Should there be a tax on robots?

[Anonymous]

I might not agree with DD's POV on our police, but he's right that over taxing is no doubt any better than theft, if not worst b/c a thief can be dealt with according to the law, but for taxation, the victim will is punished instead if he tries to evade or refuse paying his/her tax.

And besides that, there is no more room for tax increases or new taxes. In Ontario, where you and I live the top  marginal tax rate is 53.5%. That doesn't include payroll taxes, sin taxes, excise taxes, and government fees. That is outright confiscation. Taxation is the problem, never a solution.

If there are fewer workers paying taxes, where do we get money for health and pensions. Make those that would put everyone out of work pay.

Common IHJ, you're an engineer yet you still seem obsessed with those manual labour intensive jobs that are meant for robots rather than humans.

Old Jock is a locomotive engineer. Basically, a train driver. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it's a hell of lot of responsibility. Which is why they are paid so good.

[Frood]

There's not much to driving a train. Accelerate-slow down-stop. I guess we're all walking engineers too.

[Anonymous]

There's not much to driving a train. Accelerate-slow down-stop. I guess we're all walking engineers too.

Ya right.  ac_toofunny



How are freight trains governed in "dark" territory?

[Bricktop]

Don't bother IHJ. Freud is an expert on pretty much everything.

[Frood]

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There's not much to driving a train. Accelerate-slow down-stop. I guess we're all walking engineers too.

Ya right.  ac_toofunny



How are freight trains governed in "dark" territory?

I'm just saying it's pretty straight forward. I got behind the controls once, supervised of course.

[Anonymous]

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There's not much to driving a train. Accelerate-slow down-stop. I guess we're all walking engineers too.

Ya right.  ac_toofunny



How are freight trains governed in "dark" territory?

I'm just saying it's pretty straight forward. I got behind the controls once, supervised of course.

Ya sure you did.



What's the first thing an engineer does upon entering the locomotive.

[Frood]

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There's not much to driving a train. Accelerate-slow down-stop. I guess we're all walking engineers too.

Ya right.  ac_toofunny



How are freight trains governed in "dark" territory?

I'm just saying it's pretty straight forward. I got behind the controls once, supervised of course.

Ya sure you did.



What's the first thing an engineer does upon entering the locomotive.

I actually had the controls for about 15 minutes or so, until I got bored with it. The two guys would coach me when needed, which was rare since it's a pretty mindless job. Mostly just speed adjustments.



No idea what a train driver (let's not say engineer. That's misleading) is meant to do. It was years back and a one time thing with me.



Look, I'm not bagging your job. We need people to drive trains just like we need semi truck drivers.

[Anonymous]

Don't bother IHJ. Freud is an expert on pretty much everything.

Is this troll having fun with his bullshit. My Daddy was a division engineer for CN. I realize it's not running trades, but we do know a bit about railways. Aaron knows fuck all.

[Frood]

Good for your father. Does that mean you've also had a go driving a train?

[Bricktop]

I was once handed the controls of an aircraft during a joyflight.



That does not make me a pilot.

[Frood]

I'm not a train driver either. What I can tell you though is that it's not rocket science on how a vehicle on rails is driven. The bigger job is following the rules, not driving the actual train.

[Bricktop]

Wow...how do you contain so much knowledge, wisdom and experience in one single head.

[Frood]

I've had a charmed life.  

[Bricktop]

The highlight being allowed to drive a choo choo under strict supervision.

[Frood]

The highlight being allowed to drive a choo choo under strict supervision.

I've driven or had a go on lots of big contraptions I wasn't trained or licenced for, with and without supervision.  ac_biggrin