#9 | POSTED BY MSGT

The VAST majority of workers in America has benefited in some way from the existence of unions.

36 Reasons Why You Should Thank a Union
1. Weekends
2. All Breaks at Work (Lunch)
3. Paid vacations
4. FMLA
5. Sick Leave
6. Social Security
7. Minimum Wage
8. Civil Rights Act/ Title VII (Prohibits Discrimination)
9. 8- Hour work day
10. Overtime Pay
11. Child labor laws
12. Occupational Safety & health Act (OSHA)
13. 40-hour work Week
14. Worker's compensation (Worker's Comp)
15. Unemployment Insurance
16. Pensions
17. Workplace Safety standards and Regulations
18. Employer Health Care Insurance
19. Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
20. Wrongful Termination Laws
21. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
22. Whistleblower Protection Laws
23. Employee Polygraph Protect Act
24. Veteran's Employment and Training Services (VETS)
25. Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
26. Sexual Harassment Laws
27. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
28. Holiday Pay
29. Employer Dental, Life, and Vision insurance
30. Privacy Rights
31. Pregnancy and Parental Leave
32. Military Leave
33. The Right to Strike
34. Public Education for Children
35. Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011
36. Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States

it's easy for you to create a life where you are isolated from other humans.

#50 | POSTED BY MADBOMBER

No. Actually, it's not.

And like I said, COVID owns this planet now.

#46 | POSTED BY MADBOMBER

Really? Does Polio still own the planet?

but I also don't think it is ok to compel.... ...I don't believe we can force that decision on others at this point in development.

#35 | POSTED BY MIRANDA7

I haven't heard suggestion that anyone would be required to get a vaccine anywhere in the U.S., except perhaps by a few employers. So where are you getting the idea that it's even being considered?

Are they somehow a threat to those who have?

#19 | POSTED BY MADBOMBER

Yes, they are.

If the virus isn't significantly defeated, it will continue to mutate. The vaccine will be ineffective on some future variant. And we get to start the whole damn thing over again.

Boehner is just selling books and trying to improve his legacy.

In Colorado, it is difficult to find a Republican who opposes our voting regulations. Even as they try to claim that massive fraud lost Trump the election, almost all of them will still stand by our local mail-in system as secure. I live in a VERY Trumpy County in CO. They are proud that our local elections are run efficiently, and would still prefer to keep the current mail-in system.

Frankly, with so little direct connection, this article has the feel of researchers trying to angle for funding.

FTA:
They described it as a "new conservative nonprofit organization committed to upholding America First principles and combating the left's radical and lawless agenda."

Sounds like a new fundraising grift to me.

#2

I bet Bezos is against that one.

Cemetery vandalism is just creepy

#6 | POSTED BY TOR

Cemeteries should be turned into public parks. The residents of the graves won't care. They're dead.

Normally I'd take the word of these snake oil salesmen as good reason to abstain from whatever they're selling. But in this case, perhaps they are coming to terms with the idea that COVID is reducing their potential customer base.

If 1st century Jesus was around today, he'd be getting beat up at protests by racist cops or white supremacist's.

#8 & #12

The problem isn't the voters. The problem is those who work tirelessly to make it more difficult for people to vote, or for your votes to be counted. Trumpers and the Republican Party would eliminate elections altogether, if they have their way.

#1

If I thought I would be alive to collect, I'd bet you that China will be around long after our representative republic is gone.

And look at all the publicity he gets from it.

Our last POTUS dreamt of a lifetime Presidency. If America lets democracy slip through the cracks, his family could still get a dynasty.

Republicans have NEVER been the Party of fiscal responsibility. Lower taxes alone do not equal fiscal responsibility. Fiscal responsibility means efficient management, with balanced budgets. Sometimes necessary expenditures will require higher taxes to cover the cost.

All Republicans are interested in is "borrow and spend". Which means they are putting the bills off for future generations to pay by running up debt. Although Democrats aren't great at fiscal responsibility either, at least the oh-so vilified "tax and spend" implies some means of paying those debts down.

#5, drive a stick. Best anti-theft device on the market.

#9 | POSTED BY SUNTZUMEOW

Nobody was going to steal that old POS. But there are a lot of tweakers who would steal whatever might be in it, to sell for meth.

I'm still amazed Trump didn't use a nuke on someone during his Presidency. Maybe he was saving it for his second term.

We all know the psychopathic egomaniac wanted to.

But the QAnon Caucus wants the barricades and fences taken down, the National Guard to go home, and the DC gun restrictions lifted. Why would they want that?

"in a book excerpt"

Go ahead liberals. Run down to the bookstore and buy yourself a copy. Help a neocon out.

So why not enact legislation that requires humans to wear a mask from the moment they leave the hospital until the moment they die?

#42 | POSTED BY MADBOMBER

I don't know anyone in who's in favor of that. Do you?

If masks are effective at preventing the spread of COVID, they're also likely effective at preventing other contagious diseases.

I haven't even had a serious case of the flu in 10 years. Once I'm fully vaccinated for covid, I'm not very concerned for myself.

I will also add, ALL of the cellular companies use the infrastructure of one of the BIG three or four providers. And ALL of the large services are notorious in their political influence. ..Every. Single. One.

Much as anyone would like to pretend, there is no escaping these services for one that is more socially responsible. Unless of course you'd simply like to stop using your cell phone, perhaps change to short-wave radio, you are stuck with nothing but pretty nasty corporations. That's just the way it is.

What's the buyout on your contract?

#8 | POSTED BY TWINPAC

I think I just explained why I'm not switching. Reliable service is very important too me.