No, not that one :-) interesting demonstration of how inaccurate surveys can be, not to mention conclusions drawn from observational studies. regarding unions: the problem is that they expanded their focus way beyond decent treatment, good pay & working conditions etc, to forcing regulations th...

Doodle, thanks for posting this. It is a thought provoking, take-a-step-back-and-think read. Partial answer to your question in the article: Californians tried to build a high-speed rail line. But after more than a decade of government incompetence, lawsuits, cost overruns and constant bureaucratic...

What I am confident is that Trumpanzees have no f'ing idea what they're talking about, and are hopeless tribal boobs. You Trumpists really are something to behold... but I don't say this with little anger. Just confusion and embarrassment. This place used to have some really damn intelligent conver...

I wonder, when Trump gives one of his slurred, stroked-out, meandering speeches, does that indicate he might need some sort of deficiency test? ::) Or is it just senility setting in? I'd love to see a cognitive impairment test on the man... You Trumpists really are something to behold... but I don't...

Jeez Moda...your lithium levels must be low. I love this forum. :) I just ask that professions are honest about the advantages they have and don't scape-goat immigrants and academia for their inability to make a tidy profit. Huh? I've had it with boomers (or anyone) trying to lecture Americans on &...

Ok Boomer... Your experience in dentistry and narrative wreak of someone who is just realizing that his cartelized industry is being filled with more supply than before, therefore decreasing the ability to profit obscenely off of customers. I don't know what the "Right Amount" of dentists...

Open the borders to increase supply of skilled labor. And allow more US medical and dental grads. ??? Opening the borders will increase the supply of UNskilled labor and welfare recipients. You are delusional if you think otherwise. Allowing more healthcare grads will solve nothing other than to fu...

Open the borders to increase supply of skilled labor. And allow more US medical and dental grads. ??? Opening the borders will increase the supply of UNskilled labor and welfare recipients. You are delusional if you think otherwise. Allowing more healthcare grads will solve nothing other than to fu...

Open the borders to increase supply of skilled labor. And allow more US medical and dental grads. ??? Opening the borders will increase the supply of UNskilled labor and welfare recipients. You are delusional if you think otherwise. Allowing more healthcare grads will solve nothing other than to fu...

Sure, because they're all weighed down by student loans and credit card debt. So they don't have any money that can be donated to the socialist cause. Once they start accumulating wealth, watch those opinions change. It's part of the normal life cycle. Maybe this is a semantic thing, but as I've le...

Granted Wikipedia is not the most reliable source. I suppose in the grand scheme of things it is not important, but I just found it curious that you mentioned the Flip. What has happened, is the country has changed over the decades and the beliefs/ makeup of the people have changed. So the Dem/Rep ...

Granted Wikipedia is not the most reliable source. I suppose in the grand scheme of things it is not important, but I just found it curious that you mentioned the Flip. What has happened, is the country has changed over the decades and the beliefs/ makeup of the people have changed. So the Dem/Rep ...

Saw it last night. Sat next to five year old kid..great parental judgement that one. :o As the parent of a five year old kid, this is utterly horrifying. Wow I assumed you were older... must be the "wise old man" vibe I get from ya... Don't worry though, I had a much older brother, so I s...

Here's a brief summary: The most significant thing about Trump that is very different from any other US President in my lifetime is that he has been faced with the following since the day he has been elected, all of which are still ongoing: 1. A coup attempt by the Deep State, the existence of whic...

Yes. well, explain in detail Here's a brief summary: The most significant thing about Trump that is very different from any other US President in my lifetime is that he has been faced with the following since the day he has been elected, all of which are still ongoing: 1. A coup attempt by the Deep...

Well that's just a delight. If a kid is interested in math and science, the best you can hope for from the US schools system is that they won't be actively discouraged (which is the treatment I got in high school). This is deeply embedded in US culture and I have no idea where it came from...maybe ...

Everything in an estate is subject to the applicable tax. I'm back to thinking it's bad. My employer has already paid tax on all of his money. If he wants to give me some, why should I have to pay tax again? This argument is circuitous. If you start from the assumption that income shouldn't be taxe...

We cant get correct info about most geopolitical situations . Wish we could. So I dont feel a moral obligation to have an opinion on Palestine for example I dont mind that the global police force is employed by us , though. Id rather have Germany pay us a bit for security services, than they have t...

I'm not sure about the Democratic candidates vs Trump. But the current Dems/Left vs Reps/Right? It's not even a contest, IMO. You really think it's the other way around? I mean who do you want to focus on? Do we weight by power or just say "most members of congress?" Are we weighing every...

When it comes to those on the left standing up for the "truth" I think you need only look to judge Kavanaugh. On the one year anniversary of his confirmation to the supreme court there was a group of protesters outside the supreme court building protesting that they had put an "obvio...

Who are the "good alternative sources" that you follow? I have C-Span on a ton so I get a fairly balanced and, oftentimes, at the source point of view. The latter is raw with no editing or opinions. Right now I have on C-Span 2 - which is Book TV on the weekends. Vinny Why should the medi...

Is it just me, or is the crop of 2020 Dems unusually filled with liars? I don't try to memorize the offenses, but I'm pretty sure several of them have proven track records of lies. And I can think back to the same thing in other years. John Kerry, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Hillary. Usually they are in...

Why should the media report on this? It's so much more entertaining to write snide comments about Trump's latest faux pas. After all, who cares about the financial health of the US economic system for the next few decades when you can instead get red-faced screaming angry about some entirely outrag...

Is it just me, or is the crop of 2020 Dems unusually filled with liars? I don't try to memorize the offenses, but I'm pretty sure several of them have proven track records of lies. And I can think back to the same thing in other years. John Kerry, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Hillary. Usually they are in...

Of course it is wrong. That money has already been taxed. The money has already been taxed (possibly... we don't know what form it came in) to the giving party. The receiving party, just like any business establishment that might otherwise receive the money if, say, it was spent with a lawn mowing ...