I would argue "the economy" can be a term to abstract away from the bottom line, the actual desirable outcomes. That's housing for everyone, that's good education, that's thriving salaries. Given that every dollar given to a millionaire is a dollar not given to someone who needs it (assuming correctly that every society has people below the thriving line) then they are bad for the economy by definition.
gusgalarnyk
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Every country should implement laws that fundamentally ban and prevent multi-millionnaires from existing. They are bad for democracy and they are bad for society.
Last I heard the value was like 10 million or 20 million. Anything over that should be taxed at 100% or prevented in the first place.
Kann jemand explain this zu mich bitte? Ich lerne Deutsch und Deutschland Politik langsam aber sicher.
People choose third party because they want to send a message to their preferred established party or the party they would have voted for - but all it does is show the people funding these candidates that they're effective spoilers when used correctly. You're enabling the genocide by not voting in a meaningful way, Trump has said multiple times now he's on the phone with Netanyahu trying to stop a cease fire and anyone with a brain sees that the fascist leaders are trying to stick together.
The fact that the Biden administration and the current Congress are still supplying weapons for this genocide is appalling and I hate them for it. But there are is more than one issue at stake and as I said originally voting third party is demonstrating a fundamental inability to understand the trolley problem. You cause more death and suffering when you vote third party or when you vote Trump. It's plain and simple. You can reply to every comment with bullshit questions and try to justify what you did, but you didn't think it through and obviously your vote alone doesn't make a difference but you defending your bullshit online does. People read this and you might encourage another person who's on the fence to vote third party and in doing so multiply the pain and suffering you caused.
Trump would cause Ukraine to lose more lives, Israel would go on killing without fear of losing supplies, any other strong arm leader would have no fears about the US intervening, more women in the US would die to healthcare issues, immigrants in the US will continue to experience worse and worse hate crimes until they get rounded up and deported (or worse) as Trump said he wants to, journalists, democrats, _and real third party leaders _ would be in danger as Trump has said he wants to execute his opponents, the police will continue to be militarized at an accelerated rate, progressive climate change policies will be stopped/neutered and we'll lose decades of potential progress causing untold amounts of suffering, on and on and on.
Get your head out of your ass and think about the big picture. Show some fuckin empathy for others. You fucked up by voting like the only people in the world were Palestinians, that's fine and noble in an extremely immature and futile way, but shut the fuck up before other people follow suit and people die because you didn't think things through to completion.
Are you seriously asking me how not voting for someone to be elected hurts their chances of getting elected?
You also completely misunderstood my second point as well. Third parties are appealing to the leaders of the conservative party because they divert votes away from the progressive party. They give anyone who finds the conservative party discomforting an opportunity to throw away their vote instead of helping the only other real contender thus increasing their chance of success.
I will have to assume you are a bot if you can't engage in well meaning discussion.
Okay, so you're a part of the problem. Voting third party is misunderstanding the trolley problem. There's only two options, not pulling the lever to reduce suffering is still making a choice that increases the total amount of suffering.
Get this conservative pro-trump bullshit out of here. Third party candidates are funded as spoilers and the only message voting third party sends is that it was money well spent by the conservative party and foreign nations.
Hate that deportation is brought up as if it's an actual problem compared to landlords existing, zoning, and a lack of skilled laborers.
Immigrants are a net positive to society.
Do you think it's better to block someone or add a note to them so you can still engage with their content? I've gotten into the habit of blocking people and I'm not sold on it being the best approach.
I appreciate these comments saying the tech hasn't degraded and it's been standstill, or that it was never great in the first place, all of which is true but I would like to interject my own Model 3 experience. When we first bought the Tesla in 2019 the self driving functionality on the highway felt safe and functional in nominal conditions. When we sold the Tesla 2 years ago (2022) the self driving felt noticably more finicky. It struggled to switch lanes, recognize when lanes started and ended, and had noticably more issues with maintaining proper speed and distance with other cars.
It probably wasn't significantly more dangerous, but it felt like it was. What was a feature we used for the first year or two without much complaint turned into something we never used and our driving time when down in that third year not up so it wasn't exposure time I don't think.
It's worth it. I'm almost two years in Germany. Wouldn't move back for a million dollars (although at 3 I could be bought). Work on the local language, volunteer or other community involvement activities, treat it like the new home it is. We're fortunate to be able to move to a new country, try to be a part of improving it and earning your spot there. I'm even more fortunate to be white, male, straight etc - assuming you're at least some of those things, do your best to counter the anti-immigration fear mongering that comes out of the political right. It effects you now, but more importantly it's ramping up and it'll effect people less fortunate far worse.
Hope you love it and welcome to Europe.
Damn, I moved out of the country in 2023. SMH
This movie was a fun watch but I remember being disappointed because I thought the message was one thing and it turned out to go a different direction. I can't remember the details but I remember going in with an idea in my head, it being seemingly supported for the first half, and then it being squashed by the end. Actually, kinda like The Substance - fun films, well done, missed the mark on the themes for me.