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If we take out the California schools, I'm sure we would jump up the rankings. If Lovell isn't pushing for California secession, he should be out.
California's secession would certainly help MU's goal of attracting more foreign students.....
The typical superbar thread descends into a political argument with both sides yelling and belittling the other side. Yes, I'm as guilty as the rest. Because modern political arguments are no longer about finding common ground. They are about who screams the loudest to bludgeon their opponent into submission. It's all about winning, not about common ground.The superbar is a microcosm of the countryThis charts below come from a study of every vote back to 1879https://legacy.voteview.com/political_polarization_2015.htmBelow are graphs of the difference between the Republican and Democratic Party. It averages the voting record of each party. More positive numbers mean more conservative. More negative numbers mean more liberal.The chart shows that since 1879 the Republicans are more conservative than ever. The Democrats are the most liberal in 100 years.The next chart shows the distance between the Republican and Democrat voting record. The record peaks mean the Republicans and Democrats are further apart than any-time in history.The percentage of "non-centrists" in the Senate is the highest in history. This is driven largely by Republicans (red line, 61% are non-centrists, the highest ever). Democrats are in blue (highest in 40 years) and the overall chamber in black is the highest everSame chart for the House, same conclusion.-------------------------The charts above do not include the current Congress, which could be the most polarized ever.538 tracks the voting of the current Congression session (which started in January 2017).Here is the Senate record. Sort by "Trump Score"https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/You will notice zero overlap. All the Democrats are on one side and all the Republicans are on the other side.Ditto the House. Again, sort by "Trump Score". Of 435 members, only 5 overlap, the other 430 are lined up on one side or the other.https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/house/edit: added width=500 to img tags.
You’re out of date ... the dominant media companies are Google (which owns the largest broadcast network in the world, YouTube), Facebook (which also owns instagram), Microsoft, Yahoo and Baidu (China).
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
The only thing I can agree with in this thread is where Topper says the US won't have 50 states a century from now... I think he's right because we'll probably have 52 - the 50 we currently have plus whatever the USVI and PR decide to call themselves (Puerto Virginia) and whatever Guam and the Marianas decide to call themselves (Guamiana).The ship sailed on secession a couple centuries ago. Doesn't matter what the studies say, economically, it would be disastrous for both for no other reason than disrupting the perceived credit rating of the US, thus causing both interest rates to skyrocket and ultimately devaluing the dollar.Now, if the federal debt were ever paid off, then we can start talking probability. Until then, Topper has a better chance of getting Taylor Swift in a three-way with Angela Lansbury than California (or any state for that matter) has of seceding. Take that to the bank.
The reason I think it has a chance is that .. the world is broken. Voters are broken. Politics and politicians are broken, globally. The courts, perhaps the last bastion of honesty and justice .. is political and broken.What the "experts" claim will happen is now discounted by the voters, and those in power. Facts are just as often rejected than accepted. Political tribes are everything.Succession is a long shot. So was Brexit and Trump. If you think you can predict what's going to happen in politics next week or next year .. good luck with that. I'm bullish on chaos, and what you know for sure what will not happen .. has a way greater chance than everyone thinks.
The reason I think it has a chance is that .. the world is broken. Voters are broken. Politics and politicians are broken, globally. The courts, perhaps the last bastion of honesty and justice .. is political and broken.What the "experts" claim will happen is now discounted by the voters, and those in power. Facts are just as often rejected than accepted. Political tribes are everything.Secession is a long shot. So was Brexit and Trump. If you think you can predict what's going to happen in politics next week or next year .. good luck with that. I'm bullish on chaos, and what you know for sure what will not happen .. has a way greater chance than everyone thinks.
You have a habit of burying living things well before their time. I saw a cab yesterday in New York, in fact 100's of them but you told me that industry died. You said not long ago that electric cars will dominate in 5 years, which everyone here knows is wrong. In this instance you mixing delivery vs actual media creation. Google does not own the largest broadcast network, they don't own the internet. YouTube sits on the internet, it is a destination. Yes, they drive massive volume, but that is not where people are obtaining their news in masses, and certainly not at the age groups that matter at this point.You are correct on the ad budget spend, but one should also look at the conversions of those spends which is highly enlightening.
no just stop. you've always used incorrect information and factual errors to make your claim, and yet when this has been pointed out you double down. you are the Donald Trump of Scoop
Four years ago NYC taxi medallion was $1.3 million. Today it is worth $241,000, a 15 year low.Six years ago 13,000 NYC taxis and 0 Uber/lyft cars. Today, 13,000 NYC taxis and 50,000 Uber/Lyft cars.But hey you saw a taxi in NYC so this Uber thingy is overhyped.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-is-a-nyc-taxi-medallion-worth-these-days/Regarding Google/Facebook ... don't all the political consultants feel like idiots spending million and millions on ads when this is the story today ... just get a computer and some electricity and you can elect anyone, TV is irrelevant. Because the news TODAY is a couple of Russian programmers flooded Facebook with ads while Hillary was spending a $1 billion and these ads did more to elect Trump than Hillary's $$$. I guess this is either fake news or TV is irrelevant.https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/04/facebook-russia-ads-michigan-wisconsin/