3volver @ 3volver @lemmy.world

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imply deceptive intent

Nope, it's simply an instance of an argument which erroneously limits what options are available.

think of yoga or mindfulness studios, plenty of which are 501c3

They shouldn't be tax exempt either. If they generate profit, they should pay tax on it. Subsidies are used to benefit specific activities, and they are easier to investigate for fraud as to whether the subsidy is spent as intended.

Absolute horseshit take.

Nope, that would be definitely seen as religious persecution. Only way is to equally end all religious tax exemptions simultaneously.

That's interesting, how would that work? If a political appointment was recalled, there would need to be another vote right? I think it gets pretty muddy, what's to stop bad actors from immediately voting to recall the politician they didn't want to win?

That is covered by "Abolish corporate home ownership".

Yea, for all the people who think the senate is necessary, here you go. 2 senators per state is why we have to deal with this bullshit.

No, I stand firm, abolish the filibuster. Enforce strict talking time limits. It is wasting American tax payer time and money with bullshit nonsense, and gives individual representatives too much power.

That is what is referred to as a false dilemma fallacy. You can have states and state legislatures without the senate.

The questions I have are about the increase in human trafficking. Could it be because of an increase in reporting? How many cases of human trafficking go unreported? Is it more so in countries where prostitution is criminalized?

It's possible that a country with decriminalized prostitution may have a better reporting system for human trafficking with victims more willing to come forward without worry of repercussions. Either way, I'm leaning towards decriminalization rather than legalization for prostitution for v4.

I don’t agree with merging the House and Senate

I've read this several times and I understand it. What I've also read several times is "this will never happen" which I understand as well.

The funniest thing is that with congress the way it currently is, none of this has the slightest chance of actually happening. Thus I keep "Merge the senate into the house" because it's the only way any of this would change. Previously I had "Abolish the senate" which I thought would be unfair to all the current senators. 2 senators per state and the filibuster are why nothing is changing.

I don't see anything about factoring in regulation. Also, how many instances of human trafficking go unreported? They seem to rely heavily on the idea that all cases of human trafficking are reported. It also seems that they don't consider the fact that human trafficking reporting may indeed be better in countries where prostitution is legal.

You can't claim to be an environmentalist and be anti-nuclear energy at the same time.

Because state legislatures should continue to exist. If less populated conservative states want to go down a rabbit hole of far right shit then let them. Just don't give them 2 senators per state to gridlock the states that continue to produce and provide for their population.

They found a correlation but didn't factor in any regulation. Correlation does not imply causation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/how-wall-street-bought-single-family-homes-and-put-them-up-for-rent.html

I'm going to add "Land value tax" to v4.

Yea an algorithm which requires the edges of the district to be of some equal distance from the center would be a start on gerrymandering.

I believe most Americans don't realize that this is possible, thanks for mentioning that. This is how it should be in the US as well.

Yea after more research this is the conclusion I've come to. I think ending the tax-exempt status of religious entities is the best solution to stop the problem.

Would you have commented on a post that just had an image of "* fix America"?