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1. 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2019 11:27:00 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

   We should have a festival called Bernie-man but instead of burning a wooden effigy we just burn a huge pile of money.

   #uspol #bernie #berniesanders #joke #funny #humor

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   • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2019 12:23:54 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

     • Rob G.

     @design_RG I like his honesty and integrity, but he is pretty clueless on policy. He would tank the USA and by extension the world economically with poor policy.

     I don't support a minimalist govt exactly, I beleive in a government that is hyper-local rather than federal however, but bernie is power hungry and wishes to keep the power away from local govt and in federal govt.

     With that said taxes ont he upper class is seperate from that to some degree. What is so telling about his stance is that the USA wastes a **huge** portion of its budget on military to wage wars. He keeps preaching higher and higher taxes on the rich when, if he actually was looking out for everyones best interests, he would be preaching to lower taxes for everyone and instead pull that money out by cutting the military budget in half, which in the end would give far far more money.

     But saying "lets not tax the rich and instead lets just not waste money on wars" isnt what is "cool" these days, so he goes along with the crowd and all the poor decisions that stem from that.

   • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2019 12:45:04 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

     • Rob G.

     @design_RG hyperlodcal doesnt suggest there would be no federal government of any kind. Only that the local governments would choose, and ultimately have the power, in doing that.

     Most states would want road systems, so most states would choose to be part of a coalition to do that at a country level.

     If everyone in a particular county wants to be amish and doesnt want a road running through their town, that is their choice, but it also means they wont get access to roads by extension.

     To me the best analogy we are familiar with in our own lives are home owners associations, which is like a federal government as a metaphore. No one wants to be told what they can put in their own lawn or how to pain their house, and personally if ind 1000 homes all looking the same to be quite unpleasant.

   • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2019 12:59:27 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

     • Rob G.

     @design_RG Corruption like you speak of is a very real concern, and completely valid at a local level.. thing is, it is just as valid at a federal level. We all know the tendency of politicians and president to hire people they know rather than qualified people, its been a big focus in the Trump administration for example.

     The real question is, is there any reason to think this issue would be any worse at a local level rather than a federal one. It would appear to be ubiquous.

     I'd argue this sort of corruption happens just as often at a local level than at a federal one. But at least when it occurs at a local level it would be easier to identify and fix and would cause less harm since the scope of their power is smaller. When it happens at a federal level, as it does, then everyone is harmed by it and the only way to change it is to convince a whole nation its an issue, rather than just your neighborhood.

   • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2019 13:11:46 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

     • Rob G.

     @design_RG I think europe is a fine example. PRior to the EU they still managed to have a developed rail system and road system that surpassed even the USA which had a federal govt.

   • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2019 13:51:26 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

     • Rob G.

     @design_RG no where is great and no where by itself gives me what i need.

     In my view the USA is the best place to work and do anyhthing with money, europe is the best place to live, particularly without money :)

   • 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2019 14:01:38 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

     • Rob G.

     @design_RG Accurate :) There is a lot to love here. While the system isnt perfect I am here for the people, not the system.

     The cultures themselves are a nice bonus too.