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I think you’re wrong flu. I don’t think any apology is necessary. In fact, I think your input in this thread has been incredibly valuable. At least it has been for me. As a member of a tiny minority that has been discriminated against and faced bigotry in much of the world for more than 1,000 years, I’m sensitive about it. And it pisses me off to no end when it’s suggested that I’m overly sensitive, because I see things that others may not.

What it’s taught me is that black people in this country see and feel things that I can’t possibly see or feel. As do members of the LGBT community. As does every woman. Because I’ve never been a black man, or a gay man or a woman. It never occurred to me that there may be some bigotry involved in this case. I never saw it. You did. You showed it to me. And for that, I thank you.

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There’s no reason to argue with you BG, check some sources. Here’s a place to start.

http://swz.salary.com/CostOfLivingWizard/LayoutScripts/Coll_Start.aspx

There are lots more sources out there.

The listing doesn’t include parking. If it did, it would say so. Parking is scarce in NYC and very expensive, which is why most people who live in NYC don’t own cars. In all but the north end of the Manhattan, a lot fewer than 1/2 own cars. Even fewer own two.

Restaurants are much more expensive than in SD. As is food. And people eat out much more because kitchens are tiny, and without cars, big shopping trips are difficult. There are markets on every other corner, but most people don’t have room to store 16 rolls of paper towels from Costco. (Though I think there is one on the island now.) There is no such thing as an apples for apples comparison. Lifestyles are different. And it is a much more expensive lifestyle by necessity there.

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BG, sometimes I think you just pull numbers out of your backside. Most SF jobs don’t pay 45% more than SD. It’s more like 15 to 20% more, with the cost of living differential just a couple % more.

The cost of living in NY is much as 30 to 75% more than SD. Salary differential varies but most sources have it as about 10 to 20%.

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[quote=bearishgurl]My (armchair) experience with NY’s upper east side (spacious) flats/apts (co-ops?) was from the pages of Architectural Digest, lol. Its depicted “remodeled” apts appeared to be 2200 to 3600 sf (avg of abt 2500-2600 sf). The views from most of the windows were spectacular, as I recall.

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You may not realize it, but that kind of square footage is huge for anywhere in the city. 300 to 500 sq foot 1br or less apartments are more common, and even those sell for $700/sq foot and up. >2,000 sq foot is more often closer to $1,000/sq ft and up. And maintenance fees of over $1,000/mo. even in those smaller units are not uncommon. It really isn’t anything like the SD market.

I spent a few minutes looking and this one doesn’t seem atypical.

http://www.trulia.com/property/3130465039-123-E-88th-St-2C-New-York-NY-10128

675 sq ft
$450K
Monthy fee: $1,013
Needs renovation

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[quote=paramount]No, they’re pushing for that trillion dollar coin.[/quote]

who is “they”?

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[quote=FlyerInHi]The guy who slammed his brakes is not the guy who was run over.
That’s why Gloria will likely get a big settlement.

If Alexian is a business executive he should have good insurance. But wait… He’s Chinese, so maybe he just has the minimum (pardon the joke, flu).[/quote]

I doubt it. I know NY is not a pure contributory negligence state, but not sure what the case law is on comparative negligence. Was the driver of the SUV negligent in driving while surrounded by bikes and bikers? Maybe. Was the injured negligent in parking his bike in the middle of a freeway traffic lane, leaving his bike and walking down the middle of an active freeway traffic lane? I’m guessing any jury in the country would find the injured at least partially negligent with his own actions. In pure contributory negligent states (which NY is not), he wouldn’t get a penny. Most states use a modified comparative negligence, which varies a bit, but in most jurisdictions, if the plaintiffs negligence was at least as great as the defendant, the plaintiff doesn’t get a dime.

Given the overwhelming support given the SUV driver in unscientific polls over the last few weeks, I doubt Allred would ever take this to trial. If she gets a settlement out of it, its likely to be nothing more than a nuisance settlement.

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[quote=FlyerInHi]Republicans could say “we won’t fund the government or raise the debt limit until Obama resigns. In the mean time we have bills to fund only parts of the government we like.”

Is there that much of a difference?[/quote]

Best tweet of the week:

Can I burn down your house?

No

Just the 2nd floor?

No

Garage?

No

Let’s talk about what I can burn down.

No

YOU AREN’T COMPROMISING!

Can I burn down your house?

No

Just the 2nd floor?

No

Garage?

No

Let's talk about what I can burn down.

No

YOU AREN'T COMPROMISING!

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 2, 2013

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[quote=ucodegen]
I didn’t see anything in terms of cost controls.. and I am reading through the text to make sure ..bleh.. where is it? MLR only controls the loss ratio on the insurance companies. It does not control actual medical costs.[/quote]

See §3025 regarding hospital readmission penalties.

The MLR floors cap the insurance premiums, thereby reducing overall cost of medical insurance. Medical insurance is an element of total medical costs.

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[quote=spdrun]
As to the biker who was hurt and who will probably never walk again, I do have some sympathy. It’s not clear if he was involved in the beating — what if he was just along for the ride, so to speak.[/quote]

I think that is clear. By the time the beating took place, the guy already had a broken back. I have some sympathy for him, he’s stuck in a hospital in critical condition. But only because he’s injured, not because he might not have deserved it. He was a fool to be where he was, standing in front of a car on a friggen freeway.

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You’re probably aware that SD isn’t NY and the salaries here are a far cry from those in NYC, yet the cost of living here is the same or close to NYC.

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Uh….no, it’s not.

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[quote=flu][quote=SK in CV][quote=flu]
( BTW: that Mayor Bloomberg (a Democrat) supported it…. )[/quote]

Bloomberg is not a Democrat.

And the way that stop and frisk has been used by the NYPD is absurdly unconstitutional. Walking while black does not qualify as probably cause. And that IS the way they’ve used it. And that is what the court ruled on. The court didn’t limit stop and frisk when probably cause exists.[/quote]

You’re right. ok. my bad.
You know what, maybe you folks are right. I need to take a chill pill.

This case really rubbed me the wrong way. I’m just pissed off about what happened to these people, because it could have very easily been me…

I’m sick of asians getting their ass kicked when it comes to social issues.

I don’t understand how people can possibly turn the table around and even begin to remotely connect that possibly Alex could be a victimizer.

My apologies.[/quote]

Flu, I understand your frustration. The only place I think you’re wrong is in thinking these thugs are getting much support from liberals. They can claim they’re victims all they want. Anyone can make that claim. They’re not getting any sympathy from any liberals that I can find.

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[quote=flu]
( BTW: that Mayor Bloomberg (a Democrat) supported it…. )[/quote]

Bloomberg is not a Democrat.

And the way that stop and frisk has been used by the NYPD is absurdly unconstitutional. Walking while black does not qualify as probably cause. And that IS the way they’ve used it. And that is what the court ruled on. The court didn’t limit stop and frisk when probably cause exists.

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[quote=flu]
Are you fvcking liberals still trying to come up excuses for why these pieces of shit deserve any sympathy or are somehow victims and turn the true victim (Alex) into a victimizer???

Really? Are you fvcking serious????[/quote]

One more time, what makes this a liberal issue? I have no more than the vaguest of knowledge of what this case is about, but I do follow liberal politics pretty closely. I don’t have a clue who you think the good guys and the bad guys are. I haven’t seen anyone present either side of this case as the “liberal” side until you made it so. What is it you’re seeing that is causing you to label one side liberal? And which side is it?

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[quote=flu]Yes, because everyone is a “victim”

I hate fvcking liberals… now even more so with a passion…[/quote]

I must have missed something here. What is the “liberal” side of this?

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No matter where you go, you’ll see all kinds of anti-something. How about misogyny? There’s a lot more of that than there is anti-Semitism, IMHO. There are far more successful Jews than successful women in this country (and the world), yet they’re a much smaller percentage of the population (especially when you exclude Jewish women, and just look at the success of Jewish males). I wonder why the “B-word” hasn’t been treated in the same way that the “N-word” or the “F-word” (for gay men) have. No group has been more oppressed throughout history, and across almost all cultures, than women. But nobody really bats an eye when people make jokes about women, or when people derisively use the “B-word.”

Personally, I don’t let it get to me, but if we’re going to be sensitive about names, then we should apply this protection to all oppressed groups, especially the ones that have been most oppressed, no?[/quote]

Though I disagree with your assertion that nobody bats an eye when people make jokes about women, (because I do a hell of a lot more than bat an eye, and I know quite a few women and men that will never let it pass without some choice words) I otherwise entirely agree. The world would be in much better shape, both socially and intellectually if women had always been treated as equals. We’ve seen quite a bit progress in some parts of the world, others not so much. But there is a long ways to go. Hundreds of years of progress lost.

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