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Comment on Dear Republican voters, The primary is a mirror, stupid! Recognize what you see. by J.

J. — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:10:38 +0000

LOL. You’re too much man! Thanks for hanging out.

Comment on Dear Republican voters, The primary is a mirror, stupid! Recognize what you see. by Ebonstorm

Ebonstorm — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:29:57 +0000

Hot damn! I blew out three monitors that caught fire while I was reading this. Each time I think I have the best thing I have ever seen, you go and eclipse it. This is gonna be a long year. Keep up the fantastic work. I share your work and sentiments with everyone I know.

I think I love you.

Comment on I call bullshit on religious exceptions to govt. regulations by J.

J. — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:29:25 +0000

LOL! Lets.

Comment on I call bullshit on religious exceptions to govt. regulations by Ebonstorm

Ebonstorm — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:10:38 +0000

I think I am in love. I have sent your post to everyone I know. Let’s all call bullshit together!

Comment on I call bullshit on religious exceptions to govt. regulations by mpbulletin

mpbulletin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:20:31 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree with you here. This is an employer-employee requirement and issue and has nothing to do with religiion.

Thanks for this informative post!

Comment on I call bullshit on religious exceptions to govt. regulations by reverendbuki

reverendbuki — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:18:43 +0000

here here!

Comment on 10 Reasons for Income Disparity – A Blogger’s View by Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:19:50 +0000

Excellent article!

Comment on Alternet Gets it Wrong on Cable TV by Homepage

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Comment on 10 Reasons for Income Disparity – A Blogger’s View by J.

J. — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:12:35 +0000

Thank you!

Comment on 10 Reasons for Income Disparity – A Blogger’s View by Ebonstorm

Ebonstorm — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:37:05 +0000

Simply brilliant. This is something I would write, if I could ever get a chance to write something other than work-related stuff. Thank you for saying what needs to be said to EVERYONE. I will be absorbing your work with relish.

Comment on Reality TV sets new behavior standards by Alternet Gets it Wrong on Cable TV « Jaundice James

Alternet Gets it Wrong on Cable TV « Jaundice James — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:59:22 +0000

[...] “letting the marketplace decide” would clearly not be benficial when you consider the decisions the marketplace makes when it comes to our TV watching [...]

Comment on Cable TV: Buffet vs. Al A Carte by Alternet Gets it Wrong on Cable TV « Jaundice James

Alternet Gets it Wrong on Cable TV « Jaundice James — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:59:18 +0000

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Comment on “Business news” outlets are pro-business to a fault and incapable of objectivity. by Alternet Gets it Wrong on Cable TV « Jaundice James

Alternet Gets it Wrong on Cable TV « Jaundice James — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:59:15 +0000

[...] been for many years – and a frequent go-to, especially as an excellent alternative to “business news” [...]

Comment on Radical Idea #5 : Require ballots to be paper and marked by hand by The Dangers of Man-in-the-Middle in Voting Machines | WebDesignArticles.net | WebDesignArticles.net

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:01:23 +0000

[...] Voter Fraud Alert: Mississippi Gets Approval to Remove Paper Trail From Electronic Voting MachinesDelhi High Court invalidated the Electronic voting machines of SCBA: t=v1+v2 It only takes $26 to hack a voting machine Researchers demonstrated three different types of attacksEVMs to have info in Braille scriptRadical Idea #5 : Require ballots to be paper and marked by hand [...]

Comment on Businesses learn bad behavior from other businesses. by Take-Backsies – A Public “Oops” or New, Sinister, Type of PR? « Jaundice James

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:18:51 +0000

[...] long known that business behavior gets worse as they see what each other are getting away with. Is this merely [...]

Comment on Automatic Payment & Cancellation Obstacles by Take-Backsies – A Public “Oops” or New, Sinister, Type of PR? « Jaundice James

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:18:47 +0000

[...] to rant about at length. (What Verizon was likely trying to do was herd people into another trap I’ve tried to familiarize my readers with, called “automatic [...]

Comment on Stealth Inflation by Take-Backsies – A Public “Oops” or New, Sinister, Type of PR? « Jaundice James

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:18:44 +0000

[...] their bills. These types of fees, by the way, are a perfect example of stealth inflation – something I like to rant about at length. (What Verizon was likely trying to do was herd people into another trap I’ve tried to [...]

Comment on Why I’m rooting against Netflix by Take-Backsies – A Public “Oops” or New, Sinister, Type of PR? « Jaundice James

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:18:40 +0000

[...] it was Netflix that made the big “oops” of raising their prices and then being forced to back [...]

Comment on Wage Control by 10 Reasons for Income Disparity – A Blogger’s View « Jaundice James

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:23:58 +0000

[...] It makes it sound like an accident. Wages aren’t stagnant. They’re being systematically controlled. Whether it’s the salary surveys that corporate employers use (basically a form of price [...]

Comment on Losing the zero sum game – They’re mooching off your slice of the pie by 10 Reasons for Income Disparity – A Blogger’s View « Jaundice James

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:16:29 +0000

[...] insurance. Yet, they’ve announced plans to build a restaurant a day in China. Companies choose to take money that could have gone to employee pay and benefits and use it, instead, in ways that expands [...]

Comment on Two ways to look at an “ethical investing” solution by 10 Reasons for Income Disparity – A Blogger’s View « Jaundice James

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:16:21 +0000

[...] robots and technologies that take jobs and drive salaries down. And because investors don’t care what companies do to their customers or employees so long as they continue to “earn” millions [...]

Comment on Unions must win hearts and minds by Jaundice James

Jaundice James — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:07:15 +0000

[...] no longer in this horrid business. It’s amazing that so many regular joes hate unions when they themselves are the victims of the deunionization of America. So many people have forgotten that unions created the 40-hour [...]

Comment on Unions must win hearts and minds by Question 10 for the reformed HR pro « Jaundice James

Question 10 for the reformed HR pro « Jaundice James — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:06:43 +0000

Comment on Keep ‘em separated by Republicans Use Untestable Ideology as Marketing Ploy « Jaundice James

Republicans Use Untestable Ideology as Marketing Ploy « Jaundice James — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:59:15 +0000

[...] is the obvious one, and not worth elaborating on (though theremoval of the separation of church and state could be interesting), but, too, nobody will ever allow crazy conservatives to test some of their economic [...]

Comment on Why Does the US Media Spread North Korean Propaganda? by J.J.

J.J. — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:32:01 +0000

Fascinating. It’s a shame they can’t have thought-provoking conversations like that in the mainstream media. (Though, there have been other interesting points (like yours) in the non-mainstream-media since Monday.)

I think the video that North Korea released intended to show people grieving over their leader (Master?) when the situation is more complicated than that. Cable news doesn’t do complicated.

Thanks for your comment. -JJ

Comment on Why Does the US Media Spread North Korean Propaganda? by Me-You

Me-You — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:23:47 +0000

While many Americans, including myself, find it hard to believe that people would revere a man in the way the North Koreans revere their leader(s), apparently those who have spent time in Korea and who have spoken with these people face to face have reason to believe their display of strong emotions pertaining to their leader(s) is genuine.

North Koreans apparently have very different mindsets from most of the world and there is an element on Korean culture which causes the role of leaders to extend to those of father figures. The elder Kim Il exploited this to the point that he had convinced the people that the Korean race was so pure and virtuous that they were innocent and child like and needed to be protected from the world, and he was the protector. Needless to say there was probably some truth to this in that the North Koreans must have been somewhat naive before the war to buy such BS but then again the country had a long history of being exploited by foreign occupiers. Essentially Kim Il did manage to achieve one aspect of Marx’s philosophies. Total indoctrination of multiple generations.

Comment on Building Loony Town by Republicans Use Untestable Ideology as Marketing Ploy « Jaundice James

Republicans Use Untestable Ideology as Marketing Ploy « Jaundice James — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:32:27 +0000

[...] is the obvious one, and not worth elaborating on (though the removal of the separation of church and state could be interesting), but, too, nobody will ever allow crazy conservatives to test some of their economic [...]

Comment on Non-compete Agreements by Question 7 for the reformed HR pro « Jaundice James

Question 7 for the reformed HR pro « Jaundice James — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:34:49 +0000

[...] I’ve noticed over the years that non-compete agreements have gone from simple protections designed to keep departing employees from taking customers with them, to what’s become elaborate masterpieces of legalese that prevent a departing employee from working in the same industry within a distance of a hundred miles or for up to a year and a half or both. I believe it’s a tactic for keeping salaries down because the employer won’t have to compete with another who might pay their people a little better. My question is, if an employer was really interested in me, could I take their non-compete and start drawing lines through the parts I didn’t like before I signed it? I guess what I’m saying is, are these non-compete/employee agreements negotiable? [...]

Comment on Losing the zero sum game – They’re mooching off your slice of the pie by Wealth isn’t “created” – especially not on Wall Street « Jaundice James

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:42:06 +0000

[...] who would like us to believe that wealth can be “created” are, as I’ve said many times before, actually stealing from our slice of the pie. And if all they have to do to get away with it is to [...]

Comment on Required reading for the outraged by Wealth isn’t “created” – especially not on Wall Street « Jaundice James

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:42:02 +0000

[...] nothing. BP isn’t paying much for our oil rights. The banks borrow money from the government at a quarter of a percent and lend it back to us at 15% or higher. (A mark-up factor of 6000%.) No wonder they think [...]

Comment on Decoding job listings by Question 4 for the reformed HR pro « Jaundice James

Question 4 for the reformed HR pro « Jaundice James — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:17:04 +0000

[...] dollars last year. You’d be privileged to even wear our uniform. Yadda, yadda, yadda.” To my mind, it’s an intimidation tactic – sooner or later they’re going to have to talk about the [...]

Comment on Hey, stop it ‘n’ do what yer sssposedta! by tobeforgiven

tobeforgiven — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:32:33 +0000

Who says this has to be the way?
I would like to know more bout this post and what you are getting at, I am intrigued.

Comment on Beavis and Butthead are back – and they’re not impressed with us! by Steve

Steve — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:21:21 +0000

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for posting this!

I love visiting your site – keep up the great work!

Steve
Common Cents
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Comment on Anti-drug ads are the worst by Notira

Notira — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:51:11 +0000

Well, I will remember the PSA, if that was the only goal.

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Comment on The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” by A simple idea: Payroll must exceed profits « Jaundice James

A simple idea: Payroll must exceed profits « Jaundice James — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:46:37 +0000

[...] wealthy and everyone else has finally made it into the public conversation. Explanations as to the source of the problem are many and varied, but I have an idea for a solution that would narrow that gap, [...]

Comment on The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” by Are 99% of Americans irrelevant? « Jaundice James

Are 99% of Americans irrelevant? « Jaundice James — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:39:01 +0000

[...] folks, corporate America has managed to wick every bit of our wealth to the very top. It’s a real bummer. Leaving us without jobs and [...]

Comment on Wage Theft / Exempt Abuse by The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” « Jaundice James

The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” « Jaundice James — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:18:44 +0000

[...] immigrants has on salaries, misusing interns, or the scam of salary surveys or the multitude of other tactics that has had salaries going down, relative to the cost of living, since [...]

Comment on Wage Control by The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” « Jaundice James

The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” « Jaundice James — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:18:41 +0000

[...] Whether it’s the effect that exploiting immigrants has on salaries, misusing interns, or the scam of salary surveys or the multitude of other tactics that has had salaries going down, relative to the cost of living, [...]

Comment on Intern Abuse by The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” « Jaundice James

The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” « Jaundice James — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:18:38 +0000

[...] that of salary control. Whether it’s the effect that exploiting immigrants has on salaries, misusing interns, or the scam of salary surveys or the multitude of other tactics that has had salaries going down, [...]

Comment on Time for Progressives to rethink LEGAL immigration? by The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” « Jaundice James

The wealth wick vs. “trickle down” « Jaundice James — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:18:35 +0000

[...] the worst wick of all is that of salary control. Whether it’s the effect that exploiting immigrants has on salaries, misusing interns, or the scam of salary surveys or the multitude of other tactics [...]

Comment on Billing Tricks by Bait Car and bad big business behavior « Jaundice James

Bait Car and bad big business behavior « Jaundice James — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:11:50 +0000

[...] up unions. They’re the ones exploiting immigrants. They’re the ones that always allow billing mistakes to always happen in their favor. And they’re no different than someone who would snatch an [...]

Comment on Intern Abuse by Bait Car and bad big business behavior « Jaundice James

Bait Car and bad big business behavior « Jaundice James — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:11:47 +0000

[...] penalty fees? Sure, why not. Make it hard for you to cancel your gym membership? You bet. Get unpaid interns to do work so they don’t have to hire people. Of [...]

Comment on Automatic Payment & Cancellation Obstacles by Bait Car and bad big business behavior « Jaundice James

Bait Car and bad big business behavior « Jaundice James — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:11:44 +0000

[...] Setting traps for customers to fall into so they end up paying penalty fees? Sure, why not. Make it hard for you to cancel your gym membership? You bet. Get unpaid interns to do work so they don’t have to hire [...]

Comment on Banks and credit cards are predators. by Bait Car and bad big business behavior « Jaundice James

Bait Car and bad big business behavior « Jaundice James — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:11:42 +0000

[...] into believing they’re getting a better deal than they actually are, they can hardly resist. Setting traps for customers to fall into so they end up paying penalty fees? Sure, why not. Make it hard for you [...]

Comment on Independent Contractor Abuse by J.J.

J.J. — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:22:46 +0000

Or benefits!

Comment on Reality TV sets new behavior standards by J.J.

J.J. — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:21:14 +0000

Funny you mention that. You should check out my other post from today on teen pregnancy!

Comment on Independent Contractor Abuse by missdisplaced

missdisplaced — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:55:01 +0000

I’ve worked at a place that constantly does this. The have many contractors all over the company and a host of interns too. The pay is fair, and the work not too difficult. They do provide a computer and cubicle. I know they have laid off workers, and replaced them by us contractors.

Basically, I think they are abusing the 1099 statutes, but then they do make sure to tell us we are free to work from home if we like since we are contractors. I don’t often take advantage of this though, and neither does anyone else.

It’s not the worst job by far, but there sure is no security either.

Comment on Reality TV sets new behavior standards by Tessa Rickart

Tessa Rickart — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:52:12 +0000

The world is a funny place, where inappropriate behavior is awarded by wealth and fame on major television networks and those doing good are afterthoughts on local news programs.

I’m always amazed at the number of magazine covers the kids from 16 and Pregnant manage to grace. We are rewarding teenage pregnancy, making these children (because that’s what they are) celebrities, when in fact we should be teaching proper birth control and reminding teenagers of the difficulties in raising children at their age.