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Prop 13 helps protect against arbitrary valuations by the government jerry 807 May 24, 2024
The percentage of total income tax paid by the top 1% of taxpayers exceeds 40%, jerry 876 May 6, 2024
A pronoun should have been made up to replace "he"/"she" and "him"/"her" instead of using "they/them" jerry 1114 Apr 20, 2023
Commas should follow quotation marks when quoting text jerry 1125 Apr 20, 2023
Bailouts that favor those who were not financially conservative might encourage a culture of waste jerry 1466 Feb 26, 2021
Just because someone had it bad doesn't mean that others should too jerry 1661 Feb 26, 2021
Example of someone joining the military to avoid debt jerry 1554 Feb 26, 2021
Established political parties can engage in brinkmanship which makes true deliberation difficult jerry 1484 Dec 22, 2020
Giving everyone some money will stimulate the economy more jerry 1577 Nov 21, 2020
Simply forgiving student debt does not address the underlying problem jerry 1467 Nov 21, 2020
Canceling student debt gives an advantage to those who choose to attend college jerry 1596 Nov 20, 2020
Rather than canceling student debt, government should give everyone an equal amount jerry 1459 Nov 20, 2020
Example where a challenger defeated an incumbent in a close race with the entry of a third candidate jerry 1870 Nov 20, 2020
People should avoid saying that others should pay their fair share of taxes (without clarification) jerry 1717 Jul 9, 2020
Limiting the increase of property taxes allows homeowners to stay in their houses jerry 1563 Jun 8, 2020
California should repeal Prop 13 jerry 1726 Jun 1, 2020
The skills to become elected are different from the skills to lead well jerry 1608 May 31, 2020
If concerned about accesibility, the government can give money to the poor jerry 1571 May 24, 2020
The rich will nearly always be at an advantage jerry 1586 May 24, 2020
Higher prices are unfair to the poor jerry 1694 May 24, 2020
Higher prices gives incentives for new supply jerry 1661 May 24, 2020
Higher prices reduce hoarding jerry 1637 May 24, 2020
'A majority of economists are opposed to 'price gouging' laws.' jerry 1469 May 24, 2020
Regulations against price-gouging hurt long-term welfare rather than help it jerry 1568 May 24, 2020
Britain has been a democracy of sorts for a while -- maybe democracy works ok jerry 1617 May 24, 2020
All voters cannot be assumed to be educated enough to understand nuances of all significant policies jerry 1755 May 24, 2020
Voters tend to vote in their own self-interests, not for the betterment of the community jerry 1741 May 24, 2020
Democracy has its problems jerry 1869 May 24, 2020
Range voting would lead to fewer spoiled votes jerry 1727 May 22, 2020
Range voting is resilient against vote splitting jerry 1624 May 22, 2020
In a two-party system with primaries, 'first past the post' voting tends to yield more extreme candidates jerry 1525 May 22, 2020
Range voting eliminates the need for run-offs jerry 1557 May 21, 2020
Range voting eliminates the need for primary elections jerry 1869 May 21, 2020
Range voting saves money jerry 1680 May 21, 2020
'First past the post' voting gives an unfair advantage to incumbent political parties jerry 1650 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 1892 May 21, 2020
To delete: Range voting allows voters to express the degree to which they prefer one candidate over another jerry 1717 May 21, 2020
Range voting is better than "first past the post" voting jerry 2255 May 20, 2020