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DemocracyFirst's avatar

Marxism? What century are you living in, that's the mystery.

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mailman27's avatar

I sometimes have a chuckle over "audible flatulence," as it were. My wife does not share the joy.

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mailman27's avatar

It's always better when children eat. Known fact.

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mailman27's avatar

Absolute bullshit. These fuckers never have to answer for any of this.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Stephen. I really wanted some good news, and this qualifies as great.

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DemoCat ๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŒŠโš–๏ธ's avatar

Itโ€™s uplifting, even if itโ€™s another state (not mine). Our state is doing good, progressive things too. And bravo to Uber for showing true courage by threatening to stop all business in the state. Their Chief Officer makes $24 million per year, or $461,500 per week. They simply cannot afford to exist without exploiting some drivers. Iโ€™m sure the red states will exempt you from fair labor laws, in exchange for hefty kickbacks. In the long run, they are worth the investment.

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-=|Seriously, โ˜‘๏ธ|=-'s avatar

A โ€œWanker.โ€ Because conservative media is all about the mutual masterbation.

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-=|Seriously, โ˜‘๏ธ|=-'s avatar

The trouble with these policies is they take too damn long to implement. So all the GOP has to do is wait 16 seconds and then start the parade of โ€œThey promised you everything and what did you get?โ€ ads.

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Carpeperdiem's avatar

I'm moving to Minnesota, eh?Fuck Ted Cruz.

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Mintie's avatar

Oh noes! Whatever shall Minnesotans do without Uber or Lyft, but take a Yellow Cab like their parents did back in the Dark Ages!

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insert_something_creative's avatar

They made the same empty threats here in California when AB 5 passed to ensure the drivers are paid fairly.

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belfryo's avatar

Exactly. What are they going to do, just let someone else come in and overrun the market in those areas,? If they leave, someone else will come in, someone else that allows their employees to unionize. The whole problem with Lyft and Uber is if they are publicly traded companies. So you have a bunch of assholes getting rich off of workers who have no benefits or guarantees, the best way to run an ethical company like that it's for it to be a private company. One that starts out with unionized labor. One in which the company is unionized before the ink has dried on the charger

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conti ben's avatar

Uber and Lyft unionized in NYC a couple years back...that needs to become a national thing

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Holly - Lima Charlie's avatar

For the past two and a half years of my life I've been doing nothing but writing. Then I got sick. I'm hoping to have a few more rough draft chapters to my editor in the foreseeable future. Don't ask me what my definition of - foreseeable future means.

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conti ben's avatar

"There are plenty of moderate Democrats. However, they want to help people, not feed their massive egos. "

And perhaps seeing what progressive policy can do might help get their heads out of their asses...No democrat has ANY business being 'moderate' in these times...

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conti ben's avatar

JFC, do I need to move to MN?

I mean SERIOUSLY! Look what can be done with the slightest dem majority (as long as there are no RW plants)...And in SUCH a fucking short period of time...In under SIX FUCKING MONTHS

Hell, I'd given up that this could even HAPPEN....

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