February 3, 20223 yr 18 hours ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said: The parties just have to run a ‘B’ team during the election that’s ready to run just in case 17 hours ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said: So, if you vote no confidence in PA, you might well like Sen Casey and suppose Toomey isn’t up for election. And you have your house rep Congressman Smith or whatever. You can vote for Smith and Casey if you want. Or you can vote for their opponents… as before. No confidence option: Here’s where there’s some technical details I still need to flesh out, but maybe you instead of casting any vote for any person, you vote no confidence. If 51% of the electorate in PA does this, then PA goes for ‘no confidence.’ If then 51% of all 50 states (26) go no confidence, all of congress incumbents are ineligible and a second election is held. Challengers in the original election may still run, just not incumbents. In this case you may be thinking 🤔’you know I always liked Casey, but I’d much rather just get rid of the rest of the country’s incumbents and sacrifice Casey @Seventy_Yard_FG is the @Wallyhorse of CVON. Change my mind...
February 3, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said: @Seventy_Yard_FG is the @Wallyhorse of CVON. Change my mind... I forget Wallyhorse
February 4, 20223 yr Reason is all over the place in terms of quality, but this article seems to be one of the good ones: Price Controls Were a Disaster in the 1970s. They Would Be a Disaster Today, Too. [J]ust like masking your weight will not improve your diet, the misinformation conveyed by price controls will worsen the economy. Most of the time, prices are not simply set by an all-powerful seller; they're a measurement of what consumers and sellers agree a product is worth. They tell entrepreneurs and businesses how to move resources from activities consumers want less of to those consumers value more. But again, some are unaware of this reality. Political Scientist Todd Tucker, for example, recently wrote in The Washington Post that "there are normative reasons for not wanting pure markets to exist, because necessary products could be priced out of reach for poor and middle-class consumers." He concludes, "To ensure that the wealthy do not bid up prices for essential items, the time is now to begin destigmatizing greater democratic control over price levels." Wrong. Unusually high prices mean there isn't enough of something to go around and capping its price all but guarantees shortages. Units are quickly bought up, allocated by corruption or random chance, or moved to more lucrative underground markets. Over time, fewer goods are made because none of these methods inspire legitimate producers to invest in them. Among the many negative consequences of shortages are disproportionate harm to the poor. This is not mere armchair theorizing. Economic literature is full of examples showing how attempts to cool inflation with price controls caused economic calamity. From the ancient Roman Republic to modern-day Venezuela, it brings the same, disastrous results.
February 7, 20223 yr For those of you who haven’t heard, we lost @Dawkins 20 he would post in CVON from time to time usually keeping it light. He was an incredibly nice person who is gone too soon and left behind 3 young girls. Please consider contributing to their Memorial Trust. You can donate on your own or pm me or paco to be included on a group contribution as we are sending out a check on behalf of the EMB.
February 8, 20223 yr 9 hours ago, binkybink77 said: For those of you who haven’t heard, we lost @Dawkins 20 he would post in CVON from time to time usually keeping it light. He was an incredibly nice person who is gone too soon and left behind 3 young girls. Please consider contributing to their Memorial Trust. You can donate on your own or pm me or paco to be included on a group contribution as we are sending out a check on behalf of the EMB. Did anyone put this in Tate?
February 8, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, 20dawk4life said: Did anyone put this in Tate? I don’t post in there but if you do and want to share it please do
February 8, 20223 yr https://twitter.com/Fxhedgers/status/1491193812919939082?t=9oHESq7puid1e_4bJd9GOA&s=19
February 11, 20223 yr Those early tv campaign ads were ordered extra cringy. Some of them need to fire their image consultants
February 11, 20223 yr On 2/5/2022 at 11:57 AM, binkybink77 said: I reached out to the funeral home because they are taking contributions for a Memorial Trust for his three young girls. I’m attaching the info for where you can send it to those interested. paco and I will also take up a collection for anyone who prefers be included in one check from the EMB. pm me if you’d like to be on the option from the EMB Good morning everyone. Thank you so much to everyone for their generosity, we are currently up to $805! We are looking to send the check out late this afternoon so if anyone else wants to contribute this is your last chance to add to the check from the board. Otherwise, please see the information above in case anyone wants to contribute after we have stopped collecting and have sent out the check.
February 12, 20223 yr Thank you again everyone for their generosity. The letter and check to @Dawkins 20 's family is in the mail:
February 12, 20223 yr Author Very nice letter @paco ! Thanks to you and BB for organizing this effort.
February 17, 20223 yr Author https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/emergencies-act-banks-ottawa-protests-1.6353968 Article about the banks shutting down accounts and refusing financial services to persons "associated with the protests".
February 18, 20223 yr Urban-Rural Exchange Program in Illinois This is pretty cool. Basically local reps from urban counties, which dominate the state legislature, are "adopted" by farmers and other rural representatives where they experience a bit of each other's lifestyles to better understand their worldviews.
February 18, 20223 yr 9 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Urban-Rural Exchange Program in Illinois This is pretty cool. Basically local reps from urban counties, which dominate the state legislature, are "adopted" by farmers and other rural representatives where they experience a bit of each other's lifestyles to better understand their worldviews. So Green Acres reboot ?
February 18, 20223 yr Extremely evil couple https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10525325/Teacher-pleads-guilty-giving-junior-high-school-students-cupcakes-laced-husbands-SPERM.html https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/breaking_news/cynthia-perkins-accepts-plea-deal-agrees-to-testify-against-ex-husband/article_7d966d6c-8dd2-11ec-aab9-ab0469d5b4f2.html https://www.wafb.com/2022/02/18/cynthia-perkins-sentenced-livingston-parish-court/ Quote A Louisiana middle school teacher will face a sentence of 41 years in prison after pleading guilty to a slew of sex-crimes charges including giving her students cupcakes laced with her then-husband's sperm. Cynthia Perkins, 39, accepted a plea deal on Monday - hours before jury selection was slated to begin for her trial - which resulted in the dismissal of 68 charges and agreement to testify against her ex-husband, disgraced sheriff's lieutenant Dennis Perkins. The former Westside Junior High School teacher pleaded guilty to second-degree rape, producing child pornography and conspiracy mingling of harmful substances Cynthia and Dennis, both 46, were arrested in 2019 on more than 150 sex-crimes charges, including sexually abusing a child together. Prosecutors told the Livingston Parish News they received 'the blessing' from the juvenile victim's family to accept the plea deal, 'knowing that 40 years is… a pretty long time in prison.' They added that the three charges Perkins pleaded guilty to 'were representative of what she had done.'
February 22, 20223 yr Does anyone else aggressively not care about this 2/22 thing that has all of Facebook creaming themselves?
February 23, 20223 yr 7 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Does anyone else aggressively not care about this 2/22 thing that has all of Facebook creaming themselves? BuT it’S aLSo TWOsdey!
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