I have no problem that they have to staff their organizations. Middlemen are going to exist no matter what. The problem is that the insurance companies are for profit enterprises with public/private ownership. Plus a massive difference in C level salaries.
Plus there’s an old adage by J Paul Getty, “If you own the bank $100, that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the banks problem.”
Similarly everyone you owe money to is now invested in your success.
Pretty sure that with a permissive license you can just change the license of future versions as you want. Ex. v1 MIT license with thousanda.of contributors, v2 Commercial license with contributions from anyone who agrees to contribute to the new version and license. (Anyone can fork v1 and start their own licensed project)
The tears of Conservatives
I call this being bookish, pronounced “bockish”
Not powerless, but the fear of Trump (IMO a founded fear) is that he would abuse the office and be permitted to do so by his party members in Congress. I understand that people want Biden to do the same thing (for a real and good cause) but that would also be the end of American democracy.
“No fair! They’re politically motivated to (checks notes) fulfil their duty to inform the public about my political motivation too … usher in a dark age for America.”
Apparently you missed the part where he is a leading voice in a drive to deal with climate change and calls it an existential threat to humanity, uses the powers available him to pursue research and proposes monumental investments to deal with it. Do those investments line up with every one of your points, maybe not, but I’m certain that far more informed individuals than we will be in the rooms to debate which are more deserving and workable. But all of that is entirely dependent on legislative action. It is simple to do a cursory search of White House press releases to see what executive actions the Biden administration has taken, and they are not few.
He didn’t take credit, he actually detailed a lot of the credit due in his speech. But yes, it is the fact that he made a big deal about a progressive social issue that is an example of being more progressive than his predecessors. If you are looking for progressive things done without congressional action, you’re not going to find any, ever. That’s just not how our government works.
You are right, Biden can’t do what is necessary as President. He can only do what is legally within his purvue, Congress would need to pass laws to do most of what you mentioned above.
There are many things, but I think that H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act and the fact that he didn’t just sign it into law, he had a major event as a signing ceremony on the White House lawn to highlight it, is a great example of the kind of President he has been.
Good news then his administration has been on point for the messaging
Today — today, I’m proud to announce that my administration just released the Fifth Climate Assessment in our nation’s history.
It didn’t just come out of thin air. Written over four years, 750 authors and experts, thousands — thousands of American contributors from every single state in the nation as well as several territories and Tribes.
It’s the most comprehensive assessment on [the] state [of] climate change in the history of America. And it matters.
This assessment shows us in clear scientific terms that climate change is impacting all regions, all sectors of the United States — not just some, all.
It shows that communities across America are taking more action than ever to reduce climate risks and warns that more action is still badly needed.
We can’t be complacent. Let me say that again: We can’t be complacent. We have to keep going.
Above all, it shows us that climate action offers an opportunity for the nation to come together and do some really big things.
You know, I’ve seen firsthand what the reports made clear: the devastating toll of climate change and its existential threat to all of us. And it is the ultimate threat to humanity: climate change.
I’m open to your, obviously, well researched factual response to who is a more progressive President.
I think you overstate what a President can do to say that Biden could do more.
Ps. No need to be so confrontational. Go fuck a moose ;)
Biden is not a populist who panders to everyone just to disappoint more than half of them. He has positions which he holds and an administration working towards them. You can either agree with the direction or not. Someone may not be thrilled about having a choice between two candidates, but that’s reality and nobody’s gonna game it by not voting, so pick an issue and decide is Biden going to be better or worse than Trump? Unless their a nazi or indoctrinated Christian nationalist, 99% of the time gen z should come to the logical conclusion.
Edit: IMO Biden has been the most progressive Democratic Presidents in a long time
Not really a reality I prefer, just felt that the assumption that the hypothetical individual would care about school shooter drills is less likely than the target audience of the joke would assume.
And if abandoned halfway we could just turn it into a park.
The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway follows the path of the abandoned Cross Florida Barge Canal.
https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/history-cross-florida-greenway
Not to let reality get in the way of a good joke, but more than likley the sort who has this opinion, either does not send their child to school, or also has a problem with schools.
I think VP selection will have a massive impact on this election. Trump’s choice.will either give people a sense of comfort or pause.