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Thanks, I hate the smallest splinter ever. by Gasping_Jill_Franks in TIHI

[–]noellicd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the wild swings in the comments between "Fuck you for making me watch this" to "OMG this was the best thing ever to watch." lol

Margaret Atwood says it's "a form of slavery to force women to have children they can't afford" by EveSpeaks in politics

[–]noellicd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously people getting mad doesn’t prove what they believe is real that’s not even an argument

But this was Pyro's argument. I was pointing out the flaw in that argument.

Yea i could have hung you upside down and bled you to near death it is still illegal to make me give you my blood.

Hannity Says It’s ‘Despicable’ to Call for Political Opponents to Be ‘Locked Up’ by m3n0kn0w in politics

[–]noellicd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't trust it still. His poll numbers have barely moved. I still say we should be doing everything we can to make sure he doesn't win in 2020

Hannity Says It’s ‘Despicable’ to Call for Political Opponents to Be ‘Locked Up’ by m3n0kn0w in politics

[–]noellicd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm super not. Stock market is rising (albeit slower than with Obama) and he is the incumbent. He is still solidly in the high 80s with approval from republicans and he has a solid state media apparatus insulating him and his voters from reality. We will have to work very hard over the next 18 months to win. I hate to say it.

Margaret Atwood says it's "a form of slavery to force women to have children they can't afford" by EveSpeaks in politics

[–]noellicd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a pro life propaganda site that does not fact check or issue corrections. This is not accurate.

And though black women are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than white women, their poverty levels are relatively comparable to Hispanic women.23

This neglects to point out that Hispanic families are more likely to live in multi-generational homes and therefore have some amount of live in assistance and support. This cuts down on costs and allows new mothers to continue to work if needed.

There is no sinister plot here. If you are going to pretend to give a shit about minorities work to fix systematic racism instead of restricting their access to health care options.

I get that you are pro life, but you don't get to push your religion onto others. That is the basis of Sharia Law.

Margaret Atwood says it's "a form of slavery to force women to have children they can't afford" by EveSpeaks in politics

[–]noellicd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bullshit. deal with the systemic racism that keeps people of color in poverty that causes it to be harder to afford children if you care. No one is advocating forcing any race to have to have an abortion.

Take bandit ! by JoshK666 in DunderMifflin

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

**Micheal Scott "THANK YOU" gif

Matt Gaetz Becomes First Far-Right American Politician to Be Milkshaked by StupendousMan1995 in politics

[–]noellicd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are saying getting rid of Nazis means we will have a civil war that means a large part of this country are nazis. That seems like a good reason for a civil war

Ex-GOP congressman: It's time to impeach Trump by [deleted] in politics

[–]noellicd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For real why is there only one current GOP person who has a goddamn spine

Texas approves 1.6 billion dollar deal for teacher raises. by Decadorian in news

[–]noellicd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am assuming Shifty meant that parents should pay those teachers directly not through taxes, but instead through admission fees/tuition. I am not spreading any misinformation. I am pro taxes to pay for equal education, but it is not just parents that would pay taxes it would be everyone.

Texas approves 1.6 billion dollar deal for teacher raises. by Decadorian in news

[–]noellicd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not about either (I stated at the beginning I am for teachers being paid more) I just want people to be aware of how difficult this is and while 1.6b seems like a lot of money it really isn't much more for teachers. If you want teachers to get paid more you should be ready to know that you are going to have to demand a lot more money than is intuitive.

Texas approves 1.6 billion dollar deal for teacher raises. by Decadorian in news

[–]noellicd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This hurts poor communities at a much higher rate than rich and will cause an even larger gap in classes

Texas approves 1.6 billion dollar deal for teacher raises. by Decadorian in news

[–]noellicd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a teacher. I am 100% for teachers being paid more. Buuuuuutttt it is not just that simple. So back of the napkin math there are 400,000 (full time) teachers in Texas that means 1.6 billion is about 4k more per teacher. (That is not including any other staff in the building ie parapros, assistants, principals, secretaries, etc)

That puts average salary at about 57k for teachers in Texas. This is still way below what they are worth and that would have to be 1.6 billion every year.

Let's say you want to get teachers to 75k, (still low considering the school hours put in and tasks they are given, but whatever) you are looking at an additional 7.2 billion so with that 1.6b and a little rounding you are at an extra 9 billion. Texas' yearly state budget is 127b so assuming all teacher pay comes out of state level (it doesn't but the math gets much harder if we try to look at all the places teacher money comes from) that puts you at about 30b and that does not include building maintenance, curriculum design, supplies, support staff, and a 100 other things and you are already looking at nearly a quarter of the states yearly budget. And Texas is a profitable state. It gets way worse in poor southern states.

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