On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:02:12 -0500, W1TEF
wrote:
On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:19:54 -0800, wrote:
I really disagree. Firstly, it seems to me that watching some amazing
boats (72' catamarans) racing around and in/out of the bay would be
fantastic. Even Fleet Week draws 1000s of spectators, and the bay
itself is jammed. Ellison, if nothing else, is a pretty savvy
businessman.
Well, I hope so - I'd like to see it as it's something that I enjoy
watching. When they had the Cup races live on Versus (then Outdoor
Life) channel, I watched every race.
I watched some of the last one, but for people on the shore, I doubt
they could see anything. In SF, it would be much different. There
would be viewing available from three sides inside the bay (at least)
and even some from Marin for the offshore part.
Secondly, I really think this fantasy about permanent vs. temporary
jobs is totally stupid. Define permanent? Nobody can any more. It just
isn't reasonable to hold up the economy because of some strange notion
that if a job doesn't last forever it's no good. Total nonsense. All
jobs boost the economy and fuel more jobs and more economic growth.
This is BASIC economics.
You need to take a remedial basic economics course then. A permanent
job is defined as one without a definite end date. Temporary jobs
have a definite end date.
No course required... Cali is an "at-will" work state. Perhaps you're
talking about staff positions? As for contract work, many people have
open ended contracts, where the money is approved quarterly or even
yearly. This is true for most staff positions these days. The job is
reevaluated at intervals determined by the company. When a position is
"no longer needed," it's eliminated via a layoff aka RIF. Not much
difference, and both types of jobs contribute to the economy. Please
prove otherwise.