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CoronitaParticipant[quote=La Jolla Renter]
Why is our education system so fvcked up? If you spend the most in the world, shouldn’t you rank at least in the top 10?
I don’t think our education system has improved even a bit in the last 8 years. The media sure doesn’t want to report the truth about education… why it would hurt their cause.[/quote]
I don’t think or education being effed is the only problem. I think a lot of it has to do with mentality of what kids are taught should/shouldn’t do. A lot of this probably comes from the focus and/or influence from their parents. For example, out of 280 kids, guess how many of them wanted to do FLL Robotics?.. About 10%…Out of that, guess how many of them are girls that wanted to do this? 25% of that. And money isn’t the problem. Granted an EV3 is $500 each, the school has a few of them from donations. The teacher that is volunteering to run this is a good STEMs teacher. And there’s plenty of parent volunteers that are involved, roughly 8, to coaching/teaching isn’t the problem. And its not for a grade or has a lot of busywork homework. It’s meant for kids to have fun and learn something in the process. And yet, only 10% are interested. Now why is that?
My gut feeling is that a lot of parents aren’t comfortable with certain subjects when they were in school, avoided it, and now that their kids are going through the same subject(s) there’s lack of realization of how these things are relevant or important. I see a lot of kids spend a lot of time practicing sports, dance, art, etc, because parents care about their kids being good at those things.. And that’s great. Now, how many parents spend as much time encouraging their kids to practice math or science or writing?…. No wait, that’s “homework and studying”. That’s different. We shouldn’t burden the kid with too much homework and studying……forget about just like everything else, the only way people really get capable at something is via practice.
Now, if this sort of thing happens even in a school district in which parents tend to care more about their kid’s education and future, (afterall they are willing to pay a premium for the school district) I’m just curious how it would be elsewhere.
CoronitaParticipantSpeaking of racist jokes… You guys remember the prank that happened in the Bay Area news channel KTVU Channel 2, when the Asiana flight crashed?
If you missed it….
Ok, I have to admit, I laughed….
CoronitaParticipant[quote=harvey]For flu:
‘Racist’ Fox News piece blasted by Asian-Americans and people with basic sense of decency
What followed was pretty much every tired, offensive Asian stereotype you could fit into five minutes of television.
There were gongs. “Kung Fu Fighting” played in the background. At one point, they played a random clip of Mr. Miyagi (who, by the way, was fictional and Japanese).
Watters asks a few stupid questions like, “Do you know karate?” (also Japanese) and “Is it the year of the dragon?” (It’s the year of the monkey.)
Of course we already have ample evidence on this board that Trump’s base is not the “basic sense of decency” demographic.[/quote]
Saw that. Stuff like this doesn’t make me mad. It’s stupid, and it’s more of reflection of the stupidity and ignorance of the people saying this, usually people of low class and low character, people that I call trash and would never give the time and day to. At the end of the day, dumb people like this who are in un-important and insignificant positions in life don’t affect my kid’s opportunities, or my kid’s future. So if they want to be a dumbass, well be my guest.
What I do care about are the people who are in office or running for office or positions of influence who do this. And it doesn’t matter which party they are from. There were plenty of CA politicians that really screwed up when it came to SCA-5. And there are many politicians that are screwing up now at the national level from the opposite party. So, sometimes you just got to know when to pick your fights. All this points to is the virtues of people who are moderates in the middle.
October 5, 2016 at 4:38 AM in reply to: OT: Battle Ground Zero: Murrieta: Invasion of America #801831CoronitaParticipant[quote=CA renter]
Thank you for posting these articles, flu. Most people would agree that technology is displacing human workers, that’s not debatable. The problem is that the people who were already displaced by technology (over decades) have traditionally been the low-to-middle class working Americans. They’ve already been displaced and are fighting for whatever scraps are left behind. In their world, there has long been a huge oversupply of labor, and the introduction of greater numbers of cheap, exploitable foreign labor has made things even worse for these people.
Your article also defines part of the problem: they are hiring “dozens” or “hundreds” of these higher-end tech workers “…to replace Uber’s more than 1 million human drivers with robot drivers…”
It’s clear that the number of new jobs created by the shift to higher-level tech jobs is minuscule compared to the jobs being lost.
What do we do with all of the people who are being displaced by technology? And why should we add to this burden by adding even more workers to an already over-saturated labor market?
This is the primary reason for the discontent among current and former working-class Americans (of multiple races and ethnicities). What some see as “racism” is really a fight for survival. These people have been steadily and dramatically losing their economic, political, and social power, and it’s been happening for decades (the suicide rate for this group is near a 30 year high). It’s perfectly understandable that they would support the first politician who claims to be standing up for the American working class (Trump on the right, and Bernie on the left). Nobody’s done that in decades. To the contrary, it seems as though our political leaders have long thrown these workers under the bus in order to court foreign workers and a more globalist agenda.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434544/white-working-class-mortality-rates-are-increasing
And while we keep hearing the drumbeat about needing more education, especially in STEM subjects, there is no shortage of college graduates, and no shortage of people with STEM degrees. The job openings where there is a high demand for workers tend to be in very concentrated areas, and there is no way that these few openings can even begin to make a dent in our under/unemployment rate, even if every person out there were to get a specialized degree in the required subject(s).
I don’t have an answer to this. I wish there was a magic wand that we could wave, and presto, everyone has a good paying job. I’m just identifying that people are barking at the wrong problem.
With advancement in technology, a lot of people will get replaced by technology, more so than cheap labor. That said, technology also creates a lot of jobs. Someone is going to have to operate those new robots and machine, someone is going to have to service those new robots and machines, and someone is going to have to install those new machines. Will it replace every job loss? No, of course not. But what it will do is offer some an opportunity.
Here’s an example. I just took my X5 in for a recall to replace a driveshaft. And along the way, the mechanic found that I have an oil leak from a oil filter canister seal. Total cost? $12 for parts $1200 for labor. I’m like you’re kidding right? He’s like, well to replace the seal, we have to disassemble the intake manifold to access the third bolt, and disconnect the coolant lines, and flush the oil and the coolant…..
I thought he was taking me for a ride, so I searched online, and yup it’s a common “maintenance item” that people with the exact same engine has experienced on 3,5,X series cars. And while the labor rates in San Diego are ridiculous, the hours he quoted was within reason of the job comparing to what others have claimed it cost them too.Ok, aside from the fact that BMW’s are pieces of shxt after just after 5years of ownership and 29k miles, the point is all this complexity in building the “Ultimate Driving Machine” (or in my case the Unreliable Driving Machine”) has created an unprecedented demand for high skilled workers. These guys that don’t need a STEM degree, or an advanced robotics or aerospace degree. what they do need is vocational training. And there is a demand for people with such skills, for those that are willing to do this. And those skills will be knowledge that not everyone without training can do, which is important. It won’t replace every job lost, but it will offer some people an opportunity.. (For the record I declined the repair, and will DYI it and save the money and buy another gold bullion bar,lol)
October 5, 2016 at 4:19 AM in reply to: OT: Battle Ground Zero: Murrieta: Invasion of America #801830CoronitaParticipant[quote=CA renter][quote=flu-redux][quote=zk][quote=FlyerInHi]When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:34[/quote]
Hilarious, Brian. As if religious people are going to look at a sacred text and suddenly agree with something they’d previously disagreed with. As if they actually follow the word of their god without twisting it around to meet their own desires. Please.[/quote]
I find the irony between those that support Trump and those claiming to be Christian.[/quote]
That’s because you’re looking at it from a superficial, one-dimensional perspective. If you consider all of the variables involved, you’ll see that, in general, these people are more worried about their economic, political, and social survival than their religion.
Brian’s quote also highlights the fact that the “immigrant issue” has been a problem throughout human history. Humans are tribal animals, and as such, it is perfectly natural for them to cling to what is most familiar to them, especially when resources are scarce and people feel threatened and insecure.[/quote]
So what you’re saying is religion is bullshit, and people really don’t believe and do what they preach.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu]Because I never thought I would vote for Hillary, lol. Ok, let me correct that. I’m probably not a California Democrat. More like a Bible state democrat. lol.[/quote]
What does that even mean? So you’re OK with higher taxes, bigger government, just as long as they don’t touch college acceptance?[/quote]
AN you know me pretty well. And you know that I would never be Ok with higher taxes and bigger government.
BUT, at this point, I’m more concerned with a longer term damage Trump does to this country than a shorter term damage that Hillary might do to my taxes.
He represents everything wrong about this country, every sorry excuse people make for themselves on why they can’t get ahead. He’s an enabler for people who hate just for the sake of hating, latino, muslims, blacks, and later indians, asians, jews. Maybe not all Trump supporters are like that, but there’s enough of them to make it a problem. And enough of them that I believe if he wins, it could be a problem for not me, but my kids and your kids, especially if they don’t plan on growing up in CA.
I can’t for the life of me explain to my kid how a Trump “President” behaves and acts the way he does as acceptable behavior. Now extrapolate his demeanor and his behavior to the parents and family that think what he is doing is nothing wrong, and pretty soon you have a bunch of little punks that also will end up saying shit to your kid like “Trump is going to send you colored people home”. Shit that was a really bad memory when I was growing up and people like us really were a minority in CA. People always say, things can’t get “that bad” in California. And that’s true. But why must I or my kid be forced to stay in California in order to feel safe or protected? That’s bullshit. My kid has so much more to lose. Neither I or my kid has the luxury to afford a Trump fvckup and his extreme followers in charge. Neither my kid or I are white. We don’t have the privilege of “experimenting” with Trump screwing around with his talk of a theoretical border wall built to keep latinos, or profiling muslims because all of them are terrorists, or his tough talk against chinese who are all hackers and spies and stealing “our jobs”, and on and on and on. These are luxuries a (for a lack of the better word) white family and white kids have, because no matter what Trump does, or how outrageous he casts his “blame net” on, it is very unlikely to ever impact a “white family”. Sure, it’s very easy for some of his supporters to say “Trump is being honest, and I’m so glad he’s not PC”. Again, they are white, and no matter what he does, yes they are correct, their life won’t change significantly no matter what he does. You, me, your kid, my kid, we’re not so lucky. Maybe we aren’t going be a target first, maybe we won’t ever be a target. You want to take a chance? I don’t. While as I don’t give a flying fvck about me, I do care a lot about my kid and the world that my kid will have to grow up in.
No, I’m not a big fan of bigger government, more spending, and a higher tax bill. And had the GOP presidential candidates stuck to those issues, and left off all the other social issues/racial issues/ women’s rights issue aside, they would have been a much more appealing and aligned to what would be good for me. But of course, Trump didn’t do that, and his most extreme right base didn’t want to back any of the moderate candidates that tried to do that. So what choice do I have? Johnson? who has over the past month demonstrate he is out of touch with the world?
If that means that my tax rate goes up for the next 4 years, fine. Hopefully, this won’t be a landslide election, hopefully the GOP maintains control in at least one branch of Congress to act as a counter balance. I’ll back the local republicans that didn’t endorse Trump,. In CA, republicans here are mostly moderates anyway, more so than most Democrats in Rustbelt states.
Trump’s tax plan isn’t really going to help either of us. His elimination of estate taxes (which benefits people like him) is really useless for people like us. The current estate tax laws allows families to shelter up to $10million in net worth, using an A-B Trust, I believe. Above which, there are additional ways to shelter some of that amount. This is nothing more than a handout to the extreme wealthy. It was a ploy to draw out all the 0.1% in this country that probably couldn’t back Trump because of his unsavory view on minorities and women, but appeals to that 0.1% that don’t mind overlooking basic human decency if means saving themselves on taxes, so they can afford an extra Bugatti….. Because obviously, an extra Bugatti is much more important for them than the well being “of a bunch of colored people” and women….. Trump is also proposing an increasing in capital gains taxes, so yes your tax and my tax is going to go up anyway. He is for expanding the child tax credit. But here’s the rub, your “tax credit” for a child most likely is less than additional taxes you are now going to pay for capital gains… At least it certainly would be for me. So again, this is Trump’s nice little plan to wealth transfer money from those in the upper-middle class, while simultaneously leaving the 0.1% alone. See the common theme here? We get hit by both parties.
Hillary is proposing limiting estate tax exemption to 7 million. She is also proposing to increase capital gains taxes, and having the long term capital gains tax rate over a much longer period (5-6 years I think). Does this make that much of difference for us? Probably not that much… Most of our trading in after tax accounts are short term trades taxed as ordinary income already and all the trades in retirement accounts are either tax deferred or tax exempt. And for accounts holding index funds, chances are those are already long term from holding onto them all these years.
The biggest tax issue is step-up cost basis she is proposing to eliminate.. I believe Hillary’s team is still “working out the details”. What was unclear is whether this would be eliminated for everyone or just for people that make $2million+/year. That would have consequences for us holding on to real estate and equity trying to pass it on to our kids, big time. But I’ll reserve judgement until the plan is laid out. It depends on how Hillary defines the cutoff of “wealthy”.
In any case, taxes are going to go up eventually for everyone anyway, simply because this country is bleeding financially. Any politician telling you that taxes aren’t going up is lying and/or only talking to the bottom 1% who never paid taxes or top 0.1% who will always have their tax shelters.
As far as the rest of Hillary is concerned, I don’t give a flying fvck about all the “other issues” that the extreme right wing noise machine continues to make. I don’t care about Bill, I don’t care about Benghazi, about the email, nor do I really give a flying fvck about the Clinton Foundation. All these issues are of no concern to me, relative to the bigger issue that a Trump presidency presents for my kid.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=no_such_reality]Great article link Rich!
I’d guess as a starting place to look would be Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts established in 1995 and BK’d in 2004 at about $1.8B in debt.
Which then renamed Trump Entertainment … that BK’d again in 2009 at another $1.2B.
If the business entity held the parked debt and failed to collect in nine years, an then another 5 would it still be enforceable?
Madoff debt parking ponzi scheme? Capone-esque tax avoidance?
Honestly, a true expose on this would be wonderful just to educate people.[/quote]
Just out of curiosity for those with tax background, why would the IRS not have ruled on this over the past years? Is it he keeps rolling it into one entity, after another?
CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu][quote=AN][quote=flu]I can’t believe I’m turning into a democrat…..
What the hell is the world coming too?
Ok, in the bare minimum I’ll keep my RINO status.
I do like Assembly Member Brian Maienschein in my district.[/quote]
So you’ve finally embraced affirmative action huh?[/quote]absolutely not…. Brian Maienschein was against SCA-5 actually. But, sometimes you got to pick the immediate battles to fight. :)[/quote]
But if you’re turning into a democrat, then why would you be voting for Brian Maienschein?[/quote]Because I never thought I would vote for Hillary, lol. Ok, let me correct that. I’m probably not a California Democrat. More like a Bible state democrat. lol.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=bearishgurl]
Where are her “supporters?”[/quote]
Working and paying taxes.
CoronitaParticipantWell, that didn’t take long….Lol, let the slugfest begin.
Three pages of Trump's tax returns confirm he's a business failure who's gotten rich at your expense. Imagine what he’s hiding in the rest. pic.twitter.com/E3Wt3KRleN
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 3, 2016
CoronitaParticipant[quote=AN][quote=flu]I can’t believe I’m turning into a democrat…..
What the hell is the world coming too?
Ok, in the bare minimum I’ll keep my RINO status.
I do like Assembly Member Brian Maienschein in my district.[/quote]
So you’ve finally embraced affirmative action huh?[/quote]absolutely not…. Brian Maienschein was against SCA-5 actually. But, sometimes you got to pick the immediate battles to fight. 🙂
CoronitaParticipantThe thing that really disappoints me isn’t the old farts that are voting for Trump. I sort of see that perhaps they way they grew up, and seeing their golden years fade, why they would be all bitter and upset. And to some extent, I do have some sympathy for them, that it’s not easy when the world has changed and moved so fast and left them behind.
What really disappoints me is seeing some of the young Trump supporters exhibit the same hate and frustration against anyone of color. I find that inexcusable. These young ones pissed away their own opportunities, and now it’s somehow someone else’s fault? Really?
CoronitaParticipantI can’t believe I’m turning into a democrat…..
What the hell is the world coming too?
Ok, in the bare minimum I’ll keep my RINO status.
I do like Assembly Member Brian Maienschein in my district.
CoronitaParticipant[quote=no_such_reality]Trump is going to get slaughtered on this like Romney and frankly I don’t care.
I could tell you everything wrong with the reporting and the perception, but then I’d be helping Trump.
I’m guessing, like me, you did everything you legally could to minimize your 2015 tax bill when doing your taxes.[/quote]
I agree his taxes were most likely legal…
But that’s not the point…You didn’t go off bragging about how smart you were and how smart you are with business, and how successful your businesses were, and even if you did do those things, you definitely didn’t use those falsehoods as a platform as to why the american people should trust you with “making america great again”.
All this is one more data point about what a con man he is. This is beyond the Trump University con.
What I find really interesting is that Trump is now complaining that someone illegally stole his tax return and published it to the NYT…And yet a few weeks ago, he didn’t seem to mind how the Russians hacked into the DNC….
Karma sure is a bitch.
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