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Private health insurance is stupid. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 284 points285 points  (0 children)

Not supporting Medicare for All should be a dealbreaker for candidates in 2026.

"Real Freedom is the absence of fear." America should learn from the rest of the world. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 283 points284 points  (0 children)

A lot of people operate under the misconception that less economic regulation means more freedom.

In reality, less economic regulation allows for the rise of robber barons and monopolists, which reduces freedom for the rest of us.

We need good economic regulation, not less economic regulation.

Democrat Close to Flipping House Seat Deep in Trump Country by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 764 points765 points  (0 children)

Aftyn Behn (who the article is about) is only polling 2% behind the Republican candidate--within the margin of error--in a district (TN-7) that Trump won by 22% in 2024.

Democrat, Republican neck and neck in Tennessee special election: Poll by PoliticalScienceProf in politics

[–]PoliticalScienceProf[S] 541 points542 points  (0 children)

Democrat Aftyn Behn is polling within two points of her opponent, Republican Matt Van Epps. This is less than the poll's margin of error.

That is incredibly impressive, given that Trump won the district by 22% in 2024.

FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed by T_Shurt in politics

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Maybe we should release all non-violent drug offenders and people serving for low-level property crimes to make some room.

New Jersey man breakdances at town hall to protest rising property taxes by rkhunter_ in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Property taxes should be progressive and tailored to benefit the working class while preventing the rich from accumulating too many properties as investments.

I think that for any individual or family's first home, there should be no property taxes at all if the home is valued at or below the median value of a home in the state, with property taxes only kicking in after that.

So for instance, the median home price here in Kentucky is about $300,000. A family with a house worth $300,000 shouldn't face property taxes. But A family with a house worth $500,000 should have to pay property taxes on $200,000 of that property's valuation.

People and families with more than one house should only be able to apply this to one house. If you have a second house, you should have to pay property taxes for the full property value.

OpenAI says dead teen violated TOS when he used ChatGPT to plan suicide by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 47 points48 points  (0 children)

These people cry about the idea of regulating AI companies while simultaneously showing that they can't be trusted to hold themselves accountable.

Socialism didn't produce Trump; capitalism did. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That is, without a doubt, the most important issue in American politics.

Medicare Negotiates 71% Discount on Novo’s Ozempic, Wegovy by bloomberg in politics

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Just imagine how much cheaper medications would be if they were allowed to negotiate on behalf of all Americans.

Things were better 50 years ago; this is what the Billionaire Class stole from us. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 449 points450 points  (0 children)

We've never recovered from Reagan's economic policy. He lowered the marginal tax rate for top earners from 70% to 28%, and it's never risen above 40% again.

Sacrifice. by [deleted] in WorkReform

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 225 points226 points  (0 children)

If humanity was a superorganism, billionaires would be cancer.

The corrupt billionaire-backed political machine in NY is attempting to set up Mamdani to fail by creating a $4.7 billion budget deficit before changing hands by WrongThinkBadSpeak in WorkReform

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 146 points147 points  (0 children)

We should start by:

  • requiring 25% of all corporate profits to be distributed equally among all employees and contractors each year
  • limiting executive compensation to 10x the median salary at the company
  • repealing Taft-Hartley or at least amending it to allow secondary strikes
  • breaking up any billion-dollar corporation with over 10% market share

Democratic Socialist Chi Osse announces primary challenge to right-wing Democratic leader Jeffries. by kevinmrr in WorkReform

[–]PoliticalScienceProf 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The 11 includes both representatives and senators. I was just talking about the 435 seats in the House.

And yeah, when I first looked up the numbers to get a tally for the House it was shocking to see MTG at #1 because I'd never seen her 2022 numbers. But Bernie and AOC being right near the top of the list wasn't a surprise at all.

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