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It is the reponsibility for everyone who wishes to further the knowledge and education of the masses to provide the basis for others to make their own decisions. One should be "informative" and not "convincing" when it comes to the essential elements of knowledge. | It is the reponsibility for everyone who wishes to further the knowledge and education of the masses to provide the basis for others to make their own decisions. One should be "informative" and not "convincing" when it comes to the essential elements of knowledge. | ||
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Where will you live in 2020? | |||
How many of you have been forced to relocate because of the increase in costs of living? | |||
I am, probably like many of you, steeped in credit card debt as the costs of living have surged. Money that I owe to a creditor, bank, or other financial facility. | |||
In any place within the United States you can get a job making so much per year, that is, if you're a regular Joe-hardworking-citizen (CEOs and other rich elite exempt). | |||
However, it may be the case that meeting your necessary fiscal obligations to live have become increasingly difficult. Partially, we can give thanks to the subprime mortgage industry giving out. Many banks made granting irresponsible loans standard operating proceedure, and will stand to lose lots of money due to the foreclosures (up 149% from two years ago, by the way) (Source: CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/29/foreclosure.data/index.html?iref=mpstoryview#cnnSTCOther1) unless, of course, the government bails them out, further increasing the budget defecit. | |||
As a consequence, people who previously qualified for temporary fixed-rate -> variable rate loans and used the money to put a roof over their heads are now kicked the the curb. Is it their fault? Not necessarily. But What was the alternative? | |||
Move to live somewhere else, obviously; Getting a different job; getting more education; changing careers. But all these take time and money, which unfortunately doesn't seem like a fiscal responsible measure if you can't even provide shelter and feed yourself. | |||
You could live in a condo building, or an apartment complex, but there's no guarantee of staying there; rents and leases can change, properties can sell, land values can go up... | |||
So you get a different job, or another part time job in the meantime. Where can you get a job immediately that will pay you enough to live, especially when you have to be concerned about stockholders that vote to cut jobs in order to meet financial expectations? | |||
I can't help but wonder if all those books written about futures where a large population of the world lives in slums are inevitably going to come true. Maybe we should consider cashing out what we've got and moving out west somewhere, and starting a burbclave: building homes from recycled materials and landfill waste. We certainly can't expect the government to pick up the slack and care for us, and neither will large corporations like Wal-Mart. | |||
combined with the United States trade defecit (which directly impacts the creation of jobs overseas, lowering of wages domestically in order to provide consumers with the lowest costs of goods, and at the same time making a smaller percentage of people richer), you have to ask yourself: where are you going to live, and more importantly, where are your children going to live? | |||
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Status
- Work is 60% complete on the Milling Machine(see flickr set here). The Z-Axis needs to be constructed.
- ContribBot is delayed, possibly indefinately. If you have any questions feel free to leave me a message at my talk page.
- I am currently a Cruft-Fighting Extraordinaire.
( Where Robert lives it is approximately: 14:22)
About me
I am a young man working in the field of Information Assurance, and living somewhere in Northern Virginia. I hold an Associate's in Information Technology from NVCC and am working (infrequently) on my B.S. in Information Technology from George Mason University. My interests include data organization, networks, philosophy, critical thinking, and observation.
In the past I have contributed to U.S. Government articles within Wikipedia, and reported on the Wired-sponsored Assignment Zero. (Profile here, contributions here)
I would eventually like to pursue a career in global policy.
Books I have read or am currently reading:
- The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand (cmplt.)
- Status Anxiety - Alain De Botton (cmplt.)
- The Use and Abuse of Art - Jacques Barzun (un-r)
- The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell (mostly-r)
- Talk to the Hand - Lynne Truss (cmplt.)
- Stiff - Mary Roach (cmplt.)
- The World is Flat 3.0 -
- Supercapitalism -
Quick Links
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I performed levels of relentless editing on these articles:
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List of Wikipedia articles I have authored and/or contributed to:
- OMB Circular A-21
- OMB Circular A-16
- OMB Circular A-130
- OMB Circular A-126
- OMB Circular A-123
- Hatch Act of 1939
- Geographic Information System
- General Services Administration
- Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
- Executive Schedule
Philosophies
Humor
In contrast to the serious efforts of projects, I find that often ridiculous insignificancies amuse me greatly. Within the scope of CZ, here are a few that I enjoyed.
- (diff) (hist) . . m Kilt accessories; 11:15 . . James F. Perry (Talk | contribs) (typo corr4ection + rephrase) (oh, the irony)
- 12:23, 4 April 2007 Larry Sanger (Talk | contribs) unblocked Stephen Ewen (contribs) (Stephen, please don't block yourself. ROTFL)
- 12:20, 4 April 2007 Larry Sanger (Talk | contribs) unblocked Stephen Ewen (contribs) (It's too embarrassing to explain)
- 12:06, 4 April 2007 Robert Tito (Talk | contribs) blocked "Stephen Ewen (contribs)" * with an expiry time of 2 hours (he was having too much fun)
- 03:17, 4 April 2007 Stephen Ewen (Talk | contribs) blocked "Stephen Ewen (contribs)" with an expiry time of 2 hours
- 15:01, 16 February 2007 blocked "Larry M Sanger (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (evident: one LS is enough)
- 10:54, 14 February 2007 blocked "Mozilla Firefox (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (I wonder. :) )
- 10:41, 14 February 2007 blocked "Biff Soupbone (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (If you have to ask, I'll have to selll you on ebay. )
- 18:22, 10 February 2007 Larry Sanger (Talk | contribs) blocked "Jimbo WaIes (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (No doubt the vandal again. If that is you Jimbo then e-mail us at constables@citizendium.org)
- 17:37, 10 February 2007 blocked "Artemus (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (name not according to standards (full name needed), and neither two of the 4 musketeers)
- 08:40, 30 January 2007 blocked "Stanley matthews (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (Name of dead British footballer)
- 10:52, 26 January 2007 blocked "The Gambler (contribs)" with an expiry time of infinite (Las Vegas is somewhere else)
- Yes, we have a Biology of Living Persons Policy.
- Now that's funny :-)
- Hayford_The_Wikicomber
- Hayfords's Fine French Bar & Grill - don't miss this.
- The term "buttery" came to mean "panty" - Bad butler!
- Exploding Primates - what a mess!
- "I'll alter Larry to the matter". I think you meant 'sacrifice' :D My question is if we can suggest the necessary alterations:-)
- Careful of those corrupt fonts, they're a doozy!
- The new free content Chicken Head Copyright License - a.k.a. the "I don't care" license.
- "We'll figure out a way to sue those people whose image we use under fair use, I just know we will!".
- Wow. Rough night, eh?
- 00:05 (cur; last) . . Larry Sanger (Talk | contribs | block) (deleted "Here": Here today, gone tomorrow)
- These MUST be some ducks! (scroll down)
- Welcome to a new author, er, uh, rather a new bot!
- Illicit eliciting - yep, sounds about right.
- This new license may really catch on....
- WP:OR and a simple Pole in a complex plane
- Taken out of context (see http://blog.citizendium.org/2007/11/07/financial-times-on-citizendium/): Yes, I wake up every day fired by the thought, “This is how I’m going to get back at Jimbo!” -Larry Sanger
- Sexual dimorphism - Yes, this is in the Category:Hobbies Workgroup...but just exactly whose hobby is that?
- A powerfuk analyst of world affairs - boy, ya really gotta watch those fellows.
Neutrality
There are three properties that I believe should be adhered to in the context of this project when it comes to non-philosophical topics: fact, relevancy, and neutrality.
- Fact: Everything that pertains to a particular subject should not be made up or speculated on. There should be no lies and no conjecture. I believe in trails, audits, and observations. That which is shown to be absolutely provable.
- Relevancy: There will always be a percentage of information which points to a demonstratable conclusion. Only the upmost definitive evidence that shows A leads to B should be included.
- Neutrality: Every viewpoint should be shown, and substantiated with credible sources. Credibile does not mean "existing", "popular", or "notable"; but rather those sources that are known to exhibit only the observable and objective truth and not an agenda or bias. Documentation is a must.
It is the reponsibility for everyone who wishes to further the knowledge and education of the masses to provide the basis for others to make their own decisions. One should be "informative" and not "convincing" when it comes to the essential elements of knowledge.