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Broseph_Stalin posted...

You being warned also helps.

Blue_Inigo posted...

Broseph_Stalin posted...

You being warned also helps.

Got em

Both users who have been forced to change your posting styles for the better. This is exactly my point.

I'm considered a liberal and I don't want a huge minimum wage. I do however want mandatory raises. Conservatives are all about people working towards a goal instead of being handed one. Have them max out after 5 years if you must, but there's no reason a person working 40 hours a week all year shouldn't get at least a 1 dollar raise every year. Tie it to hours worked directly so that people only there for weekends take longer and those willing to put in overtime reach it faster.

I got no problem letting people work for a higher hourly pay as a liberal, but its infuriating republicans don't even want to make it an option to be put on the table. I feel like it's a decent compromise that both sides would accept.

scorpion41 posted...

loafy013 posted...

I've never seen the argument for $15-20 as the base, normally I've seen $12-15. Which makes sense because if minimum wage had increased with cost of living, that is around where it would be today.

That would make the minimum wage the same as some skilled jobs. Flipping a burger is not a $12-15 an hour job

I take it you have never worked a fast food or retail job, so have no idea what it actually entails. If it is such an easy, overpaid job, why aren't you doing it so you too can live the sweet life.

Annihilated posted...

_Goggalor_ posted...

You could make possession of drugs punishable by death and you wouldn't make a dent. Lmao at "just crack down on it! Make it illegal!"

People. Don't. Care.

The law will not stop people from getting what they want. Also willing to bet Japanese people are just less likely to report using drugs rather than are not doing them because of supposed harsh laws.

It doesn't stop criminals from getting what they want. It stops many people from getting it and making themselves a danger to others.

No it doesn't. Have you even paid any attention to history? Prohibition did jack shit in stopping people from drinking.

Annihilated posted...

knuxnole posted...

Other jobs require skills, hard work or effort

Wait, are we being trolled right now?

The same question we ask when you post.

Other jobs require skills, hard work or effort

My career is working at GameStop for the entirety of my life.

I have family that worked at McDonald's for 20+ years as a career.

Annihilated posted...

sktgamer_13dude posted...

Why did Kansas go bankrupt after their tax bill was passed?

Same reason any government goes bankrupt, too much spending.

sktgamer_13dude posted...

Oh wait, its like trickle down doesnt work.

he says as trickle down literally has worked for decades, lmao

So youd rather government stop funding education so the rich can get richer? Typical right logic.

Also no it hasnt. Kansas 100% proves that. But again, keep thinking youll finally be rich because your boss got more money rofl

So then why did Walmart close a bunch of Sam Clubs after the tax bill was passed?

Why did Kansas go bankrupt after their tax bill was passed?

Oh wait, its like trickle down doesnt work.

Annihilated posted...

Delta_F14 posted...

Libs are for Islam because Conservatives are against them.

Actually it's really because muslims are generally brown skinned. According to leftists, brown skin > white skin.

Imagine actually believing this.

Damn_Underscore posted...

holding us back from what?

Critical thinking. it's usually the right that falls for fake news. it's usually the right that has these weird personality cults

Libs are for Islam because Conservatives are against them.

Annihilated posted...

Summary of topic: "Would the left be better off without feminism?"

"Yes, and here are several reasons why."

vs

"No."

it takes 30 seconds to spew some random bullshit, and 30 minutes to disprove that bullshit

Tmk posted...

As was already said, feminism is not just crazy extremists. You probably don't notice the sane reasonable feminists while you do notice the extremist hateful ones for the same reason when walking out in public you'd notice the homeless man shitting his pants and screaming at the sky but you won't notice all the people on the street NOT shitting their pants and screaming.

I actually kinda think feminism just needs to rebrand itself though. It's an increasingly tough sell for a feminist to say "we're for gender equality and we care about men's issues too" with a name like feminism, where all the publicity is focused purely on women. And all the bad publicity too. The extremists and crazies have done so much damage to the brand.

So what I propose, is a rebranding, with a more inclusive, non-gendered name so it is much easier to sell as being just about gender equality. As an added bonus, the absolute most diehard opponents of dropping the feminism label for a new one, should be the most like, militant, extreme feminists, so this would actually act as a filter to thin the number of extremism under the new label. For a time, anyway.

So you're saying Black Lives Matter should be All Lives Matter?

That's bad.

Antifar posted...

Democrats deserve credit for holding firm to protect DACA recipients, even as it meant a shutdown.

This. It's literally 'muh illegals!'

It's amazing to me how they don't even pretend to try and hide it these days. Just blatantly owned by billionaires and corporations, dgaf about their ordinary constituents.

#statesrightsonlywhenisayso

I almost never see atheist cringe.

Annihilated posted...

Everything they say and do is in the name of hate and evil.

you got it backwards dude

Damn so I had this theory that the manufacturers had invested minimally into bitcoin so they could drive the cost of cards up.

This would put a hole into that theory potentially, though it could also be a nice publicity stunt for Nvidia (how are retailers supposed to limit who they sell to??).

"Trump needs to PROVE he's not a Nazi"

*recognizes Jerusalem as Israeli capital*

"NOT THAT WAY"

Annihilated posted...

Hate generally follows the left wherever it goes. I see it on social media, comments sections, college campuses, anywhere that leans left is just a big whining hate fest.

You don't see the irony at all in your post, do you?

You could make possession of drugs punishable by death and you wouldn't make a dent. Lmao at "just crack down on it! Make it illegal!"

People. Don't. Care.

The law will not stop people from getting what they want. Also willing to bet Japanese people are just less likely to report using drugs rather than are not doing them because of supposed harsh laws.

creativerealms posted...

Good. I was fearing most people would blame the Dems.

Most people aren't that stupid.

House Vote to Keep Government Running:
Republicans - 224 Yes, 11 No
Democrats - 6 Yes, 186 No
Senate Vote to Keep Government Running:
Republicans - 47 Yes, 5 No
Democrats: 5 Yes, 44 No
Combined Support for Keeping Government Running;
Republicans - 271 Yes, 16 No (95% Support)
Democrats - 11 Yes, 230 No (5% Support)

Democrats are to blame. They got our credit downgraded in 2013, and now they choose to fight for illegal immigrants rather than the American people.

Gotta be a real idiot not to realize we live in the most peaceful times.

Darkman124 posted...

Thrillwell posted...

GE is going to tank. My chart has it dipping to $8.90 and don't worry Darkman124, I will update CE when this happens

i don't believe for a second that you have a chart

i also have a long enough term timeframe that i can wait out the pain. ~38k is a nontrivial set of my portfolio but it ain't the whole thing. so go nuts

Darkman124, please change your name to ultracrepidarian. K THX

I know a shitload about GE, and I know you sir are in trouble. GE is obviously fucking huge and with the major pension fuck up, and them actually running in the red. More likely than not they are gonna split. Not even talking about the big insurance hit they just took.
Make sure to read my topic called Assfucked in the Spring, it will be about you.

Go study about sector rotation to see how you fucked up.
At least you got Trump for another couple years. US Steel is gonna bet on itself and Trump won't let that fail. Although it will secretly require some help from down under.

Some think it will be about $12 in 3 months, but I think they are way too hopeful in this new era.

Annihilated posted...

This exactly why republicans don't cater to racial demographic groups, because they don't need to.

They feel they don't need to in part because they make efforts to exclude demographics from the voting population: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/29/the-smoking-gun-proving-north-carolina-republicans-tried-to-disenfranchise-black-voters/

gp1829 posted...

What specific Trump policy is putting Africian Americans to work?

His economic policy is good for the economy as a whole. He doesnt base his polices around which race would do best under which policy, thats a racist mindset he doesnt have. He does what is best for all Americans, and obviously the numbers show

Annihilated posted...

I tagged TC with the date of this year's election to watch the impending salt waterfall in November. More than likely he'll just disappear without a trace like GYSBE. Then again maybe it's the same person.

I shall do the same for you right now :)

Kazi1212 posted...

So 65% of people doesnt have much of a stake in the future of this country because if these companies do well, then we do well. Do you think its a coincidence unemployment numbers are so low right now? Through stocks, these companies have the capital to higher more, its all related.

"That money will trickle down someday!!!"

A hahahahahhahahahahhaha

Mal_Fet posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

Mal_Fet posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

RE: Electrocution culture -- I don't think that's an accurate statement for this topic. Electrocution from lightning is extremely rare. Rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment are notably prominent in the U.S. It is evident that we do have some sort of rape culture going on, but it's been normalized.

How can you possibly say those things are "normalized" when each of them are illegal and so abhorrent to the general public that a segment of the population will even condemn people accused of it absent any evidence or due process?

Because the pendulum swings both ways. #MeToo was birthed from it being so normalized.

In Hollywood, maybe. But the actual sexual assault rate is exceedingly low. You probably recall the "1 in 5" figure touted about college campuses, but when studied by actual statistics professionals who don't have a presupposed conclusion and using a reasonable sample size, they found the real figure to be 6.1 in 1000. Hardly normalized, huh?

I think it's important to note that what I mentioned and the #MeToo movement isn't just about sexual assault. It's also about sexual harassment.