[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', ' ')I know that the US started this war

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergyUnlimited', '
')In reality they would be both wiped out and any pizza you might be able to order would likely be radioactive.

[Plantagenet]

The high crime rates in large US cities have driven business after business to shut their doors and close stores in urban areas.

And far=left politicians and DAs have downsized the police force and refused to prosecute people who shoplift or commit other crimes.

But now the far-left mayor of Chicago has a solution to the problem that his own policies have created.

Chicago is moving to open up government run grocery stores

hicago-mayor-johnson-moves-toward-city-run-grocery-stores

Mayor Johnson of Chicago is an admirer of Huge Chavez and his socialist policies in Venezuela where the state took over the food business. Of course, the store are now mostly empty of food and people in Venezuela are either starving or fleeing the country by the millions, but you can't expect a committed leftist like Mayor Johnson to take notice of things like that.


Typical government-run grocery store in socialist Venezuela. Mayor Johnson of Chicago wants to duplicate this great socialist program in Chicago.

Cheers!

[mousepad]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', 'f')leeing the country by the millions!

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '
')But now the far-left mayor of Chicago has a solution to the problem that his own policies have created.

Chicago is moving to open up government run grocery stores

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '
')
Typical government-run grocery store in socialist Venezuela. Mayor Johnson of Chicago wants to duplicate this great socialist program in Chicago.

Cheers!

[Newfie]

These are well intentioned but futile measures.

As far as I can tell there is no "city" which dies not have its issues, some are just worse than others.

https://www.google.com/search?q=largest ... e&ie=UTF-8

The "best" would seem to be in closed societies (3.g. Japan) where there is a little cultural mix. When you start mixing diverse populations, suprise,, you get cultural grief.

I have slowly been becoming a supporter of a minimum basic income plan. There are a lot of open questions about this notion but it has some merit.

There has been support showing we can and should support this concept going back at least to the 1930'. I would like to see it implement so that people get 3 things:
A minimum wage
Basic but good health care
Free education, for all up through HS. College would be merit based.

There would need to be a lot of adjustment and many details to be worked out. But they are no more difficult than the problems our current system has.

Some caveats, I am not all bleeding heart.
Health care would NOT cover self inflicted injuries and abuses.
Food allowance would be for food, period.
There would still be paid work for those that wanted to do it and compensation scales would need to be worked out.

I don't know how you would do it but it deserves a try.

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Newfie', '
')I have slowly been becoming a supporter of a minimum basic income plan. There are a lot of open questions about this notion but it has some merit.

[theluckycountry]

Map Of 'Zombie Drug' Tsunami Consuming America

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'N')ew CDC estimates show 111,000 people died from a drug overdose in the 12-month period ending in April. The data shows that the drug epidemic continues ravaging counties and cities nationwide. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are responsible for about 70% of the overdoses.

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergyUnlimited', '
')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'F')ood allowance would be for food, period.

[noobtube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergyUnlimited', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Newfie', '
')I have slowly been becoming a supporter of a minimum basic income plan. There are a lot of open questions about this notion but it has some merit.

[theluckycountry]

old news, from the hacked laptop. Of course you'll never see it on TV, and all the mainstream media outlets are shilling that it's fake, a Russian disinformation campaign Bush was a druggo, that came to light, and Obama too, plus he engaged in homosexual activity. Americans believe what they want to believe and it seems they want to believe only blacks and down and outs take drugs. Talk about cognitive dissonance.

There is 'clearly' a growing segment of America that want change, and looking back in hindsight that was what Trump was, the image of possible change. As long as he or someone like him is out there these millions of fed up people will keep believing in the political process. It's so sad, really, that such a con could be believed, that they could rally behind an arrogant womanizing Billionaire and believe he had any agenda other than his own ego and personal enrichment. Where are the statesmen that used to be elected to high office? Trump was in a lot of financial trouble before the campaign, but the banks came and bailed him out. He works for them, and big pharma, and the military industrial complex. They all do. When you've learned to accept that as a fact, you've learned a real Bene Gesserit lesson.

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('noobtube', '
')You have quite the sense of humor. In America, you'd probably make it big as a political satirist.

Your ability to see the absurdity of America, and say it in such plain language, is on the level of George Carlin.

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergyUnlimited', '
')I am looking with dismay and disbelief on how America or Western Europe are willfully screwing themself up.
It just looks like hundreds of millions of people got caught in a sort of suicide frenzy.

[mousepad]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergyUnlimited', '
')
For me it was obvious 30 years ago where this 1 child lunacy will lead

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mousepad', 'T')hey couldn't anticipate the humongous economic growth they would experience in the 2000.

[mousepad]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergyUnlimited', '
')Calif of Britistan will have a laugh as well.

[noobtube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergyUnlimited', 'I') am looking with dismay and disbelief on how America or Western Europe are willfully screwing themself up.
It just looks like hundreds millions of people got caught in a sort of suicide frenzy.

It seems that individual humans at least sometimes are intelligent but whole nations are acting like cretins.

[noobtube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'o')ld news, from the hacked laptop. Of course you'll never see it on TV, and all the mainstream media outlets are shilling that it's fake, a Russian disinformation campaign Bush was a druggo, that came to light, and Obama too, plus he engaged in homosexual activity. Americans believe what they want to believe and it seems they want to believe only blacks and down and outs take drugs. Talk about cognitive dissonance.

There is 'clearly' a growing segment of America that want change, and looking back in hindsight that was what Trump was, the image of possible change. As long as he or someone like him is out there these millions of fed up people will keep believing in the political process. It's so sad, really, that such a con could be believed, that they could rally behind an arrogant womanizing Billionaire and believe he had any agenda other than his own ego and personal enrichment. Where are the statesmen that used to be elected to high office? Trump was in a lot of financial trouble before the campaign, but the banks came and bailed him out. He works for them, and big pharma, and the military industrial complex. They all do. When you've learned to accept that as a fact, you've learned a real Bene Gesserit lesson.

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('noobtube', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '
')The country used to make stuff people wanted. Now, the United States is nothing but a country of agents, brokers...

People want change but have no idea what that means nor how to get there. They want a little change, not the major disruptions that are needed to fix this mess.