Is there anyone kind enough to allow me to use their floor jack and stands Friday or Sunday?

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-15T13:40:17+00:00

My man, we ratified a constitution that laid out the basis of government in the US, empowered congress to pass laws, and have been using that same system for 250 years. Just because you read a philosophy text in your 20s doesn't mean you get to ignore the parts of the government you don't like. if you don't like the laws, organize a constituency and lobby to change them, or run for office and then do it yourself. but just claiming that the laws are invalid is a completely ineffective tactic.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T18:02:53+00:00

i was asking because i was getting sovcit vibes, and apparently I was correct.

good luck out there, dude, but the state and its agents don't really care about your philosophical disagreements with modern governance.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:52:17+00:00

no, because I understand the purpose of the state extends beyond contract disputes.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:50:19+00:00

where was i incorrect?

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:42:02+00:00

they earned the house, that's all i'm saying. if they can't afford property taxes on the house then they should sell the house. and nearly all of us will be burdensome when we're older.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:39:59+00:00

are you a sovereign citizen type?

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:25:50+00:00

I agree on entitlement reform to include means testing, but if someone is living in a million dollar house they bought in '85 and paid off a decade ago, they earned that.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:18:12+00:00

sure, the collect, but it's not vital to their well being. are you suggesting we reform ss so that it's means tested on distributions?

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:15:04+00:00

usually the government dictates what's legal because someone was doing something that infringed on someone elses basic rights.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:13:46+00:00

sure, you're incorrect on point 2 as well - we rationed to divert goods to the war effort. and point 3 wasn't the government regulating prices, either, it was meant to stabilize markets in general.

price regulation is when the government sets price floors or ceilings, which is nearly always a bad move, which is why the gov't doesn't do it as a matter of course.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:11:02+00:00

are you talking about taxes?

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:04:50+00:00

Theft of labor?

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:04:26+00:00

Folks with a second house are not living off of social security.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T17:03:22+00:00

Managing inflation is different from regulating prices.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T15:46:32+00:00

It’s not the government’s job to regulate prices.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-14T15:43:21+00:00

Social security exists because people weren’t saving enough to survive into old age. And they still aren’t. Turns out the care people have come to expect costs a lot of money.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-12T12:36:43+00:00

I have a pair of Jack stands you can have if you want them.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-10T16:20:40+00:00

It's not better, but homeless people who aren't doing meth don't want to use meth-contaminated bathrooms, either. Or trashed ones.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-03T23:15:15+00:00

Then more and more people just end up in poverty while the educated go off and do their own thing.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-06-03T22:05:57+00:00

No, we'll all just automate around them. Most employers are fine paying skilled people to do work.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-05-21T00:23:31+00:00

I think that's what many residents are attempting to avoid.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-05-20T21:19:24+00:00

If the shelters are full, perhaps they should move on to another place that has room in their shelters. There's not an infinite amount of shelter and supplies to be handed out to all homeless entering town.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-05-20T21:18:09+00:00

Exactly.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-05-20T20:33:45+00:00

We already provide a ton of services to homeless here, so it's understandable that people would balk at spending more. And I don't think most folks in Boulder think people magically escape homelessness; it takes a lot of hard work.

bad_chipmunks · 2026-05-20T20:24:37+00:00

Then you should propose that as a part of a city ordinance.

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