Can they leap the uncanny valley and avoid creeping the hell out of everyone?

I hear ya. Might want to petition the US Government Publishing Office. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_demonyms_for_U.S._states_and_territories

Damnit. When did “Michiganian” become the preferred demonym?! I miss Michigander and Michigoose.

As a resident of NYC, eating a huge floppy slice from an 18+” pie is a requirement for citizenship. We have mastered the technique and relish the failure of outsiders to understand, practice, or embrace it.

Came here for this. Thanks!

The optics on that are pretty shitty, IMHO. It looks like a pocket veto on the election, but there is a case to be made that they don’t want it to interfere in the election, which the right would have a hard time arguing with. But if Trump loses in 2020, it renders the whole thing moot.

We run drunk, high, and naked through the streets throwing feces, looting, rioting, and ripping fetuses out of expectant mothers, right? That’s the platform the republicans told me we on the left have apparently adopted.

Still a strawman. Nobody is suggesting that an individual has the right to force someone else to do anything. We live in a society and I would hope its one in which you think nobody should go hungry. Healthcare, education, and not starving shouldn’t be regarded as privileges. We should treat them as rights. 

How do you think wealth is built? It’s not by the hard work or intellect of a single individual. It’s achieved by exploiting people. To that end, public support of individuals undervalued by their employers is necessary. If paid a living wage, perhaps sharing in even a little of the productivity gains of the last half…

That seems “fair” or “more than fair” until you consider the reason why. Nearly 45% of Americans earn so little that they don’t pay federal income tax. If these people were paid a living wage, they’d pay taxes and it wouldn’t be as necessary to tax the wealthy or tax wealth.

Unsecured student loans are insufficient to cover cost of attendance at nearly all colleges and universities. Secured loans are often required.

Ok, boomer. Blaming systemic failings on the victims of a system that has priced them out of higher ed and home ownership isn’t really a viable solution. 

Nobody is going to tax a 401K at $1M. That’s sort of a pathetic nestegg anyway.

In the age of smart phones, can’t we just switch to local solar time? That way we can maximize the amount of daylight before and after school/work.

Nice strawman. Education and healthcare are demonstrable public goods. Investments in the people of the nation. BMWs, not so much.

Yeah, these assholes don’t want to pay their fair share, but they sure do love to use our public resources to protect their wealth.

Difficult in practice. Well-executed ones with stipulations preventing the off-shoring of assets and enforcement with teeth would make them much more tenable.

Still regressive. Percentage of income paid as tax is lower for higher earners in this scheme. I’m all for prebating to aid the poor for current sales tax, though most states already don’t tax essentials .

Did you go to college? Did you pay for it yourself? If so, what percentage of your annual income did that require? Did you have sufficient collateral to borrow against to make up any difference? What century was it? 

“This isn’t ‘nam, there are rules!”