The DNC 2020

[grue]

There should be zero surprise Bloomer gets a prime time spot. Cmon.

[jmakin]

What a snoozefest. Did they just run out of people to have speak?

[nobody]

@clovis8

Flynn

Dont think he is in the dont vote Biden/dems they are the same camp.

[Trolly]

Negroponte is completely inexcusable. Who is the audience for that scumbag?

[clovis8]

He isn’t speaking. Just endorsing but not even in the context of the convention as far as I understand.

[DrChesspain]

@Vict0ar

I was pretty close to voting Biden after the protests and all that. But his response is so poor, and his platform is so awful, that I think its proly better for the Dems to just utterly implode.

[j8i3h289dn3x7]

@clovis8

The is the single most cancerous idea that exists in government. The idea the money supply is restricted and debt is bad. It’s just folk wisdom replacing policy.

I mean, I certainly agree with you to a point, and obviously the solution is to raise taxes on corporations and the fucking rich, not spend less, but there is also this possibility if you go too far down the road of unlimited spending solves everything:

[clovis8]

Yes there is a limit but the US isn’t even close to it.

[j8i3h289dn3x7]

@NotBruceZ

Unlike previous nights, Democrats haven’t released a preview list of highlights for the coming night. It makes me wonder if they have something special planned that they are trying not to spoil.

That would make no sense. If they had some speaker that would draw interest they’d want to let people know so they would watch. The only reason I watched last night at all was because I knew Obama was speaking.

[microbet]

Interesting choice of complaints there. Written by a culture warrior boomer? They didn’t think the joke worked if they put something in there like “would like to have healthcare”?

[DrChesspain]

Well, it was shared by a 30 year old, male, public school teacher…

[microbet]

The current inflation rate is 1%.

And

Government spending can increase the value of money.

[j8i3h289dn3x7]

Right, I think we can spend more. A lot more. But I was responding to the statement that it’s not unlimited. Also, inflation is a regressive tax. Taxing the rich at a higher rate is superior.

[microbet]

Inflation is good for people with debt.

As far as taxing the rich goes, yeah, 100% wealth tax for everything over $X.

(between $5M and $20M I’d say, but then I’m a capitalist)

[j8i3h289dn3x7]

@microbet

Inflation is good for people with debt.

As far as taxing the rich goes, yeah, 100% wealth tax for everything over $X.

(between $5M and $20M I’d say, but then I’m a capitalist)

Inflation isn’t good on people who live paycheck to paycheck and need to be able to afford eggs and milk as they go up in price. It disproportionately effects people at the lower end of the income spectrum even if in raw numbers it devalues rich people’s currency more. It’s basically a flat tax.

You get no argument from me that we should have a very high effective income tax on the uber wealthy. Maybe not 100 percent, but I’m cool with like 99. something.

[microbet]

I said wealth tax, not income tax.

[j8i3h289dn3x7]

I’m fine with that too. Would still set it at 99.something.

[microbet]

Very good then. What’s your X?

[Deuce]

@spidercrab

I think build back better is ok

What’s not to like about Infrastructure Week?

[Riverman]

Giving Buttiberg those speaking slots is indefensible.