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Green New Deal committee

dimanche 13 janvier 2019 à 01:00

The Democratic Party leaders in Congress have agreed to set up a Green New Deal committee. Now they are giving control of it to plutocratists who won't let it achieve anything.

NATO members

dimanche 13 janvier 2019 à 01:00

The bullshitter previously condemned NATO, but now he wants to invite Poland and Hungary to join — because it is an opportunity for arms sales.

Extending NATO closer to Russia would be foolish. It is much safer to have a buffer zone at the border with another power. The Roman empire did this for its first century of existence, and it was a very effective strategy for reducing conflict.

Urgent: Tax the rich

dimanche 13 janvier 2019 à 01:00

US citizens: call on Congress to tax the rich and back the Green New Deal.

If you sign, please spread the word!

Urgent: Highest tax bracket

dimanche 13 janvier 2019 à 01:00

US citizens: call for setting the highest tax bracket at 70% or more.

To make this truly effective requires closing loopholes for dodging taxes, but it is nonetheless a good thing to do.

If you sign, please spread the word!

UK: commercials to be regulated

vendredi 11 janvier 2019 à 01:00

TV ads in the UK will be regulated so that they don't sharply promote gender stereotypes.

I think this is a legitimate policy. To apply it to the publications of a person would be a denial of freedom of speech, but that does not morally apply to commercial advertising.