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Balrog0 posted...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-a-universal-basic-income-would-be-a-calamity-1502403580

Finland has been testing a basic income for 2,000 of its unemployed citizens since January, and UBI proponents say the Nordic country is providing an example for the U.S. It will be interesting to see the Finnish results, but Americans shouldn’t read too much into the outcome of a small-scale, early-stage trial. Look instead to Saudi Arabia, which for decades has attempted the wholesale replacement of work with government subsidies. Perhaps more than half of all Saudis are unemployed and not seeking work. They live off payments funded by the country’s oil wealth.

And what has Saudi Arabia’s de facto UBI created? A population deeply resistant to work. Efforts by the Saudi government to diversify the economy have been hamstrung by the difficulty of getting Saudis to trade in their free income willingly for paid labor. Regular citizens lack dignity while the royal family lives a life of luxury. The technocratic elite has embraced relatively liberal values at odds with much of the society’s conservatism. These divisions have made the country a fertile recruiting ground for extremists.

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UBI supporters would counter that their system would free people to pursue self-improvement and to take risks. America’s experience over the past couple of decades suggests that the opposite is more likely. Labor Department data show that at the end of June the U.S. had 6.2 million vacant jobs. Millions of skilled manufacturing and cybersecurity jobs will go unfilled in the coming years.

This problem stems from a lack of skilled workers. While better retraining programs are necessary, too many of the unemployed, or underemployed, lack the motivation to learn new skills. Increasingly, young unemployed men are perfectly content to stay at home playing videogames.

I was going to tag Proudclad's new account, but I can't find it. It was Transcendentia, right? Or something like that?

Anyway, I do think some of these concerns the writer raises are valid, but my understanding of how the Saudi system works does not make it a good comparison to any of the UBI proposals I've seen in the U.S. Though it is true that young men are substituting work for video games even without having any guaranteed income.

I read the first two paragraphs of this and stopped reading

"Don't compare with first world Finland because of size, instead, compare to another very small third world country"

Another bad article from the WSJ for conservatives to eat up
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Millennials posted...

25-30 iirc

Username makes post

But okay, glad everyone is still my age (28)
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Seems like gamefaqs is constantly getting new users so I'm assuming everyone is incredibly young
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Huntingdon sucks
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LittleRoyal posted...

LordMarshal posted...

Get a girl friend and stop with these sad, desperate and very pathetic topics.

Umm Vegy accidentally sent me a vid of him and his gf (well some girl I assume gf) going at it so yeah. He's just being gimmicky

"accidentally"
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Who is Sayoria and why should I care
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People are silent because what is going to be solved on a video game message board geared towards teenagers and late 20 somethings with no life direction
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Killing everyone that doesn't agree with my opinions and ideology.
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Everyone started leaving both groups so he "disbanded" them

That's what I like to call, a yikey-melty
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That's what I thought
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Which ever card you're qualified for that has the highest interest rate and highest annual fees. Bonus if you can get high balance transfer fees
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Darkman124 posted...

Balrog0 posted...

I mean someone was identified as being at the march, who wasn't at the march

oh, that's unfortunate

Who cares, they're probably guilty anyway
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Bok_Choi posted...

Ilove4chan posted...

You've been trolled dude, time for you to click the topic list.

Bio1590 posted...

But it's ZombiePelican. He legit may not be trolling and actually believes the stupid shit he's saying right now.

Also an account named "ilove4chan" trying to talk down on anybody is rich

good one.

ZombiePelican posted...

Ilove4chan posted...

You've been trolled dude, time for you to click the topic list.

TC post your address if and full name if you're not afraid

You don't deserve it

why not. are you afraid
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You've been trolled dude, time for you to click the topic list.

TC post your address if and full name if you're not afraid
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Centrists and liberals are the same political group.

What is your question here.
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You can't attack someone for trolling when you got trolled
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Veggeta_MAX posted...

Howl posted...

virtue signal

What's that?

virching. look it up
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HBOSS posted...

Im indifferent about this but wow... the activists are taking it to the next level and we should all be concerned. These guys arent heroes. Theyre as much as their counterparts are. These guys are using the excuse of hate to commit their own crimes.

These activists are going too far and using the mob to destroy property. It stood there for decades as a monumental and part of the community. Sure they might of not liked it but the statue didnt mean it stood up for inequality. It also meant a recognition of the past, a moment to reflect on life back then, and a how we can make it better for all citizens. It represented growth to rise above hate and how far we as society have gone. To me, forgetting the past like that makes us even more susceptible to repeat it. Guess whats happening... civil unrest. Racial tension. Its out there in the open no longer present in closed doors. Its here and in your face.

What happens when theres nothing left to destroy and take down. Guess what... the symbol the represent some people live on then these activists will stomp out the hate and bigotry with their own hate and bigotry towards it.

Dont you see. People respond to this kind of thing because they took something that wasnt theirs. Its inevitable we are going to see more of everything now. Social media made everything transparent and the mob mentality is affecting us all.

Wow what a terrible post. I don't even know where to begin tearing it apart.
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ZombiePelican posted...

Giant_Aspirin posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

Dense about what?

about why having your personal information put on display on the internet could be potentially harmful to you IRL

Nobody has ever been murdered or assaulted from being doxxed EVER.

Why would be afraid a bunch of tryhard trolls now have your address when nothing can come of it...ever?

post your address
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Howl posted...

Veggeta_MAX posted...

Of course at this point everyone wants to claim individualism.

And virtue signal while they're doing it which is why it's so ridiculous.

I hate when people virch
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Europe is white nationalist
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drunkmuggle posted...

NeonOctopus posted...

Zelda Breath of the Wild another game that suffers from boring open world issues
Yakuza 0 weeb
Yakuza Kiwami weeb
Resident Evil 7 weeb
Dragon Quest 8 3DS weeb
Horizon Zero Dawn she's ugly
Nioh you're literally a weeb
Persona 5 biggest disappointment of the decade
Starcraft Remastered korean trash
Nier: Automata 2Booty makes this 100%
Sonic Mania only good cuz sega isn't making it
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe end this series
Crash Trilogy good stuff
Tales of Berseria the best jrpg of the year
Splatoon 2 weird people like sexualizing the characters
Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age ffxii is a bad game
Gravity Rush 2 weeb


and *hopefully* these will be good too >_>
Mario Odyssey finally mario's back with his italian american brothers
Sonic Forces wtf
Danganronpa V3 weeb LOL
Life is Strange: Before the Storm sjw garbage
Destiny 2 destiny is bad
The Evil Within 2 wtf is this
Shadow of War wtf is this
South Park: Fractured But Whole hopefully good
Metroid: Samus Returns hopefully amazing
Star Fox 2 finally
Wolfenstein 2 bethesda fps get kinda repetitive
Crackdown 3 wow really
Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon unnecessary and pokemon sucks



Fuck off 1998

overall ok, I've been disappointed overall I think, games don't feel very innovative anymore

I liked persona 5 but like goddamn it fell off way too hard

truly the worst opinion post i've ever seen in my life
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No they dont. its just a trick to get submissive boys as internet boyfriends to buy them things, while they ride the chad cock carousel in real life
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trump is literally defending nazis
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Pretty great for jrpg fans
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Why are there girls on this message board
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Funkydog posted...

Pretty sure they are fake.

I agree.

CirocObama posted...

I find greek food pretty over rated, but greek people are great. When they won the euro cup my local greasy spoon owner was outside cooking for everyone, draped in a Greece flag singing and shouting.

What's overrated in Greek cuisine is lamb. Lamb sucks shit, but for whatever reason the use it so much.

_Goggalor_ posted...

I'm part Greek. And I'm real. So yes?

Like I said, greeks cannot have an opinion ITT
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Since you're "Greek" you can't be trusted. Need other opinions.
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Yeah, I just ate like 15 kalamata olives
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Haven't been able to figure this one out lately
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

and putting the ones with the most upvotes at the top

it only does that if you tell it to.

you can sort comments by various metrics, including 'controversial', which is when things get interesting.

this isnt' how a majority of people utilize the site
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Nazanir posted...

Ilove4chan posted...

To that point tho, 4chan was at least more readable back in 08 that reddit is now

That's your argument? Something that was nearly a decade ago?

What?
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AlisLandale posted...

Reddit isn't really for discussion. You're supposed to read/watch/listen to the content. Everything below is basically a youtube comment.

that's what i've noticed so far
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Yeah, but its still trash
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To that point tho, 4chan was at least more readable back in 08 that reddit is now
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Its really old man, don't believe the username
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I just made an account the other day and tried browsing the site. The layouts and arrangement of upvotes over new posts is literally the ugliest and worst thing i've ever seen on a message board. it's unbelievable how many people use that place
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Vindris_SNH posted...

MakoReizei posted...

more like the media is.

I honestly think the media is the biggest problem in America right now. That goes for any biased media, be it conservative or liberal.

This is a bad cop-out.
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BLAKUboy posted...

So how long until Congress tells Trump to go fuck himself?

January 21st 2019 if Democrats win both houses
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YourAlt posted...

Aww shit, David Duke on Twitter 15 min ago:

"Thank you President Trump for your honesty & courage to tell the truth about #Charlottesville & condemn the leftist terrorists in BLM/Antifa"

The white supramacists are officially happy.

As I said they would be
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Muffinz0rz posted...

Ilove4chan posted...

Muffinz0rz posted...

3rd_Best_Master posted...

I'm gonna have to catch a full clip of this thing once it's finished, this sounds hilarious.

It is funny

Its really not funny when you consider the gravity of the situation

It's important to have a sense of humor about anything. Including death.

I should clarify - I'm not saying you should sit there and laugh your ass off at every word said. But it's important to crack a sarcastic joke once in a while.

Not all things require a humorous take to it
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Muffinz0rz posted...

3rd_Best_Master posted...

I'm gonna have to catch a full clip of this thing once it's finished, this sounds hilarious.

It is funny

Its really not funny when you consider the gravity of the situation
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Muffinz0rz posted...

You know, as awful as Trump is, I do despise the way that the media handles themselves. They don't even follow mannerisms taught in kindergarten about raising hands and/or waiting for the teacher to finish answering a prior question before screaming out to ask another one.

Is there reason for this?

This is news media has been for centuries
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Phantom_Nook posted...

Ilove4chan posted...

â€I didn't wait long,†Trump said. â€I wanted to make sure, unlike most politicians, that what I said was correct, not make a quick statement.

He'll be fine bc of this statement

No he won't. There have been plenty of times where he didn't wait for all the facts before opening his big mouth.

He'll be fine regards to his base and the GOP. They already forgave him yesterday
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“I didn't wait long,” Trump said. “I wanted to make sure, unlike most politicians, that what I said was correct, not make a quick statement.

He'll be fine bc of this statement
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glitteringfairy posted...

Lol what? CE is a liberal stronghold.

Go on, make a poll if you don't believe me.

Judging by the topic list, I feel like its otherwise, but

Giant_Aspirin posted...

its really not. there are just a handful users who are but they're VERY vocal and have bunches of alts (Hothlin)

This explains it
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shanefu22 posted...

The majority of America is pro Trump.

Its not
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yes
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Is this the gamefaqs /po/

Why are there so many redhats here
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