Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Fucking fucking idiots
The parade of idiots marches on.
And the same was true in other sectors of industry.
Newark, Newark, Newark, Newark, Newark. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs.
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You want numbers numbers numbers? Okay, here's some data from the 1960 census.
Unemployment: Newark 4.5% vs national 5.1%.
Median income: Newark $7149 vs national $5660.
Distribution:
Newark 10% of pop under $3000 vs national 21%.
Newark 26% over $10000 vs national 15%.
Half the national poor end, twice the national rich end.
[Inflation since then is about 10, so just tack a 0 on those incomes for modern equivs.]
Newark may not have been a pretty place to live, but it was a good place to work.
MEN NEED TO MAKE THINGS. IF MEN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE THINGS, THEY WILL BREAK THINGS.
Residents of New Jersey's largest city might find themselves showered in cash, as Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says the city will study a pilot program to provide universal basic income (UBI) to all residents whether or not they have a job. "We believe in Universal Basic Income, especially in a time where studies have shown that families that have a crisis of just $400 in a month may experience a setback that may be difficult even impossible to recover from," said Baraka during last week's State of the City address at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, noting that 1/3 of the city lives in poverty.No no no no no no no, you fucking fucking fucking fucking idiots idiots idiots idiots. UBI is just another way to KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL the poor, and you fucking well know it. Newark used to have REAL PRODUCTIVE USEFUL USEFUL USEFUL JOBS JOBS JOBS for ordinary men, and a lot of hi-tech jobs for engineers as well. Here's just one tiny sample of one sector of industry, from the ads in a 1957 electronics buyers guide.
And the same was true in other sectors of industry.
Newark, Newark, Newark, Newark, Newark. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs.
= = = = =
You want numbers numbers numbers? Okay, here's some data from the 1960 census.
Unemployment: Newark 4.5% vs national 5.1%.
Median income: Newark $7149 vs national $5660.
Distribution:
Newark 10% of pop under $3000 vs national 21%.
Newark 26% over $10000 vs national 15%.
Half the national poor end, twice the national rich end.
[Inflation since then is about 10, so just tack a 0 on those incomes for modern equivs.]
Newark may not have been a pretty place to live, but it was a good place to work.
MEN NEED TO MAKE THINGS. IF MEN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE THINGS, THEY WILL BREAK THINGS.
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