Random Politics & Religion #19

I was being nice by stating it had tourists before...

You see all that green? That's all prime tourist areas. Camping is a HUGE thing.

Erie gets a lot of recreation money too with the lake and the like.

And ***on Pittsburgh all you want but it's rated internationally as one of America's best cities.

That said, tourism is all rural PA has anymore and that can't really support even the meager population out there.

People want all these coal and fracking jobs to bring money back but that's a transient cash injection, at best, and it destroys things long-term.

Pretty chaotic after 2 bomb threats, one in Göteborg and one in Södertälje, today. Hopefully it's false and nothing happens

Why is Mao on FFXIAH ?

Shouldn't Mao be working on general tso chicken ?

FFXIAH is a prominent stop on the Long March, obviously.

On a related note, it looks like I'm going to be forced to move to Connecticut later this year. I expect some culture shock....

There's other reasons why industries don't invest in PA...

I know nothing about Connecticut so I'll assume it's terrible.

Connecticut has culture?

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If you really want to see some culture, you should come to San Antonio/Austin area.

Houston has a lot of people from outside the state/US too.

Well, it's a far cry from Utah. I just hope the people there don't also give their kids really dumb names. Seriously, Utah names is a thing, look it up.

Lots of them!

How about that Kellyanne Conway getting into some ethical hot water this morning?

No its pretty clear. Most states have some sort of atate subsidy for disadvantaged students, CA took this to a whole new level and practically everyone in the state qualifies for full tuition. The exceptions are the professional middle class and obviously the wealthy folks. This isn't cheap, CA facility are some of the highest paid in the nation along with the costs for the school itself. To cover these costs they tax the *** out of professionals and accept as many East Asian students as possible.

I actually turned down generous job offers in San Diego because the state taxes and fees would of crushed me compared to the other offers I had. I ended up settling for the DC area as VA is much better.

I get to say this because I'm the tax payer demographic that takes the biggest hit. I ended up with a 31% tax obligation before living expenses and other sales taxes fees and so forth. I'm not high enough to get all those exceptions and tax loopholes but too high for any sort of tax break.

I have said here before that crony capitalism is bipartisan.

Did you even read the article? Or do you believe that Detroit isn't in Michigan?

And I HATE TV.

I don't think her intentions were wrong, but Kellyanne just needs to learn to think before she speaks. Then again, she could just be channeling her boss and it has worked out fairly well for him. At any rate, potential punishments include multi-day suspensions and loss of pay. More like a slap on the wrist than anything.

Wouldn't you think that anti-business policies over the years would have a negative impact over the local economy to the point of unsustainable livelihood?

Wouldn't you, you know, not support such initiatives so your state can be a competitor in the business market for investments.

Not that I'm complaining. I love having Texas as one of the top importer of all American and foreign jobs among all of the states (from other states).

We're living in a country right now where the bad guy won in Billy Madison by shooting everyone present when he was asked the "business ethics" question and then his lawyer got him off on a technicality.

Is that how you see it?

What do you want me to support, exactly?

Initiatives that allow the state's land and people to be exploited?

No, *** that. If you're not going to treat workers fairly and preserve our environment, don't come here. I don't give a ***. If people want to work for you for slave wages they can move wherever you decide to go otherwise.

Don't you have speech to give Stalin !

Yeah the context matters, it was a daytime talk show and she got a bit too comfortable and said that without thinking. The appropriate response from her is a quick apology stating the above and that she'll be more careful about what she says in public in the future. Nobody really thinks she was deliberately promoting that product.

The last time I spent any time in PA it was for a war.

Not really, but its easy enough to get to NYC or Boston so they don't really need it.

More like purges to plan.

Then you will suffer the consequences. Actions have consequences, this is the ultimate law of the universe.

The entire north east area is a terrible but Boston probably takes the cake. It's like NYC but much much worse !

Ok?

I mean, I really don't get what you guys are looking for from me.

You want me to come around to the idea that exploiting poor people is a good thing?