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I once posited the theory that positive economic trends continue until a sufficient number of economists are employed and then, as a result, a sufficient percentage of economists (employed by banks, investment firms, and think tanks) are available to express their collective concern about smaller negative trends until they reach a critical mass that causes governments and corporations to temper their forecasts and slow down their hiring and investment. Then, as sufficient numbers of economists are laid off, their cautiously negative warnings subside and the overall economic outlook begins to recover. It's a slow cycle, with some variations induced by gasoline prices and soybean yields, but it's well-documented by statistics that I have carefully selected and arbitrarily modeled over time.
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All employees at a restaurant actually should be able to afford what they prepare. If they can't, it is simply slavery. No plate is worth $500 period. Post Covid, the industry is slowly accepting the realities of labor costs.
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"content": "All employees at a restaurant actually should be able to afford what they prepare. If they can't, it is simply slavery. No plate is worth $500 period. Post Covid, the industry is slowly accepting the realities of labor costs.\n",
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Three points:.First, this is nowhere near as troubling as the activities of a spose of a different Justice..There is no suggestion she is calling the White House and trying to influence behavior in the Executive of Legislative branches..Second, the duties described are consistent with the job of a recruiter. It is hard to see how her husband's position would have altered the conduct of either the law firms or the people being recruited..Third, this is her normal work. She didn't get the job, and doesn't hold the job, because of his position..She has already made a career change to avoid conflicts of interest with his job, and likely had to take a cut in income. Should she now be required to forego income altogether? That seems pretty harsh..Third, will the U.S. now be obliged to compensate spouses of Supreme Court nominees when they have to change or terminate their careers in law once their mate is appointed to the Supreme Court (or any other court, really)?.That might have quite punitive consequences on which lawyers would be willing to accept the nomination. It is already a problem that Supreme Court judges earn about as much as a third year junior lawyer. Many very good lawyers would not accept a nomination to the court because of the enormous pay cut..So now that is going to be extended to their spouses?.The other Justice should long ago have resigned..By contrast, this looks more on-side.
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"content": "Three points:.First, this is nowhere near as troubling as the activities of a spose of a different Justice..There is no suggestion she is calling the White House and trying to influence behavior in the Executive of Legislative branches..Second, the duties described are consistent with the job of a recruiter. It is hard to see how her husband's position would have altered the conduct of either the law firms or the people being recruited..Third, this is her normal work. She didn't get the job, and doesn't hold the job, because of his position..She has already made a career change to avoid conflicts of interest with his job, and likely had to take a cut in income. Should she now be required to forego income altogether? That seems pretty harsh..Third, will the U.S. now be obliged to compensate spouses of Supreme Court nominees when they have to change or terminate their careers in law once their mate is appointed to the Supreme Court (or any other court, really)?.That might have quite punitive consequences on which lawyers would be willing to accept the nomination. It is already a problem that Supreme Court judges earn about as much as a third year junior lawyer. Many very good lawyers would not accept a nomination to the court because of the enormous pay cut..So now that is going to be extended to their spouses?.The other Justice should long ago have resigned..By contrast, this looks more on-side.\n",
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He relegates the addressing of climate change's causes as "Left Wing stuff"-though supporting various mitigation expenditures. He has also done much harm to the elderly with his hypocitical posturing on vaccines. And immigrant restrictions further hurt elderly care as pointed out here.He has made investments in public education- though teacher's salaries are 48th in the nation and teacher vacancies are rampant. By bullying school administrators during the Covid pandemic, he has also twisted education for political show. "He has also limited what teachers can say in classrooms about race, gender and other topics and appointed anti-public education figures to his administration, including a QAnon supporter, and, as education commissioner, an employee of a charter school management organization. He has also legally empowered parents to sue school districts as part of his “parental rights” initiative and micromanaged and limited the power of local school districts. He also appears to heavily support privatization and voucher efforts over public education." - Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 8/22.He has done nothing for Florida's housing crisis. So what is his appeal?His strongman image has been carefully tailored to appeal to MAGA supporters and give the air of success- without the substance. Democrats also need to do a better job with grass roots organizing in the state. DeSantis has gotten away with way too much in his priming for a Presidential run.
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"content": "He relegates the addressing of climate change's causes as \"Left Wing stuff\"-though supporting various mitigation expenditures. He has also done much harm to the elderly with his hypocitical posturing on vaccines. And immigrant restrictions further hurt elderly care as pointed out here.He has made investments in public education- though teacher's salaries are 48th in the nation and teacher vacancies are rampant. By bullying school administrators during the Covid pandemic, he has also twisted education for political show. \"He has also limited what teachers can say in classrooms about race, gender and other topics and appointed anti-public education figures to his administration, including a QAnon supporter, and, as education commissioner, an employee of a charter school management organization. He has also legally empowered parents to sue school districts as part of his “parental rights” initiative and micromanaged and limited the power of local school districts. He also appears to heavily support privatization and voucher efforts over public education.\" - Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 8/22.He has done nothing for Florida's housing crisis. So what is his appeal?His strongman image has been carefully tailored to appeal to MAGA supporters and give the air of success- without the substance. Democrats also need to do a better job with grass roots organizing in the state. DeSantis has gotten away with way too much in his priming for a Presidential run.\n",
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Many commenters talk about the great utility of cryptocurrency in international currency exchange. That is potentially true. However, your transaction is always open to fraud as your money can be stolen as there are no financial controls in this free-wheeling cyber world, only your trust in it.
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"content": "Many commenters talk about the great utility of cryptocurrency in international currency exchange. That is potentially true. However, your transaction is always open to fraud as your money can be stolen as there are no financial controls in this free-wheeling cyber world, only your trust in it.\n",
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As it pertains to the debt ceiling, Trump's tax cuts added untold trillions (5.5) to the debt limit. Republicans said nothing. Ok, get them in a room to hash things out, and place a large poster in the room with the above fact.
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"content": "As it pertains to the debt ceiling, Trump's tax cuts added untold trillions (5.5) to the debt limit. Republicans said nothing. Ok, get them in a room to hash things out, and place a large poster in the room with the above fact.\n",
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Most of these spree shootings take place in locations where concealed carry is prohibited due to political correctness of one sort or another. You are not allowed to carry in a school, many churches, bars in many states, pretty much anywhere in LA, SF or NYC except criminals and crazies don’t follow rules. Stronger, longer sentences for early violent crimes and reopening of mental hospitals with mandatory use of calming medications after discharge are desperately needed. And if you live outside of a place like NYC or LA, a concealed carry permit, lessons, and a reasonable handgun can be acquired for $200-$500 depending on the state for the huge majority of us without criminal records. You may not be able to legally carry in a bar, but at least you can have protection in the Walmart parking lot, which is a known danger zone in most communities.
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Thank you for the this article. It is heartbreaking to see children die from hunger. I just donated to the World food program Somalia appeal. WFP requires about 200 million dollars to address the famine in Somalia. It is such a small amount if everyone chips in. I hope Somalia gets good governance and end of its civil war so that such crisis can be averted. But, now is the time to make sure children don't suffer.
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"“People assume the players are taken care of. But the N.F.L. loves you until you’re injured and then you’re somebody else.”"This sentence brought to mind the song "Everybody Loves A Winner" by Booker T. Jones and recorded/sung by Rita Coolidge. Here are the opening lyrics:Once I had fameOh I was full of prideThere were a lot of friendsAlways by my sideBut my fame, oh it diedAnd my friends began to hideEverybody loves a winnerEverybody loves a winnerBut when you lose, you lose alone
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Nowhere in your article did you mention the rights and concerns of the "rest of us", the non-Tesla lovers who at any moment may unknowingly and unwillingly become a victim of a veritable handful of people whose selfishness of throttling several tons of vehicle on roads and highways with dangerous, unpredictable software in control (?), has slaughtered multiple unsuspecting souls. I, for one, cannot believe that a society that prosecutes parents for leaving a child alone in a locked car in order to do a 5 minute errand, tickets someone for failure to wear a seat belt, and puts a six-year old child in handcuffs for problems at school, allows Tesla to experiment on public roads putting other drivers and 'vulnerable road users' in harm's way. Frankly, if you don't enjoy driving, please pay someone else to take you where you want to go, but for my sake, and others, please don't put me and others at risk for this. I don't want to be invested in it. I'll drive my car and hope that all the other cars have real live drivers too. And many, many thanks to all the safe & conscientious drivers out there, looking out for each other, mile after mile. May it ever be so.
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"content": "Nowhere in your article did you mention the rights and concerns of the \"rest of us\", the non-Tesla lovers who at any moment may unknowingly and unwillingly become a victim of a veritable handful of people whose selfishness of throttling several tons of vehicle on roads and highways with dangerous, unpredictable software in control (?), has slaughtered multiple unsuspecting souls. I, for one, cannot believe that a society that prosecutes parents for leaving a child alone in a locked car in order to do a 5 minute errand, tickets someone for failure to wear a seat belt, and puts a six-year old child in handcuffs for problems at school, allows Tesla to experiment on public roads putting other drivers and 'vulnerable road users' in harm's way. Frankly, if you don't enjoy driving, please pay someone else to take you where you want to go, but for my sake, and others, please don't put me and others at risk for this. I don't want to be invested in it. I'll drive my car and hope that all the other cars have real live drivers too. And many, many thanks to all the safe & conscientious drivers out there, looking out for each other, mile after mile. May it ever be so.\n",
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The 21st century Republican Party is the direct descendant of the Jim Crow Dixiecrat contingent of the Democratic Party as it existed before the Kennedy/Johnson administration. It’s the Party of the Lost Cause. An essential of Jim Crow mythology always has been that slavery was a good thing for black people; and that segregation was an element of natural law, somehow divinely ordained. Everybody loved it, according to the myth; and then a bunch of ‘pointy headed intellectuals who can’t even park a bicycle straight’ [as George Wallace said] came down South and stirred things up. I lived in Alabama in the ‘60s, when George Wallace reigned over the state and stood in the door at the University of Alabama. The Republican Party welcomed his acolytes with open arms when they fled the Democratic Party after Johnson advocated the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. Time has passed; those folks are a lot less vocal about their race-based politics; they’ve even contrived to get some black and brown faces in their tent. But the Republican Party is suffused and tainted by the myth of the happy black slave and nostalgia for the good old days when ‘everybody knew their place’ and nobody got all uppity.These people know it’s a lie — just as they know the ‘stolen election’ is a lie. They just don’t want to be reminded about what they know. They want to be left to wrap themselves in the warmth of their delusion, happy as a clam, snug as a bug in a rug.
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Microsoft to Lay Off 10,000 Workers as It Looks to Trim CostsI am shocked. How can this be, having just read "Will It Be Morning in Joe Biden's America? - The New York Times 2023/01/16
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"content": "Microsoft to Lay Off 10,000 Workers as It Looks to Trim CostsI am shocked. How can this be, having just read \"Will It Be Morning in Joe Biden's America? - The New York Times 2023/01/16\n",
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Lanny R Middings overpaid? A college instructor makes between $2-7k a course. Less than the tuition paid for that course by ONE student.
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"content": "Lanny R Middings overpaid? A college instructor makes between $2-7k a course. Less than the tuition paid for that course by ONE student.\n",
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Addicted I can vouch for both sides. We bought a car from Carvana. It was a great car, exactly what we wanted, got delivered to our door, and cost at least $1000 less than a similar vehicle anywhere else. Their policy that you could return it within a week was reassuring; we had a mechanic look at it and got a seal of approval.However.... the big problem came when it was time to get the car registered. This was supposed to be handled by Carvana and to happen within a couple of weeks. (Our temporary plates would expire soon after.) But it didn't happen -- though we called, and called -- and we couldn't even get the materials from Carvana to go and take to the DMV and deal with it ourselves. It took them several weeks to get our car registered -- so long that we were driving with expired temporary plates for two or three weeks. That was after multiple complaints and phone calls.It's not that Carvana was selling cars that didn't belong to them, precisely. But their handling of paperwork around titles and registration seemed like an absolute mess. It seemed like they just didn't have enough employees assigned to do the job thoroughly and properly. Do I regret the purchase of the car? Certainly not, it was a great car. Do I think the company had major problems with how it filed paperwork? Absolutely.
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"content": "Addicted I can vouch for both sides. We bought a car from Carvana. It was a great car, exactly what we wanted, got delivered to our door, and cost at least $1000 less than a similar vehicle anywhere else. Their policy that you could return it within a week was reassuring; we had a mechanic look at it and got a seal of approval.However.... the big problem came when it was time to get the car registered. This was supposed to be handled by Carvana and to happen within a couple of weeks. (Our temporary plates would expire soon after.) But it didn't happen -- though we called, and called -- and we couldn't even get the materials from Carvana to go and take to the DMV and deal with it ourselves. It took them several weeks to get our car registered -- so long that we were driving with expired temporary plates for two or three weeks. That was after multiple complaints and phone calls.It's not that Carvana was selling cars that didn't belong to them, precisely. But their handling of paperwork around titles and registration seemed like an absolute mess. It seemed like they just didn't have enough employees assigned to do the job thoroughly and properly. Do I regret the purchase of the car? Certainly not, it was a great car. Do I think the company had major problems with how it filed paperwork? Absolutely.\n",
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10 Trillion in wealth has officially been wiped out in the markets at the moment. Yes, I have encountered the .com bust as well as The Great Recession. The trouble is this time the panic selling has reduced 1 Trillion dollars alone from just one of America's most profitable companies that has earned on average– 85 Billion per quarter in net revenue for the last four consecutive quarters. This kind of selloff is not normal and is unprecedented. After all, if the company was not profitable I could understand – but 85 Billion is real earnings, real money. This does have repercussions for those who have invested in equities as part of their IRAs. Suggested reading: "Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy" by Robert Shiller to understand further why the Fed needs to take pause at the moment and loosen the grip a little. A too heavy handed approach could land us all into another recession. And if you think we have problems now – just wait. Much more pain and a slow protracted economy for several years would not be pretty.
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"content": "10 Trillion in wealth has officially been wiped out in the markets at the moment. Yes, I have encountered the .com bust as well as The Great Recession. The trouble is this time the panic selling has reduced 1 Trillion dollars alone from just one of America's most profitable companies that has earned on average– 85 Billion per quarter in net revenue for the last four consecutive quarters. This kind of selloff is not normal and is unprecedented. After all, if the company was not profitable I could understand – but 85 Billion is real earnings, real money. This does have repercussions for those who have invested in equities as part of their IRAs. Suggested reading: \"Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy\" by Robert Shiller to understand further why the Fed needs to take pause at the moment and loosen the grip a little. A too heavy handed approach could land us all into another recession. And if you think we have problems now – just wait. Much more pain and a slow protracted economy for several years would not be pretty.\n",
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I couldn't agree more ... my 3D life feels like an anachronism ... unfortunately devoid of economic support ... award winning designer when America made fashion ... until $$$ drew corporations to more $$$ by making cheaper goods without soul, in lands without environmental protection, or unions, or political freedoms ... in good conscience I was not able to sell myself to this corporate insanity ... now taking pride in what I make with my own hands for the too few who can value what is deeper in our humanity ...
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Anyone who doesn’t know that crypto is a Ponzi scam is deliberately stupid and blind. Dressed up in MBAs and pretensions, the players in this story remind one of the fictive Madrigal holding company personnel portrayed in “Breaking Bad”, including Laura Fraser’s brilliant performance of the double-dealing meth queen Lydia. Investing in crypto is giving these dubious crooks money and oxygen. We have been warned.
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When Biosimilars for Humira became technically feasible the drug cost $1,900/month (and was already 10 years old) 12 years and tons of lawsuits, maneuvering, stalls and bad faith later they charge $7,000/month for the same drug. Even biosimilars will fetch $3,500/month. This cannot happen again.
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"content": "When Biosimilars for Humira became technically feasible the drug cost $1,900/month (and was already 10 years old) 12 years and tons of lawsuits, maneuvering, stalls and bad faith later they charge $7,000/month for the same drug. Even biosimilars will fetch $3,500/month. This cannot happen again.\n",
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DM After 23 years of teaching math, my sister got a $16K/year pension and no healthcare (Utah). She could have tutored for $10/hour pay though. Pensions are not what they were many decades ago. A friend that retired from United after 40 years got $22K/year pension. It is best to be appreciated and paid a good wage while employed.
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"content": "DM After 23 years of teaching math, my sister got a $16K/year pension and no healthcare (Utah). She could have tutored for $10/hour pay though. Pensions are not what they were many decades ago. A friend that retired from United after 40 years got $22K/year pension. It is best to be appreciated and paid a good wage while employed.\n",
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Steve Bannon is involved. 'Nuff said.As reported by other sources.... “I’m not backing off one inch on this thing,” said former Trump adviser Steve Bannon in an interview. Earlier in the day, he repeated his claims of election fraud in Brazil and called on the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who beat Bolsonaro, to open up an investigation.We Americans apologize to our democratic sisters and brothers in Brazil for exporting Trump's insanity and criminality.
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"content": "Steve Bannon is involved. 'Nuff said.As reported by other sources.... “I’m not backing off one inch on this thing,” said former Trump adviser Steve Bannon in an interview. Earlier in the day, he repeated his claims of election fraud in Brazil and called on the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who beat Bolsonaro, to open up an investigation.We Americans apologize to our democratic sisters and brothers in Brazil for exporting Trump's insanity and criminality.\n",
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Part IFeeling rather soggy here in L.A.EL• Sherlock Holmes’ signature response? “EL(7)ary, my dear Watson,” .EM• My mentors were EM(7) scholars and pioneers in the field of Early Modern Spanish and Spanish American women’s spiritual writings.• Dolphins and bats EM(4) sounds to locate objects and to communicate.IM• Not too long ago a hurricane was IM(8) in Florida and people rushed to board up their windows or to evacuate.• When I give food to one cat, the other feels IM(5)led to eat too and comes running.• “I can’t believe he feels IM(10) about his behavior, shows no remorse, and hasn't even apologized!” “Was what he did all that terrible?” “Absolutely, it was the last piece of chocolate cake!”• I’ll never forget a movie the teacher showed my class of girls in our Industrial Arts class, which emphasized the importance of using the right tool or IM(9) for a job. I wonder if they showed the same film the next semester to the boys’ class when we moved to Home Economics, and they switched to Industrial Arts? IT• Avocados were on special last week and cost $5.00 for three or $2.00 per IT(4) if you bought four.LI (1-3)• Today’s earworm: “He put a LI(4) in the coconut and drank it all up.”• The freeway speed LI(5) was 65 m.p.h. which is why everyone drove at least 80!• During her walk that evening, she was LI(4)ed by light as she passed under each streetlight. OR the artist chose to LI(4), or draw an outline of, the model’s portrait in charcoal.
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Farmer DI'm stunned by the fact that any sub .300 hitter could command $300+ million over 12 or more years. Add in his medical history and you wonder if the baseball world has gone completely mad. Perhaps if he was a premier base stealer or had an over the top on base percentage, we could have a reasonable discussion about his worth. Yes, he was an above average player, particularly defensively, but $300+ million?Only time will tell who was right here but IMO the risk/reward of that stratospheric salary demanded by Boras should have been rejected by both the Mets and Giants irrespective of Correa's medical history.IMO opinion only two players are worth that kind of money, Judge and Ohtani.
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seems like everywhere i go america is in a rush to fill all the open spaces and protected lands they can with concrete and (even worse) heat retaining asphalt, a petroleum product.and sometimes local governments do it skirting the law and stepping back and forth from legal to positively illegal. but governments can bend the rules, or ignore them outright for "the common good," usually destroying something better in the process or unleashing something better left undisturbed.
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"content": "seems like everywhere i go america is in a rush to fill all the open spaces and protected lands they can with concrete and (even worse) heat retaining asphalt, a petroleum product.and sometimes local governments do it skirting the law and stepping back and forth from legal to positively illegal. but governments can bend the rules, or ignore them outright for \"the common good,\" usually destroying something better in the process or unleashing something better left undisturbed.\n",
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Saying that insurance is picking up the cost of Humira, leaving total cost to patients at $5/per refill ($60/yr) is very misleading. Private insurance will only drop the price to around $7000/month, the balance is covered by the Abvie Humira Complete Savings Card. This program supplements the payments made by private insurance, bringing the cost to the patient down to the quoted $5.Having just lost my COBRA I contacted Abvie and was told that the savings card will not be honored if I had any government sponsored program, and being on Medicare there is NO non-government drug plan available.I elected to not have drug coverage in the hope that my savings card will still be honored. Bottom line, there are a lot more shenanigans going on here with Abvie and the government.
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"content": "Saying that insurance is picking up the cost of Humira, leaving total cost to patients at $5/per refill ($60/yr) is very misleading. Private insurance will only drop the price to around $7000/month, the balance is covered by the Abvie Humira Complete Savings Card. This program supplements the payments made by private insurance, bringing the cost to the patient down to the quoted $5.Having just lost my COBRA I contacted Abvie and was told that the savings card will not be honored if I had any government sponsored program, and being on Medicare there is NO non-government drug plan available.I elected to not have drug coverage in the hope that my savings card will still be honored. Bottom line, there are a lot more shenanigans going on here with Abvie and the government.\n",
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blackLight True, but we'd pay 10x more for it.
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The dollar is the world's reserve currency because its safety is considered unimpeachable -- a trust that has been built up over hundreds of years. The US can make dollars out of the air because of this and have them recognized as dollars around the world.Default and that trust is gone and never coming back. Our creditors will come for us hard. We'll lose trillions in hard assets. Never mind the opening for China or some other country to usurp our position as a financial safe harbor.This is madness.
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"content": "The dollar is the world's reserve currency because its safety is considered unimpeachable -- a trust that has been built up over hundreds of years. The US can make dollars out of the air because of this and have them recognized as dollars around the world.Default and that trust is gone and never coming back. Our creditors will come for us hard. We'll lose trillions in hard assets. Never mind the opening for China or some other country to usurp our position as a financial safe harbor.This is madness.\n",
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Eric B Wordle 591 2/6*⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 89/96/4🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99/87Skill 99 Luck 91My first choice, an old favorite, was especially lucky today. The second choice was the first word I thought of out of the four that were possible. Yesterday's Wordle 590 3/6*🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 92/69/28 Raise⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 77/78/ 2 Brave🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99/75 CraveSkill 88 Luck 74"Raise" is a vowel heavy opener that worked out well yesterday. My second choice did the heavy lifting, avoided a ToG trap, and left me with just two words: crave and grave. Luckily, I chose the right one for the third guess. Hooray for Rayincleve and Bit on hitting the century mark. May your streaks continue!
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"content": "Eric B Wordle 591 2/6*⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 89/96/4🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99/87Skill 99 Luck 91My first choice, an old favorite, was especially lucky today. The second choice was the first word I thought of out of the four that were possible. Yesterday's Wordle 590 3/6*🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 92/69/28 Raise⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 77/78/ 2 Brave🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99/75 CraveSkill 88 Luck 74\"Raise\" is a vowel heavy opener that worked out well yesterday. My second choice did the heavy lifting, avoided a ToG trap, and left me with just two words: crave and grave. Luckily, I chose the right one for the third guess. Hooray for Rayincleve and Bit on hitting the century mark. May your streaks continue!\n",
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Price isn’t the issue, millennials (and Gen Z) have no problem spending $10+ on smoothies and boba teas in single portions. Market natural wines as a ritual of self-care and connection.
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"content": "Price isn’t the issue, millennials (and Gen Z) have no problem spending $10+ on smoothies and boba teas in single portions. Market natural wines as a ritual of self-care and connection.\n",
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Jim R More guns = more mass shootings, more gun deaths, and more gun injuries plus over $3,000,000,000 in additionaland rising medical costs every year.
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"content": "Jim R More guns = more mass shootings, more gun deaths, and more gun injuries plus over $3,000,000,000 in additionaland rising medical costs every year.\n",
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How any sentient being can look around and think that Trump is a politician rather than a criminal who is the head of seditious conspiracy to overthrow our democratic republic is beyond comprehension. It's really all about $$$$$.I guess it's too much to expect any corporate industry to put country at least on a par with serious moral clarity.Facebook is not alone. Tech hubris is going to be the end of us.
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"content": "How any sentient being can look around and think that Trump is a politician rather than a criminal who is the head of seditious conspiracy to overthrow our democratic republic is beyond comprehension. It's really all about $$$$$.I guess it's too much to expect any corporate industry to put country at least on a par with serious moral clarity.Facebook is not alone. Tech hubris is going to be the end of us.\n",
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Trauma pervades our culture, from personal functioning through social relationships, parenting, education, popular culture, economics and politics. In fact a person without the marks of trauma would be an outlier in our society. Trauma is an inner injury, a lasting rupture or split from self due to hurtful or difficult events. By this definition, trauma is primarily what happens within as a result of the divorce or death or accident that befall them but it is not the events themselves. Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you. It's a psychic injury, lodged inside our nervous system, mind and body. The unresolved emotions they visit on us and the coping dynamics they dictate. When a wound doesn't mend on its own, it can either remain raw or more likely be replaced by a think layer of scar tissue. The open sore is an ongoing source of pain and compels us to be ever vigilant, leaving us limited to move flexibly and act with confidence least we are harmed again. The scar provides protection but is has its drawbacks- it's tight, hard, inflexible, unable to grow . . .Until seen and acknowledged it distorts a person's sense of worth, poisons relationships and undermines a sense of appreciation for life itself. Trauma (death) is about a loss of connection - to ourselves, our families and the world around us. Hard to recognize because it happens slowly over time. Dying should not impair your capacity to experience gratitude and wonder of life.
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"content": "Trauma pervades our culture, from personal functioning through social relationships, parenting, education, popular culture, economics and politics. In fact a person without the marks of trauma would be an outlier in our society. Trauma is an inner injury, a lasting rupture or split from self due to hurtful or difficult events. By this definition, trauma is primarily what happens within as a result of the divorce or death or accident that befall them but it is not the events themselves. Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you. It's a psychic injury, lodged inside our nervous system, mind and body. The unresolved emotions they visit on us and the coping dynamics they dictate. When a wound doesn't mend on its own, it can either remain raw or more likely be replaced by a think layer of scar tissue. The open sore is an ongoing source of pain and compels us to be ever vigilant, leaving us limited to move flexibly and act with confidence least we are harmed again. The scar provides protection but is has its drawbacks- it's tight, hard, inflexible, unable to grow . . .Until seen and acknowledged it distorts a person's sense of worth, poisons relationships and undermines a sense of appreciation for life itself. Trauma (death) is about a loss of connection - to ourselves, our families and the world around us. Hard to recognize because it happens slowly over time. Dying should not impair your capacity to experience gratitude and wonder of life.\n",
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If a friend called me and suggested that we put a time limit on our conversation (that she said she didn't have time for in the first place), I would end that friendship. Perhaps I'm old-fashioned, but friendship does not blossom with a stop-watch in control. It grows with time, sincerely invested, and that takes however long it takes. If you prefer short, crisp phone calls (or texts), then seek out "friends" who have limited expectations of what a friendship can be. If your style leans toward long, leisurely chats over a warm cup of Chai, then seek out friends that value the same. The last time a friend of 25 years tried to get off the phone because she had half a dozen OTHER new friends who wanted to talk to her, I made a mental note to let my efforts to reach out to her slide. She was sending me the very clear message that she has SO many friends and people seeking her out, that she has limited time for those who are less of a priority. No thanks.You can have your eight-minute phone call. I'll stick with friends who actually value a meaningful, deep conversation - with me. I will pass on those who send constant signals about how busy they are, and how I'm taking up their time. That's not friendship... at least not in my book.
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"content": "If a friend called me and suggested that we put a time limit on our conversation (that she said she didn't have time for in the first place), I would end that friendship. Perhaps I'm old-fashioned, but friendship does not blossom with a stop-watch in control. It grows with time, sincerely invested, and that takes however long it takes. If you prefer short, crisp phone calls (or texts), then seek out \"friends\" who have limited expectations of what a friendship can be. If your style leans toward long, leisurely chats over a warm cup of Chai, then seek out friends that value the same. The last time a friend of 25 years tried to get off the phone because she had half a dozen OTHER new friends who wanted to talk to her, I made a mental note to let my efforts to reach out to her slide. She was sending me the very clear message that she has SO many friends and people seeking her out, that she has limited time for those who are less of a priority. No thanks.You can have your eight-minute phone call. I'll stick with friends who actually value a meaningful, deep conversation - with me. I will pass on those who send constant signals about how busy they are, and how I'm taking up their time. That's not friendship... at least not in my book.\n",
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In my comment about a year ago, I pointed out that "However this goes, the military industrial complex (MIC) will extract more money out of your paycheck next year."And yet more in future years. Do you really think it would be sated with a mere $768 billion?"You are doing a full day's work, but you're not getting a full day's pay. You are the victim of exploitation.
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"content": "In my comment about a year ago, I pointed out that \"However this goes, the military industrial complex (MIC) will extract more money out of your paycheck next year.\"And yet more in future years. Do you really think it would be sated with a mere $768 billion?\"You are doing a full day's work, but you're not getting a full day's pay. You are the victim of exploitation.\n",
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The first realistic commentary on AI I've read. Commentators like to write about AI as an existential threat. It can think, and it hates us. The threat in AI is the same threat that always faces us, a corporation or government will use it to take advantage of other folks; to take away their rights, if you will.Ted hits the nail on the head, Tesla, MSG and other human directed entities are using AI in ways that are either unsound, Tesla, or malicious, MSG.The AI that hates all humans is a myth... unless some human makes it. AIs per sey aren't going to be interested in what we are. An AI won't have human motives. They won't want that Maseratti, or that 30 million dollar home. They certainly won't want that super model, male or female, on their arm. As for living space, well, how many AI can fit on the head of a pin? None, if the pin is in an oxygen based environment. It's corrosive. Otherwise, quite a few.So, don't dread AI, dread your fellow human beings. The same ones who currently misbehave.
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"content": "The first realistic commentary on AI I've read. Commentators like to write about AI as an existential threat. It can think, and it hates us. The threat in AI is the same threat that always faces us, a corporation or government will use it to take advantage of other folks; to take away their rights, if you will.Ted hits the nail on the head, Tesla, MSG and other human directed entities are using AI in ways that are either unsound, Tesla, or malicious, MSG.The AI that hates all humans is a myth... unless some human makes it. AIs per sey aren't going to be interested in what we are. An AI won't have human motives. They won't want that Maseratti, or that 30 million dollar home. They certainly won't want that super model, male or female, on their arm. As for living space, well, how many AI can fit on the head of a pin? None, if the pin is in an oxygen based environment. It's corrosive. Otherwise, quite a few.So, don't dread AI, dread your fellow human beings. The same ones who currently misbehave.\n",
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The aspect of this that I find most disingenuous is that they plan to keep the restaurant open for two more years, presumably without significant changes to the business model, even though they know it is cruel and unsustainable. The chef is still putting the business first, while getting credit for acknowledging his harms - but continuing them for two more years?!?!
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"content": "The aspect of this that I find most disingenuous is that they plan to keep the restaurant open for two more years, presumably without significant changes to the business model, even though they know it is cruel and unsustainable. The chef is still putting the business first, while getting credit for acknowledging his harms - but continuing them for two more years?!?!\n",
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Roger WILCO, IT'S JUST ME. That should have been:'There is one COURT I DESEAT' (given the chance)[sigh] If there's a way to mess up, I'LL MANAGE itIt was a real EYE OPENER to find the several ways possible to reassure:I'LL BE FINEI'LL MAKE ITI'LL MANAGE(Don't worry about me. I'll just sit here in the dark and wait for your call)Loved the NATATORIA, but when I furst came across FUR BABIES it was gag-me-with-a-spoon time. Now YA HEAR it everywhere KNEEDEEP alla time. Seymour Glass woulda claimed kittens with Technicolor booties, but I shall neither SNEER nor BADGEr.Overall, it was a regular TREASURE TROVE, although I'll admit to straightaway filling 'Labor relief, perhaps' with EPISIOTOMYoops too long. TMI, I spose.Thanks again, Erica HW, although I thought it was CLARA BOW.
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"content": "Roger WILCO, IT'S JUST ME. That should have been:'There is one COURT I DESEAT' (given the chance)[sigh] If there's a way to mess up, I'LL MANAGE itIt was a real EYE OPENER to find the several ways possible to reassure:I'LL BE FINEI'LL MAKE ITI'LL MANAGE(Don't worry about me. I'll just sit here in the dark and wait for your call)Loved the NATATORIA, but when I furst came across FUR BABIES it was gag-me-with-a-spoon time. Now YA HEAR it everywhere KNEEDEEP alla time. Seymour Glass woulda claimed kittens with Technicolor booties, but I shall neither SNEER nor BADGEr.Overall, it was a regular TREASURE TROVE, although I'll admit to straightaway filling 'Labor relief, perhaps' with EPISIOTOMYoops too long. TMI, I spose.Thanks again, Erica HW, although I thought it was CLARA BOW.\n",
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Barnes & Nobles pays their employees poorly, around $10hr knowing that the love of books and book stores lures workers who are educated way beyond the tasks they do. B&N makes sure to keep employees at part time hours so they do not receive benefits. Promotions are hard to come by and also low salaried. These practices are understandable for small, independent book stores but, unfair for a "successful" chain, in my opinion. Perhaps a conversation with employees is in order....
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"content": "Barnes & Nobles pays their employees poorly, around $10hr knowing that the love of books and book stores lures workers who are educated way beyond the tasks they do. B&N makes sure to keep employees at part time hours so they do not receive benefits. Promotions are hard to come by and also low salaried. These practices are understandable for small, independent book stores but, unfair for a \"successful\" chain, in my opinion. Perhaps a conversation with employees is in order....\n",
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The reduced Obamacare premiums under Biden may be sinking in. I'm visiting Florida this winter and it's true - as the Times reported - that enrollment in the program seems to be increasing here at a rapid clips. A low-income cousin who never would've considered is now signed up. My brother, an independent contractor, has seen a big drop in premiums. Even if folks don't know why or how it was expanded, it adds to a sense of financial security. If in Florida then possibly everywhere.
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"content": "The reduced Obamacare premiums under Biden may be sinking in. I'm visiting Florida this winter and it's true - as the Times reported - that enrollment in the program seems to be increasing here at a rapid clips. A low-income cousin who never would've considered is now signed up. My brother, an independent contractor, has seen a big drop in premiums. Even if folks don't know why or how it was expanded, it adds to a sense of financial security. If in Florida then possibly everywhere.\n",
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Somebody needs to reign in the practices of booking sites that filter bad reviews for the property owners!A few years ago I reviewed a hotel I stayed at when traveling to Tacoma, WA for a concert…I express several fire-safety concerns – the TV, fridge, microwave ALL plugged into a *single* lightweight extension cord plugged into the desk lamp; and another extension cord run *behind* carpeted baseboard!I also noted that staff was repeatedly using (store-bought) stops holding open the stairwell exit doors. I kept stealing them, and they kept replacing them!My review was *rejected* because it “Didn’t meet community and/or site standards.” 🫤Apparently, the fire safety of guest isn’t all that important! 😖BTW… The Smokey Robinson concert was amazing! 😀
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"content": "Somebody needs to reign in the practices of booking sites that filter bad reviews for the property owners!A few years ago I reviewed a hotel I stayed at when traveling to Tacoma, WA for a concert…I express several fire-safety concerns – the TV, fridge, microwave ALL plugged into a *single* lightweight extension cord plugged into the desk lamp; and another extension cord run *behind* carpeted baseboard!I also noted that staff was repeatedly using (store-bought) stops holding open the stairwell exit doors. I kept stealing them, and they kept replacing them!My review was *rejected* because it “Didn’t meet community and/or site standards.” 🫤Apparently, the fire safety of guest isn’t all that important! 😖BTW… The Smokey Robinson concert was amazing! 😀\n",
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This article needs to be read with the articles lamenting the retirement of trained and experienced boomers and the underemployment of millennial men. The common thread is a national failure to invest in social capital. Companies have abandoned the American public. Companies don't pay taxes which fund the universities and community colleges that produce workers. For instance, the profiled machine business could form a partnership with a community college apprenticeship program. If a worker leaves a business for elsewhere, it is for more money.
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"content": "This article needs to be read with the articles lamenting the retirement of trained and experienced boomers and the underemployment of millennial men. The common thread is a national failure to invest in social capital. Companies have abandoned the American public. Companies don't pay taxes which fund the universities and community colleges that produce workers. For instance, the profiled machine business could form a partnership with a community college apprenticeship program. If a worker leaves a business for elsewhere, it is for more money.\n",
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A very interesting read. While I have not studied the elasticity of prices in the high-end restaurant business, I have to suspect it is less subject to price changes than a lower-end restaurant. If I'm going to spend $400 for a M* dining experience, I'm okay with spending $450 if it means my server gets a decent wage. I used to travel near the Framer a few times a year when I had relatives in the area but never stopped because it was out of the way and while lunch would have fit my travel schedule, dinner did not. Location, location. And a high-end cafeteria.... I don't know that scratches my itch for fine dining. But Ms Vivian knows more about the business than I do and I certainly wish her and the industry well. She makes many good points.
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"content": "A very interesting read. While I have not studied the elasticity of prices in the high-end restaurant business, I have to suspect it is less subject to price changes than a lower-end restaurant. If I'm going to spend $400 for a M* dining experience, I'm okay with spending $450 if it means my server gets a decent wage. I used to travel near the Framer a few times a year when I had relatives in the area but never stopped because it was out of the way and while lunch would have fit my travel schedule, dinner did not. Location, location. And a high-end cafeteria.... I don't know that scratches my itch for fine dining. But Ms Vivian knows more about the business than I do and I certainly wish her and the industry well. She makes many good points.\n",
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Who in their right mind gives $25,000 to a random organization based on a cold call and am email?? Rich people are weird. No wonder people like Anna Delvy or Sam Bankman have been able to easily pull fast ones on them... and now add Santos to the list
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"content": "Who in their right mind gives $25,000 to a random organization based on a cold call and am email?? Rich people are weird. No wonder people like Anna Delvy or Sam Bankman have been able to easily pull fast ones on them... and now add Santos to the list\n",
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"Chef & the Farmer closed, in large part because the inefficiencies, stress and fatigue brought by an unsustainable business model became impossible to ignore."In the late 90s, we spent a 24-hour period with a French manufacturer and his family in Paris. While showing me his (very modest) cellar, the husband explained to me the economics of Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris.The bottom line was this: the higher-starred the restaurant, the higher the number of kitchen staff was required to produce what customers were paying for, the highest staff qualifications were necessary, and so the higher the wages of not only the kitchen staff but everyone else in the establishment needed to be.The bottom-bottom line was this: they were all running at a loss! So, what was the solution? These restaurants would, periodically and when absolutely necessary, confide their closely-held financials to their best and best-heeled customers, who would then pony-up the amounts required to recapitalize their favorite restaurant(s) so they could remain open and continue to provide them with their preferred gastronomic experiences.I would be surprised if much has changed in this rarefied world.
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"content": "\"Chef & the Farmer closed, in large part because the inefficiencies, stress and fatigue brought by an unsustainable business model became impossible to ignore.\"In the late 90s, we spent a 24-hour period with a French manufacturer and his family in Paris. While showing me his (very modest) cellar, the husband explained to me the economics of Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris.The bottom line was this: the higher-starred the restaurant, the higher the number of kitchen staff was required to produce what customers were paying for, the highest staff qualifications were necessary, and so the higher the wages of not only the kitchen staff but everyone else in the establishment needed to be.The bottom-bottom line was this: they were all running at a loss! So, what was the solution? These restaurants would, periodically and when absolutely necessary, confide their closely-held financials to their best and best-heeled customers, who would then pony-up the amounts required to recapitalize their favorite restaurant(s) so they could remain open and continue to provide them with their preferred gastronomic experiences.I would be surprised if much has changed in this rarefied world.\n",
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Sorry to be a "Danny Downer", but Alexa creeps me out. I first encountered "her" aiding a friend's mother in Logan UT in 2017. The AI reminded the mother to take her meds, helped with cooking and otherwise set locks on doors at night. I can see how this is very helpful to people in need, so I am not against it; it just isn't for me. And for what it is worth, the words "surveillance capitalism" and "surveillance society" were brought forth by Edward Snowden letting us know each email, comment here and text plus all of our phone conversations are recorded, listened to and categorized by others. I mean, why think when you can ask a computer to? It saddens me technology is so two sided--but it can't be any other way. I saw Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" the day it opened in 1968 and sat through it twice. I was a boy and my mother left me off; the film, my baby sitter. I enjoyed the film, but the reality of that fiction now scares me. Anyone ever see the Mathew Broderick film WAR GAMES? What happens when this technology starts to dislike humans and enjoys wiping them out?
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"content": "Sorry to be a \"Danny Downer\", but Alexa creeps me out. I first encountered \"her\" aiding a friend's mother in Logan UT in 2017. The AI reminded the mother to take her meds, helped with cooking and otherwise set locks on doors at night. I can see how this is very helpful to people in need, so I am not against it; it just isn't for me. And for what it is worth, the words \"surveillance capitalism\" and \"surveillance society\" were brought forth by Edward Snowden letting us know each email, comment here and text plus all of our phone conversations are recorded, listened to and categorized by others. I mean, why think when you can ask a computer to? It saddens me technology is so two sided--but it can't be any other way. I saw Kubrick's \"2001: A Space Odyssey\" the day it opened in 1968 and sat through it twice. I was a boy and my mother left me off; the film, my baby sitter. I enjoyed the film, but the reality of that fiction now scares me. Anyone ever see the Mathew Broderick film WAR GAMES? What happens when this technology starts to dislike humans and enjoys wiping them out?\n",
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Forgive me for saying this, but if The Creator made one mistake it was to give human beings intelligence that is superior to that of animals. I cannot believe we are casually observing the military of Superpower Russia kill thousands of outgunned innocent Ukrainian military members and civilians while Superpower America has a nearly $900 billion defense budget that is greater than the combined defense budget of China and Russia. If God had given our intelligence to reptiles they would do so much better than this.
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"content": "Forgive me for saying this, but if The Creator made one mistake it was to give human beings intelligence that is superior to that of animals. I cannot believe we are casually observing the military of Superpower Russia kill thousands of outgunned innocent Ukrainian military members and civilians while Superpower America has a nearly $900 billion defense budget that is greater than the combined defense budget of China and Russia. If God had given our intelligence to reptiles they would do so much better than this.\n",
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Am neither a Republican or Democrat. But a registered independent. During the four years of the Trump administration, the national debt rose by $7.8 trillion, which makes up 24.8% of the current $31 trillion national debt.So we now have Republicans, many of whom supported President Trump and did NOT object to his adding trillions of dollars to the federal debt who are NOW concerned?And are actually talking about cutting Medicare and Social Security, which benefits the age 60 plus population, which usually backs Republicans? Seriously?
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"content": "Am neither a Republican or Democrat. But a registered independent. During the four years of the Trump administration, the national debt rose by $7.8 trillion, which makes up 24.8% of the current $31 trillion national debt.So we now have Republicans, many of whom supported President Trump and did NOT object to his adding trillions of dollars to the federal debt who are NOW concerned?And are actually talking about cutting Medicare and Social Security, which benefits the age 60 plus population, which usually backs Republicans? Seriously?\n",
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The entire thought process is missing the much larger economic strategy China has embarked on over last 4 decades - INCLUSION intead of interference and warfare. Please check the population size and age distribution of ASEAN 10 countries and its GDP growth over this time period. Where are majority of Chinese tourists going this January once borders has re-opened? ASEAN ! Why did China build high speed rail into Laos and in Indonesia? The entire region of China and ASEAN is now an economic engine and market size every bit formidable to USA. Via inclusion, China‘s population has not declined. It has grown. BJ is picking up the unfinished job of Ming Dynasty’s Zhang He voyage to South China Sea whether US likes it or not, while we are still using the Monroe Principle to subjugate Latin America by controlling its elites and keeping its economies from growing to in turn benefit US. How about more objective and more insightful media reporting instead of being a mouth piece for our so called elites?
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"content": "The entire thought process is missing the much larger economic strategy China has embarked on over last 4 decades - INCLUSION intead of interference and warfare. Please check the population size and age distribution of ASEAN 10 countries and its GDP growth over this time period. Where are majority of Chinese tourists going this January once borders has re-opened? ASEAN ! Why did China build high speed rail into Laos and in Indonesia? The entire region of China and ASEAN is now an economic engine and market size every bit formidable to USA. Via inclusion, China‘s population has not declined. It has grown. BJ is picking up the unfinished job of Ming Dynasty’s Zhang He voyage to South China Sea whether US likes it or not, while we are still using the Monroe Principle to subjugate Latin America by controlling its elites and keeping its economies from growing to in turn benefit US. How about more objective and more insightful media reporting instead of being a mouth piece for our so called elites?\n",
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bo Maybe, but the point is that Mr. Appiah's advice to the LW was for the extended family to talk about the immediate family behind their back, make a judgement and/or come to a consensus and then "pick the person who is best place to speak for all of you". I can also say that if my extended family talked behind my back that much, I would be (if not enraged) angry, dissappointed, embarrassed, annoyed....or ??? Certainly not pleased about the situation. Be an adult. Deal with difficult topics in person, kindly, lovingly, directly, empathetically, with curiosity about the situation, with an open mind and without judgement.
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"content": "bo Maybe, but the point is that Mr. Appiah's advice to the LW was for the extended family to talk about the immediate family behind their back, make a judgement and/or come to a consensus and then \"pick the person who is best place to speak for all of you\". I can also say that if my extended family talked behind my back that much, I would be (if not enraged) angry, dissappointed, embarrassed, annoyed....or ??? Certainly not pleased about the situation. Be an adult. Deal with difficult topics in person, kindly, lovingly, directly, empathetically, with curiosity about the situation, with an open mind and without judgement.\n",
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Haven’t had a New Year’s resolution but I think it will be to try to cook every dinner. Luckily I am privileged and can afford food. My thought has always been that whatever it costs is always less than a restaurant meal. During one year of Covid we saved $3000 in restaurant spending!
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I suspect most people go by what they know on the ground, not what they hear on the news. All those big #’s sound great & glad to hear it, but last week I paid $240 for a modest grocery trip which would have cost me $169 8 months ago—that’s a 40% increase (that's been going on for 2/3 of the last year). And for the first time in my life I’m seeing cheeses packaged at 4oz instead of 8oz (!) at a price that’s more than double the per lb price charged last spring. We can handle it, but grocery prices are killing my millennial sons’ meager budgets. And sure, gas prices are inching down, but paying 40% above normal for 6 months put a huge dent in their savings… And I’m thanking god for relatively mild temps at this mid-winter moment in NJ, because I know my relatives in northern NYS are getting crushed by heating costs. Yes, those big #’s mean we’ve all still got our jobs, and may even have received a modest raise—but don’t try to kid a kidder…
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Audits for anyone who lives in $2m property and has less than $200k in income
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Anita Gelato in my neighborhood (UES) - at the slightest hint of mild weather, the line is massive! Waited on New Year's Day with my toddler for some delicious gelato. They opened during the COVID months of 2020, and were busy from the get-go. Outside of my toddler's patience eventually running out (a worker bringing her samples saved the day) - waiting on that line, in a sense, added to the eventual satisfaction (as a posted noted below). I rarely mind the line as long as I know its moving.
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"content": "Anita Gelato in my neighborhood (UES) - at the slightest hint of mild weather, the line is massive! Waited on New Year's Day with my toddler for some delicious gelato. They opened during the COVID months of 2020, and were busy from the get-go. Outside of my toddler's patience eventually running out (a worker bringing her samples saved the day) - waiting on that line, in a sense, added to the eventual satisfaction (as a posted noted below). I rarely mind the line as long as I know its moving.\n",
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Something has to change in our society. There are too many people being left behind or left out entirely when it comes to having decent lives. Wages have not kept up with the cost of living since the mid 1970s. Companies have not reinvested in themselves, invested in employees, or done anything meaningful to help us maintain a decent standard of living since they began living by the quarter. Prices for services rarely decrease. Even if the need for the increase disappears (gas prices go down), the hospital, doctor's office, restaurant, or cleaners can find other uses for the money. CEOs and other high level managers are paid and rewarded with stratospheric salaries and perks that are unnecessary. Some of that should be channeled back to employees. We do most of the work.American businesses practice vulture capitalism. They are quick to reward themselves, fire employees, decrease the quality or quantity of products to keep prices the same (shrinkflation anyone?). There is the constant blathering about how important employees are, how they rely upon their customers; then there's reality. The reality is that companies feel free to raise prices as much as they can whenever they can. These same companies feel free to underpay us, downsize us, not offer us decent benefits, and treat us like trash. They are running the country. It's government of, by, and for the richest people and companies that we have.
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"content": "Something has to change in our society. There are too many people being left behind or left out entirely when it comes to having decent lives. Wages have not kept up with the cost of living since the mid 1970s. Companies have not reinvested in themselves, invested in employees, or done anything meaningful to help us maintain a decent standard of living since they began living by the quarter. Prices for services rarely decrease. Even if the need for the increase disappears (gas prices go down), the hospital, doctor's office, restaurant, or cleaners can find other uses for the money. CEOs and other high level managers are paid and rewarded with stratospheric salaries and perks that are unnecessary. Some of that should be channeled back to employees. We do most of the work.American businesses practice vulture capitalism. They are quick to reward themselves, fire employees, decrease the quality or quantity of products to keep prices the same (shrinkflation anyone?). There is the constant blathering about how important employees are, how they rely upon their customers; then there's reality. The reality is that companies feel free to raise prices as much as they can whenever they can. These same companies feel free to underpay us, downsize us, not offer us decent benefits, and treat us like trash. They are running the country. It's government of, by, and for the richest people and companies that we have.\n",
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Winning the Australian Open 2023 men's singles title in no way excuses Djokovic's anti-vaccine stance and his attempts to circumvent the laws of Australia in 2022. Nor does it condemn Australian officials for following Australian law and preventing an avowed scofflaw from leveraging his fame and prowess at a game as an excuse to get around those laws last year. Congratulations to Djokovic. He's a truly great player. He played an incredible tournament. Off court, I'll save my applause for players who take into account the existence of others around them.
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"content": "Winning the Australian Open 2023 men's singles title in no way excuses Djokovic's anti-vaccine stance and his attempts to circumvent the laws of Australia in 2022. Nor does it condemn Australian officials for following Australian law and preventing an avowed scofflaw from leveraging his fame and prowess at a game as an excuse to get around those laws last year. Congratulations to Djokovic. He's a truly great player. He played an incredible tournament. Off court, I'll save my applause for players who take into account the existence of others around them.\n",
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I just retired from full-time work a few weeks ago. Yes...I was completely burned out after 35+ years on the job. As far as saving for retirement, I have done the heavy lifting and I would be financially o.k. if I never worked again. It's surprising how much money I spent while working full-time. Expenses include gas for my commute ($200/ month), lunches ($200/month), clothing(50/month), professional licensures($50/month), car repairs due to fender benders that weren't my fault ($100/month), and treating myself to things that I didn't need as a reward for working hard ($400/month). However, I do want to pick up a part-time job doing literally anything to fund my extras like travel and shopping. I am truly enjoying my "semi-retired' existence.
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sanderling1 I do remember that. I am sitting here with a copy of "The Acting Person" & "Introduction to Christianity." I cut my teeth on these in my 20s & 30s. They held such promise of a way forward. But that way forwad has not lived up to its promise. And while I still cling to the possibility of that way forward, I cannot follow the way backward that was & is the actual reaction to all of it. Add to all this the work of Umberto Eco and his commentaries on the contemporary understanding of the medieval. And what you get is a contemporary Catholic Church that is more like the restaurant, Medieval Times, where diners pretend to be at jousting tournaments and eat food with their hands than the height of expression of what a Person can & should be in the midst of a reality believed to be created & loved by God. Everybody talks about a fight of objectivity vs the relativity & dismantling of traditional belief by relativity. And yet, the "Person" as a echo of the Persons of the Trinity are absolutely relative. And it is Relationality...ie, LOVE...that anchors all of this. And it is the category of relationality that is opened in a nuanced way with legitimate contemporary thought & not the Hallmark thought always put up as thr boogeyman.
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"content": "sanderling1 I do remember that. I am sitting here with a copy of \"The Acting Person\" & \"Introduction to Christianity.\" I cut my teeth on these in my 20s & 30s. They held such promise of a way forward. But that way forwad has not lived up to its promise. And while I still cling to the possibility of that way forward, I cannot follow the way backward that was & is the actual reaction to all of it. Add to all this the work of Umberto Eco and his commentaries on the contemporary understanding of the medieval. And what you get is a contemporary Catholic Church that is more like the restaurant, Medieval Times, where diners pretend to be at jousting tournaments and eat food with their hands than the height of expression of what a Person can & should be in the midst of a reality believed to be created & loved by God. Everybody talks about a fight of objectivity vs the relativity & dismantling of traditional belief by relativity. And yet, the \"Person\" as a echo of the Persons of the Trinity are absolutely relative. And it is Relationality...ie, LOVE...that anchors all of this. And it is the category of relationality that is opened in a nuanced way with legitimate contemporary thought & not the Hallmark thought always put up as thr boogeyman.\n",
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If anything, they should put more funding into the libraries for longer hours and more resources. Libraries should be open until 11 pm everyday so that high school and community college students can really use them as resources. Many high school libraries are completely useless - sometimes the students don’t really have all that much access to them because of so many schools in one building sharing a library and often the libraries don’t really have enough good material for research. It’s the kind of investment that pays back large dividends. The community center aspect of libraries is important, but the central role of intellectual development and growth should be prioritized and valued. In nyc our library system could really support scholarly research for all grade levels and it should. But if you start treating this valuable resource like a coffee shop and event space, then it’s really no wonder that some politicians see it as an easy way to make up budget shortfalls.
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"content": "If anything, they should put more funding into the libraries for longer hours and more resources. Libraries should be open until 11 pm everyday so that high school and community college students can really use them as resources. Many high school libraries are completely useless - sometimes the students don’t really have all that much access to them because of so many schools in one building sharing a library and often the libraries don’t really have enough good material for research. It’s the kind of investment that pays back large dividends. The community center aspect of libraries is important, but the central role of intellectual development and growth should be prioritized and valued. In nyc our library system could really support scholarly research for all grade levels and it should. But if you start treating this valuable resource like a coffee shop and event space, then it’s really no wonder that some politicians see it as an easy way to make up budget shortfalls.\n",
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Chris Don't know about today, but once upon a time, Boeing had a significant BCS (Boeing Computer Services) group. I never worked at Boeing, but a coworker had. He was a world-class optimization/LP guru.Now I imagine if they have any LP gurus at all, they're in the finance department.As to being difficult...software is easy to do badly, yet look good. Which is why Microsoft had finally to outsource to get a competent version of Windows. Windows NT was written by DECies.
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"content": "Chris Don't know about today, but once upon a time, Boeing had a significant BCS (Boeing Computer Services) group. I never worked at Boeing, but a coworker had. He was a world-class optimization/LP guru.Now I imagine if they have any LP gurus at all, they're in the finance department.As to being difficult...software is easy to do badly, yet look good. Which is why Microsoft had finally to outsource to get a competent version of Windows. Windows NT was written by DECies.\n",
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Erik Frederiksen Erik, your opening quotes starts with"Today, as extreme weather events happen more frequently.." That may well be true. But, my point is that these recent California rain events are not more extreme nor do they happen more frequently than those that have happened historically. They have followed the same pattern throughout my lifetime.While many weather events may evidence climate change, these do not. They are a continuation of a cycle that has existed since record keeping began. Years of drought followed by years or torrential rain followed by years of drought. It has always been like that here.Ascribing climate change to events which have little to do with it undermines your credibility. Climate change is indeed a threat, but if you start finding it under every rock, people will tune out.I'm trying to help, not hurt, the cause by pointing this out.
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"content": "Erik Frederiksen Erik, your opening quotes starts with\"Today, as extreme weather events happen more frequently..\" That may well be true. But, my point is that these recent California rain events are not more extreme nor do they happen more frequently than those that have happened historically. They have followed the same pattern throughout my lifetime.While many weather events may evidence climate change, these do not. They are a continuation of a cycle that has existed since record keeping began. Years of drought followed by years or torrential rain followed by years of drought. It has always been like that here.Ascribing climate change to events which have little to do with it undermines your credibility. Climate change is indeed a threat, but if you start finding it under every rock, people will tune out.I'm trying to help, not hurt, the cause by pointing this out.\n",
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Part IAB• Her neighbor’s driveway AB(4)s her rose garden. Sadly, this year his son is learning to drive, and she’s had to replace several rose bushes already.AI• They had large new windows installed in the back bedroom which lent an AI(4) atmosphere to the formerly dark room.AR• The handler felt the judge’s decision to award the blue ribbon to the French Bulldog to be AR(9) and unfounded: he was convinced his Golden Labrador Goldie was far superior.• Operatically speaking, the leading soprano or tenor voice generally will sing a beautiful AR(4).• The artisanal jeweler carefully positioned an AR(5) of her finely crafted earrings so they would catch the eyes of people who passed by the booth.• He preferred to keep himself busy with AR(4) projects, especially if they involved drawing or painting or both. AT• Did you know that the AT(5) are the two upper chambers of your heart? Alternately, ancient Roman houses were often built with large central courtyards or AT(5).• Her sister preferred an AT(5) of roses essence, but she always chose patchouli oil.AU• The state Supreme Court justice entered her court deliberately, bringing an AU(4) of dignity and seriousness to the proceedings.BA (1-3)• Her mother always made BA(4) rum cake for Christmas.• The BA(4) cried the entire cross-country trip; no problem, I thought ahead and brought ear plugs. • My father preferred to use earthworms as BA(4) when he went fishing whereas my uncle swore by Limburger cheese.
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A lot of comments complaining about the definition of tech companies. "Tech" companies are just business that are using new developments in available tools ("tech") to change some of the variables in established markets. Yes, AirBNB is a rental company, but they centralized operations and cut out middlemen. We rent a beach house in the summer for a week through a realtor; AirBNB makes this person superfluous. Uber is just taxis on demand - but before Uber you couldn't easily summon a taxi to your location and pay for it. Tesla just makes cars, but they are starting to self drive, mainstreamed a new fuel source, digitized interiors, etc. Amazon's retail arm is Walmart on delivery trucks with a new ordering and warehouse system. Carvana is a used car dealer that expands your access to inventory and brings the car to you. Etc. They're all tech companies in the zeitgeist because they used some new, tech-driven tools and knowledge to turn stuff upside down and grab big chunks of market share.
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"content": "A lot of comments complaining about the definition of tech companies. \"Tech\" companies are just business that are using new developments in available tools (\"tech\") to change some of the variables in established markets. Yes, AirBNB is a rental company, but they centralized operations and cut out middlemen. We rent a beach house in the summer for a week through a realtor; AirBNB makes this person superfluous. Uber is just taxis on demand - but before Uber you couldn't easily summon a taxi to your location and pay for it. Tesla just makes cars, but they are starting to self drive, mainstreamed a new fuel source, digitized interiors, etc. Amazon's retail arm is Walmart on delivery trucks with a new ordering and warehouse system. Carvana is a used car dealer that expands your access to inventory and brings the car to you. Etc. They're all tech companies in the zeitgeist because they used some new, tech-driven tools and knowledge to turn stuff upside down and grab big chunks of market share.\n",
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CasperEverything! It's a miracle! It will shine your shoes, grow your hair, remove your tonsils, cure your ulcer, make your children listen to you, increase the size of certain body parts, exorcise your demons, make your mortgage payment, wax your car, make your wife love you again, make your husband love you again, make you lose weight, polish your nails, and give you free admission to Heaven. Only $99.99 for the first 100 people who call within the next 30 minutes! Operators are waiting! Call now!
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"content": "CasperEverything! It's a miracle! It will shine your shoes, grow your hair, remove your tonsils, cure your ulcer, make your children listen to you, increase the size of certain body parts, exorcise your demons, make your mortgage payment, wax your car, make your wife love you again, make your husband love you again, make you lose weight, polish your nails, and give you free admission to Heaven. Only $99.99 for the first 100 people who call within the next 30 minutes! Operators are waiting! Call now!\n",
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Great and informative article though also quite depressing. I am a Kenyan who grew up in a middle income family, passed through The University of Nairobi and currently pursuing a PhD at an American University. I can attest to the reality of the economic disparity in my country. However, reading this article, I am also proud of one peculiar tenet , that is ingrained in Kenyans as a people especially those in low and middle income families - Education as the greatest equalizer.The success story of SHOFCO is one of hope, tenacity and resilience by social workers and community leaders such as Kennedy who offer learning spaces to children in Kibera and other slums. Much credit also goes to the late President Mwai Kibaki whose nascent and mandatory free primary education policy in 2002 despite challenges in implementation, has freed many Kenyans from poverty by investing in their future and lifted the country's education ranking ahead of its peers such as South Africa. A 2018 World bank human capital index placed Kenya 3rd in Africa behind Seychelles and Mauritius in harmonized test scores and expected years in school. Challenges notwithstanding, the article has demonstrated the essential and transformative role that Kennedys play providing an enabling environment to many who lack access to learning resources and basic needs.
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"content": "Great and informative article though also quite depressing. I am a Kenyan who grew up in a middle income family, passed through The University of Nairobi and currently pursuing a PhD at an American University. I can attest to the reality of the economic disparity in my country. However, reading this article, I am also proud of one peculiar tenet , that is ingrained in Kenyans as a people especially those in low and middle income families - Education as the greatest equalizer.The success story of SHOFCO is one of hope, tenacity and resilience by social workers and community leaders such as Kennedy who offer learning spaces to children in Kibera and other slums. Much credit also goes to the late President Mwai Kibaki whose nascent and mandatory free primary education policy in 2002 despite challenges in implementation, has freed many Kenyans from poverty by investing in their future and lifted the country's education ranking ahead of its peers such as South Africa. A 2018 World bank human capital index placed Kenya 3rd in Africa behind Seychelles and Mauritius in harmonized test scores and expected years in school. Challenges notwithstanding, the article has demonstrated the essential and transformative role that Kennedys play providing an enabling environment to many who lack access to learning resources and basic needs.\n",
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John As I was reading your comment a commercial came on my tv for the lawyer Thomas J Henry. $50 million settlement on a personal injury case with $27m to claimant. How many engineers or scientists make $21m in their career much less one year? (Missing $2m was expenses)
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"content": "John As I was reading your comment a commercial came on my tv for the lawyer Thomas J Henry. $50 million settlement on a personal injury case with $27m to claimant. How many engineers or scientists make $21m in their career much less one year? (Missing $2m was expenses)\n",
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Kathy Lollock To make things worse, cutting taxes at the top does not even have much impact on economic growth whereas helping the poor actually does. So the idea that there is some kind of tradeoff between the economy and doing the right thing for the poor is completely false in the first place (the opposite is true) and just another GOP myth used to cut taxes for their wealthy donors.Also, the whole notion (or rather nonsense) of tax cutting at the top as a growth tool, is a relatively newer GOP myth ushered in by Reagan (along with high deficits and debt to go with it - the only real result for our nation). Expanding a businesses and payroll are both pretax expenses and these actually reduce reported income or profit for tax purposes. Thus, lowering the tax rate has little to no impact on these growth and hiring decisions being made by businesses (in fact they are more likely to spend on these investments when taxes rise as a way to lower reported income or profit) so the GOP have the whole thing completely backwards.The ONLY reason for a businesses to hire and expand is increased demand for goods and services and this means more consumers who have enough to spend. Thus it is helping the poor and middle class that actually grows the economy and this is what helps businesses to thrive. The people who "know" what works or what wont, are accountants and the GOP have the whole thing backwards. The GOP are NOT good for businesses or the economy.
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"content": "Kathy Lollock To make things worse, cutting taxes at the top does not even have much impact on economic growth whereas helping the poor actually does. So the idea that there is some kind of tradeoff between the economy and doing the right thing for the poor is completely false in the first place (the opposite is true) and just another GOP myth used to cut taxes for their wealthy donors.Also, the whole notion (or rather nonsense) of tax cutting at the top as a growth tool, is a relatively newer GOP myth ushered in by Reagan (along with high deficits and debt to go with it - the only real result for our nation). Expanding a businesses and payroll are both pretax expenses and these actually reduce reported income or profit for tax purposes. Thus, lowering the tax rate has little to no impact on these growth and hiring decisions being made by businesses (in fact they are more likely to spend on these investments when taxes rise as a way to lower reported income or profit) so the GOP have the whole thing completely backwards.The ONLY reason for a businesses to hire and expand is increased demand for goods and services and this means more consumers who have enough to spend. Thus it is helping the poor and middle class that actually grows the economy and this is what helps businesses to thrive. The people who \"know\" what works or what wont, are accountants and the GOP have the whole thing backwards. The GOP are NOT good for businesses or the economy.\n",
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Connie MartinYour husband was right! Insulin was discovered over 100 years ago, and the scientists awarded the patent gave it away for $1 to ensure that diabetics could always receive affordable treatment. Its insane that insulin is now the gold standard of pharmaceutical company price-gouging. A vial that costs $5 to manufacture is sold for over $600. With all this profiteering, the players in the $20 billion market in the US alone will do anything to stop a cure.
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"content": "Connie MartinYour husband was right! Insulin was discovered over 100 years ago, and the scientists awarded the patent gave it away for $1 to ensure that diabetics could always receive affordable treatment. Its insane that insulin is now the gold standard of pharmaceutical company price-gouging. A vial that costs $5 to manufacture is sold for over $600. With all this profiteering, the players in the $20 billion market in the US alone will do anything to stop a cure.\n",
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Step 1: Russia offers to make a key stakeholder (politician, law enforcement, media figure, etc) rich by funneling him or her money through a series of offshore bank accounts and holdings that are nearly impossible to trace. Step 2: Russia informs the stakeholder that they have kompromat on him or her and will destroy their lives if they don't cooperate. It's the same tactic as the mafia's "off you can't refuse" and I'd be amazed if there weren't a significant number of other people in this country, particularly in the Republican Party, who've taken the deal.
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"content": "Step 1: Russia offers to make a key stakeholder (politician, law enforcement, media figure, etc) rich by funneling him or her money through a series of offshore bank accounts and holdings that are nearly impossible to trace. Step 2: Russia informs the stakeholder that they have kompromat on him or her and will destroy their lives if they don't cooperate. It's the same tactic as the mafia's \"off you can't refuse\" and I'd be amazed if there weren't a significant number of other people in this country, particularly in the Republican Party, who've taken the deal.\n",
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Jon He allegedly deducted the 130,000K as a legal expense for tax purposes. That's illegal.
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"content": "Jon He allegedly deducted the 130,000K as a legal expense for tax purposes. That's illegal.\n",
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$525 a night for Canal and Allen?I guess that's the norm if sushi costs $650 on the Bowery.Manhattan has turned into the Bizarro world.
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"content": "$525 a night for Canal and Allen?I guess that's the norm if sushi costs $650 on the Bowery.Manhattan has turned into the Bizarro world.\n",
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Michael Major beneficiaries of the subsidies include Intel, IBM, Texas Instruments, US based companies.
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"content": "Michael Major beneficiaries of the subsidies include Intel, IBM, Texas Instruments, US based companies.\n",
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Why does he want to do that? So we can spend an even trillion on defense next year up from 858? Or to reduce the taxes that Ken Griffith needs to pay having just left John Paulson’s bonanza trade in the shadows.
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"content": "Why does he want to do that? So we can spend an even trillion on defense next year up from 858? Or to reduce the taxes that Ken Griffith needs to pay having just left John Paulson’s bonanza trade in the shadows.\n",
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Penn Biden Center opened in 2018, and move started mid 2017. So these documents were brought in from some other location (not White House, since he was not VP at that time). If classified top secret sensitive compartmented information was found here, how many other Biden locations will have them? Found before elections, but made public after elections and Jan 6 anniversary. How do stars align so perfectly for Democrats, just like Hunter’s laptop?
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"content": "Penn Biden Center opened in 2018, and move started mid 2017. So these documents were brought in from some other location (not White House, since he was not VP at that time). If classified top secret sensitive compartmented information was found here, how many other Biden locations will have them? Found before elections, but made public after elections and Jan 6 anniversary. How do stars align so perfectly for Democrats, just like Hunter’s laptop?\n",
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I would agree we need a law that states that a job offer has to include the non compete terms so the employee is aware before leaving their current job. However I invest heavily in training and intellectual capital with my team and this kind of law makes me very nervous. The kind of work my team does can translate to any industry but I don't want my direct competitors to be able to take advantage of my hard work.
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"content": "I would agree we need a law that states that a job offer has to include the non compete terms so the employee is aware before leaving their current job. However I invest heavily in training and intellectual capital with my team and this kind of law makes me very nervous. The kind of work my team does can translate to any industry but I don't want my direct competitors to be able to take advantage of my hard work.\n",
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A separate but related issue for food and conservation is refrigeration. In Europe and most of the rest of the world, eggs and milks are not refrigerated (at the store or for shipping). As such, the grocery stores have far less refrigeration and energy needs.Milk is packaged differently in other places. And it is stored at room temperature safely until the package is opened at home.In the U.S., the natural outer layer of eggs is removed, which necessitates refrigeration. This is not done in most of the rest of the world, and eggs can be safely stored at room temperature.
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"content": "A separate but related issue for food and conservation is refrigeration. In Europe and most of the rest of the world, eggs and milks are not refrigerated (at the store or for shipping). As such, the grocery stores have far less refrigeration and energy needs.Milk is packaged differently in other places. And it is stored at room temperature safely until the package is opened at home.In the U.S., the natural outer layer of eggs is removed, which necessitates refrigeration. This is not done in most of the rest of the world, and eggs can be safely stored at room temperature.\n",
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The guys at The Diner said the saw a memo from Don Jr to Jared Kushner demanding "The Big Guy" get a 10% cut form from his $2 Billion Saudi windfall. That's what they're saying.
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"content": "The guys at The Diner said the saw a memo from Don Jr to Jared Kushner demanding \"The Big Guy\" get a 10% cut form from his $2 Billion Saudi windfall. That's what they're saying.\n",
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My husband and I tried a planner years ago. He put us in high commission funds that benefited him.So I joined an investment club and used the Better Investing tools to evaluate individual stocks. Now retired, we own a basket of individual quality stocks and some Vanguard mutual funds in our retirement accounts.Stick with these over time and you will do well. Set your own asset allocation based on your risk tolerance, age and when you need the $$. Do not pay high fees. It really is not that hard.
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"content": "My husband and I tried a planner years ago. He put us in high commission funds that benefited him.So I joined an investment club and used the Better Investing tools to evaluate individual stocks. Now retired, we own a basket of individual quality stocks and some Vanguard mutual funds in our retirement accounts.Stick with these over time and you will do well. Set your own asset allocation based on your risk tolerance, age and when you need the $$. Do not pay high fees. It really is not that hard.\n",
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I scour the flyers for the two grocery stores in my town. I make a list of ‘bonus buys’ and specials, and don’t deviate from the list (even though I’m tempted when I walk down the cookie aisle). I also look for soon-to-come-to its buy-date, and we recently grilled filet mignon the day I purchased it for $6.99 a pound vs $9.99 a pound. We’ve got a stock of canned soup, tuna fish, tomatoes and pasta that were on sale. I pick up salad greens, eggs, fresh vegetables and milk whether they’re on sale or not because they’re good for our daily diet. We freeze the buy one/get one free bread, and enjoy French toast a lot. Truly, it’s like a treasure hunt, and my husband and I are fortunate to be able to participate while Corporate price gouging does its best to put many items out out reach for so many others.
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"content": "I scour the flyers for the two grocery stores in my town. I make a list of ‘bonus buys’ and specials, and don’t deviate from the list (even though I’m tempted when I walk down the cookie aisle). I also look for soon-to-come-to its buy-date, and we recently grilled filet mignon the day I purchased it for $6.99 a pound vs $9.99 a pound. We’ve got a stock of canned soup, tuna fish, tomatoes and pasta that were on sale. I pick up salad greens, eggs, fresh vegetables and milk whether they’re on sale or not because they’re good for our daily diet. We freeze the buy one/get one free bread, and enjoy French toast a lot. Truly, it’s like a treasure hunt, and my husband and I are fortunate to be able to participate while Corporate price gouging does its best to put many items out out reach for so many others.\n",
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The UK marks its third anniversary outside the EU. After three years of political mayhem – five prime ministers – and economic calamity – cost of living crisis and collapsed public services – there is no fanfare for Brexit but a mood of “Bregret.” Boris Johnson’s promise to turn the UK into Singapore-on-Thames is dead. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and PM Rishi Sunak may seek a "Swiss-style" partnership with Brussels. Hunt – a remainer – seeks to turn the UK into the world's next Silicon Valley.Amid the longest recession since records began – The Bank of England said recently – few remember that the UK joined the EEC – the EU's precursor– 50 years ago. Harold Macmillan, Tory prime minister, saw the rapid economic advances made by France and Germany compared to Britain's sluggish performance. This concern, along with the desire to uphold Britain's status and prestige as a world power, was his decision to join the EEC.A recent poll showed that 56% of those surveyed said that Brexit was a mistake, 32% thought it wasn’t. Cynical Brexiteers had poisoned the political climate that they see the idea of reconsidering Brexit as toxic, prompting the Labour Party to take the wind out of Tory leaders’ sails by claiming there is to be no rejoining, no way back to the customs union or single market, if they win the next election. Instead they talk about reconnecting “a tarnished UK” with its closest allies, “for security and prosperity”; “reducing friction” on trade and other issues.
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"content": "The UK marks its third anniversary outside the EU. After three years of political mayhem – five prime ministers – and economic calamity – cost of living crisis and collapsed public services – there is no fanfare for Brexit but a mood of “Bregret.” Boris Johnson’s promise to turn the UK into Singapore-on-Thames is dead. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and PM Rishi Sunak may seek a \"Swiss-style\" partnership with Brussels. Hunt – a remainer – seeks to turn the UK into the world's next Silicon Valley.Amid the longest recession since records began – The Bank of England said recently – few remember that the UK joined the EEC – the EU's precursor– 50 years ago. Harold Macmillan, Tory prime minister, saw the rapid economic advances made by France and Germany compared to Britain's sluggish performance. This concern, along with the desire to uphold Britain's status and prestige as a world power, was his decision to join the EEC.A recent poll showed that 56% of those surveyed said that Brexit was a mistake, 32% thought it wasn’t. Cynical Brexiteers had poisoned the political climate that they see the idea of reconsidering Brexit as toxic, prompting the Labour Party to take the wind out of Tory leaders’ sails by claiming there is to be no rejoining, no way back to the customs union or single market, if they win the next election. Instead they talk about reconnecting “a tarnished UK” with its closest allies, “for security and prosperity”; “reducing friction” on trade and other issues.\n",
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Unless the people making under $100K commute from a distance or have family money, how can they make ends meet in NYC?I make considerably more than that but when I look at housing costs I could not afford more than a hovel without doing without luxuries like food.
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"content": "Unless the people making under $100K commute from a distance or have family money, how can they make ends meet in NYC?I make considerably more than that but when I look at housing costs I could not afford more than a hovel without doing without luxuries like food.\n",
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There may be a time in the future when the ores can be extracted safely without harming the Salmon fishery. At present it would not appear there is a profitable way to do that. Open pit mining is destructive and fraught with undesirable consequences. Let this sleeping dog lie...
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Harsh - There are good people in Russia, too. There are scientists, musicians, writers and many others whose careers have been hurt. There are brave Russians doing their best to protest in what little way is open. And, of course, those who can and are young are leaving. I've met Russians in my travels who were truly good people, not to mention those who have emigrated to the U.S.Americans in the past 50 years have tried to be very fair to Russians, in part compensation for the excesses of the early 50s. Watch "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming," 1966, and you will see how Americans reached out in peace, not just in the movies. This film made a deep impression on the public at the time. I think most Americans were rooting for Russia after the fall of the USSR, and hoping democracy would take root. How much of what has transpired was the fault of the Russian people is hard to say. Either way, they are paying a heavy price. It is natural to be angry for all this. But I hope that we do not fall into hatred for Russia and the Russian people. One of the finest things about President Biden's handling of this is that he has not stirred up anger toward Russians. What is happening to Russians, what Putin is doing to them, just makes me sad.
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"content": "Harsh - There are good people in Russia, too. There are scientists, musicians, writers and many others whose careers have been hurt. There are brave Russians doing their best to protest in what little way is open. And, of course, those who can and are young are leaving. I've met Russians in my travels who were truly good people, not to mention those who have emigrated to the U.S.Americans in the past 50 years have tried to be very fair to Russians, in part compensation for the excesses of the early 50s. Watch \"The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming,\" 1966, and you will see how Americans reached out in peace, not just in the movies. This film made a deep impression on the public at the time. I think most Americans were rooting for Russia after the fall of the USSR, and hoping democracy would take root. How much of what has transpired was the fault of the Russian people is hard to say. Either way, they are paying a heavy price. It is natural to be angry for all this. But I hope that we do not fall into hatred for Russia and the Russian people. One of the finest things about President Biden's handling of this is that he has not stirred up anger toward Russians. What is happening to Russians, what Putin is doing to them, just makes me sad.\n",
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Cert None of us have any business giving out medical advice. AR6 can be toxic only if there is an allergy to it, or, if not used as directed and ingested in significant amounts or applied in quantity to open wounds. It is however widely suggested by responsible docs to be used topically to reduce minor bruising. I’ve used it many times without danger. That said, users of any otc medications should consult their docs.
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Lanny R Middings The Inflation Reduction Act, which went into effect January 1st, includes incentives for electric appliances. Looks like it's up to $1340 for an induction stove. <a href="https://environmentamerica.org/articles/how-the-inflation-reduction-act-can-help-you-move-on-from-your-gas-stove" target="_blank">https://environmentamerica.org/articles/how-the-inflation-reduction-act-can-help-you-move-on-from-your-gas-stove</a>/
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Jim //Although I love both of them, there is no way a Bernie or Warren could have held together the necessary coalition of anti-Trump voters the way Biden has. They are just too left wing to command the middle of the road the way he has. Yet the Amendment King has been doing that for decades by the Democrats' own admission with his votes on guns, pollution and other matters.The tacit reality is that the Democrats preferred to lose rather than allow Sanders to be their leader. That is why the superdelegates turpedoed his chances at the behest of Clinton - who, after all, was single-handedly financing the DNC out of her own pocket and wasn't just going to sit quietly and let democracy take over in the Democratic party. On the other hand, the Republicans swallowed their pride and realized that Trump was the price of winning. And consequently they did win.
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"content": "Jim //Although I love both of them, there is no way a Bernie or Warren could have held together the necessary coalition of anti-Trump voters the way Biden has. They are just too left wing to command the middle of the road the way he has. Yet the Amendment King has been doing that for decades by the Democrats' own admission with his votes on guns, pollution and other matters.The tacit reality is that the Democrats preferred to lose rather than allow Sanders to be their leader. That is why the superdelegates turpedoed his chances at the behest of Clinton - who, after all, was single-handedly financing the DNC out of her own pocket and wasn't just going to sit quietly and let democracy take over in the Democratic party. On the other hand, the Republicans swallowed their pride and realized that Trump was the price of winning. And consequently they did win.\n",
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Thanks for this information, and I’m glad I read it in time. So Trip Mate wouldn’t even honor their insurance up to the limit of $3,000. That sounds like they are selling snake oil dressed up as insurance. I was actually about to sign up for their travel insurance on my own foreign trip over spring break, but now I will look elsewhere. I for one will never use Trip Mate as my travel insurer.
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"content": "Thanks for this information, and I’m glad I read it in time. So Trip Mate wouldn’t even honor their insurance up to the limit of $3,000. That sounds like they are selling snake oil dressed up as insurance. I was actually about to sign up for their travel insurance on my own foreign trip over spring break, but now I will look elsewhere. I for one will never use Trip Mate as my travel insurer.\n",
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Thank you to both reporters for this excellent article. A good friend of mine had a terrible experience with an early education academy (Gordon’s, I think) a few years ago. He lost a million dollars from his savings. He didn’t have the savvy to fight like Ms. Cianci and gave up. Silenced forever. I get approached all the time but I am NEVER buying a franchise. Please follow up with an article about what FTC and legislators are willing to about this. It would benefit many would be franchisees in future.
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"content": "Thank you to both reporters for this excellent article. A good friend of mine had a terrible experience with an early education academy (Gordon’s, I think) a few years ago. He lost a million dollars from his savings. He didn’t have the savvy to fight like Ms. Cianci and gave up. Silenced forever. I get approached all the time but I am NEVER buying a franchise. Please follow up with an article about what FTC and legislators are willing to about this. It would benefit many would be franchisees in future.\n",
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Manny Regala We can develop chips here - the IP is American - and we can use our own workforce. We do not need to expand foreign workers visas for this and not develop our own talent.
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When did caveat emptor exit the room? If you plunk down $1M plus, shouldn’t you have the sense to do some diligence that the house has assured water?
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"content": "When did caveat emptor exit the room? If you plunk down $1M plus, shouldn’t you have the sense to do some diligence that the house has assured water?\n",
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#4 I will honest say, you are thinking more about this than she is. Ask her one more time and say, you owe me $400, Venmo is my friend. If she doesn’t she’s not a friend.
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"content": "#4 I will honest say, you are thinking more about this than she is. Ask her one more time and say, you owe me $400, Venmo is my friend. If she doesn’t she’s not a friend.\n",
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It’s a different approach cuisine-wise and I’m looking forward to trying it. I’m sure it will be a somewhat overpriced version of the Singaporean originals, but it’s in Manhattan. Hard enough to open and staff anything these days. I’ll take it over another mediocre burger place, chain, or overdone, $50 entree concept restaurant. Plus, I love all these foods!Good for them and good for us. Also, if the price point doesn’t work for you, hit Queens (Flushing, Jackson Heights, etc) or K-town. Lots of good food stalls there. Just stop complaining….
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"content": "It’s a different approach cuisine-wise and I’m looking forward to trying it. I’m sure it will be a somewhat overpriced version of the Singaporean originals, but it’s in Manhattan. Hard enough to open and staff anything these days. I’ll take it over another mediocre burger place, chain, or overdone, $50 entree concept restaurant. Plus, I love all these foods!Good for them and good for us. Also, if the price point doesn’t work for you, hit Queens (Flushing, Jackson Heights, etc) or K-town. Lots of good food stalls there. Just stop complaining….\n",
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Shrinking stockpiles of cash?? If it's a stockpile, then it's not very shrinking. The NYT reported last year that consumers would no longer be flush with cash by last summer. How many years is $4,200 expected to influence the economy for?From the article:But other factors could shore up the economy’s resilience, even in the face of Fed rate moves. Consumers still have savings stockpiles left from the early days of the pandemic, albeit shrinking ones.
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"content": "Shrinking stockpiles of cash?? If it's a stockpile, then it's not very shrinking. The NYT reported last year that consumers would no longer be flush with cash by last summer. How many years is $4,200 expected to influence the economy for?From the article:But other factors could shore up the economy’s resilience, even in the face of Fed rate moves. Consumers still have savings stockpiles left from the early days of the pandemic, albeit shrinking ones.\n",
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Johnathan Agree.What has changed is the greater urgency to become part of the E.U., and for that, Ukraine must clean up its acts, if only on the surface.What I consider cause for suspicion, however, is the sacking of the top prosecutor, the Intelligence Chief, and "...other senior officials" allegedly for "reasons related to treasonous ties with Russia". Zelensky has impugned their character, and therefore their credibility, should they testify one day in what the Ukrainian government was actually up to at various stages in the conflict. For example, false flag operations, etc.Zelensky is nothing if not a shrewd, astute politician, who understands his audience, and is willing to give them what he intuits that they want in order to give him what he wants. He has managed to shut down the entire opposition apparatus that usually continues to function to some degree, even in times of war, without a murmur from the democratic allies who spout a lot of nonsense about transparency while allowing the opposite to transpire. Recognition of the truth is long overdue. Who knows? Maybe it will lead to a greater effort and resolve for diplomacy and negotiation. As Kissinger stated, "demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy, it's an alibi for not having one".There are 1,400 open cases prosecuting alleged "collaborators" and those accused of treason, mostly in Donbas region, where Ukrainian separatists waged civil war, resulting in the creation of two republics.
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"content": "Johnathan Agree.What has changed is the greater urgency to become part of the E.U., and for that, Ukraine must clean up its acts, if only on the surface.What I consider cause for suspicion, however, is the sacking of the top prosecutor, the Intelligence Chief, and \"...other senior officials\" allegedly for \"reasons related to treasonous ties with Russia\". Zelensky has impugned their character, and therefore their credibility, should they testify one day in what the Ukrainian government was actually up to at various stages in the conflict. For example, false flag operations, etc.Zelensky is nothing if not a shrewd, astute politician, who understands his audience, and is willing to give them what he intuits that they want in order to give him what he wants. He has managed to shut down the entire opposition apparatus that usually continues to function to some degree, even in times of war, without a murmur from the democratic allies who spout a lot of nonsense about transparency while allowing the opposite to transpire. Recognition of the truth is long overdue. Who knows? Maybe it will lead to a greater effort and resolve for diplomacy and negotiation. As Kissinger stated, \"demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy, it's an alibi for not having one\".There are 1,400 open cases prosecuting alleged \"collaborators\" and those accused of treason, mostly in Donbas region, where Ukrainian separatists waged civil war, resulting in the creation of two republics.\n",
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Remember, it was this NY field office that leaked the info of the laptop of Anthony Weiner's to the media just days before the 2016 election. It forced, FBI Director Comey to public reopen the FBI investigation of HRC. Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin was engulfed in the scandal, as she was a senior advisor to HRC.The FBI found nothing new, but it is what cost HRC the election.The DOJ must open an investigation, if they already haven't on this FBI office and the DOJ under the former president. It was reported at the time that most of the agents at that office were pro supporters of the former president and that is why the leaked it to the media. Was it more than that? Was one or more of them working for Putin to undermine our democracy and swing the election to the former president?Will the MSM do their own investigations into this?This is real serious. A rogue law enforcement officer in the FBI working for our enemy is terrible, but the vast majority of the FBI do their job honorable.But, if the worst of this what might have been is true. the 2016 election was really stolen from the American people.
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"content": "Remember, it was this NY field office that leaked the info of the laptop of Anthony Weiner's to the media just days before the 2016 election. It forced, FBI Director Comey to public reopen the FBI investigation of HRC. Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin was engulfed in the scandal, as she was a senior advisor to HRC.The FBI found nothing new, but it is what cost HRC the election.The DOJ must open an investigation, if they already haven't on this FBI office and the DOJ under the former president. It was reported at the time that most of the agents at that office were pro supporters of the former president and that is why the leaked it to the media. Was it more than that? Was one or more of them working for Putin to undermine our democracy and swing the election to the former president?Will the MSM do their own investigations into this?This is real serious. A rogue law enforcement officer in the FBI working for our enemy is terrible, but the vast majority of the FBI do their job honorable.But, if the worst of this what might have been is true. the 2016 election was really stolen from the American people.\n",
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The economic demographic model setup by economist is totally incorrect. Taken to its endpoint the population of any country should continue to grow infinitely in order to support the older class. The support of the older class should have come from proper planning and government encouragement of at least partial private investing of social security and other retirement funds. It should not solely depend on the input of the new working arrivals. If you keep all your money in government programs it has no way of growing and in fact by inflation will end up with a diminished amount inevitably every time. Stop concentrating on population growth. Start looking toward encouragement of youthful savings and investing so that as they age their assets will increase not become devalued.
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"content": "The economic demographic model setup by economist is totally incorrect. Taken to its endpoint the population of any country should continue to grow infinitely in order to support the older class. The support of the older class should have come from proper planning and government encouragement of at least partial private investing of social security and other retirement funds. It should not solely depend on the input of the new working arrivals. If you keep all your money in government programs it has no way of growing and in fact by inflation will end up with a diminished amount inevitably every time. Stop concentrating on population growth. Start looking toward encouragement of youthful savings and investing so that as they age their assets will increase not become devalued.\n",
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Even when he has mostly okay takes, Bret Stevens still has some bad ones: "I’m sorry Biden didn’t invest the kind of political capital into immigration reform that he did into the infrastructure and climate change bills." Pres. Biden helped push through an incredible amount of good legislation in his first two years. What more does Bret want? If he'd tried to tackle immigration, he probably wouldn't have gotten most of the other Democratic priorities passed. And what's with all the shade on VP Harris? The vice presidency is almost always a nothing position, basically designed to make the VP look ineffectual at best. I don't see that Harris has done anything especially bad, and I agree that it's unfair to compare her to Dan Quayle. Sure, she hasn't necessarily distinguished herself, but there's still time.
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"content": "Even when he has mostly okay takes, Bret Stevens still has some bad ones: \"I’m sorry Biden didn’t invest the kind of political capital into immigration reform that he did into the infrastructure and climate change bills.\" Pres. Biden helped push through an incredible amount of good legislation in his first two years. What more does Bret want? If he'd tried to tackle immigration, he probably wouldn't have gotten most of the other Democratic priorities passed. And what's with all the shade on VP Harris? The vice presidency is almost always a nothing position, basically designed to make the VP look ineffectual at best. I don't see that Harris has done anything especially bad, and I agree that it's unfair to compare her to Dan Quayle. Sure, she hasn't necessarily distinguished herself, but there's still time.\n",
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Get alumni together to donate millions of dollars if they rename the coliseum and I bet they'll do it PDQ. Money talks and it's the only language they understand.
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"content": "Get alumni together to donate millions of dollars if they rename the coliseum and I bet they'll do it PDQ. Money talks and it's the only language they understand.\n",
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Where did all that money go? They make like 195B per year on search—this doesn’t make any sense.
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"content": "Where did all that money go? They make like 195B per year on search—this doesn’t make any sense.\n",
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This article is excellent but does not mention the insurance industry, and by extension the US Congress, which is a major (absentee landlord) player in this debacle. The RNs (of which I am one) are simply taking their own power, and using it, either by leaving, or striking. I've been a staff nurse, a charge nurse, and leading specialties in the Operating Room. I'm a rarity among nurses, and nurses are already rare. The hospitals don't feel the pinch until we cannot open ORs - we are the cash cows of the hospitals. When cases get cancelled, its a double-whammy - poor customer service AND no money, and patients suffer. So, as a traveling OR RN, I make quite a bit of money being a jack-of-all-trades: not ideal, but I've got 18 years' experience. But I don't have to be told to stay (without adequate compensation) when there's no relief staff, and my schedule is my own. Management uses our (both RNs and MDs) professionalism as a whip against us: stay and take care of patients, even though you've been on the job for 24 hours straight, or you're "abandoning" the patient. RNs are not the only ones leaving. Support staff, who are CRITICAL, are also leaving, so I wind up covering their job, too.
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"content": "This article is excellent but does not mention the insurance industry, and by extension the US Congress, which is a major (absentee landlord) player in this debacle. The RNs (of which I am one) are simply taking their own power, and using it, either by leaving, or striking. I've been a staff nurse, a charge nurse, and leading specialties in the Operating Room. I'm a rarity among nurses, and nurses are already rare. The hospitals don't feel the pinch until we cannot open ORs - we are the cash cows of the hospitals. When cases get cancelled, its a double-whammy - poor customer service AND no money, and patients suffer. So, as a traveling OR RN, I make quite a bit of money being a jack-of-all-trades: not ideal, but I've got 18 years' experience. But I don't have to be told to stay (without adequate compensation) when there's no relief staff, and my schedule is my own. Management uses our (both RNs and MDs) professionalism as a whip against us: stay and take care of patients, even though you've been on the job for 24 hours straight, or you're \"abandoning\" the patient. RNs are not the only ones leaving. Support staff, who are CRITICAL, are also leaving, so I wind up covering their job, too.\n",
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A little re-editing:“They’re setting themselves up for life after basketball,” Cunningham said.” “By last fall, in an act symbolic of the newly liberated college athlete, Bacot was openly driving an $80,000 Audi.”Setting themselves up, or developing the habit of squandering money?
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JTR There’s a paradigm that employees are a liability instead of an asset. This encourages some people (“activist shareholders” and private equity types) to encourage layoffs. Of course with stock based compensation for executives and stock buybacks, management is a lot more amenable to these destructive entreaties. Strangely the thousands who were laid off from the likes of Microsoft and Meta were the lucky ones. These are the ones who often get severance pay and sometimes even stock options (still hundreds of times smaller than the executives though).Anyway, most people don’t get severance pay. These people aren’t likely to answer economic surveys either, and these are precisely the people economic policy needs to reach before an economic recovery translates into increased political support. Worker protections will go a long way here, and I’d feel like it’d be political malpractice not to take a potshot or two at the executives and shareholders of the railroad companies who stiffed their employees on time off while spending more than the cost of sick pay on stock buybacks.
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