Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[froot loops]

All of this needs to be seen in the long term, the US economy has been near what's considered full employment since September 2015, but the wages have been frustratingly sticky. Bonuses are fine but let's see how median wages have climbed in a couple years. This kind of similar to the Bush years between 2005 to when the crash hit. It was basically full employment but the wages were stagnant, they almost got back to the 1998 high before crashing, they finally got past that 1998 high in 2016.

Walmart's actions have been needed, they have trouble keeping some stores staffed. You never see that problem at Costco.

[Kapture1]

Walmart's actions have been needed, they have trouble keeping some stores staffed. You never see that problem at Costco.

I love the Walmart Costco comparison. If Costco discovered the perfect model for profit and employee compensation, why don't they massively expand? they have 741 (548 in the US) to Walmart's 3800... why doesn't Costco open another 1000 stores right now?

[Ghengis Jon]

From what I've read, its the management style more than pay that's the basis of staffing issues.

[Ghengis Jon]

Interesting read on North Korea and war.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/11/former-general-says-he-knows-how-powerful-north-koreas-military/1023471001/

[crashcourse]

Hmmmm, US population = 323m, 2m getting raises due to tax cuts.

That's an impressive less than 1%.

well hows this

240 million in the work force of which 140 million actually working 120 considered full time and a hundred million getting entitlements

https://www.marketplace.org/2012/10/11/economy/visual-history-us-workforce-1970-2012

2 million have already seen pay raises and that number is only what 3 weeks since the tax cut went into affect?

look a little closer at that chart from 70-2012 interesting stuff

and oh btw S&P 500 at 2085 on nov 4, 2016

todays its 2748 that's over 30% increase. with 52% of American owning things dependant on stocks I think a lot are willing to hold their nose and vote for that dude with mental issues and no I don't mean wizard

[Ghengis Jon]

Wiz would be a better President - at least for the Secret Service. They wouldn't have to spend all that money protecting him. Instead, they would be giving out maps with 'best places' marked to achieve interlocking fields of fire.

[Kapture1]

Interesting read on North Korea and war.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ry/1023471001/

wasn't the soldier that just defected infected with worms?

nvm, he was

[Ghengis Jon]

...todays its 2748 that's over 30% increase. with 52% of American owning things dependant on stocks I think a lot are willing to hold their nose and vote for that dude with mental issues...

I'd gladly give up the run up not to have shit-for-brains as President.

When Chump pulls us out of NAFTA (with the Chinese poised to stop buying bonds) and that triggers our long overdue correction, will Chump take credit for the plunge?

[Kapture1]

"The fight to protect Dreamers is not only a moral imperative, it is also a critical component of the Democratic Party's future electoral success."

-Jennifer Palmieri

[SeattleLionsFan]

I'd gladly give up the run up not to have shit-for-brains as President.

When Chump pulls us out of NAFTA (with the Chinese poised to stop buying bonds) and that triggers our long overdue correction, will Chump take credit for the plunge?

Between January of 2009 ($865.68) and January 2017 ($2,275.12) the S&P nearly tripled. It also good that it keeps going up, but it's not in a vacuum.

[froot loops]

Walmart is closing 63 Sam's Club stores abruptly.

[crashcourse]

our good friend al gore weighs in again

http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/01/04/al-gore-bitter-cold-is-exactly-what-we-should-expect-from-the-climate-crisis/

[SeattleLionsFan]

Crash, more extreme weather is a possible symptom of climate change. I'm pretty sure that is (and has been) a part of the scientific understanding.

Moreover, no one has ever said there wouldn't be snow, or that snow events would go away. Just that there would be less snow overall (there has been), glaciers would melt (they are) and that temperatures would rise globally (they have).

[crashcourse]

meanwhile in the sahara

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/amazing-footage-of-the-sahara-desert-covered-in-snow/vi-BBIdyBA?ocid=ientp

[crashcourse]

meanwhile headlines form the last 50 years

Flashback 2000: ‘Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past’ – ‘Children just aren’t going to know what snow is’ – UK Independent
Flashback 1974: Global Cooling Caused Droughts, Floods, Blizzards, Tornadoes, Typhoons, Hurricanes & Polar Vortex!
Forty Years Ago, The Polar Vortex Was Caused By Global Cooling

Flashback 1978: Government Experts Said No End In Sight To Global Cooling – Polar Vortex Increasing


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Coming Soon: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change – February 26, 2018 – By Marc Morano