Birthright citizenship means A LOT of people are living abroad, as US citizens, and almost certainly not filing their legally required tax returns with the IRS
If we can’t stop birthright citizenship, we can make sure they’re getting harassed by the IRS like real Americans
Every Republican running in the midterms now needs to be constantly explaining what they are going to do to blunt the impact of today’s birthright citizenship ruling. They should have lockstep messaging as they campaign.
This ruling is very very bad for the United States, but it could be good for Republicans in the upcoming election if they laser focus on explaining to voters that they have strategies to overcome a Supreme Court ruling that has opened the door to permanently taking their country away from them and their children.
@greg_price11 Sure hope he’s taking his vitamins every day. We need him far more than Roberts and Barrett. (Remember when we were told they were going to be amazing? Good times)
@FluentInFinance What a dumb take. My teenager routinely works 30-40/ hours week during the summer and does not need to earn enough to afford these basics. One would think people needing to afford these things have more skills than a 17 year old.
Got a call at 01:33 AM last night. My daughter's name lit up the screen. My heart skipped for a second, you never know with late night calls.
I answer, All I hear is giggling, Then, "Dad?"
"Yeah, kiddo, You good?"
More giggling, Barely holding it together. "Can you... can you come get me?"
"On my way, Send me the pin."
She's 23, Lives on her own, Works full-time. But tonight, she went out with friends, had a few too many, and knew better than to get behind the wheel.
I pull up to the bar, She's sitting on the curb with two of her friends, all of them laughing at absolutely nothing. Her car is parked safely in the lot. Her friend's car right next to it. Nobody's driving tonight.
The whole ride home, she's cracking up in the backseat over something that happened earlier. I have no idea what the story even is, but she can't get through a sentence without snort-laughing.
And honestly? I'm not even annoyed, I'm relieved.
Because this call, the one where she's safe, giggling, and trusts me enough to ask for help, is infinitely better than the other call. The one no parent ever wants to get.
I told all my kids when they were teenagers, "I don't care what time it is, I don't care what you did, If you need a ride, you call me, No lecture, No judgment, Just call."
These nights don't happen often anymore. But when they do, I will always answer. Every single time.
@adamcarolla Absolutely not. Barely knew their names because we had some semblance of sanity in most of our laws that SCOTUS decisions were so “in the weeds.” But, here we are…
I dropped out of college at 19 because I knew I'd be in debt & my communications degree wouldn't pay for itself and that was in '98. I don't feel bad for people who thought their Indigenous basket weaving gender studies degree would have value. They are not victims, they're dumb.
@SeanTrende People have had their money confiscated for decades that would be far more had they been allowed to invest it. Instead, we forced to keep a Ponzi scheme running.