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t3_30oi71 | We should strengthen the traditional safety net rather than replace it with basic income | Section I: Why is Basic Income Increasingly Popular?
"Basic income" is a policy that has broad support from both the progressive left and libertarian right. Center-left economists including Paul Krugman have endorsed the scheme for various reasons. First, BI is an effective anti-poverty measure. BI also reduces inequal... | The majority of your points seem predicated on the idea that a) Basic Income requires a flat tax or rejects progressive taxation, and b) that absolutely every social program must be scrapped for a BI to take effect.
Neither of these are true. Of course there are many conservatives or right-libertarian who would prefer ... | Question: you seem to assume that we must have either a safety net or a basic income. But I think everyone party to this debate (whether they think the safety net is inherently good or bad) would accept that you can have both a basic income and a safety net at the same time, and that you do not need to put 100% of tax ... | 2015-03-29 |
t3_30oi71 | We should strengthen the traditional safety net rather than replace it with basic income | Section I: Why is Basic Income Increasingly Popular?
"Basic income" is a policy that has broad support from both the progressive left and libertarian right. Center-left economists including Paul Krugman have endorsed the scheme for various reasons. First, BI is an effective anti-poverty measure. BI also reduces inequal... | Try searching for 'welfare trap', 'welfare cliff', 'unemployment trap', 'welfare marginal withdrawal rates', 'participation tax rate' ... or, to save some time, search google images for 'welfare cliff' or suchlike. I am very surprised you have seen no evidence of them. I don't know what effect you'd think is "significa... | A variation of strengthening existing welfare is called guaranteed income (where you get cash up to $20k if your income is less than $20k). It is a terrible idea compared to UBI, but let me address your points first
The welfare trap is completely indisputable. You are paid/offered money only if you stay poor/unemploy... | 2015-03-29 |
t3_30oi71 | We should strengthen the traditional safety net rather than replace it with basic income | Section I: Why is Basic Income Increasingly Popular?
"Basic income" is a policy that has broad support from both the progressive left and libertarian right. Center-left economists including Paul Krugman have endorsed the scheme for various reasons. First, BI is an effective anti-poverty measure. BI also reduces inequal... | First, your disagreements about different funding ideas are not attacks on the basic income itself, unless you were attacking resource taxes used to fund resource dividends, a different but related idea to the basic income, but you did not address that. You want to keep the progressive income tax? Fine by me.
Second, t... | You have created a false dichotomy of only those two choices. You've completely ignored the idea of improving the system such that everyone could survive without need for welfare/SNAP or a cash stipend. We need a living wage. We need to reform how Disability is handled so that those who can't work don't end up h... | 2015-03-29 |
t3_30oi71 | We should strengthen the traditional safety net rather than replace it with basic income | Section I: Why is Basic Income Increasingly Popular?
"Basic income" is a policy that has broad support from both the progressive left and libertarian right. Center-left economists including Paul Krugman have endorsed the scheme for various reasons. First, BI is an effective anti-poverty measure. BI also reduces inequal... | your position rests on the assumption that most people, given ideal education and social environments, have the ability to do just about any job as well as anyone else. this assumption runs counter to the available data regarding the heritability of psychological traits and limits of environmental intervention.
the rea... | A variation of strengthening existing welfare is called guaranteed income (where you get cash up to $20k if your income is less than $20k). It is a terrible idea compared to UBI, but let me address your points first
The welfare trap is completely indisputable. You are paid/offered money only if you stay poor/unemploy... | 2015-03-29 |
t3_4gdj35 | Males and Females are socially and emotionally incompatible and heterosexual relationships are unrealistic and farcical. | Hi CMV!
I am of the belief that there cannot exist a legitimate emotional bond between a male and a female that lead to a loving relationship (that is - one of romance). Not once have I seen a couple that did not have an enormous gap in interests, composure, speech patterns, and emotional engagement. There's always and... | You seem to be basing your entire argument on an anecdotal observation, which would seem to be heavily colored by confirmation bias. I'm fairly certain nobody else in here shares your observations, and there's a good reason for that.
If you think that differences in interests or composure are relationship killers, then... | So for starters, the fact that you personally haven't seen this does not mean it's never happened. As well, you can have a legitimate bond without having every single one of those things be exactly alike. And finally, why do you think this is solely seen in heterosexual relationships, since all of these are equally cap... | 2016-04-25 |
t3_4gdj35 | Males and Females are socially and emotionally incompatible and heterosexual relationships are unrealistic and farcical. | Hi CMV!
I am of the belief that there cannot exist a legitimate emotional bond between a male and a female that lead to a loving relationship (that is - one of romance). Not once have I seen a couple that did not have an enormous gap in interests, composure, speech patterns, and emotional engagement. There's always and... | For what it's worth, there are two large biases here with you need to contend with.
1. The couples which you know and see will be influenced heavily with who you associate with and is not representative of relationships in general or the potential which some relationships can reach
2. This also depends heavily upon you... | So for starters, the fact that you personally haven't seen this does not mean it's never happened. As well, you can have a legitimate bond without having every single one of those things be exactly alike. And finally, why do you think this is solely seen in heterosexual relationships, since all of these are equally cap... | 2016-04-25 |
t3_5aceoz | Apple are falsely equating simplicity with minimalism in their hardware design | Update
Thanks for all the replies, there's been some really useful points and I'll dish out the deltas appropriately. The most convincing argument I've heard is that Apple is trying to build a computer for the near future and if it doesn't work for you then you don't have to buy it. USB-C is the future so why bother pu... | Apple has always (or since Steve Jobs anyway) looked to evolve computers away from what they are now and towards a final form.
The iPhone isn't the way it is now because it is perfect, it is the way it is now because that is one step closer to the ideal. The ideal is the whole thing is a single piece of shatter proof g... | I'd like to play devil's advocate and elaborate on the Ford quote argument, that Apple is pushing the market forward and even though it might be painful it's for the best.
It absolutely is, if USB-C is the peripheral between wired era and wireless era. Apple was faced with a choice in their decision to push towards wir... | 2016-10-31 |
t3_5aceoz | Apple are falsely equating simplicity with minimalism in their hardware design | Update
Thanks for all the replies, there's been some really useful points and I'll dish out the deltas appropriately. The most convincing argument I've heard is that Apple is trying to build a computer for the near future and if it doesn't work for you then you don't have to buy it. USB-C is the future so why bother pu... | You have some good point, and - needless to say - the bazillion people at apple working on this have some as well:
1. Apple has exposure to other who innovate. One of the risks of being the incumbent is that you defend your existing position at the expense of moving the industry forward. You can bet your bottom dollar... | I'd like to play devil's advocate and elaborate on the Ford quote argument, that Apple is pushing the market forward and even though it might be painful it's for the best.
It absolutely is, if USB-C is the peripheral between wired era and wireless era. Apple was faced with a choice in their decision to push towards wir... | 2016-10-31 |
t3_5aceoz | Apple are falsely equating simplicity with minimalism in their hardware design | Update
Thanks for all the replies, there's been some really useful points and I'll dish out the deltas appropriately. The most convincing argument I've heard is that Apple is trying to build a computer for the near future and if it doesn't work for you then you don't have to buy it. USB-C is the future so why bother pu... | Most of the examples you have given are relevant to a power user. You have to realize that Apple's target audience has changed significantly over the years. It used to be the boutique product company for creative professionals. Now, it is a platform for kids and non tech savvy people. For most of them, their computer a... | I'd like to play devil's advocate and elaborate on the Ford quote argument, that Apple is pushing the market forward and even though it might be painful it's for the best.
It absolutely is, if USB-C is the peripheral between wired era and wireless era. Apple was faced with a choice in their decision to push towards wir... | 2016-10-31 |
t3_5aceoz | Apple are falsely equating simplicity with minimalism in their hardware design | Update
Thanks for all the replies, there's been some really useful points and I'll dish out the deltas appropriately. The most convincing argument I've heard is that Apple is trying to build a computer for the near future and if it doesn't work for you then you don't have to buy it. USB-C is the future so why bother pu... | I'm not so much trying to change your view with this response, but just to add something that I think is worth noting.
Apple has been successful before with this approach - namely, in selling the Macbook Air without an optical drive or ethernet port. At the time, both of these features were still the norm for laptops ... | Simplicity is part of Apple's design philosophy, but that's not what's driving the swap to USB-C. Neither is minimalism.
Apple is trying to drive the market. USB-C is in a pretty common situation: it's vastly superior to every other port/protocol out there, but product developers are very hesitant to start designing pr... | 2016-10-31 |
t3_40uylb | The Oregon "Militia" are Terrorists, and if they were not white but instead from a brown/middle eastern ethnicity, doing the same thing, same reason, they'd be called Terrorists immediately | Can someone explain to me why these group of people in Oregon are not considered terrorists, and are not being called that? Not on reddit, not in the media, im having a tough time finding anyone saying it
They have taken a building by force, with guns.. They have a political aim/agenda. They also have said that they wi... | Terrorism - the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal
violent acts - Nobody has died or been injured. Yes, they may be taking aggressive, non-peaceful actions. But, so far nothing violent has happened.
frighten the people in an area - Nobody in the area i... | It's armed insurrection. Terrorism is the use of [deadly] force against civilians. Destruction of infrastructure is sabotage. | 2016-01-14 |
t3_40uylb | The Oregon "Militia" are Terrorists, and if they were not white but instead from a brown/middle eastern ethnicity, doing the same thing, same reason, they'd be called Terrorists immediately | Can someone explain to me why these group of people in Oregon are not considered terrorists, and are not being called that? Not on reddit, not in the media, im having a tough time finding anyone saying it
They have taken a building by force, with guns.. They have a political aim/agenda. They also have said that they wi... | It's a protest that has broken the law. That makes the participants criminals. Terrorism generally is used to refer to acts that put the public at grave danger or target the public or government for extreme violence. Bombings, mass shootings, flying planes into buildings, that sort of thing.
This seems to be much mo... | These guys aren't terrorists because they don't WANT violence, they aren't making people afraid, and they have demands. Terrorists are different, when they act they act to kill or hurt. They don't attack strategic targets, or targets that will fight them. They attack targets that make people afraid. The marathon bombin... | 2016-01-14 |
t3_40uylb | The Oregon "Militia" are Terrorists, and if they were not white but instead from a brown/middle eastern ethnicity, doing the same thing, same reason, they'd be called Terrorists immediately | Can someone explain to me why these group of people in Oregon are not considered terrorists, and are not being called that? Not on reddit, not in the media, im having a tough time finding anyone saying it
They have taken a building by force, with guns.. They have a political aim/agenda. They also have said that they wi... | It's not legal nor allowed, but that only makes them criminals. In order to be called terrorists, they need to have committed Acts Of Terror.
Now what are Acts of Terror? Since terror means fear, we could define it as an attempt to make people afraid or feel unsafe by killing people at random, so people are afraid they... | Like when students seized the Willard Straight Hall in 1969? Admittedly, not a federal building. | 2016-01-14 |
t3_53j8hn | Microsoft Windows should not be used in schools | This view is probably a bit controversial given the wide use of Microsoft Windows in schools (in the US and quite a few countries all over the world) and might seem as a bit of a rant against Microsoft but bear with me. I'm definitely not a Microsoft fan but I'm not exactly an Apple or Linux fanboy either.
( EDIT: I'm ... | All the other arguments I had have already been made, but I'd like to respond to this:
First, Windows malware doesn't "masquerade as .exe files", it is (usually) .exe files.
Second, the fact that there's no installer doesn't really mean anything. At some point someone is going to run some code, and any code can be mali... | I used Linux for 80% of the machines I install for personal use. 70% Windows (30% mac) at work. I still always have issues with Linux for the desktop. I favor mac and windows second and Linux desktop as a distance third.
This is not a good argument because the LibreOffice (Office) equivalent is not as powerful and h... | 2016-09-19 |
t3_53j8hn | Microsoft Windows should not be used in schools | This view is probably a bit controversial given the wide use of Microsoft Windows in schools (in the US and quite a few countries all over the world) and might seem as a bit of a rant against Microsoft but bear with me. I'm definitely not a Microsoft fan but I'm not exactly an Apple or Linux fanboy either.
( EDIT: I'm ... | You have a view that Microsoft should not be used, but say that even an education in VBA would be more useful than in Word. Is it possible that your problem is with general curriculum choices more than with Microsoft? | your argument focus on why office, not scripting or general knowledge about computer.
the problem is on curriculum, not used os. Teaching kids other os when windows is dominant everwhere is alienating | 2016-09-19 |
t3_53j8hn | Microsoft Windows should not be used in schools | This view is probably a bit controversial given the wide use of Microsoft Windows in schools (in the US and quite a few countries all over the world) and might seem as a bit of a rant against Microsoft but bear with me. I'm definitely not a Microsoft fan but I'm not exactly an Apple or Linux fanboy either.
( EDIT: I'm ... | First off, it is WAY easier to set up and maintain an active directory environment than a Linux environment. With AD, you get all of the other spiffy integrations like exchange, group policy that you can link to user/computer profiles, powerful deployment tools like MDT and SCCM. The list goes on and on. Now most of th... | I used Linux for 80% of the machines I install for personal use. 70% Windows (30% mac) at work. I still always have issues with Linux for the desktop. I favor mac and windows second and Linux desktop as a distance third.
This is not a good argument because the LibreOffice (Office) equivalent is not as powerful and h... | 2016-09-19 |
t3_53j8hn | Microsoft Windows should not be used in schools | This view is probably a bit controversial given the wide use of Microsoft Windows in schools (in the US and quite a few countries all over the world) and might seem as a bit of a rant against Microsoft but bear with me. I'm definitely not a Microsoft fan but I'm not exactly an Apple or Linux fanboy either.
( EDIT: I'm ... | That's a weird argument. Who cares? Kids will be just as "locked in" to whatever operating system they are first exposed to. They aren't even locked in since the concepts easily transfer between modern operating systems.
They learn how to use an operating system used by the majority of the world. They learn basic conce... | Frankly, the reason why it's emphasized in schools is that it has been and still is the most common PC operating system and that support (for the IT admins needs and from major hardware vendors) is substantial. How many hardware vendors can a school choose from if they want machines pre-installed with another OS? It ca... | 2016-09-19 |
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