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True, it may not age well. But NBC is friendly territory and they couldn't craft questions well enough to avoid such a horrible response for Biden and good response for Trump. Perhaps this is a manifestation of Ds trying to get Biden out of the campaign picture. mspart

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The road to hell is paved with good intentions. I've heard this as a kid. Just a little research and thinking would have predicted the outcome. The intention - to guarantee gig workers a minimum pay ended up having them make much less than they were without the intervention. Good intentions are not enough in the real world. mspart

I can verify that Maracaibo area was doing pretty well back when I lived there. For South America, they had it pretty good. Most people had food, a place to live, nice clothes, a refrigerator, and some had a car. There was not a concern where the next meal would come from. That is freedom really. To be sure there was dirt poor folks that had that concern. I would call them the poor, those that did not have a concern middle class. Then there was the uber rich. I was surprised by how many middle class type people there were. A majority I'd say. Apparently not so now. mspart

Welcome to leftist economics. All about the worker, not about the consumer or the business entity. Raise costs on the business, raise costs to the consumer, consumer decides he/she doesn't need the service. Basic Econ 099. mspart

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/tired-seattles-new-food-delivery-fees-one-driver-took-things-into-his-own-hands/MHCVFIV6AZASLCWHJAJMIR2EDE/ SEATTLE — Food delivery drivers say they’ve been getting fewer orders since Seattle implemented new minimum wage requirements for delivery workers a month ago. Delivery companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats have tacked on more fees for customers in the wake of those new wage rules, sparking ire and backlash. And those companies say that demand has fallen as a result. A spokesperson for Uber told KIRO7 Monday night that Uber Eats drivers in Seattle are now waiting 30% longer for jobs, and it is “tracking a steady decline in demand from customers.” Another leftist idea crashing and burning. Now the gig workers are making less. Way to go!! Anyone with common sense could have seen this coming. Raise the cost of doing business and the service costs have to rise as well. mspart

As predicted. More expensive, more expensive to repair when broken down, heavier to tow, just a screaming deal. mspart

People are better off with Biden? Have you read the polls? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/poll-biden-trump-economy-presidential-race-rcna136834 Poll: 20-point deficit on handling economy highlights Biden’s struggles against Trump The president’s approval rating has fallen to a new low in NBC News polling, as Trump narrowly leads in a 2024 general election matchup. This poll has the leftists in a tizzy because it was produced by one of their own. mspart

That was really a good read. mspart

Point taken mspart

Con - has been very divisive. Said he would bring the country together and then immediately calls half of the country MAGA extremists who want to get rid of democracy. Very similar to Hillary calling half the country deplorables. This does not bring the country together, it further divides. If you don't believe that, ask yourself why we are so divided as a country and then ask yourself what he has done to bring us all together. He can't put sentences together without problems. Cognitively impaired. Ruined the border, gave us inflation like we haven't seen, put energy companies on notice that he is shutting them down and signed an EO to that effect on the first day. Pros - He's not Trump and completely dismantling his policy wins with stupid tweets etc. mspart

I haven't read a book in a while actually, my last post was a joke post. I have read Undaunted Courage about Lewis and Clark. That was good. I have read John Adams and that was really good. 1491 was a good but tough read about pre columbian America. Lost in Shangri-La was a good WWII story of a joy ride gone bad in the Pacific. True story. I'm more of a non-fiction type. I read all these in the last 20 years or so. I get enough reading at work. mspart

Oh the BeeGees. The worst!!! Funny post though. mspart

Can Biden serve as President if he is not capable of defending himself in court? A weak attempt to steer the conversation back to the subject. mspart

Thank you BT for starting those pages. Much appreciated. mspart

Of course it doesn't happen. Shoplifiting is down because stores do not report because police do not arrest, and courts do not punish. So that's why stores keep closing down. Not for shoplifting, mean CEOs. mspart

Walls are stupid. But they reduce illegal entry. Even Biden said he needed the bill to secure the border. He is saying that under his watch, the border is not secure when all these years he has been saying it is secure. What a liar. mspart

WR, I disagree with your Pros. He has been very divisive. mspart

I read Black's Law Dictionary. Fascinating really. mspart

If you are referring to the border bill from the Senate, R's would have to swallow 1.8 million illegals coming in per year. But they would no longer be illegal. It's like saying the crime rate is down when measured by convictions when DAs etc are no longer prosecuting. Idiotic bill. mspart

This is pretty stupid. So blacks are just supposed to sit back and let the man take it to them? That would make them last longer? More drivel from the left to keep the black man down. That is their MO. We will fight for you. they vote them in but nothing changes for the better. Where are they since the 1960s? In worse shape than they were back then. mspart

Pros and Cons TPT. Keep with the subject matter. mspart

Pro - Generally policies were good. Immigration, Israel embassy to Jerusalem, Agreement with many middle eastern states and Israel, Getting NATO nations to pay more for their own security, promoted national oil extraction keeping prices down, did not squander the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, did not see rampant inflation, Cons - Did not move quickly on border wall, did not clean out DOJ and FBI, did not drain the swamp or even get close, signed some bills that spent too much, I can't think of anything he could do different on the foreign front. Gets in his own way, can't let a good policy happen without sabatoging himself. I myself was tired of the drama. I would rather someone else be the candidate. mspart

You can give it a try. Put your heart and soul into it like your smoked meats. mspart

https://policeepi.uic.edu/u-s-data-on-police-shootings-and-violence/ So braves, assuming these 600 were mentally ill, what you are saying is that there are maybe 601-750 police encounters with mentally ill people total in the whole US every year. Seems a little off base. I'll bet on a daily basis there are more than 800 police encounters with mentally ill people in the whole US. Granted that is just a guess, but I think it is not far off the mark. Let's say it was 100 in the whole US on a daily basis. I think that is fair. That means there are 36,500 encounters every year and 600 are killed. By anyone's definition, that is not usually. What if it was 25 encounters daily. Surely that happens. That's 9125 yearly encounters with 600 dead. Still not usually. In fact that is 6.6% of the encounters. Still not usually. mspart