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They really only included a quick blurb. What about Biden's other efforts?

Brainard [one of Biden’s top economic advisors] described “lowering costs and increasing access to housing for Americans” as “one of the most important issues in the President’s economic agenda.”

and

He has backed several affordable housing bills and action plans in 2023 — including the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, which would produce 500,000 starter homes in under-resourced communities over the next decade

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I am not hyper up-to-date on everything political these days, but it seems like Biden is doing alright. Especially when I consider the alternative 🥲

Good points! Isn't decreasing runaway inflation still a boon? Also, what metric for inflation are you using? I thought the CPI included average essentials a person would buy, like food. It seems that measure is also decreasing:

https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category.htm

How does one beat core inflation, though? Deflationary and austerity measures typically end poorly, right? I guess companies would have to pay up so that productivity gains match real wage gains.

Totally! In the context of Biden's economic policies, generally, I think it reflects favorably for him.

I would like to see corporations banned from purchasing single family homes, massive rent control measures, etc. But these aren't things I can expect Biden to achieve unilaterally or quickly.

Oh ok sorry! It seemed maybe wildginger needed my pedantry more maybe. (っ^_)っ💗

I'm confused. Wages are growing faster than inflation now. Unemployment is back down. Every metric for WORKERS (not stocks, markets, etc.) is on the up.

Do you have evidence I can read about this part time phenomena?

While I know things are generally bleak from a general late-stage capitalism point of view, and things cant be all good for everyone, but things are looking good or better, at least for most people. What benefit is there in denying this? It's the same FUD the media is spreading, I feel.

_{Yall this is NOT empirical, but anecdotal}. That said, I wish you prosperity and only happy feelings (:

edit: I am sarcasm blind, apparently

u just know some googler got promoted to management with this dogshit idea

edit: That's how it works @google yall. Engineers craft some cool feature and get whisked away after and leave the project/feature abandoned

misread & saw his other photo which looked super different. ty!

I believe that's a cop pictured in the thumbnail

Edit: I'm wrong! I misread

Very true

Swiss:

27.6 guns per 100 residents

vs Czech:

12.5 per 100 residents

source

It is one of the only nations in the world - and the only one in Europe - that provides the constitutional right to bear arms.

🧐

You know that "fallacy" doesn't have to refer to a specific, logical fallacy, right? Now you're insulting my intelligence when I'm replying in earnest? You neglected to read past the first sentence of my comment, invoked Hitler, and are still defending the actions of a crazed individual who is calling in death threats to SCOTUS. Not only that, but you have laser focused on specific words in my comments, insulted me, and never even addressed the actual point. Ironic considering you're touting yourself to be the fallacy expert. Have a nice day and try not to call in any perfectly justified death threats!

I replied specifically and directly to your points with new examples. You in turn replied by saying you wouldn't read them. Either way, thank you for ceding the high ground -- the view is nice from up here :)

I said nothing about specific fallacies, only that your argument is fallacious and you are appealing to the classic Hitler boogeyman. If you want specifics, you're currently using a straw man. The situation in Nazi Germany is incomparable to the present day United States. You are completely ignoring all of the context surrounding Hitler, particularly the fact that he wasn't just a "public servant" so much as he was a fascist dictator. The fact that he advocated for the eradication of an entire people. If a justice was a fascist dictator then I would absolutely support their timely death.

I engaged here specifically to keep an open mind and to challenge what I think. On this particular issue, I have yet to hear a convincing argument that the unwell individual making death threats to SCOTUS was justified. My point was and is that the actions this person took were wrong and unethical. I mean, this is further bolstered by the fact that the man clearly had a psychotic break. Am I correct in my understanding of your position?:

• The death threat phone calls were justified and morally correct
• Future death threats are justified
• Future political violence in our current system is justified

You are comparing apples to oranges. You did the typical internet fallacy of comparing everything to Hitler. Brett Kavanaugh and his associates have yet to suggest we round up our Jewish friends and execute them en masse, so please tell me of the parallels.

You are making a false equivalence to bolster your trite nazi analogy. You pretend like I treat Hitler the same way I'd treat a senator or supreme court justice. It's false on its face.

I'm sure it is challenging for you to read more than a few sentences. I provided you with examples of malicious intent and you closed your eyes and plugged your ears. You can do better.

Insane that I'm not calling for the death of public officials and defending calling in death threats? Are you serious?

No, it's really not. People are harmed or even die either way. Who draws the line and where? Should we publicly execute all tobacco execs right now? Is that something you would agree with? What about automotive execs who purposefully lied about emissions standards for profit? They are killing real people. Do you extend your quest for blood to the peons who lied on the tests? The engineers that implemented them? Say a conservative starts bombing clinics that do abortions - are they justified? They see abortion as murder -- are they not nobly preventing further murders for the greater good? Tell me who decides and where the line is drawn and you may have your pound of flesh.

Only a sociopath sees violence as necessary for progress in a democracy. If violence becomes necessary it should be mourned, lamented. We are absolutely not there yet. This is extreme and irresponsible rhetoric.

true lol

Insane that you could even draw a slight comparison. Among other things I am a fucking anti-racist, anti-fascist, leftist. What an idiotic thing to say to me.

The second we live in a fascist dictatorship feel free to go all operation Valkyrie on our glorious leader Brett Kavanaugh but until then you're nothing but a keyboard warrior defending some psycho making death threat phone calls.