US income inequality at record high

[Unrepresented]

Hard to say, BwanaRik may use the difference on purely American made products. I doubt even a Rickenbacker is 100% USA content. Squires help keep American music stores open.

Squier: The gateway drug of musical instruments.

 

[spade2you]

Squier: The gateway drug of musical instruments.

We exploit the Chinese instead of employing ourselves, although employers exploit all their workers so.......

 

[Unrepresented]

We exploit the Chinese instead of employing ourselves, although employers exploit all their workers so.......

We're absolutely exploiting the Chinese workers. I assume you're familiar with the prices we pay them compared to other humans and the working conditions that they suffer through compared to other humans.

That's exploitation.

 

[BawanaRik]

Hard to say, BwanaRik may use the difference on purely American made products. I doubt even a Rickenbacker is 100% USA content. Squires help keep American music stores open.

Thanks for pointing out something that's been missed. Even imported good do provides jobs for Americans. Not only the store where they are sold but the transport, the people loading and unloading the product. I've heard say that even with imported good most of the job value is still in the US.

 

[jason weatherby]

Go to school. Don't major in "liberal arts" or French or teaching. Quit complaining and go and GO GET A JOB that pays!

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Go to school. Don't major in "liberal arts" or French or teaching. Quit complaining and go and GO GET A JOB that pays!

Teaching should be a decent paying career, its massively valuable to any society!

 

[Unrepresented]

Teaching should be a decent paying career, its massively valuable to any society!

It's a good paying career in countries that tend to score higher than us on testing.

 

[Floyd Eye]

It's a good paying career in countries that tend to score higher than us on testing.

You mean countries that don't reward horrible, even abusive, teachers with tenure? I am shocked.

 

[aborgman]

Middle?

Yes, I know the definitions are goofy - but that is what the definitions are...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_middle_class#Academic_models

 

[aborgman]

It is according to that dude Maddow.

...and according to sociologist and economists.

 

[aborgman]

May I make a suggestion. It sounds like you have knowledge of laws being broken. I suggest you report that to the authorities.

Ummm.. I have that knowledge, because the authorities have caught a large number of people engaged in this.

 

[Floyd Eye]

Wait, what, I thought this was the farm equipment thread. What am I doing here? My bad.

 

[aborgman]

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I think you'll find that disability fraud, just in terms of the SS involves tens of thousands of people and over a billion dollars.

Thanks for the chance to clear this up.

From your link -

"The numbers represent less than 1 percent of beneficiaries and less than 1 percent of disability payments made during the time frame. "

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

It's a good paying career in countries that tend to score higher than us on testing.

I was surprised that Scotland is under 1 on that table, I'm surprised essentially everyone is under 1 to be honest. Though new grad teachers get a fairly good pay packet here. I dare say that while its a higher starting point than many, it won't increase as rapidly over the years.

You mean countries that don't reward horrible, even abusive, teachers with tenure? I am shocked.

I'm all for job security, especially seeing as its something which seems to be on the decline. Though I do agree, from what I've seen & read on it, it seems that many states are unable to get rid of crap teachers because of poor job performance.

 

[Floyd Eye]

I believe my '74 4001 is entirely US manufactured. lol

 

[Immigrant]

I'd like to thank the mods for leaving this thread open as long as it has been. It's hard to discuss matters social in nature (what started off as pay inequality) and keep the line that leads directly to politics blurred, and the majority of the posts here have managed to do just that.

I'd also like to thank fellow TBers who have contributed to a mostly constructive discussion, even those who have veered off topic (self included) and posts that bring up sexual identitity that result in the poster looking like an intolerant person. Edited for kindness.

Make it a great weekend!

 

[Tony Flow MMMM]

I'd like to thank the mods for leaving this thread open as long as it has been. It's hard to discuss matters social in nature (what started off as pay inequality) and keep the line that leads directly to politics blurred, and the majority of the posts here have managed to do just that.

I'd also like to thank fellow TBers who have contributed to a mostly constructive discussion, even those who have veered off topic (self included) and posts that bring up sexual identitity that result in the poster looking like an intolerant person. Edited for kindness.

Make it a great weekend!

Yea this is really cool, maybe a first for talk bass.

 

[nutdog]

Yes, I know the definitions are goofy - but that is what the definitions are...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_middle_class#Academic_models

Looks like 4 guys that don't know what middle means.

 

[BawanaRik]

From your link -

"The numbers represent less than 1 percent of beneficiaries and less than 1 percent of disability payments made during the time frame. "

Actually it's this one particular type of fraud that represents those billions of dollars being misappropriated.

I'm quite sure there are others.

 

[BawanaRik]

I believe my '74 4001 is entirely US manufactured. lol

And my 65 J and my 76T.

And one of the weak pints in my life, BF Fenders. Love those things