@chinama90079948@Ali22618841@buttrscotchknif everyone could afford alcohol. Basically everyone drank it. They drank more than we do today.
And water was less safe then. They didn't have treatment plants bc they didn't have the technology for it
@Learnyousome@KyleKulinski Right but RFK made the situation worse
His visit caused fear in Samoa, further dissuading people from getting vaccinated
he also sent a letter to the Samoan government suggesting that the measles outbreak was caused by the vaccine
@that_one_nerdy_@VBeezball@QuasarKid @CritThinker69 @SenSanders Once they own the market they become the barrier for entry for new companies
guess what since theyre the only company prices are whatever they want because there are no alternatives
Welcome to the gilded age, open up a history book and see what happens when markets run free (2/2)
@that_one_nerdy_@VBeezball@QuasarKid @CritThinker69 @SenSanders that is, until one company (Co A) starts to do better than its competitors
Co A starts to buy up other companies to increase its market share and profits
and when other companies refuse to join, Co A lowers prices until the other companies can't compete and they buy them up (1/2)
@MovingTooFast@GuardiansP1zWin@Tomsconcepts you do know that if the margin is within .5% by PA law they HAVE to do a recount right? and right now it's at .4% according to the AP
@narrenhut Interesting thing I noticed is that the people who supported trump sounded like they dont want him to follow through on his campaign promises - ex, tarrifs and deporting all immigrants - and want him to do things he won't do. It feels like wishful thinking
Republicans: You're radical communist, socialists, you hate America, you wanna destroy america, blah blah blah
Democrats: You're fascist and like kinda weird
Republicans: Maybe don't call the other side names that's like really offensive :(
@Nameless20z@BestlnGame@sflone@Powell_AK@DrNeilStone 1. the graph starts in ~1960, california pop. was 15.7 million, it ends in 2014, when the pop. was 38.5 million, a 2.5 times increase
2. the APA (American psychological association) created a standard definition in... 1980... wouldn't you know, right when the cases go up