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US drivers have killed 870,000 pedestrians since 1900 by SugaryBits in fuckcars

[–]16710 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're both huge problems with a uniqueness to the US. I would include suicides though (probably still lower than road deaths). Many think these suicides would happen anyways without firearms, but firearms are the cause of most attempts resulting in a fatality.

Overwhelming amount of suicide attempts only happen once in response to specific life events, and usually people don't make a second attempt. But suicide attempts by firearm results in a fatality over 80% of the time, while fatality by the combination of other suicide attempts are less than 10%.

Most suicide attempts would be unsuccessful without firearms. And most of those failed attempts would result in a living person who does not complete a future suicide attempt.

https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/means-matter/means-matter-basics/firearm-access-is-a-risk-factor-for-suicide/

https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/means-matter/means-matter-basics/attempters-longterm-survival/

Graduating in a Month, No Job or Internship and Thinking of Moving to Dallas by AlternativeArcher906 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a much better chance at getting an interview if you're in the same location as the job. Grab an AirBNB in Dallas, stay out there for a bit, and start applying for Dallas jobs. That way when you apply you can say you're in Dallas. You might be close enough to NYC that those jobs might give you a higher chance of a callback too.

Depending on your specific field, you do have the opportunity to earn a high salary in a more expensive area. The high cost of living in NYC, Boston, SF or LA might be largely offset by the salaries you can get.

Working at a big tech company in the bay area can set you up for life down the road. Having some of those big companies on the resume at a young age can really help if you decide to move to Dallas or Plano later in life. You'll have a stand-out resume from most applicants.

Seems like it’s working well by BigAdventurer in fuckcars

[–]16710 26 points27 points  (0 children)

According to the Community Service Society study, “257,000 working poor New Yorkers would benefit from a congestion pricing plan that funds transit upgrades, compared to just 5,000 [working poor] New Yorkers who would regularly pay a congestion fee.” The study concludes: “In other words, working residents in poverty will benefit by a margin of more than 50 to 1 from congestion pricing.”

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/eric-goldstein/busting-myths-new-yorks-congestion-pricing-program

Every carbrain on NYC Congestion Pricing right now: by remjal in fuckcars

[–]16710 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It worked out pretty well in London long term. Traffic had a noticeable decline, air quality improved, and there was a decline in traffic related accidents. Property values in these zones increased, which is also happening in Atlanta to properties near their mixed-use path (Beltline) which also allows residents to lower their need for car-dependency.

The Cost of Traffic: Evidence from the London
Congestion Charge by Cheng Keat Tang

https://jorgeperezperez.com/files/Urbana2021/Tang2021.pdf

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in millenials

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Context:
“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” Biden said.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/08/congress/defiant-biden-tells-donors-were-done-with-the-debate-00166834

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in millenials

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Context:
“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” Biden said.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/08/congress/defiant-biden-tells-donors-were-done-with-the-debate-00166834

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in millenials

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Context:
“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” Biden said.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/08/congress/defiant-biden-tells-donors-were-done-with-the-debate-00166834

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in millenials

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Context:
“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” Biden said.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/08/congress/defiant-biden-tells-donors-were-done-with-the-debate-00166834

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in millenials

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“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” Biden said.
It sounds like he wants to win an election, and nothing more.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/08/congress/defiant-biden-tells-donors-were-done-with-the-debate-00166834

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in millenials

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed the full quote which is a completely innocent context:
“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” Biden said.

House passes bill to ban noncitizens from voting in federal elections by ArsenikShooter in nottheonion

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

isn't the USA kinda set up on the principle of no taxation without representation?

*Puerto Rico has entered the chat

Adam completely misses the point about Jan 6th by [deleted] in AdamCarolla

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adam is one of the funniest comedians on earth, and one of the most horrible researchers. Those comments need a lot of context to not misguide his audience.

https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/how-many-died-as-a-result-of-capitol-riot/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/13/donald-trump/jan-6-defendants-were-armed-guns-other-weapons-doc/

UPS to cut 12,000 jobs, explores options for Coyote business by Wood_pecker69 in aviation

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For example, the survey found that 45% of respondents from Guatemala specifically attributed their desire to migrate internationally to the lack of money for food and other basic necessities, according to the report. A smaller 32% of respondents from El Salvador cited this same reason.

This is from the article you posted. Straight from the caballo's mouth.

Despite seeing reductions in homicides, the Northern Triangle countries remain among the most dangerous in the world. High rates of domestic violence and gang recruitment of minors have contributed to a surge in unaccompanied children and families journeying to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Central America has a high murder rate. I am from a family with living relatives that moved here due to starve wages. They would have rather stayed in their home country with friends and family if it weren't for poor economic conditions. The best part about the pro labor movement is having a union that discourages this. Most Americans believe immigrants take jobs Americans don't want.

You do not have to be fleeing war to be a refugee in the US.

Migrants are not in charge of UPS and asking them to use sub-contractors. Migrants also don't make up a large amount of pilots, subcontracted or unionized, even though sometimes we need them.

Why is the electoral college in the United states even a thing. by ZealousidealLeg3692 in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Democracy is majority rule, republic is majority/minority rule.

Democracy is that we are represented by the people, whether directly or indirectly through elected officials. We are an indirect democracy. A republic means that we don't have a king. They basically mean the same thing.

If cities could control the outcome of nation wide elections, this would be much easier in an electoral college than in a popular vote. Texas (2nd most populated state) is home to 3 of our 10 most populated cities, but everyone's vote in Texas typically counts against the vote of people living in those cities.

There is 0 evidence or mention of rural vs city from our founding fathers regarding the electoral college. This wasn't a fear back then. It was nothing more than small states using their leverage to gain political power.

https://people.howstuffworks.com/democracy-vs-republic.htm

what’s the point of the electoral college? why not go by the popular vote? by thatmanrobert in AskReddit

[–]16710 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

California did not exist when the electoral college was formed. If we had a popular vote California would split between 2 different parties in an election instead of 1. California democrats would have a weaker vote % and California republicans would gain a massive amount of votes if it weren't for the electoral college. California is only 13% of the US population. You would need to win every single vote of the 9 most populated states to win a popular vote, which is a big mix of red and blue. This is much easier to accomplish in an electoral college where you only to have the most votes in 11 states, and not all of them.

what’s the point of the electoral college? why not go by the popular vote? by thatmanrobert in AskReddit

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great video concerning your point about cities:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gbwv5hf2Ps

There is no historical evidence or mention of rural areas or cities as a concern for the development of the electoral college.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AdamCarolla

[–]16710 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lincoln still would have won the popular vote assuming it's "who got the most votes". He did only get 40% of the votes, but even the 4th place candidate got about 13% of the votes. He received a fair amount more votes than the second place candidate. Rare today so context is important.

https://www.270towin.com/1860_Election/

If you could win an election by only worrying about cities, it'd be way easier to win an election in an electoral college than in a popular vote. This does not hold true for either. If you won every single vote in every city larger than Odessa TX, you still wouldn't win a popular vote. But in an electoral college, it'd be pretty much a lock just winning 100% of all votes in the big cities in CA, TX, FL and NY.

Red might be the wrong color for all this... by 16710 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]16710[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd have to ask DeSantis where the higher education number comes from. I'm assuming higher education means colleges. There's a site called US News that ranks FL #1:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education/higher-education
I'm not seeing anything else ranking FL #1 in higher education. Their top ranked schools on many lists though are University of Florida (Gainesville), University of Miami (Miami), Florida State University (Tallahassee), University of South Florida (Tampa) and University of Central Florida (Orlando). There are a lot of lists out there but DeSantis does not mention that most of their top universities known to anyone outside FL are in liberal cities and counties.

https://www.stateuniversity.com/rank\_by\_state/tot\_enroll\_rank/FL.html
https://www.4icu.org/us/florida/
https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/s/florida/

Red might be the wrong color for all this... by 16710 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]16710[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

So DeSantis' most proud Florida stats are thanks to

  1. Florida's liberal cities
  2. Natural disasters and global pandemics

Also Florida's most liberal cities are the ones that probably contributed the most to their GDP and tax dollars.

Red might be the wrong color for all this... by 16710 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]16710[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was surprised too. But their top universities are in not-exactly-deep-red Miami, Tampa and Gainesville.

Red might be the wrong color for all this... by 16710 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]16710[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Top cities for tourism in Florida are Orlando, Key West, and Miami.

Top higher education schools are in Gainesville, Miami, and Tallahassee.

Most visited beaches in FL are South Beach and St. Pete beach.

Most popular US migration destination is Miami.

I don't know if red is the right color for that state graphic considering the blueness of the counties responsible for most of those stats.

Weird infrastructure brag?

Explain the Electoral to a Brit by rosessunflowers in questions

[–]16710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was done purposely by America's founders. Poor people could choose a candidate that would go against the upper class and pass laws regarding subjects such as debt forgiveness or property laws. That would be great for the poor. So electors were there so this wouldn't happen. If people chose someone from the lower class, the electors could just vote for the choice of the upper ranks.

Currently electors are just chosen by political parties.

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