#46 President Joe Biden
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mrussel1 said:cincybearcat said:mrussel1 said:cincybearcat said:So I guess back on topic.
Biden-
2 weeks. Someone actually working and doing the job. Let’s all keep in mind that no matter if you disagree with policy here, it’s a million times better to have someone at the wheel again.
my biggest positives are the covid work. Lots left to do because the vaccine process is not good right now. It’s not awful but it’s not good. And making it state to state makes everything worse when some 35 year old is getting it in one place while a 73 year old that will most likely die if they get covid still can’t get it others.
Biggest negative is the covid.. The covid $ package. Some good, some strange (why minimum wage included?), and some debatably wasted $. But again, glad to be discussing what’s not great about what we are doing Vs not doing anything.
There will be plenty I disagree with about Joe and his work. I still think he has some personal flaws which in a normal year might have kept me from voting for him. But I’m glad he is doing the job. I don’t expect him to be perfect, but if he does the best we can do re:covid, well, then he is being effective.
I’m pretty sure I heard Joe on an interview...being aired Sunday but they played teasers...say he knew he wasn’t get it through.hippiemom = goodness0 -
cincybearcat said:So I guess back on topic.
Biden-
2 weeks. Someone actually working and doing the job. Let’s all keep in mind that no matter if you disagree with policy here, it’s a million times better to have someone at the wheel again.
my biggest positives are the covid work. Lots left to do because the vaccine process is not good right now. It’s not awful but it’s not good. And making it state to state makes everything worse when some 35 year old is getting it in one place while a 73 year old that will most likely die if they get covid still can’t get it others.
Biggest negative is the covid.. The covid $ package. Some good, some strange (why minimum wage included?), and some debatably wasted $. But again, glad to be discussing what’s not great about what we are doing Vs not doing anything.
There will be plenty I disagree with about Joe and his work. I still think he has some personal flaws which in a normal year might have kept me from voting for him. But I’m glad he is doing the job. I don’t expect him to be perfect, but if he does the best we can do re:covid, well, then he is being effective.Totally agree. It's great to have a POTUS like Biden who takes the job seriously. He hit the ground running and is doing a fine job so far. Yes, there will be things we disagree on, but like you say, that's normal. And I like it that he's focusing some of the work on normalizing foreign policy again.All in all, it feels like we are already living in more normal times. And with Biden's hard work on the virus, we might see much more positive movement this year."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
brianlux said:cincybearcat said:So I guess back on topic.
Biden-
2 weeks. Someone actually working and doing the job. Let’s all keep in mind that no matter if you disagree with policy here, it’s a million times better to have someone at the wheel again.
my biggest positives are the covid work. Lots left to do because the vaccine process is not good right now. It’s not awful but it’s not good. And making it state to state makes everything worse when some 35 year old is getting it in one place while a 73 year old that will most likely die if they get covid still can’t get it others.
Biggest negative is the covid.. The covid $ package. Some good, some strange (why minimum wage included?), and some debatably wasted $. But again, glad to be discussing what’s not great about what we are doing Vs not doing anything.
There will be plenty I disagree with about Joe and his work. I still think he has some personal flaws which in a normal year might have kept me from voting for him. But I’m glad he is doing the job. I don’t expect him to be perfect, but if he does the best we can do re:covid, well, then he is being effective.Totally agree. It's great to have a POTUS like Biden who takes the job seriously. He hit the ground running and is doing a fine job so far. Yes, there will be things we disagree on, but like you say, that's normal. And I like it that he's focusing some of the work on normalizing foreign policy again.All in all, it feels like we are already living in more normal times. And with Biden's hard work on the virus, we might see much more positive movement this year.brianlux said:cincybearcat said:So I guess back on topic.
Biden-
2 weeks. Someone actually working and doing the job. Let’s all keep in mind that no matter if you disagree with policy here, it’s a million times better to have someone at the wheel again.
my biggest positives are the covid work. Lots left to do because the vaccine process is not good right now. It’s not awful but it’s not good. And making it state to state makes everything worse when some 35 year old is getting it in one place while a 73 year old that will most likely die if they get covid still can’t get it others.
Biggest negative is the covid.. The covid $ package. Some good, some strange (why minimum wage included?), and some debatably wasted $. But again, glad to be discussing what’s not great about what we are doing Vs not doing anything.
There will be plenty I disagree with about Joe and his work. I still think he has some personal flaws which in a normal year might have kept me from voting for him. But I’m glad he is doing the job. I don’t expect him to be perfect, but if he does the best we can do re:covid, well, then he is being effective.Totally agree. It's great to have a POTUS like Biden who takes the job seriously. He hit the ground running and is doing a fine job so far. Yes, there will be things we disagree on, but like you say, that's normal. And I like it that he's focusing some of the work on normalizing foreign policy again.All in all, it feels like we are already living in more normal times. And with Biden's hard work on the virus, we might see much more positive movement this year.hippiemom = goodness0 -
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/politics/what-matters-february-5/index.htmlThis is not a good trend. I understand how we got here and it’s just a symptom of a broken system...but man this is not a good trendhippiemom = goodness0
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cincybearcat said:https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/politics/what-matters-february-5/index.htmlThis is not a good trend. I understand how we got here and it’s just a symptom of a broken system...but man this is not a good trend
would guess half of Bidens are rescinding fucksticks orders, no?
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mickeyrat said:cincybearcat said:https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/politics/what-matters-february-5/index.htmlThis is not a good trend. I understand how we got here and it’s just a symptom of a broken system...but man this is not a good trend
would guess half of Bidens are rescinding fucksticks orders, no?0 -
mrussel1 said:mickeyrat said:cincybearcat said:https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/politics/what-matters-february-5/index.htmlThis is not a good trend. I understand how we got here and it’s just a symptom of a broken system...but man this is not a good trend
would guess half of Bidens are rescinding fucksticks orders, no?hippiemom = goodness0 -
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The guy who had his house and property plastered in trump flags, banners and signs finally took his last No More Bullshit flag down and replaced it with this:
What an idiot.It's a hopeless situation...0 -
tbergs said:The guy who had his house and property plastered in trump flags, banners and signs finally took his last No More Bullshit flag down and replaced it with this:
What an idiot.Post edited by cincybearcat onhippiemom = goodness0 -
cincybearcat said:tbergs said:The guy who had his house and property plastered in trump flags, banners and signs finally took his last No More Bullshit flag down and replaced it with this:
What an idiot.
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oftenreading said:cincybearcat said:tbergs said:The guy who had his house and property plastered in trump flags, banners and signs finally took his last No More Bullshit flag down and replaced it with this:
What an idiot.
that’s no autocorrect cause I don’t think I’ve ever typed that.Post edited by cincybearcat onhippiemom = goodness0 -
oftenreading said:cincybearcat said:tbergs said:The guy who had his house and property plastered in trump flags, banners and signs finally took his last No More Bullshit flag down and replaced it with this:
What an idiot.
maybe you should edit within yours too....
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mickeyrat said:oftenreading said:cincybearcat said:tbergs said:The guy who had his house and property plastered in trump flags, banners and signs finally took his last No More Bullshit flag down and replaced it with this:
What an idiot.
maybe you should edit within yours too....hippiemom = goodness0 -
cincybearcat said:mickeyrat said:oftenreading said:cincybearcat said:tbergs said:The guy who had his house and property plastered in trump flags, banners and signs finally took his last No More Bullshit flag down and replaced it with this:
What an idiot.
maybe you should edit within yours too....And you didn’t want that senate seat anyway.my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf0 -
oftenreading said:cincybearcat said:mickeyrat said:oftenreading said:cincybearcat said:tbergs said:The guy who had his house and property plastered in trump flags, banners and signs finally took his last No More Bullshit flag down and replaced it with this:
What an idiot.
maybe you should edit within yours too....And you didn’t want that senate seat anyway.It's a hopeless situation...0 -
Like the Mouse Police, the thread police never sleeps!Yes, I had to edit that.Post edited by brianlux on"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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CBO releases analysis on $15 min wage by 2025. It's a mixed bag. Helps some but net job loss.
Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, from the current $7.25 an hour level, as President Biden has called for, would cut employment by 1.4 million and reduce the number of Americans below the poverty line by 900,000, according to a study released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Monday.
The cumulative federal budget deficit from 2021 to 2031 would increase by $54 billion if a $15 federal minimum was enacted because higher prices for goods and services would contribute to an increase in federal spending, the report found. Government spending on nutrition supplements would fall, but that would be offset by increased spending on Social Security benefits, unemployment benefits and health-care programs, the CBO said.
The report found enrollment in Medicaid, health care for low-income Americans, would fall because many workers would earn more, but program costs would increase to higher prices for medical services.
Economic output would be reduced slightly, primary because of decreased employment, CBO said.
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mrussel1 said:CBO releases analysis on $15 min wage by 2025. It's a mixed bag. Helps some but net job loss.
Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, from the current $7.25 an hour level, as President Biden has called for, would cut employment by 1.4 million and reduce the number of Americans below the poverty line by 900,000, according to a study released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Monday.
The cumulative federal budget deficit from 2021 to 2031 would increase by $54 billion if a $15 federal minimum was enacted because higher prices for goods and services would contribute to an increase in federal spending, the report found. Government spending on nutrition supplements would fall, but that would be offset by increased spending on Social Security benefits, unemployment benefits and health-care programs, the CBO said.
The report found enrollment in Medicaid, health care for low-income Americans, would fall because many workers would earn more, but program costs would increase to higher prices for medical services.
Economic output would be reduced slightly, primary because of decreased employment, CBO said.
I have yet to hear anyone beside myself suggest a more flexible wage schedule. My plan would be to increase minimum wage to a living wage for full-time workers and base that wage on cost of living according to where one lives (cost of living varies a great deal in varying parts of the country). I would also give exceptions to minimum wage for students or elderly wanting a part-time job to make a little extra money or have something to do. Why should a small business owner pay minimum wages to a senior who wants a part time job to supplement his or her retirement or social security or just to have something to give him or herself a sense of purpose? Or to a student who just wants some work experience and some money to buy records and lattes? I mean, seriously, it's very hard to keep a small business running as it it without having to deal with increased payroll given to people working who do not need a living wage.Why is this issue being looked at in black and white? Why is there so little common sense being applied to this issue? No wonder people get frustrated with government."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
brianlux said:mrussel1 said:CBO releases analysis on $15 min wage by 2025. It's a mixed bag. Helps some but net job loss.
Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, from the current $7.25 an hour level, as President Biden has called for, would cut employment by 1.4 million and reduce the number of Americans below the poverty line by 900,000, according to a study released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Monday.
The cumulative federal budget deficit from 2021 to 2031 would increase by $54 billion if a $15 federal minimum was enacted because higher prices for goods and services would contribute to an increase in federal spending, the report found. Government spending on nutrition supplements would fall, but that would be offset by increased spending on Social Security benefits, unemployment benefits and health-care programs, the CBO said.
The report found enrollment in Medicaid, health care for low-income Americans, would fall because many workers would earn more, but program costs would increase to higher prices for medical services.
Economic output would be reduced slightly, primary because of decreased employment, CBO said.
I have yet to hear anyone beside myself suggest a more flexible wage schedule. My plan would be to increase minimum wage to a living wage for full-time workers and base that wage on cost of living according to where one lives (cost of living varies a great deal in varying parts of the country). I would also give exceptions to minimum wage for students or elderly wanting a part-time job to make a little extra money or have something to do. Why should a small business owner pay minimum wages to a senior who wants a part time job to supplement his or her retirement or social security or just to have something to give him or herself a sense of purpose? Or to a student who just wants some work experience and some money to buy records and lattes? I mean, seriously, it's very hard to keep a small business running as it it without having to deal with increased payroll given to people working who do not need a living wage.Why is this issue being looked at in black and white? Why is there so little common sense being applied to this issue? No wonder people get frustrated with government.0
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