Neils von Zeppelin Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 16 hours ago, PinkCouture said: I also think the Democrats contributed a great deal to why they are despised my Republicans and why Trump won and will most likely get a 2 term... " Trump will most likely get a 2 term... " By no means ! .... I am quite ready to bet ! .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 17 hours ago, ILUVAdrianaLima said: ^ I would say education is the root of a lot of the issues we have today! It's played a big factor as to why Trump is in office and why Hilary was able to get the nomination in her party. So uneducated would not be too far a word to use here. I truly think this country will have some sort of civil war down the road IF things don't turn around. Maybe it's time we split our vast country down the lines and have those who believe in one certain construct/ideology keep to their side and those who want to progress forward in another. These past short years have opened my eyes at how utterly evil many in the Republican party are towards those in need. And yes I know I shouldn't paint everyone in the same light, but the fact there are a huge number of these individuals in our country means one side needs to start standing up to those who support this planets well being alongside humanity vs the idea of capitalism and "every man for himself" mentality that is very pervasive with conservatism and yes, liberalism to some extent. I've chatted with and heard enough to know that one ideology in this current country of ours is the current danger to our planets well being Actually no. With the people I know, they were educated the same way as you but they completely reject the liberal/socialist biased things that they were taught in secondary, university and pursued non mainstream strains of thinking. The main difference is choice and preferences. How are people with masters, law degrees, etc. mentally incompetent? It's a philosophical difference. The left is infatuated with equalism and environmentalism, the right is more about patriotism and individualism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 16 hours ago, PinkCouture said: I also think the Democrats contributed a great deal to why they are despised my Republicans and why Trump won and will most likely get a 2 term... The Great Recession was also a major factor, as the poor performance in Europe discredited the liberal European systems a great deal. The Right wing jumped on this and said : "See! We were right all along". This went on for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils von Zeppelin Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I have just received proposals from " Our Revolution " .... Medicare for All - College for All - $ 15 Minimum Wage - Women's Healthcare Rights - Automatic Voter Registration - Ending Private Prison - Wall Street Tax - 100% Renewable Energy - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stromboli1 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 $15 minimum wage will not work due to the inflation it will cause. The purchasing power of the dollar needs to increase not decrease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 ^^ The $15 min wage would work IMHO. There would be a lot of job losses though. 52 minutes ago, Niels von Wittelsbach said: I have just received proposals from " Our Revolution " .... Medicare for All - College for All - $ 15 Minimum Wage - Women's Healthcare Rights - Automatic Voter Registration - Ending Private Prison - Wall Street Tax - 100% Renewable Energy - You're talking about over 60% of the US economy here undergoing radical change by govt' force...Revolution indeed. Will a Red Guard be needed? Bernie Sanders is highly ridiculous, even more than Trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILUVAdrianaLima Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 @PinkCouture we knew this was coming! The shit show continues Quote Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary STORY:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/us/politics/sean-spicer-resigns-as-white-house-press-secretary.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanni Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Poor Spicer took the fall. I knew he would end up completely destroying his reputation by trying to defend Trump and his administration with whatever he could come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stromboli1 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 $15 minimum wage will inflate the prices of goods & services to counteract the minimum wage increase. Unions and the like will seek higher salaried wages and so forth. Then we will be right back to where we started and will reduce the purchasing power of the dollar even further while roughly the percentage of money spent for goods & services would stay the same. I'm all for helping struggling families on minimum wage jobs, but it will cycle and cycle and cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILUVAdrianaLima Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, Sanni said: Poor Spicer took the fall. I knew he would end up completely destroying his reputation by trying to defend Trump and his administration with whatever he could come up with. ANYONE who supports Trump at this point is willing to sacrifice their integrity and well, coming into it, they should know full well that will be part of the possible "art of the deal" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VS19 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 The real tragedy in this is that we'll no longer get to have Melissa McCarthy play him on SNL. Although, I'm not sure which was more entertaining, watching her spoof his press conferences or watch him trying to truth to fit whatever narrative Trump wanted put forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILUVAdrianaLima Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, VS19 said: The real tragedy in this is that we'll no longer get to have Melissa McCarthy play him on SNL. Although, I'm not sure which was more entertaining, watching her spoof his press conferences or watch him trying to truth to fit whatever narrative Trump wanted put forward. We have Suckerbee now, we will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCouture Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 @ILUVAdrianaLima I am pretty sure he was fired bc Trump has been throwing shade and hinting he is firing Spicey for quite awhile. They probably said he resigned to give him some dignity, and not make the administration look worse bc they've fired quite a few people. The fact there are still spots open in the administration doesn't look good either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VS19 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Just now, ILUVAdrianaLima said: We have Suckerbee now, we will be fine Hopefully they find someone as entertaining as McCarthy to take on the new press conferences. Still slightly disappointed, though, as this was the first time that I'd really found McCarthy all that funny. Really liked her work in this particular role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILUVAdrianaLima Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, PinkCouture said: @ILUVAdrianaLima I am pretty sure he was fired bc Trump has been throwing shade and hinting he is firing Spicey for quite awhile. They probably said he resigned to give him some dignity, and not make the administration look worse bc they've fired quite a few people. The fact there are still spots open in the administration doesn't look good either. There is NO dignity left in all of this for sure But as @VS19 has mentioned, that means no more McCarthy to take on the new press conferences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCouture Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Aidy Bryant played Huckabee-Sanders last season on SNL so I am sure we will be seeing a lot of her this upcoming season. Besides Melissa could still come back as Spicey under a different capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VS19 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Perhaps Spicey takes a cross-country road trip on his mobile podium as a means of trying to find himself in the aftermath of his resignation/firing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 21 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said: $15 minimum wage will inflate the prices of goods & services to counteract the minimum wage increase. Unions and the like will seek higher salaried wages and so forth. Then we will be right back to where we started and will reduce the purchasing power of the dollar even further while roughly the percentage of money spent for goods & services would stay the same. I'm all for helping struggling families on minimum wage jobs, but it will cycle and cycle and cycle. Small businesses throughout the USA (which generate most of the low end jobs and job growth & tend to live hand to mouth) will just hire less people. I do agree that $15 will result in more unions being formed (like in Germany, France, and other european countries) leading to higher prices for the consumer. Corporations would have less profit, and thus less growth. And also slower consolidation and advancement of industries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCouture Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Increasing the minimum wage is only part of the solution. Other parts needs to be updated as well for it to work out ideally. Of course that rarely happens and the situation ends up being worse than what we started with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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