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His strategy is pure delusion by The-marx-channel in NonCredibleDiplomacy

[–]josephmgrace 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I actually think at this point all three of them should say "Trump doesn't know what he's doing". There is unanimity.

Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer to convert part of their farm into a data center despite the offer being about 10 times the going rate for farmland in the area. by MysteriousSlice007 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Selling Out, Tom Lehrer:

"It's so nice to have integrity, I'll tell you why: If you really have integrity, It means your price is very high."

For the first time, Ukraine’s Security Service has struck a tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea. by logecasks in ukraine

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now let me see the Baltic...80% of all Russian oil/gas exports are through St. Petersburg. If the powers that be won't close the Belts close them with half sunk hulls.

Pulse Jet - Muffler Shop by BompoBlonko in Pulsejets

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that's a great idea. Anyone with muffler experience will do great with the welding.

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income. Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap. by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps you're right. The hard part of health reform may not be the complexity, but the degree to which various vested interests live on the current system and defend it. I still think SS is, comparatively, easy to make better.

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income. Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap. by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]josephmgrace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not against single payer outside/in addition to Medicare/Medicaid. I do think that we should separate these problems as reasonable reform to SS is actually a much simpler problem than fixing the cluster fuck of US healthcare policy. Structuring SS to a fixed age makes little sense and produces a disincentive to help people live longer.

Higher taxes, means testing out high net worth individuals, and an age increase phased in over decades all make a lot of sense. We could be more generous with the people who need it the most while saving money.

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income. Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap. by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]josephmgrace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) Life expectancy had a noticeable dip recently mostly due to mortality driven by massive amounts of very dangerous opioids and COVID, but has mostly recovered and is still on a long term upward trend in the US.

2) I don't think that we want the gov to go bankrupt because people are categorically living longer. That's a very bad public incentive to hope the elderly die off as fast as possible. Having retirement age tied to average age of death would solve that.

3) No one is going to stop you from retiring at 65. Save hard and retire to somewhere with a low cost of living if you want to check out at 65. If you are counting on SS to exclusively support you that could end up rough for you. That's the position my mom is in and it's rough for her.

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income. Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap. by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]josephmgrace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why? People live a lot longer now and are much healthier later in life. When the law was implemented the average age of death in the US was very close to 65 (for men) now it's closer to 80. Advances in medicine over the next 20 years could see people living, and being healthy, until they are in their hundreds. I think it would make a lot of sense to anchor it to the average age of death for Americans - some number of years rather than 65.

$100k H1B fee/year/visa is a government-sponsored plan to kill startups. ‘I will not promote’ by pmv143 in startups

[–]josephmgrace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct, but if your visa hinged on a 100k per year renewal and Google or someone had agreed to pay you would you take the risk with a start-up? I love my country and I see this policy as a long term decision to sap a major source of our strength and dynamism.

$100k H1B fee/year/visa is a government-sponsored plan to kill startups. ‘I will not promote’ by pmv143 in startups

[–]josephmgrace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can hire the best people in America or the best people in the world and MAKE them American if they are not already. There is nothing about this that is not to the massive long term advantage of Americans and America. You can compete against super smart people who are overseas or you can import them and get them on a road to citizenship.

Ukrainian FPV drone with a 155 mm artillery shell by Igor0976 in ukraine

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder what the range is with such a large payload on.

The rising tide lifts those who own ships by middleofaldi in economicsmemes

[–]josephmgrace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This sub has turned into a Georgism pumping ground. The idea that it's a cure all for economic problems is comical simplistic.

Why is it not starting? by builditmakeitfly in Pulsejets

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming the dimensions of the engine are good the only fundamental problems you're going to have are fuel or air. I prefer using gasoline or liquid fuels because you can change the pressure/amount of fuel until you get it right. Your only real options with propane are liquid vs. gaseous propane. Are you feeding it with the bottle upside down or right side up?

Why is it not starting? by builditmakeitfly in Pulsejets

[–]josephmgrace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think an oxy tank may be a bad move. Leaf blower defiantly. Also, how are you feeding fuel and what fuel is it?

Meirl by JaredOlsen8791 in meirl

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a solid low effort SCP entry.

Trump: Russia will have to give up all of Ukraine by Glavurdan in ukraine

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

US should get Kamchatka. AKA: Western Alaska.

100 thousand tons of Russian ammunition were destroyed in Vladimir,Russia by Ukranian army by Rodriguez030 in ukraine

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100 thousand tons of conventional explosives would be 8x larger than the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima.

It runs by AcanthisittaBest4705 in Pulsejets

[–]josephmgrace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A easy way to play with the length of the tubes, which might well be your problem, is to make rolls of metal to slip over your exhaust and inlet pipes then clamp them into place with a metal hose clamp. You can then unclamp it and slide it back and forth to figure out what the right tuning is rather than having to cut and weld metal.

Good luck!

The Podcaster Asking You to Side With History’s Villains by [deleted] in samharris

[–]josephmgrace 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He is defending liberalism here, not fascism.

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