2020 Politics Thread - Enter At Your Own Risk - RULES IN OP

[Alvarez09]

Originally Posted by DegaBama

The problem is, you're the one being what you hate. You have randomly attacked multiple people in this thread for trying to have a conversation.

Turn off the news. It'll make your life so much better.

Sorry, I find the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" crowd to be insufferable. It is simplifying an extraordinarily complex issue, and far too often is used as a blanket statement to call anyone that is struggling lazy.

[Wade Mulroy]

Originally Posted by Alvarez09

I've done it and it is a great option. A lot of the people though that are really struggling don't own a vehicle to do this, or unfortunately can't pass the background check, which is a completely different issue. Obviously I don't want a rapist doing door dash but someone that got popped for having a joint should not be so restricted employment wise.

What are the restrictions for getting declined if you try to sign up? I honestly have no idea.

[CoolG]

Originally Posted by Alvarez09

Well, trump didn't give anything a break while 200K americans died from it.

I’m 99% sure rate would have been same under any other POTUS
Possibly worse
Do some research what was being said by most in LATE February
/story

[Pete Schweddy]

Originally Posted by Wade Mulroy

Catching up on the convos in here today and reading a lot of debate about $10-$15 per hour jobs. Just wanted to share a recent personal experience:

I’m getting married in two weeks and had a lot of expenses going around that was giving me a bit of stress. I try to live as debt-free as possible, so I was a bit irritated when I started carrying a bit of a balance on my credit card each month.

Anyway, a couple months ago I decided I’d give DoorDash a shot, because I had most weeknights free... thought it may be a decent secondary source of income to help pay for some of the extra expenses I’ve been dealing with leading up to the wedding.

Signed up for it, provided my SSN and car insurance info, approved the same day. I got into a routine of working most evenings Monday thru Thursday. It’s consistently the easiest $20+ per hour gig ever and I don’t have a super dense area of restaurants or work the normal popular times. Someone willing to take on more hours and peak times could blow my rate out of the water.

My point is - anyone with a car that doesn’t live in the boonies has a pretty amazing option at their disposal. No interview, no strict hours, no boss, good pay. Heck, do a few hours a week on top of your current job. Have small kids? Bring them along. Why more people don’t get into the gig economy is beyond me.

Unless you're in California where they're trying to kill the gig economy with AB5. Certain industries have gotten carve outs, and there's a proposition on the ballot to allow Uber/Lyft/DoorDash to keep operating as is. But if it fails, they have to treat all driver like employees. They also went after trucking, which would have essentially ended all owner operators, but that part is on hold till more legal proceedings determine if they're covered under federal jurisdiction. Unions are behind it, trying to get legislation to boost up their dwindling membership.

[Wade Mulroy]

Originally Posted by Pete Schweddy

Unless you're in California where they're trying to kill the gig economy with AB5. Certain industries have gotten carve outs, and there's a proposition on the ballot to allow Uber/Lyft/DoorDash to keep operating as is. But if it fails, they have to treat all driver like employees. They also went after trucking, which would have essentially ended all owner operators, but that part is on hold till more legal proceedings determine if they're covered under federal jurisdiction. Unions are behind it, trying to get legislation to boost up their dwindling membership.

Right; but CA folks have been able to do work unencumbered in the gig economy since it’s inception up thru now, right? I started following some YouTube channels and blogs from experienced folks in this area and probably 75% of them are from San Diego or San Francisco.

[tier1dc]

Originally Posted by BTownCards

Better get all the sharpies out of your house, they make him his very own personal pens.

#cancelsharpie

Make it go viral guys !

Together we can do it yuaaaaasssss !


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He's signing a blank piece of paper with more stacks of blank paper on the desk in a room while positive with Covid faking a photo op with at minimum 1 other person in the room.

Absurd theater.

Originally Posted by lionsfan20

Lol you can't even give it a break for 24 hours while the guy is sick. Why am I not surprised...

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Like Trump wouldn't be going for the throat if Biden was in the same situation?

[lionsfan20]

Originally Posted by tier1dc

He's signing a blank piece of paper with more stacks of blank paper on the desk in a room while positive with Covid faking a photo op with at minimum 1 other person in the room.



Absurd theater.







Like Trump wouldn't be going for the throat if Biden was in the same situation?

Biden has been respectful during the last 24 hrs. Unlike many of his supporters publicly wishing and hoping for the POTUS to die. Even the orange man is not that cold.

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[tier1dc]

Originally Posted by lionsfan20

Biden has been respectful during the last 24 hrs. Unlike many of his supporters publicly wishing and hoping for the POTUS to die. Even the orange man is not that cold.

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You can't seriously believe he wouldn't. He wouldn't waste a second if the tables were turned.

[Pete Schweddy]

Originally Posted by Wade Mulroy

Right; but CA folks have been able to do work unencumbered in the gig economy since it’s inception up thru now, right? I started following some YouTube channels and blogs from experienced folks in this area and probably 75% of them are from San Diego or San Francisco.

Uber/Lyft/DoorDash have been able to operate as independent contractors because there was a lawsuit challenging AB5 pending. The lawsuit didn't go their way, so now prop 22 is a last ditch effort.

So many other industries have been given exemptions, it seems like now they're pretty much just keeping it in place against transportation industries, which would make sense since the teamsters were original proponents of the bill.

[jstephens24]

Originally Posted by JustRachel

If you choose to study fine arts or music and then complain about student debt, eff yourself.


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exactly haha. I mean cmon do they not see what that profession pays and then see how much schools costs? choose a different profession

[quackhead]

Wonder if they will sell more of these than the Fauci card:

https://www.topps.com/cards-collecti...wr-card-3.html

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by lionsfan20

Biden has been respectful during the last 24 hrs. Unlike many of his supporters publicly wishing and hoping for the POTUS to die. Even the orange man is not that cold.

What planet are you on?

When the President's political enemies have died (Senator McCain & Congressman Dingell, to name just two), Trump's repeatedly "joked" they went to Hell, out loud, into microphones so that their still grieving families could hear it.

Be assured that whatever the worst thing in terms of ill-wishes you have heard made towards the President, Trump himself, his wife, and all those in his circle regularly say far, far worse. How many more recordings do you need?

[jdandns]

Originally Posted by quackhead

Wonder if they will sell more of these than the Fauci card:

I'd be astonished if all three cards combined (Trump, Biden, both) sold half as many copies as the Fauci by itself.

[DegaBama]

Originally Posted by CoolG

I’m 99% sure rate would have been same under any other POTUS
Possibly worse
Do some research what was being said by most in LATE February
/story

It'd be around the same. Who knows, maybe he pushes what 5 Democrat states did with nursing homes, and more die.

[Hootiefish]

24-hour suspension for profanity.

Apparently, you cannot refer to the year 2020 as the c-word even if it is, in fact, very much the c-word.

I guess the mods didn’t appreciate my Ralph Garman reference.

Lesson learned, carry on.

[pac213up]

Avoiding super spreader events is one of the keys to being able to manage the virus and move the economy forward. This circus of an administration could not even manage that.

[arek]

Originally Posted by Hootiefish

24-hour suspension for profanity.

Apparently, you cannot refer to the year 2020 as the c-word even if it is, in fact, very much the c-word.

I guess the mods didn’t appreciate my Ralph Garman reference.

Lesson learned, carry on.

Thought the rule is that you can’t post in this thread after a suspension?

[Deathgate]

Originally Posted by Hootiefish

24-hour suspension for profanity.

Apparently, you cannot refer to the year 2020 as the c-word even if it is, in fact, very much the c-word.

I guess the mods didn’t appreciate my Ralph Garman reference.

Lesson learned, carry on.

Originally Posted by arek

Thought the rule is that you can’t post in this thread after a suspension?

Looks like it's time for the next lesson...

[Hootiefish]

Originally Posted by arek

Thought the rule is that you can’t post in this thread after a suspension?

For real? Even if it’s just for profanity?

That’s weak. Oh well, bye, I guess.

[NeedChapmans]

Hooties gone too!

Were low on left crazy. JD ... youre gonna have to quit your job and start triple posting.

U dont want that job anyway. From what I can tell, it requires work 91 hours a week and starts at the most random times of the day. U can do better!

[rcmb3220]

Originally Posted by arek

Thought the rule is that you can’t post in this thread after a suspension?

They don’t enforce it anyway

[ballhawkdawk]

Originally Posted by imbluestreak23

Most Americans are W2 employees and they are complaining about taxes.

And 99.9% of them haven’t read a basic money book like Rich Dad Poor Dad.

America is just “ignorant” when it comes to a lot of things

Excellent book. Be warned, the author is pals with Trump!

There are books on how to do all kinds of things. There are tutorials online. I’ve learned so much just from reading and then applying what I had read.

Google: “books on how to make money” or “how to do ‘task x’”
Read the book.
Start trying.

Other generally helpful books I’d recommend are Think and Grow Rich, and my favorite, How to Win Friends and Influence People. The second one isn’t as straight forward as the name says. It’s a book on effective communication using examples from some of the most prominent figures in the 1800s and early 1900s.

I believe developing a robust skill set is incredibly important. If you’re stuck doing some mindless job at Walmart, try harder in life. Learn how to fix stuff around the house. Learn how to fix cars. Do things for free just for the sake of the knowledge. Hang out with friends who have skills that you don’t.

You gotta want this sh** if you’re ever going to turn a mediocre life into something more, and you’ll end up a better person for it. I spent years getting nowhere. A healthy dose of struggle isn’t a bad thing. Suffering builds character.

[arek]

On the other side of the pond. Boris Johnson’s popularity has taken a dive. His party is getting ready to blame him for Covid handling and Brexit issues so they can choose new leader and go into the next election with promises to fix his mistakes. Probably

[JustRachel]

Originally Posted by ballhawkdawk

Excellent book. Be warned, the author is pals with Trump!



There are books on how to do all kinds of things. There are tutorials online. I’ve learned so much just from reading and then applying what I had read.



Google: “books on how to make money” or “how to do ‘task x’”

Read the book.

Start trying.



Other generally helpful books I’d recommend are Think and Grow Rich, and my favorite, How to Win Friends and Influence People. The second one isn’t as straight forward as the name says. It’s a book on effective communication using examples from some of the most prominent figures in the 1800s and early 1900s.



I believe developing a robust skill set is incredibly important. If you’re stuck doing some mindless job at Walmart, try harder in life. Learn how to fix stuff around the house. Learn how to fix cars. Do things for free just for the sake of the knowledge. Hang out with friends who have skills that you don’t.



You gotta want this sh** if you’re ever going to turn a mediocre life into something more, and you’ll end up a better person for it. I spent years getting nowhere. A healthy dose of struggle isn’t a bad thing. Suffering builds character.

Bravo!

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[Alvarez09]

Originally Posted by Jopeal

You're fine. Exposure to differing viewpoints is both difficult & necessary in our growing understanding of a complex country.

Watch the rules of the thread so as to not get yourself banned and you'll recognize there are all sorts who post here.

Exposure to different views is fine. I don't think anyone should tolerate homophobia though like I saw in a recent post in his thread.