2016 Election
Nov 3rd 2016, 3:54 am
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Re: 2016 Election
The United States is absolutely the greatest country in the world. Of course, I define "the world" as those nations other than Canada that participate in the World Series.
Nov 3rd 2016, 4:00 am
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Re: 2016 Election
Election 2016 and Nero fiddling while Rome burns...springs to mind.
Nov 3rd 2016, 4:43 am
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Re: 2016 Election
Nobody locally seems to want to talk about it, saw no stickers, banners nothing today.
And we are a State where the polls are calling it too close to call.
And we are a State where the polls are calling it too close to call.
Nov 3rd 2016, 4:58 am
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Re: 2016 Election
Well...at least Chicago ended their 108 year wait for a World Series win. Well done Cubs.
Nov 3rd 2016, 6:14 am
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Nov 3rd 2016, 2:55 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
The Robot has called it ! A landslide win for Tump !!! And he/she has never been wrong before
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.mornin...?client=safari
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.mornin...?client=safari
Nov 3rd 2016, 5:06 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
The Robot has called it ! A landslide win for Tump !!! And he/she has never been wrong before
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.mornin...?client=safari
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.mornin...?client=safari
Also, saying "defying the data trend of the last twelve years" sounds like a solid trend, but again it's three data points.
There are quite a few of these stories floating about of people who correctly picked the winners for the past X elections. In reality there have not really been any shockingly unpredictable results. Bush/Gore was close. There is also a selection bias, there are probably dozens of people who predicted all but one correct, more who predicted all but two. They seem to be suspiciously silent.
Just realized the rest of the article is just junk. The bit about banning the supercomputer? Umm, sales of the chips to China and Russia were banned. Wow.
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Nov 3rd 2016, 5:09 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
I'm undecided which is the best option. Going to war with China (Trump) or going to war with Russia (Hillary)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-russia-us-war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-russia-us-war
Nov 3rd 2016, 5:21 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
I'm undecided which is the best option. Going to war with China (Trump) or going to war with Russia (Hillary)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-russia-us-war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-russia-us-war
Nov 3rd 2016, 5:24 pm
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Nov 3rd 2016, 5:33 pm
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Nov 3rd 2016, 5:42 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
Based on the last three elections? Bush second term and Obama's two terms? If you couldn't predict the outcomes of those you shouldn't be a political pundit.
Also, saying "defying the data trend of the last twelve years" sounds like a solid trend, but again it's three data points.
There are quite a few of these stories floating about of people who correctly picked the winners for the past X elections. In reality there have not really been any shockingly unpredictable results. Bush/Gore was close. There is also a selection bias, there are probably dozens of people who predicted all but one correct, more who predicted all but two. They seem to be suspiciously silent.
Just realized the rest of the article is just junk. The bit about banning the supercomputer? Umm, sales of the chips to China and Russia were banned. Wow.
Also, saying "defying the data trend of the last twelve years" sounds like a solid trend, but again it's three data points.
There are quite a few of these stories floating about of people who correctly picked the winners for the past X elections. In reality there have not really been any shockingly unpredictable results. Bush/Gore was close. There is also a selection bias, there are probably dozens of people who predicted all but one correct, more who predicted all but two. They seem to be suspiciously silent.
Just realized the rest of the article is just junk. The bit about banning the supercomputer? Umm, sales of the chips to China and Russia were banned. Wow.
It is clearly a site like the Onion.Just for laughs.
Nov 3rd 2016, 5:46 pm
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Nov 3rd 2016, 6:01 pm
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Nov 3rd 2016, 9:19 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
Trump claimed a "reasonable and Fair compensation" of $14k in 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/op...smtyp=cur&_r=0
"Given that, it seems incredible that he reported only $14,222 in total salary on his 2015 financial disclosure form, all of it paid by 208 Production LLC, which made his reality show “The Apprentice.” He claims that the other part of the form, which asks about “Sources of Compensation Exceeding $5,000 in a Year,” is “not applicable.”
That means that he was paid no salary by the more than 200 corporations that he owns and runs — corporations that own or manage businesses having more than a billion dollars in value and hundreds of millions of dollars in income.
By declaring such a low salary, Mr. Trump, we believe, avoided paying millions of dollars of Medicare taxes that should have gone to support senior citizens and their families. He may even have shortchanged Social Security by declaring salary and self-employment income below the limit on Social Security taxes ($118,500 in 2015)."
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/op...smtyp=cur&_r=0
"Given that, it seems incredible that he reported only $14,222 in total salary on his 2015 financial disclosure form, all of it paid by 208 Production LLC, which made his reality show “The Apprentice.” He claims that the other part of the form, which asks about “Sources of Compensation Exceeding $5,000 in a Year,” is “not applicable.”
That means that he was paid no salary by the more than 200 corporations that he owns and runs — corporations that own or manage businesses having more than a billion dollars in value and hundreds of millions of dollars in income.
By declaring such a low salary, Mr. Trump, we believe, avoided paying millions of dollars of Medicare taxes that should have gone to support senior citizens and their families. He may even have shortchanged Social Security by declaring salary and self-employment income below the limit on Social Security taxes ($118,500 in 2015)."