***Official Political Discussion Thread***

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[gry60]

Wants the GOP to vote for environmental policies, but hates the Green New Deal.

 

[IATT]

But but but but biden did something that 1 time in the early 90s

Multiple Republican politicians have been running ads on Gab, a haven for white nationalists

www.mediamatters.org

 

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[gry60]

Baby boomers facing spike in homelessness: "As much as we try, we might be stuck"

The number of homeless people over 55 is expected to spike to 225,000 nationwide in the next four years, a 32% jump since 2017, according to a study.

www.cbsnews.com

Negrete is a member of one of the fastest growing groups now facing homelessness: baby boomers. Like her, many worked low-paying jobs and had no savings to fall back on when times got tough.

The number of homeless people over 55 is expected to spike to 225,000 nationwide in the next four years — a 32% jump from 170,000 in 2017 — according to a University of Pennsylvania study.

"We hear the same story over and over again. 'I've lived in this place 10, 15 years. And now I have to move because they've increased the rent above what I even earn for a given month,'" said Teresa Smith.

Study on how 401k plans are failing the middle class (most recent, as there are much older articles covering this point):

The Missing Middle: How Tax Incentives for Retirement Savings Leave Middle-Class Families Behind - National Institute on Retirement Security

This report documents how current tax incentives fail to promote adequate retirement security for the middle class. It considers the impact of factors including marginal tax rates, retirement plan participation, and income distribution on retirement saving levels. The Missing Middle: How Tax...

www.nirsonline.org

Article countering the study:

NIRS' assessment of the retirement efficiency gap leaves out some key details - Reason Foundation

This analysis misses some key facts.

reason.org

I can already tell at least one point is disingenuous: the idea that people change jobs too fast to benefit from a pension is the consequence of eliminating pensions, which is the main incentive for staying in a job for a long time.

 

[IATT]

dwalk31 you really spent years of your life supporting and defending this man

 

[1995]

dwalk31 you really spent years of your life supporting and defending this man

I heard they buried Ivana in a sand trap on one of his courses

 

[kdawg]

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

Ugliest golf swing in history

 

[whywesteppin]

Ugliest golf swing in history

most people have terrible golf swings, but this takes the cake. all the cake, with extra frosting.

 

[dwalk31]

dwalk31 you really spent years of your life supporting and defending this man

Do you play golf?

 

[wavycrocket]

Always projection. Looks like “the big guy” is actually Trump

 

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[wavycrocket]

Of course we knew that trump had inside Info on those investigating him, with his republicans in congress…



But the fact that a sitting member of Congress, on the house judiciary committee literally shared info about the investigation is CRAAAZY. And it was caught on tape.

And NOTHING WILL HAPPEN

 

[letsgetit22]

They are still going to continue to vote for him, so....

 

[Mark Antony]

Wants the GOP to vote for environmental policies, but hates the Green New Deal.

It's wild, some of the GOP I've met love the outdoors, are poor, would love great healthcare and education, but never votes to protect those things. It's like a cult.

 

[had pants]

 

[IATT]

Do you play golf?

I don’t support and/or defend racists and/or pedos

Especially ones who been known as those horrible things every second I have been on this planet

 

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[gry60]

 

[RustyShackleford]

God I hate this woman

 

[biggie62]

God I hate this woman

FTB!!!