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Prop 13 helps protect against arbitrary valuations by the government jerry 594 May 24, 2024
The percentage of total income tax paid by the top 1% of taxpayers exceeds 40%, jerry 711 May 6, 2024
A pronoun should have been made up to replace "he"/"she" and "him"/"her" instead of using "they/them" jerry 940 Apr 20, 2023
Commas should follow quotation marks when quoting text jerry 920 Apr 20, 2023
Bailouts that favor those who were not financially conservative might encourage a culture of waste jerry 1284 Feb 26, 2021
Just because someone had it bad doesn't mean that others should too jerry 1492 Feb 26, 2021
Example of someone joining the military to avoid debt jerry 1396 Feb 26, 2021
Established political parties can engage in brinkmanship which makes true deliberation difficult jerry 1310 Dec 22, 2020
Giving everyone some money will stimulate the economy more jerry 1397 Nov 21, 2020
Simply forgiving student debt does not address the underlying problem jerry 1239 Nov 21, 2020
Canceling student debt gives an advantage to those who choose to attend college jerry 1419 Nov 20, 2020
Rather than canceling student debt, government should give everyone an equal amount jerry 1288 Nov 20, 2020
Example where a challenger defeated an incumbent in a close race with the entry of a third candidate jerry 1700 Nov 20, 2020
People should avoid saying that others should pay their fair share of taxes (without clarification) jerry 1533 Jul 9, 2020
Limiting the increase of property taxes allows homeowners to stay in their houses jerry 1336 Jun 8, 2020
California should repeal Prop 13 jerry 1545 Jun 1, 2020
The skills to become elected are different from the skills to lead well jerry 1357 May 31, 2020
If concerned about accesibility, the government can give money to the poor jerry 1353 May 24, 2020
The rich will nearly always be at an advantage jerry 1402 May 24, 2020
Higher prices are unfair to the poor jerry 1524 May 24, 2020
Higher prices gives incentives for new supply jerry 1428 May 24, 2020
Higher prices reduce hoarding jerry 1451 May 24, 2020
'A majority of economists are opposed to 'price gouging' laws.' jerry 1302 May 24, 2020
Regulations against price-gouging hurt long-term welfare rather than help it jerry 1400 May 24, 2020
Britain has been a democracy of sorts for a while -- maybe democracy works ok jerry 1418 May 24, 2020
All voters cannot be assumed to be educated enough to understand nuances of all significant policies jerry 1570 May 24, 2020
Voters tend to vote in their own self-interests, not for the betterment of the community jerry 1561 May 24, 2020
Democracy has its problems jerry 1707 May 24, 2020
Range voting would lead to fewer spoiled votes jerry 1524 May 22, 2020
Range voting is resilient against vote splitting jerry 1418 May 22, 2020
In a two-party system with primaries, 'first past the post' voting tends to yield more extreme candidates jerry 1351 May 22, 2020
Range voting eliminates the need for run-offs jerry 1311 May 21, 2020
Range voting eliminates the need for primary elections jerry 1604 May 21, 2020
Range voting saves money jerry 1498 May 21, 2020
'First past the post' voting gives an unfair advantage to incumbent political parties jerry 1472 May 21, 2020
To delete: 'First past the post' causes votes to be split among similar candidates and ends up favoring more extreme candidates jerry 1629 May 21, 2020
To delete: Range voting allows voters to express the degree to which they prefer one candidate over another jerry 1436 May 21, 2020
Range voting is better than "first past the post" voting jerry 1988 May 20, 2020