Just to clarify: Trump didn't do worse than Maduro (he got stopped) but he did do much worse than "ignore the election results" in that he actively tried to overturn the results.
It's possible to imagine all kinds of fantastical explanations but usually the simplest one is the correct one: Trump is receiving bags of money for the pardon. Also bolstered by his past (and ongoing) behaviour of openly and shamelessly enriching himself at every opportunity.
So many discoveries only find an application decades later. If you stop persuing knowledge purely for its own sake you will never again be able to compete with countries that are serious about science and you will never again live up to your past achievements.
From the perspective of somebody outside the US it really is a shocking tragedy what the Republicans have done to what used to be the greatest country in the world. I hope you can manage to right the ship soon because I fear it may already be too late.
Here in Europe they need a very serious reason anyway (like gross misconduct) and if they don't have it they can make you redundant but have to pay significant severance. I'm kinda waiting for an opportunity for that at my current employer, due to leadership changes it's no longer a great place to work. When there's layoffs there's usually voluntary options with a decent severance plan.
I'm glad we don't have this at-will stuff here. I would never considering moving somewhere that does (I've lived in 4 countries now). Universal healthcare is also a must, and good public transport.
So America will never be an option for me in any case.
>Here in Europe they need a very serious reason anyway (like gross misconduct)
Definitely not true in all of Europe. There's some countries where severance pay is not mandatory for all workers' groups and reasons aren't needed to fire someone (the green countries)[1] and also some have loopholes where PIP is legal and often used, so in practice YMMV depending on the laws where you live and the unions in your job/industry.
>(like gross misconduct)
Again, not always true. In many countries gross misconduct can be grounds for on the spot termination. For example in NL there was a truck driver that modified the safety system on his truck so he can unload potentially dangerous cargo from the comfort of his cabin without having to keep the outside lift button pressed. When caught he was fired on the spot with no severance and no unemployment, and even lost the case after he sued for unjust termination.
Which is generally used as a means to collect evidence that they're unable to do the job before firing them (and in many cases the decision to fire them has already been made).
Yeah sure but then you do it properly. Why did Trump have to coerce them into the deal (by threatening to fire the CEO)? Just imagine what's going on behind closed doors.
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