"You want to blow it on candy bars - you go with your bad self." Tonight in CNN, the increasing starvation in cities brought on my UBI: here's a picture of a starving child, we need to help her!
The problem isn't the money. The problem is the lack of any direction at all. I've seen far too many intelligent people out of work with too much time do amazingly stupid things. A spat in my own family can be directly blamed on this: Brother in law unemployed, too much time, no money problems, imagining slights.
except...My father's generation had a higher standard of living than mine: if you count things other than cheap electronics. He could afford a house, in California, on one salary and support three in a middle class existence comfortably, along with two vehicles. Fifty years later, I was barely able to purchase a used condo with half the rooms near the same area for 10X the price of his new house. Adjusting for inflation, a similar house should cost rougly 6-7 times for a similar house. nope!
It's the secondary salary which fooled so many for so long...
While money is a big issue with massive automation, everyone keeps ignoring the obvious: What the hell will people do? Ever been unemployed for a long stretch, or known someone who has been. You get weird, too much time to think, every day becomes a chore, etc. It's murder on the soul.
"No king has ever done to his country what "democratic" governments have done to theirs." I'd say about 3/4 of most history books are dedicated to just that- Kings ruining countries.
Have you ever been to California? That's all the politicians in California do is cater to poor people. They don't actually have a desire to help anyone, they just know appearing "caring" helps them get elected. It's like the guy I saw last night, either buying drugs or soliciting a prostitute in his Prius with a "coexist" bumper sticker. The driver knows what's viewed as acceptable. He just does it for appearance's sake.
I'm often surprisingly shocked by this: How many people go on and on about global warming, or refugees, or any other number of hot button topics-- but won't help a friend fix a car, or help their family with a small task, or find it OK to steal things from a a store because "they're corporate".
There's a radio personality the other day who always harps on animal rights and refugees, and just admitted a few years ago that they helped a friend steal a car.
You know who I trust? the one who helps mom with the dishes.
No, the problem is that many people view the changes they're being asked to make as useless / feel good only. For example, if I told you to give me all of your money and I can guarantee I would find a cure for cancer--you'd be skeptical, and rightly so. People for years have been lectured on what's "good" for them, often finding later it was wrong. Why would you be surprised that many are skeptical now?
Nuclear Power produces no CO2 emissions. Yet I've had self-identified greens almost foaming at the mouth to tell me how bad it is, because RADIATION. Then, in the next sentence, they're lecturing me on the science of global warning and how limiting methane emissions from cows in California will solve climate change. Everyone's illogical on the subject, depending their personal weirdness.
This is how it should be: If you want to make environmental changes stick, don't make it nonsense karma feel-good help others. Because people will pay lip service to it and others will take advantage of it. Make it logical and cost effective. How did the US reduce CO2 output recently? by moving from coal to natural gas. Because natural gas became economical.
I always wonder if this is cause of effect. Way back when, when I was in college, Liberalism was consistently pounded into me by my professors, sometimes in ways that seemed unrelated to the course at hand. I can only recall one professor who declared herself conservative, and this was outside of class during extra credit group study. So are college educated people more liberal, or does going to college involve an indoctrination of sorts?
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"You want to blow it on candy bars - you go with your bad self."
Tonight in CNN, the increasing starvation in cities brought on my UBI: here's a picture of a starving child, we need to help her!
I've suggested this in favor of foodstamps/EBT: just deliver food to people, if they have a home. Like Hello Fresh, but for the poor and free.
here's why not:
https://www.jgwentworth.com/
depends on the level
10%, I can live with
95%, I'm cheating as much as I can.
It worked for Douglas Adams...
Actually, it's their stupidity followed by the international drop in oil prices, but please, continue with your conspiracy.
The problem isn't the money. The problem is the lack of any direction at all. I've seen far too many intelligent people out of work with too much time do amazingly stupid things.
A spat in my own family can be directly blamed on this: Brother in law unemployed, too much time, no money problems, imagining slights.
except...My father's generation had a higher standard of living than mine: if you count things other than cheap electronics.
He could afford a house, in California, on one salary and support three in a middle class existence comfortably, along with two vehicles.
Fifty years later, I was barely able to purchase a used condo with half the rooms near the same area for 10X the price of his new house. Adjusting for inflation, a similar house should cost rougly 6-7 times for a similar house. nope!
It's the secondary salary which fooled so many for so long...
Their protests ARE their safe spaces, silly!
He's free to donate more if he's so inclined.
Well, thank heaven all that didn't make you bitter....
While money is a big issue with massive automation, everyone keeps ignoring the obvious: What the hell will people do? Ever been unemployed for a long stretch, or known someone who has been. You get weird, too much time to think, every day becomes a chore, etc. It's murder on the soul.
so the store sells you ten dollars worth of "eggs", and hands you five dollars worth of beer....
Facts, stubborn facts...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
"No king has ever done to his country what "democratic" governments have done to theirs."
I'd say about 3/4 of most history books are dedicated to just that- Kings ruining countries.
Have you ever been to California? That's all the politicians in California do is cater to poor people. They don't actually have a desire to help anyone, they just know appearing "caring" helps them get elected.
It's like the guy I saw last night, either buying drugs or soliciting a prostitute in his Prius with a "coexist" bumper sticker. The driver knows what's viewed as acceptable. He just does it for appearance's sake.
I found a place where I could build a house: Problem is, someone else owns the land...
how does this even vaguely make it so?
Or is it like German Democratic Republic....
I'm often surprisingly shocked by this:
How many people go on and on about global warming, or refugees, or any other number of hot button topics-- but won't help a friend fix a car, or help their family with a small task, or find it OK to steal things from a a store because "they're corporate".
There's a radio personality the other day who always harps on animal rights and refugees, and just admitted a few years ago that they helped a friend steal a car.
You know who I trust? the one who helps mom with the dishes.
oddly enough, I consider it my duty to always lie to anyone conducting a poll.
No, the problem is that many people view the changes they're being asked to make as useless / feel good only.
For example, if I told you to give me all of your money and I can guarantee I would find a cure for cancer--you'd be skeptical, and rightly so.
People for years have been lectured on what's "good" for them, often finding later it was wrong.
Why would you be surprised that many are skeptical now?
Nuclear Power produces no CO2 emissions. Yet I've had self-identified greens almost foaming at the mouth to tell me how bad it is, because RADIATION. Then, in the next sentence, they're lecturing me on the science of global warning and how limiting methane emissions from cows in California will solve climate change.
Everyone's illogical on the subject, depending their personal weirdness.
The State of California is already seriously considering placing devices on cows to capture their methane.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/17...
This is how it should be: If you want to make environmental changes stick, don't make it nonsense karma feel-good help others. Because people will pay lip service to it and others will take advantage of it. Make it logical and cost effective.
How did the US reduce CO2 output recently? by moving from coal to natural gas. Because natural gas became economical.
I always wonder if this is cause of effect.
Way back when, when I was in college, Liberalism was consistently pounded into me by my professors, sometimes in ways that seemed unrelated to the course at hand. I can only recall one professor who declared herself conservative, and this was outside of class during extra credit group study.
So are college educated people more liberal, or does going to college involve an indoctrination of sorts?
Jesus Christ, buddy. Can you NOT refrain from talking about Trump in every conversation? I bet you're a hoot at Parties.
Host: care for some canapes?
You: Canapes, sounds like something TRUMP might eat.
Host: Go F yourself.