Well, then yes they can. There's nothing wrong with being in debt, as long as you can afford to pay it back, but I'm guessing that you don't think that's the case. https://www.cnsnews.com/news/a...
Household income, even adjusted for inflation, has been rising ever since 2011 (median since 2010, with a dip in 2016), to a record $62,175. https://seekingalpha.com/artic...
Obviously, I'm not claiming everything is all rosy. We clearly need to do something about college costs as well as the exorbitant cost of healthcare.
so that boils down to "50% of people earns more than average"?
No, they just lowered the definition of ‘middle class’.
They who? There are a variety of definitions. One of the more common is that it's the middle fifth percentile, so people in the 40-60th. Pew Research claims it's those earning 2/3 to 2x the national average household income for their family size. Others include assets because many families who don't have much income have a lot of assets...think retirees. Where you live also makes a huge difference. Average household income in my county is in the six digits...it's hard for people to live on $100k/yr here. Take that to most other locations in the country, and you'd be pretty comfortable.
Yeah, because the average household income just hit a record high, and the economy is doing so poorly that people can't afford cars, refrigerators, cell phones, 60" TVs, computers,....oh, wait.
Actually, the percentage is higher, but it also includes a shockingly high percentage of people in the upper-middle class. Most people are inept at handling their own finances, and that's partially to blame on our education system. We don't teach our young how to live on their own...it should be a requirement for HS graduation.
Maybe you should point out where we've had quality public education before instead of blaming someone for wanting to try something different. I bet you weren't complaining about the shitty public schools before she came along, and if you don't believe they were shitty then there's no helping you.
How many congregations do you suppose it would take to throw an election? Sorry, but while this could happen, it's much less of a threat than other nation states odds of hacking electronic votes.
I wish people would quit tossing out "common sense" as if it's at all common. People disagree. People have different cultures. People have different opinions. There is no such thing as common sense.
I don't understand the mentality of someone in charge of 2 tonnes of dangerous machine that hits the horn instead of the brake.
Then you're part of the problem. Nowhere did he say he didn't brake. He had the right of way, and clearly the cop was being an idiot by running the STOP sign, and should have been ticketed for doing so.
Yes, it's not always, nor often, but you're not going to get a lot of support to unionize when it is, and when people can demand more or walk away. Regarding your question about why should workers be punished... I'd suggest to you that if you're working for a shit boss, you're punishing yourself, so walking away is the only sane thing to do. Shit bosses are the number one reason people leave their jobs, and a union isn't going to help you fix that, you'll still have a shit boss and hate your job.
I've had to put up with dogs barking and 20 something girls gabbing all night on a redeye when I'd forgotten to bring these along...wouldn't have been an issue for me with them.
A shitton more than this will cost them, and there's no assurance that not outsourcing IT would have avoided this outage. Did you have a point, or just upset about outsourcing...that I get, but this outage is no big deal.
No, you can't go making excuses for the Teamsters. That's just bullshit. Go read up on how involved they were with the mob. Here's a little starter for you... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
And here's a paragraph from their own wiki page: Infiltration by organized crime dominated the agenda of the Teamsters throughout the 1950s. The Teamsters had suffered from extensive corruption since its formation in 1903.[12][13][14] Although the more extreme, public forms of corruption had been eliminated after General President Cornelius Shea was removed from office, the extent of corruption and control by organized crime increased during General President Tobin's time in office (1907 to 1952).[10][13][23][65] In 1929, the Teamsters and unions in Chicago even approached gangster Roger Touhy and asked for his protection from Al Capone and his Chicago Outfit, which were seeking to control the area's unions.[66] Evidence of widespread corruption within the Teamsters began emerging shortly after Tobin retired.[67] In Kansas City, corrupt Teamsters locals spent years seeking bribes, embezzling money, and engaging in extensive extortion and labor rackets as well as beatings, vandalism and even bombings in an attempt to control the construction and trucking industries.[23][68] The problem was so serious that the U.S. House of Representatives held hearings on the issue
Every large company briefs their managers/employees on what can/can't be said in order to avoid litigation. It would be stupid of them not to do so. I didn't watch the video you're talking about, but could you please give specific items you're taking issue with? Claiming something is "skirting the law" is questionable...it's either legal or illegal, so if something seems iffy to the general population, it's typically legal but the legislation/regulation was poorly worded, and business is always going to take advantage of those situations...fix the damn law.
You seem to be extrapolating from a couple of union scare stories...
You seem to be extrapolating from fantasy land. There are plenty of examples of exactly what he pointed out. Yes, there are good reasons for unions, but there are also plenty of unions UAW, Teamsters, etc, that have a long shady history. My mother was in the grocery store clerk's union for many years...they did jack for her or anyone else except collect dues from minimum wage employees.
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There you have it...another opinion. Everyone has one on what it means to be middle class.
Well, then yes they can. There's nothing wrong with being in debt, as long as you can afford to pay it back, but I'm guessing that you don't think that's the case.
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/a...
Household income, even adjusted for inflation, has been rising ever since 2011 (median since 2010, with a dip in 2016), to a record $62,175.
https://seekingalpha.com/artic...
Obviously, I'm not claiming everything is all rosy. We clearly need to do something about college costs as well as the exorbitant cost of healthcare.
so that boils down to "50% of people earns more than average"?
No, they just lowered the definition of ‘middle class’.
They who? There are a variety of definitions. One of the more common is that it's the middle fifth percentile, so people in the 40-60th. Pew Research claims it's those earning 2/3 to 2x the national average household income for their family size. Others include assets because many families who don't have much income have a lot of assets...think retirees. Where you live also makes a huge difference. Average household income in my county is in the six digits...it's hard for people to live on $100k/yr here. Take that to most other locations in the country, and you'd be pretty comfortable.
Yeah, because the average household income just hit a record high, and the economy is doing so poorly that people can't afford cars, refrigerators, cell phones, 60" TVs, computers,....oh, wait.
Actually, the percentage is higher, but it also includes a shockingly high percentage of people in the upper-middle class. Most people are inept at handling their own finances, and that's partially to blame on our education system. We don't teach our young how to live on their own...it should be a requirement for HS graduation.
https://www.investopedia.com/a...
If that's the case, they you have no complaint about someone making an attempt to fix what is clearly broken, asshole.
I went through public school in the 60s and 70s. You're way the fuck off.
I got a smartphone for my mom. She was the only person on the planet who didn't have one.
I didn't know that I had a brother! Have mom give me a call.
Maybe you should point out where we've had quality public education before instead of blaming someone for wanting to try something different. I bet you weren't complaining about the shitty public schools before she came along, and if you don't believe they were shitty then there's no helping you.
How many congregations do you suppose it would take to throw an election? Sorry, but while this could happen, it's much less of a threat than other nation states odds of hacking electronic votes.
You'd need a lot of Starbucks to throw most elections.
I wish people would quit tossing out "common sense" as if it's at all common. People disagree. People have different cultures. People have different opinions. There is no such thing as common sense.
It's okay as long as we're the only ones doing it...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/0...
Right, kinda like making drinking and driving illegal won't keep people from texting and driving, so we should just not ban drinking and driving.
I don't understand the mentality of someone in charge of 2 tonnes of dangerous machine that hits the horn instead of the brake.
Then you're part of the problem. Nowhere did he say he didn't brake. He had the right of way, and clearly the cop was being an idiot by running the STOP sign, and should have been ticketed for doing so.
Yes, it's not always, nor often, but you're not going to get a lot of support to unionize when it is, and when people can demand more or walk away. Regarding your question about why should workers be punished... I'd suggest to you that if you're working for a shit boss, you're punishing yourself, so walking away is the only sane thing to do. Shit bosses are the number one reason people leave their jobs, and a union isn't going to help you fix that, you'll still have a shit boss and hate your job.
Sorry, it's often difficult to detect sarcasm in print. By now, I should have learned that it's typically the default position here.
Just for clarification, I'm speaking not of full on headphones, but these
https://www.bose.com/en_us/pro...
I've had to put up with dogs barking and 20 something girls gabbing all night on a redeye when I'd forgotten to bring these along...wouldn't have been an issue for me with them.
A shitton more than this will cost them, and there's no assurance that not outsourcing IT would have avoided this outage. Did you have a point, or just upset about outsourcing...that I get, but this outage is no big deal.
When you're being paid minimum wage in a 3-4% unemployment environment, who gives a fuck. If they screw with you, go somewhere that they don't.
I don't understand why people don't get this.
Maybe, just maybe, it's because your statement is extreme bullshit.
No, you can't go making excuses for the Teamsters. That's just bullshit. Go read up on how involved they were with the mob. Here's a little starter for you...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
And here's a paragraph from their own wiki page:
Infiltration by organized crime dominated the agenda of the Teamsters throughout the 1950s. The Teamsters had suffered from extensive corruption since its formation in 1903.[12][13][14] Although the more extreme, public forms of corruption had been eliminated after General President Cornelius Shea was removed from office, the extent of corruption and control by organized crime increased during General President Tobin's time in office (1907 to 1952).[10][13][23][65] In 1929, the Teamsters and unions in Chicago even approached gangster Roger Touhy and asked for his protection from Al Capone and his Chicago Outfit, which were seeking to control the area's unions.[66] Evidence of widespread corruption within the Teamsters began emerging shortly after Tobin retired.[67] In Kansas City, corrupt Teamsters locals spent years seeking bribes, embezzling money, and engaging in extensive extortion and labor rackets as well as beatings, vandalism and even bombings in an attempt to control the construction and trucking industries.[23][68] The problem was so serious that the U.S. House of Representatives held hearings on the issue
Really? Threatening people is a first amendment right. Americans..
Clearly, you've never heard of assault. Go ahead and threaten someone in front of a cop and see how that works for you.
Every large company briefs their managers/employees on what can/can't be said in order to avoid litigation. It would be stupid of them not to do so. I didn't watch the video you're talking about, but could you please give specific items you're taking issue with? Claiming something is "skirting the law" is questionable...it's either legal or illegal, so if something seems iffy to the general population, it's typically legal but the legislation/regulation was poorly worded, and business is always going to take advantage of those situations...fix the damn law.
You seem to be extrapolating from a couple of union scare stories...
You seem to be extrapolating from fantasy land. There are plenty of examples of exactly what he pointed out. Yes, there are good reasons for unions, but there are also plenty of unions UAW, Teamsters, etc, that have a long shady history. My mother was in the grocery store clerk's union for many years...they did jack for her or anyone else except collect dues from minimum wage employees.