Andrew Yang seems pretty awesome

January 10th, 2020 at 9:40:09 AM permalink
Gandler
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Totally agree. I disagree with SCOTUS as soliciting money should be considered a business. I wonder how many gangsters have thought to charge rent to the panhandlers?


Many. Its sadly common.

Here, shakedowns of homeless by gangsters is common because they know they often have lots of cash and drugs on them, and will almost never go to the police... It's an easy target with minimal risk of a police report.
January 10th, 2020 at 3:28:07 PM permalink
Gandler
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1Z70YR


Here is another Billionaire from Japan supporting UBI. As well as donating his own money for an expirement to show that extra money increases happiness and decreases stress.

It seems that every relevant billionaire (the billionaires most people would list when asked "name billionaires") supports UBI. Gates, Musk, Buffet, Zuckerburg.... (Trump may be a famous billionaire who is the exception , if he really is a billionaire).
January 10th, 2020 at 3:50:44 PM permalink
AZDuffman
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1Z70YR


Here is another Billionaire from Japan supporting UBI. As well as donating his own money for an expirement to show that extra money increases happiness and decreases stress.

It seems that every relevant billionaire (the billionaires most people would list when asked "name billionaires") supports UBI. Gates, Musk, Buffet, Zuckerburg.... (Trump may be a famous billionaire who is the exception , if he really is a billionaire).


Billionaires always support this kind of thing as it will not cost them. Only an idiot would need to "experiment" to see if a person having more money decreases stress. How about an experiment on how on earth you pay for it? You can't.
The President is a fink.
January 10th, 2020 at 4:36:23 PM permalink
Gandler
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Billionaires always support this kind of thing as it will not cost them. Only an idiot would need to "experiment" to see if a person having more money decreases stress. How about an experiment on how on earth you pay for it? You can't.


I mean you can't techically have an expirement on "paying for it" until implementation.

But, a value added tax, with increased tax rates would cover it.
January 10th, 2020 at 5:57:43 PM permalink
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I mean you can't techically have an expirement on "paying for it" until implementation.

But, a value added tax, with increased tax rates would cover it.


So you think by trading a $10 for 2 $5s gives you more money?
The President is a fink.
January 10th, 2020 at 9:56:45 PM permalink
Evenbob
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So you think by trading a $10 for 2 $5s gives you more money?


There will always be people who
just can't stand it that there are
rich people, it's just so unfair.
Why can't they 'share' with all
of us. That's not how it works,
it's why socialism and communism
always fail. Take away the reward
for working hard (wealth) and
you have nobody working hard
at anything. Why bother. Go
beach, drink beer. As the lazy
native Hawaiians would say..
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
January 11th, 2020 at 4:56:31 AM permalink
AZDuffman
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Quote: Evenbob
There will always be people who
just can't stand it that there are
rich people, it's just so unfair.
Why can't they 'share' with all
of us. That's not how it works,
it's why socialism and communism
always fail. Take away the reward
for working hard (wealth) and
you have nobody working hard
at anything. Why bother. Go
beach, drink beer. As the lazy
native Hawaiians would say..


You don't even have to be "rich." If you ever do something as small as flip a house, have a side hustle, hit a stock nice, even do good at the sports book. You will hear people say, "must be nice" with a smirk. Or if you saved and paid for your house or have a paid for but modest car. "No payment? Don't you have it nice!"

Yes, I have it nice because I gave up many a free night to go earn. Took a risk on an investment. Studied what to bet. When you don't spend all your time watching silly TV, drinking, getting high, and the like you get productive.
The President is a fink.
May 11th, 2021 at 6:34:23 AM permalink
Gandler
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https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-yang-israel-hamas-palestine-1590394

One more reason that Andrew Yang is awesome, he is one of the few sane voices on defending Isreal in recent days. He deserves to be Mayor of New York.

Unfortunately, I will be the first to admit there are many on the left who have an extreme hatred of Isreal, so he is taking some heat for this.
May 11th, 2021 at 8:06:04 AM permalink
terapined
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https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-yang-israel-hamas-palestine-1590394

One more reason that Andrew Yang is awesome, he is one of the few sane voices on defending Isreal in recent days. He deserves to be Mayor of New York.

Unfortunately, I will be the first to admit there are many on the left who have an extreme hatred of Isreal, so he is taking some heat for this.

'I dont have hate for Israel itself
I do have hate for Israeli govt policy of destroying Muslim neighborhoods and replacing them with Jewish neighborhoods
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World"
May 11th, 2021 at 9:24:12 AM permalink
rxwine
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Quote: Gandler
https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-yang-israel-hamas-palestine-1590394

One more reason that Andrew Yang is awesome, he is one of the few sane voices on defending Isreal in recent days. He deserves to be Mayor of New York.

Unfortunately, I will be the first to admit there are many on the left who have an extreme hatred of Isreal, so he is taking some heat for this.


Not really a fan of a nation defining itself as religious based entity. Because that will never define all the people who live there and is automatically exclusionary in appearance if not in practice

Same with the USA being called a Christian nation and Islamic nations.

But I wouldn't be a fan of specifically defining a nation as atheist either. Because that would also be exclusionary.
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really?