tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764887698191008891.post7072348614643397785..comments2023-06-26T11:28:06.765-04:00Comments on Fluster Cucked: Congress and the White House battle over the budget but won't fight the real warFrank the Underemployed Professionalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461791753886733576noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764887698191008891.post-17678984802301406732011-02-22T18:12:13.336-05:002011-02-22T18:12:13.336-05:00@1:49: Your practice may be fine, but statistical...@1:49: Your practice may be fine, but statistically lawyers are doing very badly.<br /><br />Remember, during the Great Depression some people did well, even great. The people that had jobs just worked right through it and weren't really impacted that badly.<br /><br />That doesn't mean it didn't happen, we obviously know it did.<br /><br />The law is a terrible field and right now many got caught in the scam. For most, they'd have had better odds going into another field or avoiding law school.<br /><br />Also, depending on when you graduated, your loan debt is most likely considerably lower. If the loan debts were low and the opportunities were there, we wouldn't have an issue, but we do have an issue and just mentioning that you're doing well doesn't make your point valid, it just really makes you look like you're out of touch or even worse actively being an asshole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764887698191008891.post-37463480067238737992011-02-21T15:49:58.120-05:002011-02-21T15:49:58.120-05:00Anonymous, is the reason that the jobs pay poorly ...Anonymous, is the reason that the jobs pay poorly because the availability of foreign workers on H-1B and L-1 visas depressed the wages? If the wages were set by the American market either the wages and/or working conditions would have to increase or improve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764887698191008891.post-1841649745414891522011-02-21T03:49:31.246-05:002011-02-21T03:49:31.246-05:00My current job has just started importing people o...My current job has just started importing people on H-1B visas. They are forced to sign a contract to work here for 2-3 years or they get deported. Why are they doing this? Because American's have voted with their feet and won't take the jobs we have here. The jobs pay poorly compared to enarby competitors, the hours are longer and they is way more work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764887698191008891.post-75331591668014898452011-02-19T14:36:27.670-05:002011-02-19T14:36:27.670-05:00The basic problem is that you cannot simply cut di...The basic problem is that you cannot simply cut discretionary spending without increasing revenue to offset what is called "entitlement" spending, and (of course) the bloated defense budget. That cutting of funds for WIC and NPR for example, does NOT translate into increased savings in the long-term according to the CBO. <br /><br />What people don't seem to understand is that in order to reduce the deficit there must be a tax increase across the board. Or they can simply eliminate exemptions in the tax code. That seems like the easiest sell to me. There are also luxury taxes and increasing sales tax. For example, NJ has NO sales tax on certain items. Were they to employ such a tax, that would bring in a large chunk of cash for the state in dire need. Mr. Obama deciding to keep the Bush tax-cuts was a grevious error in my view. It simply shows that he is simply not the right guy for this job. He is too young and does not have the ability to cut the big deals needed. He relies to much on his senior Democratic counterparts who have their own agendas. <br /><br />I digress. I have yet to meet a "teapartier" in RL. But if I did I would be keen to hear what they believe regarding the deficit without the media hyperbole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764887698191008891.post-2652499997006401712011-02-19T13:49:36.288-05:002011-02-19T13:49:36.288-05:00"Computers are going to replace are lawyers e..."Computers are going to replace are lawyers eventually."<br />I think that you mean "our".<br />This seems unlikely. Rightly or wrongly, people view lawyers as exercising judgment and appear disinclined to rely on computers for that quality. My practice has not declined at all, even in the midst of the recession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764887698191008891.post-70084584177890057702011-02-18T17:09:40.146-05:002011-02-18T17:09:40.146-05:00Balanced Budget?
(3) Universal Healthcare + Gov...Balanced Budget?<br />(3) Universal Healthcare + Gov't funded drug research<br />(2) Tax the rich<br />(1) Troops out nowLSTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02171304411655527377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764887698191008891.post-61337869844695720712011-02-18T16:25:26.878-05:002011-02-18T16:25:26.878-05:00Computers are going to replace are lawyers eventua...Computers are going to replace are lawyers eventually. Its just a matter of time. But why risk 50k a year on law school when you can spend 4k a year. Read about it on my blog!<br />ABA NO Way! The NON ACCREDITED Law school racket is not a complete scam! :)<br /><br />http://abanoway.wordpress.com/Jeff Smithnoreply@blogger.com