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TopicShould Detroit keep voting democract?
tennisdude818
12/15/17 8:37:51 PM
#48
averagejoel posted...
what they need is a socialist


Who would a socialist steal from? Productive people can just leave. This isnt Venezuela where the population is trapped.
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TopicPaul Ryan: 'Americans need to have more babies'
tennisdude818
12/15/17 1:40:59 PM
#105
Damn_Underscore posted...
Why is everyone making this about race?


Only a few users are doing that. They are probably the usual suspects who make everything about race.
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TopicWhere should I start with anime? I'm starting my weaboo journey
tennisdude818
12/15/17 1:29:23 PM
#18
Cowboy Bebop
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TopicPaul Ryan: 'Americans need to have more babies'
tennisdude818
12/15/17 10:21:26 AM
#75
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
No maternity leave

FMLA has been a thing for over twenty years now.


You dont get paid

Why should you get paid for not working?
Either burn off your accumulated PTO, or support the paid leave proposal that feeds from the UI system.


Because its not a vacation, its a woman bonding with her child in a crucial developmental period with long terms benefits that fat outweigh the money it would cost taxpayers.

But, this isnt a country, its a business. So I know this is a pipe dream.


"Come on Paul Ryan. I could have more kids if the government forced other people to pay my bills."
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TopicPaul Ryan: 'Americans need to have more babies'
tennisdude818
12/15/17 10:15:59 AM
#72
KiwiTerraRizing posted...
No right to healthcare
No paid maternity leave
Higher taxes for middle class
Reduction of the child deduction credit

But have more kids.

What a fucking idiot.


Healthcare is a "right" in Japan and much of Europe, but people aren't having kids.
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TopicUPS loses family's 846k inheritance, offers to refund $32 shipping fee.
tennisdude818
12/15/17 10:02:11 AM
#21
Mal_Fet posted...
Good, inheritence shouldn't be allowed anyway. All your money should be taken by the government upon death.


I thought you were serious for a second. The left is impossible to satirize.
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TopicPaul Ryan: 'Americans need to have more babies'
tennisdude818
12/15/17 9:07:10 AM
#65
Milkman5 posted...
America actually has a declining birthrate

a lot of nations are approaching impending population castrophe, where there will be not enough people to support the older generations


There doesnt have to be a catastrophe. The West is just learning the hard way that mandatory Ponzi Schemes like Social Security are a bad idea.
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TopicPaul Ryan: 'Americans need to have more babies'
tennisdude818
12/15/17 1:19:14 AM
#42
foreveraIone posted...
I mean. we can literally accomplish the same thing with immigration reform. but that would bring in too many non-whites for the GOPs taste


If immigrants from south of the border voted republican, democrats would have already built a wall that could be seen from space.
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TopicPaul Ryan: 'Americans need to have more babies'
tennisdude818
12/15/17 12:50:15 AM
#30
Questionmarktarius posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
I often heard that Vietnam is the next China for cheap labor. But maybe they arent ready yet.

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/171637/vietnam-s-economy-less-dependent-on-cheap-labor-force.html
The standard of living in Vietnam is just a little too good for cheap labor to take hold, and cheap labor isn't really much of its economy anymore.

Maybe it's time to plop some factories down on Haiti...


Well then, maybe Vietnam can be the next South Korea after a couple more decades.
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TopicPaul Ryan: 'Americans need to have more babies'
tennisdude818
12/15/17 12:33:50 AM
#21
Questionmarktarius posted...
Feline_Heart posted...
hollow_shrine posted...
Feline_Heart posted...
knuxnole posted...
I agree, millennials are having a low rate of children and babies

If they can't afford it, perhaps they need to better their job prospects?

Stfu

I don't know why you're gagging, I'm seeing only true tea there.

"If u have bad job, just have good job!"

Manufacturing jobs are coming back:
https://www.recode.net/2017/5/26/15656120/manufacturing-jobs-automation-ai-us-increase-robot-sales-reshoring-offshoring

China is increasingly pricing itself out of the labor market, and there's nowhere else that's really stable enough for factories full of cheap labor.


I often heard that Vietnam is the next China for cheap labor. But maybe they arent ready yet.
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TopicITT: We criticize our favorite games
tennisdude818
12/15/17 12:18:55 AM
#20
Chrono Trigger...

I guess its a bit too too easy. I dont have any other complaints.
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TopicPaul Ryan: 'Americans need to have more babies'
tennisdude818
12/15/17 12:04:52 AM
#5
Ok. Lower my taxes. When you tax productive people and give that money to unproductive people, guess who is going to have the most kids.
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Topicdunkey plays xenoblade 2
tennisdude818
12/14/17 11:10:01 PM
#4
It's probably a good game. But why can't the characters be more like the ones in Xenogears? Was that target audience too old?

Xenoblade 1 had a good atmosphere. Xenoblade X went with a goofy anime style in the soundtrack, and now Xenoblade 2 is going in that direction with the visuals. It's harder for me to tolerate this stuff now. It's fine when the game doesn't take itself seriously like Disgaea, but this game looks dead serious. I'm getting flashbacks from Rogue Galaxy's melodrama.
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TopicEuropean girls >>>>>> American girls
tennisdude818
12/14/17 10:51:17 PM
#12
From what I hear, Ukranian girls are 10/10.
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TopicYoutuber has insane list of demands while begging for someone to take him in.
tennisdude818
12/14/17 10:45:37 PM
#15
IdiotMachine posted...
How did he get asylum status? What a waste of government resources.


Yeah and Amos already made videos defending CP before he got that status. Great screening.
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TopicYoutuber has insane list of demands while begging for someone to take him in.
tennisdude818
12/14/17 10:44:35 PM
#14
His stunts in Singapore got him some attention early in his life that he could have leveraged, and he blew it. He never made the connection that being an edgey contrarian doesn't always make you right.
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TopicIf you completely hate hip hop you are probably racist
tennisdude818
12/14/17 10:34:52 PM
#54
Kamala_Harris posted...


^how can you hate this?


I don't care for it. I won't say I hate it though because it doesn't irritate me like LMFAO, Pitbull, or Nickelback.
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Topicwhy can't people admit weeb games are the best hope for video games?
tennisdude818
12/14/17 10:23:55 PM
#7
Kelystic posted...
DcnIRqN
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When VR gets advanced enough, some people will never leave their homes.
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TopicIf you completely hate hip hop you are probably racist
tennisdude818
12/14/17 10:17:18 PM
#45
If it makes you feel any better, I dislike rap-rock from white guys even more.

Am I racist against Koreans for disliking Kpop?
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TopicYou may be surprised to learn that a U.S. effort in the Middle East backfired
tennisdude818
12/14/17 9:13:05 AM
#6
I'd be surprised if it had not backfired.
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TopicNever played Okami. What to expect?
tennisdude818
12/13/17 12:06:40 AM
#16
Virus731 posted...
is it real weeb?


I didnt get much of an anime vibe from the writing. You can see for yourself what the art style is like and its not anime.

Not any more anime than Zelda IMO.
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TopicNever played Okami. What to expect?
tennisdude818
12/12/17 11:48:55 PM
#7
Amazing game. Wish I could experience it for the first time again.
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Topichow would you have felt about Trump if he had stayed a democrat?
tennisdude818
12/12/17 3:06:25 PM
#8
darkphoenix181 posted...
Doom_Art posted...
Democrats have higher standards for their politicians tbh, so I doubt he'd have gotten far in a primary.


then why was Hillary the nominee?


Because the DNC rammed her through.
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TopicIf California is so bad for business, why don't the businesses just move out?
tennisdude818
12/12/17 12:35:32 PM
#32
The Admiral posted...
Because the economy is doing well enough to tolerate it still. Once the next downturn hits, there will be a mass exodus and CA will be seriously fucked.


Pretty much. There is another tech bubble in Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach. A ton of tech startups are burning cash with no hope of becoming profitable, and there is enough venture capital cash sloshing around to pay the sky high rent in CA. That won't last forever. At some point, VCs will realize that not every tech startup is the next Salesforce and shouldn't be valued at 8x projected revenue.

I used to work in that space and it was getting stupid out there. I blame the Fed. Their bond bubble fueled a stock market bubble, which flowed down to IPOs and VCs.
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TopicWhy didn't goku get together with Bulma
tennisdude818
12/12/17 11:04:00 AM
#5
She actually may have gone for him in the beginning of the 3rd world tournament arc. There was a scene with some sexual tension as teen Goku looked at her face for a while, until it became clear that he just didnt know what lipstick was.
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TopicBatman reboot with black cast members
tennisdude818
12/12/17 9:44:22 AM
#47
Chicken posted...
They wouldnt be able to feature a full black cast with Gotham being a crime infested shithole.

Also who would play Lucius Fox?


The villains would have to be white in order to achieve maximum political correctness.
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TopicHow is planet fitness for tanning?
tennisdude818
12/11/17 7:05:00 PM
#16
darkprince45 posted...
Kinda sucks though. Smith machine makes you think you can lift more than you can. Kinda locks in your form in its manner. I noticed I get a shoulder pain that I would normally not get from benching

Deadlifting sucks. The machine makes a ton of noise and shakes even if you just put two 45s on it.


I use a smith machine for squats and Im not proud of that. I hurt many back whenever I squat with heavy free weights for a few weeks in a row. I guess I need to stretch more.
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TopicSay goodbye to Medicare and Social Security
tennisdude818
12/10/17 11:59:07 AM
#5
Politically impossible. Entitlements will be cut when it's mathematically impossible to do otherwise, and not a moment before. The only question is, will there be an outright default or will it be masked by inflation?
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TopicAre you a feminist?
tennisdude818
12/10/17 1:41:54 AM
#12
Mal_Fet posted...
Since men and women have equal rights now, what are feminists for then


Feminism has turned into socialism with panties.
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TopicIs there are breasturaunts, are there bulgeraunts?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 10:47:54 PM
#4
Does chippendales count? Can you eat there?
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TopicImagine not using Mayo as a French Fry dip
tennisdude818
12/09/17 9:55:21 PM
#6
Imagine using mayo for anything.
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TopicAre liberal governments proven failures?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 9:12:04 PM
#7
After LBJs war on poverty, single motherhood has skyrocketed.

Western governments all over the world have growing deficits even while not at war.

Japan has pursued Keynesian stimulus for 25 years and have jack shit to show for it.
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TopicIs anyone else turned off by Grandma Goku in the Japanese DBZ?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 6:09:47 PM
#23
I dont like it but Im kind of used to it now. There are other great voice actors in the JP version though like Vegeta, Piccolo, and Frieza.
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TopicAny other atheists here not pro-choice?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 4:11:06 PM
#31
ChainedRedone posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
Milkman5 posted...
The whole its their body, their choice thing could be extended past the pregnancy. Why should they feed the baby? why is child neglect a crime? They dont have a right to your resources, is that not the argument?


And you don't have to feed them. I agree, nobody should be forced to care for a child. That's what adoption is for.


So if adoption isnt possible, is it ok to just let the 3 year old starve?


The difference is feeding a child is not the same as bodily autonomy. A person should not be forced to house or give up invasive bodily procedures for another. Just like you cannot force a mother or father to donate blood to their child in a life-threatening situation, even if it results in their death. These are invasive procedures.


You just agreed that parents shouldnt have to feed the child in this thread.


No I did not. I said adoption is an alternative. If it's not possible, then they should be forced. But that is completely different from invasive bodily procedures.


Ok, so you answered that question. However, I still dont see the moral distinction between my body my choice and my wallet my choice when the baby comes from consensual sex. A violation of either one is invasive, but morally justified when rape wasnt involved.
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TopicAny other atheists here not pro-choice?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 4:02:24 PM
#27
ChainedRedone posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
Milkman5 posted...
The whole its their body, their choice thing could be extended past the pregnancy. Why should they feed the baby? why is child neglect a crime? They dont have a right to your resources, is that not the argument?


And you don't have to feed them. I agree, nobody should be forced to care for a child. That's what adoption is for.


So if adoption isnt possible, is it ok to just let the 3 year old starve?


The difference is feeding a child is not the same as bodily autonomy. A person should not be forced to house or give up invasive bodily procedures for another. Just like you cannot force a mother or father to donate blood to their child in a life-threatening situation, even if it results in their death. These are invasive procedures.


You just agreed that parents shouldnt have to feed the child in this thread.
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TopicAny other atheists here not pro-choice?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 3:54:07 PM
#23
ChainedRedone posted...
Milkman5 posted...
The whole its their body, their choice thing could be extended past the pregnancy. Why should they feed the baby? why is child neglect a crime? They dont have a right to your resources, is that not the argument?


And you don't have to feed them. I agree, nobody should be forced to care for a child. That's what adoption is for.


So if adoption isnt possible, is it ok to just let the 3 year old starve?
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TopicAny other atheists here not pro-choice?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 3:50:10 PM
#18
ChainedRedone posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
Zikten posted...
I'm not an atheist but not religious either. I believe that something is out there, I just don't know what. don't know the word for that. but I am pro life for similar reasons as you. how is it not murder? I feel like people just call them not babies cause it's convenient for them. but to me, once the sperm and egg combine, it's a human


Even if it were a human, a person has the right to cease housing another human in their body.


Anybody who makes this argument must also be opposed to forcing men to pay child support.


Uh no. Child support has nothing to do with bodily autonomy.


The difference you are citing is not central to the argument. Excluding instances of rape, you are saying that a woman does not have any obligation to another person that only exists due to her choices.
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TopicAny other atheists here not pro-choice?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 3:41:40 PM
#12
ChainedRedone posted...
Zikten posted...
I'm not an atheist but not religious either. I believe that something is out there, I just don't know what. don't know the word for that. but I am pro life for similar reasons as you. how is it not murder? I feel like people just call them not babies cause it's convenient for them. but to me, once the sperm and egg combine, it's a human


Even if it were a human, a person has the right to cease housing another human in their body.


Anybody who makes this argument must also be opposed to forcing men to pay child support.
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TopicAny other atheists here not pro-choice?
tennisdude818
12/09/17 3:30:16 PM
#4
Im a pro-life atheist.
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TopicLying woman admits she never actually met cop she claimed violently raped her.
tennisdude818
12/09/17 12:36:34 PM
#15
UnfairRepresent posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
darkjedilink posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
Listen and believe.

?

Feminists say that we should all listen to and immediately believe rape accusations.

This is a prime example of why that's stupid, and why 'innocent until proven guilty' is so important.


Yep.

I think it's less "guilty until proven innocent" and more "You need to actually take accusations seriously."

We live in a world where people in power want rape victims arrested for speaking up.


University kangaroo courts dont follow due process. Even outside of university, a simple accusation can ruin the accused persons life.
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TopicLying woman admits she never actually met cop she claimed violently raped her.
tennisdude818
12/09/17 12:02:10 AM
#13
darkjedilink posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
Listen and believe.

?

Feminists say that we should all listen to and immediately believe rape accusations.

This is a prime example of why that's stupid, and why 'innocent until proven guilty' is so important.


Yep.
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TopicWould you go on a date with this beautiful person?
tennisdude818
12/07/17 9:05:27 PM
#32
Regressives are beyond satire. I can't tell if this is satire or not.
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TopicThe Destruction of Black Wealth During the Obama Presidency
tennisdude818
12/07/17 10:27:13 AM
#24
The Admiral posted...
Been saying on CE for years that Obama was the greatest president in modern history for rich people. And yet even though his policies were more responsible for the massive increase in wealth inequality than almost anything else in the last 8 years, he seemed to have gotten a pass from the left. The only group that seems to get shit on for catering to rich people is the Republicans.


Ben Bernanke might give him a run for his money there.
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TopicLying woman admits she never actually met cop she claimed violently raped her.
tennisdude818
12/06/17 8:43:04 PM
#6
Listen and believe.
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TopicWhy did To Catch A Predator end after that guy shot himself?
tennisdude818
12/06/17 10:29:55 AM
#30
Sparksfanboy posted...
fusespliff posted...
Caution998 posted...
The only "victims" that I felt a little bad for were the guys that were like 18 and weren't thinking clearly. I remember one dude showing up with a friend or something, and when you're only like 2 years older than the fake girl - especially since in some states that is legal.


The lure usually was 12-13 years old. Never ever in the history of the show was it a 16 year old.


No I remember the lure in the recent one being like a 22 year old man pretending to be 16 and everyone was commenting on how obvious the lure wasn't 16 magnezone


Are you talking about the shitty male decoy in Hansen vs. Predator?

Referring to who lives in the house, "just me, my mommy and my daddy", he says while looking old enough to rent a car.
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