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rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

FYI: What the Cluck? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C08VNdODU-c&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

stargazersmith , 2 months ago

@rbreich
That kind of sounds like a catch 22. Tyson must raise their prices to cover the penalties for raising their prices.

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

I still hear people arguing that prosecuting a former president sets a “dangerous precedent.”

The truly dangerous precedent would be to establish that presidents are above the law.

stargazersmith , 2 months ago

@rbreich
If we can't prosecute a former President for crimes , what next -- former Senators, former Congressmen, former CEOs?

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

Oligarchy is America's billionaires now being worth a record $5.7 trillion while the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. Hello?

stargazersmith , 2 months ago

@rbreich
Our trouble isn't entirely that billionaires have too much money.

It's that they have more money than our politicians and judges have integrity.

I often notice highway and road workers and and admire how hard they work and that we trust in and drive on roads they construct, without a thought.

Wouldn't it be great if we could have half the confidence in our Congress and SC.

georgetakei , 2 months ago to Random

Ok, I definitely did a double-take 🤣

stargazersmith , 2 months ago

@georgetakei
Triple take here, but then again I can't be expected to compete with a starship commander.

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

Ever notice how forgiving loans is suddenly a big problem when students get much-needed relief, but nobody blinks an eye when billionaires get their PPP loans forgiven? Or when corporations are handed billions in subsidies?

stargazersmith , 2 months ago

@rbreich
I really feel for the youngsters today with big school debt. I went to school so long ago (the 60s), that just by working in the summer, doing a little work for the school while attending, and a small amount of help from my Dad with his lower middle class income, I graduated debt free.

Impossible now for a lower middle class family.

georgetakei , 2 months ago to Random

Wishing her a speedy recovery! https://www.comicsands.com/anna-paquin-cane-health-problems-2667716948.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

stargazersmith , 2 months ago

@georgetakei
Sorry to hear Anna Paquin is having health problems.

Wasn't it her that appeared in some early Internet ads where she said "Soon there will no longer be here, and there. There will only be here."