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http://www.the-american-interest.com/ ... mum-wage-hikes-cost-jobs/ You can't cheat the laws of Nature. If you force employers to pay rates than higher what economics of their business dictates, they will cut service, cut hours, or they will simply replace humans with machines. It's not hard to make a machine to flip burgers. Oh, and as a Mayor, Fulop is supposed to represent the taxpayers, not our employees. He is supposed to look after our financial interests, not theirs. This is his fiduciary duty, his obligation. If he feels like he should represent the workers, he should resign as a mayor and then negotiate with a new mayor on their behalf.
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So, they cherry-picked a date range, they included all the world population in the count, even those who can't afford guns. Most importantly, they "forgot" to include any civil war, as if murder only counts when it's done by one person, and not at all when it's perpetrated by a large group. Well, if it gives us an insight, it's an insight into how suitable sociologists are to conduct a statistical study.
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Say, guys, would you be terribly disappointed, if I were to inform you that a Christie is a conservative only when grading on a "curve". Like "among politicians who can get elected in NJ".
As a candidate for the rank and file he's simply a non-starter. He'd be a possible candidate for the RINOs of the party establishment, but that position is already taken by Bush. Is this something new? You seem to think that his performance means something else, no?
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1. However wrongly people park their cars, it can never be a reason for not stopping at a stop sign.
2. It's very easy to deal with the possible through traffic congestion - the city can declare some residential areas a "no-through-traffic" zone.
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Just in case, you guys do understand that bear is a dangerous predator and that their population and area that they visit grow?
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/bearfacts.htm 
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JPhurst wrote: That?s three lies in one phrase. First of all, what you claim to be ?denial of access? - is not. Republicans ask for a very simple proof of citizenship. How simple? Well, the same one you use to purchase liquor, to board a plane or to attend Hillary CLinton event. Second, there used to be a real, widespread denial of votes in this country. But the real one was committed by Democrats. And Democrats were fighting hard to continue that. XV Amendment was passed along the party lines with no support from either Democrats in the Senate or Democrats in the House. Voting Rights Act of 1965 was opposed by 25% of Democrats in the Senate, and 22% of Democrats in the House. For the Republicans it was much lower 6% and 18%. Third, fraudulent votes are the same as denial of voting. For when you add one fraudulent vote, it cancels out my honest one and that means you denied me my rights. Quote: Pebble wrote: EXPOSED: SCANDAL OF DOUBLE VOTERS 46,000 registered to vote in city & Fla.: New York & Florida 2006: United States Election Assistance Commission Report on Outcomes of Court Cases of Voter Fraud Deceased residents on statewide voter list - New York Voter Registration Fraud In Florida Fraud, discrimination claims roil huge voter registration Thousands of voter registration forms faked, officials say How to Steal an Election: Michigan, California, Missouri ACORN's Rap Sheet The Fraud That Made Milwaukee Famous Or, better yet, here: Voter Fraud in the US: Documented: Part 1 - a looooooong list with sources Now, there are two explanations to why you think that it is ?not a real problem?. First, charitable one, is that you simply unaware. For example, you may get your news from the sources that tend to hide this information from you, so you simply don?t know. Second, less charitable, is that you know about all that, but you don?t think it?s a problem because you assume that your political party would benefit from that fraud.
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How is this "voting right" story?
First of all, the "early voting" proposal is against the Constitution. At least as far as Presidential elections go. Article II, Section 1 declares "The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States." Second, I see nothing there that defends or restores rights. There is no "right" to get same-day registration, same as there is no "right" to get same-day international passport or same-day marriage license. If you neglect to register in time, it's your own choosing. Your rights are not violated. Those rules don't even give us any additional convenience, since they don't remove a deadline, they just move it. If you think otherwise, riddle me this: what if someone claims that not only he forgot to register but also that he forgot to vote? Should we allow him to register and vote a day after elections? How about a week after? No? What if someone wants to change their vote the next day? If we claim that rules and deadlines violate voting rights, we must allow it. What those new rules do is they make it much easier to cheat the system. So I suspect, this is why they are proposed. Do you think I'm wrong? Well, it would be easy to check. It isn't hard to make sure that the new rules aren't used for cheating. We don't need to invent anything new, since we already have ID requirements to get drivers license, or to open a bank account, so we can use the same ones. And, of course, some harsh penalties for voting fraud. If they do that, well, then I was wrong about it indeed. Otherwise...
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I may agree with some of your conclusions, but not necessarily with your reasoning.
In my opinion, S&F is unconstitutional regardless of whether cops apply it in a racist, or a non-racist manner. Oh, and about this: Quote: Dolomiti wrote: There is nothing in his dress or posture that says "gangsta". It's not about just about the hoodie. It's not about just one item of clothing. No fashion is. In any case, you know just as well as the rest of us that the whole idea of a "gangsta" style dress is to project a certain image. Like when you put on a smart suit, clean shoes and a power tie, you probably want to project some image too. And you actually count on that image when you dress for an interview in Goldman Sachs or whatnot, right? We do that image stuff because it works. Consider how David Brooks decided that Obama would be a very good president not when he analyzed Obama's ideas, but when he was mesmerized by his perfectly creased pant. So, back to the story - when people want to project certain image, oftentimes they succeed. You just can't deny it.
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JPhurst wrote: Sorry pal, but I'm a Jew and I have some very different notion of who brought me the weekend. Also, my work week is at least 50 hours, I get no overtime and I am pretty sure that it's the major reason why my wages are somewhat higher than "decent". As for the healthcare you make two mistakes, not just one. First, you are equating healthcare with employer-supplied health insurance. Like, we have an inexpensive cafeteria in the office but it doesn't mean I can't get food elsewhere. Second, employer-provided healthcare was created as a side-effect of the stupid tax code that allowed employers but not employees to write off health insurance as business expense. So, we made a step backwards from money-based economy to the barter-based where people were paid by goods. Quote: JPhurst wrote: Yeah, but except in some states with "Right to Work" laws, unions can force the new employees to join the union or to force them to pay the union dues. Quote: JPhurst wrote: And our point that was explained by many people in many ways already is that there is no such thing as objectively bad treatment. It's all subjective. If a driver chooses to work with Uber, it means one thing only - Uber treats him, in HIS opinion, better than any other alternative. That's it. Quote: JPhurst wrote: Sure, your call. By the way, Can we take a look at your scale of how much business should pay to different kinds of workers in order for you to patronize that business? Like what is your minimal wage for a cashier in a supermarket? How about waiter in a restaurant? How much should they pay for you to agree to patronize them?
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You can also add that whatever bad things they say about Uber, there are many people who find those conditions attractive and are willing to work with Uber. This is why the drivers don't have "leverage" - it's because many other people would gladly take their place. Which is why JPhurst laments lack of unionization. For the union would allow current drivers to lock the market, and prevent other drivers from entering it. By the way, here is for the history buffs: when the first significant unions were created in the USA, "National Labor Union" and "Order of the Knights of St. Crispin", their main theme was pure racism - they sought to exclude Chinese workers from competition.
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So, basically, we have three positions expressed:
1. pebble notices that the government affords special privileges to the married people and he argues that it should extend the privileges to some other people too. He sees no issues with that. 2. Wishful_Thinking also notices the privileges and, on one hand, wants to be included in the number who gets those, but on the other is worried if that inclusion would make him "privileged" while leaving others behind. He sees no solution to the issue. 3. boris, dtjcview and Sommerman have no problem finding the solution. Easy-peasy: government-created privileges should be destroyed. The government should stop affording married people any special status and privileges, and should consider marriage purely as a form of a contract, regardless of who and how entered into that contract. Finally, AlexC started by demanding that his opponent answered "Yes or No" whether he supports "marriage equality". Then, after less than 24 hours, he joined the position #3 and very forcefully opined on the side of the government withdrawal from the marriage business altogether. Next question: could you give me an example of what sort of advice you believe our city council members need from the aforementioned advisory board? "Don't pass city ordinance to expel all minorities"? Like that? Well, I would hope that our councilmen should be able to figure it out on their own, no? Anyways, if you don't share my optimism, could you tell me if you suspect all the councilfolk or just some of them? Who?
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Pebble wrote: I'd say you both look equally bad. Well, may be you look a tad worse. Your name-calling is noticeably more mean and hateful to my taste. Quote: Pebble wrote: I'm not sure why your tax bracket should affect your thinking on the subject. As for the substance of it, I find your first two examples interesting. When you mention pension system you seem to be equating NJ interests with interests of the NJ public employees, not NJ taxpayers. Then you mention that funding for education was decreased, but you said nothing about education results, again looking at it purely from the point of view of NJ public employees.
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I would like to add another question - in the movie "Chuck and Larry" the large part of the plot is based on the idea that the couple is investigated for fraud, because New York City suspects that they are not really gay. So, my question, do you support same-sex marriages specifically for gay people, or do you support same-sex marriages for everyone? Or, in the most generic way, do you support the idea that any group of consenting adults should be allowed to get married, regardless of who they are, or do you want some restrictions? If you do want restrictions, could you specify which ones and how exactly do you justify them. P.S. In case you wonder, in my opinion a government shouldn't be involved in the marriage business at all. It should enforce the contracts people choose to make, but that's it.
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It was also your only word. You don't know how to argue your position. So you pretend that you do have arguments - but! - you just don't feel like we deserve to hear those. Hence, yet again, the condescending "sigh".
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Frank_M wrote: Actually I meant "people who proclaim that they know better how to run other people's business". In any case I am happy to congratulate you on being tall and good looking. In the course of human history there were many societies where those qualities alone would have given you a leg up in any debate. I'm not sure that we live in one of those, unfortunately. Quote: Frank_M wrote: Actually if "objectivity" were the reason for your "fault finding", you wouldn't use those highly subjective terms like "equitable treatment". Second, I'm pretty sure that Uber pays the same taxes. As for the licensing fees - it's not Uber's fault that someone else imposed those fees on the taxi companies. Taxi companies and city governments invented those fees in order to establish a cartel for medallion-holders. By the same account you could start lamenting the fact the Uber avoids paying bribes. Quote: Frank_M wrote: You keep repeating those words without ever explaining what you mean by them. It's like a generic "yes, sure, something X makes our lives easier, but it may also cause problems". Ok. Anything specific? No? Thanks, come back when you have something. Also, ok, let's imagine that Uber will not be able to "sustain" those cost-cutting and will go out of business. What's you problem than? How is that something that should worry anyone except Uber investors? Quote: Frank_M wrote: It's like proclaiming that an owner of a BYOB restaurant is a crazy prick because you personally would never go to a restaurant that doesn't have a full bar! This is your problem. What you proclaim to be "objective" measures are in fact your subjective likes and dislikes. It's all a matter of choice. Some people like a full bar. Some people like to bring their own wine. Some people like their employer to put up all the capital needed to do the job and be paid purely like hired hands. Some people prefer to add their own capital to the mix. A person may go drive for Uber, or drive for a cab company, or they can start their own one-driver cab company, - depending on what they are willing to invest on their own and what they want to be provided by someone else. If they chose Uber, it's because they WANT it. It's because they don't want 100% ownership of their own firm, and they don't want to be 100% hired-hand of a cab company, they want something in-between. It doesn't matter that you wouldn't make the same decision. What you want, your preferences - those are not universally good things. If you don't like to risk your own capital it's just your own subjective preference. It doesn't mean it is wrong for everybody. If you prefer to be a 9-to-5 hired hand, it doesn't mean this is the Only True Way to earn money. Quote: Frank_M wrote: I'm not sure how this comparison works. I claimed that PA overpays for the elevator. Do you challenge me to start my own Port Authority and to show how I can buy elevators at lower cost?
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