Several items today, starting with Syria's causing a strange set of political circumstances to take place.
Whereas the incumbent failed to take action two years ago, Syria’s now amidst a war purported to have seen the use of chemical weapons, something he said would cross a red line he imposed.
Consequently, he must now step up and deliver on his warning, which he really doesn’t want to do, so he’s got a fleet of warships sitting and waiting for attack orders to proceed.
And then, who came along to get him off the hook? British Prime Minister David Cameron, which might be expected, but also arch enemy John Boehner, of all people. The Republican leader in the House is demanding a congressional review and vote before any military action can be taken.
So, if the incumbent uses his head in this situation, he’ll do nothing at all, his greatest strength, until Congress or some other excuse arises at which to point fingers. Which is like many winning poker players who learn that quite often it’s much better to be lucky than good.
Then there’s another item about the pervert in NYC who looks like he’s walking for mayor, because his campaign sure isn’t running.
According to foxnews.com/politics, “Anthony Weiner is having such a hard time generating support for his limp campaign that he has resorted to paying a rent-a-crowd firm to provide "supporters" for his events, The Post has learned.
Some of the gung-ho Weiner crowds, including at the Aug. 11 Dominican Day Parade in Manhattan, were really actors who were paid $15 an hour by the California firm Crowds on Demand, according to a source with direct knowledge of the deal.”
I mention this because it illustrates that this guy Wiener can’t seem to get anything right, even though he purports to be a Democrat. One would think that since he’s been involved in his party for many years now, he'd certainly understand by now that “renting” isn’t the way to succeed with constituents. Because, in order to win you have to buy them outright.
In his own state he’s got examples like Cuomo and Schumer who give away almost everything that isn’t nailed down. But even they don’t come close to the guy at the top of the pile in DC who gave trillions of the nation’s wealth to half of the population that voted him in twice.
And that’s why even though the results for others speak for themselves, this guy Wiener must be dumber than a stone. Because as renters have been learning for years now, it’s always better to own.
Along the same lines, speaking of stupidity, Alana Semuels of the Los Angeles Times via Drudge, writes that “Beginning a day of protests that organizers say will spread to 50 cities and 1,000 stores across the country, a crowd of chanting workers gathered Thursday morning at a McDonald's in midtown Manhattan to call for higher wages and the chance to join a union.”
Ms. Samuels noted that “About 500 people, including workers, activists, religious leaders, news crews and local politicians, gathered outside the McDonald's on Fifth Avenue. The protesters chanted "Si Se Puede" ("Yes, We Can") and "Hey, hey, ho, ho $7.25 has got to go," holding signs saying "On Strike: Can't Survive on $7.25," referring to the federal minimum wage.”
It’s now expected that the protest will spread to other stores in New York and L.A.
However, to me it seems there’s a very good reason for the level of pay for the tasks involved. Because that’s what the productivity’s worth. And were the labor costs to rise, fewer would be hired, less outlets would be built, and worse, customers would stop buying over-priced food. But, the employee/union position is even more dire than that.
According to the article, “The Employment Policies Institute, a Washington-based think tank, has placed a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal with a picture of a robot making what looks like pancakes. It explains that restaurants have to reduce their costs of service to keep prices low, which might mean switching to robots if wages get too high.”
So, at the moment, wages are at a level employers can live with, but if they’re forced to capitulate, instead of paying more to people they’ll automate to preserve their margin of profit. And if employees have a problem with that, the key to more income is increasing their skill levels and business knowledge, because right now they’re already being paid more than they’re worth.
That’s it for today folks.
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