SUXBNME 1,611 Posted February 5, 2014 Wait.....what? Years ago companies would never think of outsourcing or paying their CEO so much..........but it all started years ago under Reagan. Pick one side of the fence, Sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,611 Posted February 5, 2014 Ten dollars an hour will kill many small business who are barely hanging on as we speak. Sixteen dollars an hour would be like a nuclear bomb. Well said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,611 Posted February 5, 2014 Here is what I would do to address income inequality. Ban corn ethanol, it drives up the price of food and it drives up the price of gasoline. These are 2 of the largest expenses for the poor. Take all subsidies for solar power and wind power and I would move them to nuclear power. Nuclear is a proven technology, where as solar and wind are very poor stop-gap measures. Open up fracking and energy development full throttle. This would be a double wammy of creating high paying-low skill laborer jobs and it would also drive down the price of energy which would help the poor out. Work a deal with Canada to really open up their lumber industry. Americans work all the time in Canada, this would help Americans out and it would also drive down the price of lumber which would drive down new housing costs. Every single one of these ideas reduces the cost of basic living expenses: food, shelter, home energy, and travel energy. A few of them even provide good paying jobs to low skill workers. Agree completely. Especially with corn ethanol. Dumbest idea ever. not only is it bad in the ways you mention, it also focks up engines big time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,611 Posted February 5, 2014 Both of those nuclear reactors were Soviet designed in the mid 70's. I do not let 40 year old Soviet technology influence my views on nuclear power. Canada has plenty of trees and logging can be done responsibly. Fracking is environmentally safe. Why it gets a bad name has nothing to do with the fracking process. The lawsuits happen on low profit wells when the smaller companies cut corners on cementing and casing the well. As a compromise to opening up more oil and gas resources to fracking stricter regulations could be placed on casing of the wells. SkiBum is winning this thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,611 Posted February 5, 2014 TD RYAN for President. Ron Paul had to run as a republican, and that killed him. There is no true libertarian party. Not as far as the voting is concerned. The 2 party system is a focking joke. There should be no parties and people should run on their own ideas, not what their political affiliation tells them to. No... What killed him was how he came across as an isolationist and the fact that he has terrible debating skillz. He will be remembered as a poor mans Ross Perot. Hopefully Rand will fare better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,611 Posted February 5, 2014 Oh.... and don't get me wrong... the world will still need dishwashers and floor moppers - And grease monkeys, right? THE DAMN WORLD STILL NEEDS GREASE MONKEYS, RIGHT? we still need grease monkeys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TD Ryan2 316 Posted February 5, 2014 No... What killed him was how he came across as an isolationist and the fact that he has terrible debating skillz. He will be remembered as a poor mans Ross Perot. Hopefully Rand will fare better. agreed. I liked a lot of what Ron Paul said - but he still came across too radical - too drastic. If you want the world to get behind your ideas that everything is changing, that we are in the midst of an economic revolution, your solutions have to feel gradual, manageable, steadying, and safe - not drastic, immediate, and catastrophic. Immigration is broke? Well, we'll just stop all immigration. Healthcare is broke? Well, we'll just end all health insurance The tax system is broke? Well, we'll abolish the IRS and just stop taxing people so much yes, I'm exaggerating to make my point, but this is how he came across - this is how is "solutions" felt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TD Ryan2 316 Posted February 5, 2014 And grease monkeys, right? THE DAMN WORLD STILL NEEDS GREASE MONKEYS, RIGHT? fortunately Sux, that's a needed, technical skill. I would argue that this changing world makes it easier than ever for you to start your own car repair business. The biggest obstacle is that you still need the old-world brick and mortar building to perform repairs - so that's inhibiting. But the real avenue may be for you to become an expert in one niche and blog/talk/teach about it. Maybe you're the guy that knows EVERYTHING about (insert niche' here - toyotas, toyota mini-vans?, toyota brakes, toyota electronics sensors). You become the expert and connect/share that info. You build a reputation. You create attention and a following. You generate revenue by leveraging the traffic/attention for advertising AND by being hired by followers for your expertise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recliner Pilot 61 Posted February 5, 2014 fortunately Sux, that's a needed, technical skill. I would argue that this changing world makes it easier than ever for you to start your own car repair business. The biggest obstacle is that you still need the old-world brick and mortar building to perform repairs - so that's inhibiting. But the real avenue may be for you to become an expert in one niche and blog/talk/teach about it. Maybe you're the guy that knows EVERYTHING about (insert niche' here - toyotas, toyota mini-vans?, toyota brakes, toyota electronics sensors). You become the expert and connect/share that info. You build a reputation. You create attention and a following. You generate revenue by leveraging the traffic/attention for advertising AND by being hired by followers for your expertise. Would being an expert on canned bearnaise sauce count? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TD Ryan2 316 Posted February 5, 2014 Would being an expert on canned bearnaise sauce count? This is how I know you don't get it... being an expert on bernaise sauce is actually a PERFECT example. Here's why: - it is a perfect example of a niche' - a cursory analysis shows me that bearnaise sauce gets about 200,000 searches a month - point being, people are interested in this, they search for it, more work is required to understand if it's recipe's, shopping, reviews, etc - but the larger point is that this niche topic commands attention. - I can also see that "bearnaise sauce" is not all that competitive, meaning that not many people are paying to advertise with it AND only about 8,000 web pages currently use the phrase "bearnaise sauce" in their web page title (and 8,000 is nothing, virtually zero). So... you want to become the expert on bernaise sauce? You want to be the #1 result when people search for bearnaise sauce? The opportunity is there - it is highly searched for and not competetive at all - But you better become an expert that people can trust and believe in once they get to your site. And once you establish that, any company that make bernaise sauce will want an ad on your site. Maybe you make your own sauce and sell it. Maybe cooking/recipe communities want to hire you or even buy your site and all its traffic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recliner Pilot 61 Posted February 5, 2014 It was a wisecrack. Wasn't looking for an Encyclopedia Brittanica response. Hth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,063 Posted February 5, 2014 Gypsy: this is my husband, Sux Some California gheywad: OMG Sux, so great to finally meet you! So what so you do? Sux: I'm the béarnaise sauce guy. California gheywad: Gypsy: Sux: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FeelingMN 273 Posted February 5, 2014 This is how I know you don't get it... being an expert on bernaise sauce is actually a PERFECT example. Here's why: - it is a perfect example of a niche' - a cursory analysis shows me that bearnaise sauce gets about 200,000 searches a month - point being, people are interested in this, they search for it, more work is required to understand if it's recipe's, shopping, reviews, etc - but the larger point is that this niche topic commands attention. - I can also see that "bearnaise sauce" is not all that competitive, meaning that not many people are paying to advertise with it AND only about 8,000 web pages currently use the phrase "bearnaise sauce" in their web page title (and 8,000 is nothing, virtually zero). So... you want to become the expert on bernaise sauce? You want to be the #1 result when people search for bearnaise sauce? The opportunity is there - it is highly searched for and not competetive at all - But you better become an expert that people can trust and believe in once they get to your site. And once you establish that, any company that make bernaise sauce will want an ad on your site. Maybe you make your own sauce and sell it. Maybe cooking/recipe communities want to hire you or even buy your site and all its traffic. Sux is responsible for most of those searches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TD Ryan2 316 Posted February 5, 2014 Sux: I'm the béarnaise sauce guy. funny stuff - but I'm serious - the door's open - he really could become "the bernaise sauce guy" but, then again, maybe not... the search queries all originate from the same location... I now know where sux lives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TD Ryan2 316 Posted February 5, 2014 It was a wisecrack. Wasn't looking for an Encyclopedia Brittanica response. Hth yeah - I know, sorry for the "you don't get it" part, that was snarky. But Encyclopedia Britannica? jesus fock, you really don't get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
