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- Thread in 'General' Thread starter Started by rico x hood,
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It's like spending your day arguing with a lib.
Whatever it takes, man. That's what makes him a winner. PPP your stockx side hustle if you have to. Murder your troops if Putin puts a bounty on them.
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When Kanye said, "Ooo girl, your breath is harsh. Cover your mouth up like you got SARS," little did we know he was 16 years ahead of the curve on universal masking.
He has my vote. Sorry, Donald.
He has my vote. Sorry, Donald.
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So much for “cough in my face bro”
I’m still voting trump, future said it best. “Mask off” no truer words have ever been spoken. I will not be oppressed by a mask while I’m shopping for mulch for my yard. No way.
I didn’t wear a mask in the coal mines and I’m not about to start now. The masks are all about government control! If you can smell a fart through your pants you can catch the wuhan hoax through your lib face mask!
TRUMP POWRRRR!
I’m still voting trump, future said it best. “Mask off” no truer words have ever been spoken. I will not be oppressed by a mask while I’m shopping for mulch for my yard. No way.
I didn’t wear a mask in the coal mines and I’m not about to start now. The masks are all about government control! If you can smell a fart through your pants you can catch the wuhan hoax through your lib face mask!
TRUMP POWRRRR!
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Republicans: Regulation is bad! You can't legislate morality!
Also Republicans: If you didn't want us to behave unethically, you should've made it illegal.
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DON'T YOU WORRY, COMRADE. That was just some Sarcasm to Trigger the libs.
Let me break it down: MASK = Mobile Armored Strike Kommand. Sounds LAME and BAD.
The enemy of the mask is VENOM, aka Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem. Sounds like something awesome that President Putin would come up with. That's where my loyalties lay. Down with MASK!
Now, come over here and COMB
Cough on me, Bro!
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Someone gotta tell these fools that this culture war schtick and accusation of socialism ain't gonna stick to Biden like it will other Dems.
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God damn
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Even if it's not legal, but you think it should be legalif its legal
then whats the issue
then what's the issue?
amirite alan?
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if its legal
then whats the issue
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I for one give no dambs what anyone does to the "system", whether it's falsifying info to get more money or finding loopholes to qualify for things they shouldn't be qualified for. Would I do it? No, because I'm not built like that.
However, I feel most peoples anger when hearing things like this stem from the perception between "white collar" system milking and the "blue collar" correspondent.
If someone lies on their welfare form to get an extra $200 a week, or if someone falsified something on a food stamp document to get a little extra, people bash them for taking advantage. They should work harder, they should stop stealing taxpayer money, etc.
Yet, if there's the white collar version of this, such as people with millions applying for PPP because they don't wanna dive into their savings, or if someone pretends to be injured to collect disability and chill with their kids, or someone taking a $1000 grant because "why not?" It's not perceived with the same disgust or judgment.
However, I feel most peoples anger when hearing things like this stem from the perception between "white collar" system milking and the "blue collar" correspondent.
If someone lies on their welfare form to get an extra $200 a week, or if someone falsified something on a food stamp document to get a little extra, people bash them for taking advantage. They should work harder, they should stop stealing taxpayer money, etc.
Yet, if there's the white collar version of this, such as people with millions applying for PPP because they don't wanna dive into their savings, or if someone pretends to be injured to collect disability and chill with their kids, or someone taking a $1000 grant because "why not?" It's not perceived with the same disgust or judgment.
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IMO there are some good arguments for the Federal age of consent to be 16. There’s the fact that’s already the age of consent in many States and other OECD countries have that as the age of consent as well. There are arguments that can be based on the burdens that 16 and 17 year olds bear including adult criminal liability and taxation. You could point out that current age of consent laws do not apply to married people and the legal age for marriage is way below 16 let alone 18. As a result, age of consent laws are more about empowering parents to control the sexuality of their children (Including forced marriage of pubescent children) rather than shielding them from sex entirely.
Those are valid arguments but Dersh, being dersh opted for the “slutty Lolitas can get abortions so I should get to f them.” It’s like, they got something so they must give me something.
Also, from what we know Dersh has ambitions of sex with people who are way younger than 16.
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It has more to do with the hypocrisy of Republicans and fiscal conservatives when it comes to government spending. Their partaking in the "fraud" reveals that greed, not thrift, is the underlying reason why they support austerity measures. At least, libertarians are honest about why they support smaller government.
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It seems that the issue is that you are conflating fraud (lying, falsifying records, etc.) with simply being eligible for a program.
If someone is eligible for a program and they receive the benefit there is no issue with them taking the benefit. If you disagree with the eligibility then the gripe is better placed with congress or, in the case of the PPP and EIDL advance/loan, with the SBA.
For example: If a wireless carrier offers $500 for me to switch to them, and I take it, but I don't need the money... is it fraud? Of course not.
Car insurance companies reduced insurance premiums due to COVID. I received a reduction, is that fraud? No.
My Amex platinum, is now giving out $40/month in credits for wireless service and streaming services, $200 in credits in August for travel. Is taking advantage of the additional credits unethical because I don't need $40/month? Of course not.
Do I need these discounts to survive? No. Is taking advantage of them unethical? No.
Is lying about your income to get a credit card unethical/illegal? yes.
That's the difference.
If you disagree with the eligibility requirements, fine. But your disgust is misplaced.
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Dwalk making $200k a year taking government assistance for the 5 dunks he sold last year because *checks notes* there are no regulations to prevent this and regulations are bad. Incredible
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Jesus
. You pay AMEX for a yearly membership. This is an additional perk. This is an absolutely nonsensical parallel.
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Sidenote, I had a friend who received a stimulus check earlier in the year because she hadn’t filed their taxes yet, so the IRS was basing her income off of her stub year after graduating from law school. She turned around and donated her stimulus check to a family in need during this time, as she realized that the intent of the stimulus was not for people like her. Of course, this isn’t required, but when people like DWalk flaunt getting a $1000 check for selling while tons of Black small businesses who haven’t received them are floundering, it definitely stands out.
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Jesus
I also pay taxes, yearly. Substantially more than I pay for my amexes.
I also donate. . . but that is completely irrelevant to the discussion.
And no one was flaunting $1000
The post was in response to a comment that Kanye received a PPP loan as if not personally needing an SBA loan/grant means that your business is somehow ineligible for it.
Did your friend's law firm get a PPP loan? I'll wait. . .
Was it substantially more than the stimulus check she qualified for based on her law school income? Does she refuse the salary she is able to maintain because of said PPP loan?
The hypocrisy in here is unreal
Obviously congress/the sba believe that small businesses create value to the economy that is worth the grant/loan. The gripe is misplaced.
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By chance, are the sign-up bonuses offered by your wireless carrier and credit card provider funded by taxpayers as part of a limited emergency disaster relief program that has received far more applications than available resources? If not, this isn't the best comparison.
Nearly 20 million Americans are facing eviction due to COVID-19 - a crisis that Black renters are twice as likely to experience as White renters. You admittedly face no meaningful financial hardship due to the pandemic. No employee paychecks are at stake. You're not in danger of missing a mortgage payment.
The EIDL program offers EMERGENCY loans intended for business purposes. It's not just "free money" doled out to anyone with an eBay account.
You're bragging about accepting an improper loan advance for $1,000 like it's a come up.
This ain't it.
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Dwalk has no morals, we already knew this.
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