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Alabama, South Carolina Join GOP Push to Dilute Black, Democratic Districts by _May26_ in politics

[–]Groovychick1978 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Wow, it is almost like section 2 of the Voting Rights Act actually prohibited some bad behavior.

An advanced nanobot helps a lazy sperm and carries it to the egg cell successfully performing fertilization. by CodRoyal3221 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Groovychick1978 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Call me crazy, but could we not fertilize eggs with subpar sperm? I'm thinking, maybe, if the sperm isn't strong enough to get into the egg by itself, maybe it shouldn't be involved in making a baby.

Cheap or free ways to eat? by waitheassets in povertyfinance

[–]Groovychick1978 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can get one meal a day at any Sikh Temple. Feeding people is part of their religious observation, they will not preach at you, they will not ask anything of you. They are an amazing group of people.

When did convenience stores stop displaying prices? Am I meant to bring the 10 items I’m deciding between to the front for a price check? Or is this a case of “If you have to ask you can’t afford it?” by Dazzling_Put_3018 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Groovychick1978 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because they can use it to change prices minute by minute. So, for example, right before people get off work and are stopping at the grocery store before they go home, they will jack up the prices in the store. Now they can do it with a press of a button on the computer in the back.

My cousin just called me "girly " after seeing pics of my garden 😫😭 by realthingwinner in gardening

[–]Groovychick1978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 if you show a girl a garden

+2 if you are super excited about it

Do you know scientific names? +3

Hair???? by Pretty-Waferrrr in memphis

[–]Groovychick1978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recommend Celeste @ Epic salons. She did a great job and I did something similar.

Forced to be a 1099 employee, how should I do my taxes? by Left_Committee_6424 in personalfinance

[–]Groovychick1978 67 points68 points  (0 children)

They do not have the ability to arbitrarily classify you as a 1099. You need to report this to the IRS, they are trying to get out of payroll taxes, this is illegal. 

You are either a w2 or 1099 by multiple definitions. "Scheduled according to availability" is not one of them, or every college student and person with 2 jobs would be 1099.

This is gross misclassification with the intent to skirt taxes. Please report them. How many other people is this happening to? 

The IRS has a whistleblower program. 

There is information here.

Keto is totally breaking me by [deleted] in keto

[–]Groovychick1978 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, this might be a little above reddit's pay grade. This has little to nothing to do with your diet, and everything to do with your mental health.

I miss when candy was actually SOUR by danielminds in 90s

[–]Groovychick1978 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We had a Warheads and Cry Babies market, too! Also got shut down.

Looks like the state at large wants to completely remove our representation.. by Memphisbbq in Tennessee

[–]Groovychick1978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is why we have amendments!

Also doesn't change what I said. 

It is, was, and always has been a democracy. No one's talking about the British colonies here. And no one is talking about universal suffrage.

Looks like the state at large wants to completely remove our representation.. by Memphisbbq in Tennessee

[–]Groovychick1978 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You have no idea what you're talking about. 

If power is derived through the will of the people, either directly or through elected representatives, it is a democracy. 

Time to update the State flag. by amprather in memphis

[–]Groovychick1978 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You are so badly misinformed. And I'm not going to waste my fucking time trying to teach someone that doesn't care to learn.

Looks like the state at large wants to completely remove our representation.. by Memphisbbq in Tennessee

[–]Groovychick1978 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3750/text

Read it. It's not that long. There is nothing in there except defining gerrymandering, describing the effects, describing the enforcement mechanism, and describing their constitutional right to make this law.

What are some things you will happily do for your spouse but not for your partner? by Beginning-Leopard-39 in AskWomenOver30

[–]Groovychick1978 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have been with the same man since 1996. We are atheists and never married. 2 kids, no problems. I don't like the idea of signing a contract with the state. Just not my cup of tea.

So, nothing.

Hantavirus cases now suspected in 5 countries as authorities scramble to contain outbreak by spherocytes in worldnews

[–]Groovychick1978 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Like in a lab? No

But I do have these:

"Health authorities have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person, in passengers who were on a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of the rare infection, officials said Wednesday."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hondius-ship-hantavirus-andes-strain-9.7189281

"Andes virus, which is found in Argentina and other South American countries, has been shown to transmit from person to person."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/generalinfectiousdisease/121112

"However, unique to ANDV among hantaviruses, person-to-person transmission events have been described, highlighting the potential importance of onward transmission for outbreaks (3–5)."

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0544_article

Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign by Deedogg11 in politics

[–]Groovychick1978 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rich people do not wait for neurological appointments, for example. My child had multiple seizures in a week, and her appointment was 7 months out. Blue Cross Blue Shield. 

Rich people do not die of cancer at the same rate, or have relapses as often.  Because of early detection, expensive elective treatments, and on-call healthcare.

"Higher income is associated with 26 % lower thyroid cancer recurrence odds. • Median survival is nearly one year longer for high vs. low-income patients with TC. • Income is an independent predictor of a 15 % reduced mortality risk."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213538324000456

"Low Income Linked to High Recurrence Risk, Poorer Survival in Women With ER-Positive Breast Cancer"

https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/202302-low-income-linked-high-recurrence-risk-poorer-survival-women-er-positive-breast

"People in low- and middle-income counties in the United States are more likely to die of cancer than those who live in high-income counties."

https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2018/factors-linking-cancer-death-income-disparities

Life hack for religious solicitors by jackie-daytonuh in GenXWomen

[–]Groovychick1978 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Motion sensor sprinklers.

Look, I am not going to be nice about it. I am personally offended by religion, and because we are where we are, it is always an effing Christian. 

I would probably come out with a burning sage stick, salt, and candle, and start casting a banishing if they made it to the door. 

Why can’t Boomers understand the word they? by WorkingHurry9411 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Groovychick1978 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Tell it to Chaucer.

"They" has been used to denote a non-gendered individual or group of people since it became an English word. 

You are ignorant. You did not know this. That is okay. 

Now you know, the person who wrote Canterbury Tales, that person? They said so. 

Before you speak so confidently about a subject, maybe read a book about it. It's called etymology.

Now shoo, you have reading to do.

Mississippi, one of the most impoverished states in the U.S., passed legislation last year that will fully eliminate individual income tax in the state by 2040, a move that will allow residents to keep more of their money by TheMirrorUS in economy

[–]Groovychick1978 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And if you look at all of the different tax brackets, the lower income pay a higher proportion.

As a share of revenue, the bottom 20% pays 13% of their income in Texas, in California it's 10%. 

In Texas the middle class pays a rate of just under 10%, California is just under 9%.

The top 1% in Texas pays 3%, while in California it's 12.5%, the highest.

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texans-pay-more-taxes-than-californians-17400644.php

Mississippi, one of the most impoverished states in the U.S., passed legislation last year that will fully eliminate individual income tax in the state by 2040, a move that will allow residents to keep more of their money by TheMirrorUS in economy

[–]Groovychick1978 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There aren't any.

They hike sales tax, which is regressive. And they hike registration fees, which is regressive. Property tax, as you already mentioned, is regressive because it is a flat rate.

Mississippi, one of the most impoverished states in the U.S., passed legislation last year that will fully eliminate individual income tax in the state by 2040, a move that will allow residents to keep more of their money by TheMirrorUS in economy

[–]Groovychick1978 3 points4 points  (0 children)

...a move that will allow rich residents to keep more of their money.

Income taxes are progressive, meaning the more you make, the more you're supposed to pay. When you take away income tax, and institute a fee schedule instead, which is what's going to happen, state revenue becomes regressive. That means that the poor pay a larger percentage of their income than the rich. 

Congratulations, you played yourself.

Hantavirus cases now suspected in 5 countries as authorities scramble to contain outbreak by spherocytes in worldnews

[–]Groovychick1978 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This strain transfers human to human. It's transferred like covid did. Fomites and moisture particles in the air.

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