Civil mismanagement has consequences

[BroskiRed]

This level of stupidity is so much greater than any governor. It's the result of an unchecked and unaccountable bureaucracy.

I agree with this, 100% it’s clear from the video that a public park should be open to the public and that the state parks Dept, DCR in MA, shows such mismanagement of public land.
However, this wheel of “unchecked, unaccountable bureaucracy” has to stop somewhere, otherwise it’s this constant moving political target of division
At best the video posted by @JoelBittner is a good example of what you’re talking about but his post is more political gaslighting and ignores key facts like the Governor’s affiliation
This whole thread is a microcosm of the wheel. At some point America needs to figure this sh#% out and address what to this point has been unanswered

 

[drubendall]

There's an enormous amount of cronyism within government on both sides. It's a vicious cycle where special interest groups give to politicians to help them remain in office and then return the favor by protecting and increasing the budgets of said special interest groups.

If you manage to flip parties, the new party is going to have their opponents special interests in its sights. Then come the cries of Woe Is Me.

 

[JoelBittner]

Really good video from Stossel. A lot of questions raised
I don‘t get the Dems comment
The Governor of MA is Republican, Charlie Baker. This is a state park in the video
???

Yep, the Republican party long ago became part of the swamp. Most of them have become stealth Democrats.
They luv illegal immigration, TPP, NAFTA, China's entry into the WTO, the IRAN deal, the WHO, the IMF, NATO fecklessness, the European Union, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, etc etc
You may remember this, when Obama was in the white house the congress (republicans had both houses) passed a measure to repeal Obamacare multiple times. Obama vetoed the measures. The republicans said "we need the white house to repeal Obamacare."
THEN WHEN THE REPUBLICANS had the congress and the presidency they magically didn't have the votes in congress to repeal it.
Ya see, all the republicans can do is kneel to the democrats.
Why do I luv Trump? Because he has figured out the avg american is tired of one party rule. And YES, the reason I keep pointing out the democrats are an existential threat to the USA, is because they are in control of everything because they control the deep state. The republicans have no clue how to lead, but Trump does.
And 4 more years of DJT, might help us get rid of RINOs like Baker. And if we're lucky, we can return to a country with 2 distinct parties. Instead of one globalist party that wants to sell out the middle class every chance they get.

 

[Suhrreal]

She doesn't know the 1st amendment? Aren't they supposed to be on the same team? He couldn't give her a heads-up on that question?

 

[JoelBittner]

Civil mismanagement has consequences

This level of stupidity is so much greater than any governor. It's the result of an unchecked and unaccountable bureaucracy. I agree with this, 100% it’s clear from the video that a public park should be open to the public and that the state parks Dept, DCR in MA, shows such mismanagement of...

nebraska.forums.rivals.com

read my post on page 6 ...

 

[BroskiRed]

Yep, the Republican party long ago became part of the swamp. Most of them have become stealth Democrats.
They luv illegal immigration, TPP, NAFTA, China's entry into the WTO, the IRAN deal, the WHO, the IMF, NATO fecklessness, the European Union, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, etc etc
You may remember this, when Obama was in the white house the congress (republicans had both houses) passed a measure to repeal Obamacare multiple times. Obama vetoed the measures. The republicans said "we need the white house to repeal Obamacare."
THEN WHEN THE REPUBLICANS had the congress and the presidency they magically didn't have the votes in congress to repeal it.
Ya see, all the republicans can do is kneel to the democrats.
Why do I luv Trump? Because he has figured out the avg american is tired of one party rule. And YES, the reason I keep pointing out the democrats are an existential threat to the USA, is because they are in control of everything because they control the deep state. The republicans have no clue how to lead, but Trump does.
And 4 more years of DJT, might help us get rid of RINOs like Baker. And if we're lucky, we can return to a country with 2 distinct parties. Instead of one globalist party that wants to sell out the middle class every chance they get.

Thanks for the detailed reply. I have long believed that the two party system as it is currently is failing the people, the constituents
Any illumination, such as exposing failing leadership like Baker, is necessary
As they say, behavior/leadership expressed Is what is tolerated
That tolerance should be very thin to none for any more bs in the times we live in today

 

[dinglefritz]

People want the lowest bid, so they get the lowest labor cost. This is the result of capitalism, I spent 4 years explaining why and how my staff couldn’t be replaced by people working from India for 1/5 the cost (when a hospital goes down are you going to fly someone across the globe and let them stay down for 2-3 days?), and ultimately watched other colleagues lose positions overseas, all to maximize shareholder profits. Moved to a different industry and don’t have to deal with that anymore, but have watched friends across the country lose jobs to outsourcing. Yet somehow people either ignore or don’t understand this is exactly what Capitalism demands, any efforts to force employers to keep jobs in the US or blame on immigration for the loss of well paying jobs just shows the profound disconnect between the reality of the modern job market. Organizations ship jobs overseas to drive up profits for shareholders and somehow convince Joe Public that it’s the fault of immigrants. No, it’s because we demand cheaper goods and ignore the results.

In the case of the carpet installer, that flooring company has a set rate that they will pay. With the availability of immigrant contractors they don't have to worry about being able to hire a sub to lay the carpet. You either take what they'll pay you or don't work for them. There's no such things as setting your own fees if you want to work in Omaha laying carpet. Likewise being a general contractor in Omaha can be very lucrative because you do in fact set your rates and can hire immigrant subs for pennies compared to what you're charging the homeowner. A guy I know locally quit his job as a vice-president of a large bank to work for a general contracting home repair and roofing company that does business in Omaha. I see him all the time picking up supplies at a local lumber yard.

 

[mkbrkloster]

If you can't pay someone a decent wage for the work performed, you don't deserve to be in business. One of the biggest problems in the economy is there are way too many crappy jobs and crappy business models that are allowed to exist only because they can get away with paying their workers low wages and benefits.

Why is it that every job suddenly should support an adults lifestyle or a single mom raising kids? Jobs like this were made for 16-20 year olds looking for gas and Taco Bell money. Now their jobs are gone, and they have no way to gain experience in the workforce. Where do they turn? The government.

 

[oldjar07]

IF you hire a roofing contractor in Omaha you will likely end up with an entirely immigrant crew without a single English speaking worker. Likewise for flooring contractors. Local construction and flooring workers are getting killed by immigrant labor and likely most of them are not here legally. The flooring store or general contractor hires a subcontractor who happens to be Mexican or Guatemalan or whatever then that sub hires illegals and pays them cash. It's probably the biggest employment scam in our country.

A paving contractor I met in Las Vegas one time said that his foreman hired guys who he was pretty sure were illegal but they had a social security number and a name. It got a little fishy when he had 8 Juan Garcias working for him all with the same SS#. When the Feds would come sniffing around the guys would take off and go find another job with somebody else.

It seems to be in construction, immigrants willing to work for low pay hold wages down, domestic workers don't want to work in construction because of low wages, so the relative demand and supply of immigrant workers continue to increase. All of this was probably brought about by short sighted policies decades ago. I think we had this discussion awhile ago and the decline of unions in the construction industry probably played a factor and on the other side, immigration policies probably played a role as well.

 

[oldjar07]

Where does taking some initiative and learning a trade or skill to improve your lot in life factor into your everything is someone else’s fault world?

It goes both ways. Why shouldn't business owners and their financiers take the initiative to create a successful business model while paying their workers a decent wage?

 

[oldjar07]

It's not quite that simple. I don't think it's a good idea for states to wage economic war against one another for the promise of jobs. The companies that benefit from these sweetheart tax deals rarely live up to their end of the bargain. Several states and cities were tripping over themselves to win the Amazon headquarters. I read an article where the author predicted it would end up in either Virginia or New York and he was correct. t was all a dog and pony show for the other places that we're trying to woo the business. Amazon was going to end up where Bezos wanted it to, which is a center of influence and proximity to other powerful people. He owns the Washington Post and his lobbyists live and work in the Virginia suburbs. He used the offers from other states as leverage to get a better deal for where he really wanted to go. Read the book Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston. It will genuinely piss you off.

Right, most of the time it doesn't even make sense to offer tax incentives to businesses if the quality of jobs isn't any higher than what already exists. Many of the jobs at Amazon probably aren't much higher quality than those you'd find at a Walmart.

 

[SnohomishRed]

It seems to be in construction, immigrants willing to work for low pay hold wages down, domestic workers don't want to work in construction because of low wages, so the relative demand and supply of immigrant workers continue to increase. All of this was probably brought about by short sighted policies decades ago. I think we had this discussion awhile ago and the decline of unions in the construction industry probably played a factor and on the other side, immigration policies probably played a role as well.

Skilled labor requires a license which requires you be legal. Plumbers,electricians and other licensed trades are very much in demand. Not unusual to be be making well over 100,000 a year. Most of these have no college education. Carpenters, roofers flooring etc are almost 100% illegals, now maybe the cost savings is passed a bit but most of the wage savings is pure profit. That is not capitalism sorry that is cheating. If workers could make a better wage many may choose not to waste huge sums of money on a worthless college degree

 

[Rick Chick]

It goes both ways. Why shouldn't business owners and their financiers take the initiative to create a successful business model while paying their workers a decent wage?

The overwhelming majority does!

 

[househead14]

It's not quite that simple. I don't think it's a good idea for states to wage economic war against one another for the promise of jobs. The companies that benefit from these sweetheart tax deals rarely live up to their end of the bargain. Several states and cities were tripping over themselves to win the Amazon headquarters. I read an article where the author predicted it would end up in either Virginia or New York and he was correct. t was all a dog and pony show for the other places that we're trying to woo the business. Amazon was going to end up where Bezos wanted it to, which is a center of influence and proximity to other powerful people. He owns the Washington Post and his lobbyists live and work in the Virginia suburbs. He used the offers from other states as leverage to get a better deal for where he really wanted to go. Read the book Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston. It will genuinely piss you off.

Do you have any data to back up your opinion that "Companies that benefit from sweetheart tax deals rarely live up to their end of the bargain". Where are you getting that?

And yes it really is that simple, when a massive company decides to move their locations into a particular area they first create jobs and economic activity by simply building the site.. then all the workers that buy homes or rent in and around the site create more activity... then all those people have to eat and consume with their families in and around the area.. they also all pay payroll taxes, local and state taxes and taxes on all the goods they consume.. They other smaller businesses move into the area to support the people... Now imagine none of that happening... So if you chase the company away and get zero, or you do what you can to entice them to move their and you get billions of taxes for years.

 

[JoelBittner]

At best the video posted by @JoelBittner is a good example of what you’re talking about but his post is more political gaslighting and ignores key facts like the Governor’s affiliation
This whole thread is a microcosm of the wheel. At some point America needs to figure this sh#% out and address what to this point has been unanswered

Except what you're really saying is that Stossel was gaslighting people. He directly said, "public sector worse, private sector better"
That means democrats worse republicans better. Because democrats believe the public sector solution is always better than the private sector solution.
The republicans are cowards, but the democrats have thrown in with every nutbar idea and movement on the planet. Everything they accuse others of they are guilty of.

 

[I M HIPPY]

Why is it that every job suddenly should support an adults lifestyle or a single mom raising kids? Jobs like this were made for 16-20 year olds looking for gas and Taco Bell money. Now their jobs are gone, and they have no way to gain experience in the workforce. Where do they turn? The government.

This kind of thinking is why we have such extreme income inequality. Why should CEO's get paid so much money? CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978. CEO's earn $320 dollars to every $1 paid to employees. What kind of country do you want to live in? Should people have to work 3 and 4 jobs just to make ends meet? A single mom should be able to support a family with one job, that would solve a lot of problems in this country. It's not the immigrants and refugees you should be concerned about, its the sharks in the suits who have been squeezing the middle class for decades. Are some of those sharks Dems. Absolutely. But unless you have your head in the sand, that effort is far more explicit in the Republican party.

 

[jmliehr]

Do you have any data to back up your opinion that "Companies that benefit from sweetheart tax deals rarely live up to their end of the bargain". Where are you getting that?

And yes it really is that simple, when a massive company decides to move their locations into a particular area they first create jobs and economic activity by simply building the site.. then all the workers that buy homes or rent in and around the site create more activity... then all those people have to eat and consume with their families in and around the area.. they also all pay payroll taxes, local and state taxes and taxes on all the goods they consume.. They other smaller businesses move into the area to support the people... Now imagine none of that happening... So if you chase the company away and get zero, or you do what you can to entice them to move their and you get billions of taxes for years.

Here’s one guys research

https://www.fastcompany.com/90310500/everything-you-think-you-know-about-corporate-tax-incentives-is-wrong

Another look

Do Corporate Tax Incentives Work? 20 States, and Most Cities, Don't Know.

Washington state, which gave Boeing $1 billion over the past four years, has a well-established system to evaluate tax deals. Many governments don't.

www.governing.com

Another

More Evidence Tax Incentives Don’t Spur Development

State and local governments often use firm or industry-specific tax incentives in attempts to improve their economies. But a new study that uses a unique data set of state incentives once again finds that they don’t stimulate broader economic development.

www.forbes.com

One more

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

 

[JoelBittner]

Do you have any data to back up your opinion that "Companies that benefit from sweetheart tax deals rarely live up to their end of the bargain". Where are you getting that?

And yes it really is that simple, when a massive company decides to move their locations into a particular area they first create jobs and economic activity by simply building the site.. then all the workers that buy homes or rent in and around the site create more activity... then all those people have to eat and consume with their families in and around the area.. they also all pay payroll taxes, local and state taxes and taxes on all the goods they consume.. They other smaller businesses move into the area to support the people... Now imagine none of that happening... So if you chase the company away and get zero, or you do what you can to entice them to move their and you get billions of taxes for years.

Correct. But what people are missing the most is THAT BUSINESS' DON'T PAY TAXES. When you tax a business they just pass that tax along to the consumer.

 

[I M HIPPY]

Do you have any data to back up your opinion that "Companies that benefit from sweetheart tax deals rarely live up to their end of the bargain". Where are you getting that?

And yes it really is that simple, when a massive company decides to move their locations into a particular area they first create jobs and economic activity by simply building the site.. then all the workers that buy homes or rent in and around the site create more activity... then all those people have to eat and consume with their families in and around the area.. they also all pay payroll taxes, local and state taxes and taxes on all the goods they consume.. They other smaller businesses move into the area to support the people... Now imagine none of that happening... So if you chase the company away and get zero, or you do what you can to entice them to move their and you get billions of taxes for years.

Do you have any data to back up the fantasy that they DO live up to "their end of bargain". Open Sky Policy Institute says biz incentives have been and will continue to be a net loser. Not sure what happened to LB 720, but they projected it would costs every Neb household $2,700 to fund these incentives through 2028. Your little economics thought experiment contains a lot of gaping holes. These fortune 500 companies are already wildly profitable. Chasing them with incentives is irresponsible and a burden on the many, for the benefit of a few. The economic impact of bringing them is hardly worth $2700 per HH through 2028. Think of the property tax reductions we could have if that money stayed in the State coffers.

 

[drubendall]

It's corporate welfare, and our very own Warren Buffet is one of the biggest offenders. Mr. I-don't-pay-enough-taxes has his hand out like a pauper

As of 2014....
"The 965 companies in the report received over $110 billion of public money. Berkshire Hathaway, a company with $485 billion in assets and $20 billion in profits, received over $1 billion of that money. Its chair, Warren Buffett, is worth about $58 billion. Buffett, by the way, is still a darling of the left. He has some nerve to call for higher taxes. The billion dollars his companies took would pay for a lot of teachers, healthcare, and other public goods.

http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/sites/default/files/docs/pdf/subsidizingthecorporateonepercent.pdf

I'm no lefty. This is not how the free market is supposed to work,

 

[Lincoln100]

This kind of thinking is why we have such extreme income inequality. Why should CEO's get paid so much money? CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978. CEO's earn $320 dollars to every $1 paid to employees. What kind of country do you want to live in? Should people have to work 3 and 4 jobs just to make ends meet? A single mom should be able to support a family with one job, that would solve a lot of problems in this country. It's not the immigrants and refugees you should be concerned about, its the sharks in the suits who have been squeezing the middle class for decades. Are some of those sharks Dems. Absolutely. But unless you have your head in the sand, that effort is far more explicit in the Republican party.

How has each party squeezed the middle class?

What is your recommendation on making it so that a single parent can work one job to make ends meet.

Not having single parent households would solve a lot of problems in this country.

 

[jmliehr]

Not having single parent households would solve a lot of problems in this country.

There are a lot of reasons for single parent households. I know multiple single parents that got that way from the death of a spouse. Others from fleeing domestic violence and others from the other parent just deciding to walk away.

Trying to blame single parents, instead of accepting the reality of the situation that will not go away and could be helped isn’t the right approach.

 

[timnsun]

There are a lot of reasons for single parent households. I know multiple single parents that got that way from the death of a spouse. Others from fleeing domestic violence and others from the other parent just deciding to walk away.

Trying to blame single parents, instead of accepting the reality of the situation that will not go away and could be helped isn’t the right approach.

I don’t see Lincoln100 blaming single parents for everything.

But I did see him ask for solutions where single parent households can work on job and make ends meet. How do you help without it being some form of socialism? Or ultimately, is that the only thing that will solve things?

Tax the wealthy companies and they move elsewhere. Then where does that leave us? I get the disgust with CEO salaries. But if you try to level the playing field and they take their companies to other countries, how is that good for America?

 

[JoelBittner]

How has each party squeezed the middle class?

What is your recommendation on making it so that a single parent can work one job to make ends meet.

Not having single parent households would solve a lot of problems in this country.

This kinda nails the divide. The more societal suffering the more votes for (D)s. They have an incentive to deliver unhappiness, and a talent for accomplishing it.

 

[drubendall]

There are a lot of reasons for single parent households. I know multiple single parents that got that way from the death of a spouse. Others from fleeing domestic violence and others from the other parent just deciding to walk away.

Trying to blame single parents, instead of accepting the reality of the situation that will not go away and could be helped isn’t the right approach.

Who are we kidding? It's mostly young people having children and not being prepared for the consequences. The lucky ones have parents who will help them to get established in a career by caring for the grandchild while their daughter goes to school and works.

 

[Lincoln100]

There are a lot of reasons for single parent households. I know multiple single parents that got that way from the death of a spouse. Others from fleeing domestic violence and others from the other parent just deciding to walk away.

Trying to blame single parents, instead of accepting the reality of the situation that will not go away and could be helped isn’t the right approach.

Of course there is a certain percentage that aren't choosing to be single. But the "reality" is that single parents households stand a much higher % chance of poverty and kids being involved in the system and not doing well in school. Two parents makes a big difference on a multitude of levels. Lots of single parent households out there due to one or both of the parents making bad decisions and lacking accountability. If every adult acted like an adult, there would be an immediate and drastic improvement in this country.

 

[mkbrkloster]

This kind of thinking is why we have such extreme income inequality. Why should CEO's get paid so much money? CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978. CEO's earn $320 dollars to every $1 paid to employees. What kind of country do you want to live in? Should people have to work 3 and 4 jobs just to make ends meet? A single mom should be able to support a family with one job, that would solve a lot of problems in this country. It's not the immigrants and refugees you should be concerned about, its the sharks in the suits who have been squeezing the middle class for decades. Are some of those sharks Dems. Absolutely. But unless you have your head in the sand, that effort is far more explicit in the Republican party.

It's almost as if you didn't even read what I wrote, as I didn't reference CEO pay, immigration, refugees, sharks, or the Democrat or Republican party. Did you just vomit a bunch of buzzwords to come up with that post?

If you believe that every job, regardless of required skills or barrier to entry, should be able to support a single mom with kids, in any city, then I guess we just have to agree to disagree. Basic economics is on my side.

 

[oldjar07]

I don’t see Lincoln100 blaming single parents for everything.

But I did see him ask for solutions where single parent households can work on job and make ends meet. How do you help without it being some form of socialism? Or ultimately, is that the only thing that will solve things?

Tax the wealthy companies and they move elsewhere. Then where does that leave us? I get the disgust with CEO salaries. But if you try to level the playing field and they take their companies to other countries, how is that good for America?

How about punish those companies who outsource and see if they really want to leave the US? There was nothing wrong with the 35% tax we had previously and it's actually been much higher in the past. The US is still the best country in the world to get access to financial capital and be able to expand your business. We need to use that fact to our advantage instead of being held hostage by a few corporations looking to move out of the US that some people attribute to a few point drop in the tax rate.

 

[oldjar07]

Do you have any data to back up your opinion that "Companies that benefit from sweetheart tax deals rarely live up to their end of the bargain". Where are you getting that?

And yes it really is that simple, when a massive company decides to move their locations into a particular area they first create jobs and economic activity by simply building the site.. then all the workers that buy homes or rent in and around the site create more activity... then all those people have to eat and consume with their families in and around the area.. they also all pay payroll taxes, local and state taxes and taxes on all the goods they consume.. They other smaller businesses move into the area to support the people... Now imagine none of that happening... So if you chase the company away and get zero, or you do what you can to entice them to move their and you get billions

This article explains it pretty well.
Boeing Seattle Times

The data is out there. Many times corporate tax deals aren't so great for the local economy even if a company does decide to move operations there.

 

[oldjar07]

Who are we kidding? It's mostly young people having children and not being prepared for the consequences. The lucky ones have parents who will help them to get established in a career by caring for the grandchild while their daughter goes to school and works.

Having children and not being prepared has been true of every generation. Yet the birth rate continues to fall. I think younger adults not having many children might lead to more problems than the alternative.

 

[oldjar07]

It's almost as if you didn't even read what I wrote, as I didn't reference CEO pay, immigration, refugees, sharks, or the Democrat or Republican party. Did you just vomit a bunch of buzzwords to come up with that post?

If you believe that every job, regardless of required skills or barrier to entry, should be able to support a single mom with kids, in any city, then I guess we just have to agree to disagree. Basic economics is on my side.

Basic economics says that higher wages leads to higher productivity which leads to long run economic growth. There's been close to zero innovation or productivity growth in industries that have been able to repress wages for decades.

 

[drubendall]

Here's the analogy I like to use. You train a guy to mop the floor and take out the trash in a building. He's mastered the job in 1 week. Another guy spends 15 years learning to become a brain surgeon. Which guy is easier to replace and thus, which guy is worth a whole lot more economically?

My teacher friends like to bitch and moan about someone like a Joe Rogan making millions a year. That is crazy. He's overpaid! They're underpaid! They're job is hard (it probably is) No, Joe isn't overpaid. Joe has a very unique skillset with widespread demand. Millions of people will pay a little bit for access to his content. The teacher (no disrespect intended) has an easy to achieve, 4 year college degree. If he quits, he is easily replaced. Even being the best algebra teacher in Nebraska would not move the needle very much in terms of paycheck. But, adding a million subscribers would. Moral of the story is if you want to get paid, you better develop an in demand skillset.

 

[GBRforLife1]

First, you are always going to be disappointed if you think this will be a static response. As we gain new information and knowledge, we should adjust and refine our approach. This virus, like any virus, mutates and attacks differently depending on different things. Will things be wrong or taken out of context? Sure. Did doctors think smoking was fine at some point? Yep, should we ignore all research and efforts since then because we learned and altered our approach since? Obviously not, but your argument is essentially that, let’s do nothing because we didn’t know everything day one.

Should be pretty easy to link to studies that show masks are effective at stopping viruses. I'll wait while you pull them up.

 

[Wasker77]

This kind of thinking is why we have such extreme income inequality. Why should CEO's get paid so much money? CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978. CEO's earn $320 dollars to every $1 paid to employees. What kind of country do you want to live in? Should people have to work 3 and 4 jobs just to make ends meet? A single mom should be able to support a family with one job, that would solve a lot of problems in this country. It's not the immigrants and refugees you should be concerned about, its the sharks in the suits who have been squeezing the middle class for decades. Are some of those sharks Dems. Absolutely. But unless you have your head in the sand, that effort is far more explicit in the Republican party.

" Are some of those sharks Dems. Absolutely. But unless you have your head in the sand, that effort is far more explicit in the Republican party." Same old rhetoric. That a few Dems are bad but it is mostly the Republicans that are greedy. Aren't some of the more well know billionaires Democrats? Buffet, Bezos, Cuban, Gates, Soros, Zuckerberg, Knight all are big supporters of the Dems. I file them in the "Do as I say and not what I do category".

Where I live the fruit industry is king. Most of the unskilled labor are recent immigrants with a big chunk illegal. This industry is no different than the rest. Every new packing line has more technology that requires less and less workers.

If a single mom has no skills or is simply not capable of performing work that demands a higher skillset I don't think she necessarily deserves a higher paid position.

Finally, my union hourly employees that I had in Seattle would always say to me, "Why can't we get paid the same same as Boeing". Over twenty five years I must have heard it a thousand times. I would explain to them that Boeing's profits are much higher than our industry's profits. Therefore they were paid about $5 less an hour than what the Boeing workforce was paid. So still pretty well. Hey, as a manager I wasn't paid the same as Boeing's managers. I always encouraged my bad employees when they brought this up to please go work for them. (For you in the Midwest, Boeing has a reputation for being easy on its employees and therefore it is commonly referred to as "The Lazy B" by locals. I also think it is just about impossible for old time Seattlites to say "Boeing". Even when they are not using the name in the possessive sense they almost always refer to it as Boeings)

 

[jmliehr]

Should be pretty easy to link to studies that show masks are effective at stopping viruses. I'll wait while you pull them up.

How about this one, done by the DOD, in conjunction with an airline and the University of Nebraska's National Strategic Research Institute?

Coronavirus exposure risk on airplanes very low, U.S. defense study finds

The risk of exposure to the coronavirus on flights is very low, a U.S. Department of Defense study released on Thursday found, a positive sign for the airline industry as it tries to rebound from the pandemic's crushing effect on travel.

www.reuters.com

 

[SnohomishRed]

There are a lot of reasons for single parent households. I know multiple single parents that got that way from the death of a spouse. Others from fleeing domestic violence and others from the other parent just deciding to walk away.

Trying to blame single parents, instead of accepting the reality of the situation that will not go away and could be helped isn’t the right approach.

You can’t believe these are recent problems the reasons you stated have been around as long as civilization has. This is not the cause for the explosion in single parents especially in the minorities and it is having an effect. If you have ever been around a child raised solely by a mother you notice a difference. The kid is much more prone to erratic behavior and is much more likely to act out. There was a reason a mother would use as a threat you just wait til your father gets home. This whole thing is BS I actually watched a commercial about something where the single mother was playing catch with her boy, sorry it just does not work.

Men need to take responsibility and women need to quit thinking a man is replaceable

 

[mkbrkloster]

Basic economics says that higher wages leads to higher productivity which leads to long run economic growth. There's been close to zero innovation or productivity growth in industries that have been able to repress wages for decades.

The innovation in the car wash industry, which is the business in the article, is a fully automated wash. Move minimum wages high enough, and McDonald's becomes fully automated also.

 

[jmliehr]

You can’t believe these are recent problems the reasons you stated have been around as long as civilization has. This is not the cause for the explosion in single parents especially in the minorities and it is having an effect. If you have ever been around a child raised solely by a mother you notice a difference. The kid is much more prone to erratic behavior and is much more likely to act out. There was a reason a mother would use as a threat you just wait til your father gets home. This whole thing is BS I actually watched a commercial about something where the single mother was playing catch with her boy, sorry it just does not work.

Men need to take responsibility and women need to quit thinking a man is replaceable

What a load of misogynist crap.

 

[Blindcheck]

The problem I have with corporate tax rate...is really what is the effective rate.

The small corporation or small business that makes a good living ends up paying an effective rate close to the "corporate" tax rate...yet big companies find ways to lower their effective tax rate to single digits or sometimes zero...and often the small company has to compete with that big company, yet they pay a higher percentage of profits.

The effective corporate tax rate has been competitive if not lower than other countries that have a lower published rate.

Small businesses often pay taxes based in the individual income tax table if they are a sole proprietor...and I personally think that every dollar that is taxed should be taxed the same way...whether it is earned, won, inherited, etc....

 

[JoelBittner]

What a load of misogynist crap.

You'd lose a chess match with a cactus plant