Scott

Audible junkie. Astrophotographer. Tech enthusiast. Developer. Student. Tired Parent to 5 boys.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@DesKeller @richdecamp @FoxNews That's not correct. He retired in May 2005. His paperwork would have been required months in advance.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@booker9e @kief_catcher @FoxNews He was deployed in Europe for Operation Enduring Freedom. My not have been directly in Afghanistan - but he was in Europe training and aiding in increased security for bases in EU with the MN guard. People want to piss around about if that is good enough or not, and never served.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@PeterPaulMary67 @IAStartingLine @Rushthewriter How many poor families have an additional $6,000 per school year for tuition? It doesn't help them. Just as reports show, the vast majority of people who got this credit were already enrolled in private schools. There is no oversight or reporting requirements, it's bad for Iowa.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@tihoma @DaSchafIA @IOWA_STU @Pgmcc1 @tdorman I'm not pro-Biden or a low-information voter.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@DaSchafIA @tihoma @IOWA_STU @Pgmcc1 @tdorman I'm brainwashed, and you're clearly highly enlightened. How could I ever have dug such a hole for myself.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JeRrE1776 @MikeDodds1 @amierrivers It's fine not to like people pointing it out to you, but if it upsets you so much, maybe reexamine your positions. You might find you're part of the problem and not any solution. I mean, if just punishing poor people helped anything we wouldn't have a problem by now, would we?

[Scott @iowanscott]

@DaSchafIA @tihoma @IOWA_STU @Pgmcc1 @tdorman Wage growth isn't keeping up. It hasn't for decades. Greed and a borderline oligarchy has made certain of that. Go ahead and vote for the guy who openly says he's for sale and see if that helps. Biden sucks, Trump is worse. It's vote to hope for small change or vote for a match.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JeRrE1776 @MikeDodds1 @amierrivers It is what you've said. You can not like the meaning behind tour words, but it's still there. You think undeserving people could benefit from something, so at the expense of children, elderly, or others who cannot change their situation, you want to collectively deny them aid.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JeRrE1776 @MikeDodds1 @amierrivers There are a lot of children in the area. This discussion isn't about "a system", it's about access to fresh food in low-income areas that have lower access to reliable transportation. Stop trying to force pain on innocent people for fear someone you don't like will benefit.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@DaSchafIA @IOWA_STU @Pgmcc1 @tdorman Everything in my statement is verifiable.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@tihoma @DaSchafIA @IOWA_STU @Pgmcc1 @tdorman Unemployment is still historically low. So, I'm not sure what the gotcha is?

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JeRrE1776 @MikeDodds1 @amierrivers People need to earn the right to access food? In your world, what does a kid in a poor household have to do to earn a meal? This kind of blind selfishness and lack of empathy is a much bigger problem than advocating better access to stores that sell fresh foods..

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JeRrE1776 @MikeDodds1 @amierrivers Can't learn how to be food secure unless it's difficult to access food. That'll teach those kids and underprivileged people.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JeRrE1776 @MikeDodds1 @amierrivers Your mindset is the problem. We can't have progress because you *want* people to struggle. You are deluded into believing that only pain and struggle can teach people. Seems to me like, for many, it just makes bitter and selfish people. Not doing anyone favors.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JeRrE1776 @MikeDodds1 @amierrivers So. Because you endured a hardship, we should never do anything about it or care if others have a similar hardship?

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JBLADES13 @tyrone_schwartz @FreelanceLies @geniusman16 @girlziplocked @RuyrazN But existing housing has risen just as much. It's not like there is available housing at old rates. So its a pointless argument. Available housing is exponentially more, so less for other expenses of which there is also more than 1980. Slightly higher wages, far more expenses.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JBLADES13 @tyrone_schwartz @FreelanceLies @geniusman16 @girlziplocked @RuyrazN Many studies on the widening wealth gap over the past 40 years, and the slow rise of wages compared to productivity and top compensation. Not to mention benefits costs rising faster than compensation.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JBLADES13 @tyrone_schwartz @FreelanceLies @geniusman16 @girlziplocked @RuyrazN From the dude who doesn't know how inflation is calculated.

[Scott @iowanscott]

@JBLADES13 @tyrone_schwartz @FreelanceLies @geniusman16 @girlziplocked @RuyrazN Inflation does not take all costs into account, it takes comparable costs made into an index and calculates the buying power of a dollar. When nationally the % of income on housing has spiked, that shows the numbers limitation. Today is way more expensive.