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Re:Ask HN: What are some good resources to learn how to invest and bui... on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @04:06PM (#17359231)
I assume he wants his money kept safe for when he retires or wants to make a purchase. Not "creative and new advice."
Re:Ask HN: What are some good resources to learn how to invest and bui... on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @03:55PM (#17359129)
Read A Random Walk down Wall Street; Black Swan (by Nikolas Taleb); The Intelligent Investor

These give a good intro on equities.

If you don't already, open an IRA (Roth or traditional). Also, consider reaching out to a certified financial professional for guidance.

Re:Tesla sues former worker for hacking on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @02:55PM (#17358521)
Maybe they should treat their employees better?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tesla-racist-b...

Re:Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @02:52PM (#17358497)
First - I said nothing about integration.

But if we're going down that road, Second - America has been absorbing and integrating millions of people throughout its history and has only been the wealthier for it.

Re:Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @02:51PM (#17358477)
You are correct - developing nations such as China, India, and many countries in Africa do need more people in order to grow.

Unfortunately, current models show their growth ending before they are wealthy.

In other words - there's a good chance these countries will get old before they get rich.

China is #1 example of this:

http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/china-birth-l...

Re:The children will go bathing on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:23PM (#17357442)
"The right of asylum (sometimes called right of political asylum, from the Ancient Greek word ἄσυλον[1][2]) is an ancient juridical concept, under which a person persecuted by his own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, such as another country or church official, who in medieval times could offer sanctuary. This right was already recognized by the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Hebrews, from whom it was adopted into Western tradition."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_asylum

Asylum seekers do not have to be fleeing political persecution but violence or persecution in general.

Furthermore, many of the people crossing at our southern border are not Mexicans. Many are central- and south-Americans fleeing horrible civil strife.

Re:Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:11PM (#17357281)
How so?
Re:Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:07PM (#17357246)
Whites don't have to be in a majority to cause misery :)

Exhibit A: South Africa.

More specifically - even if whites continue to constitute a smaller and smaller portion of the US population, it is likely that whites will continue to have an outsized influence on the nations politics and economy through entrenched power structures.

Re:Former astronaut doubts that NASA or SpaceX will make it to Mars on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:05PM (#17357220)
The article's headline (and much of the text) is pretty vague. The astronaut apparently doesn't think we will get there "soon" - whatever that means.

If we look at it in perspective of all 5,000 or so years or recorded human history, I'd say we WILL be there pretty darn soon. Just maybe not next year.

Re:Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:01PM (#17357166)
Older people are not as productive or innovative as younger people. Therefore, there will be fewer things produced and less to go around for "the remaining people."

Everyone ends up poorer.

Re:Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:00PM (#17357155)
I'm sorry but I strongly disagree that political policies generally lead to higher or lower birth rates.

Birth rates are largely correlated to the developmental level of a country at a more macro-level.

Re:Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @12:55PM (#17357099)
This is simple mathematics. If your birthrate is below replacement rate, pretty soon your population's births will outnumber its deaths.

The only reason the United States hasn't seen a shrinking population (and stagnating economy) like much of Europe and Japan is due to immigration:

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/11/10/16631980/fertili...

Re:Ask HN: Is There a Hacker News for Politics? on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @03:10PM (#17349454)
https://www.fark.com/politics/

Also good