In Cusp's Opinion

[CUSP82]

Okay since no one wanted to talk about the Super Bore let's try something a bit more tacky.
We got ourselves an impeachment trial again. Hey why not. Well here's my question to you all; when is a riot no longer a riot but an insurrection? The easy answer is if it happens in Portland then it's just a plain old riot but when it happens in Washington it's an insurrection.

In Portland they have a riot every night and it' called a riot. Seems they don't like the Federal building there because it represents the government so they want to burn it down. Now that's not an insurrection is it? Trying to destroy government property and more importantly what it represents.

Now in Washington a few weeks back some assholes got in the Capital and started breaking things up. They called it an INSURRECTION! Sounds really cool doesn't it?

Now what does that word insurrection mean? It is a violent uprising against an authority or government. Now whether you're trying to destroy a federal building in Portland or one in Washington it's still a violent uprising against a government isn't it so why the different terms?

Now before you answer please don't tell me they were there to take over the government because if you do I'll call you stupid. You see if you want to take over a government well you really need some generals and military guys with tanks and shit and they have to surround and take prisoner the president, vice pres, all the cabinet leaders,the courts, all of Congress and any other government institution ( like the FBI) that can cause you trouble. Having a bunch of idiots run through a building ( which they try to do in Portland every night) and smash things and break windows and shit doesn't take control of any government.
I think that what some people think is that we are actually a third world country because crap like that does happen there but we are not a 3rd world country so it will never happen here.
Oh yes some people sadly died. Right now more than 25 people have died in the riots across the country that have nothing to do with what happened in D.C. but we don't talk about that do we?

So have at me and if you feel I'm wrong help to educate me.

Just one last thing; I did a search on the Portland riots to see how many died or were injured and the search returned and number not of riots but protest. You see what happens everynight in Portland or what went on after Floyd well they're not insurrection or even riots but simply protests. That should tell you something.

[CUSP82]

Well it's been few week since I had an opinion on anything and since no one reads this and I'm bored and type for a bit.

Well baseball is starting up but baseball really needs fans and not cardboard people. I wonder if the powers will allow that with this covid thing.

Speaking of covid I hear we now import it from Mexico. I think we had over a 100 test positive at a bus station in Texas before they all boarded buses and went wherever they were going to. Funny no one sees anything wrong with it do they?

Now we got rid of Dr Suess books or some of them. Funny they have been around for more than 50 years and suddenly they became racist. I guess that's what happens.

I got this governor in my state Andy Cuomo. He killed a lot of old people and covered it up. He was just starting to get some grief over the murders but now he got accused of sexual harassment which as we all know is far more important than killing old people.

We have a new president except no one ever sees him. i thought once he won the job he would stop doing that basement thing but maybe he doesn't know he won. His brain is a bit off.

Speaking of off there's good ole AOC. You know who I mean. She wants 15 bucks an hour minimu wage and mentioned that they get paid that in countries over in Europe where most if not all countries have no minimum wage. Maybe we should have the same minimum wage here as they do there-none!

Finally there the rush to get to covid shot, you know the shot no one wanted because Trump was involved. I wonder what changed the vaccine? It was bad with Trump but good with Biden. But it's the same vaccine????? WTF!

Okay time to go home, have some rum and read some Dr Suess!

[arlos]

Well baseball is starting up but baseball really needs fans and not cardboard people. I wonder if the powers will allow that with this covid thing.

I was a Mariners fan. Cardboard fans would have been a step up. Hell, cardboard players might have improved their game.

[not2big]

<We have a new president except no one ever sees him. i thought once he won the job he would stop doing that basement thing but maybe he doesn't know he won. His brain is a bit off.>

I see him most every night on tv offering empathy to those suffering with the effects of Covid and advising how the distribution of the vaccine is improving and becoming or effective. Seems all adults now will have access to the vaccine by the end of May instead of end of July. Seems Joe has an understanding of logistics as opposed to his predecessor who was clueless.

<good ole AOC. You know who I mean. She wants 15 bucks an hour minimu wage and>

The $15/hr is scheduled to be phased in up to 2024. In today’s dollar that would be $13/hr, meaning about $27k in annual income. The 2020 U.S. poverty guideline for a family of four is $26,200.

50 years ago black face and the confederate flag were not considered racist either.

[southernprince]

I agree with not2big's points.

Most European states have a minimum wage. According to wikipedia, only six EU member-states don't.
Wikipedia: List_of_European_Union_member_states_by_minimum_wa ge

[Pegasus]

Minimum wage Australia $19.84 not sure the exchange rate varies but that is about 15$ US .

[BigO]

Working at McDonald's should not be a career unless you are running the joint.

[southernprince]

Working at McDonald's should not be a career unless you are running the joint.

Yes, working at McDonald is not a career. But this doesn't mean that they should be receiving slave wages where they can't even sustain themselves. When the cost of living is going up but wages are stagnated, something is wrong and something must be done. The market cannot fix it.

[CUSP82]

Here' a novel idea and I don't know if it's ever been tried. If you don't like the wage you're getting go get a better job. You know improve yourself, your skills, go to school; make yourself more valuable. I wonder who started the idea that a minimum wage is now a living wage.

[CUSP82]

Okay something maybe a bit on the lighter side. You get up one morning, get dressed and go off to work. Halfway there you realize you forgot your phone even though there are lots of phones at work? Do you go back or just say screw it?
Would you give the same answer if you forgot your wallet?