Wouldn't work, many states have their own standing militias which have the same capabilities as the US active duty forces (they get their shit from the same places). And as far as I know, these exercises were monitored by said state militias, it is a non-issue.
Do not put too much trust into a centralized government such that the state no longer has any control over their own prosperity and direction or pretty soon you will be spelling America with a 'k'.
This is the big issue that the current economical model is promoting, the bottom line is more important than society as a whole. The CEOs have been brainwashed to value money over people.
Of course I realize that these are statistical probabilities based on data they chose to pay attention to in their model. So they gave the wrong outcome due to their data model. 98% probability of a landslide, hmm, so I guess they should be called an unlucky expert, right? NOPE!!!, their data model was flawed. This kind of questions what their level of expertise is wouldn't you think?
Of course I pay taxes. County and school taxes (I do not even have children), so I am paying for others children to go to school. I happen to agree that this whole fake news is garbage and is nothing more that government sponsored censorship. This is nothing but a new government control that is not necessary. But of course the blame has to be put somewhere as to why the election did not follow the path that they expected.
Shhhhhh, this is how PopeRatzo copes with reality. Let's not try and burst the bubble yet. At least this will keep him going through the rest of the year.
I disagree. Experts CAN be wrong . Look at this last election. Experts thought the knew the outcome to a 98% certainty at its highest, and on election night, is only went down to somewhere in the 80's and in the end got it totally wrong. And these were political analysts (e.g EXPERTS).
What should be done is collect as much information as possible by looking at the information from multiple angles and make the decision based on that information. You know, independent thought. Never blindly accept an answer as true unless you already know the answer.
Agreed, fake news has always been there, this is just a new name that has been applied to it.
Some say that the brain does not fully develop on average until 25-30. Don't know about you, but I still have all my mental faculties at 55. About the only thing that has changed dramatically is the increase in apathy about quite a few things.
The current state of the US public education system (e.g "leave no one behind") is a bit questionable. This did nothing but normalize all public education to the lowest common denominator. This will hopefully be addressed this presidential term as promised. However this is a huge undertaking and whether it happens or not is to be seen. But remember, in order to maintain control of the masses, you must keep them happy, but ignorant. So education revamp may not happen.
This is not about being too stupid or not. This is an attempt to only validate news sources that certain parties want them to listen to as a valid new source. In other words a step towards government sponsored censorship. Of course they want to push this through as quickly as possible to ensure this is enacted in time for the 2020 election. They want to ensure that there is no interference in their next election (as they believe there was, because all those smart, qualified people who predicted the outcome were WAY off target).
This is probably why Apple wants to do the same thing. Will this be the direction that the US will follow is still to be seen. I am not sure I would want the government being able to track everything that I purchase, what shop I visit, etc. They already do it with credit cards (which is why I no longer posses any), now that want to eliminate the last remnant of privacy. I just hope I never see it in my life time
You forgot demagogue. But if you really want to look at the definition, would this not apply to practically all politicians seeking or currently holding office.
All pretty much pander to the masses through lying, deceit, subterfuge, fear mongering, etc....
This was the same approach that was done at the Texas Department of Transportation. The entire IT staff of the TxDoT went to a contract to NTT Data (Nippon Telephone and Telegraph). Now they did keep existing employees, however downsized in the process shutting down offices in cities that were close (within a couple of hours travel). This approach is nothing new, however replacing your entire staff with H1B's is definitely illegal. That is why I was saying the use of H1B's should not be allowed for staffing or consulting agencies.
No, it needs refinement. No fixed rate for minimum rate. Always a percentage above prevailing industry rate for the geographical area.
Also no Contracting or Staffing agencies will be allowed H1B visa applicants, only the company sponsoring them. No third party payment processing for the applicant to eliminate the slave labor practice that is going on now.
That article by Scott Alexander has got to be one of the better assessments I have read from either pro-left or pro-right discussions. The author even points out qualities that I also did not agree with in the Trump campaign. And I am also getting very tired of hearing the same descriptions for him which I am pretty sure he is not, so the title of the article fits is very well.
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Wouldn't work, many states have their own standing militias which have the same capabilities as the US active duty forces (they get their shit from the same places). And as far as I know, these exercises were monitored by said state militias, it is a non-issue.
Do not put too much trust into a centralized government such that the state no longer has any control over their own prosperity and direction or pretty soon you will be spelling America with a 'k'.
This is the big issue that the current economical model is promoting, the bottom line is more important than society as a whole. The CEOs have been brainwashed to value money over people.
Of course I realize that these are statistical probabilities based on data they chose to pay attention to in their model. So they gave the wrong outcome due to their data model. 98% probability of a landslide, hmm, so I guess they should be called an unlucky expert, right? NOPE!!!, their data model was flawed. This kind of questions what their level of expertise is wouldn't you think?
Of course I pay taxes. County and school taxes (I do not even have children), so I am paying for others children to go to school. I happen to agree that this whole fake news is garbage and is nothing more that government sponsored censorship. This is nothing but a new government control that is not necessary. But of course the blame has to be put somewhere as to why the election did not follow the path that they expected.
Shhhhhh, this is how PopeRatzo copes with reality. Let's not try and burst the bubble yet. At least this will keep him going through the rest of the year.
Honestly , I do not see this going anywhere. This is just part of a wish list to control the information to the masses.
I disagree. Experts CAN be wrong . Look at this last election. Experts thought the knew the outcome to a 98% certainty at its highest, and on election night, is only went down to somewhere in the 80's and in the end got it totally wrong. And these were political analysts (e.g EXPERTS).
What should be done is collect as much information as possible by looking at the information from multiple angles and make the decision based on that information. You know, independent thought. Never blindly accept an answer as true unless you already know the answer.
Agreed, fake news has always been there, this is just a new name that has been applied to it.
Some say that the brain does not fully develop on average until 25-30. Don't know about you, but I still have all my mental faculties at 55. About the only thing that has changed dramatically is the increase in apathy about quite a few things.
The current state of the US public education system (e.g "leave no one behind") is a bit questionable. This did nothing but normalize all public education to the lowest common denominator. This will hopefully be addressed this presidential term as promised. However this is a huge undertaking and whether it happens or not is to be seen. But remember, in order to maintain control of the masses, you must keep them happy, but ignorant. So education revamp may not happen.
This is not about being too stupid or not. This is an attempt to only validate news sources that certain parties want them to listen to as a valid new source. In other words a step towards government sponsored censorship. Of course they want to push this through as quickly as possible to ensure this is enacted in time for the 2020 election. They want to ensure that there is no interference in their next election (as they believe there was, because all those smart, qualified people who predicted the outcome were WAY off target).
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This is probably why Apple wants to do the same thing. Will this be the direction that the US will follow is still to be seen. I am not sure I would want the government being able to track everything that I purchase, what shop I visit, etc. They already do it with credit cards (which is why I no longer posses any), now that want to eliminate the last remnant of privacy. I just hope I never see it in my life time
They just have the ability to destroy economies of countries when they get as big as they are right now.
You are correct they do not, they just try and buy the presidency.
You forgot demagogue. But if you really want to look at the definition, would this not apply to practically all politicians seeking or currently holding office. All pretty much pander to the masses through lying, deceit, subterfuge, fear mongering, etc....
So are 1 out of 5 CEOs of all major corporations (Google, FB, Amazon, MS, Apple, Alphabet) take your pick which one.
Agreed, when I first read the article I asked myself "And?". Why is this even showing up on a tech forum?
Time to move on to technical discussions and move away from the politics that have been a major distraction this past year.
I agree the monetary incentives needs to be permanently removed as a reason to utilize an H1B over local talent.
This was the same approach that was done at the Texas Department of Transportation. The entire IT staff of the TxDoT went to a contract to NTT Data (Nippon Telephone and Telegraph). Now they did keep existing employees, however downsized in the process shutting down offices in cities that were close (within a couple of hours travel). This approach is nothing new, however replacing your entire staff with H1B's is definitely illegal. That is why I was saying the use of H1B's should not be allowed for staffing or consulting agencies.
No, it needs refinement. No fixed rate for minimum rate. Always a percentage above prevailing industry rate for the geographical area.
Also no Contracting or Staffing agencies will be allowed H1B visa applicants, only the company sponsoring them. No third party payment processing for the applicant to eliminate the slave labor practice that is going on now.
Oooo, this discussion thread is going to be really amusing. Globalist vs Nationalist Debate Round Number ???
Quick get more popcorn!!!
You have forgotten. Ron Glass was one of the main characters on the Barney Miller sitcom 1975-1982
That article by Scott Alexander has got to be one of the better assessments I have read from either pro-left or pro-right discussions. The author even points out qualities that I also did not agree with in the Trump campaign. And I am also getting very tired of hearing the same descriptions for him which I am pretty sure he is not, so the title of the article fits is very well.
I really do not think Soros is alone on this. WaPo (source of info for PropOrNot) is owned by who?
Then we need to let those states go on their own as they feel that they no longer need the support of this nation. See Ya!!!!