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  • jecornel
    jecornel Member Posts: 9,737
    This appears to be a classic example of "inficient markets" lacking competitiveness.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,354 Founders Club
    *inefficient, and I agree.

    By the way, income equality is a nonsensical metric, a Marxist battle cry used to divide classes. The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.
  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113

    *inefficient, and I agree.

    By the way, income equality is a nonsensical metric, a Marxist battle cry used to divide classes. The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    It's a factual statistical measurement. Your not liking the results doesn't change that.

    The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    Sounds neat, have a link to the metrics?
  • Kaepsknee
    Kaepsknee Member Posts: 14,919
    dhdawg said:

    doogie said:

    EPA up next

    it is.
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    @swaye

    Is this real????
  • Kaepsknee
    Kaepsknee Member Posts: 14,919

    I hear the best way to stop illegal immigration from Mexico is by making their economy even worse than it currently is.

    Mexico has plenty of money. They just keep it at the top. You want to help join the call for the 51st state.
    I don't disagree, wealth inequality is definitely one of their many problems.

    I'd just rather see a stronger Mexican economy. There is a reason why we aren't really concerned with illegal Canadian immigration.
    Fuck that!!!! I want to enforce the rule of law and have my lobster dinner for $7.11

    In other words Abundance mother fucker.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,354 Founders Club
    edited January 2017

    *inefficient, and I agree.

    By the way, income equality is a nonsensical metric, a Marxist battle cry used to divide classes. The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    It's a factual statistical measurement. Your not liking the results doesn't change that.

    The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    Sounds neat, have a link to the metrics?
    Income equality means fuck all and is achievable only by force. Totalitarian regimes the world over have excelled at "income equality" with the masses all being equally poor.

    Merit based systems necessarily preclude income equality. In a merit based system, income is based on demand. Income inequality is ultimately what drives people to excel in fields deemed valuable by the population as a whole. The issue is whether or not the opportunity for advancement exists. If opportunity is restricted for reasons other than merit, then the restriction needs to be lifted. If the merit based opportunity does exist and you choose not seek that or other opportunities out, that's on you, you have no right to some else's gains. I know this is a foreign concept to you snowflakes, but the only truly fair system is one based on merit, and that necessarily precludes income equality.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457

    *inefficient, and I agree.

    By the way, income equality is a nonsensical metric, a Marxist battle cry used to divide classes. The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    It's a factual statistical measurement. Your not liking the results doesn't change that.

    The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    Sounds neat, have a link to the metrics?
    Income equality means fuck all and is achievable only by force. Totalitarian regimes the world over have excelled at "income equality" with the masses all being equally poor.

    Merit based systems necessarily preclude income equality. In a merit based system, income is based on demand. Income inequality is ultimately what drives people to excel in fields deemed valuable by the population as a whole. The issue is whether or not the opportunity for advancement exists. If opportunity is restricted for reasons other than merit, then the restriction needs to be lifted. If the merit based opportunity does exist and you choose not seek that or other opportunities out, that's on you, you have no right to some else's gains. I know this is a foreign concept to you snowflakes, but the only truly fair system is one based on merit, and that necessarily precludes income equality.
    Please tell me how reducing the tax rate for those with taxable income over $450k a year from 39% to 33% will help with the merits of earning money.
  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113

    *inefficient, and I agree.

    By the way, income equality is a nonsensical metric, a Marxist battle cry used to divide classes. The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    It's a factual statistical measurement. Your not liking the results doesn't change that.

    The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    Sounds neat, have a link to the metrics?
    Income equality means fuck all and is achievable only by force. Totalitarian regimes the world over have excelled at "income equality" with the masses all being equally poor.

    Merit based systems necessarily preclude income equality. In a merit based system, income is based on demand. Income inequality is ultimately what drives people to excel in fields deemed valuable by the population as a whole. The issue is whether or not the opportunity for advancement exists. If opportunity is restricted for reasons other than merit, then the restriction needs to be lifted. If the merit based opportunity does exist and you choose not seek that or other opportunities out, that's on you, you have no right to some else's gains. I know this is a foreign concept to you snowflakes, but the only truly fair system is one based on merit, and that necessarily precludes income equality.
    I'm not sure which totalitarian regime you are referencing, but most had way worse income inequality than the US does. I'm not sure you even know what the metric is.

    Qualitative opportunity equality sounds great, but you still haven't provided any data or measurements. Where does the US rank in that regard?
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,741 Founders Club
    Heche en Mejico
    salemcoog said:

    dhdawg said:

    doogie said:

    EPA up next

    it is.
    image
    @swaye

    Is this real????
    When dynamiting fish goes bad.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,354 Founders Club
    2001400ex said:

    *inefficient, and I agree.

    By the way, income equality is a nonsensical metric, a Marxist battle cry used to divide classes. The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    It's a factual statistical measurement. Your not liking the results doesn't change that.

    The pertinent metric is opportunity equality.

    Sounds neat, have a link to the metrics?
    Income equality means fuck all and is achievable only by force. Totalitarian regimes the world over have excelled at "income equality" with the masses all being equally poor.

    Merit based systems necessarily preclude income equality. In a merit based system, income is based on demand. Income inequality is ultimately what drives people to excel in fields deemed valuable by the population as a whole. The issue is whether or not the opportunity for advancement exists. If opportunity is restricted for reasons other than merit, then the restriction needs to be lifted. If the merit based opportunity does exist and you choose not seek that or other opportunities out, that's on you, you have no right to some else's gains. I know this is a foreign concept to you snowflakes, but the only truly fair system is one based on merit, and that necessarily precludes income equality.
    Please tell me how reducing the tax rate for those with taxable income over $450k a year from 39% to 33% will help with the merits of earning money.
    Once again you're missing the point and conflating issues. Are you really that stupid? Never mind, rhetorical question.