POLITICS SCHMALITICS

[LaceyLou]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

It’s almost as though we need a parliamentary system, since Electoral College rules practically preclude any permanent third party from taking root in this country.

I'd be open to tweaking parts of the way the government is organized-I just haven't got a clue where to start.

[Tigermojo]

The cool states can join Canada. No losers. Hosers are ok.

[CMRivdogs]

 

[Tigerbomb13]

America. Where it’s patriotic to work until you die 

[Tiger337]

22 hours ago, LaceyLou said:

I'd be open to tweaking parts of the way the government is organized-I just haven't got a clue where to start.

I would be too, but I do not approve of oligarchs making the decisions, nor do I approve of it being done in 100 days (or whatever their ridiculous timeline is).   

[Tiger337]

2 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

America. Where it’s patriotic to work until you die 

If that's what they want to do, then it's up to them.  I don't have any problem with that.  Forcing everyone to work into their 80s because you want to take away social security/medicare is a problem.

Capitalism is good when people are honest and treat their employees and customers wih respect.  The problem is the big guys get too greedy and are solely interested in making a profit and expecting the government to bail them out if things go wrong.  A lot of them don't even pay taxes because thy've paid off the government to make tax rules and laws in their favor.  

[LaceyLou]

10 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I would be too, but I do not approve of oligarchs making the decisions, nor do I approve of it being done in 100 days (or whatever their ridiculous timeline is).   

Agree 100%

[LaceyLou]

2 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

America. Where it’s patriotic to work until you die 

I don't have a problem with people who want to work rather than retire, however, I suspect this is a way to 'prove' that people should once again work until death. 

I once had a coworker collapse on the job, who ended up dying the next day. He was 75. It's something that has stuck with me and a fate I wouldn't wish on anyone. 

[Dan Gilmore]

Why did the story put “every day” in quotes. And what constitutes work for them. Great if they really are actively leading that force of 700, but my bet would be they haven’t been more than figureheads for some time. Nothing wrong with that, just a ridiculous attempt at gaslighting from an oligarch.

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, Dan Gilmore said:

Why did the story put “every day” in quotes.

It's asterisks rather than quotes, and I'm guessing he used it because words cannot be bolded or italicizedin Twitter, so that's the way to emphasize a word there.

[LaceyLou]

2 hours ago, Dan Gilmore said:

Why did the story put “every day” in quotes. And what constitutes work for them. Great if they really are actively leading that force of 700, but my bet would be they haven’t been more than figureheads for some time. Nothing wrong with that, just a ridiculous attempt at gaslighting from an oligarch.

Also it's often people who don't work physically demanding jobs who are saying that working at the age of 88 is a good thing. I always said that I didn't want to stop working until I was around 70, but now my body is beginning to tell me that I'll most likely have retire quite a bit earlier. And, based on what I hear from others in my field, I'm far from alone.

[CMRivdogs]

6 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

America. Where it’s patriotic to work until you die 

When did Ramaswamy ever do any actual hard work? Upper middle class parents, Ivy League schools, how does he know what actual work is.

Get out from behind the desk and get a real job. Try laying that flooring six days a week and then talk about working to your 70s and 80s

Edited March 15 by CMRivdogs

[Tiger337]

47 minutes ago, LaceyLou said:

Also it's often people who don't work physically demanding jobs who are saying that working at the age of 88 is a good thing. I always said that I didn't want to stop working until I was around 70, but now my body is beginning to tell me that I'll most likely have retire quite a bit earlier. And, based on what I hear from others in my field, I'm far from alone.

One would think that a programmer/statistician could work forever, but sitting in a chair and typing all day long can take a toll on your body.  Worse than that though, you begin to lose it mentally.  In my case, I can still get my work done, but it's more difficult to focus and concentrate.  Getting back into teaching the last few years has helped give me a break from sitting in the chair all day.  It also does not take as much concentration and working with younger people is energizing.  Doing both does add up to a lot of hours though!  I stll think I can make it until 70 if our university does not get destroyed by budget cuts.   

[oblong]

5 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

One would think that a programmer/statistician could work forever, but sitting in a chair and typing all day long can take a toll on your body.  Worse than that though, you begin to lose it mentally.  In my case, I can still get my work done, but it's more difficult to focus and concentrate.  Getting back into teaching the last few years has helped give me a break from sitting in the chair all day.  It also does not take as much concentration and working with younger people is energizing.  Doing both does add up to a lot of hours though!  I stll think I can make it until 70 if our university does not get destroyed by budget cuts.   

The memory thing is real.  I’ve been in charge of the same system for 23 years.   I go back and look at notes from, say, 2009 and I can’t believe I wrote it.  Yes I have done other things in my career but this thing has been “mine” all that time too.  Luckily my boss is my age and he was at one time my backup as it relates  to that.  We joke around “together we can figure it out” and its replacement will be our retirement gift to the company.  

[chasfh]

16 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

One would think that a programmer/statistician could work forever, but sitting in a chair and typing all day long can take a toll on your body.  Worse than that though, you begin to lose it mentally.  In my case, I can still get my work done, but it's more difficult to focus and concentrate.  Getting back into teaching the last few years has helped give me a break from sitting in the chair all day.  It also does not take as much concentration and working with younger people is energizing.  Doing both does add up to a lot of hours though!  I stll think I can make it until 70 if our university does not get destroyed by budget cuts.   

This is a key reason I turned down a chance to apply forthe board of a charity I’ve been delivering food for. I don’t want to have to concentrate on the business side of anything. I don’t mind speculating about it for fun, but I don’t have the energy to take on the responsibility of managing it in any capacity. All I want to do is drive to people’s homes, give them the food, make pleasant chit chat for a minute or two, go home after I’ve completed my rounds, and not think about it until I go back a couple days later.

[romad1]

Churchill used to say "change of work is rest" and a lot of managers inculcate themselves with that.   As with many things people will use this sort of thing to leverage you and take from you more than what is fair.

[LaceyLou]

23 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

One would think that a programmer/statistician could work forever, but sitting in a chair and typing all day long can take a toll on your body.  Worse than that though, you begin to lose it mentally.  In my case, I can still get my work done, but it's more difficult to focus and concentrate.  Getting back into teaching the last few years has helped give me a break from sitting in the chair all day.  It also does not take as much concentration and working with younger people is energizing.  Doing both does add up to a lot of hours though!  I stll think I can make it until 70 if our university does not get destroyed by budget cuts.   

True, and I remember that looking at a computer all day did a number on my eyes, and I had a lot of headaches. And that was 25 years ago, so I can't imagine what it would be like for me today. 

As much as I love working, I do want to be able to retire one day.

[LaceyLou]

And yikes on the memory issue... one of the fun parts about being a middle aged woman is what we call menofog.

[Tiger337]

I couldn't remember Andy Ibanez's name the other day.  

[gehringer_2]

7 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I couldn't remember Andy Ibanez's name the other day.  

names are the first thing to go. I could not come up with 'Aaron' Boone during the Yankee game Wed - got Bob and Ray  then NADA, finally googled "Yankees Manager" when I got to a connection.....

[CMRivdogs]

Just another day in MAGALAND

 

[CMRivdogs]

Maybe this belongs in the history thread, I'm sticking it here. With the current regime's campaign against DEI and what appears to be the desire to erase Black History, this story may once again disappear from our history. One of those things they never taught us in public school.

 https://cardinalnews.org/2025/03/18/the-other-lafayette-an-enslaved-man-who-spied-for-the-french-general-adopted-his-surname-but-then-was-denied-his-promised-freedom/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=The other Lafayette was an enslaved man who spied for the French general&utm_campaign=Cardinal 250%2C March 18%2C 2025

James Lafayette is one of the "newer" Nation Builders at Colonial Williamsburg. These are actor historians who tell their story. Fortunately CW is a private foundation with no federal funding. But knowing MAGA, they still complain it's too "woke".