Look at studies, idiot. Economic mobility is about education. One person being more rich in a very rich society does not matter. Inequality does nothing. Americans are already very rich. Every one of them. Compare consumption of the poorest Americans with people at the median net worth and wealth of the world (PPP).

NY policy is set by NYC, which has resulted in stagnation in the rest of the state and NYC having to spend billions of dollars trying to get businesses to set up shop in rest of the state. NY actually introduced special zones where businesses would pay no taxes for five years with possibility of five more years of no…

That is all buillshit and you are an asshole for linking it. The rate of consumption poverty has continued to drop. People have much more than they did in times of lower income inequality. Income inequality does not matter in rich nations. It has no effect on economic mobility or anything. Stupid people just bring it…

The flatter the marginal rates, the more stable and reliable the revenue for government. Exempting the first $20,000 or so and then having a 30% rate on $20k-59,999, 50% on $60,000-149,000, and 75% on $150,000+ would generate much more revenue and be more consistent. Other countries use this type of tax structure to…

Nolan is an ignoramus. It is sad to think he believes he is being insightful.

i agree. Giving money in a very public way is bad enough, but making it some hash tag marketing nonsense is beyond the pale. When did this type of garbage become acceptable?

My parents have chickens for eggs. So do a bunch of their friends. The egg layers are not bad. More flighty than fighty. At least when it comes to people. They are always attacking each other with their pecking order.

His point about chickens in 6 weeks is really dumb. I have not seen the film, but the birds now raised for meat have much higher growth rates and require much less in terms of inputs (feed, energy, water, etc) to get them to the table. That is good for everyone. It is much better for the environment. The FCR for…

>Reality shows, biopics, and even a scripted drama on NBC all helped keep the myth alive, ensuring that “Hugh Hefner” was always waiting in the cultural lexicon when someone needed to describe a particular breed of sexually-fixated older man.

Long term sustained revenue is high taxes on everyone. If you look to Europe, you will see that higher rates kick in a much lower income levels. This maximizes revenue because rich people are hit harder in downturns than poor and working people. Taxing only the rich means that you end up in a Connecticut situation if…

No one wants to live there though. None of the employees at google or amazon want to live in the Midwest. The weather sucks. They are far from everything. The historic reasons for people living in these cities are long gone. The importance of the lakes, the lack of air conditioning, the historic industry, and…

Odds are the same.

Odds of triple tie on the wheel are (1/20)^2, or 1/400 (odds of first spin are 1/1 and then it is 1/20 chance of matching that and 1/20 chance of matching again). Odds of specific triple tie are (1/20)^3, or 1/8000. This was more notable because it happened at the right time where the bonus was 10x the normal rate.

The design had problems, but the reactors at this plant continued running after the incident with reactor No. 4. No. 1 had a problem years before, though it was brought back online and ran for years and years. Another one (I believe it was No. 2, though not sure) had a fire in the early 1990s and went permanently…

But we don’t consider them “nerdy.” I mentioned videos of railroad signals in another comment. People are into that. Guys. Only guys. It is nerdy as hell, but modern “nerd”-ism does not entail it. People want nerd to mean what it meant 20 years ago, but with cachet instead of ridicule. “Nerd” and “geek” have become…

Chernobyl was the power plant. Pripyat was the city. The exclusion zone is not free of people, as we learned in Babushkas of Chernobyl two years ago...

They actually can. Sort of. Imaging techniques appear to be capable of doing it. The methods have not been verified though.

When everyone is a nerd, no one is. The word has no meaning. it is used to create a sense of otherness that does not exist. “They” are nerds in a bad way. “We” are nerds in a good way. It is a bunch of bulldoody. It really needs to stop. You are not special for seeing Star Wars or Batman. The movies gross hundreds of…

To discourage drivers from going around the barrier arms when they are down. These are not often seen in the US, though other countries use them a lot. You can easily drive through them. they are not intended to stop cars.

Error or another train just passed on the second set of tracks. Probably the second case. The gates are automated. They are run with sensors and computers and a bit of magic.