In the US the top 1% pay more in income tax than the bottom 90% combined. Of course they aren't the only ones paying tax, but the top 1% pay for a very significant percentage of the US budget.
If you're afraid of an unexpected large financial burden, I have news for you, there's a product you can buy that limits the unexpected burden in return for small regular payments, it's called insurance! If you're…
I find it really gross this trend nowadays to look down upon or make fun of people that are interested in preserving their freedom. If I assume you're from the US, what's supposed to be the "land of the free, home of…
The right isn't burning down buildings, the left is. The right isn't violently clashing with the police, the left is. The right is not looting, the left is. The right is not setting vehicles on fire, the left is. The…
Whatever the actual situation is, and whether it's good or bad, this is the absolute worst form of journalism. It just screams bias; the author injects their own political opinions, they tell the reader what to feel and…
It's really disheartening. Until recently I lived in Capitol Hill, Seattle, 4 or 5 blocks away from CHAZ/CHOP. I saw with my own eyes what was happening. I saw with my own eyes buildings get set on fire multiple times…
I mean, I've been seeing out of my window in downtown Seattle hate groups marching on a nearly nightly basis, the difference with these hate groups being that they burn down vehicles, buildings, and other properties and…
The problem is that it's such a slim majority of the people that care. The sad truth is that the vast, vast, majority of people are completely uninformed. A significant percentage of them wouldn't even understand your…
If we were a space-faring people with automated robots doing space mining, collecting and processing materials, if there was no shortage of resources and nearly everything was automated - then sure, fine, people can…
You could make the same argument about the normal flu, pre-covid, which kills many tens of thousands of people in the US every year. The normal flu has killed many multiples the number of people that WWII did. And we…
As an analogy, opening my window increases my chance of getting skin cancer by letting more light in. Should I therefore always keep my window closed? Is the increased risk of cancer worth the benefit of having my…
I know this issue is all political at this point, but if you want an honest answer, I personally believe most of the points you laid out. Here's my rationale for the points you mentioned: 1) All of the actual data and…
I'd suggest not letting your political views get in the way of judging facts and lines of reasoning. No matter what somebody's political stance is, you should be able to judge an argument, a chain of reasoning, based on…
I'm surprised to see so much advocating for digital currency in here. Is nobody else worried about the government having an electronic record of every transaction that's made? They'll have data about everything that…
Where are these rates coming from? They seem absolutely absurd. Are you suggesting that 17% of the US population is going to have permanent heart damage, and that 3% of the population is going to have a stroke, from…
If the complications are a serious problem, as you claim, then I have a few follow up questions: 1) You're making some significant claims, and should therefore have significant data and evidence to back up your claims.…
I'm not sure I agree with the statement that the US has the "worst virus situation". It has some of the most cases, sure, if you compare it by population though, it's still high, but it's not horrible. The US is #12 for…
Just a reminder that none of this is factual or evidence. It COULD be, but just because somebody writes something doesn't make it true. You are not given any of the context of what happened in these situations. If…
For example, Reddit previously banned the "fat people hate" subreddit, where they sat around and made fun of fat people, while these subreddits, where all they do is sit around and make fun of people based on the color…
If you haven't noticed, we've spiraled down to the point where group think determines what is real, not facts or logic. If you can convince thousands people to scream that something is racist, then it "becomes" racist,…
There's already multiple clones of that subreddit, and there will be many more created, and they'll all be allowed to thrive.
The problem is that what hate is, is in the eye of the beholder. People can say Trump wanting to enforce rule of law is hate, I don't think so. People can say Trump wanting to enforce our borders is hate, and I don't…
Silly you, we were always at war with eurasia.
I spent years on that subreddit and never once saw somebody that identified as a Nazi calling for the deaths of Jewish people. I bet you can't find any such examples. Your viewpoints of the world are based on hearsay…
Everyone was calling out, even years ago, that this was going to happen. You have a demonstrably left leaning group that turned evil long ago, it was so obvious that they would try to shut down any dissenting opinions…
In the US the top 1% pay more in income tax than the bottom 90% combined. Of course they aren't the only ones paying tax, but the top 1% pay for a very significant percentage of the US budget.
If you're afraid of an unexpected large financial burden, I have news for you, there's a product you can buy that limits the unexpected burden in return for small regular payments, it's called insurance! If you're…
I find it really gross this trend nowadays to look down upon or make fun of people that are interested in preserving their freedom. If I assume you're from the US, what's supposed to be the "land of the free, home of…
The right isn't burning down buildings, the left is. The right isn't violently clashing with the police, the left is. The right is not looting, the left is. The right is not setting vehicles on fire, the left is. The…
Whatever the actual situation is, and whether it's good or bad, this is the absolute worst form of journalism. It just screams bias; the author injects their own political opinions, they tell the reader what to feel and…
It's really disheartening. Until recently I lived in Capitol Hill, Seattle, 4 or 5 blocks away from CHAZ/CHOP. I saw with my own eyes what was happening. I saw with my own eyes buildings get set on fire multiple times…
I mean, I've been seeing out of my window in downtown Seattle hate groups marching on a nearly nightly basis, the difference with these hate groups being that they burn down vehicles, buildings, and other properties and…
The problem is that it's such a slim majority of the people that care. The sad truth is that the vast, vast, majority of people are completely uninformed. A significant percentage of them wouldn't even understand your…
If we were a space-faring people with automated robots doing space mining, collecting and processing materials, if there was no shortage of resources and nearly everything was automated - then sure, fine, people can…
You could make the same argument about the normal flu, pre-covid, which kills many tens of thousands of people in the US every year. The normal flu has killed many multiples the number of people that WWII did. And we…
As an analogy, opening my window increases my chance of getting skin cancer by letting more light in. Should I therefore always keep my window closed? Is the increased risk of cancer worth the benefit of having my…
I know this issue is all political at this point, but if you want an honest answer, I personally believe most of the points you laid out. Here's my rationale for the points you mentioned: 1) All of the actual data and…
I'd suggest not letting your political views get in the way of judging facts and lines of reasoning. No matter what somebody's political stance is, you should be able to judge an argument, a chain of reasoning, based on…
I'm surprised to see so much advocating for digital currency in here. Is nobody else worried about the government having an electronic record of every transaction that's made? They'll have data about everything that…
Where are these rates coming from? They seem absolutely absurd. Are you suggesting that 17% of the US population is going to have permanent heart damage, and that 3% of the population is going to have a stroke, from…
If the complications are a serious problem, as you claim, then I have a few follow up questions: 1) You're making some significant claims, and should therefore have significant data and evidence to back up your claims.…
I'm not sure I agree with the statement that the US has the "worst virus situation". It has some of the most cases, sure, if you compare it by population though, it's still high, but it's not horrible. The US is #12 for…
Just a reminder that none of this is factual or evidence. It COULD be, but just because somebody writes something doesn't make it true. You are not given any of the context of what happened in these situations. If…
For example, Reddit previously banned the "fat people hate" subreddit, where they sat around and made fun of fat people, while these subreddits, where all they do is sit around and make fun of people based on the color…
If you haven't noticed, we've spiraled down to the point where group think determines what is real, not facts or logic. If you can convince thousands people to scream that something is racist, then it "becomes" racist,…
There's already multiple clones of that subreddit, and there will be many more created, and they'll all be allowed to thrive.
The problem is that what hate is, is in the eye of the beholder. People can say Trump wanting to enforce rule of law is hate, I don't think so. People can say Trump wanting to enforce our borders is hate, and I don't…
Silly you, we were always at war with eurasia.
I spent years on that subreddit and never once saw somebody that identified as a Nazi calling for the deaths of Jewish people. I bet you can't find any such examples. Your viewpoints of the world are based on hearsay…
Everyone was calling out, even years ago, that this was going to happen. You have a demonstrably left leaning group that turned evil long ago, it was so obvious that they would try to shut down any dissenting opinions…