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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
I ask the same question everyday. The "missing votes" might have made a difference.
This vote was particularly difficult to understand given that the entire platform, and current performance was clearly laid out for anyone to read on Project 2025
This vote was particularly difficult to understand given that the entire platform, and current performance was clearly laid out for anyone to read on Project 2025
SomeMichGuy · M
@samueltyler2 EXACTLY
JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@SomeMichGuy I guess you gotta luv the guy then!
SomeMichGuy · M
@JollyRoger No, not at all.
He's the first President to openly violate the Oath of Office in two terms.
He's the first President to openly violate the Oath of Office in two terms.
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
Obviously there's no difference in the results we get with our two parties, they're politically identical.
People don't care enough to like, understand politics and have a third party that's different - one that opposes the genocide or the wars or the lack of socialism. People are pretty okay with the endless wars, the high US death rate and the low quality of life. They're pretty much not okay with the alternatives.
People don't care enough to like, understand politics and have a third party that's different - one that opposes the genocide or the wars or the lack of socialism. People are pretty okay with the endless wars, the high US death rate and the low quality of life. They're pretty much not okay with the alternatives.
JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@Roundandroundwego I don't know if you like him or not, but Jeffrey Sachs has laid out a fair amount of (real) truth in the past few months.... look it up on Youtube if you're interested.
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
@JollyRoger he's been at it since before the internet.
Not like people aren't educated! They're conservative. they're getting democracy.
Not like people aren't educated! They're conservative. they're getting democracy.
swirlie · 31-35
@swirlie Thanks: How much do you charge for speaking at a university convocation venue?
Funny you should ask, J.R.! 💵
I am often invited as a guest speaker at business venues specifically targeting entrepreneurial young business women who are either in the process of starting their own business, or have been operating their own corporate enterprise from the basement of their home as a one-woman circus act.
There is absolutely no college or university course that a male or female student can take that will teach them how to start their own business, even if their business venture is a lemonade stand at the end of their parent's driveway.
This is because university business degrees and dedicated business colleges anywhere in the world including the USA, DO NOT teach their students how to start and operate a business from scratch.
What those learning institutions teach however, is HOW to become a good employee for some guy who owns the corporate business!
A business Degree therefore, teaches generalized specifics about corporate functioning, but does not ever teach you how to start a business yourself!
You can get your Masters in Business Administration and all you will know in the end when you're handed your Degree during convocation, is how to be an effective business administrator in the corporate world. In other words, you are now qualified to be a highly sought-after employee who holds an MBA as credential to one's ability to learn new things.
But a Masters or a PhD in business will never teach you 'how' to start that same corporate business that you're applying for employment at, which will successfully end with one being awarded the job from a long list of other MBA applicants, leaving you sitting in that 4x6 office cubicle from 9 to 5 with his or her MBA neatly framed and hanging on one of those 3 movable walls for everyone to see who walks past your cubicle behind you!
The woman or guy who started that business whom you went to university to get a Degree for to apply for the hourly wage job offered in their corporate office, doesn't likely even have their own office in that same building!
In fact, the corporate owner of that enterprise is likely sitting on her yacht using mobile satellite internet to conduct online business meetings with all those MBA's who occupy her office space in some expensive downtown location.
The objective is to own the business and become a great EMPLOYER to worthy employees, not to work for an hourly wage to become a great employee to a worthy EMPLOYER.
Lesson #2 is, do not waste your money on buying yourself an MBA because if you're using what your MBA taught you, then you my friend are micro-managing your own corporate business and it will fail. Therefore, one does not need a business degree to start and run their own corporate business, in fact it would be better if they held no university degree at all.
exexec · 70-79, C
I voted, but with the electoral system that we have, my vote in Texas never counts because it is a red state.
JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@NativePortlander1970 Yup.... So: It's up to your reps and senators to change that (Good luck).
JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@exexec Sorry, I need a bit of help understanding that statement.
SomeMichGuy · M
@JollyRoger
The Problem
For "winner take all" states (which is most), winning by even a single vote gives the winner all of the electoral votes.
So liberals in TX--like conservatives in CA--essentially feel that any of the national votes are meaningless in terms of THEIR votes.
The Answer
Proportional wins would help, but direct election would make EVERY vote count. Liberals in TX and conservatives in CA would have their votes counted, so it would increase the desire to participate / the vote turnout.
It would also end up in reporting on parties other than the main two.
It would make "one person, one vote" a REALITY in our national elections, getting rid of the vote magnification of small states (the electoral vote ALWAYS includes 2 for the Senators and 1 for each Representative, so even a state with ONE resident would get THREE electoral votes...!).
Another Thought
If we put that through and fixed the Senate at 100 ppl, and made it representative like the House, that would be a huge good thing.
The Problem
For "winner take all" states (which is most), winning by even a single vote gives the winner all of the electoral votes.
So liberals in TX--like conservatives in CA--essentially feel that any of the national votes are meaningless in terms of THEIR votes.
The Answer
Proportional wins would help, but direct election would make EVERY vote count. Liberals in TX and conservatives in CA would have their votes counted, so it would increase the desire to participate / the vote turnout.
It would also end up in reporting on parties other than the main two.
It would make "one person, one vote" a REALITY in our national elections, getting rid of the vote magnification of small states (the electoral vote ALWAYS includes 2 for the Senators and 1 for each Representative, so even a state with ONE resident would get THREE electoral votes...!).
Another Thought
If we put that through and fixed the Senate at 100 ppl, and made it representative like the House, that would be a huge good thing.
I did vote 🙄 I vote on all the all star teams
tobynshorty · 51-55, F
I did vote and not for Trump.
bookerdana · M
@tobynshorty metoo....😭
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JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@Slicker24 I support your comments. I have great difficulty understanding why in a great country of 335 million people that there is such a void of candidates. Could it be that your national party system is broken and that the 'suits' who run them are stifling the process for open selection of candidates? Didn't James Madison pen that, "Every person in the United States of America has the right to compete for its Presidency."
Carla · 61-69, F
Apathy
Patriot96 · 56-60, C
You really gotta stop watching cnn
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
Mind your business hoser! Take off, eh?
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
@JollyRoger Nah, he's doing just fine. Isn't it weird to you that you think America is so horrible, yet 3 times as many people emigrate from Canada to the US instead of vice versa?
JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@SumKindaMunster Great statistic...prove and give us a timeframe.
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
@JollyRoger Sure Smugly, read it and weep:
Americans Moving to Canada
- Annual Numbers: Roughly 10,000 to 12,000 Americans became permanent residents in Canada each year.
- Motivations:
- Universal healthcare and lower crime rates
- Political stability and social policies (e.g. parental leave, worker protections)
- Job opportunities in tech, healthcare, and education
- Demographics:
- Mostly aged 25–44, often with advanced degrees
- Many were non-citizen U.S. residents (e.g. international students, H-1B workers) seeking stability
- Trend: Steady increase since 2016, peaking around 2019, then slightly declining post-pandemic
🇨🇦 Canadians Moving to the U.S.
- Annual Numbers: In 2022 alone, 126,340 people moved from Canada to the U.S., including:
- 53,311 Canadian-born
- 42,595 returning Americans
- 30,434 foreign-born immigrants leaving Canada for the U.S.
- Motivations:
- Higher salaries and broader career opportunities, especially in tech and healthcare
- Lower taxes and cost of living in states like Florida and Texas
- Frustration with Canadian politics and healthcare wait times
- Trend: Sharp rise since 2018, with record levels in 2022 and 2023
Americans Moving to Canada
- Annual Numbers: Roughly 10,000 to 12,000 Americans became permanent residents in Canada each year.
- Motivations:
- Universal healthcare and lower crime rates
- Political stability and social policies (e.g. parental leave, worker protections)
- Job opportunities in tech, healthcare, and education
- Demographics:
- Mostly aged 25–44, often with advanced degrees
- Many were non-citizen U.S. residents (e.g. international students, H-1B workers) seeking stability
- Trend: Steady increase since 2016, peaking around 2019, then slightly declining post-pandemic
🇨🇦 Canadians Moving to the U.S.
- Annual Numbers: In 2022 alone, 126,340 people moved from Canada to the U.S., including:
- 53,311 Canadian-born
- 42,595 returning Americans
- 30,434 foreign-born immigrants leaving Canada for the U.S.
- Motivations:
- Higher salaries and broader career opportunities, especially in tech and healthcare
- Lower taxes and cost of living in states like Florida and Texas
- Frustration with Canadian politics and healthcare wait times
- Trend: Sharp rise since 2018, with record levels in 2022 and 2023
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JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@swirlie You got it right!
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JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@swirlie Thanks: How much do you charge for speaking at a university convocation venue?
Every college grad (and grade-schooler) should understand the effects of 'abuse of power' - it's what the American Revolution sought to nullify. The American Constitution has set out the jurisprudence for the "separation of powers" and the means for dealing with miscreants: yet this current farce continues?
Every college grad (and grade-schooler) should understand the effects of 'abuse of power' - it's what the American Revolution sought to nullify. The American Constitution has set out the jurisprudence for the "separation of powers" and the means for dealing with miscreants: yet this current farce continues?
JollyRoger · 70-79, M
@NativePortlander1970 @swirlie
Now now, Portie calm down and be nice - I don't think (in your case) age can be applied as a measure of wisdom!
Now now, Portie calm down and be nice - I don't think (in your case) age can be applied as a measure of wisdom!