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by Proziam 7y ago
I'm going to give a very cynical response to this, but I believe all of these factors are relevant. I'm also going to be going against the grain of the political leaning of this forum. I hope that we can discuss the points where w
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by Proziam 7y ago
> Immigration status has absolutely nothing to do with it. This is the sort of obvious nonsense that gets in the way of constructive solutions. Undocumented immigrants aren't getting stable employment or social benefits. Nor can the
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by Proziam 7y ago
People are quick to assume the intent of another. The quickest way to make the point that a non-compliant, but non-malicious population exists is to give an example. OP gave one, but now people seem to assume that because of the (heavily po
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by Proziam 7y ago
I see you're being downvoted, but I don't sense any malice in your post. You're also not incorrect in your assessment, but your scope is a bit limited. There are far more than just undocumented immigrants who can't affor
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by Proziam 7y ago
A few points to unpack here. 1. "private undemocratic unaccountable authoritarian institutions" are a lot of buzzwords, which don't accurately describe your local businesses. If every company was google, we could go there, bu
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I assume you misread what I wrote, or implied some opinion that hasn't been stated. I want people to have enough money to live reasonable and modern lives. What I DO NOT want is for UBI to become a political weapon and for the people
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by Proziam 7y ago
My primary concern with UBI is not the concept itself, but the risk for people in power to use it against the people. Once UBI exists, people will rely on it for survival. It will be the single most influential campaign topic. Worse, if UBI
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by Proziam 7y ago
If you're going to use terms like 'a lot' when dealing with financial topics it helps to offer real numbers backed up by sources so that comparisons can be made. It helps add specificity to points being discussed. So now, whe
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by Proziam 7y ago
Source? California has an insanely high state income tax (up to 12.3%), compared to Nevada, which has ZERO state income tax. I find it dubious to put the 'blame' on the federal government for California's finances.
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by Proziam 7y ago
If we assume that we need 1,000 dollars per month for every adult in the country that means we'd have to increase taxes on "the ultra-high-income" to the tune of [0]209,128,094 * 1000 = $209,128,094,000 per month. Or, $2,509,
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by Proziam 7y ago
Can someone please answer this for me: Why not simply not tax individuals? Suspending mortgage payments, rents, and taxes would have a much greater benefit as far as I can tell. This topic reeks of political opportunism. It looks like eve
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by Proziam 7y ago
Surely this depends on the drug?
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Several factors. 1. If you go to prison, innocent or otherwise, you're not getting hired afterward. This leads to desperation, desperation leads to... 2. In prison, you become socially reliant on criminals to simply get by. This result
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Our justice system is right, at most, 96% of the time. I'm not comfortable knowing anyone is tortured, even if you believe it is 'justified.' Knowing some prisoners are innocent makes it even more obvious that humane treatm
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by Proziam 7y ago
I respect your position and the desire for professionalism. I differ in regard to the expectations of people, however. Even under the best of circumstances with the benefit of a lot of time (we don't have a clue about the intelligence
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by Proziam 7y ago
I completely agree. It's objectively counter-productive to over-exaggerate every little thing.
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You can hire a whole team of perfectly competent people and all it takes is one slip-up to ship the wrong version of a file. I have no love for the administration, but I find it frustrating that people are so eager to attribute every sing
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[EDIT] Since the downvotes have started pouring in, I have to ask. Do you really attribute to this error to malice rather than stupidity? Given that the administration immediately (within minutes? edit: [0]yes, within minutes) made a co
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by Proziam 7y ago
I put the sources above. If you read through, you see that not only did the numbers change but also that he specifically made predictions based on a scenario where zero attempts to mitigate infection were taken. I mentioned that here - htt
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The subject of this whole discussion is that there's a travel restriction being put in place. This is why I believe promoting numbers that were arrived at prematurely (I would argue unethically, with the intention of being 'first&
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by Proziam 7y ago
Please read the entire source. > Summary: Should have said 40-70% of adults in a situation without effective controls . There's an enormous difference between 40-70% of everyone and 20-60% of adults - specifically if no counterm
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by Proziam 7y ago
FOR CLARITY - I'm not saying that there isn't a need to take measures to protect people. However, I do believe that a lot of inaccurate information is being presented. The public attention on this subject is enormous, making it a
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I pace when I'm thinking about work stuff. I find that being upright and mobile keeps me more alert and focused than slouching in my chair, in front of a distraction jukebox. Some people I work with like it (though, they joke that I sh
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by Proziam 7y ago
All true. Even without the concern of competing against big money, there's always the simple fact that you can just lose a bet. Through a personal connection, I'm aware of a failed SAP implementation that cost a company their po
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by Proziam 7y ago
For some, it is addiction. For others, they simply cannot fathom the risk they expose themselves to. They have no concept of the time, effort, and stress they will cost themselves over the course of their lives as a result of their error. T
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I know someone who did this. It didn't work out and it's their single biggest financial regret in life.
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So, cutting through your negativity, it's worth money ? Whether or not you like it is one thing, but it inarguably has a monetary value.
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"I didn't get to go on vacation so instead I'll..." I've heard variants of this from so many people at this point that I'm convinced the default human behavior is to consume - not to preserve or save.
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Definitely not a healthy habit, but I used to take an energy drink to bed at night because without the caffeine it would take forever to fall asleep. I'd believed it was an addiction, except now I have been 'clean' of caffein
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If I drink coffee I definitely notice a need to clear the bowels more often (probably twice a day). Energy drinks and caffeine tablets don't have that effect on me, so once a day works fine. The only negative thing is that I often work

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