it!" and call it a day. Also, you have to be willing to accept the idea of elitism. e.g. that some people are better at some things than you, and that running a country is one of them.
Both of these tick Americans off. We like to believe in the myth of the Renaissance Man, and we all like to believe we're that man.
they're your ruling class silly. Your masters. They own you. Sure, you could do something about that. But you'd need a lot of power. Somethin' like a government body. And that'd be socialism (cue dramatic music).
I think the point is to stop the noise before it starts. Also, there's a reason why these things are kept to strict venues. You get a lot of young, dumb people in one place getting drunk/high and maybe doing dumb things. It's hard to set up checkpoints to check for drunk drivers, for example, when there's 20 little venues all playing.
Basically people in even small groups are known to do dumb stuff that requires a bit of oversight / public safety. It's like Mosh pits. When they first started there was an etiquette and nobody got hurt. Then dumb frat boys started showing up strung out on drugs and beating the crap out of people. No more mosh pits.
Forbes seems to think so. Honestly, just googling for 'Real Wages Drop' brings up more proof than you could ever need/want....
As for individuals, well, in the middle ages every now and then a Knight might make it to vasslehood, but it wasn't the norm.
1. Your basic arguments are hostile to the poor, or your ignorant. One of the two. People aren't going into debt because of lavish lifestyles. They're going into debt because adjusted for inflation they've lost ground every year for 30 years. You make less than your father did.
2. Lenders accept no risk. They bundle bad loans together until they're so big that letting them go would wreck the economy, then demand 'Austerity' from the poor to pay for it. This is what really happened. What's more, they've been doing it about every 10 years since I was born. Remember the S&L scandal? As for the loan and inflation, easy to deal with. Just lobby congress to raise minimum payments. Worked too.
3. These laws don't matter if they're not enforced. There are places you can get 50% credit cards. Also, see point # 1 of this post. After 30 years of declining wages it's difficult if not impossible for anyone to get out of debt long enough to build up any wealth.
4. My argument is that debtors need leverage over lenders or the system quickly breaks down. In the absence of that leverage (bankruptcy) there's no incentive for the people who own you and me (re: George Carlin) not to return to debtors prisons and 16-tons. It's the same crap argument I hear all the time that says we should get rid of regulations and safety nets. That you don't need it anymore. That things are better. Safer. There's other ways. You ignore the fact that there's a reason why people were given the power of bankruptcy in the first place. It's a careful balance, and we just farked it right up.
you put a lot of effort into a post full of hate for the poor :P. Are you really that ignorant of why people file for bankruptcy or do you get paid to spew that nonsense? A few points:
. 1. Bankruptcy is basically 8 years without credit. If you're a poor person that's a nightmare. No house and no car, both of which you need.
2. The lender should be expected to accept risk. It's funny how capitalists get shield from market risks by guys like you but workers are expected to suck it down. Workers pay for their masters bad decisions with lower standards of living.
3. Usury loans quickly become slavery. You're not really free if someone controls your access to food/shelter/health care.
4. People filing for bankruptcy have little money. They often can't afford the legal representation they need to avoid being taken advantage of. If they do hire a lawyer the settlement negotiated is often worse than the original loan terms. That's because there are hundreds of bankruptcy firms that just take your money and then take the first offer by the court. They pray on people trying to keep their heads above water by working 80 hours a week. I've known several people in that situation.
5. Nice to see you ending your post with the right wing's "Imma gettin' robbed by da poors" narrative that has absolutely no basis in fact. Well, I suppose giving all our money to 1% of the population WILL keep those damn poor people from stealing from you, if only because you'll have nothing to steal.
The way I like to put it is this: you're trying to get me to believe that a little kid with a sandwich that his mommy didn't pay for brought America to it's knees financially.
no driver updates. No tweaking settings. Better overall performance at a lower price because you don't have to test/optimize for every graphics card.
:P
Two things I noticed. 1) it's built on Directx. You'd think they'd worry about building their tech off Microsoft. 2) GDDR5. Not really a big deal. My $90 GT240 has 256 of GDDR5. The only reason you can't buy one with GDDR5 now is the cards perform a bit too well, and nvidia didn't want them biting into the $150 dollar range.
and a funny way to say he borrowed a bit of money. :P. I think upstart.com was mentioned later too. So long as we keep laws in place to give borrowers leverage that's all it'll ever be.
That said, the recent trends in bankruptcy law that make it impossible to discharge debt unless you're rich, plus judges finding debtors in contempt of court for not paying and jailing them (aka debtors prisons 2.0) have me scared. This is all in America of course. We need to start breaking down the excesses of the protestant work ethic. Work ethics are good, but they can also be manipulated and abused.
the analog face buttons? I gave up pretty quick on them after using them to play Mad Maestro on the PS2. Didn't even realize they were still in the PS3. I do wish Sony would stop adding pointless features to their game pads. It's not so much that the features bug me as I'd rather they spend time/money somewhere else. Plus it'd be nice if the gamepads weren't $60 bucks. On the plus side the PS4's gamepad looks cheap to produce.
but 1 was amazing as long as you stop playing after the guy's monologue. It's pretty frickin' clear that's where the game was suppose to end...
"Preset to High, get 40+ fps at 1080p with a i7-920 (3.2ghz) and a Nvidia 460."
Did I miss something? The PS3/XBox 360 can't even compare to your rig. Why are you not getting 60+ fps?
the one thing that has been a true fact all around is that the Earth IS getting warmer. Yeah, they might have predicted half a degree and got a full degree, which is a 50% error, but that doesn't change the fact that it's STILL WARMER. :P.
are why you don't privatize essential infrastructure. Sure, you'll get a good deal now. But in a few years when it becomes politically unfeasible to return things to the public the company will recognize that and jack the rates way way up. That's what's happened with every single public school transportation dept that got privatized. They'll do it here too.
but with your dinky M16 look alike and little or no training, it's not going to be you. This isn't Red Dawn, and if a bunch of weekend warriors go up against trained soldiers, they lose. Focus more on the freedoms that matter (your economic freedom, meaning your economic security) and less on something the just doesn't matter anymore.
Very sarcastic. It's a phrase one of my friends uses. He works for a school district as a driver. His entire family are teachers. He voted against a tax raise that was meant to pay for his own wages. He means well, but he doesn't know any better. He pays child support, and lumps that deduction into his taxes mentally. If he really stops and thinks he knows better, but it takes an effort. He's not the only one too. It's very common.
It doesn't help that what taxes he does pay are very regressive and hit him harder than a rich man would.
and being replaced by neuroscience. Eventually we'll look back at psychologists the same way we look back at witch doctors & mystics now: At best well meaning and misguide people without enough information.
just not yet. But one thing we have learned in the last 50 years: The human brain is a machine. A very, very complex machine. But a machine like anything else. With enough time and effort we can understand it. In our society time/effort == money.
"There are ugly things in this world. They will express themselves no matter what."
It's defeatism. You've already given up. You know, the world doesn't have to be an awful place. There's really no reason for it to be. Instead of looking and the world and saying it can only get worse (conservatism) try looking at the world and saying it will get better (progressive).
with Science! Jokes aside, it still all comes down to money. Research can be done on brain chemistry and how the brain functions. But it's expensive and it isn't profitable. You can't get companies to do it. It takes gov't action because you need a body that's not interested in short term goals. You need somebody that can think 50 to 100 years out, and that can absorb billions in waste with little negative impact.
That said, it's still an easier problem to solve than guns in America. Mostly because you can throw money at it and solve it. You can't say the same for gun control. For one thing, politically it's a loss. You've got millions of single issue voters who'll do anything to keep their guns. For another you've got too many guns in the wild to easily control them and too much boarder to keep smugglers out (although that's something we could throw money at to solve). Mostly it's a losing issue. Guns are a part of too many American's lives. They turn into a voting block at the drop of a hat, and they'll support any policy whatsoever so long as it preserves their guns. If you really push gun control you'll not only lose, but you'll see a lot of other nasty legislation from the bastards that those 'gun nuts' elect just to save their guns.
which is a lack of freely available mental health resources. Imagine if the shooter had access to the meds needed to manage the illnesses he had, instead of the equivalent of a football coach yelling at him to Walk It Off. It's expensive though, and they only way to make sure it's universally available is through the gov't (read: Socialized Medicine). Also, you'll have to accept some waste in there. Generally 1 to 3% of the program, but the numbers will look big because the costs are.
On the plus side, you get to have your guns and not get shot.
Do you watch the news in America? All economic discussion regardless of who does it is from a corporate/conservative standpoint of low taxes, few regulations and minimal government intervention (except for bailouts). Yeah, there's some liberal bias in social issues. But what the hell does that matter in the real world. In economics there is no dissenting opinion. What in Gods name do they need to censor? They already have control over everything that matters. If I control your economy I control you. You're not free unless your economically secure.
we blame the lack of mental health services? I don't particularly care about gun control one way or another, but I am tired of people ignoring root causes. In every one of these shootings there have been signs of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia has been shown to be a brain chemistry problem. Fixing it is very, very, very expensive. Even the guy from Aurora (who's dad had lots of money) would be pressed. You need a lot of very specific treatment. So we waste time talking about violent games and guns and anything else but actually paying to identify and treat these people because that would take tax money, and as we all know we're perpetually Taxed To The Max (TM).
why wouldn't I just get a Vita? There are some neat looking Android games, but nothing that approaches a killer app. The Vita at least has Sony backing. Then there's the 3DS too.
I think the problem is you need to consume a certain amount in order to function in society and have any hope of advancement. A computer is massive consumption. So is a cell phone. Both you're pretty much expected to have and know how to use by any employer worth a damn. Once in a blue moon somebody'll make out ok without that extra consumption. But it's like Lincoln and his log cabin eduction. We all forget the other 20 students that didn't become president.
I suppose it's not just about 'waste'. Morale is useful. Drop 65k on a video that jacks up moral and people work 1% harder. Let's say the average salary of those employees is 30k/yr (lowballing it, they're accouting ppl after all). 1% of that is 3 million a year. Not a bad return on investment. You could make 20 of those videos and still come out ahead if even 1 of them works.