You can't fix ignorance and apathy unless the people want to fix it themselves.
Strike that. Just keep moving hospitals farther and farther away, and the problem will eventually resolve itself.
xyzzy
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accusing Donald Trump of "socialism"
Ah, a cause that Republican and Democratic politicians alike can get behind
The justification is by city, so let's use cities. And that list is here.
If we look at just murder rate from 2024 per 100,000 people:
- Birmingham, AL - 58.85
- St. Louis, MO - 54.09
- Memphis, TN - 40.61
- Baltimore, MD - 34.77
- Detroit, MI - 31.17
- Cleveland, OH - 30.05
- Dayton, OH - 29.66
- Kansas City, MO - 27.56
- Shreveport, LA - 26.84
- Washington, DC - 25.49 ... \ 22. Chicago, IL - 17.47 (just under Little Rock, AR) \ 127. New York, NY - 3.92 (just under Omaha, NE)
Now, you could make the argument that DC and Baltimore are part of one metropolitan area, but no matter how you slice it, the next city on the illegal military occupation list would be Birmingham.
I mean, the Paris treaty formally ended the war, it's just that Germany wasn't a signatory to it. Turns out if you kill enough Nazis, it doesn't really matter if one signs your treaty or not.
Guys, what should we do? The guy who lives in a country with a massive social safety net and center left politicians who support labor protections said we're a joke. Even though he has risked nothing and only has the barest inkling of what life must be like in America right now, I'm worried about his stinging criticism
I don't welcome the inevitable war that would follow a declaration of secession, but I happily look forward to a post-war Pacific States of America. It's long overdue.
I'm only registered as a Democrat so I can vote in my state's primaries. I imagine that plus inertia are the main things propping up the current numbers.
"Excitement erupts over Donald Trump's declining health"
Well, it's not a long game. It's like 6 hours. So if you're interested, just play it and form your own opinion.
I frequently import used goods from other countries and this has already impacted me. For packages valued below $800, the tariffs I'm expected to pay are between $80 and $200 per package (10-25%).
Now, it's true that virtually the entire rest of the world levies a VAT on imported goods and that the rates are generally somewhere between the 10-25% we're now charging on small goods. But those countries also have socialized health care and worker protections, so—what am I as a US citizen getting for the extra tax?
Once I pay import duties on this last overseas package waiting for me, I probably won't import much if anything. I won't replace that with domestic consumption (not possible for the types of goods), so all it means is I save some money from less consumption and there's less economic activity overall.
It's a rural town, which means mostly Republicans.
I hope they all suddenly have an epiphany, take up an interest in current affairs, and vote against Republicans.
I expect they will blame Democrats.