It's easy to call Americans stupid...
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jeffbr wrote:The fact that we have so many people coming to this country for jobs, not leaving this country in search of jobs elsewhere.
Same can be said for many industrialized countries. This is going nowhere. I'm sure wages are really high in the us if you're qualified enough but I'm thinking about 2-3 countries where the same can be said. I said what I said on Beckham because minimum wage is lower in the us than in many other industrialized countries and Beckham should hardly be earning more seeing what he did the last season.0 -
Kann wrote:I said what I said on Beckham because minimum wage is lower in the us than in many other industrialized countries and Beckham should hardly be earning more seeing what he did the last season.“One good thing about music,
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surferdude wrote:Please justify this statement. Why can't he earn more with another employer? Obviously the new employer feels they'll benefit from employing Beckham so why shouldn't they pay Beckham accordingly?
Perhaps not quite an answer to your question, but have you seen how much Beckham is reported to be earning? I hardly think he's being paid "accordingly".Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.0 -
Heineken Helen wrote:well no, 'everyone' isn't. What IS the minimum wage over there? :cool:
Why is the minimum wage a good measure of this? There are almost no heads of households who rely on minimum wage.
Wouldn't average income be a better measure? Even with our huge population we managed to rank 6th in the world. Note that that is higher than Ireland, the UK, Canada, Slovania and Australia just to name a few countries represented by frequent contributors.
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Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:Perhaps not quite an answer to your question, but have you seen how much Beckham is reported to be earning? I hardly think he's being paid "accordingly".
The majority of Beckham's salary is coming from previously signed endorsement deals where his current club receives 50% of the endorsement money. In Beckham's new deal with the LA Galaxy he keeps all the endorsement money.“One good thing about music,
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So brutalize me with music.”
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Kann wrote:Same can be said for many industrialized countries. This is going nowhere. I'm sure wages are really high in the us if you're qualified enough but I'm thinking about 2-3 countries where the same can be said. I said what I said on Beckham because minimum wage is lower in the us than in many other industrialized countries and Beckham should hardly be earning more seeing what he did the last season.
Minimum wage shouldn't be the measure. Minimum wage is what 16 year old kids make in this country. Now if your concern is that teenagers aren't being paid well enough here, we can have that discussion, but I'm not certain it is germane."I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080 -
jeffbr wrote:Why is the minimum wage a good measure of this? There are almost no heads of households who rely on minimum wage.
Wouldn't average income be a better measure? Even with our huge population we managed to rank 6th in the world. Note that that is higher than Ireland, the UK, Canada, Slovania and Australia just to name a few countries represented by frequent contributors.
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NCfan wrote:As someone who was born and raised in the U.S., I can tell you that your views aren't correct - or at least that's my opinion.
Sure, in the 1950's kids were brainwashed and all gun ho on America - but nothing could be further from the truth now. We aren't the sheep everybody thinks we are.... look at the dissent towards our president and his war. His approval rating is hovering in the 20's.
First of all you were dumb enough to elect him in the first place. And it had jack all to do with policy or anything of any significance. He got in because the Democrats were stained with the indignity of their President getting a blow job in the Oval office and lying about if afterwards.
And as for the so called 'dissent' towards the President and his war - you guys went and re-elcted him. The phrase too little too late comes to mind.0 -
onelongsong wrote:of course we're stupid. why do you think everyone runs to us when they're in trouble? we're stupid enough to help everyone else.
the only reason for that is because you think you own everything when in fact you do not........making laws with government to make it look like you own eveything......... leaving the trouble souls behind....if you ask me, that's a pretty smart way to screw your own people don't you think?
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Matt8townsend wrote:First of all you were dumb enough to elect him in the first place. And it had jack all to do with policy or anything of any significance. He got in because the Democrats were stained with the indignity of their President getting a blow job in the Oval office and lying about if afterwards.
And as for the so called 'dissent' towards the President and his war - you guys went and re-elcted him. The phrase too little too late comes to mind.
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Ahnimus wrote:Stupid and Ignorant are the same thing in my opinion.
Although if a child's brain isn't stimulated it won't develop the cognitive processes we expect. The onus is on society to make people smart.
Stupid and ignorant are NOT the same thing:
Stupid = low intelligence
Ignorant = lack of knowledge / understanding
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I think it's the combination of arrogant fools and real dumb people that makes many people say Americans are stupid, plus all the shit that is aired worldwide with dumb Americans influences the image others have of you. There are stupid, narrow minden and dumb people everywhere..your light's reflected now0
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Ahnimus wrote:Stupid and Ignorant are the same thing in my opinion.
Although if a child's brain isn't stimulated it won't develop the cognitive processes we expect. The onus is on society to make people smart.
they are not the same thing.I'll dig a tunnel
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Yea! I mean NO!
ignorant - not having enough knowledge, understanding or information about something vs stupid - foolish or unwise; lacking judgment or intelligence
(thanks to http://dictionary.cambridge.org)
It's not the same thing, just look at all the different letters! but there is some resemblance in lacking knowledge / intelligence, no?your light's reflected now0 -
NCfan wrote:As someone who was born and raised in the U.S., I can tell you that your views aren't correct - or at least that's my opinion.
Sure, in the 1950's kids were brainwashed and all gun ho on America - but nothing could be further from the truth now. We aren't the sheep everybody thinks we are.... look at the dissent towards our president and his war. His approval rating is hovering in the 20's.
so americans aren't brought up with an incredible belief in themselves and their country?
i'm not talking about brainwashing. and i never said you were sheep.
you know i can understand why Bush was elected once. there was clearly no real choice. but twice? that, i can never understand.hear my name
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