@detgrim@a19grey@mspringut@rsms Do you think that architects *want* to design buildings that look bad? And if they had the option for greater floor area instead of the setbacks they wouldn't take it?
It is insanely embarrassing for the NYT to have this entire incorrect article go through the editorial process without anyone being able to solve the equation 10 - 4
Plenty of hard-leftists (and a disturbing number of regular leftists) are fine with fascists defeating liberals on the logic that “liberals delay and worsen the inevitable crisis of capitalism; fascists will force the crisis, and the masses will finally see that we’re right.”
If Democrats at every level of government aren’t saying in unison that with these new tariffs “Trump is raising your taxes on everyday goods” then I don’t really know what we’re doing as a party
The level of corruption it takes to create a meme coin just two days before taking office to enrich yourself, friends, and family to the tune of billions of dollars is hard to comprehend.
But with Trump no one seems to blink an eye. Going to be a really fun four years ahead.
The lack of urgency from a lot of politicians on housing affordability is wild to me. This is the single most important item in a family's budget. It determines almost everything in life. And yet there has been so little reform.
You cannot price control your way out of a shortage.
We need to build thousands of homes for the people displaced by fire and we need to do it fast. https://t.co/iyEmgDC5hq
Car pollution isn’t just tailpipe emissions. It’s tiny particles of brake and tire that work their way deep into the lungs causing illness and disease. The biggest contributor to air pollution in cities is automobile traffic. Reducing it is a powerful public health intervention.
Food costs in the US are relatively cheap - unless you're ordering a lot of delivery or eating out a lot but that's a disingenuous complaint.
Housing and car costs are larger expenses and ones that we generally lack political will to address
Another example of a country where people do not spend 20% of their paycheck on groceries is "The United States" (average expenditures on "food at home" is 5.9% of average income).
Feckless, hapless leadership from @SenSchumer and @DickDurbin is one reason. Malapportionment is another. But it is clear that a small but significant part of our party lacks moral fiber. They must face primary challenges to help them acquire the moral fiber they presently lack.