The problem is un-moderated, unregulated, illegal immigration.
If we could close the border, and monitor who gets into the country, then we could regulate what skill levels get in....and help keep jobs filled, while at the same time, keeping wages higher at levels that are good for US working families...especially the CITIZENS.
Well, if you didn't have so many illegal aliens working for lower wages and, often, being paid under the table....you'd have Americans working in construction again, I hear this from friends that want to do that work, but can't afford to any longer due to the illegals suppressing wages.
Construction jobs are not jobs that American's don't want...as is often brought up.
They want them, but at reasonable true market driven wages like they used to be.
So you pretty much do not understand the First Amendment at all. Here's a simple summary: private individuals, corporations, groups, etc., can engage in all the censorship they want. It's the government that (in general) is not allowed to censor.
I actually understand that quite well.
But unless there is an implicit thought to protect all speech in society to go along with the govt restraints against it....you end up losing the battle.
Places that are actually discussion groups should strive to embrace the "First Amendment " philosophy too, especially when they are American owned and centric groups.
I wish CBS would get on the ball and put their channel On Demand stuff like the rest of the networks like ABC, NBC have, on the existing streaming services like Playstation VUE...Sling, DirectTVNOW...etc
I"m certainly NOT going to pay extra $6 just to get them on there, not worth it.
I wouldn't feel safe with having my 8 year olds go somewhere alone without an adult. No matter how much I trust the kid, they don't know about certain dangers at that age, and there are certainly adults who you can't trust.
Why don't they know what to be careful of??
When I was that age, growing up in Dallas, my Mom and I would go to the large malls...I'd tell her I was going to the toy store or the book store(s)...and I'd generally stay there reading and looking around for a few hours and we'd have a designated place to meet up. I certainly was smart enough NOT to do anything with a stranger, I was taught to be cautious...etc.
Are kids being raised stupid these days, or...are the parents trying to coddle and shield their kids too much and not telling them what to be on the lookout for....?
Being raised like I was, led me to being a very independent child at an early age....which served me well when it was time for me to leave home, I really had no problem going by myself into the world , moving states away to college, and having great adventures.
I love my folks...and still call where they live "home"....but I've been quite comfortable out on my own and exploring the world and I attribute it largely to having more independence at a young age than kids seem to have today.
And we didn't have cellphones or social media, etc....
Wow, people buying kids smartphones at age 8yrs?!?!
Geez, I couldn't keep up with my jacket for more than 2-3 weeks when I was 8yrs old....much less a $$$$$ small electronic device.
I guess I can see the "pro" side of it..easier contact with kids...as that we don't have pay phone everywhere like we used to.
But I dunno...I don't think I'd buy my kids smartphones that young. Actually I think I'd have them work and earn money to buy most of the phone and "help" them a bit...but likely only when they were a teen, maybe 16yrs?
I'm not sure the obsession parents seem to have today....are the chances of a child kidnapping THAT much greater than it was when I was a kid, or are people more paranoid?
I mean, when I was a kid 12yrs old or so, I'd take off on my skateboard in the mornings in the summer...and might not come home till dinner time...I'd be out running around skating with friends, maybe building a ramp (with plywood stolen from new houses being built, no one got in trouble)...or running out in woods....maybe at the neighborhood swimming pool....but I wasn't in 24/7 phone touch with parents. When I was younger than 12yrs, I was pretty much the same way, but my folks would want me to try to call from a friend's house to check in every 2-3 hours...but that was for very young.
The more I think about it, I"m really GLAD we didn't have cell phones where parents could track us 24/7.....glad there wasn't a fscking camera everywhere, and social media.
I'd not have had the fun I did....and the mischief we got into...didn't lead us to getting into trouble, or going on records, or being scrutinized by everyone in the world.
We had fun, learned from mistakes, and I'm still friends with many of those same guys, and we now have tons of fun stories when we get together.
Man..the more I think about some of our exploits back then...if done today, would have had homeland security looking for us...*SIGH*
I actually feel sorry for the kids of today a bit....with all the electronics, they don't seem to learn as early (if at all) how to really talk to each other and socialize in meat space as well. They don't seem to be as active.....having friends in their neighborhoods, with "kill the man with the ball" games breaking out, etc. and doing other fun outdoor activies.
I don't think maybe I'd buy my young kids smart phones, maybe not buy phones at all....I'd want to allow them to be kids like I was, to learn what it is to be trusted and trustworthy, and to face consequences when they did wrong and go caught.
Hell, I'm not sure I'd let them on social media till they were much older....you can't be bullied on social media, if you're not on it....
This illustrates why we must question the NEED for any legislation state or federal that gets passed...in that once a law, or program is created, it is nye impossible to remove it!!!!
Weren't we paying taxes for the 1812 war or something till only about a decade or so ago.....?
Be brave, bring back those billions, pay some tax and create jobs.
Well, to be fair, the current administration *IS* working on legislation (hopefully soon) to allow for repatriation of Apple and other companies' tax dollars offshore....at a reasonable rate.
You can't blame a company or an individual for taking every LEGAL tax write off and advantage that is offered to them.
Do you not take every deduction you can? Do you offer to pay more tax than you have to?
hmm... when my son was born here in the united states the put his hand prints and foot prints in his birth records. Probably attached to his birth certificate. I guess I didn't think to ask if it was 'optional'. It certainly wasn't presented as such.
Wow?? Really?
I wonder when they started doing that in the US? Maybe it is only at some hospitals?
I'd certainly not want that done to my kids.
I know of hearing of such programs available if parents wanted them, but never heard of it being forced upon US parents or being done without their expressed consent....
I've you've ever been a USCIS biometric center you would have seen that the US government fingerprints children all day.
Its one thing for doing this for foreigners coming in and that's perfectly ok..... but you don't force this upon your own citizens inside their own country!!!
I'm wondering who is giving out there email to all these different people/places in the first place?!?!
My mechanic has not need to know any of my fucking email addresses...
I have some throw away accounts I used for registering for things online that might be fun or get me a prize, but aside from that, I rarely give out an email address unless it is a person/friend I genuinely want to converse with on a regular basis.
No wonder this guy in the article seems to get spammed a lot...
Hmm...you obviously haven't taken much of a gander at the vitriol that MSNBC spews out on the other side....they make Fox News, at times, look like an amateur when it comes to character assassination, and vitriolic rhetoric....
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Examples of things that already are IoT only and own't function without an internet connection, please?
If we could close the border, and monitor who gets into the country, then we could regulate what skill levels get in....and help keep jobs filled, while at the same time, keeping wages higher at levels that are good for US working families...especially the CITIZENS.
I have absolutely NO problem if that were to ever be the case.
Why not?
It is our tax dollars paying those government contracts, let's keep that money IN the US!!!
She has her own job and money to spend, no?
If not...you might suggest she gets one...it shouldn't be your problem.
Well, if you didn't have so many illegal aliens working for lower wages and, often, being paid under the table....you'd have Americans working in construction again, I hear this from friends that want to do that work, but can't afford to any longer due to the illegals suppressing wages.
Construction jobs are not jobs that American's don't want...as is often brought up.
They want them, but at reasonable true market driven wages like they used to be.
Yeah...I"m of the thought that most immigrant tech workers are NOT here as illegal aliens, and are not in imminent in danger of being deported.
So, humans have been sneezing for over 10K years...??
You know how women like to talk about things....
I actually understand that quite well.
But unless there is an implicit thought to protect all speech in society to go along with the govt restraints against it....you end up losing the battle.
Places that are actually discussion groups should strive to embrace the "First Amendment " philosophy too, especially when they are American owned and centric groups.
I wish CBS would get on the ball and put their channel On Demand stuff like the rest of the networks like ABC, NBC have, on the existing streaming services like Playstation VUE...Sling, DirectTVNOW...etc
I"m certainly NOT going to pay extra $6 just to get them on there, not worth it.
Yep.
I can say "cracker"...
I can say "honkey"...
I can say "spic"...
I can say "wop"....
I can say "chink"...
I can say "gook"...
And none of these seem to get censored by slashdot.
Why the special treatment of ni--gger?
Would there be a revolt is a white person trademarked the word?
Then blacks couldn't claim " that is our word, you can't use it"....
Just musing over what this might imply...
There is ONLY speech....how you perceive it is completely your opinion.
Excuse me if I don't get in line to get one of these world wide ID's.....
Why don't they know what to be careful of??
When I was that age, growing up in Dallas, my Mom and I would go to the large malls...I'd tell her I was going to the toy store or the book store(s)...and I'd generally stay there reading and looking around for a few hours and we'd have a designated place to meet up. I certainly was smart enough NOT to do anything with a stranger, I was taught to be cautious...etc.
Are kids being raised stupid these days, or...are the parents trying to coddle and shield their kids too much and not telling them what to be on the lookout for....?
Being raised like I was, led me to being a very independent child at an early age....which served me well when it was time for me to leave home, I really had no problem going by myself into the world , moving states away to college, and having great adventures.
I love my folks...and still call where they live "home"....but I've been quite comfortable out on my own and exploring the world and I attribute it largely to having more independence at a young age than kids seem to have today.
And we didn't have cellphones or social media, etc....
Geez, I couldn't keep up with my jacket for more than 2-3 weeks when I was 8yrs old....much less a $$$$$ small electronic device.
I guess I can see the "pro" side of it..easier contact with kids...as that we don't have pay phone everywhere like we used to.
But I dunno...I don't think I'd buy my kids smartphones that young. Actually I think I'd have them work and earn money to buy most of the phone and "help" them a bit...but likely only when they were a teen, maybe 16yrs?
I'm not sure the obsession parents seem to have today....are the chances of a child kidnapping THAT much greater than it was when I was a kid, or are people more paranoid?
I mean, when I was a kid 12yrs old or so, I'd take off on my skateboard in the mornings in the summer...and might not come home till dinner time...I'd be out running around skating with friends, maybe building a ramp (with plywood stolen from new houses being built, no one got in trouble)...or running out in woods....maybe at the neighborhood swimming pool....but I wasn't in 24/7 phone touch with parents. When I was younger than 12yrs, I was pretty much the same way, but my folks would want me to try to call from a friend's house to check in every 2-3 hours...but that was for very young.
The more I think about it, I"m really GLAD we didn't have cell phones where parents could track us 24/7.....glad there wasn't a fscking camera everywhere, and social media.
I'd not have had the fun I did....and the mischief we got into...didn't lead us to getting into trouble, or going on records, or being scrutinized by everyone in the world.
We had fun, learned from mistakes, and I'm still friends with many of those same guys, and we now have tons of fun stories when we get together.
Man..the more I think about some of our exploits back then...if done today, would have had homeland security looking for us...*SIGH*
I actually feel sorry for the kids of today a bit....with all the electronics, they don't seem to learn as early (if at all) how to really talk to each other and socialize in meat space as well. They don't seem to be as active.....having friends in their neighborhoods, with "kill the man with the ball" games breaking out, etc. and doing other fun outdoor activies.
I don't think maybe I'd buy my young kids smart phones, maybe not buy phones at all....I'd want to allow them to be kids like I was, to learn what it is to be trusted and trustworthy, and to face consequences when they did wrong and go caught.
Hell, I'm not sure I'd let them on social media till they were much older....you can't be bullied on social media, if you're not on it....
Was waiting for the tech down turn to end...didn't see this one coming.
Weren't we paying taxes for the 1812 war or something till only about a decade or so ago.....?
There is not right or wrong when it comes to taxes...only legal or illegal.
Paying taxes is NOT some sort of moral activity....
Well, to be fair, the current administration *IS* working on legislation (hopefully soon) to allow for repatriation of Apple and other companies' tax dollars offshore....at a reasonable rate.
You can't blame a company or an individual for taking every LEGAL tax write off and advantage that is offered to them.
Do you not take every deduction you can? Do you offer to pay more tax than you have to?
Wow?? Really?
I wonder when they started doing that in the US? Maybe it is only at some hospitals?
I'd certainly not want that done to my kids.
I know of hearing of such programs available if parents wanted them, but never heard of it being forced upon US parents or being done without their expressed consent....
Its one thing for doing this for foreigners coming in and that's perfectly ok..... but you don't force this upon your own citizens inside their own country!!!
What happens, the govt comes door to door and demands you bring your kid out for fingerprinting?
Geez....why would the populace stand for this?
My mechanic has not need to know any of my fucking email addresses...
I have some throw away accounts I used for registering for things online that might be fun or get me a prize, but aside from that, I rarely give out an email address unless it is a person/friend I genuinely want to converse with on a regular basis.
No wonder this guy in the article seems to get spammed a lot...
Hmm...you obviously haven't taken much of a gander at the vitriol that MSNBC spews out on the other side....they make Fox News, at times, look like an amateur when it comes to character assassination, and vitriolic rhetoric....