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Post by vel0city »

femiagbabiaka wrote: post #122
vel0city wrote: post #56

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> The median American lives in a city and has exposure to Muslims and is most likely not Islamophobic Most Islamophobic people I know live in cities. Is there really that much of a change related to urbanism for Islamophobia, one you adjust for political alignment and religiousness? For reference, this is the America I see every day: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/epic-citys-vision-sp... Collin County is >90…

Old but still good: https://blogs.chapman.edu/wilkinson/2018/10/16/fear-of-musli...

Hey, thanks for sharing some real data, I appreciate it.

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Post by triceratops »

encoderer wrote: post #40
cwal37 wrote: post #19

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What did Republican appointees on the Supreme Court have to say about student loan forgiveness? Who not only fights tooth and nail against healthcare improvements but actively took money from existing programs to fund a national police and detainment apparatus? Which party produced the most meaningful (albeit not far enough) healthcare reform of the 21st century in the US? Those examples in particular are quite rough…

Where I live (California) there are basically no republicans in power. For a long time now. And we have more money and a better economic base than just about anywhere on the planet Earth. So to all the partisans out there who are sure things would be better if "their side" had total control, I ask: what the hell is going on with California then?? We should be modeling the best governance in the country and even the w…

> what the hell is going on with California then??

Only being the 4th or 5th largest economy in the world.

California's own voters did the housing crisis to themselves by passing Prop 13. You can't pin that on any political party.

I don't know who's responsible for the clusterfuck that is PG&E.

Water supply and farmer water rights are another contentious issue. The seeds for that were sown in the late 19th and early 20th century. It's got nothing to do with Democratic domination of state politics today.

Other than expensive housing and electricity, and a sometimes precarious water supply, the state is basically fine. What's this political dysfunction you speak of?

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Post by triceratops »

encoderer wrote: post #126
pchristensen wrote: post #48

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California has structural obstacles that don’t fit into partisan politics. Proposition 13 limits property tax collection, which warps housing development and many other factors. Also, California has high incomes, which means Californians pay more federal income tax, and the state receives less back in federal benefits, to the tune of almost $100 billion a year. Those are significant headwinds that the state would sti…

You really think california localities have a revenue problem? Prop 13 dos not limit property tax collection: it changes the distribution of it. It means I pay 40x more than my neighbor and that is very dumb, but whenver the city needs more revenue they just raise the rates.

The problem with Prop 13 is not about its effect on tax revenue.

Prop 13 is no different from rent control. It distorts the market and limits supply.

If a property owner can't afford the tax on their land, it means the land is under-utilized. SFHs should be replaced by townhomes which should be replaced by multi-family buildings and so on. That doesn't happen because people who bought a house 50 years ago for a few beads and pieces of gum don't have this market signal in the form of a higher property tax bill.

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Post by owlcompliance »

hypeatei wrote: post #138
owlcompliance wrote: post #117

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Holy projection, batman. I'm simply calling you out on your bullshit and you decided to spaz out about castration or whatever the nutter talking point is of the day, further proving my point LOL

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Post by applfanboysbgon »

somenameforme wrote: post #25
great_wubwub wrote: post #18

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This is the scariest part.

I don't think most people understand how the times have changed here. CNN's prime time shows get fewer views than a mid-tier YouTuber, literally. They hit Cable news is basically dead, but I think most of us missed the funeral. It used to be a relatively big deal decades ago, but those times are long since passed. [1] - https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/20...

> a mid-tier YouTuber, literally. They hit By "mid-tier YouTuber", I suppose you mean a top 0.00001% youtuber or thereabouts? Only the top 100ish with 50m+ subscribers translate to an actual audience per video of 1m+ (outliers notwithstanding), and you're comparing a US news network against an entertainment platform with a global audience of billions. I'm going to guess that CNN is still more influential to US politics than a gaming channel in India or Indonesia, even if a few of the latter get more views. Not to say that cable news influence hasn't waned from its peak, obviously, but I don't think the comparison to "mid-tier Youtubers" really holds up at all.

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Post by datsci_est_2015 »

groby_b wrote: post #99
datsci_est_2015 wrote: post #72

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Bwuh yeah imagine living in a meteorological paradise that happens to be the world’s strongest economy with the nation’s best state school system with a diversity of culture bringing tangible everyday benefits like delicious food. Sounds horrible.

Sure, our streets are shit, our legislators are actively trying to ruin the tech industry, we spent $130B on 300 yards of train, policing in large cities is a disaster, and the "best state school system" translates into an education level at 29th/37th country-wide, building housing is impossible due to the world's worst permitting process, but otherwise... Look, I don't mind paying a lot of taxes. If there's service…

Yeah I don’t mind Californians shitting on California, by all means, strive for perfection. But… have you been to eastern Kentucky? There’s levels to this.

Also, low key, visit eastern Kentucky. Gorgeous countryside, Red River Gorge. Genuine people, I once stayed in someone’s cabin over Thanksgiving and they insisted on bringing me a fresh Thanksgiving meal, a gesture I’ll never forget.

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Post by throw0101a »

FireBeyond wrote: post #47
triceratops wrote: post #24

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> Democrats advocate for things like healthcare and cancelling student loans -- never happens Obama got Obamacare done in the single 6-month window in this century when Democrats could pass legislation without Republicans blocking them. Biden tried to cancel student loans and was blocked in court because surprise, surprise, Republicans wouldn't allow it to go through Congress. > The Democrats held the House, Senate,…

> Republicans win elections by blocking anything that's good for ordinary Americans This. Mitch McConnell literally was on camera, and said, quote, that Republicans would block any bill Obama or the Democrats tried to pass, even if it was good for America and Americans , because the Republican's priority was to make Obama's term ineffectual . Not to govern the country. But to actively prevent governance of the countr…

* https://www.politico.com/story/2010/10/the-gops-no-compromis...

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Post by amanaplanacanal »

owlcompliance wrote: post #144
Hikikomori wrote: post #134

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I mean you believe a lot of shit that simply isn't true. Basically Breitbart headlines.

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Where do you think children are being castrated, exactly?
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