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  1. Underhill

    Pretty simple thought experiment on these family separations

    Not so much. I've taken similar trips with my kids with no unreasonable risk. It's called backpacking and we do it all the time.
  2. Underhill

    Pretty simple thought experiment on these family separations

    I don't believe there is much of one. Camps tend to be more of a 'community' with outdoor space that houses people. Shelters are usually just a place (usually in one building) to stay temporarily. Functionally they are very similar. I believe they do. But in the interim, while they are...
  3. Underhill

    Attention, Trump Supporters

    He isn't wrong though. Trump has made mistake after mistake. He's proven himself to be a man of little or no character, who seems to revel in relationships with tirants while angering our long time allies. He has weakened human rights, undermined both the fbi and the media. And this is...
  4. Underhill

    Pretty simple thought experiment on these family separations

    a) it was a rare occurrence under Obama policies. Did it happen? Sure. But it was few and far between. It is standard operating procedure now. Quite a distinction. b) I don't hate anyone. Keeping kids in cages is not keeping Americans safe. That is a nonsensical argument. This...
  5. Underhill

    Pretty simple thought experiment on these family separations

    Why separate them at all? And if there are circumstances where separation is necessary, throwing them in cages is not acceptable. If the budgets are underfunded, then fix it. That's no excuse. The house, senate, presidency and most of the state governments are republican run. Blaming this...
  6. Underhill

    Trump enters the North Korea talks with one foot in a bucket

    You are half right. He is adept at jumping without looking. He tends to land wherever the hell he likes... all over the map...
  7. Underhill

    An Unscientific Theory On Religion Forums

    Sounds generally true, although obviously specific cases vary. As I live in a rural, religious and white community, where such discussions are grounds for a fist fight in some circles, I tend to favor venting opinions in places like this...
  8. Underhill

    "There is nothing that atheism (on its own) claims is 'right.' "?

    In my experience atheist are the more moral of the two groups, but I realize that is subjective and certainly not conclusive.
  9. Underhill

    "There is nothing that atheism (on its own) claims is 'right.' "?

    Atheism isn't a lack of all belief. It's a lack of belief in one specific precept. I can believe in extra-terrestrials or that this chair will hold my weight and still call myself an atheist.
  10. Underhill

    Happy birthday, President Trump

    That's a stretch. I wish him the birthday he gives others and the prosperity he deserves. If only this were a Disney cartoon...
  11. Underhill

    Second quarter 2018 U.S. growth rate estimate, 3.7%

    Of course there is. It has been researched extensively. It is hard to measure the impact precisely, and there are many variables at play. But we have plenty of evidence that it does work...
  12. Underhill

    Second quarter 2018 U.S. growth rate estimate, 3.7%

    Really? (sarcasm) You are dead wrong on all counts. First, we have a long history of stimulus working for every recession since the 50's. It wasn't all called stimulus but it was increased spending by the government to get money flowing and people working. Second, the problem with the...
  13. Underhill

    Second quarter 2018 U.S. growth rate estimate, 3.7%

    And it really doesn't matter as Obama was ham-stringed by almost 4 decades of deficit spending.
  14. Underhill

    Second quarter 2018 U.S. growth rate estimate, 3.7%

    The stimulus program needed to be bigger. The problem is, and will continue to be, that we cannot afford the kinds of stimulus programs done historically to pull us out of recession because of our excessive debt load.
  15. Underhill

    Why don't you believe in God/s?

    The devil made me do it. He came to me one day and he said, "son, I will give you everything you have ever wanted if you would just cast aside your belief". Sure enough, my life of endless car loans, mortgages and mountains of debt has been a dream come true. I would hate to put it all in...
  16. Underhill

    Border Arrests Top 50,000, For 3 Months in a Row

    By my back of the napkin math, Obama deported roughly 27,000 per month for the entire 8 years he was in office. Bush deported 20,000. However this is an average over 8 years divided into 12 months. There are peak seasons for immigration just like anything else. In 2017 we had a 27%...
  17. Underhill

    Trump supporters getting a taste of that "maga" magic.

    But in both examples these trade deals, which Trump wants to throw out, changed that disparity and created a more equitable tariff structure. Mexicans were not, and still aren't in many cases, fans of nafta either as it caused many of their farmers to struggle to compete with US farmers due...
  18. Underhill

    Trump supporters getting a taste of that "maga" magic.

    Yeah but how does the rest of the picture change with tariffs? It (maybe) reduces the trade imbalance while driving up prices which reduces consumers effective spending power. It also means less of the stuff we do make at home being sold abroad. In the end it is a toss up whether there is...
  19. Underhill

    Trump supporters getting a taste of that "maga" magic.

    Sure, except we don't really have that big a shortage of manufacturing. We still make more weapons than anyone, we still make more cars than anyone and we still have a host of industries that manufacture domestically. And I am not against all tariffs. I am against this kind of massive...
  20. Underhill

    Trump supporters getting a taste of that "maga" magic.

    My point was that tariffs won't solve the problem. Globally we need to recognize that our technology is supplanting us (at least in large part) and adjust the work week to compensate.
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