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Forum: USA Politics 8th May 2021, 04:12 AM
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Posted By Horatius
This is the part that gives me hope. If you look...

This is the part that gives me hope. If you look at the polling numbers for things like Biden's rescue plan, something like 65% of people like and support it. That's a huge win margin these days, and...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2021, 11:47 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Did you learn nothing from 1984?

Did you learn nothing from 1984?
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2021, 11:11 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Yeah, not to get all...

Yeah, not to get all "internet-pseudo-libertarian" on the issue, but, the one area where it's clear that governments have a legitimate interest in doing things are those things which are either...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd May 2021, 10:54 AM
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Posted By Horatius
You'd have a better point if you were paying...

You'd have a better point if you were paying taxes to a King, but in a democracy, there's an expectation that the government won't use tax money on things most of the people really don't want.

I...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2021, 04:42 PM
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Posted By Horatius
Yeah, this. They have emergency powers to issue...

Yeah, this. They have emergency powers to issue licenses to use the patents to other companies, if the owning company is incapable of meeting the immediate demand. Sometimes this is done with no...
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2021, 11:36 AM
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Posted By Horatius
This just in, that SOB Biden is going to give...

This just in, that SOB Biden is going to give everyone asthma! (https://www.rawstory.com/grant-stinchfield/) :mad:
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2021, 08:14 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Yeah, people really need to stop acting like any...

Yeah, people really need to stop acting like any of these complaints are being made honestly. He could have taken the stage with fireworks shooting out his ass, and they still would have said it was...
Forum: USA Politics 28th April 2021, 05:42 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Oh My God, Doug Ford's "Buck a Beer...

Oh My God, Doug Ford's "Buck a Beer (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/buck-a-beer-st-john-1.5483443)" campaign promise suddenly make sense!
Forum: USA Politics 21st April 2021, 12:29 PM
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Posted By Horatius
Oh come on! He paid a company $1.3 billion to...

Oh come on! He paid a company $1.3 billion to make syringes, and they haven't delivered a single one...
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2021, 04:04 PM
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Posted By Horatius
Definition of about (Entry 1 of 3) 1a:...

Definition of about (Entry 1 of 3)
1a: reasonably close to
about a year ago
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2021, 12:12 PM
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Posted By Horatius
And while people are looking at numbers, in 2019,...

And while people are looking at numbers, in 2019, Canada accepted about 45,000 refugees...
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2021, 05:44 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Having cut the number of refugees allowed in to...

Having cut the number of refugees allowed in to 15,000, it's a near certainty that after four years, they don't have the number of trained staff needed to process 60,000. And the people they would...
Forum: USA Politics 16th April 2021, 04:57 PM
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Posted By Horatius
David Mitchell probably has the best take on the...

David Mitchell probably has the best take on the tax avoidance vs. tax evasion issue ever.

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"Ultimately, it's a tax on conscience."
Forum: USA Politics 15th April 2021, 10:44 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Yeah, this. "No sales tax!" sales are pretty...

Yeah, this. "No sales tax!" sales are pretty common around here, but what they're really doing is just taking the sales tax out of their regular price. So if they normally add the tax, for something...
Forum: USA Politics 9th April 2021, 04:11 AM
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Views: 274,133
Posted By Horatius
I'm not surprised by that, this is pretty much...

I'm not surprised by that, this is pretty much what I've been here in Canada for the last decade at least. I used to vote PC in just about every election, but the collapse of that party federally and...
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2021, 06:04 AM
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Posted By Horatius
I'd assume it was one of their major kinks.

I'd assume it was one of their major kinks.
Forum: USA Politics 6th April 2021, 05:00 AM
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Posted By Horatius
And even with his one true skill, conning idiots,...

And even with his one true skill, conning idiots, he doesn't think it all the way through. Take a look at the recent stories about the "recurring payments" scam he pulled in the last few weeks of the...
Forum: USA Politics 5th April 2021, 04:03 PM
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Posted By Horatius
Does it really take all that much brains to...

Does it really take all that much brains to pander to the lowest common denominator? Didn't Trump himself admit that his most famous lines like "Lock her up!" and "Mexico will pay for it!" were just...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd April 2021, 07:21 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Okay, was that supposed to make us like it or...

Okay, was that supposed to make us like it or hate it?

The arguments are becoming so weird I think I need a scorecard to keep track of which side is making them.
Forum: USA Politics 1st April 2021, 07:21 AM
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Posted By Horatius
There are some who do say just that. They think...

There are some who do say just that. They think that private toll roads are the only ideologically acceptable form of road. ...
Forum: USA Politics 31st March 2021, 07:34 AM
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Posted By Horatius
That just means you need more BRAIN Drugtm! The...

That just means you need more BRAIN Drugtm! The wonderful thing about imaginary drugs like BRAIN Drugtm is that you can take as much as you want with no fear of overdose! Mainline BRAIN Drugtm today!
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2021, 06:16 PM
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Posted By Horatius
The evidence suggests "Never" is the answer. How...

The evidence suggests "Never" is the answer. How many of them have admitted that they were wrong about anything? None of them will admit that the Birther thing was a mistake. None of them will admit...
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2021, 06:26 AM
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Posted By Horatius
I think he's become functionally stupid in the...

I think he's become functionally stupid in the last few decades.

I agree with Stacyhs' assessment of him having long-standing learning disabilities, combined with his innate lack of being an...
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2021, 08:02 AM
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Posted By Horatius
How convenient that Trump is only serious when...

How convenient that Trump is only serious when you agree with what he says.[/QUOTE]



And they don't even get that, even if we believed their "He wasn't serious" lie (he was completely serious),...
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2021, 05:43 AM
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Posted By Horatius
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-putin-biden-killer-navalny/2021/03/27/0c22f47e-8c0d-11eb-a33e-da28941cb9ac_story.html[/QUOTE]



"Political dementia" is probably the...
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2021, 05:08 PM
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Posted By Horatius
You know, I'm getting the same vibe from these...

You know, I'm getting the same vibe from these anti-Biden posts that I used to get from certain Holocaust deniers who used to post here...
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2021, 07:20 AM
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Posted By Horatius
I've been involved in training new people at work...

I've been involved in training new people at work for almost 20 years now. I was on the team that collated our old training materials into the first version of the training manual that we use. I've...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 04:18 PM
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Posted By Horatius
Come now, I'm sure the person who just registered...

Come now, I'm sure the person who just registered this month and who does nothing but spew stupid talking points is entirely honest and above board, and is in no ways a mindless partisan hack.
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 04:15 PM
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Posted By Horatius
In fact, a lot of politicians do do this. Take a...

In fact, a lot of politicians do do this. Take a look at the notion of Farley Files (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley_file). I read about this in Robert A. Heinlein's novel Double Star as is...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 11:46 AM
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Posted By Horatius
You're just jealous because President Deep Sea...

You're just jealous because President Deep Sea Angler Fish has better fashion sense than you! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Boss_(fashion_designer)#Support_of_Nazism)
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 11:43 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Step over? A 90-year-old on heroin could shuffle...

Step over? A 90-year-old on heroin could shuffle over that bar without even lifting their feet.






Fox News should be snubbed. There needs to start being consequences for being *******...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 08:26 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Was Biden lying there? I thought is was more...

Was Biden lying there? I thought is was more about the "singing his own praises and telling everyone how great he thinks he is" part.

Of course, there's a fundamental difference between listing...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 04:42 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Being competent and prepared is a commie plot!

Being competent and prepared is a commie plot!
Forum: USA Politics 20th March 2021, 08:49 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Friggen' noob doesn't even know where the jump...

Friggen' noob doesn't even know where the jump button is! U Suk.
Forum: USA Politics 18th March 2021, 07:26 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Typical Millennials! Whatever happened to CTs...

Typical Millennials! Whatever happened to CTs about good old-fashioned body doubles? "Oh, la-di-dah, I'm going to use CGI!"


Wankers.
Forum: USA Politics 17th March 2021, 08:58 AM
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Posted By Horatius
I don't believe that this is true, I've seen lots...

I don't believe that this is true, I've seen lots of Dems talking about this for years.

It's a bit of a chicken and egg problem though. For the Dems to fix this, they need to be voted into...
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2021, 07:17 AM
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Posted By Horatius
And it should be noted that for a lot of the...

And it should be noted that for a lot of the anti-pharma crowd, the talking point used to be that the FDA deliberately took too long to approve new drugs, so that people would keep dying rather than...
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2021, 09:18 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Well, Biden is in a bit of a bind, here....

Well, Biden is in a bit of a bind, here. De-Trumpifying the US government isn't something that can or will happen overnight, and ICE is probably the worst for that. ICE was already a ******...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2021, 11:25 AM
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Posted By Horatius
In some ways, yes, because then they'd have to...

In some ways, yes, because then they'd have to own their policies, and everything that comes from them. How many years did they dine out on "We're going to repeal and replace Obamacare with something...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2021, 07:12 PM
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Posted By Horatius
Yes, which is why we've been smug...You did see...

Yes, which is why we've been smug...You did see that part, yes?

But in terms of delivering the vaccine, the US has been mopping the floor with us - and that's all because of Biden's policies and...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2021, 02:50 PM
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Posted By Horatius
This right here makes up for a lot of the...

This right here makes up for a lot of the complaining about Biden not being perfect.

Here in Canada, we've been having some difficulties getting the vaccines we ordered actually delivered. For...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd March 2021, 08:40 AM
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Posted By Horatius
One thing that I haven't seen discussed enough is...

One thing that I haven't seen discussed enough is that this "$15 minimum wage" thing doesn't mean it will become $15 overnight. It will be implemented gradually. In fact, it won't even be the $12 you...
Forum: USA Politics 24th February 2021, 10:28 PM
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Views: 274,133
Posted By Horatius
As a follow-up to this, I'll note this story I...

As a follow-up to this, I'll note this story I just saw:

Lawyers have found the parents of 105 separated migrant children in past month...
Forum: USA Politics 24th February 2021, 09:19 PM
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Posted By Horatius
Yeah, it's not like all the kids Trump detained...

Yeah, it's not like all the kids Trump detained just disappeared on Jan 20. Biden needs to deal with the reality of what was left to him. That wouldn't be pretty no matter what they did.
Forum: USA Politics 24th February 2021, 06:57 PM
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Posted By Horatius
Because it's sooooooo niiiiiiice to be having...

Because it's sooooooo niiiiiiice to be having arguments about policy again, and not, "Was what the "president" said today technically treason?"
Forum: USA Politics 21st February 2021, 07:15 PM
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Posted By Horatius
I always liked Chris Rock's take on minimum wage:...

I always liked Chris Rock's take on minimum wage:

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Forum: USA Politics 19th February 2021, 06:28 AM
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Posted By Horatius
It's official: the US is a cat.

It's official: the US is a cat.
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2021, 04:05 PM
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Posted By Horatius
But that's going to be a problem itself, because...

But that's going to be a problem itself, because if a whole lot of people are being evicted for not being able to meet their monthly rent, where are they going to get 2+ months worth of rent to get a...
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2021, 12:10 PM
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Posted By Horatius
I think the point is, they're going to eat the...

I think the point is, they're going to eat the loss either way - why not eat it in a manner that avoids upturning the lives of an untold number of people?

This of course assumes that the US...
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2021, 11:37 AM
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Posted By Horatius
Canada does for sure. We've heavily re-vamped our...

Canada does for sure. We've heavily re-vamped our Employment Insurance system to deal with the crisis, plus created more support systems outside the traditional EI system, to support small businesses...
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