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Old 06-09-2009
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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I am still trying to lower our tax burden. Those of the opposing viewpoint seem to prefer to waste their tax money on public policies that are not intended to solve the socioeconomic conditions they are allocating resources to through the mechanism of Prohibition.

We have a natural unemployment rate that you cannot solve for with your advocacy of your viewpoint. Why should anyone who is naturally unemployed have to look for work? It could be viewed as a waste of time and effort that could be used for other purposes.

In other words, you prefer to advocate for a greater amount so statism (which costs money) to try to fix a problem that is caused by a lack of money. Greater or excessive amounts of statism are usually associated with communism. That is what you are achieving with your goals.

We have a Ninth Amendment for a reason.
Those quotes are talking about VOTING and CIVIL RIGHTS. You are not entitled to an income. You have to EARN that by WORKING.
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Again, at will employment has nothing to do with what you are suggesting. Try again slugger
You are welcome to use logic and reason concerning this scenario:

Consider a hypothetical scenario where unemployment compensation at-will is consistent with that doctrine and those state laws.

We could find ways to lower other public sector costs. If no individual market participant can claim to be in official poverty, why would they need more government services? Those services may be more cost effective if provided by the private sector utilizing money based markets and our political-economy.

If no one can claim to be in official poverty, government health care mandates would be more ethical and moral to money based markets. Such capital would be allocated at the individual level and potentially result in better products at lower cost to the individual consumer.

By solving poverty in our republic via unemployment compensation, at-will; generational forms of poverty would also only exist at-will due to a lack of money management skills; not, a poverty of money.

As a form of minimum wage, unemployment compensation, at-will, could provide a market based metric for any potential labor market participant to easily recognize for money management purposes.

Simply paying less motivated labor market participants to not provide labor input to the economy would make it easier for anyone actually wanting to work, to find work with less friction in that market and possibly with more motivated coworkers. As a moral incentive, anyone having a work ethic could pursue a form of Happiness by simply working and providing labor input to the economy for prevailing market based wages.

With sufficient potential labor market participants opting to be couch potatoes, finding suitable work could be as easy as signing up with a temp. agency and getting called and asked if you want to work for market based wages. This would involve a sufficiently motivated labor market participant to gain the skill sets that command such a rate. It could be considered a market based incentive to work.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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Red herrings are considered fallacies.

Consider a hypothetical scenario where unemployment compensation at-will is consistent with that doctrine and those state laws.

We could find ways to lower other public sector costs. If no individual market participant can claim to be in official poverty, why would they need more government services? Those services may be more cost effective if provided by the private sector utilizing money based markets and our political-economy.

If no one can claim to be in official poverty, government health care mandates would be more ethical and moral to money based markets. Such capital would be allocated at the individual level and potentially result in better products at lower cost to the individual consumer.

By solving poverty in our republic via unemployment compensation, at-will; generational forms of poverty would also only exist at-will due to a lack of money management skills; not, a poverty of money.

As a form of minimum wage, unemployment compensation, at-will, could provide a market based metric for any potential labor market participant to easily recognize for money management purposes.

Simply paying less motivated labor market participants to not provide labor input to the economy would make it easier for anyone actually wanting to work, to find work with less friction in that market and possibly with more motivated coworkers. As a moral incentive, anyone having a work ethic could pursue a form of Happiness by simply working and providing labor input to the economy for prevailing market based wages.

With sufficient potential labor market participants opting to be couch potatoes, finding suitable work could be as easy as signing up with a temp. agency and getting called and asked if you want to work for market based wages. This would involve a sufficiently motivated labor market participant to gain the skill sets that command such a rate. It could be considered a market based incentive to work.
Consider the actual scenario where i would rather die of plague than pay someone one red cent to sit on their duff.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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I'm quite happy with my job and my pay. I'm happy to earn my money. Where did i ever say or give the impression that i wasn't?
Nice straw man by the way, i like its fancy hat
As a moral incentive, anyone having a work ethic could pursue a form of Happiness by simply working and providing labor input to the economy for prevailing market based wages. It could be considered more moral to pursue Happiness while also eliminating poverty in our republic.

I don't mind eliminating poverty with my tax money when I am pursuing forms of happiness. That is the moral I am trying to describe.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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It is based on that doctrine and those state laws.
It is not. Its based on socialism, not capitalism. The government, and by extension the people who it draws both its power and its money from, is in no way shape or form required to pay people to sit on their asses and do jack shit for the rest of their lives.

If it was in the laws we'd be doing it now wouldn't we?
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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Consider the actual scenario where i would rather die of plague than pay someone one red cent to sit on their duff.
In other words, you don't have enough logic or reason and have to resort to fallacy.

You are welcome to argue your point. It just makes it harder to consider you very credible because of your use of fallacy in our discussion.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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As a moral incentive, anyone having a work ethic could pursue a form of Happiness by simply working and providing labor input to the economy for prevailing market based wages. It could be considered more moral to pursue Happiness while also eliminating poverty in our republic.

I don't mind eliminating poverty with my tax money when I am pursuing forms of happiness. That is the moral I am trying to describe.
Right, YOU don't mind. Most Everyone else does. Good thing youre not our benevolent dictator huh?
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Right, YOU don't mind. Most Everyone else does. Good thing youre not our benevolent dictator huh?
As a form of morals, your point of view could be considered less moral and is less ethical than simply paying people to not provide labor input to the economy, and being able to pursue more market friendly forms of Happiness as a result.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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Red herrings are considered fallacies.

Consider a hypothetical scenario where unemployment compensation at-will is consistent with that doctrine and those state laws.

We could find ways to lower other public sector costs. If no individual market participant can claim to be in official poverty, why would they need more government services? Those services may be more cost effective if provided by the private sector utilizing money based markets and our political-economy.

If no one can claim to be in official poverty, government health care mandates would be more ethical and moral to money based markets. Such capital would be allocated at the individual level and potentially result in better products at lower cost to the individual consumer.

By solving poverty in our republic via unemployment compensation, at-will; generational forms of poverty would also only exist at-will due to a lack of money management skills; not, a poverty of money.

As a form of minimum wage, unemployment compensation, at-will, could provide a market based metric for any potential labor market participant to easily recognize for money management purposes.

Simply paying less motivated labor market participants to not provide labor input to the economy would make it easier for anyone actually wanting to work, to find work with less friction in that market and possibly with more motivated coworkers. As a moral incentive, anyone having a work ethic could pursue a form of Happiness by simply working and providing labor input to the economy for prevailing market based wages.

With sufficient potential labor market participants opting to be couch potatoes, finding suitable work could be as easy as signing up with a temp. agency and getting called and asked if you want to work for market based wages. This would involve a sufficiently motivated labor market participant to gain the skill sets that command such a rate. It could be considered a market based incentive to work.
All you're trying to do is exchange one free ride for another and again, that is totally STUPID. We should be tightening qualifications on free rides, not making it easier. If Joe Blow chooses not to work, then Joe Blow deserves to live in poverty. If Joe Blow has a job but loses it due to cutbacks, then he can draw unemployment and get government assistance but it should all have a cutoff date. I don't like my tax dollars going to someone that is lazy when I've worked most of my life to get what I have. I have absolutely no sympathy for idiots that choose not to work and they can live under a bridge somewhere for all I care.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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In other words, you don't have enough logic or reason and have to resort to fallacy.

You are welcome to argue your point. It just makes it harder to consider you very credible because of your use of fallacy in our discussion.
Its a simple principle that i'm uncompromising on. If you want money you have to earn it. I'm not going to give it to you. Seeing as i'm a citizen and i pay my taxes, its MY money the government would be giving away. I don't want my government to do that and my views reflect that. Its also the reality of the situation that at will EMPLOYMENT has nothing to do with at will UNEMPLOYMENT. They are two entirely different concepts. At will employment means an employer can hire whoever he wants to work for him who wants to work for him. At will unemployment is welfare (which is disagree with strongly) for anyone and everyone that applies, indefinietly. Those two concepts are WILDLY different and your comparing of the two is a false analogy which if i'm not mistaken is itself a fallacy if you want to go down that road.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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As a form of morals, your point of view could be considered less moral and is less ethical than simply paying people to not provide labor input to the economy, and being able to pursue more market friendly forms of Happiness as a result.
Guess i'm not moral or ethical by your standards then. Whatever shall i do? How shall i live with myself? O wait by my standards I AM ethical so i guess i'll just disregard your insane, assine rantings.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

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All you're trying to do is exchange one free ride for another and again, that is totally STUPID. We should be tightening qualifications on free rides, not making it easier. If Joe Blow chooses not to work, then Joe Blow deserves to live in poverty. If Joe Blow has a job but loses it due to cutbacks, then he can draw unemployment and get government assistance but it should all have a cutoff date. I don't like my tax dollars going to someone that is lazy when I've worked most of my life to get what I have. I have absolutely no sympathy for idiots that choose not to work and they can live under a bridge somewhere for all I care.
A moral and ethical goal is to eliminate poverty in our republic. Why quibble about that cost, when those in the majority don't seem to mind the wasteful expense of a war on drugs.

That is what I am referring to. The morals and ethics written in our Constitution, and a delegated authority and commandment to provide for the general welfare.

Eliminating official poverty in our republic is holy and moral, even if we have to pay someone to do nothing; instead of being less moral and less ethical, and letting them sleep under a bridge. You have admitted you don't have sufficient morals to care enough about fellow human beings.
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Guess i'm not moral or ethical by your standards then. Whatever shall i do? How shall i live with myself? O wait by my standards I AM ethical so i guess i'll just disregard your insane, assine rantings.
You are always welcome to your unsubstantiated opinion.

However, I would like to discuss this scenario with anyone who wants an argument and not a quarrel.

Consider a hypothetical scenario where unemployment compensation at-will is consistent with that doctrine and those state laws.

We could find ways to lower other public sector costs. If no individual market participant can claim to be in official poverty, why would they need more government services? Those services may be more cost effective if provided by the private sector utilizing money based markets and our political-economy.

If no one can claim to be in official poverty, government health care mandates would be more ethical and moral to money based markets. Such capital would be allocated at the individual level and potentially result in better products at lower cost to the individual consumer.

By solving poverty in our republic via unemployment compensation, at-will; generational forms of poverty would also only exist at-will due to a lack of money management skills; not, a poverty of money.

As a form of minimum wage, unemployment compensation, at-will, could provide a market based metric for any potential labor market participant to easily recognize for money management purposes.

Simply paying less motivated labor market participants to not provide labor input to the economy would make it easier for anyone actually wanting to work, to find work with less friction in that market and possibly with more motivated coworkers. As a moral incentive, anyone having a work ethic could pursue a form of Happiness by simply working and providing labor input to the economy for prevailing market based wages.

With sufficient potential labor market participants opting to be couch potatoes, finding suitable work could be as easy as signing up with a temp. agency and getting called and asked if you want to work for market based wages. This would involve a sufficiently motivated labor market participant to gain the skill sets that command such a rate. It could be considered a market based incentive to work.
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A moral and ethical goal is to eliminate poverty in our republic. Why quibble about that cost, when those in the majority don't seem to mind the wasteful expense of a war on drugs.

That is what I am referring to. The morals and ethics written in our Constitution, and a delegated authority and commandment to provide for the general welfare.

Eliminating official poverty in our republic is holy and moral, even if we have to pay someone to do nothing; instead of being less moral and less ethical, and letting them sleep under a bridge. You have admitted you don't have sufficient morals to care enough about fellow human beings.
I think you really do believe the bullshit you write!!!! OMG what good drugs you must have!!!!!!!

I care about humans but I'm not going to support someone just because they're too lazy to work and to suggest that someone do so is the sign of stupidity, IMO. Is it moral for a healthy adult to expect the government to pay for him to sit at home on his ass? Hell, no! But you're more than welcome to work and pay your neighbor to sit home if that would make you happy. As for me...this sums it up:
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Once upon a time there was a little red hen who lived in a big farm-yard.
She had three fluffy yellow chicks.
One morning as they were busily scratching about the yard, looking for something to eat, the little red hen found a grain of wheat.

"Look!" she said.
"See what I have found. Who will help me to plant this grain of wheat?"

"Not I," said the duck. "I must go down to the pond for a swim."
"Not I," said the cat. "I have some visitors coming in a few minutes."

"Very well, I will then", said the little red hen, and she did.

After a while some weeds appeared among the stalks of wheat.
One day the little red hen asked:
"Who will help me to weed this wheat?"

"Not I," said the duck. "That sort of work doesn't agree with me."
"Not I", said the cat. "I would not be able to tell the weeds from the wheat".

"Very well, I will then", said the little red hen, and she did.

After a while the wheat began to ripen:
"What fine wheat we have," said the cat and the duck.
"Yes, indeed, it is time to reap the wheat," said the little red hen. "Who will help me to reap this wheat?"

"Not I", said the cat.
"Not I", said the duck.

"Very well, then I will", said the little red hen.

She cut the heads off the grain very carefully and put them in a bag.

Then she called to the cat and the duck and she asked, "Now, who will take this wheat to the mill to be ground into flour?"
"Not I", said the duck.
"Not I", said the cat.

"Very well, then", said the little red hen, "I will take it myself".

So the little red hen trudged off to the mill, and in a few hours she was back with a sack of fine flour.

"Now, who is going to make this flour into bread?" asked the little red hen.

"Not I", said the duck.
"Not I", said the cat.

"I will, then," said the little red hen, and she did.

Soon the loaf was ready for the oven.

"Now, who is going to bake this bread?" asked the little red hen.

"Not I", said the cat.
"Not I", said the duck.

"Very well, then", said the little red hen. "I will do it".

So the loaf of bread was baked and it was baked, and it was beautiful, golden and crusty. The little red hen put it on the kitchen table, and the cat and the duck came into the house and looked at it longingly.

"Well now, who is going to eat this loaf of bread?" asked the little red hen.

"I will", said the duck quickly.
"I will", said the cat stepping close.

"Oh, no, you won't", said the little red hen. "I am going to eat it myself".

Then she called her little chicks together, and they ate the whole loaf of bread. Not a crumb was left for the duck and the cat.
Or the modern version:
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Once upon a time, there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered some grains of wheat.

She called her neighbors and said, "If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?"

"Not I," said the cow.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Not I," said the pig.
"Not I," said the goose.

"Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.

The wheat grew tall and ripened into golden grain. "Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.

"Not I," said the duck.
"Out of my classification," said the pig.
"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.
"I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.

"Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.

At last it came time to bake the bread. "Who will help me bake the bread?" asked the little red hen.

"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.
"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.
"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.
"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.

"Then I will," said the little red hen.

She baked five loaves and held them up for her neighbors to see. They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share.

But the little red hen said, "No, I can eat the five loaves."

"Excess profits!" cried the cow.
"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck.
"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose.
And the pig just grunted.

And they painted "unfair" picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.

When the government agent came, he said to the little red hen, "You must not be greedy."

"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.

"Exactly," said the agent. "That is the wonderful free enterprise system. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide their product with the idle."

And they lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful. I am grateful."

But her neighbors wondered why she never again baked any more bread.
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Re: Theory on 'Official Poverty' Relating to Racism

All it takes is logic, reason, and simple American English.
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