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Last night Amy said she wants the government to provide free child care. -- BambooHoo 02/19/2020 07:56AM
Considering 25% of US children live in or near poverty I could support -- Hooooooooooooooo 02/19/2020 2:30PM Which is a bit different than "up to 150% of their state’s median income", -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 3:20PM The issue is that localities vary greatly in their resourced available to -- Hooooooooooooooo 02/19/2020 3:54PM How awful! ** -- EspressHoo 02/19/2020 1:24PM By 2060, I think, the 1/4 of the US population will be 65 years or older. -- hooshouse 02/19/2020 11:05AM Also, seems like the anti-abortion crowd would be supportive of this. -- hooshouse 02/19/2020 1:15PM They don't care about kids once they're out of the womb. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/19/2020 3:04PM And if it increases the birth rate of US citizens that will reduce the need -- hoojinks 02/19/2020 2:05PM I'm going with completely full of shit ** -- HiwasseeHoo 02/19/2020 1:53PM How much are those farm subsidies costing us again? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/19/2020 10:08AM Speaking of Farms...I am worried that Bloomberg will put all of the VPI&SU -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 10:32AM He really put down farmers. So dumb. ** -- ryno hoo 02/19/2020 4:04PM China is paying for them ** -- 81_Hokie 02/19/2020 10:27AM Money in our coffers. So much money. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/19/2020 10:30AM Farm subsidies = Free enterprise! ** -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 10:14AM This thread topic is so stupid. It would be nice to actually have an -- Seattle .Hoo 02/19/2020 10:28AM Entire board has turned decidedly stupid sadly. ** -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 10:39AM Falsely representing Farm subsidies, and/or being disingenuous in comparing -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 10:55AM You really posted that ** -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 1:27PM Spare me your false outrage over public spending. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/19/2020 10:57AM Says the guy complaining about farm subsidies? ** -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 10:59AM It was an example. Upset about free childcare (misrepresented)? We already -- Seattle .Hoo 02/19/2020 11:02AM I was "upset"? I was neither upset, nor trying to dismiss any criticism by -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 11:26AM You really do seem triggered by this ** -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 1:26PM Honest question, how is that different from paying public school teachers? -- Hooddihsm 02/19/2020 11:45AM It’s like she thinks those jobs are important. -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 1:29PM Neat. ** -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 12:13PM You are creepy as hell ** -- Hooddihsm 02/19/2020 12:34PM Says the guy that replied to me? And again only to demean me as "creepy"? ** -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 12:38PM Dont you mean government run indoctrination centers? :) ** -- Oregon Hoo 02/19/2020 09:29AM Will you soon have to change your name to Greater Idaho Hoo? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/19/2020 10:32AM Branch Davidian Hoo ** -- Oregon Hoo 02/19/2020 10:38AM The Portlandia Militia? Of one. ** -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 10:56AM The Mark Fuhrman Posse ** -- Oregon Hoo 02/19/2020 11:00AM Transvestite Tuesday for the five year olds!!! ** -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 09:37AM What do they do on Woke Wednesdays? -- Oregon Hoo 02/19/2020 09:44AM Some public school systems already have it in place. Arlington County -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 10:35AM Wow...that is higher than Private K-12 tuition in Richmond...ouch ** -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 10:38AM My family in Portland is close to that. -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 10:49AM Woke Wednesdays will be lit! ** -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 09:43AM It will be very balance on both sides -- VaTechie 02/19/2020 09:51AM Workforce entirely comprised of illegal immigrants with free healthcare. -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 10:02AM Ahhh...Migrant Monday!!! ** -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 10:03AM Each center gets staff of 13 to work full time Monday - Saturday....their -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 10:24AM You beat me by a minute! ** -- Oregon Hoo 02/19/2020 09:44AM Social justice never sleeps! ** -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 09:45AM Ok, I'll see ya on Thunberg Thursdays :) ** -- Oregon Hoo 02/19/2020 09:52AM Wait, it won't be Greta Day everyday? Why do you hate Mother Earth? ** -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 09:54AM All that coal mining as a kid rotted my brain ** -- Oregon Hoo 02/19/2020 09:57AM Don't worry- Mexico is going to pay for it ** -- Capital City Hoo 02/19/2020 09:20AM Sounds like a fantastic investment. Will pay great dividends across the -- hoojinks 02/19/2020 09:09AM I know right. It's so simple. But why stop with child care workers, -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 09:16AM This is the great thing about government. We get to vote and choose the -- hoojinks 02/19/2020 11:10AM I'm not 100% opposed to helping less well off families with the cost of -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 11:56AM Kind of a silly exaggeration -- TomGlansAski 02/19/2020 10:33AM Is it? If artificially inflating wages by gov't mandate in a small subset -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 10:40AM You are saying that extrapolation is always valid, which is obviously false ** -- 81_Hokie 02/19/2020 11:19AM Yes, I get that. The economy is not an MC Escher creation -- TomGlansAski 02/19/2020 10:57AM I think his point was more about productivity ** -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 10:04AM Thank you, Milo Miderbinder ** -- Hoogle.com 02/19/2020 09:39AM She should have added it will pay for itself. ** -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 08:32AM Every federal dollar spent on free child care returns $1.73 to the economy ** -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 08:40AM Just how do you think Trump is juicing the economy? ** -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 09:17AM She's coming around! I think she'll do fine as the compromise, Stop Bernie -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 08:31AM Of those who are left, she's my pick both as my choice and best shot to win -- SchmHoo 02/19/2020 08:37AM If, when they screw our guy, they choose her, I'll be OK with it. Bloomberg -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 08:57AM I'll vote for whomever the Dems put up. -- SchmHoo 02/19/2020 11:37AM Man, I have a hard time seeing anyone but Sanders losing the general. -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 08:47AM Sanders will have his opportunity to answer those criticisms if he gets.... -- SchmHoo 02/19/2020 10:48AM I think Warren and Pete also lose in landslides.. I have cited Mark Shields -- 81_Hokie 02/19/2020 10:19AM Not the greatest generation, but all current generations -- VaTechie 02/19/2020 10:44AM Not only the so called greates gen, but much more prevalent. Also, it -- 81_Hokie 02/19/2020 11:01AM My friend is an exception -- VaTechie 02/19/2020 11:19AM Yeah, sadly, you're probably right about Mayor Pete ** -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 10:29AM As much as I dislike those things about Trump -- VaTechie 02/19/2020 09:38AM However, another way to view the election is not who can get the 20% of -- JohnHoo2 02/19/2020 09:30AM Half of the Democratic Party base can’t stand Bernie. He is no less a -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 09:52AM Trump and Bernie are very similar -- BambooHoo 02/19/2020 10:03AM Perhaps, but that seems to go against a LONG history -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 09:37AM I don’t think Warren or Mayor Pete would win either and it’s hard to see -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 09:02AM Too bad, really like Pete ** -- Oregon Hoo 02/19/2020 09:50AM I think his time will come. In 20 years, he'll still be 20 years younger -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 10:43AM Pete will be back...older and with more GOVCO experience ** -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 10:40AM LOL! It took a while, but welcome to Team Trump! :-) ** -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 09:49AM So your position is only Bloomberg and possibly Klobuchar can win against -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 09:24AM I’m starting to think there’s a strong likelihood that the Dems snatch -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 09:39AM So the answer to my question is "Yes?" No wonder you're in such a -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 1:50PM I'm actually not in a shitty mood -- I've started to transition to the -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 2:28PM Bernie didn't cause Trump to become President. -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 2:33PM Well, note that I said "gave him the edge needed to win" -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 3:25PM Im not going to get into a thing today, but the drop-off in Milwaukee, -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 3:34PM One addendum though, then last word to you. re "one in ten Bernie sup- -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 3:56PM Cited in the post above, with some analytics behind it too. -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 4:42PM Again, nobody gets 100% support from the vanquished primary opponent's -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 5:09PM Reading this thread, you both make good points -- VaTechie 02/19/2020 6:47PM 82 percent of his primary voters *who voted* cast their votes for her. -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 6:07PM Sorry, but no voter suppression measures to point to in PA, MI, or FL. -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 3:49PM I read about problems in Detroit less than 24 hours ago. Really have to run ** -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 3:58PM The 'moderate' flank of Dem candidates really needs to narrow -- Stimp 02/19/2020 09:45AM How he looks tonight will be pivotal to Bloomberg’s chances. He is going -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 09:57AM If Bernie has the lead but not enough to clinch prior to the Convention -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 09:52AM I guess I can't put up too strong an argument against that. -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 09:09AM Got a link to that? -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 08:16AM But will the govt pay for the differential? Not sure how I feel about that. ** -- HoosWillWin 02/19/2020 08:22AM Fucking borrow it like the Republicsns do. ** -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 08:44AM As much as I share your disdain for fake GOP fiscal conservatism, I -- HoosWillWin 02/19/2020 09:07AM A good start is properly framing the concern. Bamboo would have us believe -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 09:51AM No other taxpayers will. While also mandating higher pay for child care -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 08:36AM Government Money = Taxpayer Money -- BambooHoo 02/19/2020 08:43AM Wait. I'm confused. Is this trillion dollar deficit going to be future -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 08:46AM Sure. Eventually. -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 08:48AM Then current "tax cuts" really equal "deferred taxation" with interest.** -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 08:51AM Sure. And the best part is I'll have no w2 income -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 08:57AM There will never be a "bill" that is "due." Just a devalued currency and -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 11:58AM Yeah, although I think the "bill" will come due in the form of higher taxes -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 12:00PM Probably some of that too, although it's pretty tough to get a tax hike -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 12:32PM I think it's pretty easy to get a tax hike on the rich passed. Obama -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 1:33PM A top rate of 39.6% wouldn't set me back that much at the end of the day. -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 2:02PM I wouldn't sweat the 39.6% top rate too much either. Dividend rate is the -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 2:41PM Only if you don't care about your kids. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 09:57AM My kids will be fine -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 10:01AM Kids just gonna love us!** -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 09:00AM I'm thinking us gen-xers can surpass the boomers on the -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 09:03AM You're saying the quiet parts out loud... ** -- southdenverhoo 02/19/2020 08:59AM While adding on the govco processing fee. On the plus side, nothing screams -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 08:45AM Yes, that's the idea as I read it. People making up to 150% of any state's -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 08:35AM Are the Child Care providers willing to take a pay cut to meet the cap? ** -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 08:42AM Amy address that question -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 08:52AM Do you think they're generally overpaid now? -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 08:46AM So in other words it ain't free ** -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 08:51AM Correct - Klobuchar does not stand for free child care provided by govt. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 08:55AM Hools...I like the way you disagree and/or state your positions while -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 09:36AM That's nice of you to say, and I'd say the same about you. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 09:43AM Yeah. It is almost like he doesn't just throw out there bullshit about -- Shenhoo 02/19/2020 09:41AM :>) Shen, that has happened already in a few school districts, just sayin' ** -- Tuckahokie 02/19/2020 09:45AM All these Dems are leftist extremists. They are pulling a nice trick, -- ryno hoo 02/19/2020 08:06AM One foot to the right of Bernie ain't moderate ** -- BambooHoo 02/19/2020 08:09AM So how do you define moderate? If you look -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 08:33AM Well said BambooHoo. Well said. ** -- ryno hoo 02/19/2020 08:10AM Not sure what she said but here is her position statement -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 08:05AM I see a contradiction ..... -- BambooHoo 02/19/2020 08:16AM Where is the contradiction? ** -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 08:27AM Bamboo's claim about her position vs her actual position? ** -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 08:36AM Well there is that! ** -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 2:55PM Helping American workers by keeping jobs in the US filled by H1B workers. -- BambooHoo 02/19/2020 08:45AM I don’t think that is how things work ** -- 111Balz 02/19/2020 10:03AM Dude, you’ve been obsessed with H1B visas for going on 20 years now. -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 08:54AM He doesn't understand how H1B visas work ** -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 09:17AM What is he not understanding? I'll admit I'm not seeing the contradiction -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 10:12AM H1B visas in aggregate represent 0.3% of the labor pool and are almost -- BocaHoo91 02/19/2020 10:29AM If I'm not mistaken, cap spent his career in IT and that's why he has such -- WahooRQ 02/19/2020 11:27AM Yes, like I said I wasn't seeing the connection here with childcare workers -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 10:52AM But that would be wrong. Or at least unsupportable. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 08:49AM I don't think it is that cut and dried. -- hoodeyo 02/19/2020 10:37AM Thanks. Great piece. That may be a rare honest take on immigration. Sadly -- Hoodafan 02/19/2020 11:20AM Nothing ever is. I think our restritctions on H1B now are based on -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 10:50AM "There is not a shred of evidence that any kind of immigration is costing -- hoodeyo 02/19/2020 11:23AM I am speaking in generalities. The idea that immigration has never been -- hoolstoptheheels 02/19/2020 11:29AM I hope someone does something about the H1B situation. Canada is now -- HoosWillWin 02/19/2020 08:20AM And Pete has been promising Obamacare to illegals and open borders -- TomKazanski 02/19/2020 08:04AM
