Forum: USA Politics
6th May 2021, 07:52 PM
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The last referendum was held during the 2020...
The last referendum was held during the 2020 general election.
Voter turnout was 55%.
52.5% voted for statehood. 47.5% voted against it.
I think a 5% difference is enough to characterize it...
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Forum: USA Politics
30th April 2021, 01:29 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
26th April 2021, 08:15 AM
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Should the internet be concerned?
From: US...
Should the internet be concerned?
From: US News and World Report (https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2021-04-24/the-big-pentagon-internet-mystery-now-partially-solved)
A very strange...
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Forum: USA Politics
21st April 2021, 05:51 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
19th April 2021, 09:44 AM
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Keep in mind that it is not just the United...
Keep in mind that it is not just the United States that is a potential destination for refugees...
Any effect that the reduced quota for refugees in the United States may be less a case of "I...
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Forum: USA Politics
15th April 2021, 04:03 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th April 2021, 11:58 AM
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Canada used to have a series of Value-added...
Canada used to have a series of Value-added taxes, but a few decades ago we scrapped that in favor of the 'Goods and Services Tax', which would apply to both products and services at the point of...
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Forum: USA Politics
15th April 2021, 11:35 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
14th April 2021, 11:16 PM
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Maybe, but the incentives are in the right...
Maybe, but the incentives are in the right direction. A person preparing his/her own taxes has a lot of incentive to cheat. However a retail outlet has no incentive to diminish sales taxes for any...
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Forum: USA Politics
14th April 2021, 08:35 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
14th April 2021, 06:42 AM
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Biden is acting to reverse some of Trump's...
Biden is acting to reverse some of Trump's anti-abortion policies...
From: ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/biden-begins-undo-trumps-ban-abortion-referrals-77064894)
The Biden...
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Forum: USA Politics
12th April 2021, 06:33 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
9th April 2021, 01:07 PM
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If it were me, I would have cut the budget by...
If it were me, I would have cut the budget by exactly how much Trump took when he declared the state of emergency to allow him to siphon off money for his border wall.
That, or ask for a big...
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Forum: USA Politics
8th April 2021, 08:51 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
6th April 2021, 12:52 PM
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Right now, a large majority of people (57%)...
Right now, a large majority of people (57%) actually favor stricter gun control legislation. (See: Gallup.com (https://news.gallup.com/poll/1645/guns.aspx))
Unfortunately, it doesn't necessarily...
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Forum: USA Politics
1st April 2021, 09:44 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
28th March 2021, 06:34 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
24th March 2021, 06:38 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
21st March 2021, 07:39 AM
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Hey, Biden promised 100 million shots in the...
Hey, Biden promised 100 million shots in the first 100 says. Giving those shots in 59 days is not what he promised. I consider that to be a broken campaign promise!
just kidding, in case anyone...
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Forum: USA Politics
19th March 2021, 03:42 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
19th March 2021, 01:33 PM
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They seem to be blaming strong winds for it.
...
They seem to be blaming strong winds for it.
Yes, people would certainly criticize Stubby McBonespurs if he had the same thing happen to him.
I think there is a differences however: Trump is...
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Forum: USA Politics
16th March 2021, 09:14 PM
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SCOTUS can do what it wants, surely, but the...
SCOTUS can do what it wants, surely, but the Election Clause of the Constitution (article 1 sec 4) says that Congress can overrule the states except, oddly, for the place for choosing Senators. ...
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Forum: USA Politics
16th March 2021, 11:12 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
16th March 2021, 08:01 AM
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I thought that would be the case myself...
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I thought that would be the case myself...
But, if Biden decides to be a one-term president, I do think Harris has a pretty good shot in 2024.... She might benefit from being seen as an...
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Forum: USA Politics
16th March 2021, 07:38 AM
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True, the republicans are trying to 'fix' the...
True, the republicans are trying to 'fix' the system in order to lock out the democrats, and its unlikely that the supreme court will do anything to stop them. (The democrats do have their voting...
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Forum: USA Politics
15th March 2021, 10:51 AM
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Not only does Biden have to deal with a backlog...
Not only does Biden have to deal with a backlog of separated children (thanks to Stubby McBonespurs), but they also have to deal with things like Covid-19 (which reduces capacity in existing shelters...
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Forum: USA Politics
15th March 2021, 10:47 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th March 2021, 08:42 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th March 2021, 08:22 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
12th March 2021, 07:49 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
9th March 2021, 07:34 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
9th March 2021, 07:19 AM
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That's... kind of sad.
Not a dog owner...
That's... kind of sad.
Not a dog owner myself, but these dogs were stuck in a situation where there was probably a lot more activity than they were used to and one of them reacted as you might...
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd March 2021, 02:34 PM
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Partly because they have people like Manchin in...
Partly because they have people like Manchin in their party, who might be a democrat but is also a moderate who often opposes many of the more progressive policies (like the $15 minimum wage and the...
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd February 2021, 08:33 PM
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What does this mean to you? I assure you that...
What does this mean to you? I assure you that fossil fuels is going to power the world for a decades at a minimum. I'm as big a believer in moving to alternative fuels as quickly as possible, but...
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Forum: USA Politics
19th February 2021, 01:58 PM
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Ummm... "Faux austerity dodge"?
The U.S. is...
Ummm... "Faux austerity dodge"?
The U.S. is trillions of dollars in debt. Needed infrastructure has gone unattended. Covid-19 is still wrecking havoc on the economy (and may require more economic...
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Forum: USA Politics
17th February 2021, 02:15 PM
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As another poster suggested, he may or may not...
As another poster suggested, he may or may not have authority to do so as part of his executive powers.
But, even if legislation is necessary, he does have veto power. So he'd have to be on-board...
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Forum: USA Politics
17th February 2021, 01:18 PM
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Whether it is a good idea to forgive rent or...
Whether it is a good idea to forgive rent or expect payment probably depends on the particular circumstances of a tenant.
Some tenants may have been problematic before covid (such as disturbing...
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Forum: USA Politics
17th February 2021, 02:41 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
12th February 2021, 05:09 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
9th February 2021, 10:41 AM
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Just out of curiosity, is there a particular...
Just out of curiosity, is there a particular reason you needed cash?
Not sure where you are, but where I am, the majority of transactions seem to be cashless (either credit or debit card), partly...
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Forum: USA Politics
5th February 2021, 05:04 PM
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This goes to some twitter user who announces...
This goes to some twitter user who announces "Biden just said Iran may be weeks away from building an atomic bomb".
Well, the U.S. and various allies had a deal with Iran to limit its ability to...
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Forum: USA Politics
5th February 2021, 01:04 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
4th February 2021, 08:33 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
4th February 2021, 07:38 AM
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Obviously, there are busloads of Antifa from...
Obviously, there are busloads of Antifa from Chicago paid for by Jeff Bezos that are coming in to attack him.[/QUOTE]
Don't be silly. It's (((George Soros))) who is funding the Rittenhouse...
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Forum: USA Politics
4th February 2021, 07:08 AM
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A little more on that...
That statement...
A little more on that...
That statement makes it sound like he is "on the run", but that might not be the case...
Apparently his defense lawyers know where he is. They claim he is living in a...
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Forum: USA Politics
3rd February 2021, 08:55 AM
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Is that accurate?
I figured committee...
Is that accurate?
I figured committee assignments would be one of the first things that was done with the new senate session. And according to Wikipedia, Democrat Dick Durbin is currently the...
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd February 2021, 06:52 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
28th January 2021, 09:51 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
27th January 2021, 01:53 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
27th January 2021, 01:49 PM
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The president is expected to make judicial...
The president is expected to make judicial nominations, in the best interest of the country. Senators are expected to evaluate those nominations, again in the best interest of the country.
Obama...
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