Americans have the most disposable income on earth and a very high quality of life. Trump's obvious graft, corruption, and general behavior disgust me, but why exactly would a meaningful number of people risk throwing…
> many of whom do more to establish the community you are touting than yourself Citation needed
It looks like this is a poor attempt to argue for deregulation in the housing sector? I agree that this is needed, but regulation would be required to compel neighborhoods to allow increased density as well...
If all the things you describe came to fruition, the current residents will have to live with the consequences of their decisions and suffer a lower quality of life (which they don't want to do), and the problem would…
Why does it matter? The data sources are cited and are publicly available. It's basically just documenting the utter stupidity of a trade war with a close ally with whom we are tightly coupled economically.
I assume the data source citations are referencing Census Department API endpoints, I would make the data sources explicit by adding links. You also might want to consider archiving the data if you aren't already given…
Good lord. At what point do we need to just wipe the slate clean and start over?
No, the problem socialists have is that most people are smart enough to realize they won't be better off under a socialist regime, to the chagrin of the self-selected vanguard.
The people who avoid care they need because they can't afford it are a very small portion of the population that gets an outsized share of attention on the issue. Until public healthcare advocates understand this and…
There are many studies from reputable sources (one being the CBO) that say it would result in almost no savings or potentially even higher costs, just like there are many studies like this one that say there will be…
No, that’s the rationalization used by basically every collectivist state to compel individual sacrifice when convenient or desirable.
Of course. Did you mean to reply to the person who blamed capitalism for all of society’s woes without any conditions or qualifiers?
It's odd that you've spent so much time in the US and have no idea what life is like here, but feel free to hold whatever opinion you like.
I have no idea why people blame capitalism for things like a lack of socialized medicine (which I support for the record). It's the American emphasis on individual freedom that results in a lack of government mandates…
Your "argument" is extremely simplistic, and again has virtually nothing to do with capitalism. Also, many homeless people are content, along with those in jails and small children (whether they are well cared for or…
Right, because socialist and communist states were shining beacons of morality, compassion, and abundance.
It wouldn't, because the vast majority of people whining about how terrible the US is and how great it is elsewhere aren't welcome elsewhere because they aren't a net benefit to their community.
> Where is our humanity when people lie homeless and lifeless in stupor on the streets as Waymos glide by? We've decided that those people have agency, and are not willing to force them into a facility against their…
Where are you from, and where are you visiting? Nearly everything you said is inaccurate for the vast majority of the US, and it's obvious you have projected a lot of vaguely accurate online news reports across the…
You see what you're looking for, and that's about it. Because of that, most people see what they feel internally.
Buy a house below the median cost if you want to live that specific lifestyle. And don't rely on trashy websites for your snarky, invalid arguments: https://www.bls.gov/regions/mountain-plains/summary/blssumma...
Large portions of the rust belt, midwest, and deep south for starters. There are many, many lists of the most affordable cities in the US. I see Buffalo, Dayton, and Wichita on them regularly as specific examples.
It's interesting that some restaurants (and businesses in general) seemed to figured out within the last few years that a surprising (to me) number of people don't want to make any effort to comparison shop at all. The…
You're welcome to move to one of the many, many places in the US where it's still possible.
The same people who claim they're spending $68 for a 3 person meal at Popeyes or other similar establishments and that there is no alternative (i.e. people who aren't very good with money and/or willing to put even the…
Americans have the most disposable income on earth and a very high quality of life. Trump's obvious graft, corruption, and general behavior disgust me, but why exactly would a meaningful number of people risk throwing…
> many of whom do more to establish the community you are touting than yourself Citation needed
It looks like this is a poor attempt to argue for deregulation in the housing sector? I agree that this is needed, but regulation would be required to compel neighborhoods to allow increased density as well...
If all the things you describe came to fruition, the current residents will have to live with the consequences of their decisions and suffer a lower quality of life (which they don't want to do), and the problem would…
Why does it matter? The data sources are cited and are publicly available. It's basically just documenting the utter stupidity of a trade war with a close ally with whom we are tightly coupled economically.
I assume the data source citations are referencing Census Department API endpoints, I would make the data sources explicit by adding links. You also might want to consider archiving the data if you aren't already given…
Good lord. At what point do we need to just wipe the slate clean and start over?
No, the problem socialists have is that most people are smart enough to realize they won't be better off under a socialist regime, to the chagrin of the self-selected vanguard.
The people who avoid care they need because they can't afford it are a very small portion of the population that gets an outsized share of attention on the issue. Until public healthcare advocates understand this and…
There are many studies from reputable sources (one being the CBO) that say it would result in almost no savings or potentially even higher costs, just like there are many studies like this one that say there will be…
No, that’s the rationalization used by basically every collectivist state to compel individual sacrifice when convenient or desirable.
Of course. Did you mean to reply to the person who blamed capitalism for all of society’s woes without any conditions or qualifiers?
It's odd that you've spent so much time in the US and have no idea what life is like here, but feel free to hold whatever opinion you like.
I have no idea why people blame capitalism for things like a lack of socialized medicine (which I support for the record). It's the American emphasis on individual freedom that results in a lack of government mandates…
Your "argument" is extremely simplistic, and again has virtually nothing to do with capitalism. Also, many homeless people are content, along with those in jails and small children (whether they are well cared for or…
Right, because socialist and communist states were shining beacons of morality, compassion, and abundance.
It wouldn't, because the vast majority of people whining about how terrible the US is and how great it is elsewhere aren't welcome elsewhere because they aren't a net benefit to their community.
> Where is our humanity when people lie homeless and lifeless in stupor on the streets as Waymos glide by? We've decided that those people have agency, and are not willing to force them into a facility against their…
Where are you from, and where are you visiting? Nearly everything you said is inaccurate for the vast majority of the US, and it's obvious you have projected a lot of vaguely accurate online news reports across the…
You see what you're looking for, and that's about it. Because of that, most people see what they feel internally.
Buy a house below the median cost if you want to live that specific lifestyle. And don't rely on trashy websites for your snarky, invalid arguments: https://www.bls.gov/regions/mountain-plains/summary/blssumma...
Large portions of the rust belt, midwest, and deep south for starters. There are many, many lists of the most affordable cities in the US. I see Buffalo, Dayton, and Wichita on them regularly as specific examples.
It's interesting that some restaurants (and businesses in general) seemed to figured out within the last few years that a surprising (to me) number of people don't want to make any effort to comparison shop at all. The…
You're welcome to move to one of the many, many places in the US where it's still possible.
The same people who claim they're spending $68 for a 3 person meal at Popeyes or other similar establishments and that there is no alternative (i.e. people who aren't very good with money and/or willing to put even the…