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News. Sources. Vote out most US Republicans! Ballotpedia issues: marijuana and minimum wage. US minimum wage has 35% less buying power than in 1969 [19].
4 June 2020: Police Attack Press Freedom at George Floyd Protests: Watchdogs Say Assaults on Journalists Covering Protests Is on a 'Scale That We Have Not Seen Before'. [20].
1 June: Since the beginning of 2015 Minneapolis police rendered 44 people unconscious using neck restraints 237 times. Half of those 44 were injured.
27 May: After George Floyd's death in Minnesota, still think Colin Kaepernick's knee was the problem?
10 May: AOC. In Denmark starting pay at McDonald's is about $22 an hour. It's true. See Politifact.
10 May: Saturday Night Live. Alec Baldwin returns as Trump drinking Clorox in 'SNL' opener.
8 May: DW. Cannabis may increase resistance to coronavirus. Preliminary research.
in Jackson and Iacono's analysis [of the twin study], marijuana use and IQ were completely uncorrelated, and IQ measures fell equally in both the users and abstainers. Subsequent twin studies, including one performed with U.K. data by the Dunedin team, corroborated these findings of no relationship between marijuana use and a falling IQ.
6 May: Louisiana Lawmakers Vote To Allow Medical Marijuana For Any Debilitating Condition, And To Legalize Delivery Services.
2 May 2020: 2020 Global Cannabis March. Many virtual, online events.
27 Apr: Swiss Parliament Passes Motion To Authorize Cannabis Production And Export.
22 Apr: Majority Of Americans Think Marijuana Legalization Is A Successful Policy, Poll Finds. Most Republican politicians follow the lead of their base. So vote out most Republicans. From the article: "Democrats were the most likely to say that legalization has been successful or mostly successful (67 percent), followed by independents (54 percent) and Republicans (41 percent)."
Names of 50 nurses who died from COVID-19 read aloud in the shadow of the White House. [33]. Hospital horrors: Hospitals Tell Doctors They'll Be Fired If They Speak Out. [34][35] Stats. Video [36]. See News. Jails are hidden Republican death camps. [37][38][39][40] [41][42][43][44][45]. And: Nursing homes too (lack of testing). [46][47][48][49]. Republicans refuse to raise minimum wage of essential workers. [50]. Republicans bail out banks over people. So, Vote! See: Taiwan's COVID-19 control without a lockdown: Tests, contacts, GPS apps, masks, distancing, fevers. Calling for Trump's cabinet to invoke 25th Amendment to remove president after his call to inject disinfectants. [51][52][53][54][55]. US Republicans Voted Often to KILL Coverage of Pre-Existing Conditions. [56][57][58]. COVID-19 is killing them. Blacks pushed to back of COVID in-hospital treatment line.
21 Apr: Lebanon Passes Legislation Legalizing Medical Marijuana Cultivation As Economy Struggles Amid Coronavirus Fallout.
20 Apr: Coronavirus sends 420 gatherings up in smoke, but potheads still plan virtual toke - ABC.
2020 events. And: Online 420 events: Facebook: World's Biggest 4/20 Online Smoke Sesh by International Highlife. See: Main page. See: F*ck Corona: Virtual 420 Celebration. [65][66][67]. More online 420 events: Brazil: [68][69]. Canada: [70][71]. Colombia: [72][73][74][75][76]. Italy: [77][78][79]. Germany: [80]. Mexico: [81][82][83][84] [85][86][87][88]. Puerto Rico: [89][90]. Phillippines: [91][92][93]. United Kingdom: [94][95][96][97][98][99]. United States: [100][101][102][103] [104][105][106][107] [108][109][110]. Free 420 Virtual Event. April 17-20. [111]. Compilations of many events: [112][113][114][115][116] [117][118][119][120].
18 Apr: 'They're Death Pits': Virus Claims at Least 7,000 Lives in U.S. Nursing Homes. Many more deaths in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities have not been counted yet.
16 Apr: Snoop Dogg smoking a blunt outside the White House saying 'f*ck the president'
10 Apr: Massive testing, masks, contact tracing, and app mapping are the big lessons from South Korea's coronavirus response. Now they can go out more (in masks). Vox video. [124][125].
Wikipedia: United States influenza deaths and hospitalizations by flu season. COVID-19 US deaths have already surpassed 2020 US flu deaths. 10 April: Hundreds of bodies recovered from New York City homes every day are NOT included in coronavirus death count even if they had symptoms. [126] COVID-19 table by country (scroll down). Cases, total deaths, deaths per million, etc.. [127].
8 Apr 2020: Massachusetts. If Liquor Stores Are "Essential," Why Aren't Marijuana Dispensaries?
7 Apr: Charlotte Figi, namesake of Charlotte's Web medical marijuana strain, dies with COVID-19. Girl who inspired CBD movement dead at 13. [128][129][130].
7 Apr: Businesses that 'indirectly' work with marijuana industry ineligible for federal coronavirus loans. Another result of Republican refusal to federally reschedule or deschedule cannabis.
As many as 100,000 incarcerated people in US jails and prisons will die from the coronavirus, unless Republicans (mostly) act now. [131][132][133][134] [135][136][137][138]. Federal prison workers say conflicting orders on coronavirus response is putting lives at risk. COVID-19 safeguards are collapsing. Many guards staying home. [139][140][141][142][143][144]. Jails and state prisons are releasing nonviolent inmates early: [145][146][147][148][149] [150][151][152][153] [154][155][156][157][158].
4 Apr 2020: Trump Administration Adopts Mini-Universal Health Care for COVID-19. $$$. Health Care CEO Who Makes Millions Says No to Hazard Pay for Coronavirus Workers. These leaders should take a huge pay cut to buy more equipment to save nurses' lives.
4 Apr: Canada: Double standard! Ontario's marijuana stores ordered to close. While alcohol sales are liberalized through take-out and delivery services! [159]. See: Cannabis is safer!
CNN: 11 times Donald Trump has 'belittled' coronavirus. CNN: Documents show backlog of 160,000 coronavirus tests at just one US lab company. It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work. Many studies cited. WIRED. [160][161] No-Sew Pleated Face Mask. Nurses Die, Doctors Fall Sick and Panic Rises on Virus Front Lines. [162][163][164][165]. The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life. How South Korea started mass testing right away in Jan 2020. [166] 'A perfect storm': US facing hunger crisis as demand for food banks soars.
29 Mar: New Jersey. Let sick people grow their own weed at home, N.J. medical marijuana industry advocates say.
29 Mar: "A Michigan emergency room nurse posted a gripping, seven-minute video on Instagram saying that they're out of fentanyl, Tylenol and ventilators." From: Article with more videos. [167][168][169]. Healthcare workers need crowd-sourced masks. State by state lists.
28 Mar: Biden leads Trump in new polls despite coronavirus approval bounce. 2020 US election may come down to "My rapist is better than your rapist". Lesser of evils. Google Tara Reade. And Bernie Sanders shot himself in the foot by refusing to give up his pet word, "socialist". Presidential power should be abolished. They are all flawed. Presidents should be figureheads only, like UK's queen.
Facebook. [171]. See New York City hospital video. Trump completely ignorant about lack of ventilators: [172][173][174][175][176][177][178]. And: Snopes says; This Timeline of Trump's Coronavirus Responses Is Accurate. [179][180][181][182]. See TV ad Trump is trying to stop. [183][184].
24 Mar: Nepali lawmakers push marijuana legalization. Production, sale, consumption. Grow 6 plants.
19 Mar 2020: Los Angeles, California. Cannabis dispensaries listed as essential businesses under L.A. County coronavirus order.
18 Mar: Baltimore To End Most Drug Prosecutions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak.
16 Mar: South African GCM events postponed. Moved from May 2 to September 12, 2020. Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban. See: Global Cannabis March 2020.
14 Mar 2020: Boston Area Residents Stockpile Marijuana In Case Of Coronavirus Quarantine.
12 Mar 2020: Lebanon set to legalise medical, industrial cannabis cultivation.
11 Mar: Coronavirus Could Cause 'Public Health Catastrophe' in Overcrowded Jails. [191][192][193][194][195]. Another result of the near-genocidal Republican-led drug war that filled the prisons and jails. US Republicans lead war on cannabis. And near-genocidal US drug war. [196]. And other endless wars. See Wikipedia: Denial of mass killings. See News. And Charts: Wikipedia: US drug overdose death rates and totals over time. See: Portugal's decriminalization is the answer. Yearly US drug overdose deaths:
28 Feb: Malawi legalises medical and industrial cannabis amid hopes of fresh economic growth. [197].
20 Feb: Older Americans are increasingly turning to pot to treat their aches and pains.
13 Feb: All eyes on New York state plan to legalize marijuana, help those hit by War on Drugs.
3 Feb: With pot now legal in Illinois, marijuana tour buses begin rolling in Chicago.
29 Jan 2020: Pro-Legalization Group Ranks Best And Worst Governors On Marijuana. [204][205].
Vote out most Republicans.
28 Jan: Indiana Republicans aiming to force marijuana prosecutions.
22 Jan: Legal pot 'peddlers' should be allowed to sell at farmer's markets, on street corners, black activists say.
31 Dec 2019: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (Democrat) issues 11,000 pardons for marijuana.
Republicans have declared War on the Middle Class.
22 Oct 2019: Average French households 'more wealthy than Americans and Germans', new study reveals. See median-wealth chart. See graphic below about how Trump Republicans transferred wealth from average American households to the rich.
Trump signed tax law that gave 83% of benefits to the top 1%.
Germany has a much lower murder rate than the USA. Also, Germany has better health indicators, and its healthcare cost per person is half US cost (all costs, public and private).
US Republicans Voted Often to Kill Coverage of Pre-Existing Conditions. [218][219][220].
Medicare spends less than 2 percent on bureaucracy. 1.4% to be exact. See chart. We need Medicare for All. Nearly a third of our health care dollars go to something other than health care. See also:
Universal healthcare versus drug war. Canadian single-payer healthcare and Portuguese drug decriminalization
See: More News. And: Cannabis is safer.
Vote out most Republicans and their cannabis war.
CannabisVoter.info - Click your state to see which anti-cannabis Republicans to vote out.
This news feed may have long lapses.
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Local links Edit
- MySpace: Tampa (Tampa Hemp) | MySpace.
- Facebook: Worldwide Marijuana March 2010.
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City info Edit
- Google Maps: St. Petersburg
- Wikipedia: St. Petersburg
- Wikitravel: St. Petersburg
- WeBeHigh.org: Cities by region and nation. By U.S. state. Or search.
- WeBeHigh.com - home page lists all cities.
Global Marijuana March (GMM) Edit
GMM (years signed up).
Google site search is no longer working well. It only finds a few yearly city lists containing a city name.
Special:Search works. Add city name, and state/province/nation as needed. This will pull up all years in which the city is listed here on Wikia through 2012. For more years go here. See also: 4/20 event lists. This city participated or signed up one year (or more) for the Global Marijuana March (GMM), or the Million Marijuana March (MMM).
1035 cities have participated from 85 nations or subnational areas since 1999.
|Global Marijuana March links.
Latest links for Global Marijuana March.
See GMM: basic city lists, detailed city lists, graphics, photos, maps, regions, links, years. Google images: Crowds, flyers: Marcha da Maconha. And: Marche Mondiale du Cannabis. And: Marcha Mundial de la Marihuana. And: Global Marijuana March. Add city name to searches.
Browse GMM city lists and maps: ~ 1999. 2000. 126.96.36.199.5. 220.127.116.11. 2010. 22.214.171.124.15. 18.104.22.168.20.
2020, 2019 Global Marijuana March. Crowd photos.
| Right-click any region for its city list.
2010 Edit
St. Petersburg: Anthony Salerno Tpahemp(at)yahoo.com 727-520-2695 http://www.myspace.com/tampahemp . Noon til ? Williams Park.
More info, links, years Edit
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Cannabis is safer. Edit
Return to top. See article: Cannabis is safer.
16 Dec 2019: Majority Of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization, Two More New Polls Show. "Voters who supported President Trump in the 2016 election expressed greater opposition to the policy than Republicans and Republican-leaning independents as a whole."
|2 May 2019: Time to Admit It: Trump Opposes Cannabis Legalization. He opposed latest 3 bills for veterans' access to medical cannabis.
23 Feb 2019: Trump Continues to Flip-Flop on Medical Marijuana.
See: Reagan's war on cannabis. And: Holy War on Drugs, Republican-led mass incarceration.
|Ronald Reagan, 1980 campaign speech: "Leading medical researchers are coming to the conclusion that marijuana, pot, grass whatever you want to call it, is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States, and we haven't begun to find out all of the ill effects, but they are permanent ill effects. The loss of memory for example."
Share link: Obama.
- Obama correctly said that cannabis is safer than alcohol. See: Cannabis is safer. He also said marijuana should be treated more as a public health issue than a criminal one. And: Obama signals support for legalizing medical marijuana. [221]. See video.
- USA. 1 in 10 deaths of working-age adults are alcohol-related (disease, overdose, car crashes, falls, violence, etc). 87,798 per year, 2006 to 2010. [222][223][224][225][226].
See longer article: Cannabis is safer.
- Imagine if Mitt Romney had been elected President in 2012 instead of Obama.
- Obama on marijuana legalization. [227]. "My suspicion is that you're gonna see other states start looking at this". The Washington Post. Jan. 22, 2015.
Above quote is from Sanjay Gupta interview of Obama on April 15, 2015. Interview aired on CNN on April 19, 2015. [228][229][230].
- Obama administration asks Supreme Court to reject lawsuit filed by Republican governments in Oklahoma and Nebraska to stop legal marijuana in Colorado [231]. December 2015.
- Holder's Legacy: Steering Away From the Drug War and Mass Incarceration. [232]. Attorney General Eric Holder (2009-2015) under President Obama. 25 Sep 2014.
Vote out most US Republicans and their cannabis war.
Register and vote for cannabis.
Trump's far-right Republicans Edit
Return to top. See: Happy alternatives to Republican-led poverty, mass incarceration, food insecurity, debt, ill health, intense concentration of wealth, endless wars.
News: Americans want universal healthcare and progressive taxation. Democratic Presidents Roosevelt and Truman worked for both. Roosevelt and Truman, followed by Eisenhower, a progressive Republican, had steep progressive taxation where the prosperous middle class paid less taxes as a percent of their income, because the rich paid more. All 3 Presidents increased the minimum wage, [233], which pushed up middle class wages too. Under Trump, inflation-adjusted wages are declining [234].
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GOP taxes screw middle class Edit
Trump signed tax law that gave 83% of benefits to the top 1%.
Chart below. 2017 Republican tax and individual mandate repeal bill. Yellow is for an average increase in cost for people in those groups. Higher costs hitting more people each year. Up to incomes of $75,000.
|Republican tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, Congressional Budget Office finds.
|"By 2019, Americans earning less than $30,000 a year would be worse off under the Senate bill, CBO found. By 2021, Americans earning $40,000 or less would be net losers, and by 2027, most people earning less than $75,000 a year would be worse off. On the flip side, millionaires and those earning $100,000 to $500,000 would be big beneficiaries".
|2 polls: Only 29% of Americans approve of Republican tax plan. 2.
Falling inflation-adjusted wages Edit
- Return to top. See: Income inequality and drug war. And: Under Trump, inflation-adjusted wages are declining (especially for Republican states with low minimum wages).
The Trump Matrix. Wage slaves waking up.
28 Feb 2020: PolitiFact: Rep. Mark Pocan is on point that wages haven't moved much in the last 30 years. "The cost of everyday goods like rent, groceries and cars have outpaced median wage growth. ... Accounting for inflation, the median wage has only increased $3 since 1990 — and the cost of living expenses has far outpaced that number."
|Real pay data show Trump's 'blue collar boom' is more of a bust for US workers, in 3 charts. 7 Feb 2020.
25 Sep 2018: Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling. Forbes.
|14 Aug 2018: Stagnating salaries: Real US wages are essentially back at 1974 levels, Pew reports. Daniel B. Kline. USA Today.
In U.S., wage growth is being wiped out entirely by inflation. 10 Aug 2018. Washington Post.
|7 Aug 2018: For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades. Pew Research Center.
Top line in timeline below is hourly wages adjusted for inflation. It is flat: Bottom of chart below says: "Data for wages of production and non-supervisory employees on private non-farm payrolls."
US has stingiest minimum wage Edit
Return to top. See: More charts.
2 Jul 2019: There's More Evidence That Raising the Minimum Wage Won't Cost Jobs.
"The U.S. has one of the stingiest minimum wage policies of any wealthy nation." Dec. 29, 2017. Washington Post. Chart below is from the article.
Chart below. USA. Inflation-adjusted federal minimum wage over the years.
Source. See also: Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country.
17 June 2019: US federal minimum wage has 35% less buying power than in 1969. 10 years since last increase. A record. CNN. [235].
- 2020 State Minimum Wage Rates. Plus map showing lower minimum wages in Republican states. [236][237].]]
US federal minimum wage timeline below. Top line is adjusted for inflation. Middle class prosperity peaked under Truman and Roosevelt in the 1950s due to steep progressive taxation where the middle class paid less. And the minimum wage was increased. That also pushed up middle class wages.
US has high wealth inequality Edit
See the median wealth by country chart:
Wikipedia: List of countries by wealth per adult - 2019 publication: The average median wealth per adult for Canada ($107,004) is much higher than that of the former great nation, the USA ($65,904). It's due to Republican trickle-down voodoo economics: Giving tax cuts to the rich instead of to the middle class and poor who actually need them. Plus predatory mortgage loans and foreclosure. And predatory unforgivable student loans. Google News search: student debt.
Republicans waste $$-trillions on health insurance companies, and ground wars ($5.6 trillion). Instead of paying higher wages, and higher minimum wages. As Canada does.
US middle-class wealth has collapsed. [238]. See chart below. See: Income inequality and drug war. And: Wikipedia: List of countries by wealth per adult.? Median wealth is exactly in the middle. 50% of adults have more, and 50% have less. Wealth is all assets (money, stocks, property, etc.) minus all debts.
- Middle class wealth collapsing. [239]. And: Just 8 men own same wealth as half the world. See Wikipedia: Wealth in the United States.
Median wealth per adult. Credit Suisse. 2019 report. Country links are to Wikipedia articles. Click red column headers to sort. Link.
Country Median wealth
per adult.
US dollars
1 Switzerland 227,891 2 Australia 181,361 3 Iceland 165,961 4 Hong Kong 146,887 5 Luxembourg 139,789 6 Belgium 117,093 7 New Zealand 116,433 8 Japan 110,408 9 Canada 107,004 10 Ireland 104,842 11 France 101,942 12 United Kingdom 97,452 13 Singapore 96,967 14 Spain 95,360 15 Austria 94,070 16 Italy 91,889 17 Malta 76,016 18 South Korea 72,198 19 Norway 70,627 20 Taiwan 70,191 21 Qatar 69,671 22 United States 65,904 23 Denmark 58,784
US has high income inequality Edit
Timeline below of real (inflation-adjusted) average US household income by quintile and top 5 percent in 2018 dollars. Note that the bottom 60% of households (bottom 3 quintiles) have had little improvement in real income. While the top 20%, and especially the top 5 percent, have had large, even exceptional, increases in real income.
Median income by country charts:
- Median GDP per capita: how much does the typical person earn in different countries? A look at Global Inequality - the Giving What We Can Blog. By Hauke Hillebrandt. 25 May 2016
- The World Bank's Poverty Statistics Lack Median Income Data, So We Filled In the Gap Ourselves — Download Available. February 6, 2016. Anna Diofasi and Nancy Birdsall. Center for Global Development.
- Above chart. United States leads in income inequality, and lack of economic mobility. Increasing income inequality on the horizontal axis. Increasing economic immobility on the vertical axis. Note the Scandinavian countries on the bottom left.
26 Jul 2018: As Workers' Wages Continue to Fall Under Trump, Analysis Shows CEO Pay Is Way Higher Than Typically Reported. Jake Johnson, Common Dreams.
17 Jul 2018: Bernie Sanders: Trump's economy is great for billionaires, not for working families. By Bernie Sanders. USA Today. 17 Jul 2018: If the economy is 'roaring', why are so many Americans still struggling? Bernie Sanders. The Guardian.
Real wages are not just flat, they are falling. 15 Jun 2018. Jeff Stein and Andrew Van Dam. Washington Post.
|Workers' wages fall after Republican tax cuts. 13 Jun 2018. Tax cuts went mostly to the rich. Should have gone mostly to the middle class who would have had more money free to plow back into the economy.
For the biggest group of American workers, wages aren't just flat. They're falling. June 15, 2018. Washington Post. [240][241][242].
Increasing income inequality over time. Chart below from:
17 Dec 2017: A Republican Tax Plan to Turbocharge Inequality, in 3 Charts. New York Times.
1 Jul 2016: Income Inequality Is At The Highest Level In American History. By Bryce Covert. ThinkProgress. "Incomes for the 99 percent have only recovered about 60 percent of what they lost. But the rich are doing great. ... They captured more than half of all the income growth in the country."
- Commons: Category: Median income. Charts, graphs, maps
Massive US household debt Edit
Return to top. See Wikipedia: Household debt.
US household debt at all time high. Chart below is from the PDF.
Total household debt. From 1st quarter 2003 through recent times.
Total Household Debt by Type:
- Click to enlarge. Timeline is by quarters.
Massive US medical debt Edit
Return to top. See: Canadian single-payer universal healthcare versus US healthcare.
This doesn't happen in Canada, due to single-payer universal healthcare.
17 Jan 2019: US. 34 Devastating Stories About How People Are Still Crushed By Medical Debt. By Venessa Wong. BuzzFeed News.
Progressive Republicans: Edit
President Eisenhower. 1953 Edit
Wikipedia: Dwight D. Eisenhower. President: January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961.
Viral meme says 1956 Republican platform was pretty liberal. Article by PolitiFact says it is mostly true. See Wikipedia: PolitiFact.
President Eisenhower followed progressives like President Roosevelt. Roosevelt and General Eisenhower had worked together to crush the far-right of their day, the Nazis.
Quote source: Franklin Roosevelt's Statement on the National Industrial Recovery Act. June 16, 1933. "No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country."
Unlike today's Republicans, Eisenhower understood that trickle-down economics does not work.
14 Oct 2018: Bernie Sanders video: Trickle-Down Economics Does Not Work.
12 Oct 2018: Bernie Sanders video: Disney Heiress Abigail Disney Says The Wealthy Don't Need Another Tax Break.
His 91% top marginal tax rate Edit
Equaled prosperity for more Edit
Eisenhower, the progressive Republican President, had a 91% top marginal income tax rate.. He participated in one of the greatest eras of economic prosperity-for-more in the US in the 1950s.
That era had lower overall taxes on the middle class.
Chart below. Higher average effective tax rate on the top 1 percent of US households in the 1950s (42% average effective tax rate). Total of federal, state, and local taxes. In 2014 it was 36.4%.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hires Former Marijuana Lobbyist As Senior Advisor. By Kyle Jaeger. January 7, 2019. Marijuana Moment. From the article: "Both believe that marijuana should be legalized at the federal level".
Ocasio-Cortez floats 70 percent tax on the super wealthy to fund Green New Deal.
7 Jan 2018: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is floating a 70 percent top tax rate — here's the research that backs her up. And: Haters. And: Dancegate.
As Poll Shows Majority Back 70% Top Marginal Tax Rate for Ultra-Rich, Ocasio-Cortez's "Radical" Proposal Proves Extremely Mainstream. [243][244].
Chart below. Highest marginal income tax rates over time.
- Above chart source. And: Source 2.
USA. Since 2001, labor's share of national income has suffered a sustained decline. 11 Sep 2018.
- See above chart source. [245]. And source article.
Chart below: Top 10% of earners receive 50% of all income. When capital gains are included.
- Above graph source. And: Source 2.
|10 Jul 2018: National (US) Pay Trends. "Since 2006, wages have risen 12.9 percent overall in the US. But when you factor in inflation, real wages' have actually fallen 9.3 percent. In other words, the income for a typical worker today buys them less than it did in 2006."
2 Jul 2018: An Update for 2018: More Evidence That Half of Americans Are In or Near Poverty. Paul Buchheit. Common Dreams.
For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades. 7 Aug 2018. By Drew DeSilver. Pew Research Center. Chart below is from the article. Bottom of chart says: "Data for wages of production and non-supervisory employees on private non-farm payrolls."
The top line in the chart below is for hourly wages adjusted for inflation
President Abraham LincolnEdit
Abraham Lincoln. From a message to the U.S. Congress, 3 December 1861:
"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration."
More sources: [246]. The full speech. See: Facebook image.
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Your Chance to Ask Trolltech
Thanks to KDE France, I have the chance to conduct a phone interview with Trolltech CEO Eirik Eng. If you have questions on Qt and Trolltech, now is the time to ask! I will harvest questions from LinuxFr, KDE France and of course here. A possible set of topics includes: the future of Qt, Trolltech's status as a company, Qt's market penetration internationally, competition with Red Hat and GTK+, Qt on MacOS X (ed: recent OSNews article). If you have any other ideas, please be quick to voice them as the interview time is imminent.
Re: Native signals and slots
I'd vote for this. I think it would be easier and more efficient to use a template based implementation of signals and slots (similar to libsigc++). Most of the data typing would be done in compile time and it would be quickier.
By Torpedo at Fri, 2003/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
Please no STL classes. They are a complete mess. Stupid method names (why push_back instead of append?), no class hierarchie, different convention for method and class names...
By Anonymous at Fri, 2003/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
This is complete bs. If the worst thing you can say about a library is that you dont like the names, then you either like the library, or you have *no idea* what your talking about. The STL hierarchy is exactly as it should be, there is no reason, given the current scope of the STL why it should have a Java style hierarchy. As a matter of fact, it seems the only concern you have is that it doesnt *look* like Java. Pretty amature criticisms.
By Ryan at Sun, 2003/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
The naming is not a problem because I don't like it, but because it is not consistent when mixed with Qt/KDE naming schemes.
A Java-like hierarchy has several advantages. The most important is probably that it makes using collections as arguments for APIs much more convenient. In Java you can make a function take a (java.util.)Collection as argument, no matter whether it is actually a Map or a Set or whatever. With STL you have to chose one for the API, and the user must then convert his type to the APIs. Or alternatively, you overload the API function for each available STL collection class...
By Anonymous at Sun, 2003/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
C++ uses genertics, which Java recently incorported into Java 1.5, which allows you to parameterize the containers type at compile time, so long as the passed type supports the used interface, it will work. This treads on some of the same ground as the Java heirarchy, and is exaclty how the STL is designed.
Will work nicely for sets or maps, or indeed any "Associative Container" as defined in the STL manual. If you do some googling, you can read about how "STL-like" ideas based on generics are being incorporated into the next Java 1.5.
As for the reason why its called push_back instead of append: STL is built upon certain concepts, such as Iterators, and there is a method called back() that returns an Iterator that points to the last element of a Sequence: therefore push_back pushes an item to where back points.
By Ryan at Sun, 2003/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
I know, but unfortunately the use of templates
I didn't doubt that the STL designers have a logic explanation for "push_back" and every other detail of STL. But it is clearly obvious that is has not been designed the way it is for didactic reasons, or to make the developer type less. It has been designed for a very special form of aesthetics and purity, that may be nice for cod fetishists, but bad for those who just want to get their work done.
By Anonymous at Sun, 2003/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
In case a, its not necessarily clear that formal documentation of the class hierarchy is any more useful than STL style models. I dont find STL, havin read the documentation, less clear than Java. Certainly taken with case b, no one has ever claimed that C++ doesnt give you a lot of rope to hang yourself with. C++ is harder to use, but still more powerful than Java. However well done software will *always* require the programmer know the API well. Indeed Java seems quite popular with lower rung programmers precisely because it is easier. But C++ and STL are still mainstays of large scale programming.
With case c, the actual languae doesnt require implementing in the header, this is a hack for working with compilers, like GCC, that dont implement the export keyword. A more acceptable version is simply including the cc file. Either way its a C++/Compiler issues, not STL issue.
C++ aint perfect, but STL is an example of what power and elegance can be accompilshed with the language. Other than that, we should probably just agree to disagree.
By Ryan at Mon, 2003/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
The STL doesn't have a class hierarchy on purpose. You shouldn't use STL containers in your API. You should pass iterator ranges (see the algorithm provided by STL).
This way you can use your methods with several different STL collection classes like you can with Java. Your methods will be even usable with collection classes that are not part of the STL but which were created by 3rd party developers with the needed STL typedefs.
Well, it seems, as if you don't know much about STL.
By cloose at Mon, 2003/07/07 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
didn't someone just say you don't even get reflection without MOC. how does your "solution" fix this.
By anon at Fri, 2003/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: Native signals and slots
You're raising a very good issue. Basically, the moc approach and the libsigc++
By Sad Eagle at Fri, 2003/07/04 - 5:00am
Simple question: what do the future of Qt, Trolltech's status as a company, Qt's market penetration internationally, competition with Red Hat and GTK+ and Qt on MacOS X have to do with KDE?
Granted, the future of Qt is interesting for developers. But in general, I don't see why this kind of news belongs here.
By Rob Kaper at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: KDE
What, don't you know? KDE is a joint venture of SuSE and Trolltech. They *own* KDE. That's why Trolltech marketers feel free to use KDE mailing lists to push their stuff. That's why SuSE employees get to make radical changes to KDE CVS without a peep of discussion on kde-core-devel. Trolltech houses www.kde.org. SuSE houses cvs.kde.org, so KDE lives at their whim.
What's that? You're asking me for proof that SuSE and Trolltech influence KDE policies? That's easy to show. Let's just check the kde-ev-membership or kde-ev-board archives.. oh, they're not open. Let's check kde-security.. oh, that's not open. Let's check kde-packaging... oops. kde-sysadmin? Same story. So you're right, I have no direct evidence, only circumstantial. But likewise, SuSE and Trolltech defenders can't refute anything becuase of the same lack of evidence.
In closing, yes, I'm fully prepared to get bashed for daring to criticize the employer/sponsor of KOffice RC Luká? Tinkl (hm, kdenews.org maintainers: make the site utf8!!!), Konqueror head David Faure, former KDE RC Waldo Bastian, KMail co-maintainer Don Sanders, KDE founder Matthias Ettrich, etc. I'm fairly likely to be accused of making personal attacks on them. But look at it this way: when these two companies hold so much power in KDE, shouldn't they be held to a higher, not a lower, standard? I think so. I also think the case for defending them is pretty weak if the only answer is to call any questioning of them a personal attack.
By Neil Stevens at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: KDE
> Trolltech houses www.kde.org. SuSE houses cvs.kde.org, so KDE lives at their whim.
What a FUD. A new web server is no problem and I heard Savannah offered to host KDE CVS. You have access to kde-ev-membership archive, so risk it to be excluded and post your proofs. And for kde-security not being open, what a proof for a SuSE and Trolltech conspiracy!
> I'm fairly likely to be accused of making personal attacks on them.
You're accused of trolling.
Re: KDE
KDE-security not being open is indeed a big problem. I can understand why it's not a public mailinglist, to avoid black hats from subscribing, but I would say every KDE developer entrusted with a CVS account should be trusted on that list, no?
If I wanted to exploit a security hole in KDE, I could easily write one. There are several applications in CVS which are barely maintained and a malicious developer could easily sneak in commits that wouldn't be properly reviewed. Closing kde-security means that a special group apparently does not have to trust the majority of developers, while the larger group has no choice but to trust the small one. That's simply not a healthy way to organize matters.
Same for the packaging: some developers want to abandon the idealogy that KDE provides source packages only, hence the weird release schedule these days where, except for those on kde-packaging, noone really knows what versions of the code are released and when. In all honesty, I have not tried subscribing to kde-packaging. I ought to, as I release (and package) stand-alone versions of my software in KDE for users of KDE 3.0 and for practical purposes I'd like them to have the same versions that would be part of a normal KDE release.
As for unreviewed CVS commits: that happened just once, prior to the KDE 3.0 release. Well, an unfinished Crystal (http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51048) was pushed through for 3.1 as well, but apparently I'm the only one who thinks it is ridiculous to make an unfinished look the default.
On one hand, I can't blame companies like SuSE for employing the top KDE developers. On the other hand, since that is probably the best way to influence KDE development, I also can't blame people for having second thoughts about it.
I'm still hoping that Philipe can concentrate on question relevant for KDE in the interview. If that happens, it will be valuable. If I want Trolltech's company profile, I'll visit their website.
By Rob Kaper at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: KDE
"trolling." What is that word besides you calling names?
Are you sticking your tongue out at me and pointing your finger at me too?
Go home, Anonymous. Your mommy will give you some milk and cookies, and you'll soon forget all about this.
By Neil Stevens at Fri, 2003/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: KDE
By Derek Kite at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: KDE
what do SuSe and Trolltech have to do with certain mailing lists being members-only? last time i checked, the kde-ev list was for members only because, well, it's a place for members of kde-ev to discuss issues that pertain only to kde-ev. it's a small thing called privacy and discretion, and in this case has nothing to do with SuSe and TT.
as for those two companies employing several key contributors to KDE, you're right. that gives those organizations more say in what occurs simply because they have more individuals working on KDE with their interests in mind. those interests, however, are not at odds with KDE. not only that, but the majority of KDE developers are not employed by either of those companies. any group of developers that got together and decided to do a certain amount of work on KDE's code base would have a proportional say in what code gets written. that's how it works.
it isn't like the release dude is always a SuSe or TT hire, either. that would go a long ways to supporting your theory, but the last release dude (Dirk Mueller) wasn't paid by anyone to work on KDE!
non-Suse/TT hires often overrule the desires/thought/code of SuSe/TT employees working on KDE. by providing reasonable code with reasonable explanation and discussion, there have been times when their better judgement at that time was overruled. the opposite is true as well. most often, the outcome is something better than either person(s) would've come up with on their own, regardless of who pays their wages.
as for who "owns" KDE, well... it's all under free software licenses, now isn't it? and a lot of different people own the copyrights of various pieces. you even "own" some of those copyrights, Neil. i'm also not certain what you're referring to when you say "Trolltech marketers push their stuff on KDE mailing lists"? perhaps you'd care to clarify.
SuSe and TT are both doing great things for KDE by providing financial and marketing support for the platform. they have not taken any special place in the project beyond that which would be afforded anyone who did what those contributors are or have done.
you seem to care quite a bit about KDE. i wonder how constructive for KDE your innacurate comments are?
By Aaron J. Seigo at Sun, 2003/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: KDE
As long as you think Trolltech's interests are perfectly aligned with KDE, and SuSE's are, too, then I guess you would not see these companies' pervasive influence as a threat. But how can we be sure just how influential these people are in release issues when basic lists like packaging and security are closed off?
You expect us to take it on faith, that these companies can be trusted to work with KDE, but I think trust needs to be earned. Both are companies that use or abandon free software licensing at a whim. That kind of behavior is detrimental to the community, and makes them seem less, rather than more, trustworthy.
By Neil Stevens at Sun, 2003/07/06 - 5:00am
Re: KDE
it's only partially true that one needs to think that their interests are "perfectly aligned" with KDE. there is the counter ballancing effect of all the other developers in the project, as well. being Free software, their changes if determined detrimental, can be avoided.
as for having earned trust, i don't know how much more those who work for them and work on KDE could do to help improve KDE beyond where it is. they have provided art, coding, testing and marketing to date that has been in KDE's interest. what, besides their track record with KDE to date, are you looking for?
as for abandoning Free software licensing, i see both companies as actually having moved closer towards Free software licensing over time. i think it is obvious that both TrollTech and SuSe have more Free software under acceptable licenses in their stables today than ever.
as for the packaging list being closed, i believe there are reasons for that. best to ask those on the list, however. but the term "closed" is something of a misnomer, as last i knew it was pretty trivial to get yourself subscribed to that list: you simply had to be involved in the packaging of KDE for an OS.
the security list being closed is another obvious one. there needs to be a place where security issues can be reported, discussed, fixed and those fixes tested before announced and released to the public. full disclosure is good, but it needs to be accompanied with full fixes too. ;-) those subscribed to the security list are those who are directly involved in ensuring these matters get taken care of in a timely manner with the best results possible for the users. if security flaws were reported and not fixed, i'd be concerned. but KDE seems to be doing quite well when it comes to response times and effectivity to major security issues.
i agree that vigilent and careful attention should be payed to interests that get involved with KDE, be they corporate, communal, or individual. i don't believe in unwarranted boat rocking that only makes participation less attractive to those who have and are doing a great job. =)
By Aaron J. Seigo at Sun, 2003/07/06 - 5:00am
Whats with qt-ada bindings
Will there be any ada binding for qt.
There was a project on
By ebartels at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: Whats with qt-ada bindings
Actually I've been working in Ada bindings for Qt. They're in a very early state, though. Currently you can instance most Qt classes and call most methods, but you can't derive classes, which disallows many possibilities. Also there's no documentation whatsoever and I'm not ready to release the binding generator I'm using to create them. I'll try to finish the bindings if I've got time.
By the way, I'm not entirely sure Ada is the best language to program a GUI in :-).
By Miguel at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: Whats with qt-ada bindings
> Actually I've been working in Ada bindings for Qt
>By the way, I'm not entirely sure Ada is the best language to program a GUI in :-).
By ebartels at Fri, 2003/07/04 - 5:00am
Re: Whats with qt-ada bindings
"I hope we will hear more from you!"
I think when (if) the bindings are ready to be released I will announce them to the kde-bindings mailing list, so you should watch it if you're interested. Don't hold your breath though, it will take probably at least a couple months at the very minimum.
By Miguel at Sat, 2003/07/05 - 5:00am
Real upgrade to the desktop?
So where is KDE that could be compiled with Qt-Embedded only?
That way people could stop using the bloatware everyone call xfree86.
And for the real upgrade where are these features:
1. Quartz Extreme-style OpenGL'ed GUI
So ok, I'm very influenced by the Mac OS X 10.2 (and 10.3 preview), and I think that should be the goal for the Qt/KDE-4.0 as it's the only really cool OS around at the moment and why put your goals any lower?
Ps. How's cooping with Apple coming along (even possibility)?
By Joe Average at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: Real upgrade to the desktop?
>Ps. How's cooping with Apple coming along (even possibility)?
Let me see... no comments about their patent on the bytecode interpreter of the freetype thingy, still suing people that try to imitate any of their styles in their (free, for non-profit) projects,... to say short: "I'll take as much of yours, but I won't give you back anything if I can"
By Unai at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
DirectFb support
Will Qt ever gain support for DirectFb, so one could run a fast desktop without the need of X11? It would make things like transparency much easier, and seing GTK allready been ported, it would be very nice to have Qt ported as well so we can run KDE on DirectFb.
By André Somers at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: DirectFb support
Why do you think that adding maybe 5% of extra-functionality to XFree is more difficult than to write something that does maybe 70% of what XFree does?
Re: DirectFb support
Because it can save you a lot of overhead you don't need for most desktop systems. I mean: how many desktop users are actually running applications on other computers who's output they redirect? Not many, I'll warrant. The architecture of DirectFB is different from that of X, making graphics for the desktops and stuff like hardware acceleration much easier.
By André Somers at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Re: DirectFb support
The majority of users runs applications with different permissions. Usually with root and their own user on the same screen. My guestimate of the effort of running X11 also over TCP instead of only named pipes would be 100 lines of code (out of > 1 million). And even the multi-user capability should be far below 1% of the overall code...
1. The kde usability project did some work on QT designer. However it was complained that nobody of the developers recognised it.
2. What is the position of Trolltech about the planned introduction of EU software patents?
3. Will QT be integrated to the .NET implementation of Mono
4. QT 4 planned features.
By Bert at Thu, 2003/07/03 - 5:00am
Qt changes
1. Will you switch to Xr in Qt 4 or ever?
2. Resolution independence -
3. Qt Designer modularisation -
Also, will the QSA support other languages than ecmascript? ie python.. also, why not use KJS?
5. Do high profile, corporate open source apps going to GTK+ (Eclipse, Mozilla, ) purely for the LGPL ever make you wonder about your licencing? Do you ever wish IBM or Apple would buy you and LGPL Qt so you could *really* take over the world with your superior technology?
6. How much work do Trolltech put into X11 performance? Do you ever contribute to XFree86?
Cheers, Rob
By rjw at Fri, 2003/07/04 - 5:00am
SCO's Canopy Group also a Trolltech investor
This is a very pertinent question even though it is political and not technical. I really am curious what TT thinks, although I doubt you can get a candid answer in a public interview.
Everyone should know about the SCO suit against IBM which is spreading heaps of FUD about Linux and free software more generally. Besides nebulous contract claims in the suit against IBM, they have very actively claimed that Linux is tainted by code or concepts that belong to SCO. It all seems to be a desperate attempt to extort money by a company whose products are now totally uncompetitive. The major power behind SCO is a technology investment firm called the Canopy Group. This firm is clearly behind SCO's recent strategy and has worked to arrange legal council and make other management decisions.
Finally the connection to Trolltech: The Canopy Group and SCO own a 5.7% stake in TT. This is not a particularly large portion of a company that is 64.7% employee-owned. What influence does the Canopy Group have on management of TT? What kind of privileged information are they entitled to as investors? Are any other owners of TT uncomfortable with the Canopy Group's position in the SCO case? Would it even be possible to buy out the Canopy Group's stake? Any discussions about that?
By Morris Q at Sat, 2003/07/05 - 5:00am
Re: SCO's Canopy Group also a Trolltech investor
I'm too concerned about the origin of TrollTech money resources. What happens if the canopy takes control over TT an then say "KDE is our IP"?.
By Lito Steel at Wed, 2003/09/03 - 5:00am
Re: SCO's Canopy Group also a Trolltech investor
Canopy does not own TT.
By ac at Wed, 2003/09/03 - 5:00am
Re: SCO's Canopy Group also a Trolltech investor
How should they? Unlike Linux there is no unreleased Qt source code that KDE developers could 'steal' code from.
Trolltech could only stop the development of the free qt edition, but that's what the Free Qt Foundation is for. The GPL'd Qt version would then become BSD licensed.
By Jeff Johnson at Wed, 2003/09/03 - 5:00am
Re: SCO's Canopy Group also a Trolltech investor
TT is a private company. They can control who invests in them. I don't think they are too concerned with Canopy/SCO's 5.5% investment in TT.
By anon at Wed, 2003/09/03 - 5:00am
Qt Interview
does the conversation gonna be recorded ?
I think we would like to heard this conversation by our-self.
By Mathieu Jobin at Tue, 2003/07/08 - 5:00am
Re: Qt Interview
it is going to be recoreded but it is going to be very probably in french :-)
By Philippe Fremy at Wed, 2003/07/09 - 5:00am
When will ther be better integration with KDE?
By Ale at Sat, 2003/07/12 - 5:00am
This article is already 1 month old, and I've not seen a interview yet. Is it coming soon?
By Niek at Fri, 2003/08/01 - 5:00am


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Northern Desert
The northern desert is a dungeon where only spell casters should prevail. It is unlocked by completing Robbed!
Monsters: All unlocked monsters and desert trollsBosses:
Special Rules: None
Recommended Classes: Wizard, Sorcerer, Bloodmage
Both of the bosses in this dungeon have physical resist, so naturally you want a class that can fling a bunch of fireballs. The three best suppliers of this requirement are the spell casting classes. Wizards, due to their inexpensive spells, Sorcerers, due to their extra mana, and Bloodmages, due to their extra powerful mana potions. Naturally, you're going to want to avoid mana burn, as it will hurt these classes. If the Tormented One is the boss, you should avoid sorcerers entirely, as their hit-spell-hit combo is ruined by mana burners.
If you are playing as a Wizard, it is fairly straightforward. Go around converting glyphs, to max out your mana, and killing higher level monsters. When you are level 7 or so, and a few experience from level 8, begin fireballing the boss. When you run out of mana, kill an enemy to level up. Continue fireballing, using potions if necessary. This is extremely easy, and you don't need a mid-fight level up. Feel free to use melee in addition to fireballs if it is the Tower of Goo.
If you are playing a sorcerer, find BURNDAYRAZ asap and do a hit-spell-hit combo on a level above you. Convert glyphs whenever you find them to get your mana to 18 and then 24. Continue doing hit-spell-hit combos on higher level monsters until you are level 7. When you are level 7, and a few exp from level 8, hit the boss. Fireball him until you can't fireball anymore. Kill a lower level monster to level up. Continue to use the hit-spell-hit combo, using potions if necessary, until the boss is dead.
If you are playing a bloodmage, you also want to find BURNDAYRAZ asap. Convert all other glyphs you find so you can hit 18 mana. If you can, regen fire higher level enemies by throwing your first three fireballs, turning on BLUDTUPOWA, exploring three tiles, and then fireballing again. Note that if you have more than 18 mana, you may be able to explore less than three tiles for your fourth fireball. When you reach level 7, and a few experience from level 8, throw all your fireballs at the boss until you don't have enough mana. Kill a lower level monster to level up and continue fireballing. When you next run out of mana, either regen fireball or use potions. This should not be hard.
Note that this dungeon can easily be completed by non-mage classes, but they are recommended. If you do approach this dungeon with a melee specialist class like Monk, Warlord, or Paladin, bringing the Really Big Sword as a preparation is advised. This will give you a tremendous damage bonus against physical-resist enemies.
The only quest in the Northern Desert is Desert Rose which requires you to beat it with a mage class.


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