I guess this leaves us with only one alternative.

Jill Stein 2028!

For crafts and technician type workers, most companies have an agreement they have to sign stating if they take the training they must stay for an agreed upon time or pay the cost of the training back- prorated costs that is in relation to how long the employee stayed before quitting.
#27 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Yes. More info at this site:

I'm old enough to remember when many companies trained their own workers, instead of counting on the government to do it. If there aren't people qualified to do these jobs, why aren't the companies helping to school the potential employees?
#21 | Posted by Whatsleft

Because those trained workers will take their newly-acquired skill set elsewhere for more pay when the opportunity arises. To an employer who didn't sink that money into training and therefore have extra funds to poach employees from the employer who has less money to pay higher wages, since they paid for the training instead.

FTA: "The recent spread is one of many examples of climate change driving the proliferation of invasive species."
Invasive species like foreign trolls befouling drudge.com.
#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

Says the jihadist-in-residence who showed up here two short years ago, a few months before the Palestinians raped and murdered 1,200 Israeli civilian men, women, and children. And tries to turn every discussion into an attack on Jews.

They're not getting out until the illegals are gone.
#9 | Posted by THEBULL

Then why do the shutdown at all?
#60 | Posted by truthhurts

Because the irrational wing of the Dem party demanded it. Like when they attacked Dem Senators at the beginning of the year for letting Repubs pass their cuts. Despite the fact that not passing the spending cuts would have given Trump even more leeway in firing federal workers and targeting blue states.

Dems are utterly powerless because Trump DGAF about how much harm he inflicts on the nation. Because the GOP will never hold him to account.

>"There was no crowd control or pepper spray deployed in a Sam's Club parking lot," Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement'

Disregard the evidence of your own pepper-sprayed and weeping eyes.
#4 | Posted by Zed

Video of ICE agents throwing a cloud of definitely-not-orange-pepper-spray into the car with the little girl here:

Trump picked a guy with very little experience in anything but finance, Vance.
Harris had been an AG and then Senator for twice as long as Vance had been a Senator, so more experience there too.
#7 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY

I'm not saying she wasn't qualified. But telling 75-80% of the voting public that they wouldn't have been considered for the position based on the color of their skin or what they have dangling between their legs isn't the best method of winning people over. Affirmative action isn't a huge plus when running for office.

Trump: US Doesn't have Talented People to Fill Some Jobs

Bipartisan duo expected 2 force vote 2 release Epstein files

Won't make a bit of difference.

Trump is openly taking bribes for pardons and the GOP is turning a blind eye. He could go for a repeat performance of his Epstein trips on the White House lawn in open view and the GOPhers would pull a muscle yawning.

Thailand Suspends Cambodia 'peace deal'

This headline makes me very hungry.

I'm not convinced that is why the Dems chose fmr VP Harris in 2024.
imo, that scenario is more complicated than that.
#5 | Posted by LampLighter

Would have alienated a big group of their voters (women) if Dems went with anyone else. Black women, the most reliable Dem voters, may have decided to stay at home on election day.

That's the price Dems pay when Joe proudly declared that he was going to DEI-hire for the veep spot.

---------. I favor the truth and you're a liar. THe same 5 million that went on SNAP on Biden's watch are still the despite the robust jobs numbers we were provided.. Just like the healthcare subsidies that went out to the masses that are still on subsidized care. You have no argument but "let them die" That's dishonest.
#32 | Posted by lfthndthrds

So your argument, from what I can tell, is that no one receiving healthcare subsidies actually needs them? That our healthcare is so affordable that someone working for minimum wage and getting subsidies is taking advantage of the system?

Back in reality:

>two million people on Obamacare plans don't get subsidies.
>#27 | Posted by censored

Is that really your argument? YOu actually think I care about 2 million people getting subsidies
#29 | Posted by lfthndthrds

No, I'm pretty sure you don't care about those two million. And fairly positive you don't care about the 22 million who need
subsidies to get healthcare for themselves/their families

Create the welfare state then admonish those who don't want to fund it.
#30 | Posted by lfthndthrds
Right, like I said, you favor the Repub healthcare plan of "let them die."

Latino voters, who swung toward President Donald Trump in 2024, boomeranged back to Democrats last week, signaling the fraying of his coalition less than one year into his second term.
Posted by LampLighter

They'll be back to the GOP next election. As soon as another woman decides "it's her turn" to be the Dem nominee.

More admission that ACA was never affordable to the American public without subsidies.. It was never meant to be "affordable" without welfare... Thank you for your admission, JILL STEIN 2028!
#26 | Posted by lfthndthrds

About two million people on Obamacare plans don't get subsidies. The subsidies are to make sure people who otherwise couldn't afford healthcare coverage could finally obtain it.

I get it, though. You prefer the Republican health care plan of "let them die."

If Obamacare is affordable, why is the government having to heavily subsidize it to make it affordable for Americans?
#15 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Whut? The subsidies are part of Obamacare. Always were, and they are what help to make it affordable. Until the Repubs yanked them away.

'Hammerhead Worm' Is Invading TX, FL Next
"Don't kill it, don't squish it, don't cut it up,"

It's OK for us to eat it, though, right? As long as we chew ten times?

If Trump wants a shutdown to continue, he can simply veto the CR.
#12 | Posted by Petrous

As I said "Trump wants Dems to continue the shutdown." Vetoing the CR would make him the bad guy, and even MAGATs would have a hard time defending him (resulting in GOPhers possibly overriding the veto).

By allowing the CR, Trump gets a huge chunk of what he is working towards, including making Obamacare unaffordable.

More garbage from Corky and Censored.[...]
#7 | Posted by LauraMohr

Are you able to articulate rationally how I am incorrect?

Dems had zero leverage in this. Never did.

Trump wants Dems to continue the shutdown. Gives him even more freedom to fire federal workers and target blue state economies. The harm that happens to red staters? Trump DGAF.

I look forward to your reasoned response.

Engines are for atheists! All you need to fly is faith!

I encourage all the Talibaptists to try it out at their nearest cliff. Unless their faith is too weak ...

US quietly removes memorial to Black WWII soldiers

Is it too late for Trump to surrender to the South?

I remember telling you Corky that the democratic party was a sell out especially Hillary Clinton back in 2008. Do you believe that now??
#4 | Posted by LauraMohr

Who do you think the public will blame when they can't board their flights for Thanksgiving?

The simple fact is that Trump and the GOP don't care if our entire government collapses and millions of Americans go without food. The more dysfunctional they make our system, the better for them. All that matters to them is that they get their tax cuts for billionaires.

And the American people must be OK with that, since we put them in charge of all three branches.

Jill Stein 2028!

Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker

Difference being that most Hostage-Takers need the hostage alive to accomplish their goals.

Trump doesn't care whether our nation lives or dies. He reaps the benefits of stealing from us regardless whether he takes the wallet from a wounded man or a cold corpse.

Along those lines: