It is truly awful. I am an old gen Xer. When I hear how casually others discuss the 'freebies' they are getting, I still flinch. I know it is unsustainable and waiting to the train to derail. Add to it the scapegoating mechanism and it is even scarier. A good friend may be at risk for getting fired. She is a serial entrepreneur in spirit and it seems that this problem occurs every few years, but she always lands on her feet one step up. This time she said how she may use the card of being a woman, older and Asian to prevent any 'firing.' It chilled me to hear my good friend repeat Cultural Marxists precepts.
I worked with a number of people who told the rest of us they were unfireable because they were minority women. And they were right.
My biggest pet peeve as a Canadian is how overpaid and underworked our bureaucrats are. At one time the unwritten agreement was if you work for the government you'll make less but you'll have job security. Now its you'll make more, have job security, and the taxpayers will fund your retirement which will be pegged to inflation.
The rest of us have to save for our own retirement by doing real work AND support all the retired bureaucrats.
Yep. I was so stunned when those words came from my friend but she works with younger people so the vibe has probably sunk in. Even FDR knew that gov't unions were a bad idea. Everyone avoids the US postal service because the buildings are disgusting and the workers are often surly.
What's the national equivalent of a $28 dollar lunch? Financing Israel's every whim. Why are we giving money to a country that gives its citizens free healthcare when we don't even do that for Americans?
U.S. aid to Israel accounts for less than 0.1% of the total U.S. federal budget.
$28 once per week when you make $70k is 2.08%.
However, the question should be "what does the US get from aid to Israel?" It's only a waste of money if provides no return.
I get your point though. However, aid to Israel is small potatoes when you look at some of the big ticket issues. The problem is that there's never a call to weigh priorities, it's just give us more, more more!
We've created a system that will see the prudent amongst us go broke paying for those who believe they deserve that $28 lunch no matter how little they work.
There's some precedence for the Golden Share with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. I expect POTUS made the merger deal with Nippon Steel and US Steel due to national security concerns much as the US government during WWII seized control over some industries for war production. Human behavior does not bode well for reducing taxes. Our connectedness leads to expectations that are unrealistic. People at all income levels look at how the next rung up is living and that becomes an entitlement, and taxes are raised. The only way I can see to counteract that is with a spiritual revival. https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/062625-in-rare-deal-for-us-government-owns-a-piece-of-us-steel
It is truly awful. I am an old gen Xer. When I hear how casually others discuss the 'freebies' they are getting, I still flinch. I know it is unsustainable and waiting to the train to derail. Add to it the scapegoating mechanism and it is even scarier. A good friend may be at risk for getting fired. She is a serial entrepreneur in spirit and it seems that this problem occurs every few years, but she always lands on her feet one step up. This time she said how she may use the card of being a woman, older and Asian to prevent any 'firing.' It chilled me to hear my good friend repeat Cultural Marxists precepts.
I worked with a number of people who told the rest of us they were unfireable because they were minority women. And they were right.
My biggest pet peeve as a Canadian is how overpaid and underworked our bureaucrats are. At one time the unwritten agreement was if you work for the government you'll make less but you'll have job security. Now its you'll make more, have job security, and the taxpayers will fund your retirement which will be pegged to inflation.
The rest of us have to save for our own retirement by doing real work AND support all the retired bureaucrats.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
Yep. I was so stunned when those words came from my friend but she works with younger people so the vibe has probably sunk in. Even FDR knew that gov't unions were a bad idea. Everyone avoids the US postal service because the buildings are disgusting and the workers are often surly.
The government should protect the borders and staff the military and diplomatic corps.
There might be something else but if there is it escapes me at the moment.
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What's the national equivalent of a $28 dollar lunch? Financing Israel's every whim. Why are we giving money to a country that gives its citizens free healthcare when we don't even do that for Americans?
U.S. aid to Israel accounts for less than 0.1% of the total U.S. federal budget.
$28 once per week when you make $70k is 2.08%.
However, the question should be "what does the US get from aid to Israel?" It's only a waste of money if provides no return.
I get your point though. However, aid to Israel is small potatoes when you look at some of the big ticket issues. The problem is that there's never a call to weigh priorities, it's just give us more, more more!
We are riding a runaway train.
The brake handle is gone.
The engineers keep changing, but without a brake handle they only announce that we are fine, even though no one believes them.
The passengers are nervous, but all they can think of is to crowd into the dining car and order $28 lunches.
We've created a system that will see the prudent amongst us go broke paying for those who believe they deserve that $28 lunch no matter how little they work.
And who believe that's all they'll get, no matter how hard they work.
Yes. Thank you social media.
There's some precedence for the Golden Share with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. I expect POTUS made the merger deal with Nippon Steel and US Steel due to national security concerns much as the US government during WWII seized control over some industries for war production. Human behavior does not bode well for reducing taxes. Our connectedness leads to expectations that are unrealistic. People at all income levels look at how the next rung up is living and that becomes an entitlement, and taxes are raised. The only way I can see to counteract that is with a spiritual revival. https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/metals/062625-in-rare-deal-for-us-government-owns-a-piece-of-us-steel
Government ownership in private industry outside of times of national emergency is counter to free market principals.
The reason so many are opposed to capitalism is because they see this type of thing and think it's capitalism when it's not.
A spiritual revival is only slightly more likely than a constitutional amendment that restricts voting to those who pay net taxes.
They used to have laws that only allowed contributing members of society to vote. The courts ruled it unconstitutional. Is anyone surprised?
The intention were good. They didn't anticipate the mommy state.