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rbreich , 10 hours ago to random

There's Only One Relevant Question https://robertreich.substack.com/p/theres-only-one-relevant-question?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

deskJet95 , 10 hours ago

@rbreich "...the only question worth discussins is whether Biden is the best candidate the Democrats have to beat Trump."

I do agree. He passed the IRA and CHIPS. Because of the stimulus checks, we didn't end up like we did in 2009-2011 with sky high unemployment. But he can't campaign, and there are no more clear dramatic events for him to turn his polling around, except for the September debate.

He's got a russian roulette player's chance to win.

GottaLaff , 4 days ago to random

Via Angry Staffer:

Some really good advice I was given a long time ago:

You aren’t just voting for a President - you’re voting for the people and the expertise he’ll put around him.

Look at it this way:

If you don’t vote for #Biden, you’re voting for Attorney General Stephen Miller.

deskJet95 , 4 days ago

@GottaLaff But the alternative to Biden isn't Trump; it's Harris, Whitmer, Beshear etc.

futurebird , 5 days ago to random

Helping a friend look at houses and stumbled on these uncanny haunted photos.

What is going on with their teeth??

A woman with hair.
A closer view of creepy smiles.

deskJet95 , 5 days ago

@futurebird Taxidermy!

rbreich , 5 days ago to random

Trump’s tax law cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

What did corporations do with the money saved?

They didn’t invest it or raise wages.

They spent a record $1 trillion on stock buybacks the year after the law went into effect.

Nothing trickled down to workers.

deskJet95 , 5 days ago

@rbreich Reversing that cut would help decrease inflation and lower interest rates.

jerry , 10 days ago to random

If you're looking for a way to capitalize on the carnage caused by SCOTUS this week, may I recommend becoming a federal trail lawyer or a federal judge. We gonna need a lot more of each of them.

deskJet95 , 10 days ago

@jerry How about just taking power away from the judiciary on technical matters they don't know anything about via an act passed by congress and signed by the president?

DemocracyMattersALot , 10 days ago to random

#SOS #SupremeCorruption #SupremeEmergency #SonyaSotomayor #VoteBlue

deskJet95 , 10 days ago

@DemocracyMattersALot She says she's afraid for American democracy, but doesn't seem concerned with the possibility that her incapacitation at some point from 2025-2029 could result in yet more extreme rulings like this.

futurebird , 3 months ago to random

A lightly left-leaning generally Democratic friend has just now noticed that freaking out about the election is reasonable... but they do take my opinion somewhat seriously (even after calling me "probably a communist" I have no idea)

I made such a horrible face (involentary) when they said something about giving money to Biden I had to make another suggestion ... uh..."Democracy Docket?"

Any democrats who might not get the help they need from the DNC but still might win I could also mention?

deskJet95 , 3 months ago

@futurebird Friend of mine from HS said he was considering voting for Trump for the first time in '24 because "Biden's senile." So, that's reassuring. I didn't even bother trying to convince him otherwise and just segued into talking about old people going mentally wacky in general. Oh well.

deskJet95 , 3 months ago

@futurebird He most likely does not care. If I ever try to convince him it will probably be based on abortion and the end of Roe. Now, I know ANOTHER undecided voter who I think is pro-life. Maybe that guy, I'd mention Ukraine.