PostsCommentsPayoutsalyssas (60)in LeoFinance • 3 years agoRE: There is a job glut for ordinary people but a job bust for tech workersThis is a bit like the dotcom crash, which didn't cause a rise in unemployment.alyssas (60)in LeoFinance • 3 years agoRE: Is the dollar too strong?I think the issue is that the stronger the dollar gets, the bigger the trade deficit.alyssas (60)in #steem • 6 years agoRE: The Reality With STEEMMaybe the hardfork can be stopped by voting for witnesses who are against it. I understand @drakos, @krnel and @liberosist are against it - so if we can get them into the top…alyssas (60)in #dogecoin • 6 years agoRE: Dogecoin A Better Investment Than EOS, Litecoin, Monero, or STEEM!!???!! 😱Doge has a few advantages over other coins a) it always works and never goes down, never had hard forks and never has problems that need to be reversed and b) it is on all the…alyssas (60)in #vocab-ability • 6 years agoRE: Vocab-ability–218 (son = sound) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)MY VOCAB PRACTICE: The choir sang in unison. The clock made a sonorous chime at the top of the hour. As Concorde flew through the sound barrier, a sonic boom cracked…alyssas (60)in #vocab-ability • 6 years agoRE: Vocab-ability–211 (seque, secut, su = follow, continue) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)MY VOCAB PRACTICE: The Australians have had a world record 27 consecutive years of economic growth. The G7 leaders issued their press releases in a choreographed…alyssas (60)in #steemit • 6 years agoRE: How to gain the attention of a Dolphin?What I find frustrating about this platform is that the dolphins, whales and minnows tend to vote exclusively on posts talking about steem: posts on the hard fork, posts on steem…alyssas (60)in #steem • 6 years agoRE: [Hard Fork 20] Voting Power & Powering Up/Down changesHow does this work for delegated steempower? Say someone delegates steempower to you, but your voting power is 50%. Does the delegated steempower hit at 50% or 100%?alyssas (60)in #witness-update • 6 years agoRE: To Fork or Not to Fork?I'd vote for a delay. Best to get things right than make a mess. Is there a list of what each witness favours? Perhaps we can influence a delay by changing our witness votes.alyssas (60)in #travel • 7 years agoRE: Waterfall in Las VegasIt's in the desert in a place with low humidity!!! Evaporation rates will be twice as fast as elsewhere. There is always new water needed because about a third will get lost…alyssas (60)in #travel • 7 years agoRE: Waterfall in Las VegasIt looks beautiful - but I shudder to think how much water they're wasting given that the south-west USA is in near drought conditions.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: Is it better for people to own homes or rent them?Yes. It always amazes me that some people reach retirement not owning their home.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: You can tell the United States is in a boom by looking at state tax revenueTo be fair, California has more than one industry. The tech stuff, the holywood stuff and agriculture.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: Farmers are reacting to possible sanctions by planting lessYes. Especially as their middle classes want to eat more than rice and vegetables.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: Why the US is taking action against so-called "allies"It's at a tipping point. China's workforce is dropping though, so they may end up getting old before they get rich.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: You can tell the United States is in a boom by looking at state tax revenueAs far as I can tell, they've been running a surplus since 2013, and have cleared what Governor Brown called the "wall of debt" - the short-term debt of $35bn that was due within a few years.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: Farmers are reacting to possible sanctions by planting lessYes. Though if the weather turns, they're going to be faced with buying expensive grain due to their own tariffs.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: How long did it take for Alexander Hamilton to convert State Debt into Federal Debt?You have to wonder how long the farce of the EU will continue, given these hostilities.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: You can tell the United States is in a boom by looking at state tax revenueBanking profits were down that year. Basically New York is dependent on the banking industry, California on tech and Texas on oil. If any of those industries has a downturn, tax revenue turns down.alyssas (60)in #busy • 7 years agoRE: Prepping for BrexitThe Q2 figures are going to be very important. If the UK outperforms the EU, they might be scared enough to give us a deal to avoid getting cut off from a major consumer market (us).