Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
The landlord could break the chain and get a real job instead of living off of other people’s labor by hoarding a basic necessity.
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Business, Economics, and Taxes: Capitalism. Yay? >=(
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Kepler
Si certus es dubita
We could break the entire chain by electing people to government who care about human beings, not capital. All the tools are there in democracy. We don't even have to seize the means, we can just seize the government by voting and then legislate economic justice.
It can all work, it's just up to us. To the Republicans among us tonight: a simple message. And to the defeatists and doomers: this one.
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aparch
Acetaminamerican
An interesting read: How Corporate America Created Christian America.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
aparch
Acetaminamerican
It's an excerpt from Historian Kevin M Kruse, so Politico didn't have a chance to muddy the waters. It's apparently from one of Kevin's previous books where he was writing about Eisenhower and dug up this gem which made him re-focus his whole study.
It goes in depth in explaining just how evangelicalism, corporate America, and Reagan, tied themselves together starting in the '40s and '50s.
It goes in depth in explaining just how evangelicalism, corporate America, and Reagan, tied themselves together starting in the '40s and '50s.
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
Do you ever read it? It is the perfect example of Access Journalism and got its nickname for a reason.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
The only good thing I can say about Politico is it's got better production values than better than RCP.
It's part of the Pundit Industrial Complex. It's a non-discriminating aggregator of both parties' paid-for propaganda.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
That's part of the problem. They post complete lunacy right next to sanity and give them equal standing. "They report, you decide."
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
Two things soured me on Politico for good. (both I think were Jake Sherman but I can't be sure) One was their expose on John Boehner when his book came out where they praised him to high heaven talking about how great he was to deal with cause he would throw cocktail parties and tell stories. (never once mentioning anything about his time as Speaker especially controversial stuff) That was a bad look, and exactly why they have their rep. Not super bad mind you, just kind of distasteful. Don't whitewash history just because the guy buys you drinks and tells you stories of banging secretaries and such. A good story would talk about how it was stuff like that which is why he is still revered in Political Circles despite many a bad decision. Politico has never been known for nuance...
The other was when they would not stop asking Biden about Hunter and the laptop. I get it was a story for a hot second, but by the time they started throwing it around only the NY Post was still talking about it. Even the WSJ** and Faux (outside of Tucker) were slow playing it because it was a lawsuit waiting to happen. Sherman ambushed Biden on the way to his flight to ask about it, Biden said "No Comment" and his PC gave a generic statement and Sherman then clickbaited it saying how Biden dodged the question implying he had something to hide. (I forget the wording but it was accusatory in tone) Sherman then said he would reveal the whole story later implying there was more Biden wasn't saying and more to the story. (even though even the Post wasn't pretending there was more) Politico pushed it since he is their writer even I think on MSNBC. The Bidens then released an official statement, the story was all but debunked and Sherman later on that evening, as promised, told the whole story which was that there was no story. He was just trying to get people to sign up for some newsletter at Politico that he was part of.
The problem with Politico isn't their biases or which way they swing. The problem is they only subsist if both sides like them. They are sort of the last of the old style of Access Journalism and they suck at it much like Chuck Todd does or Andrea Mitchell does because we don't live in that world anymore. Just because the GOP is one of the Parties in power doesn't mean you have to pretend the things they do make sense. Just because you obviously didn't want Biden to be the candidate for the Dems doesn't mean you spit on his family to promote a new endeavor. If you want to be Centrist fine there is a need for that but then actually play it down the middle and call a spade a spade. Don't trade on access, use access to trade on the truth.
Kepler's picture explains it even better.
**This lead to that funny scenario during one of the debates where the WSJ Opinions section was talking about how big of a scandal it was and how it would dog Biden and proves he shouldnt be President while the WSJ News section said it was a BS story and there was no there there and even tweeted at their Opinions section to say so. Obviously the Editor in Chief didn't want to get sued...
The other was when they would not stop asking Biden about Hunter and the laptop. I get it was a story for a hot second, but by the time they started throwing it around only the NY Post was still talking about it. Even the WSJ** and Faux (outside of Tucker) were slow playing it because it was a lawsuit waiting to happen. Sherman ambushed Biden on the way to his flight to ask about it, Biden said "No Comment" and his PC gave a generic statement and Sherman then clickbaited it saying how Biden dodged the question implying he had something to hide. (I forget the wording but it was accusatory in tone) Sherman then said he would reveal the whole story later implying there was more Biden wasn't saying and more to the story. (even though even the Post wasn't pretending there was more) Politico pushed it since he is their writer even I think on MSNBC. The Bidens then released an official statement, the story was all but debunked and Sherman later on that evening, as promised, told the whole story which was that there was no story. He was just trying to get people to sign up for some newsletter at Politico that he was part of.
The problem with Politico isn't their biases or which way they swing. The problem is they only subsist if both sides like them. They are sort of the last of the old style of Access Journalism and they suck at it much like Chuck Todd does or Andrea Mitchell does because we don't live in that world anymore. Just because the GOP is one of the Parties in power doesn't mean you have to pretend the things they do make sense. Just because you obviously didn't want Biden to be the candidate for the Dems doesn't mean you spit on his family to promote a new endeavor. If you want to be Centrist fine there is a need for that but then actually play it down the middle and call a spade a spade. Don't trade on access, use access to trade on the truth.
Kepler's picture explains it even better.
**This lead to that funny scenario during one of the debates where the WSJ Opinions section was talking about how big of a scandal it was and how it would dog Biden and proves he shouldnt be President while the WSJ News section said it was a BS story and there was no there there and even tweeted at their Opinions section to say so. Obviously the Editor in Chief didn't want to get sued...
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10m farms, cabins- heitkamp has you covered
https://twitter.com/eisingerj/status/1432738667127316486?s=21
https://twitter.com/eisingerj/status/1432738667127316486?s=21
unofan
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Stepped up basis is the tradeoff for the estate tax. It's not a loophole, it was meant to acknowledge that you're paying taxes on the value of the asset at the time of transfer from the estate to the heirs.
The problem is that Republicans want to have their cake and eat it too. They want stepped up basis and no estate tax. That is horse hockey.
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