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by cwhiz 6y ago
If the west can’t supply China, the west should ban Chinese imports.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Case in point, this dissenting opinion. Proving the point
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Love it. The dislike, down arrow, and other such options just serve to give the mob an opportunity to bury things they don’t like. I wish HN would get rid of the downvote.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
I disagree. Downvote just lets the mob bury shit they disagree with.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
The word "EVERGREEN" is painted on the side of the boat about 400 feet long and maybe 60 feet tall. I think it's fair to misinterpret that as the name of the boat, and not the name of the company that owns the boat. Especia
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Most countries in the world have restrictions on striking. Including Canada, Mexico, UK, France, Spain, Germany, South Korea, Japan, and others. Most of our allies. I guess none of these countries are civilized.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
The company said they could have it out within days, or it could take weeks. So what do media organizations report? "Suez Canal could be blocked for weeks." Always err on the side of hyperbole and extreme negativity.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
>Both parties are heavily invested in beating and harassing strikers That is some impressive hyperbole right there. Police have attempted to strike throughout US history, but the ensuing mayhem caused legislatures to change the laws.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray-Hill_riot There are numerous examples of mayhem when police go on strike. In most cases, the military, guard, or militia are brought in to maintain some semblance of order. There
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by cwhiz 6y ago
It's not that it wasn't fun. It's that the media goes into absurd hyperbole on every subject. This boat was going to be stuck for weeks, and maybe forever! ...and now they'll shift to absurd hyperbole on some other topi
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Illegal strike was illegal. Government employees are not allowed to go on strike. Can you imagine if police or military were allowed to go on strike? The potential mayhem has no upper bound.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
That's too bad. Now the hysterical media will have to find something else to get worked up about.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
I agree. Unemployment should come with some labor requirements. There is no shortage of infrastructure projects.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
What you’re describing is much closer to tyranny.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Competing? On one hand we have businesses trying to pay people to do work. On the other we have the government paying people to do nothing. Wow gee I guess businesses just need to up their game.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
It’s easy. Investment is a math game. What is the upside and downside of either action? First choice, I remain silent. Best case, the female CEO kills it and I make some money. Worst case she flops and I lose my investment. Potentially gre
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by cwhiz 6y ago
You’re making it way more complicated than it needs to be. Most everyone pays for healthcare with pre-tax dollars. Others get it for free outright from the government. The cash benefit of government paid insurance does not need to be more c
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by cwhiz 6y ago
You can’t make this argument and also make the argument that free healthcare is not a financial benefit. If US citizens pay twice as much as Canadian citizens, why can’t I argue that Medicaid is twice as valuable?
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Eventually these pandemic unemployment checks are going to end, and reality will set in.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
We don’t have free healthcare in the US. It’s disingenuous to not consider health care as a benefit with monetary value. These people would otherwise have to pay actual money for health care.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
>As government transfer payments to low-income households exploded, their labor-force participation collapsed and the percentage of income in the bottom quintile coming from government payments rose above 90%. Ding ding ding. Look at the
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Democracy in the workforce would be giving employees an option to join a union, or not.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
It means the employees can choose to leave and choose whether they want to join a union.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Right to work is only anti union because it allows employees to choose whether or not to join a union. Forcing an employee to join a union is absolutely not pro-employee.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
I disagree. It should be a free market. If the employees don’t like their treatment they should leave and take a different job. I am sure there is a UAW job out there to be had. The most likely outcome from this is that Tesla moves more and
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by cwhiz 6y ago
It might, if they were actually suggesting this. Title was intended to race to the top of Hacker News. >What's the takeaway from this? I don't know. We certainly can't switch to using Factorio as an interviewing method -
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by cwhiz 6y ago
MIT has a living wage calculator[0], and in most locations in the US $15/hour is a living wage for a single adult. Amazon can't alter their wage scale based on your family situation. They aren't even allowed to ask about you
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Slave camp? That is an extraordinary claim, which requires extraordinary evidence. >That Amazon pays so little in tax only shows, to me, that the company Amazon's only concern is to get money and that they don't care about soc
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Amazon can’t control your family situation, and they can’t base pay on it, either. No single adult should be on food stamps with a $15/hour wage.
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by cwhiz 6y ago
Do you not understand the difference between the claims you’ve just made and “unable to stay in business without violating basic human rights?”

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