Last time we had a filibuster proof majority was in 2009 for two different periods of two months each.

Essentially Republicans have either been in power or had enough power to stop Democrats for the entire voting lives of most people on this sub.

Cricket cricket

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Their only real shot at staying housed without a bunch of other retired and poverty stricken roommates is to have already paid off a home. Their financial situation is very likely to never significantly improve again for the rest of their lives.

I dunno why you think old people who didn’t save enough for retirement should automatically get to live a good life by making the housing market worse for younger people. When you’re poor, life sucks, that’s how it is.

What’s the sense in forcing them out of their home

To free up housing stock and keep liquidity and supply in the housing market. To undo the crystallization we see in the market with old people clutching to their houses with all their might. To reduce the overwhelming cost of purchasing ones first home.

Sometimes, when you can’t afford something, you need to sell it and get a cheaper version. When that thing is a house, sometimes you need to move away. I see no reason why old people should be exempt from this.

So, no?

Republicans crimes don’t need to be tallied because they wear them on their sleeves for all to see

Shouldn’t be hard for you to call one out and decry it then. Just pick one.

Stop following me.

What’s trolling is throwing up random links and claiming they support your argument when they actually do the opposite. Did you even read that Harvard article? Its entire conclusion is that messaging and messaging ALONE is what matters with the ACA.

You are posting links that support what I’m saying, and claiming they say the opposite.

That part you quoted isn’t even fucking RELEVANT to the conversation. It’s just expository.

None of that will help materially or capture the attention of the tiktok generation. Protests, shouting and cursing in the chamber could work though.

At least we’ve moved away from “I’m a proudly stupid voter” to “unfortunately, we have to cater to the stupid ones”. That’s progress. I can work with that.

I’m not going to argue about any of that because even in the worst case where all of that is true it’s still ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE BETTER THAN TRUMP.

All you’ve done is shown that messaging matters.

So, first off: calling out someone for repeatedly doing the same thing that isn’t solving the problem doesn’t require having a better answer.

Fuck that shit. Tankie bastards are always criticizing Democrats but offering no alternatives. We should be demanding solutions purely as a shibboleth to weed out propagandists and their useful idiots.

Refuse to follow the rules of order Stop pretending that being civilized is getting them anywhere

Can you elaborate? This is pretty vague.

You’d rather have Trump than not-Trump?

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The system itself is only able to give you two options. It’s not an evil conspiracy, it’s a Prisoner’s Dilemma. If Democratic states, and Democratic states alone, eliminated first-past-the-post…we would be under permanent Republican rule. It’s political suicide.

Nonsensical. Circular reasoning. Why did Harris fail? Because she didn’t meet the low bar. How didn’t she meet the low bar? Because she failed.

Again, blame liberals for the atrocities of Republicans. Why is the bar in hell? Because Republicans have dragged us down there.

Nice dodge.

What SHOULD the Democrats do?

Not really “cool with it” but I’d prefer him to Trump.

There’s no one else. You’re picking between Trump and not-Trump. No other options. Which one is better?

If the answer isn’t obvious, welcome to the Republican Party.