Comments on: 04/11/13 – Lying To Work http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025 Tue, 20 May 2025 03:13:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kona http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025&cpage=1#comment-280389 Kona Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:28:38 +0000 http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025#comment-280389 There's a segment of the population -- how large a segment is open to debate -- that is willing to accept "basic needs" as a lifestyle, and contribute nothing to their own upkeep or the betterment of the society that supports them. There is no humane way to incentivize these kinds of people to make any effort for themselves. It remains for working people to decide whether it is justified to carry the unwilling for the sake of peace of conscience, or to cast them off to shift for themselves. I see no easy answer either way. There’s a segment of the population — how large a segment is open to debate — that is willing to accept “basic needs” as a lifestyle, and contribute nothing to their own upkeep or the betterment of the society that supports them. There is no humane way to incentivize these kinds of people to make any effort for themselves. It remains for working people to decide whether it is justified to carry the unwilling for the sake of peace of conscience, or to cast them off to shift for themselves. I see no easy answer either way.

]]> By: Mr Lapin http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025&cpage=1#comment-1542 Mr Lapin Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:35:00 +0000 http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025#comment-1542 > Maybe it will change, maybe not. True that. :) > Maybe it will change, maybe not.

True that. :)

]]> By: Christopher http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025&cpage=1#comment-1539 Christopher Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:06:05 +0000 http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025#comment-1539 It's frustrating that we, as a culture, put the individual's right to get wealthy over the populations right for basic needs. But oh well. Maybe it will change, maybe not. And, eek! I should update that schedule. Nothing coming up, though! It’s frustrating that we, as a culture, put the individual’s right to get wealthy over the populations right for basic needs. But oh well. Maybe it will change, maybe not.

And, eek! I should update that schedule. Nothing coming up, though!

]]> By: Mr Lapin http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025&cpage=1#comment-1538 Mr Lapin Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:17:46 +0000 http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025#comment-1538 The labor movement was supposed to give workers more (if not total) control of the workplace. Instead it mostly got distracted by scraps that were easier to win, and (at least at first) probably easier for management to swallow. Not that better hours and higher wages were inconsequential, just that lousy hours and poor pay were the symptoms of the disease, not the disease itself. And today, even those limited victories are quickly draining away. I can't help thinking that if it had really stayed focused on that original objective, labor might be in a much different position today - workers too. BTW, it's totally unrelated, but I just noticed that the right side of this page still has your 2011 Appearance Schedule. A bit of history, I guess. :) The labor movement was supposed to give workers more (if not total) control of the workplace. Instead it mostly got distracted by scraps that were easier to win, and (at least at first) probably easier for management to swallow. Not that better hours and higher wages were inconsequential, just that lousy hours and poor pay were the symptoms of the disease, not the disease itself.

And today, even those limited victories are quickly draining away.

I can’t help thinking that if it had really stayed focused on that original objective, labor might be in a much different position today – workers too.

BTW, it’s totally unrelated, but I just noticed that the right side of this page still has your 2011 Appearance Schedule. A bit of history, I guess. :)

]]> By: Christopher http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025&cpage=1#comment-1536 Christopher Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:03:31 +0000 http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025#comment-1536 True that. :) True that. :)

]]> By: Pete Rogan http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025&cpage=1#comment-1535 Pete Rogan Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:00:58 +0000 http://brunostrip.com/wp/?p=3025#comment-1535 Also, collectively, we be crazy. In ways you cannot fathom or reasonably predict. It is dangerous to let the beast out, especially when you are trying to balance accounts, say, or manufacture window shades. The whole sheephouse could go up in flames. Also, collectively, we be crazy. In ways you cannot fathom or reasonably predict. It is dangerous to let the beast out, especially when you are trying to balance accounts, say, or manufacture window shades. The whole sheephouse could go up in flames.

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