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New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "When tech says ‘no’"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 23:19:44 +0000

Okay, so they made the claim that nearly every software engineer is against it. What is the proof?

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "When tech says ‘no’"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 23:16:49 +0000

Did he ask every software engineer? How did he take this poll?

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "When tech says ‘no’"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 22:52:07 +0000

That's odd because there are tons of engineers with software patents.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "“X” Didn’t Pay Severance. Now It’s Facing 2,200 Cases – and Big Fees"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:38:42 +0000

Not paying severance is not wage theft. Severance was not included in Twitter's employee contract.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "“X” Didn’t Pay Severance. Now It’s Facing 2,200 Cases – and Big Fees"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:37:01 +0000

How is it criminal behavior to not offer severance, which 99% of companies don't offer? Not offering severance has nothing to do with criminal behavior. If so, 99% of small businesses owners would be imprisoned in your world.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "“X” Didn’t Pay Severance. Now It’s Facing 2,200 Cases – and Big Fees"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:35:21 +0000

Severance is typically not "unambiguously contractually owed." The fact that many here would want company executives imprisoned for not offering goodwill boggles my mind.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "How ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Reached the Top of the Charts"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 07:14:28 +0000

The most impressive con is how you think you know what's better for people down South than they do.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "How ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Reached the Top of the Charts"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 07:08:09 +0000

It's ironic that you at first seem concerned about "normal folks that embrace the song", but then "down punch" them by calling them "useful idiots" at the end. Your "lack of awareness" is quite something.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:35:05 +0000

Good catch. You're right that rent is cheaper in Germany than Mississippi, which I did not know.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:08:26 +0000

How exactly are they getting higher wages if their union factory jobs are moved overseas?

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:51:35 +0000

How is there "better" work when almost all of the new factories are opening in (or relocating to) right to work states? TSMC is opening the chip factories in Phoenix in a state that has right to work laws. Intel is opening one in Ohio, another right to work state. Samsung is opening their factory in Texas.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:43:42 +0000

Median income only makes sense if cost of living is the same but it's not. The median house price in Germany is $410,000 and the median one in Mississippi is $254,900. It would be easier to afford a home in Mississippi with a $24.5k income than one in Germany with a $32.1k income. This is not accounting for other subsidies too like I mentioned.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:35:34 +0000

Median income is not an objective measure to compare wealth. Again as I said below, it does not take into account non-income based compensation like food stamps, housing assistance or child tax credits. For example, Medicaid compensation for example is 3x of than the equivalent in Germany.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:28:35 +0000

It's quite ironic that you say that "economic systems should serve humans" but then support "tariffs" which will significantly increase the cost of living for the aforementioned humans.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:25:02 +0000

Then they'll move their factories overseas. Unions do not have a monopoly on workers.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:21:24 +0000

Companies can just relocate to right to work states which they have been doing.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:18:23 +0000

It wasn't meant to be snarky and I apologize if it came off that way. Median income doesn't account for federal and state benefits and other non-income compensation like food stamps, housing assistance, medicare, medicaid and child tax credits. GDP/capita (PPP) is what economists use to compare wealth.

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jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 23:03:25 +0000

GDP/capita typically measures economic wealth and is typically used to compared economies. "Median income" does not account for cost of living which can explain how Mississippi can have a higher quality of life despite a lower median income.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:46:51 +0000

There are many right to work states that don't force union membership.

New comment by jntvjnvutnuvt in "Labor unions are pushing hard for better pay and hours – and winning"

jntvjnvutnuvt — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:45:21 +0000

Mississippi, being the poorest state in the union, is as rich as Germany (GDP/capita).