Quit your whining. This is a good thing people and it's an example of what makes capitalism great.
Read up on Joseph Schumpeter [newschool.edu], arguably the most brilliant economist to come out of Austria. One's inability to see that the move of IT labor offshore is a good thing is largely due to a failure of most people to understand Schumpeter.
Schumpeter's primary focus was on capitalism as a dynamic system. It continually evolves through creative destruction. There are countless examples of this phenom
What no one saw was that freeing up the most important capital, human labor, from inefficient application to the task of growing food for other purposes. What those who looked at the farms failing and saw disaster were missing was that now the farmer was able to go to the city and be basically as well off working in a factory, and that the farmer's children would go on to become doctors or lawyers or engineers or skilled laborers. Indeed, the industrialization could not have happened without the farm failures.
True, but you miss the point of the article, which is that the upcoming wave of automation won't just make farmworkers or industrial labourers or any other arbitrary sector of the working population redundant, it'll make damn near everyone redundant. It'll be a long wave, but it's coming. Damn, I was in an internet cafe an hour ago. Last time I was in they had staff, who would take your payment and give you a ticket for your purchased time. Tonight they have vending machines. OK, it's a trivial example but I was surprised.
We are heading towards a world where the only use for people is thinking up what to do next, and as plain as your nose, that isn't a job for everyone, not when we have seven or eight billion people [census.gov] in the world.
Mass automation is a huge opportunity and also a huge risk for billions of people. It has to be managed, not left to the whims of the market, which will be increasingly controlled by fewer and fewer extremely wealthy people.
If we continue to do what we did yesterday to meet the problems of tomorrow, we are destined to fail at every step. Mankind cannot rely on the market of the last millenium to meet the dizzying challenges of the new one. And if think it's all pie in the sky, look at the pace of change right now. It's only going to accelerate.
The agents in the field, however, are usually from poverty stricken nations with little hope for anything else. They hear a rallying call, and with no hope left of any other method working to attain their goals, they are convinced by a few maniacal individuals that terrorism is the one true way to live. If all wealth was distributed as described in this article, not just in the US but worldwide, everyone would have enough money to survive and live a middle class lifestyle. Nobody would have any excuses f
This same thing happens in the USA in ghettos. Look at gang leader, the gang leader goes to the poor community, flashes money around, talks a good talk, and suddenly has a million followers.
Think of the black panthers, luis farakhan, jesse jackson and others who basically go to poor communities, and talk and suddenly have a million followers.
Yes when you go to people who have nothing, and then find some devil, be it the white devil, or the american devil to blame it on, well its easy.
"I will not send American boys eight to ten thousand miles across
the world to do a job that Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves." -- Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson.
The problem with Texas style diplomacy (LBJ or GWB) is that while it is easy to go in with guns blazing, you need to have a plan about how you are going to get out first.
is nutcase partisan whores like this HanzoSan who think their monolithic political party are the one great savior. Just look how he spews anti-republican generalisations when in fact there are tens of different republican philosophies ranging from autoritarian to "compassionate" conservative, from neo-conservative to constitutionalist. HanzoSan thinks people are entitled to unlimited wealth distribution because he lives in a fantasy world where everybody starves and wallows in pure ignorance if they're no
Using generalisations would lend us to the notion that all Democrats are in favour of a populous vote on every single piece of legislation proposed. This is why HanzoSan is a complete and utter dreg.
"Liberal" is a term that originated here from Old French which has been perverted over the decades by these so-called neo-Liberals. Much in the same way the new neo-Conservative politicians like GWB are sending us straight to hell. wayward_son, my brother-in-arms against HanzoSan clearly recognises this distinction whereas you're Canadian and political terms can be and often are entirely different.
Actually, technically speaking, the right should be called liberal, in the tradition of the enlightenment (Hayek fans you now exactly what im talking about). When people say "liberal" today, they really mean socialist, when you get right down to it. But socialism is associated with the USSR and Nazi Germany in the US and is therefore considered a dirty word in the US. Thus, the "left" uses the word "liberal" or now progressive, which is now more fashionable since the right has mostly managed to demonize
The republican party is corrupt, they arent conservative, they spend too much money, so I dont see Libertarians voting for Bush, I also dont see free market liberals voting for Bush when you look at the current economy.
Religious republicans and social conservatives may vote for Bush.
Dana Edwards was feeling a little disheartened. It had been nearly a week since he'd contacted
Peacecorp and applied for a tour of duty in the Congo. He had hoped all week that his
weight problem, chronic acne and asthma would not discount him from the program. Dana
had been in some financial strife for a couple years now, with those tuition fees from
Massachusets Bay Community College piling up. This was particularly stressful for him
because, despite having taught himself to read and posessing an impr
Dana Edwards was feeling a little disheartened. It had been nearly a week since he'd contacted
Peacecorp and applied for a tour of duty in the Congo. He had hoped all week that his
weight problem, chronic acne and asthma would not discount him from the program. Dana
had been in some financial strife for a couple years now, with those tuition fees from
Massachusets Bay Community College piling up. This was particularly stressful for him
because, despite having taught himself to read and posessing an impr
Dana Edwards was feeling a little disheartened. It had been nearly a week since he'd contacted
Peacecorp and applied for a tour of duty in the Congo. He had hoped all week that his
weight problem, chronic acne and asthma would not discount him from the program. Dana
had been in some financial strife for a couple years now, with those tuition fees from
Massachusets Bay Community College piling up. This was particularly stressful for him
because, despite having taught himself to read and posessing an impr
Dana Edwards was feeling a little disheartened. It had been nearly a week since he'd contacted
Peacecorp and applied for a tour of duty in the Congo. He had hoped all week that his
weight problem, chronic acne and asthma would not discount him from the program. Dana
had been in some financial strife for a couple years now, with those tuition fees from
Massachusets Bay Community College piling up. This was particularly stressful for him
because, despite having taught himself to read and posessing an impr
Dana Edwards was feeling a little disheartened. It had been nearly a week since he'd contacted
Peacecorp and applied for a tour of duty in the Congo. He had hoped all week that his
weight problem, chronic acne and asthma would not discount him from the program. Dana
had been in some financial strife for a couple years now, with those tuition fees from
Massachusets Bay Community College piling up. This was particularly stressful for him
because, despite having taught himself to read and posessing an impr
just like to certain republicans, its the blacks and hispanics who are taking all the jobs.
WTF??? What Republican since 1970 has claimed that blacks are taking white people's jobs? Likewise, how many have complained about hispanics who were LEGAL immigrants or citizens?
(Note: Pat Buchanan is NOT a Republican. He is in the Reform Party, and he's an ass.)
Americans to support him and blame all terrorism on the arabs.
Not all terrorists are Arabs, likewise not all Arabs are terrorists. But there are
Why are our inner cities decaying? Because life in the ghetto is f---ed up! When your mama is 15 years older than you and you don't know who your daddy is and half the neighborhood is on welfare and the drug dealers are role models, then you life is probably going to be f---ed up.
That is famous excuse #1.
There are plenty of poor neighborhoods in America, but not everyone of them turns into South Central.
Not every poor neighborhood has the history of south central.
You're comparing Duke to Lott? Better comparison: Sen. Byrd from W Va. And when Lott suggested that a Dixiecrat presidency might have been something to be proud of, the Republicans demoted him from majority leader.
When Byrd was chatting about "white niggers" on national television, the Dems did *nothing*.
The GOP is the party of Lincoln. It's the party that integrated blacks into the military. They provided critical votes to get the Civil Rights act passed. You buy int
Dana Edwards was feeling a little disheartened. It had been nearly a week since he'd contacted
Peacecorp and applied for a tour of duty in the Congo. He had hoped all week that his
weight problem, chronic acne and asthma would not discount him from the program. Dana
had been in some financial strife for a couple years now, with those tuition fees from
Massachusets Bay Community College piling up. This was particularly stressful for him
because, despite having taught himself to read and posessing an impr
Dana Edwards was feeling a little disheartened. It had been nearly a week since he'd contacted
Peacecorp and applied for a tour of duty in the Congo. He had hoped all week that his
weight problem, chronic acne and asthma would not discount him from the program. Dana
had been in some financial strife for a couple years now, with those tuition fees from
Massachusets Bay Community College piling up. This was particularly stressful for him
because, despite having taught himself to read and posessing an impr
Then explain why Asian immigrants, who come to this country with NOTHING, coming from NOTHING, who have been discriminated against as much as any other group, manage to become successful in America. So successful, in fact, that they are considered "overrepresented" by affirmative action standards.
Poverty and social breakdown are related, but you have the arrow backwards. Social breakdown causes poverty, not the other way aroun
"Then explain why Asian immigrants, who come to this country with NOTHING, coming from NOTHING, who have been discriminated against as much as any other group, manage to become successful in America. So successful, in fact, that they are considered overrepresented by affirmative action standards."
Culture. Thats what it all comes down to. I grew up poor in a ghetto, and I'm not a criminal. It takes a mixture of intelligence and culture. You need one of the two, culture meaning it is cool to be a nerd, and i
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for charter schools, public schools, private schools or as many options for an education as are possible.
But throwing money at a school isn't the answer. Washington DC spends more money per student than anywhere in the country and they have the worst schools in the country. Something is wrong with this.
It's not a perfect solution, but more choices would be the first step. Competition is good. The US Postal Service got a lot better when UPS came around.
Asians still have their language, their culture, and they can get support from China, Japan, or whatever because unlike South America, the Native Americans and the Blacks, they still own their homeland.
This reeks of so much bullshit that maggots are growing in the air. How dare you assume that every Asian family or even a considerable portion even have ties to the "old country". I'll bet there are tonnes and tonnes of gold boulion for Chinese immigrants to exploit from their rich uncles in Red China in
?Or we can just use federal taxes to do it, the fact is, we need to pump money into the ghettos, period.
Spending money on foam cowboy hats and the "Providence Slut" classified ads will not magically manifest into a productive local economy. Pumping money in is worthless without a drive. You're a moron.
Pumping more tax money into these areas would do nothing. We've been pumping tax money in there for years and it hasn't worked.
Tax incentives, on the other hand would be a good idea. Most urban areas are
This reeks of so much bullshit that maggots are growing in the air. How dare you assume that every Asian family or even a considerable portion even have ties to the "old country".
Most do, not all but most. The Asians who go to most of the ivy league schools usually have families that are big and supportive.
I'll bet there are tonnes and tonnes of gold boulion for Chinese immigrants to exploit from their rich uncles in Red China in case they can't make it in the real world.
Your "homeland" strawman is enough to make me puke. Their "homeland" is the United States of America. You're so full of shit. I never came from a "tribe" or a definitive sect, yet I'm not wasting away in a slum. By your logic, my humble, largely peasant anscestry is reason enough to lay around and have my wife collect welfare for. FACT: I know precisely zero about my heratige beyond my great grandparents. It doesn't work in Montreal where 14% collect welfare, when they're largely homogeneous and from
You've demonstrated a pretty large ignorance of macroeconomics with your little "supply side" spiel. That's is just berely less bankrupt than a general Neo-Keynesian economy. But I trust you know that, being the heavily self-educated genius that you are.
Your "homeland" strawman is enough to make me puke. Their "homeland" is the United States of America
Yes of course, but when they face racism in the USA they have absolutely no support. The Asians have support from other countries, I mean they can in theory go back home to Asia. PuertoRicans can in theory go back to PuertoRico, Mexicans can go back to Mexico. What does a Black person say to a white person who tells them "get out of my town!" or "get out of my country!"?
"Because racists refuse to bring their businesses to the inner cities." Do you really think that racism is the MAIN or even ONLY reason that people refuse to locate businesses in south central. Nah, it has nothing to do with the crime rate, or the difficulty of finding educated employees to work there. Just think about it logically for a minute, it's a chicken and egg problem. Who wants to locate in an area like that? Unless the neighborhood improves, few people will want to do business there, and unless
Bin Laden isnt doing the terrorism, Bin Laden is the educated intelligent speaker/leader. Buddha also came from a rich backround. Thats not the point, the point is Bin Laden couldnt go to ghettos throughout the middle east gaining support if everyone there had something to lose. People would think twice about killing themselves if they actually had stuff to lose besides a mudhut. I mean come on.
Iraq has the second largest oil reserves in the world. Yet Saddam plundered them for his own gain. Iraq had a socialist economy (The Baath Party was a pan-Arab Socialist Party) that made the people's woes even worse.
However, while his people were starving, Saddam managed to find the money to pay the family of each Palestinian suicide bomber $25,000 after they blew themselves up?
His plan was simple: Blame Iran, America, Israel, etc for his people's problems while he was r
Iraq had a socialist economy (The Baath Party was a pan-Arab Socialist Party) that made the people's woes even worse.
Where did you get that info from? The US govt? Iraq's govt was as socialist as the Democratic Republic of Korea is democratic!
If Iraq was socialist, USA never would have supported it. What happened is that it was on a path to socialism (although I think it would have failed because Islamic fundamentalism would resist socialism) but USA jumped in and started supporting Saddam Hussein,
The US did not help Iraq until 1979. This is ONLY because they went to war with Ayatollah Khomeni's Iran, who took declared the USA the Great Satan.
Before 1979, the US and Iraq were not friends. Our ally was the Shah of Iran, who we supplied with military equipment and aid. The Soviets did the same with Iraq.
In fact, the Reagan Administration wanted to help both sides in the war so basically they would kill each other off. This is what Iran-Contra was all about. (Sell arms to Iran to fight Iraq, then
Iraq is not socialist like Nazi Germany was not! Your ignorance is staggering. Iraq had a political and economic system known as Fascism, a heavy dictatorship which allowed private industry to exist provided that it was under tight government regulation. So, yes, it was quite socialist. Know how Saddam siezed all that money that was produced from sold oil? The money that was alloted for starving Iraqi children but never got to them? That was under *gasp* government control, was seized by the goverment
Osama bin Laden comes from one of the wealthiest families in Saudi Arabia.
Poor distribution of wealth -> terrorism, my ass!
The immensely rich Saudis finance, and in bin Laden's case, lead the terrorists; the foot soldiers come from the refugee camps and unemployed. You think if everyone was middle-class this would happen?
One day you will have to become a mature human adult and consider others. There are a lot of people suffering from a sickness of being isolated in the world so you won't have to go through it alone.
I love how fighting terrorism with bombs actually increases terrorism. Its amazing how pissed off people get when you bomb them. They really do become violent. I didn't realize those family members meant so much to them.:)
I don't think it's possible that a Dean fan would have so many disjointed, non-sequitur ideas all strung together. I just can't figure out if he's been planted by the GOP, to beat in the 2004 election, or Senator John Kerry, to beat in the primaries.
bombs may not be a very smart solution, but theoretically if you kill enough people you don't have to create as many new "jobs". but that would be wrong. yeah that's it. wrong.
bomb first, ask questions later--the new economy, or is it?
Mass automation is a huge opportunity and also a huge risk for billions of people. It has to be managed, not left to the whims of the market, which will be increasingly controlled by fewer and fewer extremely wealthy people.
The great amounts of capital are not increasingly controlled by fewer and fewer extremely wealthy people. It increasingly owned by normal people, specifically through their insurances and retirement funds.
These discussions are interesting, but the more extreme predictions are worth
Let's see your research. Is your research published in a famous economics journal that I might be able to read at the local university? Do you have your research in pdf form for me to download? Do you have any research papers that I might purchase a copy of at cost? Please, I'm just dying to read your research.
You are right but your point is irrelevant to the argument. Whatever the actual number of people requiring jobs, it's very large and it's going to grow quickly over the years.
Unix is the worst operating system; except for all others.
-- Berry Kercheval
People will adapt (Score:-1, Redundant)
Read up on Joseph Schumpeter [newschool.edu], arguably the most brilliant economist to come out of Austria. One's inability to see that the move of IT labor offshore is a good thing is largely due to a failure of most people to understand Schumpeter.
Schumpeter's primary focus was on capitalism as a dynamic system. It continually evolves through creative destruction. There are countless examples of this phenom
Re:People will adapt (Score:4, Insightful)
True, but you miss the point of the article, which is that the upcoming wave of automation won't just make farmworkers or industrial labourers or any other arbitrary sector of the working population redundant, it'll make damn near everyone redundant. It'll be a long wave, but it's coming. Damn, I was in an internet cafe an hour ago. Last time I was in they had staff, who would take your payment and give you a ticket for your purchased time. Tonight they have vending machines. OK, it's a trivial example but I was surprised.
We are heading towards a world where the only use for people is thinking up what to do next, and as plain as your nose, that isn't a job for everyone, not when we have seven or eight billion people [census.gov] in the world.
Mass automation is a huge opportunity and also a huge risk for billions of people. It has to be managed, not left to the whims of the market, which will be increasingly controlled by fewer and fewer extremely wealthy people.
If we continue to do what we did yesterday to meet the problems of tomorrow, we are destined to fail at every step. Mankind cannot rely on the market of the last millenium to meet the dizzying challenges of the new one. And if think it's all pie in the sky, look at the pace of change right now. It's only going to accelerate.
Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:5, Insightful)
When wealth isnt distributed, crime goes up, terrorism goes up, etc etc.
The idea that we can fight terrorism with bombs isnt very smart, in the end the only way to solve this problem is with jobs, education, etc.
This isnt going to work because I refuse to give up my job to fight terrorism.
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:2)
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:2)
Poor distribution of wealth -> terrorism, my ass!
Fanatical religious leaders and despots who use third parties as scapegoats from problems caused by their own misrule cause terrorists.
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:2, Insightful)
I know what I'm talking about (Score:2, Troll)
This same thing happens in the USA in ghettos. Look at gang leader, the gang leader goes to the poor community, flashes money around, talks a good talk, and suddenly has a million followers.
Think of the black panthers, luis farakhan, jesse jackson and others who basically go to poor communities, and talk and suddenly have a million followers.
Yes when you go to people who have nothing, and then find some devil, be it the white devil, or the american devil to blame it on, well its easy.
Hitler did this to
Woah buddy, you're out in la-la land (Score:2)
Re:Woah buddy, you're out in la-la land (Score:2)
The problem (Score:2)
Re:The problem (Score:2)
Social Conservatives
Religious Conservatives
Libertarians
Moderates
Nationali
Right-to-lifers
and even free-market Liberals
It's a big party!
Right. (Score:2)
Re:The problem (Score:1)
Please don't call anyone on the right liberal... Thanks...
I'm a Canadian but your political system sucks. USA would be better off with more parties... no offense..
Sivaram Velauthapillai
Well, (Score:2)
Re:The problem (Score:1)
Re:The problem (Score:2)
They are Republicans because they believe in lower taxes and have faith in the free market. On social positions, they are as liberal as any Democrat.
BTW, I am aware of what the term "Liberal" once meant. These people would be called "Libertarians" today.
Re:The problem (Score:2)
I'm a right to lifer, but I'm not republican.
The republican party is corrupt, they arent conservative, they spend too much money, so I dont see Libertarians voting for Bush, I also dont see free market liberals voting for Bush when you look at the current economy.
Religious republicans and social conservatives may vote for Bush.
Re:The problem (Score:2)
Nazi Germany was more like the republican party. I dont know how you figure Nazi's were socialist.
Nazi's wanted a police state, just like Mr.Bush
Hello? (Score:1)
HanzoSan's story of woe (Score:0)
Re:Hello? (Score:2)
What the hell? Nazis were facists!
Show me proof they were socialists.
Are you the stupidest motherfucker or what? (Score:1, Flamebait)
The Trials and Tribulations of HanzoSan (Score:0)
The Trials and Tribulations of HanzoSan (Score:0)
Re:Are you the stupidest motherfucker or what? (Score:2)
Thats not what I'm talking about. I'm asking when did the Nazi's actually implement socialism.
Calling yourself socialist means absolutely nothing, thats like the USA calling itself democracy, it doesnt mean it actually is.
We are a republic, and germany was FAR FAR from socialist.
Re:Are you the stupidest motherfucker or what? (Score:0)
The Trials and Tribulations of HanzoSan (Score:0)
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
WTF??? What Republican since 1970 has claimed that blacks are taking white people's jobs? Likewise, how many have complained about hispanics who were LEGAL immigrants or citizens?
(Note: Pat Buchanan is NOT a Republican. He is in the Reform Party, and he's an ass.)
Americans to support him and blame all terrorism on the arabs.
Not all terrorists are Arabs, likewise not all Arabs are terrorists. But there are
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
That is famous excuse #1.
There are plenty of poor neighborhoods in America, but not everyone of them turns into South Central.
Not every poor neighborhood has the history of south central.
Your logic amazes me. If a "conse
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
Virtually every Western European country has a Communist party. Not one has a Nazi party, or even a Fascist party.
Most major campuses have intellectuals droning on about how Marx was misunderstood, and that we haven't really given Communism a proper go of it.
There are no credible intellectuals arguing for Nazism or Fascism, period. You've got a few wackos in Idaho and there's the occasional David Duke cha
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
Ok name the big names you speak of. You could name the Nazi David Duke off the top of your head but you cant name the "communists"?
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
I must remind you that David Duke was repudiated by Republican voters, as was Pat Buchanan.
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
What about Trent Lott? Remember him? He was your hero until he slipped up onn national tv.
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
You're comparing Duke to Lott? Better comparison: Sen. Byrd from W Va. And when Lott suggested that a Dixiecrat presidency might have been something to be proud of, the Republicans demoted him from majority leader.
When Byrd was chatting about "white niggers" on national television, the Dems did *nothing*.
The GOP is the party of Lincoln. It's the party that integrated blacks into the military. They provided critical votes to get the Civil Rights act passed. You buy int
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
"When Byrd was chatting about "white niggers" on national television, the Dems did *nothing*."
Alot of ignorant people use the word wigger and arent generally racist, just ignorant. What trent lott said was clearly racist.
By the way, I'm centerist, I'm a moderate so telling me what I already know does not change anything.
HanzoSan: still living with his parents (Score:0)
The Trials and Tribulations of HanzoSan (Score:0)
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
That is famous excuse #1.
Then explain why Asian immigrants, who come to this country with NOTHING, coming from NOTHING, who have been discriminated against as much as any other group, manage to become successful in America. So successful, in fact, that they are considered "overrepresented" by affirmative action standards.
Poverty and social breakdown are related, but you have the arrow backwards. Social breakdown causes poverty, not the other way aroun
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
Culture. Thats what it all comes down to. I grew up poor in a ghetto, and I'm not a criminal. It takes a mixture of intelligence and culture. You need one of the two, culture meaning it is cool to be a nerd, and i
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
But throwing money at a school isn't the answer. Washington DC spends more money per student than anywhere in the country and they have the worst schools in the country. Something is wrong with this.
It's not a perfect solution, but more choices would be the first step. Competition is good. The US Postal Service got a lot better when UPS came around.
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
This reeks of so much bullshit that maggots are growing in the air. How dare you assume that every Asian family or even a considerable portion even have ties to the "old country". I'll bet there are tonnes and tonnes of gold boulion for Chinese immigrants to exploit from their rich uncles in Red China in
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
Spending money on foam cowboy hats and the "Providence Slut" classified ads will not magically manifest into a productive local economy. Pumping money in is worthless without a drive. You're a moron.
Pumping more tax money into these areas would do nothing. We've been pumping tax money in there for years and it hasn't worked.
Tax incentives, on the other hand would be a good idea. Most urban areas are
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:2)
Most do, not all but most. The Asians who go to most of the ivy league schools usually have families that are big and supportive.
I'll bet there are tonnes and tonnes of gold boulion for Chinese immigrants to exploit from their rich uncles in Red China in case they can't make it in the real world.
Yes there are poor Asians, we
Ugh. (Score:1, Troll)
Furthermore (Score:2)
Re:Ugh. (Score:1, Troll)
Your "homeland" strawman is enough to make me puke. Their "homeland" is the United States of America
Yes of course, but when they face racism in the USA they have absolutely no support. The Asians have support from other countries, I mean they can in theory go back home to Asia. PuertoRicans can in theory go back to PuertoRico, Mexicans can go back to Mexico. What does a Black person say to a white person who tells them "get out of my town!" or "get out of my country!"?
Believe me, the Native Americans
Is it really just racism (Score:0)
Do you really think that racism is the MAIN or even ONLY reason that people refuse to locate businesses in south central. Nah, it has nothing to do with the crime rate, or the difficulty of finding educated employees to work there. Just think about it logically for a minute, it's a chicken and egg problem. Who wants to locate in an area like that? Unless the neighborhood improves, few people will want to do business there, and unless
Re:I know what I'm talking about (Score:1)
maybe you should have said "since 1990 [google.com]"
Peh. (Score:0)
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:2)
Bin Laden isnt doing the terrorism, Bin Laden is the educated intelligent speaker/leader. Buddha also came from a rich backround. Thats not the point, the point is Bin Laden couldnt go to ghettos throughout the middle east gaining support if everyone there had something to lose. People would think twice about killing themselves if they actually had stuff to lose besides a mudhut. I mean come on.
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:2)
Iraq has the second largest oil reserves in the world. Yet Saddam plundered them for his own gain. Iraq had a socialist economy (The Baath Party was a pan-Arab Socialist Party) that made the people's woes even worse.
However, while his people were starving, Saddam managed to find the money to pay the family of each Palestinian suicide bomber $25,000 after they blew themselves up?
His plan was simple: Blame Iran, America, Israel, etc for his people's problems while he was r
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:1)
Where did you get that info from? The US govt? Iraq's govt was as socialist as the Democratic Republic of Korea is democratic!
If Iraq was socialist, USA never would have supported it. What happened is that it was on a path to socialism (although I think it would have failed because Islamic fundamentalism would resist socialism) but USA jumped in and started supporting Saddam Hussein,
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:2)
Before 1979, the US and Iraq were not friends. Our ally was the Shah of Iran, who we supplied with military equipment and aid. The Soviets did the same with Iraq.
In fact, the Reagan Administration wanted to help both sides in the war so basically they would kill each other off. This is what Iran-Contra was all about. (Sell arms to Iran to fight Iraq, then
are you a fucking idiot? (Score:0)
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:2)
Poor distribution of wealth -> terrorism, my ass!
The immensely rich Saudis finance, and in bin Laden's case, lead the terrorists; the foot soldiers come from the refugee camps and unemployed. You think if everyone was middle-class this would happen?
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:0)
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:2)
A republican or John Kerry plant? (Score:1)
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:0)
bomb first, ask questions later--the new economy, or is it?
Re:Which is why we have problems with terrorism (Score:1)
isn't that the bush motto ???
seems like someone is trying to finish what daddy started 10 years ago...
Re:People will adapt (Score:2)
The great amounts of capital are not increasingly controlled by fewer and fewer extremely wealthy people. It increasingly owned by normal people, specifically through their insurances and retirement funds.
These discussions are interesting, but the more extreme predictions are worth
Prove that (Score:2)
My data from the research I've done states otherwise. Show me the distribution of wealth please on a piechart.
Its a proven fact that our salaries have not risen with inflation.
Ah, research eh? (Score:2)
Re:Prove that (Score:1)
Re:People will adapt (Score:2)
Wow, this really gave me a chill...
Managed? By whom? You?
Re:People will adapt (Score:2)
Re:People will adapt (Score:2)
Re:People will adapt (Score:2)