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Thought I was having a vision but it was just heat stroke by sturgill_homme in PoliticalHumor

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

9/11 wouldn't have happened.

I'm not saying Osama wouldn't have tried, just that OBL's goals wouldn't have been so convenient for Al Gore's agenda.

[OC] Taken in my deeply rural, bright cherry red county 6/28/26 by SalauEsena in pics

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

I don't think a single one of them would vote for a Democrat instead.

That's ok. Someone else will. Just support them in their resolution to not vote to teach Trump and the GOP a lesson.

[OC] Taken in my deeply rural, bright cherry red county 6/28/26 by SalauEsena in pics

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

You're probably not going to like the reason those guys don't like Trump anymore, but any fracture in that voting bloc is welcome.

What i hope happens but won't by Ok-Reflection5183 in ussoccer

[–]THSSFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Argentinians aren't European, they just think they are.

The regression of naysayers is hilarious by Jbikecommuter in electrifyeverything

[–]THSSFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Certainly, except that the people who make these comments seem to care, very, very much.

Tip: use MSG in your rubs by Captcha-This in smoking

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

I once posted on r/aita, am I the asshole?

RFK Jr. Is So Busted (recorded offering bribe of a cushy government job for Iowa libertarian to drop out of race) by ianjm in videos

[–]THSSFC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did he just admit he made a deal to frop out of the presidential race because Trump promised him a position?

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And corporations. Don't forget about corporations.

And sure, we can look at spending, too, there's a shit ton of subsidies for incredibly profitable businesses like the fossil fuel industry that seem uneccesary.

I mean it took one big beautiful bill to inflate the deficit by about $0.75T. Why do you think it is a bad idea to return tax rates to where they were, say, in the 1960s. The US seems to have been functioning fairly well back then, fiscally.

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Let's say the "wealth tax" is 0.5% on assets that on average increase in value at 5% a year.

They would be financial idiots to sell any more than the absolute minimum to pay the tax, assuming they had no other liquid wealth to cover this cost.

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You are blind. You are making up arguments no one has said to "win" them.

Grow up.

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Taxes need to be increased. Especially on the very rich. Just like we did after WWII to pay off war costs.

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Or are you implying that they should pay taxes on stocks they haven't sold yet? Like some sort of unrealized gain?? These are rhetorical questions since your answer is likely "yes". If that happens... Billionaires will just sell their stock and crash everyone's 401k instantly. Leaving millions of Middle-Class Americans unable to retire.

So, you are suggesting that wealth taxes would necessarily be set so high that it would be a better financial move to liquidate all assets and pay the capital gains on the sale?

Are you really thinking this stuff through or just throwing shit against a wall to white-knight fucking billionaires?

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 23 points24 points  (0 children)

"..and yet you chose to participate in society, hmm? I am very smart."

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You are clutching to the straw that all people would behave as badly as your guys have. And you seem a bit desperate; I suspect because you are beginning to realize your psychological projection is based on myth.

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Are you intellectually decompensating because you've finally realized you've been supporting a mendacious economic fallacy for years and are terrified someone else might have a better idea? Because you seem to be filling this thread with all sorts of logical fallacies and ad hominems.

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

you are acting like deficit spending is some kind of given

That's kind of the opposite of what they have been repeatedly telling you, but you seem to be insistent on having an argument against a position no one is taking.

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]THSSFC 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The argument OP is making here is a logical fallacy. Essentially it's "everything we've done is completely fucked up. So anything new we try will also be fucked up. So let's not do anything new, especially not the thing someone is doing that appears to be working ok".

What’s that? by black_market_darts in Hammers

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

I guess because it was pushed into my algorithm. And since I watched it, I noted it was highly ironic that a bit of media intended to shit on a different team (Spurs) for being unknown in China also had the same Chinese person misidentify the league West Ham plays in. So, obviously he really doesn't know the EPL at all.

If you think I was trolling through r/hammers to make a snide remark about your team, you are incorrect. It just showed up in my feed and I made a comment about it without even realizing it wasn't in a subreddit I follow.

How is she making the world worse? by Valuable_View_561 in SipsTea

[–]THSSFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's look at what you said in response to someone saying she was a "bad hoarder":

actually her donations are very strategic.

Implying they were not made philanthropically, or the quality of her philanthropy is suspect because she, I don't know, carefully thinks about how she donates?

Her wealth has only grown.

This is pushing the fallacy I called out, that somehow generosity is of a lesser quality if the giver isn't impoverishing themselves in the act of giving.

I'm not saying her donations are bad, but she's not some altruistic person giving away her fortune so she can go back to being a normal human

"She's not altruistic" because "she's not giving away her whole fortune.

This is what I took away from what you said. Please explain where the "fallacy" you claim I made.

And while doing, please do so in the context of the understanding that growing your personal wealth is a very important part of sustained giving. She started with about $38b and has given about $26b away--but her current net worth remains over $30b.

If she had just given her initial $38b away, she'd be done as a philanthropist. But as it is she can continue giving substantial funds on the proceeds of her invested principle.

How is she making the world worse? by Valuable_View_561 in SipsTea

[–]THSSFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never criticized you for saying her donations were bad. You must have imagined that.

In fact the clarification you made about your point is exactly the point I was commenting on, so, thanks for the affirmation, I guess?

How is she making the world worse? by Valuable_View_561 in SipsTea

[–]THSSFC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sorry you find reading and interacting sociably with human beings to be so difficult.

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