A Great Politics Podcast

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A new one from Roger Barnes--haven't watched it yet:

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Nope. Not when the proposed wealth tax doesn't start until wealth hits somewhere between $32-50 million, depending if it's Warren's or Sanders's plan....

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Since at least 12 European countries have done so in the past--and some of them continue to do so--I'm sure the answer is out there. If it bothers you...

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Alternatively...

It would lead to a USSC decision that corporations have voting rights, and thus continue to have the right to contribute...

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Yep. And as I pointed out, you were wrong about this:



Senator Warren's current polling numbers suggest that a large majority...

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Oops. Once again, right-wing talking points don't match well with reality. From March 2023:



Source

Tom...

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Better you than me! Here's to a long and happy reign as BROTM.

Tom

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I don't think Trump wins. But it sure ought to trouble the party that voters they have long taken for granted are leaving. As was obvious they would,...

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Sympathetic? Sure. But also critical.

The failure to remove the filibuster in 2020 was pure unprovoked cowardice, or stupidity, or both....

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Beatty's closing comment on Episode 3: "It's deeply ironic that Joe Biden has to suffer for the sins of generations of Democratic politicians who...

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Those who know the radio show "On Point" on NPR (out of station WBUR in Boston) might know Jack Beatty, the news analyst who used to be on every...

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This is a great thread--thanks for sharing details about your build. It's going to be a beauty of a boat.

Tom

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You definitely should do it!

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I think any move to restrict access to books is contemptible.

That said, "banned" is maybe not quite what people think it means....

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Anyone remember the 40+ years of my life where we never heard things like "flooding in NYC"? When "fire season" wasn't year-round...

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My answer is: I'd be perfectly happy following Senator Warren's plan. I'm pretty sure she knows what to do to make it work, even if you and I don't have...

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Only for those unfortunate businesses that can't offshore their jobs to countries like China, where the solution to an epidemic of worker suicides is...

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Oh, yes--I'm with you on that. Why do you think I put those quotation marks around "defense"? Exactly the kind of thing Orwell was talking about...

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Actually, Americans don't spend anything on "defence." We put our money into "defense." Many believe it's the honorable thing to do--but...

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Fair enough--I hadn't realized the extent of the problem. From Reuters, 3 days ago:



It appears to be an organized crime issue,...