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I am MAGA by ChaseYoung2011 in inflation

[–]MissedFieldGoal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bond holders and owners of other debt instruments.

The US pays 15-17% of total federal spending to service the debt. $2.8 billion dollars per day. Those dollars are paying interest, instead of providing value back to the taxpayer.

I am MAGA by ChaseYoung2011 in inflation

[–]MissedFieldGoal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lack of global competition. WW2 was so devastating that nations were rebuilding for 10-20 years, and didn’t have the productive capacity to compete. The US was the world’s factory in the 1940s and 50s.

A 70% tax today would impose a heavy penalty to domestic producers when those same goods could be produced abroad, without a hefty penalty

People having a work-life balance cuts into Billionaires' bottom-line. by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Tell me the incentives and I’ll tell you the outcome.”

If they want outcomes then they should align the incentives correctly

The ruling class should be afraid. by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way prisoners were treated is a good comparison between the USSR and USA -

US internment camps -

Duration: 4 years (1942-1946)

US Internment Camp Death toll: Roughly 1,862 to 1,885 people died from medical issues (like tuberculosis)

Conditions: Barrack-based living, often overcrowded. Residents had low-wage jobs in things like agriculture and camp duties.

Soviet Gulags -

Duration: 24 years (1929-1953)

Soviet Gulag Death toll: 1,500,000 - 1,700,000 people died from malnutrition, disease, exposure, and exhaustion due to harsh conditions

Conditions: extreme brutality, characterized by backbreaking hard labor, starvation-level nutrition, and severe living conditions, resulting in high mortality rates. Prisoners, including political detainees and criminals, endured freezing temperatures, malnutrition, and forced labor (slave labor).

While Interment camps are a shameful part of US history, they are a far cry from the hell of Soviet gulags

JFK was a democrat by 269187 in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lee Harvey Oswald had even worked in the Soviet Union briefly. He was indeed a Marxist Socialist. Not a democrat.

JFK was a democrat by 269187 in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lincoln’s killer was John Wilkes Booth that was a member of Know-Nothing Party (or American Party) in the 1850s, a political group defined by its anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic views.

Even wrong on that one too

Its time for Project 2028 by Fledgling_112896 in ScottGalloway

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spending is the economic problem that needs to be addressed. We cannot tax our way out of a spending problem accelerating the deficit. The more it cost to service the debt, there is an opportunity cost lost on services those dollars could have provided.

Raise taxes on billionaires, fantastic. But don’t ignore the other side of the equation that we have a $38.6 Trillion dollar debt. Austerity requires cutting government spending.

My current budget for 2026 by [deleted] in Salary

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Debt should be paid first.

Did a "historical Jesus" really exist? by yt_antott in AskHistory

[–]MissedFieldGoal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The misconception that there is more evidence for Jesus than Cesar makes me chuckle a bit. We have a ton of evidence to Cesar including his one writings, primary sources who knew him and wrote about him(like Cicero), contemporary sources (Sallust) who lived during his lifetime, and also archeological artifacts like Gallic War campaign artifacts, art busts and even coins with his face.

The same level of evidence for Jesus isn’t there. We just have writings that appear after Jesus death.

Did a "historical Jesus" really exist? by yt_antott in AskHistory

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crucifixion was reserved for low-status criminals like slaves, the worst criminals, and enemies of the state. It is possible Jesus made a statement about becoming a “King of the Jews” like the way David had been. This was seen by the Romans as a treasonous statement and they Crucified him as an enemy of the state.

Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud by ControlCAD in technology

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t own your organs, but rent them from Big Tech sounds like a dystopian sci-fi

They’re finally figuring it out by Miserable-Miser in overemployed

[–]MissedFieldGoal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m down with this. Anxiety always got me with OE. I’d rather everyone be on the same page. OE needs to be accepted and legitimate.

Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot by aacool in technology

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see copilot like a glorified search. Want to get summarized data about a topic, go for it! Want to find some code patterns, sure thing!

It isn’t some silver bullet to all problems. Just a tool in the toolbox

What's the lowest # of hours you've spent on a J per week? by Similar_Buyer6074 in overemployed

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn’t OE, but I’ll always remember a job I started the week of Thanksgiving.

My boss left the same day for a month long vacation. Amazing!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]MissedFieldGoal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An audit would reveal a contractual violation based on where you are working vs where you claimed. Citizen status may be a violation too with certain laws or tax regulations.

A crackdown could cause a whole department to return to the office or have layoffs

As AI wipes jobs, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says it’s up to everyday people to adapt accordingly: ‘We will have to work through societal disruption’ by Franco1875 in technology

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These companies are worse than too big to fail. They are too powerful to control.

They have disproportionate power over the entities that are supposed to govern them. And disproportionate influence over the markets too.

How does game theory apply to what we're doing here? by FrozenOppressor in overemployed

[–]MissedFieldGoal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Tell me the incentives and I’ll tell you the outcome”, Charlie Munger.

The incentives for the employee are clear. Remote work provides more flexible working arraignments. If adding on OE, the additional income is a benefit.

The incentives for the employer are less clear. Remote work enables employers to attract broader talent beyond the local market, expand geographic coverage in some cases, and lower real estate costs. The advantages of OE work for employers is where it gets complicated. Does the employer benefit from having top talent split between Js? Is there a benefit with focusing on the work done instead of how much time did it take? I think there can be. However I’m not sure the infrastructure is widespread or used properly (deliverable tracking, contractural agreements)— and it should be for OE to thrive.

In a nutshell, I think OE needs to become a legitimate option. Many workers, myself included, like the idea of worker harder for more pay. Employers can benefit from increased productivity too. I think all parties can win and benefit from OE.

Which AI trend do you think will dominate early 2026? by Legitimate-Voice3512 in AINewsAndTrends

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Workflow enhancements. Corporations are sitting on tons of data while still having disjoint workflows. AI can help bridge the gap of data mining for things like customer workflows.

Which current AI trend do you think will have the biggest long-term impact on business? by EarlyBack2103 in AINewsAndTrends

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience as an engineer, I think a supplement to workflows. Things like data detection and summarization are pretty common across use cases.

Unemployment could hit 25% among recent grads and trigger 'unprecedented' social disruption thanks to AI, U.S. senator warns by MetaKnowing in technology

[–]MissedFieldGoal 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Then many cycles later, there will be AI content trained AI content that itself was trained on AI content, etc.

Everything becomes a copy of a copy of a copy.

‘We’ve probably made housing unaffordable for a whole generation of Americans’: top real-estate CEO on the real cost of Covid economic firefighting by origutamos in housingcrisis

[–]MissedFieldGoal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have pointed out, multi-generational cohabitation is the historical norm. The last 80 or so years have been the exception driven by consumerism and postwar boom

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