World's richest 1% grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017, Oxfam study finds - 1 views
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"Oxfam says the trend shows that the global economy is skewed in favor of the rich, rewarding wealth instead of work."
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It seems that CEOs and company owners are taking wealth for themselves, rather than investing it back into their businesses. I think that, if this trend continues, it could lead to devastating effects on the economy.
Elon Musk is Selling Flamethrowers - Bloomberg - 5 views
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How do you all feel about items/weapons like these being readily available and advertised?
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As long as he is following all the rules that come along with manufacturing and selling weapons I feel like he should be able to do it. Yes a flamethrower is a little on the extreme side but as long he is staying within the realm of the law I feel like it should be allowed.
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Flamethrowers are like guns so if the person buying the flamethrower is able to buy a gun then they should be able to purchase this as well.
Poll: Trump approval falls as majority of Americans brace for recession - POLITICO - 1 views
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Even if his approval rating drops at all, I don't believe people are going to stop saying he's a "great" president.
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I think it's interesting that the article claims Americans are bracing for a recession. We have a record high DOW Jones stock, unemployment is decreasing (more than 20 million new jobs since 2010), and Americans, in general, have more money in their pockets than we did 3 years ago. https://ig.ft.com/sites/numbers/economies/us/ It also piques my interest that the article claims the Trump approval rating as a whole is falling. After the democratic debates, Donald Trump has only increased in followership, rally attendance, etc. This is the reason people keep saying he's a "great" president. You might not like him as a person, I might not like him as a person, but if he continues to put a dent in the public debt, and continues to uphold basic constitutionalist ideals, he will continue to see success in America. I think it's interesting and I predict that the 2020 election will play out very similarly to the 2016 election. The democratic party did everything in their power to stop Trump from becoming president. Both Republicans and Democrats alike turned to personal attacks and scandals. Even if all the candidates are bad, we have to pick the best one. Trump was able to win against the Democrats because they didn't have any solid plans with evidence for the policies they wanted to implement. Trump has an upper-hand because he's never changed too. Democrats have flipped like no other when it comes to policies because they are desperate to be approved of by the younger masses. Trump has always supported a smaller government, focused on the economy, and wanted stricter foreign relations. The same cannot be said about Democrats, their talking points are that of enabling a welfare state, stripping citizens of their 2nd amendment rights, and their false sense of acceptance. tl;dr: orange man bad, but doing his job well.
Rats are being trained to detect explosives. - 18 views
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SWEET!! But I bet the people making bombs will make the trigger's more sensitive...but for now, the rats are a good alternative and cheaper too. What I am wondering is, how effective are rats at "letting" people know where there is a bomb. In this article/video, they placed a "test" bomb on the ground and the rat sniffed it out, but did they know only when the rat made it to the bomb and assume the rat had found their planted bomb and then rewarded the rat? Or did they wait for the rat to give them a "sign"?
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why not just let the rats run over the bombs to be able to blow up the bombs and it won't be a problem anymore.
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Because if the rats set off the bombs they would destroy whatever the bomb was put to destroy? Obviously that is a horrible idea.
Trump Signs Memo Implementing Ban On Transgender People Enlisting In The Military : The... - 9 views
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"President Trump has signed a memo implementing his new policy on transgender people serving in the armed forces."
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@stocktonthomsen I do not trust your quote source, as he is not an expert in the field of biology/psychology. Fun fact: Brains have actually been scientifically proven to be genderless. If you want to bring up biology, I'd like you to know that it is possible to be a female bodied individual with three X chromosomes, a female bodied individual with one X chromosome, a male bodied individual with two X chromosomes and a Y chromosome, a male bodied individual with one X chromosome and two Y chromosomes, etc. And what happens when a transgender individual actually has the bottom surgery? What then? Do you seriously want to say that they are still women (if they were born female) or that they are still men (if they were born male) even though they have the sex organs for the opposite sex? Would you still say they should be in the barracks of the sex they were born with? Would you still say that person should use the bathroom of the sex they were born as? If you really want to convince me that I should not serve in the military because of my gender identity, you need to bring in stronger arguments and better sources.
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28582-scans-prove-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-male-or-female-brain/ This is my source that human brains are genderless :)
Trump attacks ESPN after Jemele Hill calls him a white supremacist - Sep. 15, 2017 - 5 views
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Plenty of people have called him a white supremacist. Weird how once a person of color calls him one, she/ESPN is attacked.
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That's very true, now I can see why he would point it out because it's not right but why to the probably hundredth person that said it that is of color said it I don't know it was out of place.
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why would he attack espn after more than one person called hi m this
This is why I can't custom-make cakes for same-sex weddings - 27 views
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"Jack Phillips is the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colo. Oral arguments for Masterpiece Cakeshop v. CO Civil Rightswill be heard Tuesday. "
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To clarify, this article published in USToday was an editorial written BY the baker in this case to give his side. Also a good video with both sides explaining their views https://goo.gl/73fXsW Although I didn't find an article written by the couple, here is another NYTimes story which has some of the legal issues explained from their side. https://goo.gl/sAacw4
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this is stupid it should not made who is getting married to who if they want a cake they should get one
Euthanasia Poll Results - 8 views
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this is an issue that I found and thought was interesting
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I think that someone who is terminally ill and is in pain everyday due to it should have the right to choose when they die.
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I feel like if someone's on life support and are suffering day in and day out they should have the right to end their life peacefully if they're in that much pain.
Chicago Lawmaker Wants to ban Violent Video Games - 10 views
I see the viewpoint but I do not agree that video games make kids violent. If someone says a video game made them violent then there is obviously something else wrong with them if they see the fict...
Biden and Congressional Democrats to Unveil Immigration Bill | Newsmax.com - 5 views
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I'm happy that Biden wants to give citizenship to immigrants. I don't understand why some people are mean to immigrants when the foundation of the U.S. is and has always been immigrants. They help with construction, and they work in the fields that produce fruit and vegetables that we see in stores, but they live in fear of being separated from their families. So I think this is a great step forward for the Biden administration, but I do agree there should be some restrictions to make sure that those who become citizens deserve it.
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This seems like a good idea, immigrants finally get a break and a place they can stay safe. With the chance at a better life and don't have to live here illegally. Maybe they can finally be at peace without worry.
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I personally don't agree with this because we could be potentially giving U.S citizenship to a criminal and although it is a fact that it takes too long to process an immigrant to the U.S I still think it is not right to come to the U.S illegally.
Virginia move to abolish death penalty part of broader wave of change - CSMonitor.com - 27 views
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Do you guys think the death penalty should still be around?
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I think that the accused should be able to choose between life in prison or the death penalty.
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they should not have the death penalty anymore. If someone does something really bad, they should get life in prison because they will forever suffer.
Should people pump gas into plastic bags during the fuel shortage? Please don't, offici... - 16 views
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It amazes me that people would even think this is a good idea. What are your thoughts?
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This one of the stupidest things I've heard in a while. Why would anyone even think to do this? First off it's unsafe and hazardous and second just plain dumb. People need to not be greedy and just calm down with trying to hoard gas.
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What? No way. Not only is that a selfish thing to do, but it's dangerous as well. This could be like the toilet paper incident from the beginning of last year but for southerners.
Ted Cruz's Cancun Trip: Family Texts Detail His Political Blunder - 18 views
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Personally, I feel like it was wrong for Ted Cruz to go to Cancun when Texas is freezing and having a power outage. What are your thoughts on this?
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Why would you abandon your state when they need you most? Sounds selfish and morally just wrong.
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I think that Ted Cruz was dumb for this because he is a senator and should be trying to do something about their outages but instead he became selfish and fled to Mexico.
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