This feels like explaining algebra to an angry toddler insomuch as the concepts aren’t that difficult but you have to be capable of abstract thought.
I give up.
I’m real sorry you’re having a tough time in the free market. Just be more valuable and make more money. You make it sound pretty...
It boggles the mind. The very same individuals who peddle the story of free markets are the ones that gobble up most of that tasty welfare. Somehow they’ve convinced a huge portion of us that it isn’t so. It’s convenient that we are at each other’s throats over the crumbs and about stupid shit.
-It isn’t an artificial increase in wages any more than the CEO of whatever company you work for making 300 times your annual income is artificial pay. We are under compensated so that the ones with influence can be overcompensated. It’s a pretty simple thing. A shift toward income equality (how...
Your last sentence is almost exactly what I said. We are now arguing about the chicken or the egg. It doesn’t matter which came first. There are chickens and eggs. The two statements “It costs more to live than it should” and “we aren’t paid enough to live well with the cost of living” aren’t in...
No doubt he is worthless. Another actor in the laughable theater production we are supposed to believe is real. It’s about as useful as screaming at the tv during a pro wrestling match.
The question should be more specific about location, season and species. My pack weight varies depending on those things. Also, take away weight of sidearm and or bear spray?
For Wyoming elk…
September archery - about 32 lbs
Mid to late October rifle - about 38 lbs
Mine includes water. Drop...
That’s convenient. You don’t matter to them either.
I’m fortunate enough to make about as much money as a person in an industrial job should. The union members that I work alongside make between $38 and $50 per hour with excellent benefits including a 401k and a pension. That’s how much nearly...
So, you think it’s good that we give corporations huge amounts of welfare? And that the ultra rich pay a ridiculously low tax rate? And that your wages are probably a joke compared to the pay for the same job 40 years ago? Are you ultra rich? Doubt it. It’s amazing to me that so many of you were...
@Texasbuckeye
What branch and MOS?
Where were you stationed and deployed?
Maybe we’ve been to some of the same places.
I agree that schools should be hardened. I also believe that policing should be changed and there must be a duty to protect. Otherwise I’d rather keep my money. It disgusts...
If you haven’t, you should check out “Understanding Power” by Noam Chomsky. Another read you might like is “A Peoples History of the United States” by Howard Zinn.
First and foremost, thanks for your service. USMC 0311 here. Actually my MOS was 0313 as I went to LAV school but my platoon was short one scout so I volunteered to take an 0311 role and served in that capacity for most of my time in the FMF. My favorite flavor of crayon is olive drab.
I never...
“Which is the most” is not the same as “most of something”. I am being precise with my language. I still think you are really focusing on something outside of the point. When you are ready to accept that I admitted you were right about the portion of budget spent on defense we can talk about the...