I am the soul propietor of my mind, and of my labor, and i may choose to share or barter either, but the confiscation by force, of my achievements, in whole or in part, by any person, group, or government, constitutes theft, and or enslavement!
Convention of states, but we don't need term limits, we need to return to constitution as it was written! In the constitution the representatives were paid by their state, NOT the federal government! In the constitution Senators were appointed by the state legislatures! If we followed the constitution as written, there would be 76 Republican Senators, not 50!
#Republicans in power are as #rightwing as they wanna be. Why are #Democrats in power fixated on #bipartisanship?
Case in point: Texas's new permitless carry law.
The Legislature passed a bill allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training — an expansion of gun rights so divisive Repub
Texas GOP leaders promised action on gun safety after the El Paso massacre in 2019. But the 2021 Texas Legislature, led by Trumpublicans, actually made the state less safe and law enforcement's job harder. This kind of brazen abdication of responsibility shows the foolishness of the notion that Democrats somehow need Republican buy-in on major législation at the Federal level.
It always gets me how people here are arguing that constitutional carry will lead to more violence... Texas is like the 24th state or some crap to implement it and those other states haven't mad max'd out.
In the four years he was President, Donald Trump rebuilt the economy after the policy disasters of the Bush-Obama years, significantly curtailed illegal immigration, confronted and exposed the Chinese Communist Party, and with Operation Warp Speed co...
New Study on Texas Reopening Puts the Nail in the Coffin of Fauci's Credibility
Two and a half months ago, when Texas Governor Greg Abbott axed the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-related restrictions on businesses and people, Joe Biden called the move a “huge mistake” and “Neanderthal thinking.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, who advises Biden, called it “risky” and “potentially dangerous.” Both were proven wrong when weeks later Texas experienced no surge in cases. A dumbfounded Fauci refused to admit he was wrong and claimed that a spike in cases and deaths would show up as a lagging indicator.
But, no spike came. And last Sunday, Texas recorded zero COVID deaths for the first time since the pandemic.
While it’s clear that both Biden and Fauci have been proven wrong already, a new study has found, definitively, that there was no connection between the lifted mandates and people being infected by or dying from COVID-19.
The study, conducted by Bentley University economist Dhaval Dave, San Diego State University economist Joseph Sabia, and San Diego State University graduate research fellow Samuel Safford, used smartphone mobility data from SafeGraph and cases and deaths data compiled by The New York Times to analyze how the virus affected Texas before and after COVID restrictions were lifted on March 10.
“We find no evidence that the Texas reopening led to substantial changes in social mobility, including foot traffic at a wide set of business establishments in Texas,” the report says. “We find no evidence that the Texas reopening affected the rate of new COVID-19 cases during the five weeks following the reopening.” There was also no difference between urban and suburban areas, or Trump counties and Biden counties—which is particularly interesting considering Trump supporters have shown to be less inclined to adhere to mask mandates and other social distancing requirements.
We find that the Texas reopening had little impact on stay-at-home behavior or on foot traffic at numerous business locations, including restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, retail establishments, business services, personal care services, and grocery stores. We find no evidence that the reopening affected the rate of new COVID-19 cases in the five-week period following the reopening. In addition, we find that state-level COVID-19 mortality rates were unaffected by the March 10 reopening.”
The authors of the study did suggest that “there may be several explanations for why the Texas reopening had little effect on net social mobility.”
First, if individuals’ social distancing behaviors and activity patterns are more a function of (i) their private voluntary responses to perceived risk, or (ii) private demand shocks (job loss; uncertainty; loss in income) unrelated to policy, rather than by supply-side restrictions, then the imposition or lifting of such restrictions may have only small effects on behavior and population-based health outcomes. Moreover, even if the initial adoption of restrictions is effective and elicits a population response (for instance, see Dave et al. 2020c), as individuals update their risk assessment and amass information about the pandemic, their behaviors can become highly inelastic over time. Another reason why the reopening may not have induced a significant response in terms of stay-at-home behaviors and visits to businesses and restaurants/bars is if Texans were not significantly complying with the pre-March 10 restrictions to begin with. Third, while we did not find any meaningful heterogeneity across margins of urbanicity or political leanings, it is possible that there may be compositional changes at other unmeasured margins.
The authors also suggest that mass vaccinations may have also played a role.
In the end, one thing is clear: the “Neanderthal thinking” and “potentially dangerous” reopening of Texas played out exactly the opposite that Joe Biden and Dr. Fauci expected. Joe Biden is not a health expert, but Dr. Fauci is. Shouldn’t we expect more from someone who has such a huge influence over public health policy and public perception? Is there anyone who deserves their job less than Dr. Anthony Fauci (and you can’t say Joe Biden because that’s too obvious)?
Seriously though, how many mulligans does Fauci get before we can all collectively recognize that he’s not good at his job and should be replaced?
Two and a half months ago, when Texas Governor Greg Abbott axed the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-related restrictions on businesses
Or it could be that covoid was never an actual threat, and they counted, heart attack ,stroke, cancer, and even,car accidents, as covoid deaths to inflate the numbers!
That would be true, if these supposed skill sets needed for these higher paying jobs also applied to the higher ups...
when realistically they got their jobs due to good timing, or the ability to access higher education. (Not their overall skills.)
You could even argue that the person working at the bottoms work ethic is much greater than the tops, since usually, people on minimum wage have to work multiple jobs, thereby increasing their work ethic, so again, your argument falls through.
So actually, there is no reason you gave that shows a reason for why a Company’s profit should also not reflect its pay.
You just want to feel special, and have been incentivized by the rich to continue the class wars by pretending you are worth more than others.
I have just stated that theoretical held ‘skills’ do not necessarily translate into what position someone currently holds. Considering many well educated and, thereby skilled people, are holding these minimum wage jobs.
That often times well paying corporate positions, are picked up due to good timing + yes the word luck.
It’s really not that hard to comprehend...although for you, perhaps.
Clearly it is hard to comprehend that "Skills" and therefore knowledge ,are Not Theoretical! You either have some or you do not! If you possess either, they have value to an employer, over someone with niether.
If you chose to pile up 60k in student loan debt for a degree in "environmental sustainability " and cant find a job. Well its what you chose! It is no business or corporations fault!
That would be true, if these supposed skill sets needed for these higher paying jobs also applied to the higher ups...
when realistically they got their jobs due to good timing, or the ability to access higher education. (Not their overall skills.)
You could even argue that the person working at the bottoms work ethic is much greater than the tops, since usually, people on minimum wage have to work multiple jobs, thereby increasing their work ethic, so again, your argument falls through.
So actually, there is no reason you gave that shows a reason for why a Company’s profit should also not reflect its pay.
You just want to feel special, and have been incentivized by the rich to continue the class wars by pretending you are worth more than others.
I have just stated that theoretical held ‘skills’ do not necessarily translate into what position someone currently holds. Considering many well educated and, thereby skilled people, are holding these minimum wage jobs.
That often times well paying corporate positions, are picked up due to good timing + yes the word luck.
It’s really not that hard to comprehend...although for you, perhaps.
Clearly it is hard to comprehend that "Skills" and therefore knowledge ,are Not Theoretical! You either have some or you do not! If you possess either, they have value to an employer, over someone with niether.
That would be true, if these supposed skill sets needed for these higher paying jobs also applied to the higher ups...
when realistically they got their jobs due to good timing, or the ability to access higher education. (Not their overall skills.)
You could even argue that the person working at the bottoms work ethic is much greater than the tops, since usually, people on minimum wage have to work multiple jobs, thereby increasing their work ethic, so again, your argument falls through.
So actually, there is no reason you gave that shows a reason for why a Company’s profit should also not reflect its pay.
You just want to feel special, and have been incentivized by the rich to continue the class wars by pretending you are worth more than others.
That would be true, if these supposed skill sets needed for these higher paying jobs also applied to the higher ups...
when realistically they got their jobs due to good timing, or the ability to access higher education. (Not their overall skills.)
You could even argue that the person working at the bottoms work ethic is much greater than the tops, since usually, people on minimum wage have to work multiple jobs, thereby increasing their work ethic, so again, your argument falls through.
So actually, there is no reason you gave that shows a reason for why a Company’s profit should also not reflect its pay.
You just want to feel special, and have been incentivized by the rich to continue the class wars by pretending you are worth more than others.
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