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re: Tranny shoots up school in Turkey
Posted by Bard on 4/17/26 at 2:45 pm to Night Vision
They shoot up schools because they are totally sane as evidenced by their adamant belief that they were somehow "born in the wrong body".
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re: Will Universal, High Income Work?
Posted by Bard on 4/17/26 at 5:59 am to DamnGood86
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If everyone has money, no one does.
This. Completely.
A mint condition Action Comics #1 is worth millions at auction because it's recognized as the first true superhero comic but also because it's so rare. If everyone had a copy, you couldn't give it away. The same goes with money.
It doesn't matter what you set the UBI floor at, it's still going to be the new floor and all pricing will be built upwards from it.
What Elon seems to be talking about is trying to transition us into a post-scarcity economy where everything is harvested, refined and produced by robots/AI. We aren't anywhere close to that yet but when/if we get there the market will determine the best course of action to carry us through, not some federal redistribution program.
re: Chuck Schumer is getting too far right wing for Dems
Posted by Bard on 4/17/26 at 5:48 am to RohanGonzales
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Let them fight gif
It's not so much a fight as the continued impetus for non-fringe Democrats to leave the party due to realizing that their party leadership has been taken over by extremist nutjobs.
That movement of the Left in that meme has continued deeper into the fringe over the years.
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wait i thought we were wasting money feeding them steak and lobster... i cant keep up...
Exactly. Just a couple of weeks ago they were bitching because the troops were getting crab legs, lobster and steak.
Today it's like they completely forgot that they were just arguing the exact opposite point. The OP is very reminiscent of the lemming masses from 1984:
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It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.
And I notice s/he has avoided responding to those who bring up that fact.
Instead of filming it and posting for the world to see, he should have been beating that arse until he repaired the wall.
Giving false statements to law enforcement isn't "dissent," it's a crime.
re: The Atlanta Airport is full of left wing propaganda and messaging
Posted by Bard on 4/16/26 at 11:51 am to weagle1999
Flying BTR to BWI this weekend, ATL is our layover. I'll take notes and report back.
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She'll always be Erin to me
For me she'll always be Kimmy Schmidt.
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dog whistle to the Nazis. disappointed in American Eagle. not very American, IMO
I get that you're still upset about TN no longer honoring your month, but you have to move on.
The only person I know who plays Mahjong is my wife, so... yes?
quote:quote:Few things could be more anti-women's rights than that.
Federal appeals court rejects trans athlete ban in Minnesota
When push comes to shove, the Left's desire for women to be treated equally is only performative. We saw a sterling example of this when the N.A.G.s (RIP Rush) refused to say anything negative about Bill Clinton during the Paula Jones and Monica Lewinski affairs.
What we're seeing now is the Left saying that women's rights are not as big a priority as the rights of men LARPing that they are women.
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Katanji writes that she doesn't know what a day is.
Equitable justice demands all days be given the same priority.
re: US Post Offices have been Infiltrated
Posted by Bard on 4/16/26 at 5:49 am to PGAOLDBAWNevahBroke
Sending checks through the mail isn't safe, but somehow sending ballots through the mail is?
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re: "Barack, is that you?"
Posted by Bard on 4/16/26 at 5:44 am to LSU Tiger Eyes
The not-Obama thing is weak but provides useful cover for the fact that the school where Joe Biden was caught plagiarizing and where he graduated near the bottom of his class just honored him.
This is the world the political elite live in, one where no matter how bad you fail there will always be people and institutions lined up to blow smoke up your arse about how wonderful you are.
This is the world the political elite live in, one where no matter how bad you fail there will always be people and institutions lined up to blow smoke up your arse about how wonderful you are.
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Wouldn’t you also need to include taxes on the electric use to recharge (if done at home).
What happens if someone is completely off the grid? I get what you're saying though, but I think going that route would end up being far more complicated and expensive than just assessing a fee.
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If only ICE passenger vehicles were on the roads, the roads would last almost forever. If only EV passenger vehicles were on the roads, the roads would last almost forever. The weather and vegetation would dominate the wear and tear.
Do you feel better after that irrelevant rant? :lol:
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I don't think the proportion of wear and tear should be a major factor in how much should be paid in taxes. If it were, the tax burden on trucking would be enormous.
The gas taxes (and thus the EV fee as well) are specifically for road construction, maintenance, and infrastructure. Greater wear and tear through the average weight of vehicular traffic increasing by 20%-50% is directly impactful.
And that's where my point about the longer term comes into play. The more EVs we have on the road (if they continue to climb in popularity), the more maintenance will need to be done while the state takes in less in road money.
Granted, it's likely a small amount of increase, but the point is a decrease in maintenance money in exchange for an increasing need for maintenance.
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Ask yourself this question. Of all the locations that Meta could have chosen to build their data center, why did they pick Louisiana?
-Cheap land.
-High water table (meaning they don't have to drill too far down AND they aren't as pressured to make a closed cooling system).
Lawmakers and businesses so desperate for some new industry to come in that they would look the other way on corners being cut (illegals driving trucks, for example).
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I was curious on the price tag so i googled
Cost of opening a new Kroger is around 38 million
Cost of opening a smaller grocery chain that’s more for low income areas like a Piggly Wiggly is 1.5-5 million
Three years and $30M.
Aldi can toss up a new construction in ~60 days.
Just sayin'.
re: If there was a mirror 100 light years away in space and I had a very powerful microscope..
Posted by Bard on 4/15/26 at 2:30 pm to OysterPoBoy
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That's crazy if true.
The 200 years is assuming the telescope and distant mirror were set up and in alignment the entire time. If both were set up at the same time though, and someone looks into the telescope right after setup, they are seeing what was happening on the far end 100 years ago (the same as if the mirror hadn't been set up, which is what we see normally with telescopes looking over such distances).
re: If there was a mirror 100 light years away in space and I had a very powerful microscope..
Posted by Bard on 4/15/26 at 2:20 pm to OysterPoBoy
You would see whatever was happening in that spot 200 years prior (100 years of travel each way).
re: Louisiana: residents who own an electric or hybrid vehicle must pay “road usage fees”
Posted by Bard on 4/15/26 at 2:18 pm to thelawnwranglers
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Does that even offset lost revenue
Probably not, especially over the long term. EV's weigh and average of 20%-50% more than a similar model/size ICE vehicle. More weight = more wear and tear on roads.
The EV fee comes out to $108/year.
The gasoline fee is $.20/gallon.
Let's say the average Louisiana driver is putting in 600 gallons per year (estimating 14k miles of driving annually at ~23mpg), that comes out to ~$120/year.
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