Agreed. Businesses already get to deduct everything to the point they somehow look negative while making money hand over fist. Individuals can't even write of true necessities for the most part. Why are we making workers pay for that shit?
It probably doesn't include other associated costs like increased police on game nights, increased road wear and rear, adding roads/lanes to accomodate increased volume a few times per year, etc... My guess is that putting in greenspace and investing the saved money would be a much better ROI...
Rams got a huge subsidy for their last stadium before leaving early (renigging on their agreement) for LA.
Basically, giving money to the team doesn't guarantee they stay either.
Let the billionaires play their games. I'd rather my money go to health care, education, and infrastructure.
It's disgusting considering how little in taxes the NFL and billionaire owners already pay. They pay less than their fair share and we grovel and give them more. America's worship of those with money is absurd.
Also, NY cut about $800 mil in children and family services before making this deal.
It is shocking to me that these senators are such cowards. They have some of the most powerful positions in the country yet they genuflect for an in effectual leader that pushed our democracy to the brink. If the GOP unified they could denounce Trump and move on.
The lack of self respect among...
Yes. I think that Landler "resigned" is a sign that the white house will try to keep things appropriate. I don't expect that all under the table deals are detected before appointments, but I do expect that the response is appropriate. Perfection in vetting is pretty much impossible in today's...
Its not all that shocking that Schmidt is connected to well known and "important" people in the science and tech community. He's the CEO of Google. He's connected to everyone of importance by design. As long as said science advisors are qualified and advising based on what's best for America, I...
So, this bigoted teacher believes she can call people whatever she wants due to religious beliefs. In honor of that, I think we should come up with names for her, that we should be able to use freely based on our personal beliefs. According to her, it would do no harm to her...
You weren't born with a cigarette and alcohol. You weren't born with antihypertensive medications flowing through you veins.
People get to have autonomy. I'm sure you are a neuroscientist or other researcher that is able to tell definitively that the brains/bodies of those individuals do not...
This probably should happen even if it doesn't succeed. Comfort and familiarity with firearms is probably a contributing factor to our epidemic of gun deaths.
I too think that Putin is digging his own grave here. I'd not be surprised if one in his inner circle finally fixes the problem.
I personally think the international response should be every possible sanction and internevtion short of direct conflict. The response needs give the message that...
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-education-threats/
This is truly disgusting. Anyone supporting GOP policies at this point is scum. It's gone so far past the point of common ground and compromise.
Democrats regularly hold other democrats accountable when a line is...
You know when you fill out surveys that ask for race they often explicitly say "white (non-hiapanic)" central and South America was heavily colonized by Europeans as well. A very large number of people from those countries look "white" especially when said person is in fast moving physical...
God you are stupid. You invalidated your own argument. The female cop went over to help the other cop with the cuffs. If she simply handled people differently, why would that happen?
I have not read a single media report about this. I've only seen this one video. I can clearly see a difference...
Except it's basically impossible to win. Most cases end up federal and you have to prove a violation of rights. That's not the same barbs it is for anyone else. Needless physical harm should be enough. Even someone that is breaking the law should win excessive force cases of the sue. If George...
Cops should be required to carry insurance and be open to personal lawsuit like doctors, lawyers, and pretty much everyone else. The actuaries would fix this problem.
I haven't read the bill, but preventing teachers from discussing something with students appears to be suppression of speach. If it specifically targets curriculum I guess that's a different issue, but if they are gagged in general, I think it's problematic no?
As I said, if a student in the...
It doesn't. That said, a lot of right wing crazies claim that "the gays" are the root of all these problems. Look at that crazy that shot up nail salons for "making him have sexual thoughts." In this story the asshole has a sexual perversion and either blames others ("the gays") for that OR...
Isn't this a direct first amendment issue? Government censoring speech with consequences. Has anyone in the GOP actually read the constitution? Or do they just like using it for toilet paper?
It would make more sense to have age appropriate conversations about this. There are elementary level...
I mean productive for humankind. Our consumerism and waste is a significant societal problem. I'm aware that our entire economic structure is based on people buying more than they need all the time. My comment was speaking to that.
Probably some of that. I'd rate the credibility on this to be higher than the WMD claim in Iraq though. Frankly, whatever can be done to discredit Russia on the world stage makes them less likely to take action and more likely to have resistance when they do. I'd rather not see conflict so I'm...
Are you saying the claims are BS? We know that Russia engages in propaganda all the time. We know they lie to their people and the world. They shot down an airliner and flat out claimed, "wasn't me..."
Or are you saying the guy asking the question was BS? Because he was. You can't prove...
Obviously this isn't surprising. I hope this circulates since Tucker and Co are already siding with Russia...
U.S. Exposes What It Says Is Russian Effort to Fabricate Pretext for Invasion https://nyti.ms/3AW1wdE
I see your right wing economist paper and raise you this..
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/norway-and-sweden/125378/
Norway v Sweeden is about as good as one can get for effect of lockdowns.
Also, New Zealand lockdowns certainly worked.
Lockdowns in the US were likely less effective...
I meant more to mobilize the moderate elected officials, not necessarily the voters. Democrats have the votes provided they aren't suppressed. They have the majority in both houses of congress and the white house and nothing is moving because of moderate senators. Look at how all the GOP...
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