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US PoliEra 2020 |OT 3| "I think he's learned his lesson" says The Concerned Immoderate Darling Collins.
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As long as the bullets originate in the US and impact in Mexico, I guess.
Waiting on analysis of the actual opinion to really WTF on this
Economists and financial experts have been telling us for years how great things are for U.S. workers and consumers. The stuff we buy is dirt cheap, and living standards are higher than ever. Wages are keeping pace with inflation. Inequality probably isn't as bad as you've been led to believe. The stock market is booming!
So why, then, do so many of us feel like we can barely make ends meet?
A new report published by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, offers a clear explanation for the disconnect between the economy described by economists and the one experienced by regular people. It all boils down to the startling shift illustrated in the chart below.
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In 1985, the typical male breadwinner could cover those costs and still have 22 weeks of pay left for everything else a family wants and needs, such as food, clothing, entertainment and savings. Today, the typical salary doesn't even cover the four basics.
It's worth noting that Cass constructed his index around male earnings because men historically were more likely to be sole breadwinners. Plus, polls show that Americans still view men as the primary provider within a family, even though that's increasingly no longer the case
Cass also ran the numbers for female earners, whose median wage is about 80 percent that of men. In 1985, the typical woman needed to work 45 weeks to cover the four big annual expenses; today she needs 66 weeks. That means it was easier for a female breadwinner to provide for her family in 1985 than it is for a lone male earner today.
From what I get the SC seems it applies to federal court cases under civil rights cases only but that's just me
Been working through this interview as I'm working and it's really good for anyone who's interested and hasn't listened yet.
Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu12
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told the Senate Appropriations Committee in a hearing today the risk to the American public from coronavirus "remains low."
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/02.25.20--Wolf%20Testimony.pdf …
Wolf was grilled by @SenJohnKennedy, who pressed the secretary on estimates for the number of cases in the US and equipment needed:
"You're supposed to keep us safe. And the American people deserve some straight answers on the coronavirus. And i'm not getting them from you."
10:55 AM - Feb 25, 2020
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told the Senate Appropriations Committee in a hearing today the risk to the American public from coronavirus "remains low."
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/02.25.20--Wolf%20Testimony.pdf …
Wolf was grilled by @SenJohnKennedy, who pressed the secretary on estimates for the number of cases in the US and equipment needed:
"You're supposed to keep us safe. And the American people deserve some straight answers on the coronavirus. And i'm not getting them from you."
10:55 AM - Feb 25, 2020
Well shit, maybe we shouldn't have so many "ACTING" people in charge of defense. What do you think John?
Seems like polls usually undercount older black voters?
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(((Harry Enten))) on Twitter
“Here were the SC polls in the last two Dem primaries... The result differed from the final polls rather significantly.”
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Can someone explain that SC Hernandez ruling? I understand they can decide the 4th Amendment doesn't apply because the person shot wasn't inside the US. However it seems like they are also ruling the 5th Amendment doesn't apply? Does this mean random Joes can camp at the border with their assault rifle and kill unarmed people trying to cross the border, and they can't even be sued for damages never mind indicted?
Seems like polls usually undercount older black voters?
(((Harry Enten))) on Twitter
“Here were the SC polls in the last two Dem primaries... The result differed from the final polls rather significantly.”
RIP Bernie
buttigieg literally a human shield to protect bloomberg from warren.
No, it's because he was a national guardsman at the border. A regular person would still be liable under criminal statutes.
So, someone in the National Guard can kill people across the border with no consequences? Other than maybe a promotion and a Medal of Freedom from Trump?
There's some evidence to suggest that fear of contagion is fundamental to conservative politics.
Liberals and Conservatives React in Wildly Different Ways to Repulsive Pictures
To a surprising degree, our political beliefs may derive from a specific aspect of our biological makeup: our propensity to feel physical revulsion.
www.theatlantic.com
I don't think it augurs well for us.
one easy trick to get hired to the Trump campaign/admin.
Well whoever the nominee is, bond markets are definitely showing full recession fears today due to Coronavirus, which will put a dent in Trump's "strongest" claim. I'm sure he'll be a master...spinner???...on the topic, but losing that support is going to put a massive amount of pressure on him if the markets are right.
Yeah, I'm wondering if this exception applies to law enforcement only or any americans.
Does anyone know if Trump pulled funding from HHS for the border wall? Because I'm of a mind (a stupid one, likely) that Dems should be telling the Trump admin they can get the COVID funding they need by reallocating funds they stole back to HHS.
So if I have this right:
1. Nominate Ratcliffe
2. Pull his nom because he lied about his credentials
3. Wait
4. Renominate Ratcliffe?
U.S. Supreme Court bars lawsuit over cross-border shooting of Mexican teen
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a lawsuit against a Border Patrol agent for fatally shooting a 15-year-old Mexican boy on Mexican soil from across the border in Texas, refusing to open the door for foreign nationals to pursue civil rights cases in American courts...
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Reading it you can see some of the conclusions, seems like the SC passes the buck to congress to decide weither these cases should be allowed or not when it comes to cross border incidents like this as they uphold a lower court decision.
This is just one piece so far but going by the writer on twitter seems like this still only applies federally and state court could be left open but not sure atm.
they could still be indicted, in theory (not that the DOJ is particularly likely to bring charges). the ruling is about whether the family was allowed to bring a civil action against a federal agent for acting unconstitutionally in the course of their duties in these circumstances
Sam Allison-Natale, #RentZero 🌻🌹 on Twitter
“One fun and horrifying thing you can do if you have Westlaw / Lexis access is search Judith Schendlin (Judge Judy) who is perhaps the most-overturned judge in New York Family Court history. Whole areas of law were created to deal with her off-the-charts hatred of poor mothers...
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Economists and financial experts have been telling us for years how great things are for U.S. workers and consumers. The stuff we buy is dirt cheap, and living standards are higher than ever. Wages are keeping pace with inflation. Inequality probably isn't as bad as you've been led to believe. The stock market is booming!So why, then, do so many of us feel like we can barely make ends meet?A new report published by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, offers a clear explanation for the disconnect between the economy described by economists and the one experienced by regular people. It all boils down to the startling shift illustrated in the chart below.
---------------------In 1985, the typical male breadwinner could cover those costs and still have 22 weeks of pay left for everything else a family wants and needs, such as food, clothing, entertainment and savings. Today, the typical salary doesn't even cover the four basics.It's worth noting that Cass constructed his index around male earnings because men historically were more likely to be sole breadwinners. Plus, polls show that Americans still view men as the primary provider within a family, even though that's increasingly no longer the caseCass also ran the numbers for female earners, whose median wage is about 80 percent that of men. In 1985, the typical woman needed to work 45 weeks to cover the four big annual expenses; today she needs 66 weeks. That means it was easier for a female breadwinner to provide for her family in 1985 than it is for a lone male earner today.
I thought this was debunked earlier in this thread. Kirblar
So, isn't this the opposite of the law that would allow Americans to sue countries who have ties to the 9/11 terrorists?
So "moderate Democrats" are worried about Bernie being the front runner.
"Moderate Dems" just like "moderate darlings" are moderate. Hope we vote em out
"Moderate Dems" just like "moderate darlings" are moderate. Hope we vote em out
Biden's inner circle was leaking damaging stories.
It was, and Vox literally just put out a piece on it today as well going into why the 1:1 comparisons don't work. (while somehow missing that the guy screwed up the chart's healthcare costs) https://www.vox.com/2020/2/25/21151335/oren-cass-cost-of-thriving
This is based on bad math that ignores employer-side health care payments. (copying post from the weekend into this one below)
There was a chart going around on twitter about College/HC/Transportation/Housing inflation that.... is actually wrong. The issue is that if you treat insurance premiums as expenses, you need to add employer-side Insurance payments as income! And, as it turns out, that significantly changes the chart. Now, the corrected data does show disposable income going from 40% to 25% here. That is important. But it doesn't show those other 4 crowding that out completely.
You have completely missed the point of why "moderate darlings" is in quotes. spoiler: it's because they're not moderate and are roleplaying as an actual moderate.
Sue Collins is a "moderate darling" because she's a straight up partisan R who takes costless votes when she can to make her appear "bipartisan."
I haven't missed the point. I just didn't write it out well. All "moderate darlings" are just shirtbags that need to be voted out
I'm so surprised that you'd like to see Kevin McCarthy becomes Majority Speaker. That seems like a dumb decision but what do I know?
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