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What have the Irish given the world but the potato famine?
Guinness. They gave us Guinness.
What have the Irish given the world but the potato famine?
Let me ask this. your "culture" and history of "culture" aside. What have YOU contributed to society?
They say my generation is the entitled generation. Boy do we have a lot to learn on that subject from you.
Guinness. They gave us Guinness.
You "might" be a bit premature in that observation..
IIRC, you are a teenage kid living at home using a computer bought by your parents, and using their internet connection they pay for and flushing your parents toilet that drains into a sewer system our generation built so turds don't back up in your parents bedroom, and drive on roads our generation built so you can attend schools our generation built so you can run up a massive student load debt that will probably get defaulted on so our generation will have to "borrow" from our paid into SS dollars to cover the younger generations spoils...
Until you start paying into the system and pulling your load, I suggest you lay low, stuff your face with mom and pop paid for delivered pizza and look at the BIG picture on the evolution of the U.S.A...... IMHO.
Some folks (including several here at POA) confuse it with a race though.
The refugees destined for the US have been screened, numerous times
They are not the same ones that came this summer into Greece.
The pool for the US is different than the pool that was in Hungary and moving to Germany : France.
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Dont make assumptions Ben it doesnt suit you. I'm a mechanical engineering student paying for my own school with ZERO debt thanks to internships and co-ops and other saved money while I worked in High School. I paid for my CPL on my own and when I graduate I should have enough money to buy a Cessna 180. By all rights I'm more successful than most people your age. As far as contributing to "the system" I've been paying plenty at my co-op where I made ~55k(as a student) a year the Gov't took plenty of that. Not to mention as an engineer I contribute to improving society in ways only non-engineers can dream of. Engineers built this world and everything around you.
So no. I am not entitled, unless you want to claim responsibility for the companies I've been working at too, which you in particular had no part of.
Kool...
Glad to hear you are a homeowner paying property taxes and living the American dream....
Ps.... What is this ( co -op) thing you speak of???
There are people guilty of confusing it on both sides in this thread.Disagreement with the policies and actions of someone who doesn't look like "us" is labeled "racist." It's a Rules for 'Radicals' technique.
Its basically where you go to work an entry level job for a company in your field of study, you get paid and you get academic credit. The earnings you receive do not count against any financial aid you may be eligible for.
Interesting.....
The kid fresh out of high school bringing in 55k at a job he is not even degreed to perform....... SWEET....
Wish they had stuff like that when I was growing up....
Ok, this I get. I would suggest though, that this conflict might have to do more with traditional things- conflicts over power and resources than actual scripture. Using and abusing religious text to whip a population into a frenzy and justify a war over something else is a pretty old human story.
I'll have to check out that article, I admit to only skimming through but the concepts seemed familiar.
One hand grenade I'll throw into the thread in the meantime is this. I think the only two ways to deal with ISIS in an effective way are these..
1. A huge WWII scale military mobilization of most western nations followed by a complete takeover of the entire middle east and heavy handed treatment of any suspected extremists. We're talking big tax increases and possible drafts domestically. We'd have to educate and westernize the heck out all those people, we'd have to maintain political and military control for a couple of decades, and we'd loose a lot of treasure and oh yes there will be a lot of death. Honestly, it would be something of a horror. I know I'm not selling it well, it's not my preference, but in my mind this works better than whatever it is we think we're doing now with small scale attacks and arming this and that group.
2. Walk away. Get out of the middle east, if we need to contain them fine, if they carry out an attack and we need to go hunt down the specific person(s) responsible, fine but keep it targeted and minimal. Let ISIS conquer the whole region, let them form their Islamic state. Yes, that will be bloody... for people in that region. Sure, I know we're all afraid of these guys having that level of power and potentially WMDs. However, at this point they'd be a large nation state with, most importantly, central leadership. That's something we can negotiate with, form treaties, trade deals, etc with. That's something we can actually threaten economically and militarily. That's also going to be a modern wealthy nation with higher standards of living and education. Not the kind of place that breeds extremism.
I want to do #2.
There are people guilty of confusing it on both sides in this thread.
It certainly seems that the decision to kill the SZ was a bad one for the overall health of POA.
Interesting.....
The kid fresh out of high school bringing in 55k at a job he is not even degreed to perform....... SWEET....
Wish they had stuff like that when I was growing up....
I'm guessing you don't know Ben's background....Not fresh out of high school. With two years of engineering I'm more qualified than you'd be. Unless you're a lot older than I think, they did have it...
I'm guessing you don't know Ben's background....
I'm guessing you don't know Ben's background....
If I misspoke I apologize.
The refugees destined for the US have been screened, numerous times
They are not the same ones that came this summer into Greece.
The pool for the US is different than the pool that was in Hungary and moving to Germany : France.
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Plenty of "code words" and "dog whistles" to easily identify the racists and bigotry.
That advice about buying a home early is not that great. It can be an albatross if you need to relocate frequently for you career when young. Glad I ignored it and didn't end up owning a home until my mid-30s. Of course people's situations are different but this is another perspective.
Good point on buying a house..... Kids can still rent apt's / houses can't they. ?
That advice about buying a home early is not that great. It can be an albatross if you need to relocate frequently for you career when young. Glad I ignored it and didn't end up owning a home until my mid-30s. Of course people's situations are different but this is another perspective.
When I hear kids living at home and wanting to buy planes before / instead of their first home, I seriously question if they really understand that image portrayed is a poster child of the word " ENTITLEMENT".....
I don't know his background, but I know some of the stuff he posts around here. Thanks, but no. There's a reason I have him on ignore.
Perhaps, but I'll bet your reasons for having him on ignore have nothing to do with his understanding of engineering. That's all I'm saying.
No problem buddy....
To clear the air.. Mtns2Skies is a good kid.. We used to chat on POA back what chat was active and he seems to be smart and focused....
By beef is not with him personally but the "entitlement" comment set me off a bit....
Our generation was taught to get out in the world at 18, get a job, buy a home, save money and THEN buy toys to play with..
When I hear kids living at home and wanting to buy planes before / instead of their first home, I seriously question if they really understand that image portrayed is a poster child of the word " ENTITLEMENT".....
Look at the costs of a home in many areas. Look at average cost of a home in SF, NYC , or Jackson Hole. No way a typical young person can buy one, nor should they.
Also, the "younger" generation is more interested in experiential accomplishments and less interested in materialistic accomplishments.
And, the " older" generation left this country $18 trillion in debt. They are not good fiscal role models.
The refugees destined for the US have been screened, numerous times
They are not the same ones that came this summer into Greece.
The pool for the US is different than the pool that was in Hungary and moving to Germany : France.
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Plenty of "code words" and "dog whistles" to easily identify the racists and bigotry.
Not according to US Rep. Peter King, among many others. He said that those assertions are completely untrue, and that there is no known way to vet these people, who likely have no identification and can say they are whoever they want to say they are.
Look at the costs of a home in many areas. Look at average cost of a home in SF, NYC , or Jackson Hole. No way a typical young person can buy one, nor should they.
Also, the "younger" generation is more interested in experiential accomplishments and less interested in materialistic accomplishments.
And, the " older" generation left this country $18 trillion in debt. They are not good fiscal role models.
You can sleep in a plane, but you can't fly a house!
You're right about that. My priorities are askew, but since I was 13 I dreamed of owning a plane so I'll make whatever sacrifices are necessary to do so ASAP, right or wrong.
I rather suspect that there are among them many who are better-trained and better-prepared for their assigned missions. Hope I am wrong.
Not sure I am understanding what you've written here.
There are those who contend that people who express opinions containing certain "code words" are, regardless of the actual content of the message or the opinion expressed, actually expressing racist or bigoted viewpoints. This practice (the practice of recharacterizing what someone has said or written in order to ascribe otherwise-unstated foul motives to the speaker) is a form of intellectual terrorism, an attempt to deprive a person of the right to express a sincerely- and honorably-held belief by applying a veneer of evil onto them.
It is dishonest, unfair and antithetical to honest and honorable debate. It is, indeed, a blatant form of bigotry in itself.
I trust that this is not where you are going.
You do realize that half that debt was run up in the last 7 years and mostly given to social programs and scams like "shovel ready projects" aimed at the youth.... And the motive was to buy votes......
I will say it again... The kids are royally *ucked....
Of course that's the plan. Deprive the opposition of their voice.
Gee - where has that happened recently? Hmmmm, it's a true conundrum. Letting people voice there sincere ideas counter to the current national trend.
One more voice silenced. One more counterpoint missing. One more skull crushed under the banner of 'progress'.
Well, I guess sorry for the left turn rant there, but your post is just dripping with the hypocrisy of it all. This is not to say you're wrong in your statement, as it were. In fact I agree with almost all of it. Too bad that soon we'll be muzzled. Have a nice day.
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Yes, the "older generation" is *ucking the younger generation, no doubt about it.
and, If "social programs" means social security, medicare, and military, then, yes, I agree.
The feds are just returning our money already paid to them
Next question Jose....