Ominous prediction indeed.

[PayDay]

Fine. It's 100%. Cars don't exist, I made them up and those metal things you see outside are figments of your imagination, we also aren't having this conversation because no such thing as the internet exists. If you accept that the internet is real and so are cars the original statement is not 100% false.

No Joke Man:
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/finding-a-therapist-who-can-help-you-heal.htm

Finding a Therapist Who Can Help You HealGetting the Most out of Therapy and Counseling

Therapy can be an effective treatment for mental and emotional problems. But in order to reap its benefits, it’s important to choose the right therapist—someone you trust who makes you feel cared for and has the experience to help you make changes for the better in your life. A good therapist helps you to become stronger and more self-aware. But your therapist cannot do the work for you. In order to make the most of your sessions, you must be an active participant.

Have a nice day.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I will and I hope you get smarter soon because not everybody is as patient with border line retards as I am.

 

[PayDay]

While watching tv last night I noticed that much of America makes its money sitting on its ass insulting others and blabbering about banal current events. Pay attention the next time you see a government committee on tv. Hundreds of people doing nothing. When was the last time Bill O'Reilly hit a lick? Or Rachel Madcow. This doesn't count the 1/3rd of America who collects a gubmint check for old age or disability or unemployment.

This is called a personal observation Sean Renard.----^ He's making bold claims based on his opinion, and has clearly stated as such, therefore it does not need validation except for that last part I marked in bold for easy viewing.

Since I already posted the unemployment # potential in this thread (post #21), all I have to do is ask JBJ a question that he may or may not answer.

Where did you get the basis for that part I marked in bold, JBJ?

I'm betting it's just his opinion, but I won't know until he answers.

This is called: Initiating a dialogue.

 

[Sean Renaud]

See if you'd asked something specific like that I would have answered.

 

[PayDay]

See if you'd asked something specific like that I would have answered.

I did. Am I supposed to feel sorry for you now? (Yes, I called it.)

 

[Sean Renaud]

No, you asked me to back up my entire post, some of which should have been directed at ISh as I keep repeating and asking why you don't. I mean we know the answer is you're a Republican and I need to explain everything and Ish doesn't when someone says explain everything you've just said including the things that are so fucking basic it's like asking did America once win a war against England it's hard to do anything stare in awe.

 

[PayDay]

No, you asked me to back up my entire post, some of which should have been directed at ISh as I keep repeating and asking why you don't. I mean we know the answer is you're a Republican and I need to explain everything and Ish doesn't when someone says explain everything you've just said including the things that are so fucking basic it's like asking did America once win a war against England it's hard to do anything stare in awe.

"Here's the thing"

(Yes, I called it.)

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1107275#25
11/7/2014

do me a favor: I'm never going to pay you back
here's the thing: I'm about to ask you to do me a favor without asking you to do me a favor
we'll touch base: we're never going to talk about this again
you know: it doesn't matter what you think

...and from the article in Post #34:

#7 The use of third party "authority" is thoughtlessly rampant in much of everyday life because we like to defer to these generalizations as a way of backing up our own vague and often unexplored preferences. While most of us know it's a*bad habit, in the hands of a manipulator, it becomes a weapon.

...and then:

See if you'd asked something specific like that I would have answered.

I did. Am I supposed to feel sorry for you now?

#9 The manipulator who finds everything unfair and falls to pieces, he or she is attempting to gain your sympathy in order to use it to further his or her own needs. In this case, the manipulator will rely on a sense of "helplessness" and will seek financial, emotional, or other forms of help from you. Look out for attitudes and comments like, "You are the only one I have", and "I have no one else to talk to", etc. In dealing with a meltdown of self-pity, be*compassionate*but wary as you don't want to establish an obligation as a result

Post. A. Link.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

This is called a personal observation Sean Renard.----^ He's making bold claims based on his opinion, and has clearly stated as such, therefore it does not need validation except for that last part I marked in bold for easy viewing.

Since I already posted the unemployment # potential in this thread (post #21), all I have to do is ask JBJ a question that he may or may not answer.

Where did you get the basis for that part I marked in bold, JBJ?

I'm betting it's just his opinion, but I won't know until he answers.

This is called: Initiating a dialogue.

From U6. Thanks for asking.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Post. A. Link.

To what specifically you fucking troll? I can't for examplst post a link to the idea that 50% of jobs will be gone by 2025 (that hasn't already been posted by Ish) because that is conjecture. I THINK that number is low.

From U6. Thanks for asking.

The U6 is at 33% these days? I call BS the U6 usually hovers around double the U3 give or take a bit. The idea that the U3 is sub 6% and the U6 is above 30% is absurd. Now if you were talking about people who don't pay taxes and instead recieve some sort of benefits that would be different.

 

[PayDay]

From U6. Thanks for asking.

No problem

Thanks for the quick answer.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Note: No link is required if you're conservative. You're say so is enough. In the case of a liberal you need to prove the existence of the most basic things.

 

[PayDay]

To what specifically you fucking troll? I can't for examplst post a link to the idea that 50% of jobs will be gone by 2025 (that hasn't already been posted by Ish) because that is conjecture. I THINK that number is low.

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1107711&page=2#46

I already did. See what I quoted from you in Post #46. What I quoted from you, you stated as FACT, not opinion, and if it is opinion, why did you manipulate the words so everything you wrote is presented as fact.

Please post a link to verification of the information you stated as fact.

 

[PayDay]

Note: No link is required if you're conservative. You're say so is enough. In the case of a liberal you need to prove the existence of the most basic things.

No. He knows I know cause I posted a link about it. He also knows the Cardinal Rule of all Internet Boards:

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/2/read_thread_before_post.gif

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

98% of farm work is gone since 1776.

Quality of life improves when productivity and efficiency kill jobs. It allows for skills to be used for other purposes.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Sorry no, this is a rules for thee not for me scenario. You quoted my entire post despite being asked for something specific to focus on. It's okay I didn't have anything better to do tonight than make it clear how you operate.

 

[PayDay]

Sorry no, this is a rules for thee not for me scenario. You quoted my entire post despite being asked for something specific to focus on. It's okay I didn't have anything better to do tonight than make it clear how you operate.

Why are you here? Obviously you speak bullshit you expect other people to see as fact.

Troll is as Troll does.

 

[PayDay]

98% of farm work is gone since 1776.

Quality of life improves when productivity and efficiency kill jobs. It allows for skills to be used for other purposes.

Basis?

Here's a fun one:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/glen...r-global-reset-u-s-will-be-third-world-state/

Glenn Beck*is no stranger to ominous predictions and this week he and his chalkboard trotted out some more doom and gloom about what the future holds for America — and the rest of the world. After the inevitable “reset,” the global landscape and power balance will be unrecognizable, Beck asserted. America will be a “third-world state.”

“The last thing before world resets is war,” Beck informed. The world we live in now is at “the breaking point,” he asserted, noting that we’ve gone from being the biggest creditor to the biggest debtor. Eventually the Western dominance we’ve grown accustomed to will be no more.

Thus Beck sought to map out, literally, what the new world order will look like — the map of the world on one chalkboard, and a color-coded global hierarchy on the other.

I did the same thing using George Clooney's movie career.

 

[PayDay]

http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/tr...-hot-summer-market-predictions/a/d-id/1297479
http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/compliance/predictions-come-true-as-regulators-swoop/a/d-id/1298131

When I made*five capital markets predictions*back in July, I had no idea that two of them would hurtle toward their conclusions within the space of a couple of weeks. But I had broken with the traditional end-of-year capital markets predictions because some things were looking quite imminent -- which, it seems, they were.

My prediction that a price fixing scandal would hit the precious metals market came to bear when an investor*filed suit*in the US late July against Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and Bank of Nova Scotia for trying to rig the price of silver. *
...
The second prediction, which also seems to be racing towards its conclusion, was that many dark pools will evaporate under the heat of recent scandals, and the rest will merge. At the time, Barclays’ dark pool was already under investigation by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and volumes have since plummeted by almost 50%.

Shortly thereafter, UBS, Credit Suisse, and Deutsche Bank were drawn into*dark pool probes*by regulators and authorities on both sides of*the Atlantic.

As the Securities and Exchange Authority and European regulators join the New York AG, the predatory high-frequency trading sharks in dark pools appear to be heading for the exit. Liquidity is already suffering, and soon there will some major consolidation of dark pools. Many will simply close.

Yeah. His others are scary.

 

[PayDay]

This one is neat, kind of speaks for itself and opens a great debate:
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/will-the-overturning-of-doma-bankrupt-social-security

Will The Overturning of DOMA Bankrupt Social Security?
While many are celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision granting marriage equality to same sex couples, some have been quick to highlight the potential budgetary costs of this decision. In particular, opponents of the court’s ruling are warning the public that it will lead to much higher costs for Social Security.

Before anyone rushes to push through a constitutional amendment, it would be worth trying to get an idea of the potential costs to Social Security resulting from this decision. Essentially the decision says that same sex couples have the right to be married and enjoy the same benefits and protection that Social Security provides to heterosexual couples.

There would be some issues involving children of spouses of disabled workers or workers who have an early death, but the bulk of the impact will be from spouses in same sex couples who will be entitled to a higher retirement benefit as a result of marriage. This takes two forms. First, in retirement a spouse is entitled to half of their married partner’s benefit if this would be larger than the benefit they would receive based on their own work history. Second, after a spouse dies, a retiree is entitled to the higher of either their own benefit or their spouses. By virtue of the fact that same sex couples will now be able to have the same rights in marriage as heterosexual couples, both of these channels will lead to higher benefit payouts.

 

[PayDay]

I've heard the story that 'Social Security cannot go bankrupt' but what about stuff like this?: (2014)
http://www.heritage.org/research/re...ries-facing-nearly-20-percent-cut-in-benefits

Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund Will Be Exhausted in Just Two Years: Beneficiaries Facing Nearly 20 Percent Cut in Benefits

The Disability Insurance (DI) program provides critical income support for workers who become disabled and cannot work to support themselves and their families. However, the DI program has increasingly become an early retirement and long-term unemployment program. Such abuses undermine its integrity and financial stability.

Yowza.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Basis?

Here's a fun one:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/glen...r-global-reset-u-s-will-be-third-world-state/


I did the same thing using George Clooney's movie career.

Its my own theory.

John D. Rockefeller destroyed the whale oil industry with kerosene, almost overnite lamp oil fell from 95 cents a gallon to a nickel. He killed the wood barrel industry with steel drums. He wrecked teamsters and carters with cheap gasoline for trucks and tractors. In no time the roads and streams of America were depleted of horse shit. I can think of a dozen industries he created that never existed before. Railroad tank cars. Pipelines. Tanker trucks. Refineries. Petro-chemicals.

One young gal bought one share of Standard Oil in 1870 for $10, and sold it for $250,000 when she retired in 1920.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I know you read about Bill and Hillary donating old underpants to charity, well I went behind them and bought all of Hillarys soiled pants for pennies! In 2016 I plan to sell them and make a fortune.

 

[Ishmael]

98% of farm work is gone since 1776.

Quality of life improves when productivity and efficiency kill jobs. It allows for skills to be used for other purposes.

The operative word is SKILLS. How many unskilled workers do we actually need? Or possibly a better question is how many unskilled jobs are supported by skilled/professional labor?

There is always going to be janitors, burger flippers (although the burger flipper future may be bleak, robots are on their way), and such. But what is the saturation level?

I look at the unemployment/underemployment numbers and they're not only frightening, they're going in the wrong direction. (Yes, I see the reported 'unemployment' numbers but the reported number is hiding more than it reveals.) In particular I see the youth and minority unemployment numbers and those are frightening as well. How is flooding the nation with even more unskilled 'workers' a good idea?

Even among the skilled/labor force a great deal is gong to change. How many Social Workers and Dog Groomers do we really need? Clerk typists and secretaries? Many of the skilled construction trades will remain well into the foreseeable future. But others, such as machinists, will slowly disappear. Even today the machinists trade, with the exception of tool and die makers, has been replaced by programmers setting up the CNC machines. (GM's new Turbohydromatic divisions new plants are on the verge of being 'lights out' manufacturing facilities. The same with the New Departure Hyatt plants.)

If the article is close to being on target the need for MBA's is going to drop substantially as well. In general middle management is a burden that business and industry has had to bear. Those jobs are mostly unproductive overhead.

Ishmael

 

[PayDay]

All together now: (who wants to scroll, right?)

98% of farm work is gone since 1776.

Quality of life improves when productivity and efficiency kill jobs. It allows for skills to be used for other purposes.

Basis?

Its my own theory.

John D. Rockefeller destroyed the whale oil industry with kerosene, almost overnite lamp oil fell from 95 cents a gallon to a nickel. He killed the wood barrel industry with steel drums. He wrecked teamsters and carters with cheap gasoline for trucks and tractors. In no time the roads and streams of America were depleted of horse shit. I can think of a dozen industries he created that never existed before. Railroad tank cars. Pipelines. Tanker trucks. Refineries. Petro-chemicals.

One young gal bought one share of Standard Oil in 1870 for $10, and sold it for $250,000 when she retired in 1920.

Fits the OPs title. Gracias.

 

[PayDay]

(although the burger flipper future may be bleak, robots are on their way)

Sorry I jacked your thread man, I hope I'm doing a good job:

http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/05/11/why-robots-will-kill-us-all/

Why Robots Will Kill Us All
By now Skynet should have become self aware and judgement day started. In fact those terminators are a bit tardy. Perhaps they are waiting for a firmware upgrade before exterminating humanity.

But of course the laws of robotics make such an armageddon impossible, right? Isaac Asimov’s laws, which the defining sci fi writer of his generation laid down, essentially precludes rampant killer robots. But even given that it was just fiction, could such laws ever be built in?