Endlesslycurious
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Endlesslycurious
@curiouslywritten.bsky.social
KC-based single girl dad (and now a granddad). A Seller of vintage wares and dad of too many pets. #actuallyautistic

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SCOTUS rulings determine how law enforcement can operate. SCOTUS ruling impact ALL laws, not just federal

www.cato.org/policy-repor....
Supreme Injustice: How the Court Has Enabled Mass Incarceration
We now live in a country where one out of every three adults has a criminal record. For every 17 people born in 2001, 1 of them will go to prison or jail.
www.cato.org
December 28, 2024 at 5:08 PM
SCOTUS has been doing fucked up shit its whole existence.

It's played a huge role in our having 25% of the world's prison pop.

It surprises me people are surprised by recent events. It's always been like this at times
December 1, 2024 at 3:56 PM
It's the same legal system that has 25% of worlds prisoners, sends people to prison for life over weed, and only is able to convince 3% of sex assault defendants.

Also, for profit prisons and prison labor.

None of that has changed
December 1, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Well, self checkouts didn't reduce staffing levels in most cases. McDonalds has increased staffing moving people to working the floor providing customer service.
November 28, 2024 at 6:35 PM
No, it's the result of Congress in many cases.

For example, Army needs some buildings, bids are put out. Company that gave campaign donations gets an inflated contract, part of which is sent as donation for next campaign. The cycle repeats.
November 28, 2024 at 6:33 PM
It's both but I understand the sentiment.

Contractors who donate to Congress get inflated contracts then part of that money turns into campaign donation which is one reason our military budget is so large.
November 28, 2024 at 6:31 PM
You should apply logic to everything. Without it, you only see through your perceptions and bias and not truth.

How do you know they are undocumented? Crime nationwide is down 22 to 23 was biggest 1 or drop ever. NYC crime rates are very good compared to years ago.
November 28, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Why does it matter if they are 3rd world? Does that make them less? Are they not good enough?

It's not millions. Border crossings are at multi decade low. Most undocumented are visa overstay and most have been here for a few yrs or longer.
November 28, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Of course some have committed violent crimes, some humans do that but they are significantly (by a large margin) less likely to commit a crime than citizens. You don't risk your life walking 100s or 1000s of miles to attract attention of authorities
November 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM
How do you care about greenhouse gas and slave labor and vote for Trump.

He's going to gut enviro regs and has refused to pay or short paid small businesses, freelancers, and contractors for decades including undocumented immigrants
November 28, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Also China has 4x as many people as we do so of course their levels are high.

We aren't great on greenhouse gases either and we also have slave labor.
November 28, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Sigh.

I'm not sharing personal opinions or supporting any of this but facts are facts.

It'd be great if we didn't buy from China but thats not the world we live in.
November 28, 2024 at 4:00 PM
The only people who have benefitted are Trumps billionaire donors whose stock has gone up or gotten a position in administration they aren't qualified to do.

What's fairly good?
November 28, 2024 at 3:58 PM
A women who covered up child see abuse leading Dept of Ed, a man with no management exp leading the military, a man with no military exp leading Navy.
November 28, 2024 at 3:56 PM
People losing jobs, bond prices soaring, mortgage rates up, wage freezes, bonus cancelations, forthcoming price increases.
November 28, 2024 at 3:54 PM
There are situations where tariffs would lead to domestic production but that's a select portion of industry or product. That's when you use them.

It's not meant to be a blanket application. No one benefits.
November 28, 2024 at 3:53 PM
The importing company pays. They, of course, pass the expense onto the consumer so it's a sales tax.

Competitors who produce domestically don't just hold pat. If the company being tarrifed goes up 10%, they go up 8% bc they can.
November 28, 2024 at 3:50 PM
That's not how tariffs work. It's a fine scapel, not a chainsaw. Blanket tariffs screw working class people as it's a sales tax.

Trumps first tariffs lead him to have to provide 28 billion bailout to farmers. It didn't help a single industry. It cost working class people 80 billion.
November 27, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Plus, our immigration system is broken. We can't process them in a timely manner.

Why do you care if people fill out paperwork anyway? It's a technicality. You have no way to know the difference. People don't wear tags showing status.
November 27, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Closing borders doesn't allow any immigration.

I thought the bureaucracy was the deep state? Dept of Immigration is a huge bureaucracy. So why would you want immigrants to be processed by deep state? Wouldn't you root their rejection of thr deep state?
November 27, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Capitalism requires feeding of new labor and growth. Immigration is a key component to capitalism. Our birth rates are down too.

How do you provide new labor to growing economy with declining birth rates with immigration? You cannot.
November 27, 2024 at 10:09 PM
I didnt pull it out of thin air. Iys known dairy and all agriculture has a large number of undocumented immigrants.

We don't have the workers. Where are you going to replace all those people?
November 27, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Yes, but it is already impacting prices, people's jobs, people's raises, holiday bonuses, stocks and bonds, mortgage rates and more.

The rock has been thrown. The ripples are rolling.
November 27, 2024 at 10:04 PM
The cheap Chinese goods are essential to survival and supply chain. You think people can afford $15 toothpaste and $40 toilet paper? 60% increase in auto repairs?

You get made about immigrants while the billionaire class robs you blind. Don't blame poor people for not being able to afford shit.
November 27, 2024 at 10:02 PM
The cost of groceries went up bc a global pandemic and bird flu.

The Biden administration did more to fight inflation than any administration in history.

Trump cut regulation for food companies contributing to monopolization which increasea prices.
November 27, 2024 at 9:55 PM