Things that made you frown today (Political Version)

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Originally Posted by Parkbandit

I got you a present:

https://www.gop.com/activate-your-membership/

Let me be the first to welcome you into our fold, you dirty reformed hippie.

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Ha. Make no mistake, I'm very liberal but I'm fine with capitalism as long as there are checks in place. I think most dems are too, it's just that the ones that aren't tend to hog the mic.

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Originally Posted by Taernath

I think most dems are too

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I don't know, the left in general is increasingly going insane at an exponential rate.

Ever increasing minimum wages, more and more social services, more free stuff, subsidizing one industry after another, government take over of entire industries. Most of this stuff would have been considered fringe a short 10 years ago, but now it's very much mainstream and Democrat candidates are running on these positions and winning.

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Originally Posted by Taernath

I think you're arguing something that's separate from what the rest of us are arguing. We're not talking about income inequality, we're talking about a business being forced to subsidize smaller businesses who can't compete.

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In an area rife with income inequality. These things go hand in hand.

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Originally Posted by Taernath

Ha. Make no mistake, I'm very liberal but I'm fine with capitalism as long as there are checks in place. I think most dems are too, it's just that the ones that aren't tend to hog the mic.

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Not so sure anymore.

You are probably closer to moderate than "very liberal".

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Originally Posted by Taernath

Ha. Make no mistake, I'm very liberal but I'm fine with capitalism as long as there are checks in place. I think most dems are too, it's just that the ones that aren't tend to hog the mic.

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Very soon your party will consider you an outcast for holding such racist views.

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Originally Posted by Tgo01

I don't know, the left in general is increasingly going insane at an exponential rate.

Ever increasing minimum wages, more and more social services, more free stuff, subsidizing one industry after another, government take over of entire industries. Most of this stuff would have been considered fringe a short 10 years ago, but now it's very much mainstream and Democrat candidates are running on these positions and winning.

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Trump administration plans $12 billion in farm relief

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:lol:

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Originally Posted by Parkbandit

You are probably closer to moderate than "very liberal".

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"Center-left", maybe. I agree with most of what Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez say, but I don't believe they can realistically accomplish it without moderating their positions, so I support more moderate dems in the meantime.

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Originally Posted by Androidpk

In an area rife with income inequality. These things go hand in hand.

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I've just snapped my fingers and now Google et. al have ended their cafeteria programs and are giving money to local restaurants, allowing them to stay open for multiple shifts and pay their workers $19/h wage. Explain how you believe that will affect income inequality.

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Originally Posted by Taernath

I've just snapped my fingers and now Google et. al have ended their cafeteria programs and are giving money to local restaurants, allowing them to stay open for multiple shifts and pay their workers $19/h wage. Explain how you believe that will affect income inequality.

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It wouldn't.

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Originally Posted by Androidpk

It wouldn't.

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I don't know why I even bothered. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Originally Posted by Taernath

I don't know why I even bothered. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Do you think these problems happen in every single city or they're more likely to happen in areas like SF, Mountain View and other places with massive levels of income inequality?