AlexTWithBeard

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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
US politics is too busy discussing gender-neutral pronouns and Saudi Arabia internal affairs. Healthcare and education can wait while we're dealing with what really matters.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
IT/software development is a profession. IT engineers are investing a lot of time and money in growing their skills and most of them are rightfully proud of what they do.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
A society absolutely does have a moral obligation to: - provide its citizens with opportunities and freedom to move around (education, social lifts, basic safety net) and - make sure those who could not use these opportunities for some well
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
A family of two making 38k a year each sounds like a very decent income. At least it's way more than a postdoc immigrant can count on.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
> pressured to perform tricks in exchange of a treat. You've just described my whole life...
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
Sounds like an employment attorney's dream.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
Individual employees have a power of moving to another employer. There are professions when skill transfer is problematic, like a railroad engineer, but warehouse worker is not one of them. It is indeed not frictionless and requires some ef
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
Oopsie! You are right and I am wrong. :o(
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
I don't know. Seriously. Would be happy to hear any thoughts. It just seems to me that spending more than half of the budget on military is somewhat wrong.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
The first link on google: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-bud... claims 54% on "military" and additional 6% on "veteran's affair"
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
I have strongly mixed feelings, especially with 60% of federal taxes going to military spending. National parks are good though.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
I'm afraid if the article mentioned all these issues, that would be proper journalism. But no. This guy's tea getting cold is much more important topic to concentrate on.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
If the government REALLY wanted to give public access to the beach, they could have negotiated a footpath across this guy's property and build a parking nearby.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
Because then California will have to pay for the road from its budget?
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
Being an asshole is not illegal.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
From the article I assume the issue is going around Martins Beach Road in Half Moon Bay, CA. This road is roughly half a mile long. Paving it would be around 100k. Add the lane marking, gutters, sidewalks, ADA-friendly ramps, brail plates o
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
Interesting observation that both companies have strong unions. It's too early to imply a reliable correlation (not even mentioning causation), but surely something to watch after...
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
Did you expect zero layoffs across the United States for the next ten years after the tax cuts?
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
Me? Well, net I pay more taxes that I receive back in services. Just want to make sure those who got there money from the parents do participate as well.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
It is absolutely within parents' rights to give their property to whoever they want - as long as the child pays the income tax on the money that fell from the sky.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
So did I, but still don't get it: your parents worked hard - all the kudos to them. What does it have to do with you and your wealth you've gotten from them for free without even lifting a finger?
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
For many homeowners renting the house out is more trouble than it's worth: once your tenants are in, getting rid of them may be close to impossible.
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by AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
They keep saying "let's build more houses!". Who's going to build them? Conor Reddy, an undergraduate in genetics? Erica Fleming studying for her degree in English? Or Jenny Quinn, the PA? I guess we'll have to invi