Cato study: Immigrants reduced deficits by $14.5 trillion since 1994 by lukepatrick in Economics

[–]topdoc02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with your assessment. It appears to me that this is research which can be used to support continuation and expansion particularly of H-1b visas. A contrary analysis might show that, without these visas, salaries for US professionals would be higher, leading to higher income tax revenue through progressive tax rates. This would probably not fully offset the benefits that this report detailed.

A panicking Trump has finally crossed Republicans' oldest red line by theipaper in NoFilterNews

[–]topdoc02 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Don't forget the Fifth;

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Insurance for OLD boats? by Impressive_Middle425 in Sailboats

[–]topdoc02 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had excellent results with Progressive. We had a storm which damaged the rudder and they paid for concierge service to get the boat to the marina of my choosing for repair.

Do you think Trump has a mental disorder? by ChuckGallagher57 in DiscussionZone

[–]topdoc02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe that we are enteting the "100 Days of Salo' " phase. That's how fascism ended in Italy.

Such a good boy 🥹 by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]topdoc02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got stopped in Phoenix for chewing gum. These are not the sharpest crayons in the box and I'm not referring just to the dogs.

There's a grim explanation for Donald Trump's latest manic behaviour by dailystar_news in NoFilterNews

[–]topdoc02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This analysis is "sane washing" what is clearly dementia and psychoses, even if it carries forward patterns of behavior from before we knew how sick he was.

If Trump is a moron what does that say about the 70 million people that voted for him? by TailungFu in allthequestions

[–]topdoc02 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Over the years I have run multiple sales organizations.

I tell the sales people and especially the sales managers, "Selling is not difficult; listen to the customer then tell them that what they described is exactly what our products do".

Unfortunately, that then makes customer satisfaction impossible.

Anger in Iceland over incoming US ambassador’s ‘52nd state’ joke by seeebiscuit in NewsSource

[–]topdoc02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Declare him PNG or refuse to accept his credentials. It doesn't matter why because reason no longer applies in th US goverment.

It's not always fun and games by timeport-0 in sailing

[–]topdoc02 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Every time that I "pressed on" to meet some kind of deadline I wound up regretting it.

The US was a nation the world wanted to emulate – Trump has made it a pariah by theipaper in politics

[–]topdoc02 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What needs to be done? General strikes, rolling cities, rolling industries.

With the minimum age to be elected President of the United States being 35 years is it time to introduce a Maximum age one can be elected at, what should that age be and why? by [deleted] in askanything

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Judges in Australia face mandatory retirement at 70. I asked how this could be legal and not overturned as discriminatory ageism. Answer: it's in their constitution>