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Si the illegal arm possession charge was dismissed... over the gun's barrel not being the right size and rittenhouse being over 16 at the time. Yep, clown world.
 

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As a leftist, a BLM supporter, a progressive, and someone who wants gun control reform...

...I want everyone in America to own a gun now. Because the only thing stopping a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.

California was open carry until the Black Panthers started toting guns around. And that's what it's gonna take to make Republicans start taking gun control seriously throughout the rest of the country and STOP rushing to commit acts of vigilantism : black people carrying guns en masse.
 

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Yep, pretty much. The US is a country where you can start an altercation with whoever and when that someone responds in some manner and you are "threatened" you can legally end said person's life. At which point of course the other person can draw a gun and end you as well. Legally. Murder is legal in the US. Actual clownworld....
 
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US could run out of cash as soon as Dec. 15, Janet Yellen warns


The US government could run out of cash and be forced to default on its debt if lawmakers fail to raise the debt ceiling by Dec. 15, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday.

Yellen explained that the new deadline comes as a result of the $1 trillion infrastructure agenda, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Monday.

Many Republicans have said they won’t cooperate on any effort to raise the debt ceiling come December, saying that the US needs to reign in its out-of-control spending.

If the debt ceiling isn’t raised, the Treasury would likely be forced to prioritize certain payments like Social Security. The cutting of certain programs would likely fall disproportionately on the elderly and poor.

Raising the debt limit would not authorize any new spending, but rather let the government issue new debt to pay for existing obligations.

Yellen has insisted that a US default, in which the Treasury delays interest payments on debt, could devalue the US Dollar and launch the country as well as the world into a major recession.

Congress nonetheless has a number of other burdensome items, including passing Biden’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, that it must address before grappling with the debt ceiling.


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There could be a few red flags in there somewheres.

I hope everyone is prepared for the worst case scenario.


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Welp, there's no reason other than sheer,abject madness to not raise the debt ceiling. I would argue that the assessment there of the consequences of a US default are fairly... tame. It could potentially end the dollar as reserve currency along with the consequences of such a development. The risk of such a thing is to the best of my knowledge incalculable. Doing it to reign in spending would trash the world to such an extent that reigning in the spending would be pointless. Hence why even in the worst discussions regarding this issue they always pass provisionary measures to extend the deadline and avoid an actual default.
 

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I would argue that the assessment there of the consequences of a US default are fairly... tame.

When the USSR defaulted, retired russian workers lost their pensions.

The article hints social security could find its way on a budget chopping block.

Food stamps, unemployment, affirmative action, abortion funding, gender reassignment subsidies and other programs could also get hacked. Which would be crazy to think about given the high percentage of US soldiers who rely on food stamps to feed their families.

Biden and friends seem to really like LGBTs. I think they'll keep the gender reassignment subsidies. Probably state abortion funding as well.

But everyone else might not be happy about the results.
 

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When the USSR defaulted, retired russian workers lost their pensions.

The article hints social security could find its way on a budget chopping block.

Food stamps, unemployment, affirmative action, abortion funding, gender reassignment subsidies and other programs could also get hacked. Which would be crazy to think about given the high percentage of US soldiers who rely on food stamps to feed their families.

Biden and friends seem to really like LGBTs. I think they'll keep the gender reassignment subsidies. Probably state abortion funding as well.

But everyone else might not be happy about the results.
Yeah, I'm sure what's tanking the economy and causing this era of endless debt is fucking LGBT initiatives and gender reassignment subsidies, makes total sense.
 

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Yeah, I'm sure what's tanking the economy and causing this era of endless debt is fucking LGBT initiatives and gender reassignment subsidies, makes total sense.

California is requiring vaccine ID and state ID to shop for food in some cases.

Does it make life harder for illegal immigrants who have no state ID or vaccine ID?

If democrats are throwing illegal immigrants under a bus, there's a chance LGBTs will be next to join them.
 

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"She hates liberals so this is acceptable conduct I guess" - some Republican probably
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California is requiring vaccine ID and state ID to shop for food in some cases.

Does it make life harder for illegal immigrants who have no state ID or vaccine ID?

If democrats are throwing illegal immigrants under a bus, there's a chance LGBTs will be next to join them.
"in some cases"... meaning what? Nothing I've read suggests a vaccine ID is required at grocery stores, only restaurants. If a grocery store serves food and has a place designated for eating, those who use it are required to show proof of vaccination. That is obviously not the same as being banned from "shopping for food", but obviously certain groups of people have motivation for framing it that way, don't they? :hee

You don't need an ID to get a vaccine, so I don't understand the point of this post. Do you ever double-check your information before you post, or is egg on your face something you really enjoy?
 

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A good way to control spending is by reducing the amount of money pumped into defense and warfare and to Israel
 

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When the USSR defaulted, retired russian workers lost their pensions.

The article hints social security could find its way on a budget chopping block.

Food stamps, unemployment, affirmative action, abortion funding, gender reassignment subsidies and other programs could also get hacked. Which would be crazy to think about given the high percentage of US soldiers who rely on food stamps to feed their families.

Biden and friends seem to really like LGBTs. I think they'll keep the gender reassignment subsidies. Probably state abortion funding as well.

But everyone else might not be happy about the results.
The soviet union was basically a third world country. Meanwhile the US dollar is the world's reserve coin, Food stamps, unemployment and whichever other nonsense you bring up is basically peanuts to the magnitude of the impact of this issue.
 

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"in some cases"... meaning what? Nothing I've read suggests a vaccine ID is required at grocery stores, only restaurants. If a grocery store serves food and has a place designated for eating, those who use it are required to show proof of vaccination. That is obviously not the same as being banned from "shopping for food", but obviously certain groups of people have motivation for framing it that way, don't they? :hee

You don't need an ID to get a vaccine, so I don't understand the point of this post. Do you ever double-check your information before you post, or is egg on your face something you really enjoy?

Are you happy with the direction vaccines mandates are taking?

Do you realize they're killing jobs, murdering the economy and depriving everyone of options and opportunities in life. Which overall translate to a reduced standard of living for all of us.

You seem very happy about all of this. And so I hope you're rich and wealthy. Grow your own food. Generate your own electricity and clean water. Or else you'll see your standard of living significantly decline as a result of these policies.

Agree / disagree?


The soviet union was basically a third world country. Meanwhile the US dollar is the world's reserve coin, Food stamps, unemployment and whichever other nonsense you bring up is basically peanuts to the magnitude of the impact of this issue.

Saddam Hussein dropped the dollar as a reserve currency around the year 2000.

China, russia, japan and other nations publicly announced and practiced "de dollarization" policies for many years now.

Long story short, every nation around the world has watched the US deficit grow and taken steps to isolate themselves and their economies from the expected demise of the dollar.

Food stamps, unemployment and social security are "peanuts"? :toc

What does that even mean?
 

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Are you happy with the direction vaccines mandates are taking?

Do you realize they're killing jobs, murdering the economy and depriving everyone of options and opportunities in life. Which overall translate to a reduced standard of living for all of us.

You seem very happy about all of this. And so I hope you're rich and wealthy. Grow your own food. Generate your own electricity and clean water. Or else you'll see your standard of living significantly decline as a result of these policies.

Agree / disagree?
Are you ever going to address being habitually incorrect about simple information? Or are you changing the subject simply because you're yet again caught being misleading?

I'm not an economist, nor is the subject my forte. But to suggest that vaccine mandates are the only cause for any of these issues when more than enough places have nothing of the sort, is laughable. What about people being not willing to return to work at shit-paying jobs because it isn't worth risking their or their loved one's health due to antivaxxers refusing to get the jab?
 

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"She hates liberals so this is acceptable conduct I guess" - some Republican probably
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You don't need an ID to get a vaccine, so I don't understand the point of this post. Do you ever double-check your information before you post, or is egg on your face something you really enjoy?
You guys don’t? How do you guys maintain the vaccination data, then?
 

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My brother's wife told him about a woman who swore up and down she'd never get a job where she has to be vaccinated, and if they started mandating it at her workplace she'd quit in protest. Except she'd only been working there for a week, and the place started mandating that their employees be vaccinated... and rather than stick to her guns she begged the managers to reconsider.

They fired her because she wouldn't get the jab.

And that made me happy.

Are you happy with the direction vaccines mandates are taking?

Do you realize they're killing jobs, murdering the economy and depriving everyone of options and opportunities in life. Which overall translate to a reduced standard of living for all of us.

You seem very happy about all of this. And so I hope you're rich and wealthy. Grow your own food. Generate your own electricity and clean water. Or else you'll see your standard of living significantly decline as a result of these policies.

Agree / disagree?
Vaccine mandates aren't killing jobs. If anything it's making job openings because the folk unwilling to vaccinate will move to jobs where they're lax on vax requirements, while anyone else with human empathy will just get the jab and take the job left by the dumbfuck who was willing to lose his job and potentially become homeless over a political statement.

Imagine not caring about the people around you SO MUCH you're willing to let your children starve over it. Fuck these people, unironically.
 

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Vaccine mandate isn't killing anything, not when people are the ones choosing not to get the vaccine to protect others, if not themselves. Not to mention, big companies keep getting loans but still lay off workers, like some airline companies, while some other major companies get loans meant for small businesses. It's really remarkable how the right will not point fingers at companies that mismanage their money, but they will blame poor people for not being financially literate.
 

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Saddam Hussein dropped the dollar as a reserve currency around the year 2000.

China, russia, japan and other nations publicly announced and practiced "de dollarization" policies for many years now.

Long story short, every nation around the world has watched the US deficit grow and taken steps to isolate themselves and their economies from the expected demise of the dollar.

Food stamps, unemployment and social security are "peanuts"? :toc

What does that even mean?
My point here is that the implications of this go far beyond just US social security or food stamps. The US dollar is the foundation of world commerce. China and russia have wet dreams about their currencies being used in international trade but barring a few countries over which they have a lot of influence that's but a pipe dream for the foreseeable future. The risk of a default is pretty much unlimited... And a bigger threat to the US than china or russia.
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Vaccine mandate isn't killing anything, not when people are the ones choosing not to get the vaccine to protect others, if not themselves. Not to mention, big companies keep getting loans but still lay off workers, like some airline companies, while some other major companies get loans meant for small businesses. It's really remarkable how the right will not point fingers at companies that mismanage their money, but they will blame poor people for not being financially literate.
I don't think companies are laying off workers right now. I mean, I am sure you can cherrypick some but the macro situation at the US remains that there is a massive worker shortage. Companies at the US right now are acting under the assumption that if they lose an employee they are not replacing him or her for a while....
 

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My point here is that the implications of this go far beyond just US social security or food stamps. The US dollar is the foundation of world commerce. China and russia have wet dreams about their currencies being used in international trade but barring a few countries over which they have a lot of influence that's but a pipe dream for the foreseeable future. The risk of a default is pretty much unlimited... And a bigger threat to the US than china or russia.
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I don't think companies are laying off workers right now. I mean, I am sure you can cherrypick some but the macro situation at the US remains that there is a massive worker shortage. Companies at the US right now are acting under the assumption that if they lose an employee they are not replacing him or her for a while....
This was last year. From what I've heard from job seekers, companies are actually not hiring some/most people despite saying they need workers, which makes me think that they're trying to freeze out people and force them to accept less benefits/money.


 

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This was last year. From what I've heard from job seekers, companies are actually not hiring some/most people despite saying they need workers, which makes me think that they're trying to freeze out people and force them to accept less benefits/money.


What I mention is from this year. This is stuff I have heard from companies I work with only last week.
 

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I was talking about since the pandemic started, as Sanity wants to blame the vaccine mandate when in reality, the fault lies with companies and with people who choose not to get vaccine for losing their jobs. Not to mention, the vaccine mandate isn't that much different from the vaccines we had to get when we were in school, in the US anyway.
 
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