Recent content by jz92wjaz

It's a Mandelbrot fractal. I really like math, patterns, and symmetry.

We've had years of growth in the past without high inequality. An economic decline is one way to lessen inequality (the wealthy invest more money in the markets than the poor do), but it's obviously not a good way to do it. There are certainly other ways to minimize inequality that don't leave...

I've lived in a poor area of a developing country. Living without A/C was no big deal. It was regularly 95 and everybody is just used to it. I value a washing machine way more than I value A/C (and I'm pretty sure Pharaoh didn't have to wash his own clothing). Some people I know who don't have...

I have always liked the idea of a Multiverse because you don't have to explain why there is one, and just one universe, as opposed to an infinite number that continue to naturally occur. I personally think there are many universes. Even so, as cool of an idea as it is, I agree that it's not...

Just one quick comment. I would not give extra leeway to someone eccentric to make sexually (or racially) inappropriate comments, even if they seem innocent enough. This isn't to say I'd fire a teacher for a minor indiscretion, but it would be addressed according to the severity and intent of...

Men tend to be overrepresented at various extremes. I think this is primarily due to the higher variance in men in idiotic risk taking, and men are more likely to cross that extreme threshold.

The economy has also grown when it's gone down, so rising inequality isn't necessarily a good thing either. As the US recovered from the great depression, income inequality went down.

When I was still single, I never footed the full monthly rent or utility bill because I lived at home or with roommates. Over half of my income went to savings, and the rest went to necessities and fun. Not sure what you're getting at. In my lifetime it's been a fairly constant upward trend...

I consider myself to be fairly fiscally conservative. High and rising income inequality is a change in our economy that I find concerning, and at very least worth looking at critically to be sure that it's not negatively affecting our country.

I've seen multiple reports that suggest that Millenials are less financially secure than their parents. The reports show that they have higher student debt, lower employment, and lower inflation adjusted wages. It may be partially because we spend more time in college, but a college degree has...

If you double the spending money of any significantly large group of people overnight it seems to me that you risk destabilizing the economy with their new investments/purchases. Instability tends to disproportionately hurt the poor.

The things that make you appealing to an Ivy League school make you appealing to an employer too. If you come from poverty and didn't have many connections growing up, an Ivy League education can help you build connections that will make you successful in life. If you come from a middle or upper...

Workplaces with bullies are toxic and destroy productivity. To me, bullying is typically intentional, but can also include people who are apathetic about how their actions affect others and make minimal effort to be pleasant. I saw a lot of it in High School, but have been very happy that I've...

We're on the exchange. Our prior policy covered more providers, including out of network. We lost one major provider and a minor one, but it wasn't a big deal. In spite of being in the highest risk group on our old policy, the premium without a subsidy went up. For the extra 80 or so a month...

Food for thought. Do the poor get richer as a result of the rich getting a lot richer, or do the rich get a lot richer because they are seeing disproportionate benefits of the increased productivity of society as a whole? The answer to this obviously has to be answered on a case by case basis...