Board index › Topical Discussion › Politics, Philosophy, and Religion

Controversial and/or Unpopular, Personal/Political opinions

Page 14 of 31 [ 489 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 ... 31  Next

Previous topic | Next topic

auntblabby
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 114,579
Location: the island of defective toy santas

13 Apr 2022, 2:42 am

i believe in UBI. it is long overdue. i also believe in a 1% transaction tax on all wall street gambling products, to pay for it.



Texasmoneyman300
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2021
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,670
Location: Texas

13 Apr 2022, 3:01 am

auntblabby wrote:
i believe in UBI. it is long overdue. i also believe in a 1% transaction tax on all wall street gambling products, to pay for it.

I am open to UBI being needed to based on my college experiences and studies because i think that the chasm between the rich and poor could lead to a French Revolution type situation.I am scared of the sociological effect of all the automation and robots and outsourcing because i heard that could remove ten to twenty percent of the population from the work force in the next 10 to 20 years.I think we need New Civilian Conservation Corp for young men who want to work but cant find work and dont any other options.What kind of Wall Street gambling products are you talking about exactly buddy.I believe that more people should be encouraged to live in communes so thats a controversial belief.



auntblabby
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 114,579
Location: the island of defective toy santas

13 Apr 2022, 3:04 am

Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
i believe in UBI. it is long overdue. i also believe in a 1% transaction tax on all wall street gambling products, to pay for it.

I am open to UBI being needed to based on my college experiences and studies because i think that the chasm between the rich and poor could lead to a French Revolution type situation.I am scared of the sociological effect of all the automation and robots and outsourcing because i heard that could remove ten to twenty percent of the population from the work force in the next 10 to 20 years.I think we need New Civilian Conservation Corp for young men who want to work but cant find work and dont any other options.What kind of Wall Street gambling products are you talking about exactly buddy.I believe that more people should be encouraged to live in communes so thats a controversial belief.

on all "churning" where brokers buy and sell to rack up commissions, also people who pump and dump and otherwise make their living from playing currencies against each other, selling short and buying on margin. these behaviors have a parasitic and toxic effect on good will and trust. they need to be discouraged by removing some profit motive.



Texasmoneyman300
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2021
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,670
Location: Texas

13 Apr 2022, 3:24 am

This reminds of how Elon Musk cheated 160 million in stock market value from Twitter shareholders.Like why man you already have 300 billion?Or when Soros almost broke the Bank of England and made one billion in one day.Pumping and dumping stocks is already illegal.



Last edited by Texasmoneyman300 on 13 Apr 2022, 3:27 am, edited 1 time in total.

Texasmoneyman300
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2021
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,670
Location: Texas

13 Apr 2022, 3:26 am

My controversial belief is that you can be too rich.



magz
Forum Moderator
Forum Moderator

User avatar

Joined: 1 Jun 2017
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Posts: 16,283
Location: Poland

13 Apr 2022, 3:35 am

auntblabby wrote:
i believe in UBI. it is long overdue.
I don't. I'm more into universal healthcare, education, public transport, even housing and food - but not money.
UBI in current situation in USA would be eaten by raised rent and health insurance costs and not actually change people's position.


_________________
Let's not confuse being normal with being mentally healthy.

<not moderating PPR stuff concerning East Europe>


auntblabby
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 114,579
Location: the island of defective toy santas

13 Apr 2022, 3:48 am

magz wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
i believe in UBI. it is long overdue.
I don't. I'm more into universal healthcare, education, public transport, even housing and food - but not money.
UBI in current situation in USA would be eaten by raised rent and health insurance costs and not actually change people's position.

if it were up to me, i'd punish the exploiters among the capitalist class for boosting rents without good reason. i'd limit them to a certain % profit off of rent based on what they were already making off of the working class. if they get caught exploiting the UBI of the working class they would lose their business licenses and their liberty. if we can confiscate the hunting equipment of those caught poaching animals, we can confiscate the property of human predators poaching profits off the backs of hard working people.



Texasmoneyman300
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2021
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,670
Location: Texas

13 Apr 2022, 3:56 am

auntblabby wrote:
magz wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
i believe in UBI. it is long overdue.
I don't. I'm more into universal healthcare, education, public transport, even housing and food - but not money.
UBI in current situation in USA would be eaten by raised rent and health insurance costs and not actually change people's position.

if it were up to me, i'd punish the exploiters among the capitalist class for boosting rents without good reason. i'd limit them to a certain % profit off of rent based on what they were already making off of the working class. if they get caught exploiting the UBI of the working class they would lose their business licenses and their liberty. if we can confiscate the hunting equipment of those caught poaching animals, we can confiscate the property of human predators poaching profits off the backs of hard working people.

I am confused.....does working class simply mean you trade time for money to survive and dont have any assets in Marxist economics.Is the capitalist class anyone who has their money working for them?My controversial belief is that the US should think about mailing checks to each driver for their fuel money or at least part of it.



Texasmoneyman300
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2021
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,670
Location: Texas

13 Apr 2022, 4:03 am

magz wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
i believe in UBI. it is long overdue.
I don't. I'm more into universal healthcare, education, public transport, even housing and food - but not money.
UBI in current situation in USA would be eaten by raised rent and health insurance costs and not actually change people's position.

as someone on public healthcare assistance i avoid any public healthcare options I can.They cant even put in needles right for me so I just would just rather save the money to have a private healthcare company do it and i say that as someone who is technically homeless.



auntblabby
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 114,579
Location: the island of defective toy santas

13 Apr 2022, 4:10 am

Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
magz wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
i believe in UBI. it is long overdue.
I don't. I'm more into universal healthcare, education, public transport, even housing and food - but not money.
UBI in current situation in USA would be eaten by raised rent and health insurance costs and not actually change people's position.

if it were up to me, i'd punish the exploiters among the capitalist class for boosting rents without good reason. i'd limit them to a certain % profit off of rent based on what they were already making off of the working class. if they get caught exploiting the UBI of the working class they would lose their business licenses and their liberty. if we can confiscate the hunting equipment of those caught poaching animals, we can confiscate the property of human predators poaching profits off the backs of hard working people.

I am confused.....does working class simply mean you trade time for money to survive and dont have any assets in Marxist economics. Is the capitalist class anyone who has their money working for them? My controversial belief is that the US should think about mailing checks to each driver for their fuel money or at least part of it.

ALL jobs are a time/money exchange, but working class=hard labor jobs, no college degree, no benefits/retirement, no investments/scant savings ability, "living paycheck to paycheck." the majority of us are working class, and our economy would collapse if the working class realized their numeric power and went on strike en masse/stopped working as hard as they do. and yes, the capitalist class are those with the capital [$$$$$$$$$$] whose money works for them and who under present tax law pay an average of 8.2% of their income in taxes, compared to 40% for the working class. warren buffett has said his secretary pays far more in taxes [as a % of income] than he does.



auntblabby
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 114,579
Location: the island of defective toy santas

13 Apr 2022, 4:13 am

Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
magz wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
i believe in UBI. it is long overdue.
I don't. I'm more into universal healthcare, education, public transport, even housing and food - but not money.
UBI in current situation in USA would be eaten by raised rent and health insurance costs and not actually change people's position.

as someone on public healthcare assistance i avoid any public healthcare options I can.They cant even put in needles right for me so I just would just rather save the money to have a private healthcare company do it and i say that as someone who is technically homeless.

last time i had private health insurance [now covered by VA] in 2012 i had to pay $300/month with a $10,000 annual deductible, it basically was a catastrophic-only plan, and when in that year a bunch of miscreant deer knocked me off my bicycle and shattered my left arm, i was $53,000 in medical debt as the insurance would only cover a scant amount. they don't call it "group death" for nothing. IOW that $300/month premium cost basically got me next to no coverage. if i had to pay for my insurance now, it'd cost me more than $2000/month based on my age and medical history. i don't know anybody who could afford that.



magz
Forum Moderator
Forum Moderator

User avatar

Joined: 1 Jun 2017
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Posts: 16,283
Location: Poland

13 Apr 2022, 4:19 am

Here, public healthcare is the baseline and private practices are a supplement. Life-saving and public health are prioritized in the public healthcare, private sectors offer more convenience like short waiting lists.
It has its problems, we're not living in a perfect world. There are tensions over fundings and there's heavy bureaucracy. But at least people don't end up in debt for being unlucky to get ill.


_________________
Let's not confuse being normal with being mentally healthy.

<not moderating PPR stuff concerning East Europe>


Texasmoneyman300
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2021
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,670
Location: Texas

13 Apr 2022, 4:36 am

magz wrote:
Here, public healthcare is the baseline and private practices are a supplement. Life-saving and public health are prioritized in the public healthcare, private sectors offer more convenience like short waiting lists.
It has its problems, we're not living in a perfect world. There are tensions over fundings and there's heavy bureaucracy. But at least people don't end up in debt for being unlucky to get ill.

But it seem like your country would have to have high taxes than here to afford all that healthcare.I was watching a financial guy and he said you could go somewhere like India and or a 3rd world country thats safe and has great medical care and have it done there.



Last edited by Texasmoneyman300 on 13 Apr 2022, 4:40 am, edited 1 time in total.

Texasmoneyman300
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2021
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,670
Location: Texas

13 Apr 2022, 4:39 am

My controversial belief is that I came super close to voting for Joe Biden as a conservative Republican.



magz
Forum Moderator
Forum Moderator

User avatar

Joined: 1 Jun 2017
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Posts: 16,283
Location: Poland

13 Apr 2022, 4:46 am

For the last 30 years, the economy has been building up solid and resilient despite these taxes.
Taxes here don't feel like lost money. It's really nice to be living in a clean, green and safe city, not worry about affording to educate children, see the natural environment improving (especially rivers in my living memory!) and new infrastructure built.
The idea is called "common good".


_________________
Let's not confuse being normal with being mentally healthy.

<not moderating PPR stuff concerning East Europe>


Texasmoneyman300
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Feb 2021
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,670
Location: Texas

13 Apr 2022, 5:00 am

magz wrote:
For the last 30 years, the economy has been building up solid and resilient despite these taxes.
Taxes here don't feel like lost money. It's really nice to be living in a clean, green and safe city, not worry about affording to educate children, see the natural environment improving (especially rivers in my living memory!) and new infrastructure built.
The idea is called "common good".

Personally i think income taxes and unpatriotic and unconsitutional and unAmerican.America was founded as a result of a tax revolt so i think we need to make sure taxes are as close to non existent as possible.Like I think one of the founding fathers quipped 5 percent would be too high of a tax rate for the USA.I was be more for taxes if people didnt waste tax dollars.America was founded by a bunch of tax evaders and I think we should always remember that and cherish that so we can keep our economy competitive here in Texas and America.I bellieve legally dodging taxes is one of the most patriotic things you can do as a American by taking advantage of the tax code.