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Healthcare “debate” is so boring. The big questions have already been answered. Let’s just do multi-payer like Germany or Japan does and move on.

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

I am for a mandatory political retirement age at 65 or that’s the oldest you can be on Election Day. Private industry forcible retires CEOs around that age. No more gerontocracy !

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

Making a Italian sub stacked with gabagool provolone peppers and mozzarella licking my fingers god this shit is so good

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

Neither 45/47 nor 46 could stand up to the longshoreman holding our ports hostage. Sad. We have the worst ports in the world. We need automation. Just pay them money to go away

submitted 140 days ago • 0 comments

Blue America needs to legalize home building www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/o...

submitted 140 days ago • 24 comments

Democracy is an obstacle to freedom when it comes to housing

submitted 151 days ago • 0 comments

I think we should give school kids free lunches and also we should make that food good. I hated public school food especially in elementary school. No more cardboard pizza please !

submitted 151 days ago • 0 comments

Policy makers were stuck between a rock and a hard place in 2008 because yes the banks gave out bad loans and yes bailing them out made people angry and felt wrong but also yes people shouldn’t have taken those loans and yes if we let the banks fail it would been apocalyptic.

submitted 151 days ago • 0 comments

Living beneath your means is important. That being said, telling middle class or UMC people “spend less, stop being irresponsible” is not the best political strategy, despite it also being true

submitted 151 days ago • 4 comments

Tip for feeding the family: 2 eggs per kid, 3 eggs per adult. Whisk with a splash of half n half with salt and pepper. Cook on low, constantly stirring. Cook bacon in oven. Total time to cook is 25min

submitted 159 days ago • 1 comment

Concerning

submitted 161 days ago • 0 comments

In another break from election-related commentary, I try to look at what it would look like to have family-friendly high rises with large multi-bedroom units and common courtyard spaces where kids can play safely unsupervised. www.slowboring.com/p/can-we-hav...

submitted 161 days ago • 74 comments

Solving the problem of bots on social media will be critical. Unfortunately this probably means real ID verification and 1 account per person, so no true anons, but that’s what trade offs are sadly

submitted 166 days ago • 0 comments

Massive AAA engagement over Odesa last night, as Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners fought an incoming Russian attack drone wave.

submitted 166 days ago • 30 comments

GM

submitted 167 days ago • 0 comments