June 29, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: right. that's all I'm saying. and if they had stayed on their terrace, making it clear they had weapons but not literally swinging the weapon wildly in the direction of the protesters, this video and story would have gotten no traction. I have little doubt that 100s, perhaps 1,000s, of people have open carried, standing on their porches or stoops, in front of their homes and businesses as protests walked past in a show of force to prevent rioting/looting. they didn't make the news because they didn't wave their muzzles threateningly at protesters while demonstrating little knowledge of firearm safety. That's where I disagree. In this climate since the Floyd murder, any interaction with protesters will get traction. You have wealthy white people holding guns on a crowd of protesters...that's going to get traction. How much is hard to say. I never watch cable news, I cut the cord years ago and even then I didn't watch cable news it's talking heads yelling at each other and every little thing is "breaking news." There are different sources like websites, Twitter, even YouTube or other social media where people find out about things. Even for the memes alone people would see those pics and be interested.
June 29, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Who cares? I mean, that's Kz's primary source of food. Where is he supposed to go now?
June 29, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: doxxing isn't cool. funny part about this is they're probably democrats; most in the legal profession are. Most likely, though they’ve donated to both political parties. From what I’ve read they have actually represented victims of police brutality pro-bono as well...
June 29, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, NOTW said: That's where I disagree. In this climate since the Floyd murder, any interaction with protesters will get traction. You have wealthy white people holding guns on a crowd of protesters...that's going to get traction. How much is hard to say. I never watch cable news, I cut the cord years ago and even then I didn't watch cable news it's talking heads yelling at each other and every little thing is "breaking news." There are different sources like websites, Twitter, even YouTube or other social media where people find out about things. Even for the memes alone people would see those pics and be interested. Yeah it's hard to say. I'm not saying it wouldn't have been captured in pics and video, and shared. but I think what gets the re-tweets and commentary is the video showing them brandishing the weapons in the direction of the protesters. the context is hard to resist as well: rich ivory tower whites living in a gated community created specifically to keep "the poors" (which included all of, though wasn't limited to, the black population) out, feeling so threatened by black protesters walking past their houses that they come out and look ridiculous holding weapons they clearly have no training to use. I can't help but think if they had stayed on their terrace, even with the weapons visible but showing some basic discipline with them, that it would have fizzled out pretty quickly.
June 29, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, Kz! said: You don't find that funny? lmao In a way, but probably not for the same reason. I mean, if they really wanted to "amplify black voices," maybe they could them a livable wage. The pander is definitely strong with this one.
June 29, 20205 yr List of things that DON'T spread the Chinese Virus, according to the media & "experts": —Pride rallies —Black Lives Matter protests —ANTIFA riots —Massive crowds toppling statues List of things that DO spread the virus, according to the Media & "experts": —Trump rallies
June 29, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: In a way, but probably not for the same reason. I mean, if they really wanted to "amplify black voices," maybe they could them a livable wage. The pander is definitely strong with this one. A livable wage? Employees make plenty for what they do at freaking McDonalds. I mean yeah lets exponentially increase their labor costs forcing them to jack up the prices of their Big Macs until people can’t afford to eat there or won’t pay extra for their substandard food, and then they can go out of business. If you want a livable wage in food service don’t get a job at McDonalds.
June 29, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, binkybink77 said: A livable wage? Employees make plenty for what they do at freaking McDonalds. I mean yeah lets exponentially increase their labor costs forcing them to jack up the prices of their Big Macs until people can’t afford to eat there or won’t pay extra for their substandard food, and then they can go out of business. If you want a livable wage in food service don’t get a job at McDonalds. Seriously. There are people in computer support making less than McDonald's employees right now.
June 29, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, binkybink77 said: A livable wage? Employees make plenty for what they do at freaking McDonalds. I mean yeah lets exponentially increase their labor costs forcing them to jack up the prices of their Big Macs until people can’t afford to eat there or won’t pay extra for their substandard food, and then they can go out of business. If you want a livable wage in food service don’t get a job at McDonalds. They do it in Europe, and people can still enjoy their Big Macs.
June 29, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, bobeph said: List of things that DON'T spread the Chinese Virus, according to the media & "experts": —Pride rallies —Black Lives Matter protests —ANTIFA riots —Massive crowds toppling statues List of things that DO spread the virus, according to the Media & "experts": —Trump rallies Seems legit.
June 29, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, binkybink77 said: A livable wage? Employees make plenty for what they do at freaking McDonalds. I mean yeah lets exponentially increase their labor costs forcing them to jack up the prices of their Big Macs until people can’t afford to eat there or won’t pay extra for their substandard food, and then they can go out of business. If you want a livable wage in food service don’t get a job at McDonalds. Or work your arse off at McDonald’s, get into management and eventually own your own franchise. Plenty of people do this. But no one seems to want to put in the time and work that would justify a comfortable salary. People just want to be given money without earning it.
June 29, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, TEW said: Or work your arse off at McDonald’s, get into management and eventually own your own franchise. Plenty of people do this. But no one seems to want to put in the time and work that would justify a comfortable salary. People just want to be given money without earning it. When I used to live in Rittenhouse Sq there was a guy who was supposedly a manager at McDonald’s who would hang out in front of the WaWa on weekend nights. I heard him telling someone he could make around $200 a night asking people for change. Smh...
June 29, 20205 yr Author 40 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: doxxing isn't cool. funny part about this is they're probably democrats; most in the legal profession are. Nope....
June 29, 20205 yr Look, I'm enough of a capitalist to believe that your compensation should be based on your skill, but I'm also enough of a humanitarian to believe that there should be a baseline. An individual working 40 hours/week should be paid enough to afford rent and food. It doesn't matter if they're a janitor or burger-flipper.
June 29, 20205 yr Just now, EaglesRocker97 said: Look, I'm enough of a capitalist to believe that your compensation should be based on your skill, but I'm also enough of a humanitarian to believe that there should be a baseline. An individual working 40 hours/week should be paid enough to afford rent and food. It doesn't matter if their a janitor or burger-flipper. what if theyre 16 and still in highschool?
June 29, 20205 yr 34 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: When I used to live in Rittenhouse Sq there was a guy who was supposedly a manager at McDonald’s who would hang out in front of the WaWa on weekend nights. I heard him telling someone he could make around $200 a night asking people for change. Smh... There was a 60 minutes (or similar type of show) that followed around beggars in NYC and Miami. They were making close to 6 figures. This one person in Miami had an actual business plan down to their dress for specific times/locations.
June 29, 20205 yr Author 12 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Look, I'm enough of a capitalist to believe that your compensation should be based on your skill, but I'm also enough of a humanitarian to believe that there should be a baseline. An individual working 40 hours/week should be paid enough to afford rent and food. It doesn't matter if they're a janitor or burger-flipper. America doesn't have an income problem.... We have a spending and savings problem. Pretty much everybody I know who claims to be "poor" has an iphone, big screen TV, multiple pairs of $100+ dollar sneakers and smokes at least a pack of cigarettes a day. Barely anybody lives within their means in this country. People are just mad that they can't afford the same crap that people who mak more than them can.
June 29, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: America doesn't have an income problem.... We have a spending and savings problem. Pretty much everybody I know who claims to be "poor" has an iphone, big screen TV, multiple pairs of $100+ dollar sneakers and smokes at least a pack of cigarettes a day. Barely anybody lives within their means in this country. People are just mad that they can't afford the same crap that people who mak more than them can. You forgot "eating out" too.
June 29, 20205 yr 24 minutes ago, BFit said: what if theyre 16 and still in highschool? Still in high school and working 40 hrs./week? I that case, the kid is probably either emancipated or working to support extended family, so sure.
June 29, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, Paul852 said: You forgot "eating out" too. wait, what's wrong with 'eating out' now?
June 29, 20205 yr 16 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: America doesn't have an income problem.... We have a spending and savings problem. Pretty much everybody I know who claims to be "poor" has an iphone, big screen TV, multiple pairs of $100+ dollar sneakers and smokes at least a pack of cigarettes a day. Barely anybody lives within their means in this country. People are just mad that they can't afford the same crap that people who mak more than them can. This is a tired trope that is never backed up with data. I'd be willing to presume that there might be a little bit of both things at work here. Still, I'd love to see numbers to support the contention that people today aren't as financially responsible as previous generations. One thing that the data does support is that cost-of-living and wealth inequality are at all-time highs, while real wages are at 50-year lows, so any fair analysis of the problem should consider those factors as well.
June 29, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: wait, what's wrong with 'eating out' now? You know, I wondered if I should add some more text so things could stay on topic
June 29, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: This is a tired trope that is never backed up with data. I'd be willing to presume that there might be a little bit of both things at work here. Still, I'd love to see numbers to support the contention that people today aren't as financially responsible as previous generations. One thing that the data does support is that cost-of-living and wealth inequality are at all-time highs, so any fair analysis of the problem should consider those factors as well. I mean, he didn't say we're any less responsible than previous generations. Fact is, there is a large percentage of this country that is not financially responsible.
June 29, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: This is a tired trope that is never backed up with data. I'd be willing to presume that there might be a little bit of both things at work here. Still, I'd love to see numbers to support the contention that people today aren't as financially responsible as previous generations. One thing that the data does support is that cost-of-living and wealth inequality are at all-time highs, while real wages are at 50-year lows, so any fair analysis of the problem should consider those factors as well.
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