The Republican Agenda 2021 and Forward

SuperMatt said:
Agreed. And some of the super-rich offer nothing valuable to the world. If Amazon went out of business tomorrow, everything sold there would still be available. You’d just buy it from another site on the internet, or buy it at a local store. We don’t NEED a new toothbrush delivered by drone in less than 4 hours. But people LOVE convenience. That convenience is destroying the planet, hurting workers around the globe, and a very, very few people are profiting from it, big-time.
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I agree. But at the same time, the same people who complain because their job went overseas, love their $49 Blu-Ray Player attached to their $249 50" HDTV.

As for Amazon, yes I use them. But IF I can find it somewhere else and that somewhere takes Paypal, I will probably buy it from them. Make me enter all my info over again?, then probably going with Amazon. Price isn't the only determining factor.

I don't know how things are where you all live, but local stores have very little sitting on the shelves for me to buy.
 
BigMcGuire said:
My wife has to drive to the university every other day (52 miles one way) and we’re really feeling the gas prices - all people can think about these days. Costco lines at 5:30am are longer than I’ve ever seen them. Interesting to see how people are reacting.

One thing for sure, my wife and I are going electric for our next car even if the prices go back down with this reserve dump.

I do know people I talk to blame Biden for the gas prices - claiming that instead of making us an oil producer, he shut all that down - which is why the prices are rising. What little time I’ve spent looking into that, I can’t imagine that would be the cause of gas prices rising so rapidly over the last 4-5 months, in the winter/fall nonetheless. I’d like to think presidents don’t have that much power…
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That reserve dump isn't going to move the needle. He released 50M barrels. We consume 20M barrels a day. Less than 3 days worth.
 
BigMcGuire said:
My wife has to drive to the university every other day (52 miles one way) and we’re really feeling the gas prices - all people can think about these days. Costco lines at 5:30am are longer than I’ve ever seen them. Interesting to see how people are reacting.

One thing for sure, my wife and I are going electric for our next car even if the prices go back down with this reserve dump.

I do know people I talk to blame Biden for the gas prices - claiming that instead of making us an oil producer, he shut all that down - which is why the prices are rising. What little time I’ve spent looking into that, I can’t imagine that would be the cause of gas prices rising so rapidly over the last 4-5 months, in the winter/fall nonetheless. I’d like to think presidents don’t have that much power…
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If rising gas prices make people go electric, good. It’s like raising the price of cigarettes from .50 a pack to 5.00 a pack made people quit smoking.
 
BigMcGuire said:
My wife has to drive to the university every other day (52 miles one way) and we’re really feeling the gas prices - all people can think about these days. Costco lines at 5:30am are longer than I’ve ever seen them. Interesting to see how people are reacting.

One thing for sure, my wife and I are going electric for our next car even if the prices go back down with this reserve dump.

I do know people I talk to blame Biden for the gas prices - claiming that instead of making us an oil producer, he shut all that down - which is why the prices are rising. What little time I’ve spent looking into that, I can’t imagine that would be the cause of gas prices rising so rapidly over the last 4-5 months, in the winter/fall nonetheless. I’d like to think presidents don’t have that much power…
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Exactly. Gas prices are manipulated left and right. America developed a transportation infrastructure that is unjustifiably dependent on gasoline. The issue is debt. the true costs of gasoline use aren’t covered in the gas pricing, so people are essentially complaining about the down payment on their loans they take out at the biosphere’s expense.
 
SuperMatt said:
She has issued an apology. For that I give her a sliver of respect… and makes me lose even more respect for minority leader McCarthy who could have demanded the same from Paul Gosar instead of backing his disgusting behavior.

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1464289590282498050/
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One small little detail, just to make this all that much more disgusting...

None of it is true.

www.theguardian.com

Ilhan Omar: Boebert is a ‘buffoon’ and ‘bigot’ for ‘made up’ anti-Muslim story

‘Sad she thinks bigotry gets her clout,’ says Omar after Boebert claims to have joked about terrorism when sharing elevator
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Is it possible to invent "unnecessary racism"?
 
BigMcGuire said:
My wife has to drive to the university every other day (52 miles one way) and we’re really feeling the gas prices - all people can think about these days. Costco lines at 5:30am are longer than I’ve ever seen them. Interesting to see how people are reacting.

One thing for sure, my wife and I are going electric for our next car even if the prices go back down with this reserve dump.

I do know people I talk to blame Biden for the gas prices - claiming that instead of making us an oil producer, he shut all that down - which is why the prices are rising. What little time I’ve spent looking into that, I can’t imagine that would be the cause of gas prices rising so rapidly over the last 4-5 months, in the winter/fall nonetheless. I’d like to think presidents don’t have that much power…
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The reason it's a focus is because it's a great topic for popular media. It doesn't matter who the administration is, the price of gas is a topic that gets hurled at either party. It's an easy digestible topic that doesn't need content added to it, to explain it. Did you buy that large SUV or truck when gas was high, yet still thought gas wouldn't return to those prices for some reason? Yup. Then you must be easily outraged. Does it matter it's at high compared to 2014? Did people really think oil companies weren't getting their money back, when we had negative $ prices on oil & gas earlier? Do they get mad at companies pulling record profits & NOT increasing production? It's always been easier to focus at the guy in charge of the country, as if they have control over such things. If the last guy was still in office he'd be demonizing & threatening some kind of executive action, because businesses suddenly lose their rights to do stuff when that party is mad.

You are right, there's a laundry list of reasons why gas prices are high, but the bulk of the country isn't big on reading. Just ask many about what's in the infrastructure bill...

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Gas prices are an easy layup for the opposing party, and something for everyone to throw at the guy in charge's feet.

Unfortunately for Biden's dropping numbers, this is something he can't ignore, and has to be seen trying anything to alleviate.
 
JayMysteri0 said:
The reason it's a focus is because it's a great topic for popular media. It doesn't matter who the administration is, the price of gas is a topic that gets hurled at either party. It's an easy digestible topic that doesn't need content added to it, to explain it. Did you buy that large SUV or truck when gas was high, yet still thought gas wouldn't return to those prices for some reason? Yup. Then you must be easily outraged. Does it matter it's at high compared to 2014? Did people really think oil companies weren't getting their money back, when we had negative $ prices on oil & gas earlier? Do they get mad at companies pulling record profits & NOT increasing production? It's always been easier to focus at the guy in charge of the country, as if they have control over such things. If the last guy was still in office he'd be demonizing & threatening some kind of executive action, because businesses suddenly lose their rights to do stuff when that party is mad.

You are right, there's a laundry list of reasons why gas prices are high, but the bulk of the country isn't big on reading. Just ask many about what's in the infrastructure bill...

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Gas prices are an easy layup for the opposing party, and something for everyone to throw at the guy in charge's feet.

Unfortunately for Biden's dropping numbers, this is something he can't ignore, and has to be seen trying anything to alleviate.
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More tax credits for electric vehicles is in the build back better plan, but Manchin opposes that. Maybe if they put a tax break in for coal-powered cars, Manchin will compromise? Then just leave Manchin with the problem of getting such vehicles made…

Once we get enough EVs on the roads, gas prices will cease to be such a driver of votes.
 
SuperMatt said:
More tax credits for electric vehicles is in the build back better plan, but Manchin opposes that. Maybe if they put a tax break in for coal-powered cars, Manchin will compromise? Then just leave Manchin with the problem of getting such vehicles made…

Once we get enough EVs on the roads, gas prices will cease to be such a driver of votes.
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Progressives have really seen this gas price spike as a call to arms. With more & more experts pointing out that if the country wants to free itself from bad actors like Russia & Saudi Arabia, EVs are the way to go. Unfortunately as we all know it's more talk than substance. As many want to stay on the path of least resistance, and others want to stay on the path that's always made them money in the PAST. We can only hope that the infrastructure for more charging areas makes owning & operating an EV less difficult. For individuals like myself how live in townhomes, having a garage to charge your car is not an option. Which means you have to find a place that has open ( in my case high end malls or a Publix ) to charge your car. Not exactly the most convenient solution compared to the seeming gas stations at every corner in the city.

The less said about Manchin the better. At this point, the likes of him & Sinema should only be used to promote electing more democrats, so they can be cast back to irrelevancy & turfed out.
 
JayMysteri0 said:
Progressives have really seen this gas price spike as a call to arms. With more & more experts pointing out that if the country wants to free itself from bad actors like Russia & Saudi Arabia, EVs are the way to go. Unfortunately as we all know it's more talk than substance. As many want to stay on the path of least resistance, and others want to stay on the path that's always made them money in the PAST. We can only hope that the infrastructure for more charging areas makes owning & operating an EV less difficult. For individuals like myself how live in townhomes, having a garage to charge your car is not an option. Which means you have to find a place that has open ( in my case high end malls or a Publix ) to charge your car. Not exactly the most convenient solution compared to the seeming gas stations at every corner in the city.

The less said about Manchin the better. At this point, the likes of him & Sinema should only be used to promote electing more democrats, so they can be cast back to irrelevancy & turfed out.
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Yes we need to take the EV infrastructure seriously. Neighborhoods without garages need chargers for street parking spots. Workplaces need chargers for employees.
 
Thomas Veil said:
Boebert is truly a sick, hateful woman.
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She is playing to the bigots in the party. Those who called Obama a Muslim sympathizer and think “the jihad squad” is a funny name. John McCain had enough humanity to shut down people like that when he ran for president. But the bigotry sells. McCain lost, and Trump, who embraced it, won. Is it surprising that other grifters like Boebert and MTG are following in his footsteps?

This road is dangerous; it leads to violence against people based on their religion, ethnicity, even their names or what they wear.

This anti-Muslim bigotry is a problem in France as well.

www.euronews.com

France election: Who is Eric Zemmour and why is he so controversial?

With five months to go before France's next presidential election, a new personality has burst onto the scene: Eric Zemmour. #UncoveringEurope
www.euronews.com www.euronews.com
 
SuperMatt said:
If rising gas prices make people go electric, good. It’s like raising the price of cigarettes from .50 a pack to 5.00 a pack made people quit smoking.
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Then why do I always end up behind the guy who is ticked they don't have his brand in a box and he makes the clerk scramble looking for something he might chose. He ranks only behind lottery guy in C-store annoyances. ;)

It is refreshing to not smell smoke everywhere you go. :)
 
The anti-vaccine, anti-mask agenda may lead to poor health outcomes for Republican devotées in the future.

73% of people who identify as Republicans trusted their doctors in 2010. Ten years later, that went down to 60%.

news.gallup.com

Republicans Less Trusting of Doctor's Advice Than in the Past

Fewer Republicans today than in 2010 say they are confident in the accuracy of their doctor's advice. Democrats' trust has steadily grown since 2002.
news.gallup.com news.gallup.com

Some more indicators of Republicans' (lack of) trust in scientists and doctors:

www.pewresearch.org

Trust in Medical Scientists Has Grown in U.S., but Mainly Among Democrats

About six-in-ten Americans believe social distancing measures are helping a lot to slow the spread of coronavirus in the nation.
www.pewresearch.org www.pewresearch.org
 
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