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New comment by Wh1skey in "The Real Class War"

Wh1skey — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:30:28 +0000

The story of Rome’s fall is both complicated and relatively straightforward yet it eerily resembles America: The state became too big and chaotic; the influence of money and private interests corrupted public institutions; and social and economic inequalities became so large that citizens lost faith in the system altogether and gradually fell into the arms of tyrants and demagogues. If all of that sounds familiar, well, that’s because the parallels to our current political moment are striking. Edward Watts, a historian at the University of California San Diego, has just published a new book titled Mortal Republic that carefully lays out what went wrong in ancient Rome — and how the lessons of its decline might help save fledgling republics like the United States today.

New comment by Wh1skey in "Job loss predictions over rising minimum wages haven't come true"

Wh1skey — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:28:58 +0000

This is leftist propaganda. Increasing minimum wage pushes more people into poverty. The majority of people in poverty vote left.

Why does increasing minimum wage push more people in poverty?

Because an increase in expenses does not guarantee an increase in revenue. If your expenses increase while your revenues remain stagnant, you have to decrease your expenses in order to stay cash flow positive. To compensate, you decrease the number of hours employees receive. Less hours translate into less employees required. When the people who are earning minimum wage can't find a job because of the lack of hours available or can't receive enough hours from their employer, they are falling into poverty.

New comment by Wh1skey in "Hospitals pledge to fight admin price transparency plan in court"

Wh1skey — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:12:09 +0000

Surprise, state monopoly wants to keep their monopoly.

New comment by Wh1skey in "40% of multinational profits are shifted to tax havens each year"

Wh1skey — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:40:49 +0000

Reduces taxes. Problem solved.

New comment by Wh1skey in "It’s Not Enough to Be Right – You Also Have to Be Kind"

Wh1skey — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 02:33:13 +0000

Thanks for your input. Often critical people mean the best despite coming off as mean. That said, I think it is best if you are close with these people first so you know they mean the best. I don't think it's natural for individuals to recognize when someone means well but is coming off as rude, particularly when rudeness is defined differently for everyone.

For the unversed, my family's dinners can come off as abrasive. The reality is we just enjoy talking to each other in an uncivilized manner.

New comment by Wh1skey in "Men View Their Ex-Partners More Favorably Than Women Do: Study"

Wh1skey — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 10:43:58 +0000

Was it something I said?

New comment by Wh1skey in "Men View Their Ex-Partners More Favorably Than Women Do: Study"

Wh1skey — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:21:23 +0000

So women blame others and men take responsibility?

New comment by Wh1skey in "Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on?"

Wh1skey — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 19:34:36 +0000

I think you hit the nail right on the head. Gartner's recent post on technology trends for 2020 points out democratization of tech and business expertise. More domains like medicine and law will follow.

Gartner's Top 10 Trends of 2020: https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/gartner-top-10-st...

New comment by Wh1skey in "Stripe to move to South San Francisco"

Wh1skey — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:17:18 +0000

Thornberg skipped ECON101.

New comment by Wh1skey in "Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on?"

Wh1skey — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 07:32:45 +0000

DIY healthcare

New comment by Wh1skey in "The most successful people are just the luckiest, a new computer model confirms"

Wh1skey — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:17:58 +0000

I don’t understand this line of thinking. My father worked a minimum wage job most of his life and was able to retire a multi-millionaire simply because he saved and invested his disposable income. Most people can become wealthy but they choose to drive fancy cars and go to the movie theaters instead then complain how unlucky they are. That’s simply not true. If people are lucky because they realized wealth was attainable then yes, the most successful people are lucky.

New comment by Wh1skey in "Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?"

Wh1skey — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:28:20 +0000

Start-up and entrepreneurial related questions like these don’t get asked enough here. Thank you

New comment by Wh1skey in "Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on?"

Wh1skey — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:56:37 +0000

Seconded

New comment by Wh1skey in "Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on?"

Wh1skey — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:41:49 +0000

Price point

New comment by Wh1skey in "Switzerland vs Silicon Valley for Software Developers"

Wh1skey — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:38:27 +0000

Ireland is looking really nice now

New comment by Wh1skey in "Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Comments"

Wh1skey — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:44:50 +0000

Did anyone else watch the recent South Park episode? I think it illuminates this matter rather nicely.

New comment by Wh1skey in "Employer health plans are getting pricier and skimpier"

Wh1skey — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:19:23 +0000

Entry-level teachers earn over $40,000 according to Payscale. Median income for the lower class is about $25,000. Anecdotally, it's not unreasonable to become a millionaire in real estate by the time you retire on a teachers salary.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/12/17/wealth-gap-...

New comment by Wh1skey in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

Wh1skey — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 06:08:19 +0000

Yes. The article and others fail to recognize that in practice, some customers cost more than they're worth.

New comment by Wh1skey in "iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max"

Wh1skey — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 08:48:50 +0000

It's sad to watch a device that was once a serious innovation slowly become another gizmo.

New comment by Wh1skey in "Opioid crisis: Johnson and Johnson hit by landmark ruling"

Wh1skey — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 05:25:58 +0000

Government says it's ok for Johnson and Johnson to sell opioids. Government waits until the shit hits the fan then says, "Hey you shouldn't have sold those opioids! Hey everyone, can you believe this big company is selling opioids?!" What a joke.