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a_tractor

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    Comment #23695357

    All I see is how a certain corporation appears to benefit, as one of the largest employers in the country, by providing part-time employment to a portion of the absolutely massive …

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    Comment #23358939

    They were all "low-income" housing, the majority was just less low-income than others. My god that was a desperate argument.

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    Comment #23358932

    Is this your attempt at "defending the narrative"? Because what you just said... its actually worse? I mean, it doesn't get more literal than that. Why does Joe Biden get a pass on…

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    Comment #22931232

    Constitutional rights are derived from natural law and therefore applies to anything that wishes to interact with human beings.

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    Comment #22931193

    >certain underlying conditions like diabetes, high BP, obesity etc Most of those are almost all considered preventable diseases, and the result of poor dietary and lifestyle decisi…

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    Comment #22846088

    Replace the word "dictator" with "leader" in your statement, and your sophistry becomes obvious. You are just describing common traits of executive leadership, conflating them with…

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    Comment #22836164

    We'd just need something like Ellis Island to quarantine returning travelers who are American citizens, simple as that. But realistically unless they imposed a blanket 2 week quara…

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    Comment #22828472

    >but there's a characteristic tone and I recognize it >and I am not a psychologist Hmm... talk about delusional... Maybe you should worry about yourself? You aren't qualified to sa…

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    Comment #22800133

    Your argument against this valid criticism that the current consensus is wrong about what sources can be trusted to be authoritative is an appeal to consequences which relies entir…

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    Comment #22799919

    >But who actually gains when e.g. a gay couple can't buy a cake? The Christian baker who did not want to bake them a cake, but who was being compelled by the state to act against h…

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    Comment #22745623

    Not totally disagreeing but I'm pretty sure the idea for most is that we want people to keep their jobs. Corporations staying rich means people staying employed. What does it say t…

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    Comment #22745545

    The people going to the parks and crowding the piers obviously disagree. What gives you the right to tell them what to do? Their body, their choice, no?

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    Comment #22716401

    >where solidly 1/3... believe that healthcare is a product not a right And I guess the opposing 1/3 just don't understand the difference between positive and negative rights? Healt…

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    Comment #22700306

    From what I understand, that it isn't the virus that kills us is based on the idea that it is an overreaction by a weakened or dysfunctional immune system to the virus that results…

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    Comment #22700006

    >I'm not sure I understand the "bad for the economy" side of things Rest assured, you don't. What about the people driving the Ubers, or the middle-class property owners who have c…

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    Comment #22670049

    >starts promoting off-label drug use in response to a national emergency Who did that, and when? Are you saying Trump told people to go buy fish cleaning supplies? You are being ri…

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    Comment #22670038

    He isn't even close to the only one "endorsing" this drug. Not even close.

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    Comment #22564845

    >Curious, if supply is lower and the demand lowers more, then what does it mean. A depression?? Seems like break even? Its kind of like how a person who normally works out everyday…

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    Comment #22564727

    >even when people are dying in the streets And this is happening where, exactly? Are you talking about heroin addicts or something? >military spending You are talking about >the wa…

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    Comment #22476026

    The argument could (and should more often) be made that recessions are sometimes healthy and that propping up failed or stagnant businesses or industries usually only prolongs the …

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    Comment #22475876

    In the modern world its also about incentivizing/disincentivizing debt. There is no argument that cannot or does not have long-term effects, and no we would not all be incredibly r…

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    Comment #22380085

    You mean with tax-payer dollars? Through a federal government which is currently $21+ Trillion in debt running deficits of around a trillion dollars annually? Would this funding in…

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    Comment #22144029

    Almost looks like a dance routine... with excavators.

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    Comment #22119976

    >Well they didn't foresee the formation of political parties. Not sure where you get this idea, but they most certainly did foresee such a thing, so much so you could say that it w…

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