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Post by hoofie on Jan 22, 2018 7:25:45 GMT -7
I can't believe this is the same person. Do these politicians think we are stupid?
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Post by badman on Jan 22, 2018 16:36:10 GMT -7
It doesn't appear that He had read that enough times before his speech. Schumer is the perfect example of the democrat's ineptness.
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Post by hoofie on Jan 23, 2018 6:18:03 GMT -7
The right spews rhetoric just as freely. Why do we continue to accept this behavior? It has been said that if the illegals were voting with Republicans that we would be able to see the border wall from space.
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Post by badman on Jan 23, 2018 16:10:04 GMT -7
I've never heard that about the border wall before, but there's a measure of truth to it, IMO. With such a change in the illegals' political affiliation, I doubt we would have sanctuary cities, nor would have heard of dreamers or daca.
Sadly, I don't think the majority of folks really care enough about politics to research for truth. Around here, in order to adopt a rescue dog, one must complete a lengthy application, go through an interview repeating answers on the application, a home visit, and a waiting period. But they can register and vote even if clueless about politics.
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Post by hoofie on Jan 24, 2018 6:33:03 GMT -7
I fail to understand the benefit of sanctuary cities. If these people are working under the table the only tax benefit is any sales tax collected when the money is spent. Otherwise they are a drag on resources.
That said, California is now the state with the highest rate of poverty, mostly attributed to failed welfare policies.
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Post by jiminix on Feb 4, 2018 15:57:36 GMT -7
Did you forget the South? Poverty rate by household income. (from Wikipedia, based on U.S. Census Data)
#35 16.40% California #36 16.60% Oklahoma #37 16.60% Florida #38 17.20% Texas #39 17.20% North Carolina #40 17.90% South Carolina #41 18.20% Tennessee #42 18.20% Arizona #43 18.30% West Virginia #44 18.40% Georgia #45 18.40% District of Columbia #46 18.70% Arkansas #47 19.00% Kentucky #48 19.20% Alabama #49 19.90% Louisiana #50 20.60% New Mexico #51 21.90% Mississippi
California has some of the most expensive areas to live in the country. Real poverty cannot be measured by comparison with "average" cost of living in the state, because most states have nothing remotely comparable to San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
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Post by John Doe on Feb 4, 2018 20:43:00 GMT -7
well my theory is, and I have been seeing this escalate since the end of Reagans time in office, that with ever widening wage stagnation vs cost of living that things will get so expensive that the majority will no longer be able to afford anything be it healthcare, housing, etc.
it will be the great depression all over again, everything will just crash and burn.
we are spending too much on huge tax breaks for the wealthy and more for the military industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us about and spending less on investments in our own citizens and infrastructure.
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