Quality of life is a major factor in where Americans choose to work, live and make major purchases including homes. These states are the nation's worst.
No one thinks we will ever change those in the orange cult. Like zombies, they are long gone and collectively barely have one functioning brain cell.
Dems need to sell their wins to get their base excited - I’m so sick of the brasè attitude that most Dems have regardless of who their candidate is. They could have the most perfect candidate and they are always looking for someone else. They also need to get some independents on board. Neither party can win an election without getting some non-affiliated to vote for them.
The problem is that republicans are fundamentally united by what they hate. You can kick or piss on anyone and they’ll still vote for you so long as you make it clear you are hurting the black folk and the women who are the real problem.
Democrats? We are fundamentally not united. Because we actually want things. Many of us (I would like to say most but…) can agree on basic human rights. But I think UBI is one of, if not the, most important policies we need to have been “investigating” a decade ago to prepare for the upcoming ai job apocalypse (again, I was ready to vote for Yang. Fricking Yang)… Others want student loans to be erased. And others still want basic human rights regarding sick days that the rest of us forget about the moment twitter stops talking about it. And if you give those rail workers 4 sick days a year (jesus christ… it is depressing that that was a major win), that is great. Except all the folk with student loans are still angry and I am still dreading the mass unemployment that is a few years away.
And that is the problem. When leadership brags about getting a win, it mostly makes people say “you didn’t get me a win? Fuck it, voting doesn’t work, I am done with this”
And that doesn’t take into account the people who don’t know what they want other than “Bernie 2020”. Who are borderline trump levels of fixated. And the people who need to be explaining to them how government actually work, aren’t.
UBI is a joke and will only stand in the way of unity. To think the Dems should somehow rally around something that will never, ever happen is a pointless distraction. Might as well rally around the tooth fairy or unicorn and waste more time and energy instead of going after real issues.
Support politicians who are brave enough to admit that we need to tax the rich and corporations at a higher rate, support programs that will bring manufacturing back to the US (no other industry is as bog of a job multiplier than manufacturing), support programs which lower the cost of entry for higher education.
Hand outs do not work. Not only would they never, ever pass Congress, they shouldn’t even be considered. UBI is a goddamn joke pushed by those who smoke too much weed and have no goddamn clue about life.
You’re basically just trying to sell doom & gloom to discourage people from wanting what is eminently attainable. Your reasons for doing so are your own, but one wonders if you’re just thoroughly indoctrinated, or if you have some other interest at stake.
Many studies are ongoing, some with very positive results. Of course, they’re being hamstrung at every turn by conservative shitheads who want us all at the mercy of capitalism.
No one thinks we will ever change those in the orange cult. Like zombies, they are long gone and collectively barely have one functioning brain cell.
Dems need to sell their wins to get their base excited - I’m so sick of the brasè attitude that most Dems have regardless of who their candidate is. They could have the most perfect candidate and they are always looking for someone else. They also need to get some independents on board. Neither party can win an election without getting some non-affiliated to vote for them.
The problem is that republicans are fundamentally united by what they hate. You can kick or piss on anyone and they’ll still vote for you so long as you make it clear you are hurting the black folk and the women who are the real problem.
Democrats? We are fundamentally not united. Because we actually want things. Many of us (I would like to say most but…) can agree on basic human rights. But I think UBI is one of, if not the, most important policies we need to have been “investigating” a decade ago to prepare for the upcoming ai job apocalypse (again, I was ready to vote for Yang. Fricking Yang)… Others want student loans to be erased. And others still want basic human rights regarding sick days that the rest of us forget about the moment twitter stops talking about it. And if you give those rail workers 4 sick days a year (jesus christ… it is depressing that that was a major win), that is great. Except all the folk with student loans are still angry and I am still dreading the mass unemployment that is a few years away.
And that is the problem. When leadership brags about getting a win, it mostly makes people say “you didn’t get me a win? Fuck it, voting doesn’t work, I am done with this”
And that doesn’t take into account the people who don’t know what they want other than “Bernie 2020”. Who are borderline trump levels of fixated. And the people who need to be explaining to them how government actually work, aren’t.
UBI is a joke and will only stand in the way of unity. To think the Dems should somehow rally around something that will never, ever happen is a pointless distraction. Might as well rally around the tooth fairy or unicorn and waste more time and energy instead of going after real issues.
So what are we supposed to do? How do we get things to improve on a national scale in any significant way for workers? ~Cherri
Support politicians who are brave enough to admit that we need to tax the rich and corporations at a higher rate, support programs that will bring manufacturing back to the US (no other industry is as bog of a job multiplier than manufacturing), support programs which lower the cost of entry for higher education.
Hand outs do not work. Not only would they never, ever pass Congress, they shouldn’t even be considered. UBI is a goddamn joke pushed by those who smoke too much weed and have no goddamn clue about life.
Corporate taxes shouldn’t be raised because corporate taxes are overwhelmingly regressive.
Hand outs absolutely do work, and while I’m not on the UBI train, all welfare programs should basically just give cash instead of stamps/benefits/etc
You’re basically just trying to sell doom & gloom to discourage people from wanting what is eminently attainable. Your reasons for doing so are your own, but one wonders if you’re just thoroughly indoctrinated, or if you have some other interest at stake.
Name ONE country which has implemented UBI successfully.
Many studies are ongoing, some with very positive results. Of course, they’re being hamstrung at every turn by conservative shitheads who want us all at the mercy of capitalism.
LOL