EricDeb

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by EricDeb 4y ago
with wealth inequality what it is this seems more and more likely
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by EricDeb 4y ago
Imagine moving across the country for a great job, selling your house, etc and a company lays you off because their growth wasn't "as much as expected."
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by EricDeb 4y ago
how about robotic driving of an electric bus? I feel like that would be much more useful for cities + no driver cost.
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by EricDeb 4y ago
When I visited china I saw a lot of people playing games on their phones on the metros (much more than in the US)
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by EricDeb 4y ago
I disagree with this I think wealthy people can unhyproctitically advocate for higher taxes without necessarily giving up all their money themselves. It's logical to realize one's own small contribution won't do much but th
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by EricDeb 4y ago
Europeans don't need those things
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by EricDeb 4y ago
I bet the venn diagram of floridians who want bailout money but object to student debt relief is quite close to a circle.
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by EricDeb 4y ago
I think it's fair to say he was well off enough that he knew he had a nice fallback if he took some risk. He may not have actually been getting checks from his parents but I'm sure he had a nice inheritance coming.
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by EricDeb 4y ago
To be fair I do see articles written pointing to the fact that hate groups are using signal or discord, the implication being that such companies are "platforming" those groups.
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by EricDeb 4y ago
That is fast but I've seen interns that are close to senior a couple months in.
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by EricDeb 4y ago
i mean.. maybe they're right?
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by EricDeb 4y ago
Were middle class people really flying around that much in the 60s and 70s? I have no idea but I feel like they weren't
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by EricDeb 4y ago
I feel like the main deterrent for boston and chicago is the weather but I could be wrong.
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by EricDeb 4y ago
but what if they just build more 1000ft tall buildings with only 40 uber-luxury units? how does that help?
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by EricDeb 4y ago
it makes total sense you park your money in an asset that will increase in value over time. you don't need to actively use it.
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by EricDeb 4y ago
NYC has super low property tax. It's a win for no one
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by EricDeb 4y ago
Exactly. Libertarians in here love to say it's a lack of supply and it's simple supply and demand and you look at what's being built and it's 1000ft tall buildings with a tiny number of luxury units.
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by EricDeb 4y ago
No white liberals want nonwhites to be successful and educated... as long as it doesn't affect their pocketbooks
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by EricDeb 4y ago
So flip the entire thing and say Congress and the presidency were hyper-progressive. Do you not think this court would use the constitution to strike down their laws (say universal healthcare or something)? They are only rolling back thes
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by EricDeb 4y ago
And this is where their hypocrisy will show because they will absolutely find a way to allow the DEA to remain
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by EricDeb 4y ago
True but we certainly don't tell anyone else in modern society to simply develop thick skin towards unnecessary abuse (minorities, lgbtq, etc)
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by EricDeb 5y ago
i dont think it's population growth.. I mean haven't a million people died of covid?
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by EricDeb 5y ago
it's so cold though how do you survive the winters?
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by EricDeb 5y ago
I generally agree but also the local residents (who do vote in local elections) don't want permitting to be speedy. In fact they want it to be slow because there is a lot of NIMBYism and protectionism around property values. So in th
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by EricDeb 5y ago
I'll give him credit for that. I didn't really like getting out of the nuclear deal with Iran however
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by EricDeb 5y ago
Well there's been well documented/discovered issues with law enforcement and 0 instances of significant documented/discovered issues with voter fraud on a scale that could impact anything.
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by EricDeb 5y ago
Is accountability your main concern or do you just not want services like unemployment or welfare to exist in the first place?
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by EricDeb 5y ago
That is the problem it is so difficult to determine whether the negligence is intentional or not.
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by EricDeb 5y ago
I'm not at all against these people being released after 24 hours on a misdemeanor. However if it's the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time you've been caught stealing packages from trains the punishment should definitely be increased. I
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by EricDeb 5y ago
I used to have fairly severe chronic pain (facial neuralgia) that was fixed with surgery and it's exactly like the original poster described.

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