Those who don’t own property use schools, but don’t pay for them. Lu, you & I might be on the verge of solving this entire issue. 🤔
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Those who don’t own property use schools, but don’t pay for them. Lu, you & I might be on the verge of solving this entire issue. 🤔
Yes, I hate paying property taxes, but you are right about an educated society. Our school quality varies by the affluence the school taxing district. The state should fund schools on a per student basis via income tax—not property.
I see your point, but that is still using public $ to subsidize private religious entities. It’s a more indirect than vouchers. Public education needs to be funded by citizens at large—not just families that send their kids to public school There is no “public” right to a private education
Their real goal is vouchers where they take public $ for their own religious schools that will not accept non-Christian’s and will have no oversight over their finances or education quality
They mean the first 2, ok 3 maybe
“for zero separation of” THEIR church.
Things being discussed to personal. I do have a 96 yr old FIL who is the O.G. hoarder of wealth, so familiar with that. Not here to score points or argue. BTW, the video you posted supporting your point was a bit on the light side as well. Good day
Generally and demographically—not you & me specifically. I am making light of it somewhat. You have taken offense The wealth transfer reference was demographic not about you & your husband. You are personalizing that. I do not hoard $ and am generous with my children. You are flipping general ….
I sent a 4 part reply. Looks like it’s not all here. Anyway I like to engage on a number of subjects in a good natured way. I started out saying I’m not disputing your point and ended by saying I accept your judgements. My comments were light banter about how we got here…..
I reject the distinction —-at least If there is one , it should begin later. And disco is a shared shame and embarrassment that spans the entire period. It was a horror to witness
So, on behalf of the demographic, I accept your judgements without argument, offering only my pathetic excuses. AND…. Disco music actually was the undoing our potential value to society. Just imagine DJT at Studio 54.
So in the 80’s we decided to get our own. We did. Idealism was chucked for greed. High finance was the new shiny toy . We coked up and made $. Now we aren’t targeted by the culture but we are sitting atop assets. Your generation awaits the transfer. 3/4
The new medium ,TV, targeted us for baby toys , cereal, Barbie’s, GI Joe, kids tv shows, rock music , clothes,. We owned the culture until recently. For a few minutes , before we could take power positions, some tried to effect change (war , race) and were beaten down by our parents generation . 2
Ella, you draw an interesting rhetorical line where a BB response will prove your stated point. Well done. I’ll attempt to step around it. Not disputing. BBs were born into a new era of disposable income with a large demographic presence that made us the target for culture and consumables . 1/4
“Leavitt has a habit of verbally assailing reporters and condescending to them rather than answering their questions.” —————- Which is why serious news orgs should not assign to the WH press pool or quote or report on her statements/conduct Really!
Trumps mental and physical state are causes for alarm and close monitoring. This is a stand alone issue & his relative condition v. Biden is not even close to the point
The most disturbing thing about this is NOT that Stacy’s statement is false. It’s that she thinks she can dismiss lack of gun control contributing to kids getting killed in church……….by pointing out a minor hypocrisy in the statement of an ideological opponent
Prolific character actor . Was always showing up in different tv show or movie—-must have portrayed an old man for 30 years, lol
I call MAGA. “ the revenge of the D students”. They are primarily anti-knowledge . They resent advanced education and all ideas that flow forth from educated “elite” DJT is the perfect vessel for them to pour their resentment into Hope you are right that it falls apart or splinters after him
ICE fund-raising “Patriot Stop” roadblocks at 4-way stops throughout the US. “We’ll let you go, for a dollar or mo’ “. ( catchy slogan)
If SCOTUS affirms appellate decision on Trump Tariffs…………….. What’s his majesty’s next move for revenue to pay for his tax cuts??? I’ll go first. (comments)
Does this mean that Trump will not cancel the personal income tax for those making under $200k ??? 🤬🥵😡
True
What you are describing is an insult to Geography as well .
I attribute the decline in social studies and humanities AND just required reading of literature and history to intellectual decline in US citizenry Intellectual development requires reading and written expression of thought
Nothing is more urgent than employee breaks at the DMV or SSA
Assigning a financial benefit in the claims process- to either the granting of, or denial of coverage —will produce a result that should be glaringly apparent to anyone with a functioning sense of logic. Denying valid claims is another form of fraud and abuse.
40+ years in and around the insurance industry. The insurance industry is famous for placing its most sedentary, compliant, and unimaginative alums in positions to regulate the industry against the interests of its policyholders……along with the politically connected who don’t know shit a/b ins.
Mike Johnson will go down in history as the white supremacist Christian nationalist Speaker of the House who attempted to cover up a pedophilic criminal regime and replace US democracy with a fascist dictatorship.
He works in mysterious ways
Interesting. I’m in southern IL. Women from the south are more frequent visitors I guess. I expect MO and KY to establish checkpoints in our direction
Oompa-Loompa. thanks for that
I need to step away for a bit. Everything I’m seeing this morning is making my blood boil. Need to go find someone to talk me down, lol
A shame & embarrassment to this country. Think I hear tongue talking in the background. Nice touch. Helps solidify support among that element I think they should invite the woman who likes to open a flame thrower on the Koran. Praise Jesus and point us toward those we shall plunder and kill
Today’s introduction of the latest cruel fuckery . That procedure med professionals say you need is unnecessary bc you won’t die tomorrow without it Let’s reward the insurance company’s( Medicare contractor) algorithm with a financial bonus. Because it wouldn’t work so well without $incentive
He would have to buy 3 rows, just to keep other passengers from stabbing him in the throat with a pen
airports? Is he saying he flies commercial ?
Straight up news orgs (if any actually remain ) need to STOP assigning reporters to WH pool. Just let her answer Qs for Fox and OAN and leave it at that. If there are actually news worthy events , they can be covered without taking statements from her NOTHING she says has any objective news value
Let’s bring manufacturing back to the US….. as long as it doesn’t contain Aluminum
Mark this day as the death of expertise at the CDC. All we have between us and the next pandemic are a bunch of horse paste eating conspiracy loons.
just noticed that spellcheck thought “pollution” was a better word than “politician”. Just wanted to clarify.
I think I may be the only person left ( now that you are watching it) who has not watched it . May have watched 1 or 3 ep when it was new. Just never got back to it
I wish we still had Al Franken in the Senate. —-not that he’s presidential timber. He has talent for exposing truth with deadpan hilarity
Shit show
They are just “cracker people” to me now
Did they ever actually ship crackers in big wooden whiskey barrels ? A strange nostalgia for stupidity in packaging
LABOR SEC. PLACES HER CAREER IN JEOPARDY WITH INADVERTENT REFERENCE TO FDR
For some reason, I accidentally learned this during the past year. Now have peace with tasks that used to aggravate me
I read the whole thing, but wanted to respond to that point. If that violates some norm I’m unfamiliar with , there are probably some authorities you can report that to
Many examples. I have to stop myself from unloading. 😵💫
Agree. The religious 501c3 has become a shield for criminal grifters and frees them from financial crime scrutiny. The “sanctity of the confessional “ among Catholics becomes a convenient veil against disclosing child sexual abuse Generally pedophilia ‘s the new jaywalking for the rich & powerful
“The very earliest forms of Christian belief were counter culture towards Roman imperialism and occupation of the Levant and Greece.” Yes, until around 324 when Constantine I established it as the state religion which solidified its dominance in Europe unchallenged for the next 1200 or so years
Next phase: permit this “murican” strain of Christianity into public schools and disrupt traditional public school funding with a voucher scheme. Funnels public funds into religious 501C entities with no public oversight because that would violate religions freedom A con planned for decades .
There are enabling factors in America. “Freedom” of religious speech that can imbed racial authoritarian, and patriarchal concepts AND merging lanes with developing television and internet technologies that elevated religious “weirdos” into mainstream religious leaders. It’s still developing ….
Newsom, Pritzker , Buttigieg maybe. Dem Senate mostly useless and should be sent home. How can they rest in their positions and not be at least as vocal as Newsom & Pritzker Horrible !
Nice! Mine can’t reach 4’ before the deer eat them
True. That struck me as I watched a clip of his cabinet meeting show. Semi-scripted show & tell report by his acolytes with occasional praise & groveling Cabinet meetings should not be televised if they are “real” cabinet meetings . One would expect serious shit to be under discussion
THIS IS TRUTH!!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Epstein stigmata
The one agency they haven’t totally destroyed yet. They won’t make it a lot worse for SS recipients until they have a tighter grip on us & start shooting people in the street as examples. Phone is tough with SS. I usually just schlep in to their office. More time but usually ok result
“On this day in modern criminal history of the US Presidency…”
Outstanding point. Yet they think it important to change the interior decor and logo to “class it up”? How about Cracker Bistro?
Before we entered the Bizarro world, media corporations practicing journalism would humiliate a pollution who touted such objectively and demonstrably false claims and used them to justify oppressive policies. We all need to try to remember normal and find a way back to it
Recently retired. “Not having to leave” is making * not leaving * my default. Trying to make leaving more a priority. Lose track of the day I know I have to do this on Tuesday, I just forgot today is Tuesday.
Tree rats with the agility of a point guard. Nothing will deter them. ( I guess you can tell you have struck a nerve)
I have an entire civilization of them around me. I have surrendered to them & now just pay extortion to them ( a portion of what the birds get)
why?
I find it difficult to dispute your point. One is at a loss to explain America’s posture with regard to these events
Attempting !? We have a president who is succeeding as being an autocrat ( disclosure—did not watch clip / responding to caption)
Interesting statement from former DOJ pardon attorney. She was fired ,by the Dept for not restoring gun rights back to Trump's friend, Mel Gibson after his conviction on weapons related charges. He had threatened his girlfriend.
Recent govt purchases of faux gold causes rise in faux futures
I’ll say it again, Americas obsession with Celebrity and fake reality TV along with algorithms that fined tune outrage to 11 has wrecked every aspect of our society. Prove me wrong. 😑
Nice reveal of the “scheme” “Rigged the fuses to blow after the midterm”
MAGAs take note. John Bolton is a hard right militarist who was aligned with T and served his first administration until he could stand it no longer. He was not there to grift $, avoid prosecution for child diddling, or join a cult. If they came for him, they will certainly come for you.
Also enjoyed him in Treme’ , overlooked role for him maybe. Great cast overall
Try The Wire. Excellent writing and characters.
The Party of Lincoln is actively working to correct our thinking on “how bad Slavery was” The rank and file of the GOP silently accept this, because they didn’t actually realize it was “woke” until now What will it be tomorrow ?
Every day.
Perfectly stated.
Imagine, a man so desperate for laurels that he shakes his fist at Oslo! I daresay even Napoleon never thought to bully the Scandinavians into flattery. Prizes are not won by tantrums, and if Mr. Trump thinks otherwise, then he mistakes the Nobel Committee for one of his casinos.”
I wish I could present this to anyone I heard say “We need someone who will run the country like a business” Why would he not expect that he could put the govt in a bankruptcy proceeding, sell off assets , stiff bondholders and start over? The only thing he really understands . “ like a business”
Thousands of celebs visited Disney properties and were thrilled to receive this top shelf treatment. Many were more prominent and familiar than this asshole , and had security concerns that would be on par with him but of course did not have secret service. I knew someone who did this at Disney
What is the fair monetary value of a day at Disney?? I don’t mean admission , but what does Disney forfeit in a day to give them that experience? Disney needs to issue him a 1099 for that value. Disney has a department that accommodates celebrity visits: escort, security, front of line etc. 1of 2
I hear Mr. Trump wishes to adorn the White House with a ballroom of such splendour that Versailles itself might blush. Alas, I suspect the result would not be Versailles, but rather a seaside hotel of the louder sort. All the subtlety of a brass band playing in a telephone booth.
