“Wages need to go up! Wait, no, why is there inflation?!?!"

It absolutely would; the argument would be the government services and infrastructure they would get in return for higher taxes on their retirement accounts make it favorable trade. But yes, your 401k would have a lower pay-out after taxes.

I’m OK with that. The argument in favor of the long-term capital gains taxes is that investing money is good for everyone long-term, so we want to encourage it, but I’m not sure that is enough to justify the massively disparate tax percentages anymore. 

Consumerism isn’t a hobby. Try bowling! 

The rich don’t earn their money as income; what you’d be proposing would basically only affect upper-income professionals like doctors, lawyers, etc.

Fast, cheap, available; pick two. 

Yeah, file this under “no shit.” Imagine if the entire used car market was solely cars made from 2018 or so that originally cost over $50,000. That’s the EV market right now. It’ll get better and cheap, obviously. 

It has been drilled into me since I was like 8 that YOU DON’T POINT A GUN AT ANYTHING YOU DON’T INTEND TO SHOOT.

Tragic “all around?” She’s a psychotic killer who is going to die in jail; that’s justice. We’re all safer with her removed from society. 

Secret of Mana was probably my favorite SNES game growing up. I never really got that it was “Zelda with RPG level-ups,” but that tracks! Most though, the score is just unmatched. 

Replacing  the need for human beings to do repetitive, dehumanizing industrial tasks is a good thing. 

“I don’t understand the question, and on those grounds, refuse to answer.”

If you can simply link your Google account to your car, this will work out fine. Spotify, etc, can all make GM “utifi” or whatever versions of their apps. 

Way to dodge the question, which was “if trading with America is so exploitative, why do Socialist governments blame trade embargoes and sanctions for their failing economies?”

You spur the economy by doing PRODUCTIVE things, not just wasting money on non-productive projects or grift. Might as well just cut everyone a check if that’s all you want to do (which, based on what happened with COVID, is a huge driver of inflation).

If trading with the US is exploitation, then how did sanctions and embargoes hurt those countries? Wouldn’t they help them achieve Socialist paradise? 

Wow socialists suck at preventing foreign countries from interfering in their affairs, huh? If only they could freely trade with a successful, productive Capitalist country without following any of their rules, Socialism would have worked perfectly!

“Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. auto industry had historically maintained inventory levels between roughly 3 million and 4 million.”

“We need higher wages for the working class!”

Ah yes, such socialist South American paradises as ::checks notes:: Venezuela! Lovely history of South American marxism creating improvements in quality of life, like the patented Argentinian Hyper-Inflation!