tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post2632041015759112351..comments2024-02-01T20:22:59.199-05:00Comments on Random Brain Droppings: New Year's AbyssCommander Zaiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-83576252959431001922017-01-02T11:16:31.189-05:002017-01-02T11:16:31.189-05:00This is one of the times that I wished I drank. We...This is one of the times that I wished I drank. Well, of course I drink, but it's Diet Sun Drop & not likely to help me get through this year. Sigh.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-85751267407809897412017-01-01T21:20:31.550-05:002017-01-01T21:20:31.550-05:00I hope you had a good NYE and have recovered from ...I hope you had a good NYE and have recovered from your hangover. I will wait till next week to ponder politics, I need a break and am heading off into the swamp tomorrow for a few days.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-14761536443952512332017-01-01T11:24:26.668-05:002017-01-01T11:24:26.668-05:00Nasreen: I see your point, in fact the CEO of the ...Nasreen: I see your point, in fact the CEO of the entity I work for is pulling similar stunts to avoid general pay raises. But I still feel the overall situation reflects unconscious trends that ultimately boil down to most everyone wanting as free a ride through life as possible. The disturbing thought I can't shake is that free societies seem to eventually boil down to the lowest common denominator. In this case it means a white working class population that can't adapt to changes in technology and society. Which sort of makes sense in a way because when you sit at the top of the socioeconomic mountain for so long you have a hard time understanding the only place to go is down if you can't see your position eroding underneath your feet. <br /><br />Pixel: I agree, I hope Trump is impeached and given his numerous conflicts of interest I feel that is a real possibility. Although, there is a piece of advice I learned in the army that has served me well. Essentially, it says, "Hope for the best but prepare for the worst." The other one that sorts of fits is a maxim from an unknown source but it goes, "The light you see at the end of the tunnel is a onrushing train." Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-50626522728392234312016-12-31T21:10:51.534-05:002016-12-31T21:10:51.534-05:00Personally, I'm hoping that someone will impea...Personally, I'm hoping that someone will impeach Trump even before the 2018 midterms.<br /><br />I just started with Glühwein and will continue on for the night.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-47523636208517940932016-12-31T12:53:47.849-05:002016-12-31T12:53:47.849-05:00I agree with almost all of what you said here (and...I agree with almost all of what you said here (and it's a rarity that I agree with anybody much, part because I know so little about so much). However, I disagree with the notion that "there was never a single nefarious corporate suit who sat in his office planning the economic neutering of the American worker."<br /><br />I remember when I was about 10. I was watching the news and was informed that "The stock market rebounded on news of recent drops in labor costs." I asked my dad what that meant. He pulled up a website and showed me that it meant that worker salaries had stagnated, even falling in real terms and the stock market loved it.<br /><br />This meant that if I'd been a worker, my 401k would have gone up because my salary fell. <br /><br />Mr. Trump won by appealing to real fears in white working class Americans. But the people he's appointing do not reflect his rhetoric. Instead, they are like the old trickle down folks on steroids. <br /><br />Are the corporations "conspiring" against the best interests of the American worker? Yes, and there is simply no way that the CEO of Exxon or any of his other billionaire appointees are going to work against that. <br /><br />Happy New Year?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856160423100846727noreply@blogger.com