Politics Please say rock bottom is getting close

The NYT was always conservative but holy hell, the hand wringing over policy that might benefit the poors is so hilarious. Will the scourge of *checks notes* minimum wage being livable destroy the fabric of the world economy?

 

Live below your means,

Don't go into dept for shit you do not "need",

Simple, but great advice, it works.

 

Hope you don't have a devastating illness, number one cause of bankruptcy.
Don't go to college if you aren't wealthy enough to pay.
Don't have an unplanned pregnancy.

 

Good to see a trans woman finally get off. “If the folds cover it you must acquit!”

 

'Thought It Was a Joke': Bullets Now For Sale in Vending Machines in 3 GOP-Led States

"In a country awash in guns and ammo, where guns are the leading cause of deaths for kids, we don't need to further normalize the sale and promotion of these products," an expert said.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bullets-vending-machines

 

The first thing these vending machine bullets killed was satire.

 

Wait. How will the rich kids stay ahead with all of this healthy, well educated competition?

 

If you just raise your kids right they'll never want to do anything unnatural like have sex.

They might get caught frantically tapping their feet under bathroom stalls, but there is nothing in the Bible about bathroom stalls.

 

The median income in 1984 was $26,430 according to https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1985/demo/p60-149.html

Using the CPI Inflation calculator (https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=26430&year1=198405&year2=202405) this is equivalent buying power to $80,278.95.

Unfortunately, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf) the median income in 2024 is currently ~$56,950.00 which is equivalent to living on $18,750 in 1984, which is about 71% of the 1984 median.

For Gen-Z, living within your means might be a challenge with only 71% the buying power Boomers had at the same age. But I'm sure the problem must be taxes, which have never been lower.

 

Bipartisan Group of Senators Announces Deal to Ban Stock Trading in Congress

"If you want to serve in Congress, don't come here to serve your portfolio, come here to serve the people," said a Democrat leading the effort.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bipartisan-deal-senate-ban-stock-trading

Chances of this bill passing: "Don't hold your breath."

Sounds about right. When you have a congress that is allowed to police itself.

 

A city's fine for a profane yard sign about Biden and Trump was unconstitutional, judge rules

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...n&cvid=25e9d7e4b5704ea69355b81a614a85ae&ei=47

It's official: "F--- 'Em Both 2024"!

 

Amid Debates Over Fitness for Office, 63% of Voters Find Biden and Trump Embarrassing

Nearly 9 in 10 respondents to the Pew Research Center survey also said the 2024 election campaign "does not make them feel proud of the country."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-biden-2024-polls

 

I would be embarrassed if i I popped out of my bra in public. I am listening to President Biden and he is not embarrassing me.

 

Is The US a Police State?



Edit: Both the republicans and democrats are lockstep together in demonizing protesters.

So much for your rights to protest in America.

Edit 2: U.S. cops kill over a 1,000 people a year. Canada's cops, in 2nd place, kills less than 30.

The U.S. holds 1/5 of all the prisoners on the planet. Holy fucking shit, we just may be a police state.

 

I'm not listening to Biden because it doesn't matter. Literally.

Trump can't be allowed to win after an attempted insurrection.

Not to mention the horrific rulings his supreme court has been making, or the terrible job he did as president.

 

Alex Jones ranting the burgers Senator Chuck Schumer grilled on Father's Day were satanic.
Do not ask me to explain.