@MarcACaputo Wow. I read A Rumor of War for a college history class. Absolutely fantastic work. I hadn’t connected you were his son. Cool stuff. I hope his memory is a blessing.
@Chris_arnade This is where you’re messing up and conflating politics with culture. There’s no policy solution for people’s lack of social fulfillment. That’s not the role of govt. Individuals have to go out and do the actual work of building community to fulfill that need.
@TheStalwart@ManExplainer Yes, because “worse off” is largely subjective. And we don’t want that to be subject to the whims of whoever happens to be in power at any given moment.
@mattyglesias So if your spouse dies or divorces you, you lose your bonus? This is disgusting social engineering. There is already a MASSIVE income tax penalty for being divorced.