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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Hang tight, Pantasmal will be along shortly to ask why you hate brown people.

    Sonofa basket weaver!
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    Hello Jack,

    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    PoliTalker: I'm in charge of a Lifeboat. The Capacity is 10 persons. There are 3 people in the water, I pick them up because "It's the right thing to do".
    Jack: Wow. Did the Lifeboat sink killing everybody?
    PoliTalker: Yes. "Sometimes it is unpopular and not nice to do the right thing. But it is better if the right thing is done."

    I'm guessing the original 10 people that were relying on you disagree?
    Absurd analogy.

    You get an A for creativity, but you flunked relativity to the point.

    'Nice' is a subjective term. The people in the lifeboat, if they are selfish, would not think it very nice to add additional people to the lifeboat even if the lifeboat was not at rated capacity already. The people in the water would consider the act more than nice. They would see it as a matter of life and death, and be very grateful.

    The right thing to do is to try to save as many people as possible, but not if it presents certain death to those whom have already been saved. It becomes a judgement call.

    What if some of the persons in the lifeboat are children or under the average weight estimation used in the '10 persons' rating? IF that is the case, then the lifeboat can accommodate additional persons.

    Also keep in mind: The rating of the vessel is going to allow some overloading, which can often be done safely depending on how rough the conditions are. If it is very rough, it is not wise. In any other condition, it is entirely possible to overload the vessel. And it would be the right thing to do to try to save lives, whether or not it is nice to the those already in the boat.

    Also: The capacity of the lifeboat could be increased by lashing life jackets underneath it, thus providing additional bouyancy. And any extra nonessential weight should be jettisoned. Shoes, for example. Throwing all the shoes, belts, wallets, purses and jewelry overboard would increase the capacity of the vessel to take additional lives.
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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    And yet, unemployment today is at record lows, especially for minorities.
    Factory jobs are still mostly automated, as predicted. Instead, human employment has shifted to service and white collar industries. A young person with mechanical aptitude and ability might want to consider robotics for a career. They might be doing most of the assembly work, but they still need programming, servicing, and maintenance.

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    These employment doomsdays have been predicted for a century. Automation killed millions of mass production jobs. Computers took away millions of jobs and created more. Aren't you glad computers created the paperless society? Did not come out that way, did it? Sure, this time it will be different, just like all the other times were.

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    Trump has got everything under control, jobs are being added even in this age of booming technology, pay attention

    for Christ sake nut**bags, all you have to do is pay attention, doesn't even require your help or thought
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    Quote Originally Posted by Getin the ring View Post
    Trump has got everything under control, jobs are being added even in this age of booming technology, pay attention

    for Christ sake nut**bags, all you have to do is pay attention, doesn't even require your help or thought
    This kind of response is scary, especially for someone who claims to be on the right. The President doesn't have all encompassing control over the economy and the future. We're not some communist nation.

    There are definitely people who believe this fear of A.I. and job loss is over stated. Our economy has continually been transforming since the founding of the country and it's not going to stop now.

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    PoliT: "Absurd analogy."
    Jack: I thought it conveyed the idea.


    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Hello Jack,



    Absurd analogy.

    You get an A for creativity, but you flunked relativity to the point.

    'Nice' is a subjective term. The people in the lifeboat, if they are selfish, would not think it very nice to add additional people to the lifeboat even if the lifeboat was not at rated capacity already. The people in the water would consider the act more than nice. They would see it as a matter of life and death, and be very grateful.

    The right thing to do is to try to save as many people as possible, but not if it presents certain death to those whom have already been saved. It becomes a judgement call.

    What if some of the persons in the lifeboat are children or under the average weight estimation used in the '10 persons' rating? IF that is the case, then the lifeboat can accommodate additional persons.

    Also keep in mind: The rating of the vessel is going to allow some overloading, which can often be done safely depending on how rough the conditions are. If it is very rough, it is not wise. In any other condition, it is entirely possible to overload the vessel. And it would be the right thing to do to try to save lives, whether or not it is nice to the those already in the boat.

    Also: The capacity of the lifeboat could be increased by lashing life jackets underneath it, thus providing additional bouyancy. And any extra nonessential weight should be jettisoned. Shoes, for example. Throwing all the shoes, belts, wallets, purses and jewelry overboard would increase the capacity of the vessel to take additional lives.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    This kind of response is scary, especially for someone who claims to be on the right. The President doesn't have all encompassing control over the economy and the future. We're not some communist nation.

    There are definitely people who believe this fear of A.I. and job loss is over stated. Our economy has continually been transforming since the founding of the country and it's not going to stop now.
    Cawack: "Our economy has continually been transforming since the founding of the country and it's not going to stop now."
    Jack: Did they have: Unemployment, Welfare, Disability, Social Security Pensions, etc. to soak up the 'excess people' at the 'founding of the Country'?

    If there is going to be "Jobs for Everyone". Why would anyone be talking about a 'Universal Basic Income'?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    This kind of response is scary, especially for someone who claims to be on the right. The President doesn't have all encompassing control over the economy and the future. We're not some communist nation.

    There are definitely people who believe this fear of A.I. and job loss is over stated. Our economy has continually been transforming since the founding of the country and it's not going to stop now.
    Your response is typical of someone on the left. You lefties give Obama credit long after he's out of office and refuse to give any to the President currently in the position.

    If you fear AI is going to replace you, it tells me you've realized your skills are very low level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    Cawack: "Our economy has continually been transforming since the founding of the country and it's not going to stop now."
    Jack: Did they have: Unemployment, Welfare, Disability, Social Security Pensions, etc. to soak up the 'excess people' at the 'founding of the Country'?

    If there is going to be "Jobs for Everyone". Why would anyone be talking about a 'Universal Basic Income'?

    There shouldn't be unemployment, welfare, SS, or universal basic income.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CFM View Post
    There shouldn't be unemployment, welfare, SS, or universal basic income.
    What would you do with the 'Excess People'? Let them starve on the street? Become Criminals?

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    Trump has only his racist attacks under control and the racists who follow him.
    Russian trolls and their supporters go on Ignore, automatically: no second chance.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    Cawack: "Our economy has continually been transforming since the founding of the country and it's not going to stop now."
    Jack: Did they have: Unemployment, Welfare, Disability, Social Security Pensions, etc. to soak up the 'excess people' at the 'founding of the Country'?

    If there is going to be "Jobs for Everyone". Why would anyone be talking about a 'Universal Basic Income'?
    They had welfare. They had people helping those unemployed. They had people helping those with disabilities. They did not have the named programs you mentioned. It was all done by volunteers and did not involve the government at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    What would you do with the 'Excess People'? Let them starve on the street? Become Criminals?
    Non-sequitur fallacy. Unemployment and poverty do not make someone a criminal. Volunteer organizations still exist to help these people. The government isn't needed in this area, implements massive unconstitutional programs that are socialistic in nature, and is a big reason the federal government is heading for fiscal failure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    What would you do with the 'Excess People'? Let them starve on the street? Become Criminals?
    Why would anyone of them starve or choose to become criminals?

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