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Oregon has a ballot measure this year, proposing 3% tax on businesses with revenues over $25,000,000, and giving every adult resident $1,600/yr.
I could get behind that. Some kind of UBI would make a lot of sense nationwide, even if it were just a supplement to social security. Easily paid for if we just went back to the basic tax rates for the rich and large corporations from the 50's. As would universal health insurance, increase social security benefits, and even free child care. But instead we fund stock buy-backs as handouts to the wealthy with taxes from the middle class. We are so ***-backward it's just ridiculously stupid.
 
Not a fan of UBI, personally. Especially not in the form of "Here's a bunch of money for everybody, do whatever you want with it!"

I'm a big fan of strong welfare programs with easier access, but UBI is begging for inflation and a net negative overall outcome.
 
Not a fan of UBI, personally. Especially not in the form of "Here's a bunch of money for everybody, do whatever you want with it!"

I'm a big fan of strong welfare programs with easier access, but UBI is begging for inflation and a net negative overall outcome.
Ya I'm not for UBI right now.
Maybe once automation and AI is eliminating a huge chunk of the workforce. Right not unemployment is pretty low.

I do think that it might be a good idea to have a framework for some sort of UBI ready to implement for when unemployment is way high due to machines/tech doing all our with for us.

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I could get behind that. Some kind of UBI would make a lot of sense nationwide, even if it were just a supplement to social security. Easily paid for if we just went back to the basic tax rates for the rich and large corporations from the 50's. As would universal health insurance, increase social security benefits, and even free child care. But instead we fund stock buy-backs as handouts to the wealthy with taxes from the middle class. We are so ***-backward it's just ridiculously stupid.
It's not going to happen until people can't afford to buy their products. And I mean when the employees of these companies can't afford to buy the things they make. Everyday items.
 
Listening to KSL 1160 on the way to work this morning.
Last year Americans spent a record amount on Halloween. 12.2 billion.
Expectations are that we set a new record this year.
If people are really struggling to survive then candy and Halloween costumes are not really needs, but rather wants and we probably shouldn't spend the money we don't have on candy and costumes.

Also, I think it's really weird how many adults get hyped up about Halloween and how Halloween costumes are super important to adults. It's strange to me. My wife and my family and many of my friends get really excited about dressing up for Halloween and put a lot of effort into finding the best or funniest costume or whatever. I don't understand this behavior in adults.

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"Fox NewsJessica Tarlov struggled to make sense of Donald Trump’s confusing response to a question about making child care more affordable on Thursday.

“I would dare any of you to listen to his answer on child care and tell me what the hell he was talking about,” the co-host of “The Five” said of the former pres


“It was one of the more incoherent things I’ve ever heard.”

The Republican nominee, who has sparked questions overhismentalacuity during his campaign, cooked up a rambling reply when asked at the Economic Club of New York whether he’d commit to prioritizing legislation related to child care should he return to the White House.

“It’s a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about, that — because, look, child care is child care. It’s, couldn’t, you know, there’s something, you have to have it — in this country, you have to have it,” said Trump before pivoting to talk of imposing tariffs on imported goods.

Tarlov declared that the former president’s remarks “really highlight a big problem.”

“Everyone is saying, ’Well, Trump is so transparent and Trump’s out there and that’s all that matters.′ What matters is the content of what he’s saying and none of it, none of it is explainable,” Tarlov said.

She noted that the cost of child care is a “big priority” for people, an issue she described as a “central plank” in Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign.

“He doesn’t have an answer besides tariffs and [Trump’s running mate] JD Vance yesterday was talking about just have grandma and grandpa do more, that that’s some sort of solution for people,” said Tarlov who referred to the Ohio senator’s suggestion to lower the cost of day care.

She continued, “He’s gonna have energy prices — drill, baby, drill — even though we’re producing more oil than we’ve ever have before, leading the world. More tax cuts for the rich and tariffs are the only way we’re gonna be paying for it.”
 
"Well, I would do that, and we’re sitting down, and I was, somebody, we had Senator Marco Rubio, and my daughter Ivanka was so, uh, impactful on that issue. It’s a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about, that, because, look, child care is child care is. Couldn’t, you know, there’s something, you have to have it – in this country you have to have it.But when you talk about those numbers compared to the kind of numbers that I’m talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they’re not used to — but they’ll get used to it very quickly – and it’s not gonna stop them from doing business with us, but they’ll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Uh, those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we’re talking about, including child care, that it’s going to take care.We’re gonna have - I, I look forward to having no deficits within a fairly short period of time, coupled with, uh, the reductions that I told you about on waste and fraud and all of the other things that are going on in our country, because I have to stay with child care. I want to stay with child care, but those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers that I’m talking about, including growth, but growth also headed up by what the plan is that I just, uh, that I just told you about.We’re gonna be taking in trillions of dollars, and as much as child care, uh, is talked about as being expensive, it’s, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers we’ll be taking in. We’re going to make this into an incredible country that can afford to take care of its people, and then we’ll worry about the rest of the world. Let’s help other people, but we’re going to take care of our country first. This is about America first. It’s about Make America Great Again, we have to do it because right now we’re a failing nation, so we’ll take care of it. Thank you. Very good question."
 
I think it's really weird how many adults get hyped up about Halloween and how Halloween costumes are super important to adults. It's strange to me. My wife and my family and many of my friends get really excited about dressing up for Halloween and put a lot of effort into finding the best or funniest costume or whatever. I don't understand this behavior in adults.
Halloween is a canvas for creating art. Adults don't get to flex those creative muscles as often as they used to and I'm all for it. If you've got different outlets for your creativity, that is fine, but I love seeing what the more industrious of my neighbors do to their houses, and the more talented artists do to create costumes.

 
"Well, I would do that, and we’re sitting down, and I was, somebody, we had Senator Marco Rubio, and my daughter Ivanka was so, uh, impactful on that issue. It’s a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about, that, because, look, child care is child care is. Couldn’t, you know, there’s something, you have to have it – in this country you have to have it.But when you talk about those numbers compared to the kind of numbers that I’m talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they’re not used to — but they’ll get used to it very quickly – and it’s not gonna stop them from doing business with us, but they’ll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Uh, those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we’re talking about, including child care, that it’s going to take care.We’re gonna have - I, I look forward to having no deficits within a fairly short period of time, coupled with, uh, the reductions that I told you about on waste and fraud and all of the other things that are going on in our country, because I have to stay with child care. I want to stay with child care, but those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers that I’m talking about, including growth, but growth also headed up by what the plan is that I just, uh, that I just told you about.We’re gonna be taking in trillions of dollars, and as much as child care, uh, is talked about as being expensive, it’s, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers we’ll be taking in. We’re going to make this into an incredible country that can afford to take care of its people, and then we’ll worry about the rest of the world. Let’s help other people, but we’re going to take care of our country first. This is about America first. It’s about Make America Great Again, we have to do it because right now we’re a failing nation, so we’ll take care of it. Thank you. Very good question."
The best part is that you know in his own mind he was thinking "nailed it, big league". His deep Dunning-Kreuger effect is often the best thing about his rambling incoherent responses.
 

Went to school with Woods. He hasn’t changed a bit. He was a ball buster then, and he never changed. Always thought it a shame, since he is a true genius and decent actor, that he instead decided to be a professional Twitter troll. . Mathematical genius, went to MIT, then decided acting was the ticket. But, Jimmy was a wise guy then, and he never really changed that I could see. He enjoyed acting like a punk. We often exchanged pleasantries of the agate smashing kind, lol…..
 
Listening to KSL 1160 on the way to work this morning.
Last year Americans spent a record amount on Halloween. 12.2 billion.
Expectations are that we set a new record this year.
If people are really struggling to survive then candy and Halloween costumes are not really needs, but rather wants and we probably shouldn't spend the money we don't have on candy and costumes.

Also, I think it's really weird how many adults get hyped up about Halloween and how Halloween costumes are super important to adults. It's strange to me. My wife and my family and many of my friends get really excited about dressing up for Halloween and put a lot of effort into finding the best or funniest costume or whatever. I don't understand this behavior in adults.

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Thanks to Kamala/Biden just because record amounts are being spent it doesn't mean people are doing anything more extravagant or excessive. They are probably buying less its just costing them a lot more.
 
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It's not going to happen until people can't afford to buy their products. And I mean when the employees of these companies can't afford to buy the things they make. Everyday items.
Well we are heading there. Realistically none of this will happen until we break the stranglehold that corporations have on our politicians.
 
Thanks to Kamala/Biden just because record amounts are being spent it doesn't mean people are doing anything more extravagant or excessive. They are probably buying less its just costing them a lot more.
So weird though that everyone is struggling to survive. I guess candy and costumes are necessary to survival.

Or people who say we Americans are struggling to survive are being hyperbolic trump butt sniffing idiots.

Probably the second one.

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I think that a UBI is inevitable, but I think things are going to get pretty dark before there is a willingness to cross that line.
Or we get some politicians that have morals above and beyond how much money they can bank through corporate lobbying and then actually take their mandate to serve the people seriously, and they take on big business to get tax rates back where they need to be and improve social services. But I do not see a single one now willing to do that.
 
So weird though that everyone is struggling to survive. I guess candy and costumes are necessary to survival.

Or people who say we Americans are struggling to survive are being hyperbolic trump butt sniffing idiots.

Probably the second one.

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Ya it must be a difficult concept for morons to understand that when literally everything costs more, there are people downhill that will struggle. Unless your mommy or the government buys your groceries and pays your bills, I'm not sure how it would go unnoticed.
 
So weird though that everyone is struggling to survive. I guess candy and costumes are necessary to survival.

Or people who say we Americans are struggling to survive are being hyperbolic trump butt sniffing idiots.

Probably the second one.

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Most definitely the first one. Remember, if Harris gets elected we won't even have a country any more. It will literally *POOF* out of existence as if the Genie from Aladdin snapped his fingers.
 
Ya it must be a difficult concept for morons to understand that when literally everything costs more, there are people downhill that will struggle. Unless your mommy or the government buys your groceries and pays your bills, I'm not sure how it would go unnoticed.

Wages increased too silly goose.

Of course there are always people who are struggling. There has never been a time in history without poor people.
But to act as if the country is struggling to survive when all the evidence points to the contrary just proves that you like to sniff trumps butt.

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