Can we get a sign that says no passing, but really passing is ok, but not “protected,” i.e., not the only use of the left lane?
no passing zone sign for drivers
Do Not Pass Sign
We have so many left entrances and exits and “multiple lanes merging” zones (As my map software speaks). Plus, some right-hand entrances are so busy that if a decent number of people don’t move into the left lane, there will be an accident.
Yet, I see people still trying to use the left lane as a “don’t be here or die” zone, “I want to go 20 MPH over the next lane,” Which is actually 40 mph over the next lane since that lane had to slow due to the heavy amount of merging traffic.
Thus, anyone in the left lane, even 5 under the speed limit, is technically passing. lol So, yes, legal use, and not in line with a full “NO PASSING” zone.
Passing the next lane by more than 20 mph IS UNSAFE
Going more than 20 mph over the next lane is super unsafe. Especially when that next lane is so far under the posted speed limit that there will inevitably be a car randomly wanting to get out of the cluster f*** and pull in front of a speeding car. Yes, especially a speeding car as they come up so fast you don’t see them, and yes, that means they want to “Pass.”
Once they are over, do not tailgate them with less than a car’s length of buffer. Especially if they’re pretty much going “at speed.” Especially when that speed is double the speed of the lane they pulled out of, and they are correctly using the “Passing Lane.”
The left land is not always a passing lane! It’s often an exit and entrance lane.
It does not matter if they are passing as they are about to exit in less than a mile.
At highway speeds, that’s less than a minute away. You can wait. If you’re upset at them, you are why it’s even more important for them to be in that lane ASAP. They’ll need good luck getting over later with all the aggressive left-lane drivers.
In the end, what do those signs really mean?
Question, do these actually mean the same thing?
The yellow one is typically on a two-lane road; Thus, it is a serious safety issue if violated, as the risk is usually a head-on collision.
The white one seems to be less enforced/serious. I see it in construction zones, and where multiple lanes are going in the same direction. I don’t see the white one enforced in most cases if the drivers aren’t speeding.
First thought: The best way around this is a bonus system. Fully legal, and you’re paying 100% of time. Hard to convert unless you’re underpaying. Of course they may already be under paying if employees don’t care. Usually it’s a risk of firing if you’re more than 3 minutes lateMore than 3 minutes late, you don’t have 100% on time rate. A job that is 5 days a week, 4 of 5 days on time is an 80% on time rate. Construction is usually higher pay, but even at $1 per hour bonus, 40 hours a week is a $40 bonus each week you’re “on time”. That’s a $2000/year rase/bonus.
outta the loop/disclaimer: other than friends talking, I haven’t been in an environment that is an hourly pay system in 5+ years, so memory may be foggy, and current standards are unknown especially post covid employee based market.
the story: https://www.boredpanda.com/boss-docks-time-for-being-late-expects-unpaid-work/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
other ways to implement: if you already have a bonus system. Slowly split raises? Instead of a 5% raise, 2.5% raise and 2.5% bonus. Granted not enough places are giving decent raises… both cost of living, and experience based. Instead income has been stagnant; hence the dissatisfied/disillusioned employees and low moral.
Occasionally the state or federal government will offer grants to have traffic enforcement initiatives. Often they focus on speed or DUIs. The DUI program in Missouri has been put on hold due to its lack of effectiveness.
However, there are several laws that are often overlooked, cause numerous accidents, and often result in road rage. Below, a few are listed that the state should consider a focus/enforcement of.
Lights on with wipers
Blinker usage
Courtesy warning: Letting people in when blinkers are used Warning as its not a law? However, if blinker usage is enforced, letting people in may happen automatically as the reason many use for not using a blinker is they won’t let me in. Often these ARE the ones that won’t let people in, so perhaps one habit change will lead to the other habit change.
Driving in the left lane is more legal and appropriate than you think. In fact, it is a safety issue where you SHOULD be driving in the left lane
***EARLY DRAFT Feel free to send thoughts.*** ***Photo examples and legal quotes missing.*** ***OTHER EXAMPLES?***
In urban areas, a lot of the “only when passing” is a little looser.
EXCEPTIONS TO RESERVING LEFT LANE FOR “FAST”, “PASSING”
Left Exits… How far early counts? General assumption is 1 mile = 1 minute…
1 mile?
2 miles?
I-29/35 North out of North Kansas City starts the short dotted exit line about .75 miles before the split. Does that mean another .75 for your buffer to be ready for that exit lane? i.e. 1.5 miles or 90 second {{{SEE PIC}}}
Left On ramps?
How long after the end of the ramp should people get into the right lane? Does heavy traffic matter? i.e. congestion as noted below
Knowing there is an on-ramp coming in soon, should fast traffic and passing vehicles even be in the left lane as the oncoming traffic will naturally be going slower just like right lane traffic is normally going slower in most cases.
Splits: left / right:
3 lane splitting into two two lane highways:
looking at the above I-29/35 split example {{{See other pic of I-29}}},
The middle lane IS the fast lane for I-35. For the left split (I-29), that Makes the right, non-exit only lane the fast lane.
As noted above, the left lane is the exit lane as noted with the short dotted line.
Also, looking at the I-29 portion, it is encouraged for most traffic to be in the far left lane as I-35 southbound and Davidson Rd quickly merges into northbound I-29, and that traffic is often quite heavy.
4 lane splits: 4 lanes into two 2 lane highways. This one is a tough one.
My main example (I-29N/635S Split) includes 2 immediate on ramps, and a 55 MPH speed limit, and the middle two lanes being super fast as the 3rd lane acts as the left/fast lane for the right split, and the second lane being super fast (Often 65 MPH) as people try and match the speed of the 3rd lane so they can Zipper merge. This is extra tough as the left on ramp is mostly going north, and the right on ramp is 50/50 north and south so there is a lot of traffic trying to cross 2 or 3 lanes of traffic. This crisscross also means that to make room for all the lane changes, everyone NOT actively changing lanes should get to the FAR LEFT or FAR RIGHT lanes. {{{SEE SATALITE VIEW}}}
Other examples exist
Congested areas:
Urban areas are often congested, and with a ton of cars, they should distribute across all lanes.
When there is a heavy on ramp, even 3 lanes really mean 2 lanes and a multi use pho limited access ramp lane {{{???what are these called???}}}. This means 3 lanes of traffic need to for the most part distribute between the left two lanes to make room for all the merging traffic. For example 435 E/W on the south side of Kansas City. You have the Roe & Nall exits that enter and exit from an extra lane separated from the through lanes. {{{SHOW PIC}}}. An example of a multi-use version, look at I-70 east bound where I-470 North Merges in. The traffic is so heavy that essentially all the traffic is enough to fill a lane of its own. Traffic is often so crowded east bound that all three lanes can be bumper to bumper. In essence, to allow for the merging traffic, people knowing about the merge distribute between the left two lanes. Especially leaving room in the middle lane for those not in the know to make a sudden lane change as there is no room in the 3rd/Right lane for all the merging traffic. {{{SHOW PIC}}} — East of this point is horrible as too many through vehicles are staying in the right lane despite the right lane being exit only in 3 miles.
We are passing! More Congestion…. Often, if I am behind another car, and we are passing the right cars, we continue in the left lane. Especially if there is little room to A: Change into the right lane, and B: little room to get back into the left lane
YES, I am going slow in the left lane even though there is essentially no traffic here. This once again falls under congestion. If we have two through lanes and an exit lane, you will have people in the far left lane going slower. AT NO POINT should people go more than 20 mph faster than the adjacent lane. You must be cautious and ready for someone to suddenly pull into the next lane. This goes anytime, but
Example one is an exit ramp with two open lanes: The ramp is at a complete stop for a quarter mile. People will often try to get out to either go to another exit, or cut in later. You do not want to rear end someone, so lane 2 is going 20 MPH, then, to accommodate the potential for those in that lane needing to make sudden reactions if a car pulls out, the left lane should NOT go more than 40 MPH, that is 20 MPH faster than lane 2.
The same happens on any two lane road where the other lane is slow or stopped. the other lane should not go more than 20 MPH faster than the slowest lane.
the 20 MPH rule? Yes, its in effect several places where its easier to quantify.
First, in general, going 20 MPH over the speed limit will often get you a dangerous driving arrest. {{{ ??? CAN WE FIND AT LEAST ONE LAW TO QUOTE ??? }}}
Second, many jurisdictions prohibit emergency vehicles from going more than 20 MPH over the speed limit. Several cases have been heard that have ruled jurisdictions liable for deaths where the employees were going that fast. {{{ ??? CAN WE FIND CASE HISTORY TO QUOTE ??? }}}
Road conditions: if the right lane is in poor condition, vehicles may travel in the left lane (NOTED IN Michigan law. MCL 257.634)
Specifically Not allowed: Impeding the flow of traffic
(NOTED IN Michigan law. MCL 257.634) If not overtaking traffic. i.e. No “Alabama Road Block / Rolling Road block. As long as you’re passing to some point.
You have traffic backed up behind you with none in front of you.
This is winter 2019 into spring 2020. The heat of the Corona 2019 pandemic. Everything is changing day to day, and hour to hour. I am adding this first to_keep track of interesting articles and links so I can quickly find them again, and second, to track changes over time.
First what are we talking about…. Corona, Corona-19, Covid-19, cov19, SARS-CoV-2? Corona is a family of viruses. 4 of about 8 known at this time infect humans. This virus mostly doesn’t use a sequence that normally infects humans, but is most closely related to the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) another virus that did affect humans, and become a pandemic threat in 2001. It did end up mostly getting contained to the point of not causing a worldwide shutdown.
Now, a list of links.. these may be reviewed and sorted later:
Biospace: cellex and mayo clinic launch tests to determine covid-19 immunity from previous exposure- april 03, 2020 (looked up because people wanted reference on why plasma hasn’t been talked about more…. I mentioned antibodies test just came out, but yes, it’s been talked about for a couple months. Also ended up referencing that… found in another article that the first antibodies testing started on January 25. (5 people participated)
Mac rumors : apple donating over 20 million masks to healthcare professionals producing face shields with suppliers april 5, 2020 by joe rossingol & ink.com
Note for later…. is kc switching to smart yellow light lengthening traffic lights.
Fakehistoryhunter.wordpress.com not a donkey being carried across a minefield – april 4, 2020 (bambi the donkey french)
Trauma Letsqueerthingsup.com & fb let’s queer things up. And fb sam Dylan finch
Ok, april 17. I haven’t even looked at this in over 10 days, so, i went ahead and published….. waiting to review just got overwhelming. I have 300+ open tabs on my browser, and I just need to off load them/that bunch and we’ll see what happens. Remember, these in no way are things I agree or disagree with. Often , they are opposing view to review….. or even balance each other out. After all, there is probably something true, and something false in each…. click bait
usa mmakes up 1/3rd of infection but only 4.5% of world population. Skewed comparison and statistics
Too soon to consider herd immunity https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/from-our-experts/early-herd-immunity-against-covid-19-a-dangerous-misconception&ved=2ahUKEwiyqfaKsKLpAhVGM6wKHXTiA6YQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3LZ_Ela7cNlrPrC6l8r7vf
Rigging steel vs aluminum https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259177104_Failure_characteristics_of_strength-equivalent_aluminium_and_steel_plates_in_impact_conditions
Democrat, superpacs, and influences https://newrepublic.com/amp/article/157556/democrats-arent-stuck-joe-biden?fbclid=IwAR1a1MtkFflE5fJcm1fTFo2hSCO8P8uLM9oai6yMcHvC0zV5w8JxefjAN9k
Massage comedy with social distancing https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3735592563148666&id=1465377640170181&refid=18&ft=qid.6823001303363958559%3Amf_story_key.10159039618027985%3Agroup_id.2211257984%3Atop_level_post_id.10159039618027985%3Atl_objid.10159039618027985%3Acontent_owner_id_new.546445427%3Aoriginal_content_id.3735592563148666%3Aoriginal_content_owner_id.1465377640170181%3Apage_id.1465377640170181%3Asrc.22%3Aphoto_id.245131076704829%3Astory_location.6%3Aattached_story_attachment_style.video_inline%3Afilter.GroupStoriesByActivityEntQuery%3Atds_flgs.3%3Apage_insights.%7B%221465377640170181%22%3A%7B%22page_id%22%3A1465377640170181%2C%22page_id_type%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22actor_id%22%3A546445427%2C%22attached_story%22%3A%7B%22page_id%22%3A1465377640170181%2C%22page_id_type%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22actor_id%22%3A1465377640170181%2C%22dm%22%3A%7B%22isShare%22%3A0%2C%22originalPostOwnerID%22%3A0%7D%2C%22psn%22%3A%22EntStatusCreationStory%22%2C%22post_context%22%3A%7B%22object_fbtype%22%3A266%2C%22publish_time%22%3A1588273298%2C%22story_name%22%3A%22EntStatusCreationStory%22%2C%22story_fbid%22%3A%5B3735592563148666%5D%7D%2C%22role%22%3A1%2C%22sl%22%3A6%7D%2C%22dm%22%3A%7B%22isShare%22%3A0%2C%22originalPostOwnerID%22%3A0%7D%2C%22psn%22%3A%22EntGroupMallPostCreationStory%22%2C%22role%22%3A1%2C%22sl%22%3A6%2C%22targets%22%3A%5B%7B%22actor_id%22%3A546445427%2C%22page_id%22%3A1465377640170181%2C%22post_id%22%3A3735592563148666%2C%22role%22%3A1%2C%22share_id%22%3A0%7D%5D%7D%7D&tn=H-R
Corona and massage https://www.tracywalton.com/an-open-letter-about-re-opening-to-massage-therapy-employers/?fbclid=IwAR22x0t-whINMYL44UPGYgO1eC5L9OQLFM8_VLsmZA9ObfQ-jan0kvj-67Q
An Oklahoma city ends face mask rule for shoppers after store employees are threatened https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-city-ends-face-mask-rule-shoppers-after-store-employees-n1198736?cid=ed_npd_bn_fb_bn&fbclid=IwAR1Q2Hize58CELu0lgFv2LlMUL1txWira2mx9PWMua6aLhNHFJOGdCLoBxY
Stronger aand safer exercise bands of all resistance including more intense https://www.rubberbanditz.com/?fbclid=IwAR0dkW3Bz4m_72wYDLhSQ3VmB7habE4b_3b5h6JYwoWSxLECHVGdGrT4cUo
Forced to thin the herd? For real? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ortQpF-5I&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3xiWawJw8OudTuow8LX7LZxfJxseLdiTg3o5y8uROaA6XPJRAII6_ubMw
Corona eradicated from New Zealand. Why this is different t from the rest of the world and a bad comparison / model https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/coronavirus-currently-eliminated-in-new-zealand/27/04/?fbclid=IwAR2p5tJ5VNEyJ2drfH7UavtqCOjDOVthwq1_Pla-2wcqqOCV62sc45VtiOA
April 27 2020 Louisiana extends stay at home order to may 15 https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_8c3f87c8-88b0-11ea-a367-2faccc4d6e0c.html?324&utm_medium=social&utm_source=nolafb&utm_campaign=snd&fbclid=IwAR0nu-0IT1K-zbxfmWyEajRhYYN_Hodi1CUTSuW-KlXhUB_I9Bl2XR1oNuc
Politically, where is this? Fact check https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/why-mitch-mcconnell-wants-states-go-bankrupt/610714/?fbclid=IwAR3uuzaJw1JHiuyaXWghBNXfPS66wzWLvMANmYFSjpQnXGoB6iB5gqXnWQk
Rent strike Chicago https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/v748py/we-were-out-of-options-chicago-tenants-are-refusing-to-pay-april-rent?utm_campaign=sharebutton&fbclid=IwAR0owNHtwqiBHsI2lkub1NnuTMCk0bYs5F5tzhI32K0sBSkVKlEbbiGwH6w
India Virus News: Will Test Anti-Malarial Drug in Mumbai Slums – Bloomberg hydroxy chloroquine https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-17/trump-backed-drug-to-be-tested-on-thousands-in-mumbai-slums?fbclid=IwAR1tqxDdL-3r04bgto-6RCzvpbEOtifnV58vnr5EAg5CD9YZwiu2_D-9ido
I Went Viral For Admitting Pot Makes Me A Better Mom. Here’s What Everyone’s Ignoring. | HuffPost
Coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different strains study finds – The Jerusalem PPost https://www.jpost.com/health-science/coronavirus-has-mutated-into-at-least-30-different-strains-new-study-finds-625333?fbclid=IwAR3uxGMTqsD5Q7KoHcepch7hDhLEpUnlKx35e5A6BiVTd6aZFbvGnkY–QM
Eat Your Weeds: 10 Delicious Invasive Plant SSpecies https://returntonow.net/2018/05/22/10-delicious-invasive-plant-species/?fbclid=IwAR3-ZUxPoUwdT5RNwTVgR4I1tqKfu9wiAWkJTPg6dFXd03CVxuACJXz5pnw
Recovery does not indicate immunity April 25, 2020. But may 7, study results show the reinfection rate was based on poor results and there is immunity https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/25/844939777/no-evidence-that-recovered-covid-19-patients-are-immune-who-says?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR0JFTq8G4KdpBw-SQEPxOwTjc8nrqhE1Je2-zh7Tx4F8l8aw7xgt3u29sc
Art piece revelations. Video of Sophie from 4 years ago https://vimeo.com/141994317?fbclid=IwAR3n7w_XOWS_177cKJZb2M1pQEBz_hI9WRkO0ZMW2TEK507oNsl9lPbdRSw
I would like to offer the Bucklin voting system for inspection.
It is a combination of Instant runoff (IRV), and approval voting. I call it Instant run off to approval.
It can work where there is multiple candidates running for a single position where it is typically hard for a single candidate to get a majority if people vote with their true choice.
It does not require a second vote, but it also does not eliminate those with the lowest vote in the first round. Instead, rolling towards approval vote as people’s second vote might be enough that that 3rd person will get 100% approval or close. Definitely closer to being liked my more people than if the first two choices are extremely hated by the other two groups of voters. Thus, a unifying third candidate might appear, be electable, and win, or at least bring the other two choices into unifying vs divisive stances.
Granted, there may need to be tie breaking in certain situations. If after getting enough approval votes, two candidates are tied, a tie breaking action must be taken. Perhaps, in this case, fall back to break that tie by seeing who has the most first choice votes. A reverse instant run-off?
NOTE: There has been some controversy in the past because in some jurisdictions, when implemented, it was required to vote for more than one candidate. Instead, let the people vote strait line. I only want candidate A, thus, I am only voting for A.
P.S. Remember as of now, we are voting for a parliament (College) that will vote for our president. There is a movement to circumvent this by way of block voting with other states. Instead, perhaps proportionally vote via the top choices down like parliaments are elected along party lines in other countries. The college was designed to vote in line with the desires of the country not by a majority within one state if 40% of a state likes candidate, then as close to 40% of the electorate for that state should vote for that person.
Technically based on the founders interests, that means that if only 40% of the people like Candidate “A” for president, and 60% like two other candidates, and those delegates believed that their constituents would prefer a certain other candidate vs letting the lesser approved 40% candidate win, they could vote that way thus, the college was intended to be more unifying than it is today where ALL votes go to the top in that state.
Thus, think of this college as a mirror Congress elected at the time of the presidential election that is supposed to do the will of the people. (Hence because its gotten out of line, people are asking for block voting to reign it in). Mirror because we are only electing the president vs pet projects of congress…. Mirror, because the president won’t be getting Quid Pro Quo, I voted for you, so sign my bill. Remember, separation of powers, and thus a mirror congress called the electoral college.
p.p.s. In some cases, if we are looking more towards a direct vote vs a body that votes on our behalf, we should quadruple — or more — the size of the college to better allow for a 40% vote for candidate “B” thus be better represented by 40% of the college in that state.
Remember, the college is to ensure all states get a say vs be bullied by others. It is hard to say that 3 vs 55 is really being able to bully California, but 39,512,223 vs 578,759 is a sure way not to be represented.
NOTE: on the quadrupling…. or in this case, 10x; lets say we split the 3 electoral votes 30 ways, and the 55 votes into 550 ways, it is significantly easier to weight those votes based on that states true vote.
Caveat, this would require a constitutional amendment, bulking voting, weighting within the existing collage, and the currently progressing “block” voting, does not. However, block voting does not take into account the bully effect nor the percentages within each state. Both, concerns of the founders, and spirit of the College, a spirit that is not honored today. — Perhaps a few years of block voting, will show some distaste as will, and finally, perhaps a constitutional amendment towards a direct weighted vote via a 10x college?
Tabs I’ve opened Summer 2019, and wanted to review (But haven’t yet?) I tend to be busy and can not address these links that I have come across, and then end up procrastinating, or just do not transfer to a desktop to better review them.
This was pretty much just July (2nd half?) and the first week of August. I lost at least 40 tabs after adding these (“Summer 2019” may go back as far as April when I picked up my new phone). I figured I’d go ahead and put this out there. I may never even get to these. Or at least not “soon”, feel free to add comments for me to think about as I go through these.
The Smell of the Rain Reduces Stress & 7 Other Benefits of Walking in the Rain — July 6, 2019 by Ivana Saragjinova — on old natural cures — On the real pharmacy (Poor reputation) — on healthy food house — all the sites seem sketch — sources: www.oldnaturalcures.com www.lifealth.com www.footfiles.com ***Stress*** ***Health***
Vancouver ‘Kink” society locked in legal combat with exiled dungeon master By Jason Proctor · CBC News — July 18, 2019 — RE: British Columbia’s anti-SLAPP law (Strategic lawsuit against public participation) libel, and what are the kink privacy rights of partners and participants. — Legal vs community standards and agreements. ***Sex*** ***Kink*** ***Privacy*** ***consent***
How to teach young kids about consent By Patrick A. Coleman fatherly — July 9, 2019 — Parenting: Teaching a kid about consent has nothing to do with teaching them about sex. It’s about respecting boundaries. ***CONSENT*** ***Kids*** ***Children***
Compare to training both unspoken, but also in this movie showing the times around 2001: Sidewalks of New York (2001) — Currently on Netflix — Heck, most movies have shown changes in culture over the years. ***Sex*** ***Romance*** ***Dating*** ***Consent***
Dating over the years has changed. Both flirting in general, but also in seeking love and sex. One major change was the wedding ring. Not wearing one does not mean “looking” or available like in times past.
Trying to find the one about us not saying no because we are avoiding conflict. (Unless these address that)
Bystander effect… The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present. The greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help. Several factors contribute to the bystander effect, including ambiguity, cohesiveness, and diffusion of responsibility. ***Consent*** ***Trauma*** ***Community***
1800respect — Australian Violence and abuse support hotline 1800 737 732 — 1800 555 677 — 000 For immediate help (i.e. 911)
Police problems: drench a cop with water — Why and why not… (Look from both sides) Check out July 23 News talk 99.5 WRNO Facebook page and the Iheart link — Conservitive view. ***Racism***
Death Mask…. From a young woman who drowned in the River Seine in the 1880’s put on display in the Paris mortuary a custom to help identify the individual. The pathologist on duty became entranced by the girl with the enigmatic half smile, and so he comissiones a plaster cast…. replicated many times over, became known as “L’inconnue de la seine” or “The unknown woman of the seine”. In 1955 a toymaker names Asmund Laerdal created the present day CPR doll … She has the most kissed face of all time. Credit: The Chirgueon’s Apprentice
Uber and Lyft? ***Rideshare***
Perspectives — Uber and lyft drivers run their own businesses? Give me a break by lawrence mishel — July 24, 2019 (CNN) — Don’t have the rights and freedoms of business owners
Don’t feel ashamed of doing “CHILDISH” things
•buy toys/dolls/crayons
•play with Legos
•play old videogames/dress up games
•weave friendship bracelets
•watch cartoons
•use stickers
•draw pics of your favorite characters
If it makes you feel nice, do it.
Don’t even worry about what other people think, because it doesn’t matter–if it brings you happiness, it’s not “ridiculous”, or “immature”.
You deserve to enjoy yourself.
i.e. “Growing up doesn’t mean you can’t have Zebra Cakes. Growing up simply means that, if you want to have Zebra Cakes, you buy them for yourself.”
Looking for a wood sleeve to line a hole drilled for running a line (rope, cord, electrical, networking), not the 2+ inch desk holes. Found hafele, sleeve, cablerail (too small–only for metal rope for decking), insert, nicopress stop sleeve,
Minimum Wage Inflation or lack of inflation — a disparity
Its been a few years since I’ve been on here, and my last post was a minimum wage post from September 27, 2014 So, I thought it fitting to restart with something I shared elsewhere a while back, and someone else shared this past week….
If minimum wage kept pace with executive wages, minimum wage would be $33/hour.
This is a great summary of how to put the big complaint from the whole occupy movement and wage disparity the 1%.
I may add words to this, but for now, just a link and let you think about it.
“All told, then, the minimum wage has been worth more than it is today for 86 percent of the time over the past 50 years, and less than today’s during 14 percent of that time.”
— UP to $11.76 — vs. The current battle cry of $15 (But then, most of the country that is moving to that number is doing so over a period of years thus inflation may be close)
–I’ve seen studies on both sides of the issue, but I think that recent history has shown that the businesses often absorb the increases well, and the community benefits. after all income has not kept pace with inflation, and we have become a 2 income society.–
the gold standard keeps your currency and net value a bit more stable. With the stability, there is not really inflation. People banks/governments can’t just print more making it worth less. Thats inflation. Thats what caused germany’s hard times pre wwII (printing money to pay for ww I)
Brazil had an inflation problem so bad that the cost of eggs might go up a dime between breakfast and dinner…. and do that daily. Not just a fluctuation.
Deflation happens and is “bad” but that’s what any correction is thats what bubble’s bursting are. They are in fact very important. Keeping things in check. We micro manage so much that it has put off these self corrections. . . Though im not sure why we haven’t seen massive inflation (pergaps were distracted, and tech & effency inovatiins have lowered the costs for now, but yes, alternate business , work, income options may be needed too. Right now we have a double welfare state. First, actual welfare payments. Second, artifical industry. . . War, tax, law enforcement/legal. If we were not at constant war there goes 40% (?) Of our economy, take out the complex tax code, and you lose tens of thousands of irs workers, and double the number of lay specialists (accountants, attorneys, tax preparers, etc) take away the commercial legal system, and there goes thousands of jobs from jails to pages.
Will it lead to massive unemployment?
Will it lead to more innovation?
OR Less as people hold on to there ounce of gold vs invest it.
Will there be more community based support? (Currently community based is a big headache supporting the above mentioned lawyers, accountants, and tax system) Of course some people with money give because its a tax write off. With less taxes oh well. There was not an as many issues till the great depression. (10-30% is a general good range of the percentage of charity money that gets eaten up in route — surprisingly I thought it was the other way around — 10-3
From Raise the minimum wage
0% according to lovetoknow dot com)
Has the whole world changed with industrialization, and we just have to come up with fake income, and artificial money/non-backed currency.
Perhaps in the end, with the right corrections, we would not need a 2 income household? Yes, we have a two income household with less couples. we have replaced it with roommates, and sharing. One might say that we are getting by on less than full time jobs. . . unfortunately, instead of working “A” part time job, we are working 3 or 4…. if we can find them. When the president says he created 100,000 new jobs. How many of those employees can survive off of just one of those jobs.
Until the part time employer sees does not use part time employees as a way just to get out of paying benefits, we won’t get better. And if those employers even then just put people in a position where they are at the employers beckon call without pay things won’t improve.
