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So, maybe I was wrong about that claim. What do you suppose are the reasons income has stagnated for the middle class, since 1980?
November 20, 2016 at 00:40
Well, I posted the links as per above. I'm open minded as to you explanation on the matter as to why income earnings have stagnated for the middle cla...
November 20, 2016 at 00:33
https://anticap.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/inequality-page25_1.png https://anticap.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/inequality-page25_therichest280.png ht...
November 20, 2016 at 00:30
Here ya go: Wage Stagnation in Nine Charts PDF Another study: A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality
November 20, 2016 at 00:12
Yea; but, there is no better standard of measure of a nation than seeing how well the middle class and those in poverty can move up. And, de facto the...
November 20, 2016 at 00:08
So, you're saying that the concerns of millions of Americans about the stagnating wages have nothing to do with the economic policies set forth and to...
November 20, 2016 at 00:06
Well, since when they because leaders of their respective countries. I think you get the point?
November 19, 2016 at 23:16
Income for the middle class has stagnated since the 70's, while the top 1 tenth of 1 percent has done phenomenally well. I don't think that is a bad i...
November 19, 2016 at 23:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIDsJATBlI Jammin to some old tunes at 5 AM.
November 17, 2016 at 12:46
Word is that the MWI is a religion. All hail the possible worlds that exist!
November 17, 2016 at 11:26
I'm sorry; I should have stated that the other way. What I meant to say in my non-educated understanding is wave function collapse. I don't believe th...
November 13, 2016 at 06:54
I find the idea of decoherence too at odds with the MWI to take the MWI seriously. Mind you, under the MWI, there is no decoherence. Every reality is ...
November 12, 2016 at 22:04
I posed an interesting question some time ago to those interested about whether QM obeys causality. https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/does-quantum...
November 12, 2016 at 21:59
Do away with the metaphysics and call everything Nature instead of Ggod (with a lower case 'g').
November 12, 2016 at 09:21
I wonder. Do you think Trump will dance to tune of the House and Senate or will he set the tune? Here is his 100 day plan for the matter. https://asse...
November 11, 2016 at 00:36
Well, it got the point across (to the lament and sorrows of countless people). That's the primary utility of such mediums. To the victor go the spoils...
November 11, 2016 at 00:33
I'm afraid that honor goes to Triumph of the Will by Leni Riefenstahl. Many consider it (devoid of its contents) a cinematographic masterpiece. https:...
November 10, 2016 at 23:27
So, what are you suggesting? That the American public that elected him and with it the majority that the Republican party has in the House and Senate....
November 10, 2016 at 02:50
The thing is that we have hard data to look at and see the result of having Republican leadership at the helm and economic progress of the middle clas...
November 09, 2016 at 22:52
This is so untrue on so many levels. I'm surprisd you would think that a Republican sweep would solve it if not exacerbate it.
November 09, 2016 at 21:29
I think he will take the easy way out about this matter and have some sociopath Kissinger tell him what to do. If the guy is really that much an egoma...
November 09, 2016 at 05:59
The really sad story about the whole thing is that this was (in all likelihood) a PR stunt for Trump that took on a life of its own. He will be regret...
November 09, 2016 at 05:20
I guess not. Depends on what philosophy has taught you about the impermanence of material possessions.
November 09, 2016 at 05:17
Tomorrow is the time to invest if you guys and gals have spare cash laying around in anything industrial/military realted. Just a heads up.
November 09, 2016 at 05:08
As a Sanders supporter to the DNC. This is what you get for shoving Clinton down our throats.
November 09, 2016 at 04:44
I'm hesitant to say; but, things look like Trump might win this... Should I be surprised?
November 09, 2016 at 02:15
Yes, that is the superficial explanation; but, there's more to it why it appeals to Americans (e.g the themes, values, and sense of justice presented)...
November 07, 2016 at 01:05
They are produced in America (well some filming locations are outside America). Most people who watch them are American, and, they (almost always) pro...
November 05, 2016 at 21:17
English American, do you speak it?!
November 04, 2016 at 11:54
I miss Richard Cheney. The guy at least was honest in his treachery. Hell, I'd vote him back into office if people didn't hate him so much. MUCH more ...
November 04, 2016 at 04:45
They're going to have to double quadruple Hillary's benzo dosage given the shitstorm the FBI created for her.
November 02, 2016 at 00:00
Well, watched the whole thing and it is quite a scary picture portrayed in it. The problem is there really is no clear cut solution to this situation,...
October 31, 2016 at 11:30
Downloading this. But, I should say that there doesn't seem to be anything new here. And, if Curtis want's the invisible hand of the market to be actu...
October 31, 2016 at 05:51
I almost never express my anger. I keep it locked up inside and let it show in my passive aggressive behavior. If things don't go my way then to hell ...
October 26, 2016 at 13:16
But, masking one's emotions is natural and real. My dreams are just as real as I experience reality. So too are emotions as real as the one's being ma...
October 25, 2016 at 18:07
That would be a wonderful world to live in where one can dissociate oneself from one's emotions like that; but, my intuition tells me that that is not...
October 20, 2016 at 21:32
Yes, I think the psychological concept of over-determination deserves a mention here. We tend to identify with the way we feel and that in turn causes...
October 20, 2016 at 14:44
Yes, but just take the example of the cold father that masks his love. Certainly, this isn't an uncommon practice by many fathers to do so. So, too ca...
October 18, 2016 at 23:07
One can assume that people with a low amount of empathy or desensitized emotions, due to various factors, in fact experience emotions differently than...
October 14, 2016 at 20:22
Well, let's say one has been brought up in a harsh environment, with harsh not much loving parents also due to their own upbringing with all their fra...
October 14, 2016 at 11:49
What if anger is expressed love, just in another way? This is an interesting concept I'd hope anyone could entertain.
October 14, 2016 at 09:57
To hammer the point home, the closest comparison of Wittgenstein that comes to my mind would be of Van Gogh.
October 14, 2016 at 04:44
His saint status is quite deserved through his contributions to the humanities and his existential quest for searching the meaning of (or) being a 'hu...
October 14, 2016 at 03:24
Well, you might be oversimplifying the matter here to a bare set of psychological needs or desires; but, Wittgenstein was driven by his doubts and unc...
October 14, 2016 at 01:52
Yay! When in doubt scream and shout!
October 11, 2016 at 14:42
Can I scream?
October 11, 2016 at 14:23
So, here is my take on the Tractatus that I have understood thus far. Anyone is welcome to criticise it or provide feedback. The world is composed of ...
October 11, 2016 at 01:12
Wow, nice to find someone interested in the field. Well, there's also the Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project that is open source with no gimmicks. Th...
October 06, 2016 at 22:11
Ooo, something to look forward to in my hopefully future philosophy career.
October 06, 2016 at 22:07
Glad I was proved wrong! I just rented some really awesome books on Wittgenstein's philosophy and hope to post about it soon enough...
October 06, 2016 at 20:52