

@MicroWave Conservatives have repeatedly said that government should not be picking winners and losers. What changed?
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@MicroWave Conservatives have repeatedly said that government should not be picking winners and losers. What changed?
@MicroWave Ponzi schemes by their nature are short-lived; According to Wikipedia, Charles Ponzi’s original scheme ran just over a year before collapsing. All pyramid schemes require a pool of investors that is constantly expanding, which is not the situation with Social Security.
@MicroWave Next week: President mistakenly fires President.
@MicroWave I’m rather impressed with the UK on this. I had expected them to cave immediately.
Wow, it’s like an NYT Pitchbot headline: “Trump supporters are unapologetic, mask-off bigots. Here’s why that reflects poorly on Biden.”
@MicroWave I just want to get Covid for a day, just to see what it’s like.
@MicroWave He served his country then betrayed his country. Now I have regrets and don’t care about his.