Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Bernie Sanders Crashes Interview" video.

  1. fl00fydragon, 1. If you are going to criticize a system you have to do so fairly. Saying that capitalism is the "rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer" is not that. There is room for improvement, but you have to be fair and honest. 2. Libertarians gain very little traction. Also, most support government, they just want it localized. 3. The poor are getting richer and there are many indicators of that. I do recall our conversations. I recall giving you reasons why the poor are getting richer and you running away.
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  2. Garry Miller, it is one thing to point at the flaws of something. It is another to push to completely take down that system and also misrepresent it. Many people who support AOC want to do away with capitalism and completely misrepresent it when they do criticize it. You saying that capitalism is the "rich get richer and the poor gets poorer" is just that. Next, just because those programs are popular does not mean we should establish them. If lynching gays was popular do you think it should be legal?
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  3. I watched the video where she tried to explain why the unemployment rate is low. It is scary what she said. Apparently she has an economic degree but does not know how the unemployment rate is calculated. The ultra left is so dumb when it comes to economics that even getting a degree in it does not teach them anything.
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  4. fl00ydragon 1. I read your whole comment. We have adapted to automation for years. Automation means people can focus on other jobs to expand our wealth. The tractor replaced farmers who went to work in the factories. Machines replace factory workers where college enrollment keeps increasing where people gain more knowledge to take on jobs with higher skills. Also, most jobs are service based in the US. Your fear mongering of automation is not easy for you to justified. People have been talking about automation taking over every job for decades. The Twilight Zone in 1964 had an episode about it entitled "the Brain Center at Whipple's". Here we are over 50 years later and unemployment is lower than ever. 2. Where? 3. You run away. I never supported killing people. The poor have it great today compared to the rich decades ago. I earn $23,000 a year, the car I drive now is much better than a car a rich person drove in the 50s. That is the norm. Technology advancement made things better for all including the poor.
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  5. fl00fydragon, according to AOC unemployment is down because people are working more than one job. That means with unemployment being as low as it is that there are more jobs than people.
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  6. fl00fydragon Most jobs are service based as in around 80% of them according to the BEA. I am all for having a discussion here but you have to get simple facts right.
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  7. fl00fydragon 1. As I said, most jobs are service based in the US, as in around 80% of them. But hey, don't let facts get in the way here. 2. Government regulations kill small businesses. Walmart pushed for a higher min. wage knowing that smaller competitors could not compete. Anyway, your Walmart example is just one company. What about the numerous small businesses that exist already? 3. I never argued for the deaths of others The U6 considers the under employed as well, it is falling. Worker participation has everything to do with those who leave the market. Well paying jobs are not shutting down. I am sorry, but if you can't get basic facts straight we cannot continue this conversation.
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  8. fl00fydragon, cooks are not being replaced. Also, service based jobs are also retail, education, information, etc. Getting information from a person is always more valuable than from a machine as machines cannot give emotions and opinions.
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  9. fl00fydragon 1. All you did was show you have no clue what service jobs are 2. Government creates monopolies, not the free market. Regulations are there by lobbying where those with money use government to their advantage. There is value in having government regulations, but we need to be able to control government as well. Without that government will create monopolies. 3. What? a) Nope. The percent of workers earning at or below the min. wage has been dropping for years. b) Working participation is rising meaning more people are joining the workforce. c) Well paying jobs are expanding. I answered your questions. You cannot accept basic facts and bring this fear mongering situation of full automation that has been preached about for decades but we are nowhere near that.
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  10. fl00fydragon, 1. People like the interpersonal connection. Also, education is expanding. College enrollment is going up. There is an increased demand for tutors, professors, administration, etc. There will always be a need for secretaries. In retail there will always be a need for workers there. If I need my car fix I will go to a mechanic and consult them. In many fields there will always be a need for people. If a computer replaces someone at the checkout aisle in a store than that person who could have worked there will go off to another job. They can stock shelves making the store look more attractive, or work at another company as a secretary. There will always be jobs. 2. I looked at monopolies, they were created by government. If a monopoly is created in the free market and survives then they simply offered great goods/services and jobs. If not people would eventually change the situation either by someone creating another company or by people moving. That has always happened. What goes on in Europe is actually the free market. They have lower corporate taxes and they give more freedom to the businesses. You bring up the outside force. The outside force is another company and the consumers deciding how to change. Again, Amazon challenged Walmart. Netflix challenged Blockbuster. Pepsi challenge Coke. Government creates monopolies, the free market prevents them. 3. What experts? You have not provided any. a) If they are alive they are paid a "living wage". b) I should be using "labor force participation rate" By the definition in FRED "The labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The labor force participation rate is teh labor force as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population" Sorry for the confusion. Under Obama it was dropping. Now we are seeing a slight increase. Again, learn basic facts. c) Huh? I answered all your points. You cannot get basic facts correct. To answer your question I will say that there will always be jobs. That is the reality. If we ever get to a system where computers replaced every worker than we are essentially living in a utopia.
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