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   Message 7,568 of 7,706   
   Commander Kinsey to Xeno   
   Re: Very few solar panels on new houses   
   18 Jun 19 20:11:03   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair, uk.d-i-y, alt.sci.physics   
   From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Tue, 18 Jun 2019 03:18:22 +0100, Xeno  wrote:   
      
   > On 18/6/19 5:49 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 16 Jun 2019 05:42:34 +0100, Xeno  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 16/6/19 6:41 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >>>> On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:00:03 +0100, Rod Speed    
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> "Commander Kinsey"  wrote in message   
   >>>>> news:op.z3fo4yjpwdg98l@desktop-ga2mpl8.lan...   
   >>>>>> On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 17:05:48 +0100, Xeno    
   >>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 15/6/19 11:30 pm, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 03:10:35 +0100, Xeno    
   >>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> On 14/6/19 8:59 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 04:06:13 +0100, Xeno   
   >>>>>>>>>>    
   >>>>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On 13/6/19 2:44 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:24:38 +0100, Rod Speed   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>    
   >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> "Commander Kinsey"  wrote in message   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> news:op.z28s84sjwdg98l@desktop-ga2mpl8.lan...   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> once you get really rich you get accountants that fiddle   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> things   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> nicely.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> We werent discussing the really rich.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> We only pay more than 20% on anything we earn over £46,351.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> That's   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> really rich buggers, I can't think of anyone earning that much.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> They   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> can afford accountants to cheat.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> You're mixing in the wrong circles. One of my friends in the UK,   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Folkestone to be precise, earns well over £100,000 per annum.   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Others   
   >>>>>>>>>>> earn slightly lesser amounts. One of my friends here, until he   
   >>>>>>>>>>> retired   
   >>>>>>>>>>> recently, was earning £150,000 for 6 months work. It has to be   
   >>>>>>>>>>> said,   
   >>>>>>>>>>> both those aforementioned are highly qualified in their   
   >>>>>>>>>>> respective   
   >>>>>>>>>>> fields.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> That's more than the prime minister gets paid.  Nobody should be   
   >>>>>>>>>> earning   
   >>>>>>>>>> that much.  The average UK wage is a fraction of that and we   
   >>>>>>>>>> should   
   >>>>>>>>>> all   
   >>>>>>>>>> be paid a similar amount.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Why? He is getting paid *what he is worth*. He put in the time and   
   >>>>>>>>> effort studying and gaining experience on the ground to get where   
   >>>>>>>>> he is   
   >>>>>>>>> and if people are willing to pay him appropriately for his work,   
   >>>>>>>>> then   
   >>>>>>>>> that is up to him. I put in 12 years at uni and decades in trade   
   >>>>>>>>> relevant study and qualifications but you think a labourer   
   >>>>>>>>> should get   
   >>>>>>>>> the same pay as I? You need to get real.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> I don't care what job you do, it's less important than running the   
   >>>>>>>> entire country.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> You tell that to the people who are looking for specific skillsets.   
   >>>>>>> They   
   >>>>>>> seem to think the people are worth it.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Aren't those companies capable of just teaching their workers what to   
   >>>>>> do?   
   >>>>>> Anybody could do the below when told how to.  We should remove all   
   >>>>>> education (especially when it's paid for by the taxes of people who   
   >>>>>> don't   
   >>>>>> even have kids) and just have people learning on the job.  Start off   
   >>>>>> as a   
   >>>>>> plumber's mate, he shows you what he's doing, then you follow suit.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Doesn't work when designing aircraft, stupid.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Or even when doing a brexit either.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Or with doctors either.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Never seen a student nurse?   
   >>>   
   >>> Have you ever seen the study the nurse has to do out of work hours?   
   >>   
   >> There's a nurse that lives in my street.  She honestly thought one of my   
   >> kittens was ill because it was "small".  I pointed out that kittens are   
   >> smaller than cats and she was really confused.  I guess she doesn't work   
   >> in the ward where people give birth and hasn't had to learn that fucking   
   >> obvious fact.   
   >   
   > How is that relevant to my point?   
      
   Clearly the study was wasted.   
      
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