DASHY

Yours is a familiar story of a hard working patriotic American. Why do you believe Trump's lies and how are you able to accept his cruel and evil, self-serving policies? Trump doesn't care about you and your typical American story. The man is completely void of all human decency and empathy. He revealed in a recent tweet that he thinks his followers are complete morons. Good for you for taking care of your family. That's what we do in America. That's what makes us great.

bylm1-Bernie

You're giving me a very circular argument, Dashy. You're saying what the Government is SUPPOSED to be according to the Constitution. There is no guarantee it's going to stay that way. Of course we fear the leaders who are tyrants. However, contrary to the l*****t talk, it is not Trump who is the problem, you are only trying to make him the problem. The real problem is the left who is trying to move us in that direction. All of the earmarks of that are in place but you guys won't look at. You refuse to admit that Biden is the corrupt one and Harris is a far l*****t. If you look at what Trump has been doing in 4 yrs for this Country, and you know what it is, there is no denying he isn't the problem. Let's come back in 4 yrs, if we are here, and see how things panned out. It won't take that long (if you are open to listening.)

American Vet

IOW You can't respond to what I delineated so you launch into a TDS rant....

rebelwidacoz Loc: Illinois

If "You people" had half of a turd for brains you would know that that cost of living adjustment is no more than an appeasement ,no more than a{ I could tell you anything } told to you by rich republicans in order to facilitate their nymphomaniac lust for money ; think fundamentally - rents for instance ,so far as forty years, fifty years ago , a five room apartment was rented out for no more than 125$ a month , that same apartment
{which is depreciated } cost 825$ to a thousand bucs` a month today ;that is a 6.6 hundred percent increase , is your yearly cola increase of say 2.25% proportional to a rent that has went up as much as approximately seven times higher ?
If you can't see this I would like to meet you ,I have some land to sell you on Saturn, specifically the rings around it.

DASHY

Trump was a tyrant who tried to wreck our democracy and failed. I believe in America and the Constitution and I am optimistic about the future. Hopefully, Trump will still be in jail in four years.

bylm1-Bernie

You couldn't be more wrong. Someday you will wake up. Bye.

American Vet

Pretty i***tic comment - even for you

Kickaha Loc: Nebraska

The Democrats are the ones talking about gun confiscation. Biden has said Beta O'Rourke (hell yes, I'm going to take your AR-15 and AK-47) would be in charge of his gun policies. Kamala Harris also campaigned on more restrictive gun laws and banning assault weapons (in reality, there is no such thing) and standard capacity magazines.

DASHY

Are you in favor of raising the minimum wage to keep pace with the "rent that has went up"?

DASHY

More restrictive gun laws are badly needed. Gun confiscation would never happen.

DASHY

Wrong about what?

Kickaha Loc: Nebraska

We don't need more gun laws. What we need is a review of our existing laws. Get rid of those that are duplications or outdated or contradictory. Next, it is necessary to examine the enforcement of the laws. Agencies need to be required to update disqualifying information to the NCIS system. Any time there is a mass shooting, there's always calls for doing something with the gun laws. Any examination of a mass shooting should include evaluating if any of the current laws were violated and how it broke down. Any new laws should be evaluated as to whether or not it would have made a difference in the incident.
As for the confiscation of firearms, you say it won't happen but the have already proposed it. They call it a mandatory buy back, which means you have to sell the gun to the government at wh**ever rate they decide. Your $2000 gun may only be worth $20 on the buy back scale and you would be forced to sell it at that price. When you are required to sell whether or not you want to is confiscation. If a buy back is offered but you are not required to sell, that would not be confiscation. I hope you can understand the difference. I understand that fewer people in this country have a familiarity with firearms and therefore may have an unreasonable fear of them. Where I live, most have been raised with firearms all their lives and the same going back generations.

America 1 Loc: South Miami

Practically everything.
The Democratic convention highlighted gun violence.
Here’s what Biden plans to do about it.
As part of his p**********l campaign, Biden introduced a sweeping gun control plan that includes universal background checks, an assault weapons ban, more resources toward the enforcement of existing gun laws, a public push for the development of “smart guns,” and incentives for states to adopt “red f**g” laws, which let courts confiscate guns from people deemed a risk to themselves or others and develop gun-licensing systems.
https://www.vox.com/2020/8/20/21377041/joe-biden-gun-violence-plan-dnc-democratic-convention

Robert W. Kasten: Ignorance is no excuse for Biden’s gun control plan
Joe Biden isn’t the type to let ignorance get in the way of drastic action. Like most politicians, he’s boldest about banning the things that he knows the least about.
https://madison.com/ct/opinion/column/robert-w-kasten-ignorance-is-no-excuse-for-biden-s-gun-control-plan/article_ec9faeb0-44d7-5f70-bb77-2ada12f148b1.html

Those who say raising the minimum wage will have no effect on employment are dreaming.
But we'll have to cut back on the number of people doing that job. Customers will have to input their own orders either online or at a console in the restaurant. Nor will we be able to have as many people preparing the food. We prefer to do that ourselves, but we can outsource the work. That will eliminate more jobs and allow us to reduce our labor costs.
https://www.inc.com/magazine/201603/norm-brodsky/15-minimum-wage-consequences-for-businesses.html

A minimum wage is just the start and it should never define you or your future.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/07/10/the-unintended-consequences-of-the-15-minimum-wage/?sh=2ed1d4bde4a7

DASHY

You may not agree with me, but I am still in favor of gun control plans and raising the minimum wage. I believe we will get a version of both under the new and improved Biden administration.

Kickaha Loc: Nebraska

We don't need new gun laws, we already have hundreds on the books that they don't enforce. From the study of economics and every time the minimum wage has been increased, it shows more negative effects than positive ones. One change I would love to see, and I believe it would go a long way to minimizing government overreach, is to require any bill Congress is considering to have an authorization line. Meaning, the bill's first line would have to state under what authority of the Constitution Congress is permitted to enact such legislation.