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Periodic reminder not to eat the rich. Prions can be carried in any tissue, despite the common belief that they only exist in brain tissue. Dispose of the rich responsibly.
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Nick Simmonds
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Nick Simmonds
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He/him. Indiana x Granada, SP Katılım Kasım 2007
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock There is a cap. The site you linked even acknowledges that there is a maximum *and that this number is about the same*, so it's not even capping anything. The actual proposal is to change the formula by which the maximum is calculated so that it doesn't track wage growth anymore.
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@Diacritic @jdcmedlock Again, it's quite literally a cap. Your definition of that word seems to be different than reality but that shouldn't be surprising coming from someone who is against progressive policy - they don't tend to be very thoughtful people
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I would encourage Republicans to go all in on cutting social security benefits. But for Democrats, I think the priority should be winning elections to defeat fascism.
James Medlock@jdcmedlock
Social security is so popular that Americans would actively choose taxing themselves over cutting benefits.
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@nikicaga I'm beginning to think that this show will tank, but not because of Rowling's transphobia. It'll be the fandom's inability to be normal about Snape.
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And before it was ... a white guy hiding in his closet? Like the reason would still be obvious to everyone
Sidenote but I hope she show doesn't shy away from portraying just how awful Snape is to Neville through the years
RPG Enjoyer 🐉@BasedRPG
Just realized that when Neville faces the boggart, it’s going to look like his biggest fear is a black guy hiding in his closet
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock Honey, you either didn't know you were being lied to or you were lying, but your proposal was never to apply a cap to social security.
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@Diacritic @jdcmedlock It seems like you’re more interested in getting annoyed than actual substantive policy at this point so just remember next time to be a little less arrogant when discussing something you’re unfamiliar with. Have a good evening!
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock You didn't mention inflation *at all* until you were called to the mat on your fake proposal being fake.
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@Diacritic @jdcmedlock Yes it’s a hard cap at $100k indexed to inflation which is exactly what I’ve been saying and not what we currently do. It leaves no one in poverty and only affects the wealthy with essentially no administrative overhead
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@boriquagato 13th amendment makes it illegal to trade ghosts as property
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock It's not applying a cap, a cap exists. It is changing the formula by which the cap is calculated in the future.
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@Diacritic @jdcmedlock How is this a “fake” proposal? It’s literally capping how much can be received in benefits for married couple at $100k (adjusting for age and inflation). That is *literally* the mechanism. The current cap would otherwise soon and quickly exceed that level.
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@AlexRigoV @IridentDefender @jdcmedlock Right, it's just that you're making my point, no one supports means-testing because they want Social Security to be *better*, that's a smokescreen for just hating it.
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@Diacritic @IridentDefender @jdcmedlock Nobody who is financially literate would support it. It’s a fucking ripoff . You like it for the same reason that you’re a broke idiot
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@Diacritic @IridentDefender @jdcmedlock And by “undermine” he means “allow people to notice its wealth redistribution and a ripoff “
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock Yes, it's a well known fake proposal. They aren't "applying a cap", a cap has always exists. They're trying to switch to a less generous benefits formula and using the "cap" language to try to sell it.
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@Diacritic @jdcmedlock Have you been paying attention at all to what the CFRB has proposed with social security? Do you actually follow the debates? crfb.org/sixfigurelimit
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock The thing you were pushing for already exists
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@Diacritic @jdcmedlock Sigh I wish people like you actually understood what you were talking about. You can keep advocating for rich retirees to get maximum government payouts funded by higher taxes on everyone else but I'll keep pushing for something actually progressive.
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock You can just admit you didn't know something
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@Diacritic @jdcmedlock They are still growing at a rate that exceeds what we can pay. They need to stop growing this way "buddy"
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock Did you think someone making a million a year was getting like $400k yearly during retirement?
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock Buddy. Social security payouts have always been capped
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@Diacritic @jdcmedlock It doesn't have to be means-tested, just cap the payout. If you cap the payout at $100k for a couple, there will be no seniors living in poverty, the vast majority will unaffected and only very wealthy earners over many years will see reduced benefits. No overhead necessary
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock If it were progressive and stood to benefit the working class, Republicans wouldn't support it
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@IridentDefender @jdcmedlock Means testing is nearly always actually anti- progressive, with more "deserving" cut out of the system than "undeserving" and costs that eat into or often reverse the savings. And it's always used by malicious actors to undermine the whole system itself.
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This is just incredible footwork, this is like watching a wuxia flick
Timmy Facciola@TimmyFacciola_
Zohran Mamdani on Staten Island self-determination:
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@D_the_Designer @RaineyOvalle Yes but prior to reading the book this is just someone in weird armor and a boat.
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@Diacritic @RaineyOvalle Left actually shows us imagery specific to the book.
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Exactly.
And the de-swagification of book covers needs to be studied.
Tell me which one of these you’re more likely to read.
go hang a salami, im a lasagna hog@MattGrippi
@RaineyOvalle i judge books by their cover constantly and it often pays off
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The books are set in the 90s, this is how everyone dressed that long ago.
Unworthy Hand@kisstheblade_
You know, it's been forever since I watched these movies and it didn't strike me as weird at the time, but why the fuck is Dudley wearing an old-timey fancy boy straw hat.
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