Just Wow

[spenser1058]

7 minutes ago, HankStrong said:

To be fair, he's being attached to every coaching vacancy in the league.  It's not just the Jags.

Anywhere but Florida will be just fine. The Spur-dog did good with the Apollos, how ‘bout him for the Jags? Since we seem to have a requirement one has to be older than dirt these days for any important job from prez down to Orlando mayor these days...

[spenser1058]

Btw- Apparently, the B1Ggot it rightgoing with THE OSU instead of the Hoosiers.... losing to Ole Miss. Really?

[spenser1058]

Just in case @idroveazamboni would like to move back to town, I have just the thing:

https://bungalower.com/2020/12/29/cool-job-alert-zamboni-driver-at-amway-center/

From Bungalower 

 

Meanwhile, I’m spending the next three months working on some restoration stuff up in The Bold New City of the South. As a result, I may not be posting quite as much.

 

I’m looking forward to spending some time in a city that is ramping up its commitment to preserving its past, something we seem to be terribly uninterested in here at home these days *sigh*.

[spenser1058]

It’s just sad how the national media is butchering the proper Georgia pronunciation of places like DeKalb and Houston counties...

”Yankees in Georgia! Who let them in!?!”

[AmIReal]

1 hour ago, spenser1058 said:

It’s just sad how the national media is butchering the proper Georgia pronunciation of places like DeKalb and Houston counties...

”Yankees in Georgia! Who let them in!?!”

Let's hope they don't interview anyone from Dahlonega...

[prahaboheme]

6 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

It’s just sad how the national media is butchering the proper Georgia pronunciation of places like DeKalb and Houston counties...

”Yankees in Georgia! Who let them in!?!”

Ted Turner 

[spenser1058]

Oh! Twitter moment of the day. Charlie Sykes referred to Lindsey Graham as Trump’s “chief Senate fluffer”. Former congresswoman (and hopefully future Florida governor!) Gwen Graham had no idea what a “fluffer” is so she Googled it. She noted she now has permanent brain burn... so priceless.

The funny part is that it’s a completely apt description.

 

 

[spenser1058]

I think one of the things I like best about Jon Ossoff beating Sen. Perdue is that the senator is a former Dollar General CEO...

[spenser1058]

Tweet of the day:

Oops! Apparently, OG was not amused and it was removed.

Edited January 8, 2021 by spenser1058

[spenser1058]

So.... there’s now a congressman from the Meijer grocery story family and there was a governor from Target. I wonder how long until someone from the Publix dynasty runs?

Of course, as far right as their politics will likely be, I’ll never get to vote for them.
 

 

[spenser1058]

The lone outlier on my bathroom counter as I’ve become quite Harry-centric of late has been deodorant. Finally, I noticed today that Harry’s now has that, too. Life is good.

[spenser1058]

One of Orlando’s historic buildings that was  unceremoniously leveled for a nondescript stubby tower Uptown is depicted in an unrelated column by Joy Wallace Dickinson in this week’s Sentinel:

Weightlifting champ Steinborn helped shape Orlando wrestling 
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-fe-joy-wallace-dickinson-20210110-zoaqhcu5t5cephp62wkrneksle-story.html

It didn’t help that, to facilitate the destruction, the city sent the local American Legion off to a homely metal building at Ben White Raceway. *sigh*

 

For fans of the sainted Mayor Buddy, it must be said this was not one of his travesties but happened in the ‘80’s.

[JFW657]

Yeah,  thanks for pointing out that, thanks to Bulldozer Billy, we lost an actual architecturally significant building.

At least under Buddy, the only buildings knocked down, weren't worth saving to begin with.  

[spenser1058]

2 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

Yeah,  thanks for pointing out that, thanks to Bulldozer Billy, we lost an actual architecturally significant building.

At least under Buddy, the only buildings knocked down, weren't worth saving to begin with.  

In your opinion. Thousands of Orlando residents disagree with you. And the fact is, although this was a big boo-boo, on balance Mayor Bill saved many more buildings than he took out. Buddy seems to have no clue Orlando has a past, much less what to do with it.

Edited January 10, 2021 by spenser1058

[JFW657]

Thousands is probably an exaggeration.

An unprovable guesstimate at best.

Aside from those two boring. semi-old buildings at Orange and Church and some crumbling old baseball stadium, which buildings with actual architectural significance, old has Buddy D. presided over the destruction of? 

 

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Edited January 10, 2021 by JFW657

[spenser1058]

I don’t know if you happened to see this documentary about The Villages in the Sentinel but it’s striking that you can’t really find a PoC in any of the pics.

Is it any wonder the folks that run the place didn’t want the filmmaker to have any access (and the right has the gall to be mad at Twitter and Facebook...)

Frankly, if places like that are where Democrats are losing, I’m not so sure I’m unhappy about it.

Florida filmmaker’s new documentary details human struggle in The Villages
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/os-et-some-kind-of-heaven-the-villages-documentary-20210104-ofn7doitlfe6xoajkihb4uesii-story.html

 

Edited January 11, 2021 by spenser1058

[jack]

On 1/10/2021 at 9:27 AM, spenser1058 said:

One of Orlando’s historic buildings that was  unceremoniously leveled for a nondescript stubby tower Uptown is depicted in an unrelated column by Joy Wallace Dickinson in this week’s Sentinel:

Weightlifting champ Steinborn helped shape Orlando wrestling 
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-fe-joy-wallace-dickinson-20210110-zoaqhcu5t5cephp62wkrneksle-story.html

It didn’t help that, to facilitate the destruction, the city sent the local American Legion off to a homely metal building at Ben White Raceway. *sigh*

 

For fans of the sainted Mayor Buddy, it must be said this was not one of his travesties but happened in the ‘80’s.

Where was this? It looks like it was in Ivanhoe just south of Princeton. 

[spenser1058]

Just now, jack said:

Where was this? It looks like it was in Ivanhoe just south of Princeton. 

It was torn down for The Travelers tower (Gateway Center now)? right near the Ivanhoe exit of I4.

[JFW657]

55 minutes ago, jack said:

Where was this? It looks like it was in Ivanhoe just south of Princeton. 

Right here....

You can see in the foreground that the section of street is still called Legion Pl.

[jack]

2 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

It was torn down for The Travelers tower (Gateway Center now)? right near the Ivanhoe exit of I4.

Yeah, that was a bad trade. 

[AmIReal]

"FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 66: Pinehurst Cottage, 1886, Winter Park"

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/real-estate/2021/01/09/florida-buildings-love-no-66-pinehurst-cottage-1886-winter-park/4055924001/

[spenser1058]

@JFW657 insists if we pay the folks at McDonald’s a living wage, it will be the end of our economy.

Interestingly, McD’s folks in Denmark make $22/hour plus benefits we can only dream of. Their taxes are higher but they get things like parental leave, awesome insurance and free college and pensions for retirees. I’d take that deal.

Does it make it too expensive to eat there? Only if you think 27c more for a Big Mac isn’t worth it to give your neighbor a decent life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/sunday/us-denmark-economy.html

From The New York Times 

 

We know, btw, that relatively small increases in product price can make a huge difference for workers. Papa John noted to give his employees health care in the days before the AHCA was passed would require a 15c increase/pizza. Can’t have that. Meanwhile, he lived in one of the largest houses in Kentucky. 
 

The truth is, it’s all about priorities and, since 1980, we’ve been brainwashed to believe everyday folks cannot have a minimal safety net. It was never true, just a way to pad the pockets of billionaires and send inequality spiraling out of control. As we now know, there were a lot of lies told and dissension sewn in the service of the wealthy. Let’s fix that now that we know the truth, shall we?

 

Edited January 12, 2021 by spenser1058

[JFW657]

Well, if @spenser1058 can find an article that bolsters his argument and present it as the only side of the story, I can just as easily do the same.

From Forbes Magazine:

Quote

A recent study by the Congressional Budget Office, entitled “The Effects on Employment and Family Income of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage,” was conducted to determine how increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10, $12 or $15 per hour by 2025 would affect employment and family income. The conclusion was that increasing the federal minimum wage would have two major impacts on low-wage workers: earnings would increase for many, which would lift some families out of poverty. However, other low-wage workers would become jobless, their family income would drop and it could place them below the poverty threshold. This issue is timely, important and deserves an open and honest conversation, as there will be an upcoming vote in the House of Representatives on a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024.

The idea of raising the minimum wage is noble and commendable, but many of the arguments rely upon raw emotion and neglect sound economic ramifications that will adversely impact the same people it's trying to help.

Raising the minimum wage has a number of serious and negative unintended consequences. Employers, especially small family and midsize businesses, will be disproportionately hurt by the extra costs incurred. The local neighborhood stores and businesses with razor-thin profits will be forced to raise prices to make up for the addition labor costs. With the increased prices, customers may elect to take their business elsewhere. Losing customers means losing income, which could result in the business having to layoff workers.  

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/07/10/the-unintended-consequences-of-the-15-minimum-wage/?sh=452dd649e4a7

From the CBO:

How does increasing the minimum wage affect family income? By boosting the income of low-wage workers who keep their jobs, a higher minimum wage raises their families’ real income, lifting some of those families out of poverty. However, income falls for some families because other workers lose their jobs and business owners must absorb at least some of the higher costs of labor. For those reasons, the net effect of a minimum-wage increase is to reduce average family income.

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55681

I'm sure if I felt like it, I could find a few more.

Here are links to two more:

Four Reasons Not to Raise the Minimum Wage 

Does the minimum wage need to be raised? No: An increase hurts those it is meant to help  

[jack]

3 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

@JFW657 insists if we pay the folks at McDonald’s a living wage, it will be the end of our economy.

Interestingly, McD’s folks in Denmark make $22/hour plus benefits we can only dream of. Their taxes are higher but they get things like parental leave, awesome insurance and free college and pensions for retirees. I’d take that deal.

Does it make it too expensive to eat there? Only if you think 27c more for a Big Mac isn’t worth it to give your neighbor a decent life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/sunday/us-denmark-economy.html

From The New York Times 

 

We know, btw, that relatively small increases in product price can make a huge difference for workers. Papa John noted to give his employees health care in the days before the AHCA was passed would require a 15c increase/pizza. Can’t have that. Meanwhile, he lived in one of the largest houses in Kentucky. 
 

The truth is, it’s all about priorities and, since 1980, we’ve been brainwashed to believe everyday folks cannot have a minimal safety net. It was never true, just a way to pad the pockets of billionaires and send inequality spiraling out of control. As we now know, there were a lot of lies told and dissension sewn in the service of the wealthy. Let’s fix that now that we know the truth, shall we?

 

Using a country half the size of Florida is not a very good example. The writer does not take into account their SWF that is from oil reserves.

Culturally, we are very different from Denamrk. Not better, not worse just different. Social healthcare at a large scale would not work here. 

Edited January 12, 2021 by jack

[jack]

3 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

@JFW657 insists if we pay the folks at McDonald’s a living wage, it will be the end of our economy.

Interestingly, McD’s folks in Denmark make $22/hour plus benefits we can only dream of. Their taxes are higher but they get things like parental leave, awesome insurance and free college and pensions for retirees. I’d take that deal.

Does it make it too expensive to eat there? Only if you think 27c more for a Big Mac isn’t worth it to give your neighbor a decent life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/sunday/us-denmark-economy.html

From The New York Times 

 

We know, btw, that relatively small increases in product price can make a huge difference for workers. Papa John noted to give his employees health care in the days before the AHCA was passed would require a 15c increase/pizza. Can’t have that. Meanwhile, he lived in one of the largest houses in Kentucky. 
 

The truth is, it’s all about priorities and, since 1980, we’ve been brainwashed to believe everyday folks cannot have a minimal safety net. It was never true, just a way to pad the pockets of billionaires and send inequality spiraling out of control. As we now know, there were a lot of lies told and dissension sewn in the service of the wealthy. Let’s fix that now that we know the truth, shall we?

 

I am not sure about the math in those two examples. I am not saying it is wrong but it does seem on the low side. Especially the 27c per Big Mac.