Change the law: tie spending limits to inflation, not the deficit. Debt-ceiling crisis solved forever.
Like Warren Buffet and Stephanie Kelton say, because USA borrows in its own currency, real limit on spending is inflation, not deficit.
@Shelly69839779 @RaleighBowman yes to all of the above. not deny treatment, but pay higher insurance premiums for the risks you take. just like car insurance goes up if you dont wear seatbelt. even once we adopt national single payer, shd be incentives for good behavior & penalties for bad
@RonFilipkowski This is the harm caused by the casual inclusion of the God clause in the pledge of allegiance recited daily in our public elementary schools. How is this religious brainwashing legal?
When people say political discourse sinks to the "lowest common denominator," I think they really mean "highest common denominator", meaning the highest point that is still common to all participants (which will of course be a very low point)
@Ravarora1 What exactly do you believe constitutes yr identity if not the values reflected in the choices you make? Totally agree race and gender say nothing, but political party and vax status are ongoing choices and therefore meaningful and informative
Florida law prohibits indoor smoking in most places due to the danger of secondhand smoke. But emitting a toxic Covid cloud from your unmasked face is apparently an untouchable human right.
Surprised to learn Beatles song "Because" inspired by Beethoven's Moonlight, I hear no resemblance. I think its a cover story, cuz the harpsichord intro was clearly lifted from Bach BWV 999 https://t.co/5LMhVHgBFP
Seems odd that avowed celibates should hold forth about what constitutes normal vs deviant sexual practices. Feels like armchair quarterbacking a bit. https://t.co/k5CHf2h5z1
@jaketapper Um, his Twitter is blocked, right? I despise Trump as much as anyone, but taking away our last window into his mercurial mind was to me like turning off the radar while enemy subs approach