@TheROUSes So you don't have an answer that makes any rational sense so you'll sling a few weak insults, then take your ball and go home... So be it, I think I can survive... ;)
@PatrickHarrisSr@PramilaJayapal Tell me you don't understand what the wealthy do with their money without telling me you don't understand what the wealthy do with their money.
@PramilaJayapal Here in California we spent $24B over the last five years on homelessness. (2019-2024) What do we have to show for it? 30,000 more unhoused individuals than in 2018.
We make it profitable to _have_ the problem, we don't make it profitable to _solve_ the problem.
@Tekeee I graduated with an inflation adj $27k in debt. Worked full time during.
I paid the equiv. of $2k a month for rent in my first apartment post graduation.
My first job after college paid $25k, about $56k today. The class of 2024 avg was ~$69k and in my field closer to $80k.
@PNWConservative Key Precipitation Trends for that area:
Wet Season (Nov-Mar): High rainfall, frequently occurring 20+ days a month.
Dry Season (Jul-Aug): Lowest precipitation, often with extended dry spells.
@mcsquared34 The standard deduction for a single person is $15,750, so an income of $15,660 would pay $0 in federal income tax.
That person would also qualify for Section 8 housing vouchers, SNAP food benefits, and free healthcare through Medicaid.
@ennui365 Debt canceling: “I promised to pay back what I borrowed-now it’s erased and everyone else eats the bill.” Handout.
Tax cuts: “The government takes less from paychecks going forward.” More spending = “stimulus.”
@SenSchumer Last I saw there were about 380,000 arrests by ICE in the last year. If 14% of them were violent criminals, that means we removed over 53,000 violent criminals from our streets. That seems like a lot.
@hippyygoat Jerusalem was in the Roman province of Judea at the time of Jesus’s birth, so he was a Roman.
The name "Palestine" (from Philistines) was officially applied later by the Romans (after 135 CE) to suppress Jewish identity, making it anachronistic for Jesus' time.
@ewarren Glad to see you’re tackling the real problems the world is facing. Maybe you can get some answers on those McDonald’s ice cream machines always being broken next.
@ProfBillMcGuire OK Bill - you ready to give up driving, eating, posting bullshit on social media, etc? Cause that is what needs to be done if you don't want oil and gas around.