@hanaamurakami Have more babies? Tax credits, higher wages, mandatory annual paid family leave for parents, social programming to encourage parenthood and marriage.
@aqn_purple2 Nobody here in USA thinks you are our dog. If anything, we see you as our little bro. And nobody pushes my brother around except me! Joking, of course, but we are very protective of our Japanese allies. CCP dogs are incapable of understanding anything other than domination, sadly
@RealDeanCain Uhhh, states can just seize federal funds paid to residents? You'd think there was some sort of 'supremacy clause' that prevents states from interfering in federal operations
@LuftkoppTim@Nomoreultra Have you ever heard of a place called Florida? Or Hawaii? Or Louisiana? Or the entire Gulf coast of Texas? We also have a state with more than a thousand lakes. Please think next time.
@OrevaZSN The ROI is shit. Government excels at two things and two things only: violence and writing checks with other peoples' money. That's why it should be as small as practicable.
@Globalist200@AnatoliUkraine@grok Intent and effect are often two different things. I hope for your sake that you are correct, but the lesson of Damocles is often forgotten.
@SpudCannon3000@Karai_Dan One doordash order could buy enough pots, pans, dishes and cutlery from a thrift store to cook basic food for the next ten years. We've just normalized helplessness in our culture.