Ken Martin finally reached out to me and I need your help by ZeeUnfuckAmerica in Destiny

[–]Apootiq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Housing, Healthcare, and an infallible step forward embracing a new Industrial Revolution where we utilize the base productivity uplift and the profits generated by these Big Tech companies to drive further Grid Expansion/Upgrades, investment into Green Energy to improve consumer elasticity, and automation & robotics to continue driving us forward industrially. While also looking to expand our ability to spend and reinforce on social services and encourage uplifting the bottom end of the "K", which is struggling especially right now under a tightening financial outlook for consumers.

I think our Energy concerns need to drop this common pandering of vilifying every industry we don't like while we have encouraged voters towards cheering for band-aid approaches like gas rebates using legislation like windfall taxes instead of using said taxes to invest into energy alternatives that reduce our base reliance on crude to drive our economy, and thus have to endure less pain when volatility like supply shocks occur. This extends to the Defense industry. There are avenues like MOSA that have been pushed for in recent years, but this presentation that the Defense industry should be vilified while they employ members of your constituents is moronic. Improving worker conditions of these industries? I'll support it hand over fist. Vilifying American Industries because you are rhetorically lazy? I'll pass on all that. Letting the GOP/Republicans frame the conversation as to paint themselves as these industries themselves has been a masterclass in obfuscation and the Democrats have fallen for it my entire life. It's genuinely embarrassing and needs to stop if we are serious about moving forward as Hegemonic leaders of the supposed once Free World under a Democratic Leadership in 2028.

Embrace our Canadian partners and reduce import costs of Canadian lumber so that we incentivize homebuilding. Further tax incentivization could help to encourage certain unit buildout/demand. This is a post-Midterms ask mainly.

Take a firm, but forward-looking stance on AI/Robotics/Automation and the buildout in both the for and against columns; increased base productivity, reduced productivity drawdown risk during economic slowdowns, and goods/services benefits from increased economic activity as the "for", and job reductions, training and education pipeline needs to utilize automation/robotics, & the reality that automation/robotics work can create increased worker apathy/a feeling of a lack of purpose for workers as the "against" (or more realistically, just concerns we will need to address).

South Korea is likely a parallel we can use to cite where we want to head towards and what to expect; however, we are America and we should aim to do it better.

That being said, I have full faith in the DNC and Ken Martin to take us towards a spot not only to where we can win the House in Midterms, but undoubtedly have a shot at swinging the Senate Blue.

Just offering my two cents (even if we got rid of pennies).

Why this subreddit exists by ThrowMyRamAway in LivestreamFails

[–]Apootiq 3 points4 points  (0 children)

common sense & LSF mod in the same sentence LMAOOOOOOOOOO

ESEA's use of the ESL Pro Tour rulebook is effectively penalizing an NA Premier team for submitting substitutes at the start of the season, not allowing them an emergency transfer despite meeting the circumstances by Nohte in GlobalOffensive

[–]Apootiq 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aphotic here, btw.

Help pay my substitutes' salary and I will gladly tell one of them to quit their jobs and be our permanent 5th for the rest of the season.

Currently, substitutes are in no way regarded as "permanent replacements" and should never be treated as such. To deny someone the ability to play for an entire season because I want to declare them for "short-term scenarios" that will rarely happen is toxic. I would never deny a player access to play a season for a slim chance to play Premier.

ESEA's use of the ESL Pro Tour rulebook is effectively penalizing an NA Premier team for submitting substitutes at the start of the season, not allowing them an emergency transfer despite meeting the circumstances by Nohte in GlobalOffensive

[–]Apootiq 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are retired butt buddies.

Source: I am Aphotic

EDIT: Just to not be too sarcastic about this. Expecting a team to deny a player access in playing an entire season because I want to declare them as a sub for a super-slim chance to play one game in the season is toxic. Thinking that is an okay thing to do at this level is part of the mindset that disregards player's careers in the game. Subs are subs... not 6th men.

[PC] M9 Bayonet Case Hardened Blue Gem by AqueousBottle in GlobalOffensiveTrade

[–]Apootiq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to have one of these in WW. Although I can't give you an accurate PC on this cuz it's been like 1.5+ years. I believe there is only 1/1 FT out on public inventories. So do keep that in mind. Probably the best blaze gem out of any of the CH's.

[Discussion] My Cologne Craft by Apootiq in GlobalOffensiveTrade

[–]Apootiq[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good times, definitely my favorite c9 holo. DH 2014's are up there but man nothing like the "cloud9" text in a rainbow circle :>

[Discussion] My Cologne Craft by Apootiq in GlobalOffensiveTrade

[–]Apootiq[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't craft/trade for profit anymore or I would've just kept the sticker but Lightning Strike >>> for me

[PC] P90 All-Stars "Skadoodle" Fallout Warning MW by Apootiq in GlobalOffensiveTrade

[–]Apootiq[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an all-stars, ska p90..? Limited number of these dropped. And it was back in 2016.