I’m kinda confused, isn’t that what they did? Although you are probably saying you’d be less pissed if the prices for all the individual items were increased 18% so you knew the actual prices at the start?

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Honestly if it was something expensive we’d all be complaining about the company wasting money on it. The answer should really be putting money towards what people care about, increasing compensation.

Watch this. I’m a republican.

I agree with you kind soul. Some days this place seems like a toxic cesspool. You better not have a viewpoint that is even barely contrary to the this general populace’s.

I have thought about your comment for a little bit and would like to respond candidly.

I am just a regular person who has a differing belief about what constitutes a well-functioning government. There are possibly more views that we agree upon than disagree.

At this exact moment,(because everyone’s beliefs are constantly changing with new ideas and information), the views I expect we differ on are: capitalism has been more socially beneficial than destructive, we should have a smaller more efficient government, and we should prevent erosion of the constitutional right to bear firearms.

The views I expect that we agree on are: capitalism has not been properly regulated with regards to the environment (global warming was certainly caused by us), the ability to have an abortion should be codified in law, we should prevent the erosion of constitutional rights like free speech, privacy, and the ability to freely travel, while socialized healthcare will be very expensive and increase everyone’s tax burden, it will also be well worth the cost.

I am a republican because I believe that my political viewpoints align with those of republicans. But I am not blind to the charlatans that have disgraced not only the republican party but also the broader American institution. I take comfort in the fact that I did not vote for Trump in either instance, choosing instead to vote for Biden when that time came.

As for why I voluntarily “describe” myself as a republican because I genuinely believe that people discussing opposing views contributes to incrementally uncovering truth (which is often in the middle) and also serves to stave off the seemingly natural pull of humans to develop tribalism described by the phrase ‘us vs them.’

There’s no way he makes it as the actual candidate.

I’m a republican and I can say that I and plenty of others like me will be voting blue if that absolute disgrace becomes the primary candidate.

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Indeed, and many are allowed to go about their lives while awaiting trial.

We have to be especially careful with people with significant resources. Any small mistakes caused by moving quickly can be leveraged for less consequences do to technicalities. In these cases, being reactionary is a detriment.

I think they call it “due process”.

What a stain on American history. Good riddance.

i keep playing BF 2042 when i’m not sure what to play

holy cow thanks for sharing this! on my wishlist now!

Our conversation on a different post made me check your post history. And now this post has me considering canceling Amazon Prime. Ripple effects are weird.

This is primarily where the moral argument and thus division appear. Is it fair to ask a person to pay more than their share? I would argue no, it seems a majority here would argue yes. I’m ok with being wrong and learning, but I have a hard time shifting what I believe to be moral foundations.

edit: I appreciate you revisiting your statement and it makes a lot of sense. Something I’ll be thinking about a lot more.

The idea behind social security is a forced time phased retirement program. The cap for input of money serves to cap the withdrawal later in years. If the wealthy put in a significantly larger amount while working they will be entitled to a proportionally larger about of withdrawal later. We’re just robbing peter to pay paul here and kicking the issue down the road.

A real solution would be to produce a margin that is invested in a total market fund that would eventually create self sustaining returns to both: pay out current withdrawals as well as grow to match inflation and population growth. But that’s not going to happen.

TLDR: The ponzi scheme will continue.

“have you tried turning it off and back on again?”

i.e. i’ve seen it correct itself by unsubscribing and subscribing again