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by bpt3 2y ago
Yeah, I knew where this was going but did stick around long enough to confirm it. I guess there's a certain type of audience this works with, but I'm not part of it.
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by bpt3 2y ago
Do non-residents get to vote in your city elections? If not, how are suburbanites imposing their values on your city?
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by bpt3 2y ago
The median human is largely uninformed and irrational, so it's universally true regardless of a specific election outcome.
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by bpt3 2y ago
Sorry, I assumed this statement you made was correct: "real wages have only increased 2% annualized since 2019." A 3% increase over 5 years is not bad at all. Go look at historical data or data from other places if you would like
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by bpt3 2y ago
I didn't downvote anything, and I didn't re-post data because I assumed you already had it as a participant in this discussion. A 2% annualized increase in real wages is excellent? Compare it to real wage increases elsewhere and
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by bpt3 2y ago
> Then why did the median household just decide an election largely based on economic anxiety? Because the median voter is largely uninformed and irrational. > Is it because all the fear mongering about $5 eggs (They are $3 at my groc
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by bpt3 2y ago
The "affordability crisis" is mostly that recent college grads can't afford the lifestyle they are accustomed to in the location they desire with a job they want to work at. As has been stated repeatedly in this topic, the me
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by bpt3 2y ago
> Would have been considerably more favorable for you not to respond, you didn't add any new thought here. You could have applied this to your original comment IMO > Note that on this site we like to write comments that other peo
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by bpt3 2y ago
You realize what you said contradicts the data that has been posted repeatedly in this topic? Real wage growth surged post-pandemic, especially for lower-income workers. Most economists have explained the vibes as: People blame inflation fo
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by bpt3 2y ago
> Literally locking up $9 worth of fruit juice. Yes, in a high crime area. It's article-worthy because it's an anomaly. The only thing locked up in stores in my area is drugs. > As far as non-walkability goes, just watch the
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by bpt3 2y ago
So you either get 5 weeks of vacation or 0? I have 4 weeks of vacation plus 11 federal holidays, which is close to the norm in nearly every professional job I'm aware of. I use it and make a very healthy wage when I'm at work.
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by bpt3 2y ago
Why would you expect wages to track productivity in an environment where automation increasingly drives productivity gains and the means of automation are provided by employers?
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by bpt3 2y ago
Maybe we bring it up because non-Americans (and low income Americans with a lot of free time, i.e. young people) do nothing but describe America as a hellscape online, and it's hard data that demonstrates the benefit of our economic sy
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by bpt3 2y ago
The time when a large portion of low wage workers were unemployed due to a pandemic? Probably not a great data point to use as your baseline.
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by bpt3 2y ago
A well-maintained structure will also increase in value because the cost of material to replace it increases over time. It should track inflation pretty closely, but that's not always the case. It also sounds like you're basing yo
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by bpt3 2y ago
> Pointing to EU law/regilations is just platitudes people keep repeating online. I disagree, for the reason mentioned below. > Biggest barriers to business in the EU is risk averse Investors and Banking sector, lack of significa
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by bpt3 2y ago
> What are you talking about? I'm talking about how an individual experience is irrelevant when talking about the entire US economy. > Anecdotal evidence alone is worthless, but paired with statistical evidence it isn't. And
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by bpt3 2y ago
Yes, and it is generally hostile towards wealth generators. And then they wonder why nearly every economic metric has been stagnant for decades at this point...
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by bpt3 2y ago
So you want to live in what would be an extremely desirable area but also have the cost of living be very low, and feel like you have a high quality of life while you have a tendency to exaggerate the negative aspects of your community. Bes
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by bpt3 2y ago
So you felt like living in Canada gave you a clear understanding of the high cost of living and low wages in the US (we'll ignore how wrong you are about this for the moment), and your example of a more affordable place to live is... T
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by bpt3 2y ago
> 1. can Europe maintain its social benefits and living standards with such anemic growth (that is, is the goal of more humane and equal society compatible with a robust economy) This is already being answered by reports like the one in
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by bpt3 2y ago
That's what it's supposed to mean, but because so many people don't report it that way the resulting data is meaningless.
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by bpt3 2y ago
> Food, housing, energy, healthcare, education. Real wage growth and job security measured against the prices and durations of those things. That’s what matters to people who don’t own significant real assets, those are the things that c
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by bpt3 2y ago
> It is very misleading (at best) to say the economy is strong when a good chunk of the population live paycheck to paycheck. By every metric, the economy is strong. A large portion of the households living "paycheck to paycheck&quo
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by bpt3 2y ago
And I know zero homeless people. Anecdotal observations are meaningless with respect to a multi-trillion dollar economy with hundreds of millions of participants.
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by bpt3 2y ago
To be clear, the parent poster is not using these terms as a native American would either. He's arguing below that about 50% of the US population is homeless, which is not even close to accurate.
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by bpt3 3y ago
You are really, really, really sensitive about this. I wonder why? GP said nothing of the sort.
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by bpt3 3y ago
That's not under the Intel corporate logo. It's a personal account. His comments aren't my cup of tea but they certainly aren't generally offensive.
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by bpt3 3y ago
> If you have a child in public education, you are forced to use third party tools to communicate, acquire class photos, enroll in sports, etc. No, you aren't (at least in my area), but even if you are that's not the government
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by bpt3 3y ago
That's not the standard for engaging in a commercial transaction, and never will be.

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