Opinion INTERNATIONAL Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 5

[Mr MysteryGuest]

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

 

[OneGreatClub]

So much this

 

[kirky]

So the Biden Administration has created over 16.6m jobs and unemployment at 4.1%. US interest rates probably on hold now until the Federal Reserve assesses impacts of Trump’s policies - only two interest rate cuts forecast for 2025 whilst some US Banks think now no further interest rate cuts in 2025.

Interesting to see what the next 4 years brings but the odds are on a recession given previous Republican Administrations (every single Republican Administration has had one since 1980).

US job market soars past expectations in last report before Trump retakes White House

Economy adds 256,000 jobs in December, with Biden boasting of 16.6m jobs created during presidency

www.theguardian.com

 

[arrowman]

Nice deflection

I'm not a Trump fan boy (although I don't think he's Hitler reincarnate either), so I'm not deflecting. I just maybe misinterpreted you. Play on.

 

[adelaidecrows]

The biggest joke of all is you and your mate 119 thinking you're somehow superior to others on all levels when you know exactly nought about us.

stop acting like MAGA is the answer and you will be respected.

 

[OneGreatClub]

stop acting like MAGA is the answer and you will be respected.

Have you noticed how sensitive little snowflakes they are.
I mean what have they actually done to earn any respect?

 

[OneGreatClub]

lol

 

[Mutineer]

Have you noticed how sensitive little snowflakes they are.
I mean what have they actually done to earn any respect?

Your self awareness meter on the blink obviously...

 

[Geoffa32]

The LA fires really show how much of a third world country the USA really is.

Climate change aside, yes it is a real thing, there really should not be such devestation.

Defunding the fire departments and land management to save a few million dollars.

Then having to borrow equipment from Canada.


Such a ****ed up country.

 

[Geoffa32]

Climate change is too far gone.

We need to take an "adapt or die" approach. Very few of the measures in place actually help Climate Change.

Sure they help.on the micro level. An EV does not emit pollutants. But it still needs resources and pollutants to be created and used.
On a macro level, the impact is negligible.


Instead prepare for life with switching weather patterns and uncertain natural events.

 

[Cap]

Climate change is too far gone.

We need to take an "adapt or die" approach. Very few of the measures in place actually help Climate Change.

Sure they help.on the micro level. An EV does not emit pollutants. But it still needs resources and pollutants to be created and used.
On a macro level, the impact is negligible.


Instead prepare for life with switching weather patterns and uncertain natural events.

Unfortunately it can get a lot worse.

It's about limiting how bad now

 

[Geoffa32]

Unfortunately it can get a lot worse.

It's about limiting how bad now

Yep, limit and adapt.

Given our entire economic model and way of living is based on production and spending money, (using resuorces) we have no hope of turning it back.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

The LA fires really show how much of a third world country the USA really is.

Climate change aside, yes it is a real thing, there really should not be such devestation.

Defunding the fire departments and land management to save a few million dollars.

Then having to borrow equipment from Canada.


Such a ****ed up country.

Firefighters are socialism gone mad.

 

[Cap]

Yep, limit and adapt.

Given our entire economic model and way of living is based on production and spending money, (using resuorces) we have no hope of turning it back.

Yep, but limiting is still doing what we are doing.

Renewables and EVs are the way we will decarbonise quickest.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

The LA fires really show how much of a third world country the USA really is.

Climate change aside, yes it is a real thing, there really should not be such devestation.

Defunding the fire departments and land management to save a few million dollars.

Then having to borrow equipment from Canada.


Such a ****ed up country.

Not 3rd world, rather than poorly run with key decisions made.

Not having water to fight the fires.
Not managing bushland fire loads.

I'm sure plenty of questions will be asked & hopefully lessons learnt for a smarter rebuild.

Just terrible to have whole neighbourhoods wiped out.

Unfortunately there are now more extreme weather events... so we do need to do more to improve our climate... or we will only get more extreme events.

 

[arrowman]

Then having to borrow equipment from Canada.

TBF and in the interests of accuracy, apparently the planes / choppers were already being leased from Canada, they didn't "have to borrow" them.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

TBF and in the interests of accuracy, apparently the planes / choppers were already being leased from Canada, they didn't "have to borrow" them.

Normally in these circumstances you grab resources from far & wide too.

I'm surprised given the size of the USA that more resources were not brought in asap once they knew it was rather dire.

 

[Geoffa32]

TBF and in the interests of accuracy, apparently the planes / choppers were already being leased from Canada, they didn't "have to borrow" them.

Why do they need to lease them?

 

[Geoffa32]

Not 3rd world, rather than poorly run with key decisions made.

Not having water to fight the fires.
Not managing bushland fire loads.

I'm sure plenty of questions will be asked & hopefully lessons learnt for a smarter rebuild.

Just terrible to have whole neighbourhoods wiped out.

Unfortunately there are now more extreme weather events... so we do need to do more to improve our climate... or we will only get more extreme events.

They don't have the infrastructure or Givernnent safety net to protect their citizens.

We all know how bad their health care is.

Numerous times the recovery from natural disasters is poor.

Gun crime is rife there.

Now we see they don't have the infrastructure to prevent some of its wealthiest citizens' homes being destroyed.


I know they don't fit the technical third world status, but as a Nation, they can't look after their citizens.

These failures are fundamental to their Government at all levels.

 

[Geoffa32]

Not 3rd world, rather than poorly run with key decisions made.

Not having water to fight the fires.
Not managing bushland fire loads.

I'm sure plenty of questions will be asked & hopefully lessons learnt for a smarter rebuild.

Just terrible to have whole neighbourhoods wiped out.

Unfortunately there are now more extreme weather events... so we do need to do more to improve our climate... or we will only get more extreme events.

And yeah, getting worse. So need to implement more strategies to deal with these events.


Horse has bolted in terms of really fixing Climate Change.

 

[Geoffa32]

Yep, but limiting is still doing what we are doing.

Renewables and EVs are the way we will decarbonise quickest.

I guess possibly slow it down....

But, for as long as us humans have a need to constantly upgrade our toys, we won't fix climate change.


EVs are great cars, but the constant need to upgrade new cars limits their impact on Climate Change.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

They don't have the infrastructure or Givernnent safety net to protect their citizens.

We all know how bad their health care is.

Numerous times the recovery from natural disasters is poor.

Gun crime is rife there.

Now we see they don't have the infrastructure to prevent some of its wealthiest citizens' homes being destroyed.


I know they don't fit the technical third world status, but as a Nation, they can't look after their citizens.

These failures are fundamental to their Government at all levels.

The failures are not because they are 3rd world as they have plenty of wealth... rather their failures are poor decisions by leaders.

This will come out no doubt.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I guess possibly slow it down....

But, for as long as us humans have a need to constantly upgrade our toys, we won't fix climate change.


EVs are great cars, but the constant need to upgrade new cars limits their impact on Climate Change.

This is the issue... we need to take steps to slow it down or the consequences are it will get worse & as we have unfortunately seen, the cost of these increased extreme weather events are significant in terms of cost.