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24 votes
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Opportunity did not answer NASA’s final call, and it’s now lost to us
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Testimony of Michael D. Cohen — Committee on Oversight and Reform — US House of Representatives
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Musical.ly/TikTok agrees to pay $5.7M to settle FTC allegations that it violated children’s privacy law
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Breathtaking new NASA images show Jupiter’s otherworldy storms
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Fox ordered to pay $179 million to 'Bones' participants
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The Jetzons - Hard Times (2008)
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Jacob Wohl has spread lies on Twitter about Robert Mueller, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kamala Harris, and more. Now, he’s eyeing the 2020 US election.
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US Securities and Exchange Commission asks judge to hold Elon Musk in contempt for violating settlement related to Twitter usage
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Mississippi players kneel during anthem in protest at local Confederacy rally
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An interesting essay about Lois Weber, once the highest-paid director in Hollywood, her works now all but forgotten
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Major League Soccer starts next week. Who do you support?
I'm excited to see my Timbers play again! I went to the Cup in December, and even though we lost, it was a great time. Who do you support?
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Wild Bill Hickok: He Claimed He Killed 100s, But His Fatalities Were Closer To 10
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‘Green Book’ wins Best Picture Oscar despite controversy
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Would you pay higher taxes for better government services?
In the US the tax rate on the bottom 78% of earners taxes was less than 7% England has a tax rate for the same income of 11.5% The top 6% (Avg Adjusted Gross income 514,000) paid $840 Billion of...
In the US the tax rate on the bottom 78% of earners taxes was less than 7%
England has a tax rate for the same income of 11.5%
The top 6% (Avg Adjusted Gross income 514,000) paid $840 Billion of the income taxes
The Bottom 49.1% (Earning less than 45k AGI) paid $97 Billion of taxes, but 27.4 Million Households filled for $66.7 Billion in EIC tax credits
If the taxes on the bottom 78 percent were increased 6% to a level similar to England the USA could have universal health care
The US Spends 3.4 Trillion on Healthcare.
Just 5% of Americans Account for 50% of U.S. Health Care Spending. So taking away the top 5% means the US spends about 5,500 per person. More than UK, but with a long term approach we can tackle that.
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Saying no to covering all issues. See above. Total cost down to 1.8T
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Accepting a tax increase
- Doubling the Medicare withholding will provide 500B
- Down to 1.3T
- Reallocate state spending In 2015, state governments across the country spent a combined $605 billion on health care
- Down to 700 Billion
- Increase taxes 6% across the board, like those of countries that provide healthcare. 600B in Funding
- Down to 100 Billion
- 1/3 of expenses in 2017 was payable for hospital room rentals and 21% was to doctor's office billable hours
- Increase utilization to make hospitals & Doctors more efficient so cost can be cut
- 1% reduction in billable hours and room rates Down 100B
- Adjust pricing based on cost savings
- Repeat
If the US had higher taxes for gas we could have a better Infastructure. Using rough math we in 2017 underfunded the highway dept about $21.5 billion
- 40 Cents per Gallon vs 18.4 cents currently
- 33 Cents vs 17.5 cents for Highway maintenance at fully funded for at least the next 5 years
* 1 Cent vs 0.9 cents Gas Safety and storage. Round it up to a full penny better saftey funds for better clean up
* 4 cents a new Green energy tax for Green projects - 2 Cent New Metro Projects tax
$5.5 Billion annual funding for projects, plus using funding not going to covering the underfunded highway dept means who doesn't want to announce a 10 year $250 Billion Green Deal Project. Get States to match it 40/60 and its a $600 Billion Project
$96 a person more and With this Major Cities can tackle major projects and Rural cities can apply for the Metro Funding. $1.5 Billion each state gets on average can be applied however but that's encouraging moving to a Green plan.
The U.S. combined gas tax rate (State + Federal) is According to data from the OECD, is the second lowest (Mexico is the only country without a gas tax).
The average gas tax rate among the 34 advanced economies is $2.62 per gallon. In fact, the U.S.’s gas tax a rate less than half of that of the next highest country, Canada, which has a rate of $1.25 per gallon.
We want to have the European advanced economy of our peers but we arent wanting to pay for it
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The trauma floor - The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
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After stinging Presidential loss, Popular Vote Movement gains momentum in states
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Dollars on the margins - $15/hr minimum wage as a US public health measure
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Atheists and non-believers could soon receive civil rights protections under Portland law
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Worked to death at FedEx
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Donald Trump Administration blocks US funds for Planned Parenthood and others over abortion referrals
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Andrew Yang: The 2020 candidate warning of the rise of robots. The entrepreneur says Trump won in 2016 because the US automated away jobs – so he wants to become president to do something about it.
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How an investigation of fake US Federal Communications Commission comments snared a prominent DC media firm
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NASA gives go-ahead for SpaceX commercial crew test flight
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Despite Massive Fundraising Campaign, Bennett College Accreditation Has Been Pulled
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Newly released bodycam footage from an excessive force lawsuit shows Glendale, AZ police officers tasing man eleven times
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Microsoft workers protest army contract with tech 'designed to help people kill'
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Don Winslow: Think of it this way. Mexico has a US drug problem
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Oakland, Los Angeles and more to come: Why teachers keep going on strike
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FC Cincinnati to join Major League Soccer as expansion team next season
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How a text from Jussie Smollett set in motion an alleged hoax that dragged 'Chicago's reputation through the mud'
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American History Textbooks' Lies: Everything Your Teacher Got Wrong - Myths, Education (1995)
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Climate change enters its blood-sucking phase - as winters grow warmer in North America, thirsty ticks are on the move
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Barack Obama on masculinity: 'You don't need eight women around you twerking'
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Kacey Johansing - The Hiding (2017)
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Bernie Sanders announces run for presidency in 2020
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‘I am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth’: A self-proclaimed white nationalist planned a mass terrorist attack, the government says
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The past, present, and future of Pokémon Go, according to Niantic
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Bernie Sanders Raises $6 Million After Announcing Presidential Bid
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Revolutionary War fighting ended in 1781. The last shots exploded two months ago.
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US Supreme Court unanimously rules that the Constitution's ban on 'excessive fines' applies to the states as well as the federal government
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The Metropolitan Museum will return prized gilded coffin after learning it was stolen
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The US government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company’s privacy lapses
24 votes -
Alabama newspaper editor calls on KKK to lynch Democrats
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A $300 billion business tax break meant to raise wages is instead helping companies replace workers with machines, study says
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Andrew Yang discusses UBI on Joe Rogan's podcast
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How former referee Tim Donaghy conspired to fix NBA games
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In North Carolina, investigators find ballot ‘scheme’ in House race
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Kanye West says Pardison Fontaine wrote the verses on “Violent Crimes”
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Mother upset after son kicked out of class over pledge of allegiance
18 votes