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President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Jan 20, 2021.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    What you are discussing really are savings vs. investment. Neither is good or bad. They both serve purposes for people. Unfortunately, though, the individual decision making regarding those broad decisions (consume for immediate utility vs. forgoing immediate consumption to yield a benefit or benefits in the future) has been completely destroyed by our government over the last half century +. People live a fantasy and politicians claim credit for creating prosperity. ... on the back of pulling future growth forward artificially. Broadly in terms of what people call fiscal and monetary policy, they have continuously distorted the perceived benefits for savings / investment to incentivize people to consume more and more and more. There is a cost to that, which we have had to pay with debt crises that have occurred in increasing frequency, and which we are going to have to pay in the future one way or another. The increasing consumption has come on the back of future growth that will we won't enjoy.

    Yes, it is a tough sell. But at some point, it's likely not going to be a sell. It's going to be a necessity.
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 10, 2021
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  2. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    However we describe it, I think our current version of things is unsustainable.

    Reimagining how to live, individually and collectively, is the real struggle.

    And I'm not convinced that profiting from self-interest is the solution to problems caused by . . . profiting from self-interest.
     
    Azrael, Nov 10, 2021
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  3. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    But VP Harris has a low approval rating!!!

     
    garrow, Nov 10, 2021
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  4. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

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    SOON
     
    DanielSimpsonDay, Nov 10, 2021
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  5. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    Fahrenheit 2021

     
    garrow, Nov 10, 2021
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  6. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member


    My town and my former employer makes the board!

    In the Fall of 1862, Ambrose Burnsides stole a march on Lee and moved from the Manassas area down to Stafford County and the Rappahannock River - leading eventually to the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Wilderness when he, Hooker, and Grant each tried to breach the defensive line into Spotsylvania County.

    The Union occupied Stafford County (and the north bank of the Rappahannock) basically for the rest of the war.

    I've long maintained the Rappahannock (and the Stafford-Spotsylvania border) has marked the North-South divide ever since, with mostly rural Spotsylvania south of the river, and D.C. suburb Stafford north of it.
     
    Justin_Rice, Nov 10, 2021
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  7. Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge Well-Known Member

    Wind and solar already make up a larger percentage of the country’s energy mix than nuclear.
    Aside from the disposal problem, you also have the issue of siting, security and cost. It’s between $6-9 billion for an 1,100 MW plant.
    More info:
    U.S. energy facts explained - consumption and production - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
     
    Brooklyn Bridge, Nov 10, 2021
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  8. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    I believe every nuclear plant in New England has been decommissioned except for Seabrook, and it took decades to build it.
     
    wicked, Nov 10, 2021
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  9. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    This sounds so bloody familiar:

    "In a recent (focus group) session, participants were extolling the virtues of Boris Johnson, with one describing the Prime Minister – a politician on his third marriage and who has fathered at least six children – as “a family man”. This prompted one despairing shadow minister to ask, “Whose family?” Another suggested the comment simply reflected how many families Johnson has created.

    That the Prime Minister can be sincerely described by voters as a family man is evidence of his near-unique ability to avoid the sort of criticisms that would destroy the careers of other politicians."

    https://www.newstatesman.com/politi...nded-westminster-that-boris-johnson-is-mortal
     
    garrow, Nov 10, 2021
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  10. Fred siegle

    Fred siegle Well-Known Member

    If trump died, how many of his people would believe it? We could win a lot of states by getting the name Donald Trump, or something close, on the ballot. A not very small percentage of his people would still vote for him. Let’s use their stupidity against them!
     
    Fred siegle, Nov 10, 2021
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  11. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member


    You know all the "Epstein didn't kill himself" memes?

    When Trump dies, it's going to be that, but worse ... especially if he dies in the next five years or so.
     
    Justin_Rice, Nov 10, 2021
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  12. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Junior will step in, but Junior doesn't have anywhere near the ... charisma?
     
    wicked, Nov 10, 2021
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