A German company is thinking of banning a drug for helping the sick, on the basis of an extremely small percentage of it's total import being used in executions, and justifying it as a human rights issue? Yes, denying drugs to the sick=human rights. I think my head just exploded.
If you were my boss, I'd quit. Even if I had to live on the street in a cardboard box. Anytime a "boss" says "your ass would be fired" with such glee, they're obviously a terrible "boss". And yes, the quotes are intentional.
Playing devil's advocate here... The toilet at your job is provided by the company, yet they aren't allowed to film you in there. Some things are off limits, regardless of who provides them.
Every time I hear the phrase "fair share", I get defensive. Because generally, "fair share" means I get screwed, and someone else pleading poverty/downtroddeness/bad childhood gets my stuff. Often with them being better off than me at the start of all this fair sharing.
I can see your point and Amiga3d's point. I know people who are in the working poor group you are talking about, who scrimp and save and barely get by, and depend on subsidies for survival. I've also seen people like my nephew and his friends, none of whom work, most of which are on "disabililty", or aid, or free state medical care, etc. They're all capable of working, they just like driving around all day, smoking pot, and doing nothing. What surprises me is how easily the lazy seem to obtain aid, and how difficult it is for the working poor. It seems to me, and I know this is simplistic, I'd rather improve access the better paying work, or mandate higher wages, than simply apply aid. Again, I'm not offering a solution.
$700 isn't unusual at all. I'm 43, my company pays 80% of my insurance cost, and I'm still chipping in $150/month for my share, with copays ( you pay some when you see the doctor, buy drugs , etc) for everything.
"....expect people to take you seriously when you blame the other party for all the trouble." You're correct. I don't take you seriously. Because that's what you just did.
Shhhh. You're messing with his used fifteen million times tea bagger joke which he can't keep from giggling about. It's so much more fun to make the Tea Party people into crackpots as a starting point of any discussion, than it is to understand what they are looking for.
They have value in that there is a finite supply of them, that for the most part outside forces are realistically unable to vary. Want to create more US dollars: Sure, no problem. Want to create more Kilo bars of gold....that's a problem.
The problem with that idea, and I agree with it, is that when the inverse happens: interest rates are higher, job market is strong, money is pouring in, etc: They then say "Hey, everything is great, let's spend even MORE", and it devolves into spend/spend.
While I generally agree with you, my response is always "What do you do with the moderately intelligent, non-creative types". They're not smart, they're not dumb, but what is their place? Even if it is their "fault" for not catching trends, we cannot simply say "ah, tough luck losers!" and allow an enormous class of people unable to support themselves to exist. Historically, this always leads to heads on sticks and blood in the street.
When I lived in Japan, I had the misfortune of being stung by one of these damn things. My upstairs neighbor, a vegan pacifist, noticed the nest but loudly forbid anyone from damaging it. I was moving in a few weeks, and figured it would be the next person's problem. The hornets got angry, and as I walked by the nest, one came out and landed on my arm. I remember how it seemed so big it had problems flying. Sting to my upper right arm. Very painful, and my arm from the lower part of my neck down just past my elbow turned red, got really hot, and stayed that way for a week. When I told my Japanese neighbor, he very calmly told me "Oh, you we should have taken you to the doctor. These hornets kill many people every year. If it had stung you on the neck, you would have died too. It's ok, too late now, though". Then he got a can of spray that shot 10 Meters, killed the nest, and I got to smash it to bits while my upstairs neighbor whined.
Would you not agree that being a parent ( I am not one) would allow one greater understanding of the challenges involved? I'm willing to accept that, as I've seen plenty of people muddle through that AND, most importantly, come out the other side as generally better people.
I have one of the Tablet 2s, and find it fairly nice to use. I solved my external hard drive problem by purchasing a small powered hub, which I have to plug in when I want to use a portable HD. Since I generally only use that HD to copy backup photos when I have access to power, this was a fine solution for me. It does have a terrible ability to recharge, though. It recharges through a micro/mini USB ( I can't remember which one exactly.)
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Is there an unofficial law, similar to Godwins, that applies to people dragging partisan politics into completely unrelated discussions?
A German company is thinking of banning a drug for helping the sick, on the basis of an extremely small percentage of it's total import being used in executions, and justifying it as a human rights issue?
Yes, denying drugs to the sick=human rights.
I think my head just exploded.
If you were my boss, I'd quit. Even if I had to live on the street in a cardboard box. Anytime a "boss" says "your ass would be fired" with such glee, they're obviously a terrible "boss".
And yes, the quotes are intentional.
This trolling thing, you're quite good at it. Just enough seriousness, followed by grandiose pronouncements. Bravo!
Playing devil's advocate here...
The toilet at your job is provided by the company, yet they aren't allowed to film you in there.
Some things are off limits, regardless of who provides them.
After all, they needed more money to continue funding KITT and that damn trailer that drives it around.
Michael Knight doesn't come cheap, either.
Every time I hear the phrase "fair share", I get defensive.
Because generally, "fair share" means I get screwed, and someone else pleading poverty/downtroddeness/bad childhood gets my stuff. Often with them being better off than me at the start of all this fair sharing.
No.
They will simply add this as another tax, and leave the gas tax in to "punish" those who don't drive fuel efficient cars.,
Yes, they're not true Scotsmen, are they?
Kimono's Japanese. Just sayin'...
I can see your point and Amiga3d's point.
I know people who are in the working poor group you are talking about, who scrimp and save and barely get by, and depend on subsidies for survival.
I've also seen people like my nephew and his friends, none of whom work, most of which are on "disabililty", or aid, or free state medical care, etc.
They're all capable of working, they just like driving around all day, smoking pot, and doing nothing.
What surprises me is how easily the lazy seem to obtain aid, and how difficult it is for the working poor.
It seems to me, and I know this is simplistic, I'd rather improve access the better paying work, or mandate higher wages, than simply apply aid. Again, I'm not offering a solution.
$700 isn't unusual at all. I'm 43, my company pays 80% of my insurance cost, and I'm still chipping in $150/month for my share, with copays ( you pay some when you see the doctor, buy drugs , etc) for everything.
"....expect people to take you seriously when you blame the other party for all the trouble."
You're correct. I don't take you seriously. Because that's what you just did.
Shhhh. You're messing with his used fifteen million times tea bagger joke which he can't keep from giggling about.
It's so much more fun to make the Tea Party people into crackpots as a starting point of any discussion, than it is to understand what they are looking for.
They have value in that there is a finite supply of them, that for the most part outside forces are realistically unable to vary.
Want to create more US dollars: Sure, no problem.
Want to create more Kilo bars of gold....that's a problem.
The problem with that idea, and I agree with it, is that when the inverse happens: interest rates are higher, job market is strong, money is pouring in, etc: They then say "Hey, everything is great, let's spend even MORE", and it devolves into spend/spend.
Every time I hear this argument, a little piece of the logical side of my brain dies.
I have a cousin and an aunt, in Illinois, who STILL have outdoor plumbing.
While I generally agree with you, my response is always "What do you do with the moderately intelligent, non-creative types". They're not smart, they're not dumb, but what is their place? Even if it is their "fault" for not catching trends, we cannot simply say "ah, tough luck losers!" and allow an enormous class of people unable to support themselves to exist. Historically, this always leads to heads on sticks and blood in the street.
When I lived in Japan, I had the misfortune of being stung by one of these damn things.
My upstairs neighbor, a vegan pacifist, noticed the nest but loudly forbid anyone from damaging it.
I was moving in a few weeks, and figured it would be the next person's problem.
The hornets got angry, and as I walked by the nest, one came out and landed on my arm. I remember how it seemed so big it had problems flying.
Sting to my upper right arm. Very painful, and my arm from the lower part of my neck down just past my elbow turned red, got really hot, and stayed that way for a week.
When I told my Japanese neighbor, he very calmly told me "Oh, you we should have taken you to the doctor. These hornets kill many people every year. If it had stung you on the neck, you would have died too. It's ok, too late now, though". Then he got a can of spray that shot 10 Meters, killed the nest, and I got to smash it to bits while my upstairs neighbor whined.
Would you not agree that being a parent ( I am not one) would allow one greater understanding of the challenges involved? I'm willing to accept that, as I've seen plenty of people muddle through that AND, most importantly, come out the other side as generally better people.
I have one of the Tablet 2s, and find it fairly nice to use.
I solved my external hard drive problem by purchasing a small powered hub, which I have to plug in when I want to use a portable HD.
Since I generally only use that HD to copy backup photos when I have access to power, this was a fine solution for me.
It does have a terrible ability to recharge, though. It recharges through a micro/mini USB ( I can't remember which one exactly.)
My child is deathly ill. If, however, you give me all your savings, his life can be saved.
Would you?
Says the AC.
I think you massively underestimate the power of the garbage truck drivers union.