US Politics Mega-thread - Page 3199

On April 28 2021 21:59 JimmiC wrote:

This is true for pretty much everything, from booze, pot, abortion and so on. Making it illegal creates a black market sending the money to bad places but does not stop it. With a legal avenue it still happens but you can regulate and have the money go to a better spot. As much as people like to pretend that making things illegal will stop it, it simply does not.

On April 28 2021 23:37 farvacola wrote:
Biden's push for tax increases of various kinds has the anti-tax propaganda machine kicking into overdrive. Let's take a look at an example of how fucking dumb these efforts can be.

Here's an article from CNBC titled "How Biden’s capital gains proposal may hit middle-class home sellers in red-hot markets". Despite the headline, the article correctly points out two key facts, that Biden's capital gains increase will only impact households with an AGI of a million dollars or more, and that capital gains resulting from the sale of a residence are excluded up to 250k for single filers and 500k for married filers.

So, in order for a married filer to take a hit from Biden's cap gains proposal in relation to the sale of their residence, that couple would need to realize over 500k in gain from the sale of the home and make at least 500k in income from other sources. Regardless of the definition used, that ain't middle class lol

On April 28 2021 23:53 farvacola wrote:

Absolutely, the authors and editors at CNBC know full well that the majority of people who come across that article will read only the headline.

NEW YORK — Federal agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at the Manhattan home of Rudolph W. Giuliani for the seizure of his electronic devices as part of a long-running investigation into whether the one-time New York mayor and attorney for former president Donald Trump acted as an unregistered foreign agent, according to people familiar with the matter.

Such a search involving a high-profile lawyer marks a dramatic step forward in the probe, which has centered around Giuliani’s activities involving Ukraine and whether he sought to influence U.S. policy toward that country.

Two Giuliani associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were charged with campaign finance violations in 2019 by federal prosecutors in New York.

Giuliani could not immediately be reached for comment. Robert Costello, a lawyer for Giuliani, confirmed via text message that a search warrant for Guiliani’s devices had been executed. A spokesman for Trump did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The development was first reported by the New York Times.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

On April 29 2021 03:44 Mohdoo wrote:
I'm surprised Reddit and Spotify aren't cracking down more on anti-vax stuff. /r/conservative and /r/conspiracy are basically mirrors of each other and just post a bunch of anti-vax stuff. Then of course there is Joe Rogan saying people under 20 shouldn't get vaccinated. After how hard Youtube, FB etc cracked down on anti-vax, seems weird others aren't.

On April 28 2021 20:31 Liquid`Drone wrote:


Person could have paid the same amount without killing the Rhino. I mean your last sentence adresses this, but I'm gonna state that if someone cares about preservation of endangered species, they're not gonna pay a lot of money to kill them, and without listening to that pod cast, I can't imagine the guy presenting an argument that would sway my opinion in this regard. However, I can understand that people charged with the preservation of species will allow rich jerks to take part in trophy hunting if it helps them out.

On April 29 2021 05:43 Artisreal wrote:
It' a big assumptio that FB will be let to self regulate.
I can imagine something ilke an independent panel from science, society, faith that develops moderation guidelines and oversees the implementation.

Ultimately some things like Trump winning the election, vaccines microchipping you and other malicious lies are rather easily detected.

However the connection between eat the rich and your idea of regulation came to be in your view, you might have to check twice whether it's not a fantasy of yours you wanna rage about.