Military too
If some megacorp saw a buck to be made by dismantling the White House, we'd be looking into it
The point is in the comparison. It's obvious why they're doing this
If some megacorp saw a buck to be made by dismantling the White House, we'd be looking into it
The point is in the comparison. It's obvious why they're doing this
By DY_nasty Go To Postdamn that's a dumb as fuck comparison
It is not
By Kibner Go To PostWhy are like 90% of the posts on this page even here? Uggh.
You mad I haven’t posted Melania shunning Trumps hand?
you have to not know what you're talking about AND jump off a mental balance beam to make it work
they're not even remotely close in function. like ffs line it up against customs or any transport counterpart
they're not even remotely close in function. like ffs line it up against customs or any transport counterpart
By Not Go To PostWhite House is a failing industryLol what
Democrats been lacking substance for so long that these attempts at “gotchas!” are getting worse and worse
By DY_nasty Go To Postyou have to not know what you're talking about AND jump off a mental balance beam to make it work
they're not even remotely close in function. like ffs line it up against customs or any transport counterpart
Why do you think they need to be close in function? This will end with you calling me a berner again huh lol
By Fenderputty Go To PostWhy do you think they need to be close in function? This will end with you calling me a berner again huh lolIf you're not even attempting to make a real comparison then what is the point? Seriously.
I just gave two wholly better examples.
By DY_nasty Go To PostIf you're not even attempting to make a real comparison then what is the point?
I just gave two wholly better examples.
The point is that such a comparison doesn’t need to exist. Explain why the post office needs to be revenue neutral? Explain How a stamp is functionally different from a tax. The purpose of taxation itself has changed when we left the gold standard.
Ready to just call me a berner yet?
By Fenderputty Go To PostThe point is that such a comparison doesn’t need to exist. Explain why the post office needs to be revenue neutral? Explain How a stamp is functionally different from a tax. The purpose of taxation itself has changed when we left the gold standard.I never said it needs to be revenue neutral. There are plenty of institutions that bring in cash directly that will never hit that mark. I'm sure everyone here can think of plenty. And I have no idea how you jump from validity of a service provided and registration to gold standard either...
Ready to just call me a berner yet?
I can't tell if you're trolling anymore, but comparing a stamp itself to a tax is worse than comparing the postal service to the white house. Post is something internationally recognized. Someone in the UK doesn't care if your taxes are paid but there's no way unstamped ie unregistered post is getting by without scrutiny. I'm not even against the idea of free post, free drivers licensing, free passports, free library memberships, free public transportation, free hunting permits, free museums across the board, etc - but that's not even whats being argued or highlighted.
This is dumb. If you say it to someone in person, you will look dumb.
These motherfuckers on the nightly news in Wisconsin that are saying they're registered democrats, but didn't vote in 2016 because Hilary didn't visit the state and made them feel like they didn't matter...
What a bunch of worthless fucks. They're one of a handful of states that actually get to pick the president and they think it's okay to sit out a presidential election. Just the absolute worst.
What a bunch of worthless fucks. They're one of a handful of states that actually get to pick the president and they think it's okay to sit out a presidential election. Just the absolute worst.
By GQman2121 Go To PostThese motherfuckers on the nightly news in Wisconsin that are saying they're registered democrats, but didn't vote in 2016 because Hilary didn't visit the state and made them feel like they didn't matter…they lying. they voted for trump and don't wanna embarrass themselves
What a bunch of worthless fucks. They're one of a handful of states that actually get to pick the president and they think it's okay to sit out a presidential election. Just the absolute worst.
By DY_nasty Go To PostI never said it needs to be revenue neutral. There are plenty of institutions that bring in cash directly that will never hit that mark. I'm sure everyone here can think of plenty. And I have no idea how you jump from validity of a service provided and registration to gold standard either…
I can't tell if you're trolling anymore, but comparing a stamp itself to a tax is worse than comparing the postal service to the white house. Post is something internationally recognized. Someone in the UK doesn't care if your taxes are paid but there's no way unstamped ie unregistered post is getting by without scrutiny. I'm not even against the idea of free post, free drivers licensing, free passports, free library memberships, free public transportation, free hunting permits, free museums across the board, etc - but that's not even whats being argued or highlighted.
This is dumb. If you say it to someone in person, you will look dumb.
It’s not trolling ... nor is it a dumb suggestion. If someone thinks I’m Dumb, and is vocal abut it, they’re just exposing their own ignorance.
Whenever we talk ANY government service and how to provide and pay for those services we will discuss topics like taxation, the gold standard, fiat currency and inflation. That being said, not one government service needs direct financing and more to point, I’ll bet you just about anything, most directly funded services were created prior to moving to fiat currency.
I mean, you take my vote for granted for long enough and I'm liable to care about you just as much as you care about me.
e: all "you"'s are hypothetical
e: all "you"'s are hypothetical
By Fenderputty Go To PostIt’s not trolling … nor is it a dumb suggestion. If someone thinks I’m Dumb, and is vocal abut it, they’re just exposing their own ignorance.If you're not trolling then lol... Making shit comparisons for the hell of it is a quick way to convince nobody and cheapen anything you're trying to get across.
Whenever we talk ANY government service and how to provide and pay for those services we will discuss topics like taxation, the gold standard, fiat currency and inflation. That being said, not one government service needs direct financing and more to point, I’ll bet you just about anything, most directly funded services were created prior to moving to fiat currency.
By DY_nasty Go To PostIf you're not trolling then lol… Making shit comparisons for the hell of it is a quick way to convince nobody and cheapen anything you're trying to get across.
Thanks for the quality discourse. I enjoyed reading why high level discussions about providing services and financing of said services is “lol”
The irony here is the implication I’m trolling.
By Fenderputty Go To PostThanks for the quality discourse. I enjoyed reading why high level discussions about providing services and financing of said services is “lol”?
The irony here is the implication I’m trolling.
Man, you know you're on some shit when the person you're going back and forth with hasn't even disagreed with what you actually want 😂
This conversation is why I stopped protesting. You want to be angry more than you want to know what you're talking about. It doesn't help. If anything it just makes it easier to get redirected. How many times has that happened to the general public in the last 6 months? Year? Ten years?
All I said was revenue neutral isn't a thing and pointed out better comparisons than the white house of all things
You're basically saying you don't need to make sense to get your point across
Come on
By DY_nasty Go To Post?
Man, you know you're on some shit when the person you're going back and forth with hasn't even disagreed with what you actually want 😂
This conversation is why I stopped protesting. You want to be angry more than you want to know what you're talking about. It doesn't help. If anything it just makes it easier to get redirected. How many times has that happened to the general public in the last 6 months? Year? Ten years?
All I said was revenue neutral isn't a thing and pointed out better comparisons than the white house of all things
You're basically saying you don't need to make sense to get your point across
Come on
Sigh ...
If I think the way we view government services and the way we finance those services is archaic, then I can say the original tweet in question is a good one that makes a valid point
Virtually all of the discussion about the USPS stems from the archaic way in which we envision money and our economy’s relationship with the government. It might be all of it. And yes, a stamp is a tax if you view the economy as a bucket with inflows and outflows. It’s just a very targeted tax when everyone uses the USPS while not everyone uses parks or the even smaller subset who needs fish and game regulation for licensing.
With regards to asking you about “revenue neutral” earlier, I actually meant direct funding. I was just thinking about all of the ways the USPS has been criticized and am a little Stoned. I was trying to steer the conversation In this broader more high level direction. The scope of this topic should be broad IMO. Focusing on tbe specificities of a service is a distraction
By Not Go To PostThey fucking hate Jewish people. Israel is 100% for white Christian America onlyCan you elaborate?
By sy Go To PostCan you elaborate?I worked for the Catholic Churches overseas Humanitarian Aid Agency for a decade.
All denominations of Jesus freaks love Israel. However, they absolutely resent the people that occupy the land.
They're convinced that when the rapture comes it's going to wipe out all those desert people and spare the "true believers".
The Jewish diaspora, including Americans, are not only worth less than dirt to the conservative right, but they're still cast as malevolent, greedy, untrustworthy, and otherwise in all of the Evangelical discourse. Course Christians love Israel, they loved "Biblical" apartheid too
My mom used to tell us to pray for Israel while constantly polemicizing against entertainment media she didn't like as the work of "Jews"
My mom used to tell us to pray for Israel while constantly polemicizing against entertainment media she didn't like as the work of "Jews"
Seems Uber is going to shut down in Cali
Guess Silicon Valley can't survive if they actually gotta treat the drones like people
Guess Silicon Valley can't survive if they actually gotta treat the drones like people
By Laboured Go To Post
Hopefully someone ask her about the stain on her shirt
The code words used for "black people" during that speech are going to be wild.
Leftists
Socialists
Antifa terrorists
Leftists
Socialists
Antifa terrorists
Unless you got smoke for someone specifically, don't protest in residential areas 🤷
Not even a real right or left thing, but the GOP will definitely claim it and circle up everyone who agrees.
Not even a real right or left thing, but the GOP will definitely claim it and circle up everyone who agrees.
He said he was gonna pardon someone and I was split if the pardon was going to be a “wedge” or a “shiny scandalous distraction”
Evening network news right now is framing McCain's appearance as: tune in tonight to see if she endorses him or not.
Which is just 😂 if they allow this bitch to speak on their time and she doesn't do the job.
Which is just 😂 if they allow this bitch to speak on their time and she doesn't do the job.