American Politics 16: After The Ballooning

[San Lumen]

Your also forgetting times have changed. political coalitions have shifted. In 1976 many rural areas still voted Republican. Carter also won many southern states.

My point is, if he were interested in running, and he somehow won the primaries, he would attract a lot of voters. As I said, I'd vote for him over most (but not all) republicans, and since I am a republican that ceartainly has to mean something.

I very much doubt he would win the primary.

[Yerachmeal]

Anyhow, remember that buyback Biden reopened discussion on? He seems to have gone silent on it again, the latest article I can find about it is from late november https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/b ... eapons-ban. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it can get through as is, but I wish he were at least negotiating about it to get some sort of buyback.

[El Lazaro]

Anyhow, remember that buyback Biden reopened discussion on? He seems to have gone silent on it again, the latest article I can find about it is from late november https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/b ... eapons-ban. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it can get through as is, but I wish he were at least negotiating about it to get some sort of buyback.

Eh, that and immigration are some of the few big problems I have with Biden’s platform. It wouldn’t meaningfully reduce crime or domestic terrorism, and the wing nuts that want no gun regulations are more angrier than the wing nuts who want to ban all guns.

Edit: I think there’s a gun control thread still around, but I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw it crop up.

[Yerachmeal]

Anyhow, remember that buyback Biden reopened discussion on? He seems to have gone silent on it again, the latest article I can find about it is from late november https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/b ... eapons-ban. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it can get through as is, but I wish he were at least negotiating about it to get some sort of buyback.

Eh, that and immigration are some of the few big problems I have with Biden’s platform. It wouldn’t meaningfully reduce crime or domestic terrorism, and the wing nuts that want no gun regulations are more angrier than the wing nuts who want to ban all guns.

Yup, but since I do want major gun regulation, but don't think banning all guns would work (curse you black market!) this bill would be wonderful for me if it passes.

[American Legionaries]

Anyhow, remember that buyback Biden reopened discussion on? He seems to have gone silent on it again, the latest article I can find about it is from late november https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/b ... eapons-ban. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it can get through as is, but I wish he were at least negotiating about it to get some sort of buyback.

Ideally, the supreme court would tell him to fuck off no matter how much support he managed to blackmail.

[Dimetrodon Empire]

Anyhow, remember that buyback Biden reopened discussion on? He seems to have gone silent on it again, the latest article I can find about it is from late november https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/b ... eapons-ban. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it can get through as is, but I wish he were at least negotiating about it to get some sort of buyback.

We need more infrastructure bills and social programs. I think that should be prioritized over gun policy.

[Haganham]

Anyhow, remember that buyback Biden reopened discussion on? He seems to have gone silent on it again, the latest article I can find about it is from late november https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/b ... eapons-ban. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it can get through as is, but I wish he were at least negotiating about it to get some sort of buyback.

Ideally, the supreme court would tell him to fuck off no matter how much support he managed to blackmail.

The supreme court has been on a tear with Gun Laws recently.

[Yerachmeal]

Anyhow, remember that buyback Biden reopened discussion on? He seems to have gone silent on it again, the latest article I can find about it is from late november https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/b ... eapons-ban. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it can get through as is, but I wish he were at least negotiating about it to get some sort of buyback.

We need more infrastructure bills and social programs. I think that should be prioritized over gun policy.

Are you kidding? We have too much inflation as it is!

[American Legionaries]

We need more infrastructure bills and social programs. I think that should be prioritized over gun policy.

Are you kidding? We have too much inflation gun control as it is!

FTFY

[Yerachmeal]

Are you kidding? We have too much inflation gun control as it is!

FTFY

You don't think we have too much inflation?

[American Legionaries]

FTFY

You don't think we have too much inflation?

I think we have failing bridges and highways made out of potholes.

[The Jamesian Republic]

FTFY

You don't think we have too much inflation?

We do. However at the same time we cannot forget about critical infrastructure and programs that can really help people.

[Yerachmeal]

I think we have failing bridges and highways made out of potholes.

Which should be the state's responsibility to address. It certainly shouldn't get credence over stopping crime.

We do. However at the same time we cannot forget about critical infrastructure and programs that can really help people.

Help people by causing more inflation, so that now they may be able to cross the bridge but they can't afford to buy the groceries they're crossing it for... That doesn't seem like a very good plan to help them.

[American Legionaries]

I think we have failing bridges and highways made out of potholes.

Which should be the state's responsibility to address. It certainly shouldn't get credence over stopping crime.

We do. However at the same time we cannot forget about critical infrastructure and programs that can really help people.

Help people by causing more inflation, so that now they may be able to cross the bridge but they can't afford to buy the groceries they're crossing it for... That doesn't seem like a very good plan to help them.

Why should it be a state's responsibility to fund federal highways again?

And who mentioned anything about stopping crime?

[The Jamesian Republic]

I think we have failing bridges and highways made out of potholes.

Which should be the state's responsibility to address. It certainly shouldn't get credence over stopping crime.

We do. However at the same time we cannot forget about critical infrastructure and programs that can really help people.

Help people by causing more inflation, so that now they may be able to cross the bridge but they can't afford to buy the groceries they're crossing it for... That doesn't seem like a very good plan to help them.

We have to do something while cutting inflation.

[The Black Forrest]

Are you kidding? We have too much inflation gun control as it is!

FTFY

Listening to people talk these days? Sometimes I think it doesn't go far enough.

A few too many angry wack jobs out there.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

We need more infrastructure bills and social programs. I think that should be prioritized over gun policy.

Are you kidding? We have too much inflation as it is!

the inflation is there because the last time the american infrastructure was modernised was the 1960's

[Yerachmeal]

Why should it be a state's responsibility to fund federal highways again?

Because the federal government shouldn't have to get involved in most cases.

And who mentioned anything about stopping crime?

You did, when you broke my post for me you said that there's too much crime preventers already.

[Yerachmeal]

Which should be the state's responsibility to address. It certainly shouldn't get credence over stopping crime.

Help people by causing more inflation, so that now they may be able to cross the bridge but they can't afford to buy the groceries they're crossing it for... That doesn't seem like a very good plan to help them.

We have to do something while cutting inflation.

Like adding to it?

[Shrillland]

We have to do something while cutting inflation.

Like adding to it?

Not exactly. Raising taxes to the necessary levels for infrastructure improvement will put hard limits on money supply, causing inflation to go down.

[The Jamesian Republic]

We have to do something while cutting inflation.

Like adding to it?

No.

[The Black Forrest]

Why should it be a state's responsibility to fund federal highways again?

Because the federal government shouldn't have to get involved in most cases.

And who mentioned anything about stopping crime?

You did, when you broke my post for me you said that there's too much crime preventers already.

Nope. Federal highways cross states. Their construction and maintenance should be uniform. Leaving it to the states will make them inconsistent.

[The Jamesian Republic]

Like adding to it?

Not exactly. Raising taxes to the necessary levels for infrastructure improvement will put hard limits on money supply, causing inflation to go down.

This^

[Yerachmeal]

Are you kidding? We have too much inflation as it is!

the inflation is there because the last time the american infrastructure was modernised was the 1960's

Which adds to the inflation how? I'm not really sure what you rpoint is even if it does add to it, because regardless it's here now, and I don't want too much more of it. We don't need to conserve inflation like the liberals want, anymore than we have to conserve crime rates like the conservatives want.

[The Black Forrest]

the inflation is there because the last time the american infrastructure was modernised was the 1960's

Which adds to the inflation how? I'm not really sure what you rpoint is even if it does add to it, because regardless it's here now, and I don't want too much more of it. We don't need to conserve inflation like the liberals want, anymore than we have to conserve crime rates like the conservatives want.

Question: Are you suggesting the budgets should be handled like household budgets?