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capnamerca

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  1. Because we broke up monopolies, let the workers unionize, and firewalled the investment banks away from the regular banks (and a bunch of other shit to stimulate growth and manufacturing) after WW1 and WW2. All of which have been repealed, so we're moving quite aggressively back towards the "capitalism" side of that equation.
  2. You know why we have child labor laws? You know why we have 40-hour/5-day work weeks? Social security? Retirement accounts with favorable tax options? State colleges? Capitalism doesn't care about the poor, the sick, the elderly, the dying. The government had to step in so that our economy didn't treat actual, living human beings like fodder. Maybe we don't call it capitalism - it's probably more accurately called "human nature." A person or a group of people are perfectly fine and nice. PEOPLE are assholes, and power congregates as does wealth. There MUST be a social construct with governing power to protect rights. This isn't up for debate. Look at human rights in any theocracy or dictatorship. They don't exist for any outside of the halls of money and power. Fuck, they barely exist HERE and we're the best the human race has ever invented in trying to prevent that sort of nonsense. FOH with your "enforced altruism" label. I willingly choose for my tax dollars to go to the less fortunate, and I want those tax dollars aggregated and then applied where they can do the most good. I ALSO give locally in my community and to chosen causes, but I can't impact how a low-income neighborhood gets access to fresh running water or sewage service, or how electricity is routed, or prevent housing permits from being redlined, without a LARGE aggregation of power and money working towards these goals, driven by my elected officials. That last sentence, btw, is NOT me saying it's perfect. It's simply pointing out that "tithe 10% to your church" doesn't do SHIT for underserved communities in this country. NOr, to keep this on topic, does it help prevent abortion.
  3. Capitalism takes care of lowering the amount of altruism across society. All government does is help ensure access to said altruism isn't reserved for the rich.
  4. Just seeing this. Thank you for sharing, BGH, and that picture with your grandbaby is amazing. These stories are how our forefathers live on. Hook'em, BGH Sr. Rest easy.
  5. Or about social and welfare programs before women get pregnant. Or education services for under-served communities before women get pregnant. Or access to birth control. Or about a thousand other things that can help reduce abortion. But they don't care about those things either.
  6. Tell me how that's wrong?
  7. Binged 'em all today. Also rewatched S9 in prep. I enjoyed them for what they are, and the crew should get several more seasons. That said, they're leaning pretty heavily on the pun/lingo/conversational quirks trope, to their detriment I think. I'd prefer at least a little bit of character development - does Rosie even have a personality? The plots have gotten progressively weaker and weaker. Prostate episode cracked me the fuck up, as did the finale.
  8. Truth. Those prices are insane. Who knows how that residency goes. Shes on my bucket list of artists to see before I die - the list is basically her and Stapleton, who are both way too big for it to ever be feasible. I take solace in this youtube video, which I consider to be the finest single-song performance that I know of.
  9. So was Hudson Card.
  10. Every accusation is a confession.
  11. BINGO! (that got my 'racist conservative asshole' bingo card very, very close to a complete blackout, as well)
  12. Damn. That's a great article, and makes me like Casey (and his dad, what even is life that I'm complimenting Charles Thompson?) even more. Thanks for sharing.
  13. Love this. Thanks.
  14. Does the YTTV account come with a login for ESPN+, and can I get the LHN that way? More specifically, to Longhorn games ON the LHN (I don't really care about all the other programming, just the ability to watch the games). Separately, I pay for the Disney/Hulu bundle. Does THAT get me an ESPN+ login, with access to the LHN to watch Horns games?
  15. Add Burns and Homa, subtract Harris English and Berger (although I like Berger, someone else has to go along with English).
  16. Just think of how different this take is (which I agree with, btw) if Worthy holds on to 3 balls that he's been catching since he was 12 years old. The plays are there, Sark is getting us into positions to succeed, and kids have shown improvement week over week. I'm hopeful.
  17. Flawless choice of song for that trailer, though.
  18. Except for birdie on 9 and eagle on 16 in the afternoon match? C'mon man, he putted like total shit in the AM, but lacking confidence he isn't.
  19. post doubling.
  20. Also ... Peak Time period - whenever it was that you were 12-16 or so. Rock Bottom - the time period immediately after that one.
  21. Best Sketch: too many to pick just one. Van Down by the River. Synchronized Swimming. Who Orders Lobster in a Diner? Cheeseburger. If It's not Scottish it's CRAP. Waynes World with Aerosmith. Best cast member: Belushi. Farley. Ferrell. Sandler on SNL was great, regardless of what you think of him now. I'm a fan of the female takeover in the last 10-15 years, starting with Tina and Amy, into Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong.
  22. Rami Malek is insanely talented. I'm down to watch that one. Brandi Carlile is the musical guest with Sudekis. That's gonna be a great show; she fucking WAILS.
  23. Stop following me around!
  24. Lord. Did all of the UT and UT-adjacent QBs go to Utah?
  25. What in the literal fuck? I hadn't seen that before. Thank you for sharing. Jesus.
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