

104 Democrats voted Yay and 23 abstained from voting


104 Democrats voted Yay and 23 abstained from voting


I mean, but if you just party all the time sooner than later you’ll be the old single man that people look at weird, cause you’re party mates all decided to contribute to society (hopefully in a good way not a WallStreet parasite way) All things in moderation I guess


Trying to get exact numbers for wealth to tax it is near impossible especially in ultra wealthy areas with their own ways of hiding it Anyone who suggests touching capital gains will be accused of attacking peoples retirement at least in the US 401ks have replaced most other forms of retirement benefits
Im surprised there aren’t more Georgists in this day and age when we have so much bogarted land and empty luxury apartments
One: Maybe you’re depressed
Two: Maybe you’re tricked by capitalism and religion into believing everything is special and needs a grand purpose
Three: We desperately need things on earth right now, dog shelters are overrun, solar panels need to be built and sold, bus lanes needs to be put in roads
Four: Just because it all ultimately means nothing, empires rise and fall, some remembered some forgotten, doesn’t mean nothing matters to someone else, I still remember 4th grade friendships and the things they taught me. Even if I never see them again. They still matter.
I would also add Alfalfa and Nestle (bottled 2$ water to the list. Really though “technology connections” says if you took the corn for ethanol and replaced it with solar you could power all the electric cars. (I could be misremembering)


Just as long as you didn’t have an emergency or retire in 2008 or the 10 years it took to recover
Americans have to have large cars because they are always 2 paychecks away from living in them
More and more apps and websites are not working for me (especially in school) unless I turn off my VPN and use a Chrome based browser it’s super frustrating