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  1. Yuk
    It's more fitting to make it a means test the opposite way: only give it to higher net worth boomers with the expectation that it should "trickle down" to lower net worth boomers. We can call it "trickle down" economics or something like that.
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    I reply to these in Russian.
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    That would suboptimal in a world where the other party worships the apocalyptic prophecies of an anonymous 8chan user.
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    Needs more stars.
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    No. It would not.
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    I don't understand why he keeps revisiting this. The totally-not-an-agent of Russia just withdrew troops from Germany, has withdrawn from nuclear proliferation treaties, signed off on Russian invasion of Ukraine, ceded power to them in Syria, sided with their president over his own intelligence service, not enforced bipartisan sanctions against them, and makes a daily effort to light our country on fire, question our electoral system integrity, and deepen divides to the point where we actually have to contemplate the likelihood of a civil war. Unredact the full Mueller report or shut the fuck up.
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    Looks like he would have had to drive 60+ miles for this. What an evil fucker.
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    We're seeing the birth of a new religion here. Seriously.
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    Infinite jest

    Yuk replied to money spud's topic in Books

    My favorite character is probably Mario. And I'll be damned if I haven't thought about Johnny Gentle a lot in the past few years.
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    I read this as what it is, a warning shot. Maybe the only benefit of having such inequity in America is that those who truly wield the power have way too much to lose. Brisket said up above that abuse of power in regard to the election and peaceful transition of power would lead to civil war. It may, but it assuredly would lead to violence and serious unrest. As if the world and current events aren't enough, this would be truly transformational action would upset an awkward balance of power that has been maintained for centuries.
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    Electoral college quorum is 359 electors (2/3 of 538). If red states push elections or refuse to certify election results, the EC won't have a quorum. Then all hell breaks loose. My quick math this morning on red state / blue state electors left me with a total of 313 present, 225 not present. Good news is that every swing state secretary of state is a Dem except Florida. Still scary. Here's how I broke the states down, btw.
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    Infinite jest

    Yuk replied to money spud's topic in Books

    It's a masterpiece. In terms of reference materials, I didn't use any. Although I did read Aaron Swartz annotations and analysis on it. I would have to put the book down from time to time to think about it. The sections on depression, drug use, and even suicidal ideation stuck with me. I don't struggle with them myself but DFW was able to explain them in ways that I still think about today.
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    We need to eliminate the presidency.
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    He's 70, so obviously no prison time.
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    It’s my fault. I should have been clearer in that I was just trying to align this stupid deflection technique of the far right. They only have one playbook. Sorry to get your blood pressure up. Not my intent.
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    The Nazis were socialists. Says that right there in their name.
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    Party of Personal Responsibility.
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    It's mildly entertaining watching him own goal: Civil War wasn't about slavery and the Confederate Flag is not a symbol of oppression, but the Democrats should change their name over it.
  21. Yuk
    I'm at the point where I don't care about left/right, progressive/libertarian, low taxes, high taxes, if you were onboard with Iraq war, if you voted for Trump in 2016--I don't care about any of that. We're at a very dangerous precipice right now. Both our Constitution and constitution have been weakened. Everything is motivated by fear. Americans see each other as enemies. There's no shared mores, no shared vision for decent governance (whether we agree with it or not). I think one of the very telling things of the past 4 months of chaos has been the pushback on masks. You don't wear a mask to protect yourself, you do it for others. And by doing it for others you benefit yourself. We need a big injection of decency, empathy, and common purpose. That is of the upmost importance at this time in history. And hope. We need hope. Give me hope, then we'll talk about taxes.
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    Seems appropriate. If he steals the election he can expect a Winter on Fire.
  24. Yuk
    Must be a Never Trumper...
  25. Yuk
    What is the dollar amount where first and fourth amendments stop being in effect?

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