How could poor airline workers earning a soft local currency afford to fund a national airline in the red and in need of many hard dollars? Naive at best. I thought he is an economist? It’s not the worker who would fund the airline. They own it, they can appoint a professional manager who can captu...
Jump to postAaron747 wrote:flyguy89 wrote:bennett123 wrote:
Could also categorise them as Libertarian.
Or communists or socialists.
Negative. Communists and socialists definitely believe in necessity of the state.
Plenty of wackos on the left that don’t believe in modern medicine.
Title is misleading, obviously biased/false and designed to provoke. I recommend the thread be deleted.
Just ran into this video from Glenn Greenwald, who has lived in Brazil for nearly 20 years now. I have my issues with Glenn, but he does a thorough review of what’s been happening in Brazil regarding Bolsonaro that’s quite spot on. Starts on minute 11:40 runs through minute 51. https://rumble.com/v2...
Jump to postSwiss private bank Pictet raided in Petrobras-linked probe "For Pictet, this inquiry relates to matters which primarily occurred more than a decade ago and as early as 2005," https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/swiss-private-bank-pictet-raided-petrobras-linked-probe-2022-03-30/ News f...
Jump to post“Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S.-based manufacturer Honeywell International Inc (HON.O) on Monday said it has agreed to pay about $200 million to settle criminal and civil corruption investigations in the United States and Brazil. The U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
Jump to postMeanwhile, Lula’s friend-who-loves-Trump is dismantling free and fair elections… from Human Rights Watch….
Mexico: Reject President’s Elections Overhaul
Proposal Would Put Free, Fair Elections at Risk
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/12/05/mex ... s-overhaul
BN747, Mexico’s AMLO is the one who likes Trump. But you like him, right? Weird, eh? Bolsonaro did a lot of things you would probably support and Trump would never do. For example, he doubled welfare payments. He stopped the privatization of Petrobras and public banks. His economy minister wanted t...
Jump to postBN747, Mexico’s AMLO is the one who likes Trump. But you like him, right? Weird, eh? Bolsonaro did a lot of things you would probably support and Trump would never do. For example, he doubled welfare payments. He stopped the privatization of Petrobras and public banks. His economy minister wanted to...
Jump to postSince the election of 2018, Bolsonaro has faced accusations of being a threat to Brazilian democracy. This was false then and is false today. The accusations were nothing more than an electoral smearing campaign run by the opposition, which caught on because Bolsonaro was part of the military durin...
Jump to post[threeid][/threeid] Fair question (which again, I hate to say it, proves the double standards coming from "the north") Why is this event in Brazil being so quickly tagged as an "attempted coup" (in most of the international media, and also Wikipedia), but the United States event ...
Jump to post“Elon Musk claims he was doxxed. But what exactly is that?” https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-business-5bf13ebcd0bfa4995099bb44c72da944 Decent article for those interested in learning. One of the journalist that had an exchange with Musk (mentioned in the article) certainly appears to...
Jump to post“Elon Musk claims he was doxxed. But what exactly is that?” https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-technology-business-5bf13ebcd0bfa4995099bb44c72da944 Decent article for those interested in learning. One of the journalist that had an exchange with Musk (mentioned in the article) certainly appears to ...
Jump to postThey all “only want to hold power”. That’s the natural state of politicians, and always has been. Part of the reason democracies have worked so well is exactly because it forces changes of government from time to time. It flushes these people out. It’s an institutional way to manage the problem of ...
Jump to postThey all “only want to hold power”. That’s the natural state of politicians, and always has been. Part of the reason democracies have worked so well is exactly because it forces changes of government from time to time. It flushes these people out. It’s an institutional way to manage the problem of “...
Jump to postWell the USA does have a balance of trade problem which they need to address, no other developed country has their problem, time for them to learn from others even if that means the actual consumers not just the politicians. https://oec.world/en/profile/country/usa If an American business buys a fa...
Jump to post1. Economic growth provides wealth increases equal to small percentages year over year. It is often highly decentralized, pulverized across many industries, sectors, companies and individuals. It is not in a concentrated honeypot like these funds would be. 2. Nobody here has stated that help should...
Jump to post1. Economic growth provides wealth increases equal to small percentages year over year. It is often highly decentralized, pulverized across many industries, sectors, companies and individuals. It is not in a concentrated honeypot like these funds would be. 2. Nobody here has stated that help should ...
Jump to postIf you introduce a large amount of money into any country, significant effects are inevitable. Military junta or democracy, it’ll provide a short term economic boost. This is likely to aid a candidate seeking re-election, configuring foreign intervention in a developing country’s elections and polit...
Jump to postAnd do NOT gloss over the complexities of controlling how this money is spent. The local corrupt politicians will decry a lack of control over the funds if anti-corruption mechanism are attempted. Cries of loss of sovereignty, “colonialism”, etc, will abound. Controlling the allocation of money is n...
Jump to postReally? Claiming the moral high ground on climate change? China emits a lot of carbon to produce products for the western world, very much including Australia. And the emissions from flying all over the globe, aren't included in those numbers. Anyhow, per capita: [url=https://www.worldometers.info/...
Jump to postIn an ideal world, spending should have gone up, that means more people are educated and make better choices. If funding is cut wherever, that means people's choices are reduced and they are becoming poorer and poorer, it is as simple as that. That is also the reason that both nurses and railway pe...
Jump to postWith inflation taken into account, which part of UK government spending have grown relative to inflation? In an ideal world, spending should have gone up, that means more people are educated and make better choices. If funding is cut wherever, that means people's choices are reduced and they are be...
Jump to postI'm not sure how an economic crisis can cause deforestation? Lula's policies hugely benefitted the poor, he wasn't beneficial for the rich but sometimes they believe they are the only ones who count in an 'economic crisis'. Actually scientists are hoping for a Lula victory, as evidenced in this art...
Jump to postAnd did I mention Lula is one dirty politician? Read the opinion piece below.
“No matter who wins Brazil’s presidential election, Brazilians will be the biggest losers”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/b ... -rcna50273
Deforestation has been increasing since 2014, caused by the economic crisis caused by Lula’s political party. I'm not sure how an economic crisis can cause deforestation? Lula's policies hugely benefitted the poor, he wasn't beneficial for the rich but sometimes they believe they are the only ones ...
Jump to postDeforestation has been increasing since 2014, caused by the economic crisis caused by Lula’s political party. Bolsonaro hasn’t helped but to think Lula will simply put an end to it is to misunderstand the complexity of why it happens in the first place. The good news tonight is Lula’s party hasn’t d...
Jump to postBalanced budgets cure inflation. Cutting taxes does nothing to cure it, nor does deficit spending. Higher interest rates only work to an extent. And Brexit didn’t cause inflation nor is undoing Brexit going to fix it… Curing inflation and promoting economic growth are two different things. Cutting ...
Jump to postBalanced budgets cure inflation. Cutting taxes does nothing to cure it, nor does deficit spending. Higher interest rates only work to an extent. And Brexit didn’t cause inflation nor is undoing Brexit going to fix it… Curing inflation and promoting economic growth are two different things. Cutting t...
Jump to postIn all the areas I have ever seen where developers split a property or build a condo, it is because demand is already high enough there to make it profitable. For this the builders would need subsidies from the town to make it happen, which will raise taxes on everyone ,for a project which eventual...
Jump to postAnd how are you going to increase the supply of houses faster than demand? Buy up all the supplies and labor to build them faster? Pull resources from other parts of the community? That last sentence/question is the way to do it. And you do that by changing the incentives in the marketplace. And yo...
Jump to postBut that won't reduce prices. It will increase them in 30311, and raise rents. We currently see this in Raleigh, as more and more people start building back in the city core. https://abc11.com/gentrification-raleigh-housing-market-affordable/11451727/ I’m guessing Raleigh has seen an influx of peop...
Jump to postIf you go on Zillow.com and search zip code 30311 you’ll see an example of a residential area in Atlanta that’s very old, with homes built in the 1940s through the 1960s for the most part. Large plots of land. Mostly single family housing and a lot of them not in great shape. Looks like even this a...
Jump to postIf you go on Zillow.com and search zip code 30311 you’ll see an example of a residential area in Atlanta that’s very old, with homes built in the 1940s through the 1960s for the most part. Large plots of land. Mostly single family housing and a lot of them not in great shape. Looks like even this ar...
Jump to postI could write a really long paragraph here but I am too lazy, so I just bring the essentials: Heavy investment into public transport would solve a lot of the housing problems in the medium term. In general only city centers really can affort to have high density residential areas because a car is n...
Jump to postWhy Tokyo is the land of rising home construction but not prices
https://www.ft.com/content/023562e2-54a ... c0c26b3c60
I wonder how many Europeans will have to freeze before some people open their eyes. I already told a couple of family/friends there they’re welcome to work from my place here in the states, if heating becomes an issue. Hopefully it won’t, but just in case.
Jump to postSo her first act has been announced, with no prior information given to MPs and only 3 hours to debate it. The speaker has already admonished the government. Good start eh. Cap is set at £2500 for the next 2 years, paid for purely by borrowing. I guess having the biggest single donor to your campai...
Jump to postSo if the cheapest solutions produce large environmental damage do you still use this 'cheapest' solution?. Affordable energy is essential for everything from surviving winter to global food security. It is especially important for the middle class and poor. Don’t like it? We’re stuck between a roc...
Jump to postAs stated above, even the majority of Republicans voters support increasing the use of alternative energy. But that's not represented by Republican Congress critters, who are supporting the special interests that irrationally deny climate change. I guess it depends on how you define democracy. I de...
Jump to postCircumventing is your word, most people would not agree with that characterization. Congress wrote those acts, and created the EPA, to be flexible and adjust to future needs. The EPA has adjusted by adapting the BSER standard to include alternative technologies, which has the support of 80% of Amer...
Jump to postThis might be more understandable in the context of a Congress that could agree on a path forward. But when that agreement is not possible or likely, it tosses the issue into an unresolvable quagmire. So under your own admission, the EPA was circumventing democracy. And you’re ok with that? Circumv...
Jump to postWho needs elections and the US Congress when we’ve got Gallup Poll, Ipsos, Pew Research, etc, etc…
It’s like a pseudo privatization of the democratic process. I’m all for privatizing companies, like the USPS, but not democracy itself…
Avatar2go wrote:This might be more understandable in the context of a Congress that could agree on a path forward. But when that agreement is not possible or likely, it tosses the issue into an unresolvable quagmire.
Could states that bam abortion also ban birth control? The US pushes itself further and further away from its peers, it’s just nuts how this is even an issue in the 2020’s. There's not enough political support to pass such legislation even in the reddest states. Might want to read up a bit more…… h...
Jump to postThis ruling is a step back for liberty, individual freedom, and choice. Yes, it is. I agree 100%. But at the same time, it’s a step forward for the rule of law. To allow judges to run wild with their imaginations of what is actually stated and meant in the US Constitution is essentially the same as...
Jump to postFuel/energy is essential and the price it is going for today is entirely a result of willful policies designed to curb/destroy the major and most important sources of energy for our society. When society is dependent on these, and you saw off the branch of the tree everybody’s sitting on, everybody ...
Jump to postYes, the private sector aims for efficiency by attempting to match production capacity to demand. Are you suggesting that manufacturers build extra idle factories as a contingency plan if one goes down? They had better build it near an existing facility, or how would they staff it? I suppose govern...
Jump to postWhere Roe went wrong: A sweeping new abortion right built on a shaky legal foundation https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-05-03/how-roe-vs-wade-went-wrong-broad-new-right-to-abortion-rested-on-a-shaky-legal-foundation A very, very good article. And they finish with an interesting fact: “The...
Jump to postWhere Roe went wrong: A sweeping new abortion right built on a shaky legal foundation https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-05-03/how-roe-vs-wade-went-wrong-broad-new-right-to-abortion-rested-on-a-shaky-legal-foundation A very, very good article. And they finish with an interesting fact: “Ther...
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