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  1. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    Well, apparently Biden's complaints about his staff walking back his own inflammatory comments wasn't because he dislikes having his own words immediately walked back, but because he thinks he should be the one doing it. Hilariously, he's done this right after all the usual commentators have...
  2. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    I think the Brotherhood of Nod logo would fit the lighting better.
  3. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    "Yes, an angry, partisan speech about how the other party is the evil ones sabotaging democracy, shot against a background of a darkened building cast in red lighting. That's a great final shot for this speech, no way it would make us look like evil bad guys" - Biden's staff, apparently. Where...
  4. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    The problem with that is that sueing over this requires someone to have standing in the first place, and it's not entirely obvious who, if anyone, does have standing.
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    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    I've yet to see any economist go out and claim this is actually good, all of them, including multiple democrats and former economic advisors to democrat officials, have said its very likely going to make the problem worse. No it isn't, this a totally different thing. "We're pausing repayment...
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    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    13/40 courses at my alma mater, and a several of those can be related to you major, and several more are useful skills despite being unrelated (communications for one, and as this was a CS degree, I'd count PE as another). The problem is right now we're in a recession, not a depression, and...
  7. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    Please explain how this is true, that the entire economy no longer works the way it used to. Because I've never heard anyone else claiming that. Because it's irrelevant. General education courses are typically only a small portion of any given degree (I think I had to take....maybe 5 or 6...
  8. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    You've got cause and effect backwards there. Companies raised requirements as a reaction to the increase in people coming in with advanced degrees, in order help filter out applicants. And even then, a degree wasn't necessary to get a good job, there are still loads of jobs that pay a...
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    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    And how will this hurt them, exactly? The college already already got paid, the students don't owe them any money, and the loans were issued by the federal government. Writing this off does nothing to them. Actually taking action to fight the grossly inflated prices colleges charge, that would...
  10. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    Unrealized capital gains taxes are such a moronically dumb idea that it's hard to predict exactly how destructive they would be in general, picking a particular aspect is possibly but getting a big picture view of the damage is not. At least, not for me.
  11. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    Not exactly. It's based on the difference in value between where a stock was a year ago and where it is now, that's not totally disconnected from reality. The main issue is, as Machin noted, we tax actual income, not "well, you could have hypothetically made this much money" theoretical income...
  12. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    Yes, that would be the "no, the emperor totally has clothes" bunch I referred to. "People will reject the obvious for fear of admitting they're a sucker" is literally the point of the story.
  13. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    I'm not sure that's the case. I think it's more that no one wants to be the one to point out that the emperor has no clothes.
  14. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    Biden used cheat sheet while doubling down on unscripted message to oust Putin I've given the odd presentation in the past, I don't ever recall needing a note card to explain my own words from a day ago. Maybe they're trying to get out the "it's the senile old guy or the cackling witch"...
  15. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    So, Biden screwed up again, going off script and essentially calling for regime change in Russia, only for the white house to again frantically walk that back once he was off mic. Through to Biden's credit, he at least managed to say "Putin can't be allowed to stay in power", and didn't double...
  16. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    I like The Princess Bride as much as the next guy, and it is a great movie, but it probably shouldn't dictate national policy.
  17. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    Speaking of Ukraine this affair, and our inability to really punish Russia for it in any meaningful way, really shines a light on the Democrat's absolutely retarded energy policies. Right now, the world runs on coal, oil, and natural gas, and there's no meaningful way to phase those out, at...
  18. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    IL is dropping the mandate everywhere but schools, for example. Though that's because of some sort of lawsuit preventing them from ending it there, apparently. Pretty much, polling is turning wildly against them and they're trying to avoid getting caught in the backlash. Which puts another...
  19. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    I guess, but I think when you say "voting for wgstvhe believed" the impression that gives is more "I believe this bill is a good thing that I support" and that "I believe that voting in this particular way serves my own self interest or the interest of my party, regardless of the merits of the...
  20. Battlegrinder

    United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

    Senate Democrats suffer defeat on voting rights after vote to change rules fails "The legislation failed by a vote of 49-51. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer changed his vote to "no" before the vote was gaveled so that he can offer a motion to reconsider the vote."
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