But the same goes for the median income? [In 2020, Franklin County, MA had a population of 70.5k people with a median age of 47 and a median household income of $61,198.] Therefore isn't the issue you have been discussing ratio of [House / Income]? Where you live might be a good place for a young p...

Would you rather the poor be poorer, so long as the rich are worse off? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdR7WW3XR9c No. But I'd love to hear your thoughts on the (sincere) question to Pug: What are your thoughts on wealth disparity and income disparity? Real issue or an exaggerated, maybe fake soun...

Would you rather the poor be poorer, so long as the rich are worse off? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdR7WW3XR9c No. But I'd love to hear your thoughts on the (sincere) question to Pug: What are your thoughts on wealth disparity and income disparity? Real issue or an exaggerated, maybe fake soun...

I was with a friend last weekend who told me he was hiring starting engineers (just out of college, no experience) at $70,000. I just checked and it seemed like the average price of a house in my county is about $280,000. So four times. But wouldn't that be less since first-time home buyers are usu...

If the rising tide had floated all boats, there might not be the dissension we see or the need for this thread. But instead we have super winners and losers. I guess it depends on your opinion of what that means. Even truly poor people in the US have cell phones, flat screen TVs and air conditionin...

I think the writing is on the wall that the wealthy (including the traditional middle-class) are going to increasingly vilified and made to do penance for whatever inequality happens to be the focus of concern. I definitely agree it's not justified or helpful to villianize the wealthy. But I wonder...

I think the writing is on the wall that the wealthy (including the traditional middle-class) are going to increasingly vilified and made to do penance for whatever inequality happens to be the focus of concern. I definitely agree it's not justified or helpful to villianize the wealthy. But I wonder...

... but aren't many youth (<30 years) more inclined to socialism, that transition to being capitalist (>30 years old) ... once they've accumulated some of their own wealth. That's definitely the historical trend. It also spills over into political affiliation, more liberal in youth, more conservati...

Maddy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 10:04 am

One of the more concerning aspects of central bank digital currencies--which many predict are all but inevitable--is their capacity to be programmed to expire after a certain period of time.

That would suck. Use it or lose it perishable money?

On the World Economic Forum "own nothing and be happy" quote: I did some digging to try to find the origin of that and what the broader context might be. *** In some corners that slogan is treated as their official position which it seems that it is not. Thank you for the research. I have...

Too bad KGB is not active here. He would destroy the author's assertion that the militia groups would be effective in starting some form of war. KGB persuasively explained to all of how our professional military would demolish these ill-prepared militia's. I remember those posts. Kgb painted a vivi...

The question is if you can disarm if you really never had the capability in the first place. Those bombs were located in their country geographically but were they ever able to actually use them prior to giving them up? Vinny, Here's a short article that answers your question (from an organization ...

What with the starvation, and now more recent invasion by a vile terrorist neighbour, I'm certain that Ukraine deeply regrets having ever believed Russian promises when it surrendered its nukes. Caught twice, one would expect Ukraine to never be caught out again. Can't see how a negotiated settleme...

What with the starvation, and now more recent invasion by a vile terrorist neighbour, I'm certain that Ukraine deeply regrets having ever believed Russian promises when it surrendered its nukes. Caught twice, one would expect Ukraine to never be caught out again. Can't see how a negotiated settleme...

I think it may be more accurate to say that the weapons systems given to Ukraine by the West are not supposed be used for attacking Russia in Russia. Whether that’s the honor system or the launchers have been modified, I’m not sure. I think both(?) But, they aleady have used drones to attack Russia...

seajay wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:21 pm Ukraine is restricted from launching attacks across the attackers border.

Restricted by whom?

I Shrugged wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 3:15 pm If FNC was a church, it would be called Our Lady of Perpetual Outrage.
It is unwatchable for me, and I agree with their positions.

If a news outlet has "positions" are they still a news outlet?
A question not limited to Fox, BTW.

Aside from owing $2,000 in student loan debt after the last two years of undergraduate school followed by a year to get a masters I have never had any other debt - unpaid credit card, car loan, house mortgage. I have lived a super frugal life, way below my means. Quite un-American. Have you ever es...

Aside from owing $2,000 in student loan debt after the last two years of undergraduate school followed by a year to get a masters I have never had any other debt - unpaid credit card, car loan, house mortgage. I have lived a super frugal life, way below my means. Quite un-American. Have you ever es...

11 on the test. Back to the thread topic. Biden’s SOTU address: Way more self-aggrandizing and some lying on display from years past. Audience more lively than previous addresses. Seemed to be more calling him out than I remembered. It saddens me that so many of our politicians are so self-serving....

If a corporation starts to achieve monopoly-like power, it's often because it's receiving subsidies or special privileges or protections from the government. That special treatment by the government makes it harder for other companies -- especially smaller ones -- to compete with it (higher barrier...

vnatale wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:36 am

glennds wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:47 am

ppnewbie wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:05 pm He is a puppet.

George Washington? My gawd man!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good one! (This time I did realize it was not literal.)

The emoji was insurance Vinny!

ppnewbie wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:05 pm He is a puppet.

George Washington? My gawd man!

John Mackey has never been a 'leftist' Another head scratcher for me....why are natural and organic grocers and health food stores generally associated with left wing? Wouldn't conservative food practices look more organically Amish than Monsanto and syngenta? The natural foods movement was an outg...

I dont necessarily object to gain of function research. But its interesting how this story was scrubbed for several days, and how most of family will never hear about it. People are living in different realities if they dont seek out contrarian news sources. When everyone had to read NYtimes, WSJ e...