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youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:56 am

seacoaster wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:51 am Just FYI, for those of us not on Instagram, it appears that that link yields nothing, every time.

Interesting..maybe its a browser issue. You should not need to have an account on instagram to view the links.

seacoaster wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:00 am

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:56 am

seacoaster wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:51 am Just FYI, for those of us not on Instagram, it appears that that link yields nothing, every time.

Interesting..maybe its a browser issue. You should not need to have an account on instagram to view the links.

It says "This account is private". And no worries; I have no interest in the time-sinking world of Instagram, or in this particular site. I just wanted you to know that, for me anyway, posts from that site yield no information.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:56 am

seacoaster wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:51 am Just FYI, for those of us not on Instagram, it appears that that link yields nothing, every time.

Interesting..maybe its a browser issue. You should not need to have an account on instagram to view the links.

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:49 am You can say whatever you want about AOC, and I truly do not like her more socialist economic leanings, but this lady is 100% correct calling out our idiotic mass incarceration problem in America. IMO, this is our greatest social problem today and an attack on our civil liberties, yet very few bother to understand what this problem has done to millions of American families, mostly POC.

I was just reading this morning about a young (black) man of 21 was sentenced to 10 days in jail for oversleeping for jury duty. By a white judge. Also given 1 year probation, 150 hours of community service. Only when the story got picked up by press did the judge relent and reduce the post-incarceration terms to 30 hours of community service. This BS enrages me.

This young man cares for his grandfather and has a job (had a job). Now he has a criminal record. I'd put the judge in jail if I had my way.

If Republicans do not get behind this issue soon, they will find themselves way behind the curve ball. Ironically, many on the left defend the system, in spite of their party's voters being clearly behind a recalibration of the system. MSNBC is a home for prosecutors looking to sell books. This is a system that has gone on way too long, ruined millions of families, and has corrupted the way we think of punishment and corrections.

I say, good job, AOC!

ABV 8.3% wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:54 am Tulsi Gabbard

How can anyone that calls themselves a liberal NOT be supporting Tulsi Gabbard? How? (if you don't watch this, you are a Holden Cauliflowerfield ) aka phony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbXfsaJ8krw

HooDat wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:29 am I thought Kim Kardashian and Trump fixed that!

But in all seriousness, aren't incarceration rates down in this era of effectively legal marijuana? Particularly for blacks?

HooDat wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:56 am

ABV 8.3% wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:54 am Tulsi Gabbard

How can anyone that calls themselves a liberal NOT be supporting Tulsi Gabbard? How? (if you don't watch this, you are a Holden Cauliflowerfield ) aka phony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbXfsaJ8krw

I call myself a conservative and I support Tulsi!

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:55 am Just want to illustrate that there’s a ton of capital outside of .gov out there funding all sorts of things. Even if eliminating the gse’s causes some short term harm, continues existence in current form creates larger fat tail problems eventually (rather than recessions we get 08).

Don’t get too caught up in the anecdotal or too much confirmation bias. I don’t represent either “side” of these arguments and it seems like you get pretty binary soemtimes.

DMac wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:34 am I'm not a part of any of that either, all I got was this when I clicked on.
https://imgur.com/JBsFB5D

foreverlax wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:20 am She seems like the real deal, I like a lot of what she says and how she says it....class act.

How do you get past free college, $15 minimum wage, and medicare for all?

HooDat wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:05 pm

foreverlax wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:20 am She seems like the real deal, I like a lot of what she says and how she says it....class act.

How do you get past free college, $15 minimum wage, and medicare for all?

Free college may depend on how it is done. Biden actually has made a good proposal on that which is free 2-yr associates degree or technical vocational education. THAT makes sense to me. I have been a fan of this for years...well worth the two year investment to train those who don't want the four year path. Have the municipality work with the owner to acquire and develop the land. They can coordinate the attraction and training of the required work forced. The municipality should employ their economic develop team to add real value to the venture - no tax breaks, just real help.

$15 minimum wage is just dumb, but I can think of many worse things to disagree with a candidate about. Agreed, this position is a Ds talking point. Let real market forces get it right, by taking away the .gov subsidies. All part of a fan's plan. Those working at "WMT" and getting some type of .gov support are already getting the "minimum" wage, through tax revenue.

Medicare for all .... I may actually be for it. Devil is always in the details. I have said many times, that I believe THE most basic thing a society owes it members is the promise to take care of the injured and infirm. I'd like to see ACA fixed to do what it was supposed to do - give an option to those who want private industry/for profit insurance. For now, it's a much easier sale to leave employer sponsored programs alone. For those who want Medicare, they should be able to get it.

I'd also want -

(1) Pre-existing condition ultimately leaves the lexicon.

(2) Everyone is require to have a base level of coverage, through any of the available options, including Medicaid.

(3) Complete transparency in pricing

(4) Real drug pricing reform

(5) Increase funding in research, with equity as a requirement.

(6)Our large aging problem is an unintended consequence of our success the number of those over 65 will go from 47 million - to almost double in 40 years. More then 2/3 of people over 65 will have some need for ltc.

We have to get serious and fast...the overwhelmingly majority of an individuals healthcare comes in the last few years.

As much as I am for free markets and making profits, I just don't we see how we can get what we want/need, while allowing billions to be returned to shareholders in profits.

frmanfan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:55 pm How can any politician even bring up free college when our current "free" education results in this?

https://nsf.gov/nsb/sei/edTool/data/highschool-06.html

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cnb.asp

Why the F isn't this the focus? Statistically, only half of those who go to college NOW even graduate from college.