the single factor that predicted whether a Republican primary voter supported Trump over his rivals was an inclination to authoritarianism. I published that article based on a national survey taken nearly a year before the presidential election,
would that that were true. Major policy changes are indeed made all the time with slim majorities - witness the Trump tax cuts. The inability to make structural changes to match is what's killing us. And I suspect if structural changes were easier to make the policy ones might well be less monumental.
There is that . . . . though normally its the defense that seeks sanctions on biases an issue and not the prosecution ... prejudicial courtroom and all
I have seen reporting that something like 72,000 truckers didn't pass the new federal drug testing requirements put in place (!) by the Trump Administration. A significant portion of that loss is not people who are actively using, but folks who don't want to do the hassle of rehabbing their administrative records, and the most common drug found was marijuana.
Yet another reason to support Jay's quest for decrimminilizing wacky weed.
As I noted above, some of those longterm issues would require forcing private companies to retract around 30 years of corporate decision egged on by federal tax policy. You need a serious change of incentives to undo that, and no, this bill doesn't address that at all.
what y’all are missing is that most ‘rural’ folks have ‘access’ to some broadband – usually cellular – but the access isn’t reliable, consistent, or ubiquitous. It’s not enough to build a business upon, or make a life-decision upon, or open up new opportunities.
Pew agrees:
Even though rural areas are more wired today than in the past, current infrastructure does not support consistently dependable broadband access in many rural areas. This lack of reliable high-speed internet access has come to the forefront of discussions about navigating remote work and school during the coronavirus pandemic.
Given the performative patriotism of the GOP these days I'd say its a well crafted message that reinforces the GOP's orthodoxy of who is and isn't a "real American." And it keeps Democrats reactive instead of getting them proactive in messaging. SO while I'm sure you were being snarky, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss this stuff.
well, how many other states or districts did that? That would be a story worthy of the headline. The Examiner is not really known for that level of investigative journalism however.
its really a dichotomous choice - you have logistics in private hands and end up where we are (which Republicans seem remarkably ok with), or you have government run logistics networks which can be effective but are definitely centrally planned no matter how you execute the planning. Government owning and operating trucking, railroads, warehousing etc isn't going to happen in the US - and no democrat has proposed it. But clearly leaving it in private hands creates systemic weaknesses because of really bad incentive structures.
Work/VPN/App/WFH isn't as much of a concern for rural communities, in as much as that where our agricultural, forest products industries - and even a lot of our small manufacturing - occurs. rural broadband certainly helps those workers and those businesses, but its not the same need.
there are roughly 4.6 million rural households in the US that lack broadband access. Some subset of those folks lack internet of any kind. YMMV on what the impact of bringing them rural broadband would be.
rural 5G - heck even fully implemented rural 4G - would be a vast improvement over the at best spotty state of play now. As the last year plus of trying to do online learning in rural communities has pointed out.
Conversely, we’re still in a volatile position vis-a-vis Globalization where the focus on Global Supply Infrastructure without a clear plan for re-shoring runs risks with it’s own success.
I don't expect either party to engage in re-shoring talk. It's too "central planned government" for anyone's liking. The best we could hope for is more federal support and funds - which the infrastructure bill has - for port and rail yard expansion. Second best would be to lean on the railroads to rehire furloughed engineers and reopen closed classification yards, since railroads are now very much into "just in time delivery" through a nasty concept called Precision Scheduled Railroading.
But with so much logistics network parts in private sector hands, you can't drive on-shoring without even MORE badly constructed tax breaks. Which as a general rule I oppose. Making beds and lying in them and all.
The 19 Republicans who voted for the bill, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., did so despite pressure from former President Donald Trump to deny Democrats a victory. Trump released a statement that called the bill "the beginning of the Green New Deal."
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https://www.businessinsider.com/26-percent-of-americans-are-right-wing-authoritarian-new-poll-2021-6
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https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/09/23/trump-america-authoritarianism-420681
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when you have 26 states that will enact essentially the same response, you no longer have a state level solution. You have a defacto federal solution
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would that that were true. Major policy changes are indeed made all the time with slim majorities - witness the Trump tax cuts. The inability to make structural changes to match is what's killing us. And I suspect if structural changes were easier to make the policy ones might well be less monumental.
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Google remembers.
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There is that . . . . though normally its the defense that seeks sanctions on biases an issue and not the prosecution ... prejudicial courtroom and all
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Welcome back sir!
And how could I not dispense some of your inestimable wisdom?
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Good suggestions all. Too bad the only listening will be in the OT echo chamber.
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I have seen reporting that something like 72,000 truckers didn't pass the new federal drug testing requirements put in place (!) by the Trump Administration. A significant portion of that loss is not people who are actively using, but folks who don't want to do the hassle of rehabbing their administrative records, and the most common drug found was marijuana.
Yet another reason to support Jay's quest for decrimminilizing wacky weed.
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Depending on who that is - and I probably can nail it in three guesses or less - I pay some portion of his annual salary.
He right - and model railroad fora spill way more digital ink on that then we do here.
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As I noted above, some of those longterm issues would require forcing private companies to retract around 30 years of corporate decision egged on by federal tax policy. You need a serious change of incentives to undo that, and no, this bill doesn't address that at all.
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Agreed.
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why don't you write out a third option?
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Pew agrees:
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Your second statement is definitely true.
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i suggested districts because a lot of states haven't done it at the state level, but at the district level.
Though its interesting that both red and blue states have done so at the state level. I wonder what the Examiner said about Mississippi.
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Given the performative patriotism of the GOP these days I'd say its a well crafted message that reinforces the GOP's orthodoxy of who is and isn't a "real American." And it keeps Democrats reactive instead of getting them proactive in messaging. SO while I'm sure you were being snarky, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss this stuff.
On “From the Washington Examiner: Oregon governor signs bill ending reading and math proficiency requirements for graduation”
well, how many other states or districts did that? That would be a story worthy of the headline. The Examiner is not really known for that level of investigative journalism however.
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Given the Examiner's conservative street cred I'd expect LESS sensationalism and more accuracy since they are not the much ballyhooed MSM.
On “Democrats Confront The Real Limits Of Their Messaging Problems”
its really a dichotomous choice - you have logistics in private hands and end up where we are (which Republicans seem remarkably ok with), or you have government run logistics networks which can be effective but are definitely centrally planned no matter how you execute the planning. Government owning and operating trucking, railroads, warehousing etc isn't going to happen in the US - and no democrat has proposed it. But clearly leaving it in private hands creates systemic weaknesses because of really bad incentive structures.
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Work/VPN/App/WFH isn't as much of a concern for rural communities, in as much as that where our agricultural, forest products industries - and even a lot of our small manufacturing - occurs. rural broadband certainly helps those workers and those businesses, but its not the same need.
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there are roughly 4.6 million rural households in the US that lack broadband access. Some subset of those folks lack internet of any kind. YMMV on what the impact of bringing them rural broadband would be.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/08/19/some-digital-divides-persist-between-rural-urban-and-suburban-america/
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rural 5G - heck even fully implemented rural 4G - would be a vast improvement over the at best spotty state of play now. As the last year plus of trying to do online learning in rural communities has pointed out.
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I don't expect either party to engage in re-shoring talk. It's too "central planned government" for anyone's liking. The best we could hope for is more federal support and funds - which the infrastructure bill has - for port and rail yard expansion. Second best would be to lean on the railroads to rehire furloughed engineers and reopen closed classification yards, since railroads are now very much into "just in time delivery" through a nasty concept called Precision Scheduled Railroading.
But with so much logistics network parts in private sector hands, you can't drive on-shoring without even MORE badly constructed tax breaks. Which as a general rule I oppose. Making beds and lying in them and all.
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You might want to check your notes again Chip:
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026081880/senate-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill