The New American Politics thread

[GGG]

Originally Posted by rubecube

That's a lot rhetoric that doesn't actually propose any kind of solution.

One example would be a Guranteed income. Instead of Medicare, social security, public education, mental health programs, anti poverty programs, school breakfast programs and every other program that is a social welfare program you just give people an minimum income which provides a certain standard of living and its up to them to decide how to do it.

[Buster]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Such as?

Probably the biggest, and most obvious, one is the war on drugs.

I think, however, that the discussion of incumbent favorable regulations, military procurement, minimum wage, lobbying corruption, questionable federal agencies (education), etc. are beyond the scope of this thread.

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by Buster

Probably the biggest, and most obvious, one is the war on drugs.

I think, however, that the discussion of incumbent favorable regulations, military procurement, minimum wage, lobbying corruption, questionable federal agencies (education), etc. are beyond the scope of this thread.

That's a no, guys. His answer is no.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by GGG

One example would be a Guranteed income. Instead of Medicare, social security, public education, mental health programs, anti poverty programs, school breakfast programs and every other program that is a social welfare program you just give people an minimum income which provides a certain standard of living and its up to them to decide how to do it.

Yeah, the problem with that is that people are generally not very smart or are more prone to seek out short term gains over better longterm gains. The latter has been studied numerous times and it's not a personality flaw, it's something that's hardwired into most people.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Yeah, the problem with that is that people are generally not very smart or are more prone to seek out short term gains over better longterm gains. The latter has been studied numerous times and it's not a personality flaw, it's something that's hardwired into most people.

I'm not saying its good policy but Libertarianism is a lot more then just let people pull themselves up. Its much more make decisions as close to the actual problem as possible.

[Senator Clay Davis]

This is a pretty bizarre speech by Trump, even by his standards. Bringing up New Jersey Muslims celebrating 9/11, mocking the disabled reporter, Megyn Kelly's wherever....is he already becoming a re-run?

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by GGG

I'm not saying its good policy but Libertarianism is a lot more then just let people pull themselves up. Its much more make decisions as close to the actual problem as possible.

No, I get that the idea is empowering people to live their lives the way they want to and smaller government is the way to accomplish it. I just think it's incredibly naive and sometimes callous.

[Biff]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

This is a pretty bizarre speech by Trump, even by his standards. Bringing up New Jersey Muslims celebrating 9/11, mocking the disabled reporter, Megyn Kelly's wherever....is he already becoming a re-run?

Which speech is this?

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

This is a pretty bizarre speech by Trump, even by his standards. Bringing up New Jersey Muslims celebrating 9/11, mocking the disabled reporter, Megyn Kelly's wherever....is he already becoming a re-run?

You've got to consider where he is. Colorado Springs is hardcore right wing central. It's all military and Focus on the Family people.

[AltaGuy]

Yeah, Colorado Springs is a crazy place. The mega-churches are a sight to behold!

[rubecube]

Lol, wut?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIdHmRbjEp0/

[MarchHare]

https://twitter.com/CochraneCBC/stat...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

@CochraneCBC
Trump says live on CNN that CNN has stopped covering him live because they don't like him. He says this live on CNN.

[MissTeeks]

Darn crooked fire marshals:

Sopan Deb
Sopan Deb – Verified account ‏@SopanDeb

In CO, Trump went hard after the fire marshal, saying he/she might be a Clinton supporter: "A disgraceful situation"

[KootenayFlamesFan]

The guy is completely wacko.

[Jordan!]

This isn't real life

[Senator Clay Davis]

No offense to Dilbert, but I'm pretty sure my theory that he's going through a dementia episode is probably closer to being right than Trump being some savant.

[rubecube]

Well this is too bad. Anne Coulter had almost gotten totally irrelevant and now she's managed to find her way back into the news.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ros-dad-an-an/

In a misspelled tweet referencing CNN host Fareed Zakaria, Ms. Coulter responded: “You know what this convention really needed? An angry Muslim with a thick accent like Fareed Zacaria.”

And see this is where I kind of roll my eyes when people want to make the argument that there's a distinction between bigotry and racism against Muslims.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Could she at least get his name right? Know who you're hating at the very least.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

This, at least, should please the Donald: ratings for Clinton's acceptance speech were slightly lower than for his:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...ons-dnc-915706

[Jets4Life]

Earlier today, Donaldo Trump said live on CNN, that CNN has stopped covering him, because "they do not like him." Keep in mind he said this live on CNN.

Sadly, I am not making this up.