Comments by "Christian Baune" (@programaths) on "PragerU" channel.

  1. In Belgium. we have an average of 7% yearly inflation. Wage index is roughly 3.5% and taxes are rising. Without change, half of the population will definitely be under poverty line within the decade. (70% decrease in buying power over 10 years) The last two votes results were dismissed, it's why we ended up for years without a government. Democratic vote is effectively dead since two decades; At this point, we should not be forced to go to the voting boots. Our welfare system encourage companies to hire people who were unemployed the longest. The corollary is that if you get unemployed then you are guaranteed, by the same mechanism, to be in for a long time. The country also promotes career changes, but only if you can prove you don't have the credentials. As an example, I work in IT field and we need higher studies diploma, so I am barred to ask help for switching job. On top of that, happens it's a penury job (jobs people don't want to do), so it's another thing that forbid me to ask help to switch. Rents are going rampant too, Brussels try to stop it by having landlord write down the expected renting cost. But at the same times, try to lure people buying their house/apartment cheaper if it's owned by the state. (So, you buy the use for life) Of course, those three last years didn't help.
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  2. I have been educated JUDEO-CHRISTIAN values and was FORCED to read the Bible. There was a lot of good advice in it and a lot of stupid stuff due to people not having proper knowledge or political reasons. But I always found that a critical reader CAN get something out of the Bible. So, that poses the context of my comment. What I find really sick is that we now have a religion having to fight against social justice AND have to admit they should and we should. It's also awkward how they are spot on and very educated on the matter. I do not believe in God, but I believe in the values. The foundations are damn good and very simple. Oh and I can post that kind of comment without fearing to be persecuted. That's not true for every religion!
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  3.  @Ryan91487  I am a bit German on those: standardization. We perfectly know that Asian, Black and Idian (yes, I know, Indian are Asian and Black is not an ethnicity) have very distinctive biological differences and thus different needs. Especially in drugs. Yet, we blatantly ignore those differences. If you take black people, they are black (or "non white", maybe that's more descriptive), because they have more melanin which do affect drugs! Asian are more prone to not being able to process lactose, which also affect some drugs (Especially the "wrapper" of drugs). And even food can be an issue for Asians due to lactose intolerance. So, only tacking 3 different cases, we already see complications. It's not even accounting cultural differences... Like Muslims not eating pork and some Hindouists(?) not eating beef for religious reasons. Of course that brings troubles by putting the system under pressure! Yet, people ignore that. As a stupid example, it's too expansive to cater to all religions and believes, so, school cantinas simply banned pork...vegan just eat the same stuff without meat (Quite sub-optimal) and if they are lucky, a protein rich alternative is proposed (but rarely). The funniest thing was that in the early '90, we served beer to kids. That wasn't an issue at all, until we became more inclusive. The beer we served was very healthy, it was "piedboeuf" and it didn't even taste like a pilsener (think "Jupiler") or a special (think "Orval"). And there was less than 1.5%. (for kids, it was under 0.5%, but amazingly, it's not to be found on the net!) Rationale was that if the kid didn't eat, he would have at least something in the stomach. Keep in mind that school was tougher overall.
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  4. Thank, +1 to vocabulary 😁
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  5. Not even American, but it was painful. I remember one reporter being broadcasted live and he was interviewing someone. Then you did heard "splotch" a few times and the interviewer asked "what's that noise?". Then you SAW people that were jumping from the tower. Don't know of those guys kept composure. And then, week after, France was always telling "Here, in France, that couldn't happen because we..."; That was lame of them. Then other videos showed that cloud of dust which also killed people; That was real terror there. And then, when we saw movies with those towers, we first didn't thought that much of it. But it quickly became something odd, both to see them and to not see them. This literally changed the face of America.
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  6. Taxes should be kept at their minimum, just enough to have the country running and have some savings. How the money is used should be clearly communicated and freely available. This includes all wages. Competition across companies should be fair and encouraged so it gives people the right to vote with their wallet. Keeping in mind that each regulation is impeding that! Job insurance should be a thing and people can freely decide if they want to pay it. Same for health. Job insurance should not provide money to people in need, but give basic accommodations and guidance to land on a stepping job. If training is provided, it has to be counter balanced by ejection from the system if failing more than once. This should also be taught at school and questions like "why would I pay an insurance" and the principle of "money pool" should be correctly taught. Individual responsibility should be stressed strongly so people can make the difference between someone who was unlucky and someone who just wanted all benefits. Major exception for people with disabilities which makes them unable to do anything for society, though for most of them, simple tasks can be provided. Stronger application of law, strong punishments which are firm by default. Basically, strong freedom from the individual and very small state.
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