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Prop 13 helps protect against arbitrary valuations by the government jerry 239 May 24, 2024
The percentage of total income tax paid by the top 1% of taxpayers exceeds 40%, jerry 302 May 6, 2024
A pronoun should have been made up to replace "he"/"she" and "him"/"her" instead of using "they/them" jerry 568 Apr 20, 2023
Commas should follow quotation marks when quoting text jerry 540 Apr 20, 2023
Bailouts that favor those who were not financially conservative might encourage a culture of waste jerry 912 Feb 26, 2021
Just because someone had it bad doesn't mean that others should too jerry 1089 Feb 26, 2021
Example of someone joining the military to avoid debt jerry 1041 Feb 26, 2021
Established political parties can engage in brinkmanship which makes true deliberation difficult jerry 961 Dec 22, 2020
Giving everyone some money will stimulate the economy more jerry 1029 Nov 21, 2020
Simply forgiving student debt does not address the underlying problem jerry 915 Nov 21, 2020
Canceling student debt gives an advantage to those who choose to attend college jerry 1076 Nov 20, 2020
Rather than canceling student debt, government should give everyone an equal amount jerry 926 Nov 20, 2020
Example where a challenger defeated an incumbent in a close race with the entry of a third candidate jerry 1327 Nov 20, 2020
People should avoid saying that others should pay their fair share of taxes (without clarification) jerry 1166 Jul 9, 2020
Limiting the increase of property taxes allows homeowners to stay in their houses jerry 1008 Jun 8, 2020
California should repeal Prop 13 jerry 1176 Jun 1, 2020
The skills to become elected are different from the skills to lead well jerry 1000 May 31, 2020
If concerned about accesibility, the government can give money to the poor jerry 1012 May 24, 2020
The rich will nearly always be at an advantage jerry 1045 May 24, 2020
Higher prices are unfair to the poor jerry 1164 May 24, 2020
Higher prices gives incentives for new supply jerry 1088 May 24, 2020
Higher prices reduce hoarding jerry 1098 May 24, 2020
'A majority of economists are opposed to 'price gouging' laws.' jerry 974 May 24, 2020
Regulations against price-gouging hurt long-term welfare rather than help it jerry 1049 May 24, 2020
Britain has been a democracy of sorts for a while -- maybe democracy works ok jerry 1051 May 24, 2020
All voters cannot be assumed to be educated enough to understand nuances of all significant policies jerry 1206 May 24, 2020
Voters tend to vote in their own self-interests, not for the betterment of the community jerry 1201 May 24, 2020
Democracy has its problems jerry 1290 May 24, 2020
Range voting would lead to fewer spoiled votes jerry 1141 May 22, 2020
Range voting is resilient against vote splitting jerry 1063 May 22, 2020
In a two-party system with primaries, 'first past the post' voting tends to yield more extreme candidates jerry 1015 May 22, 2020
Range voting eliminates the need for run-offs jerry 991 May 21, 2020
Range voting eliminates the need for primary elections jerry 1186 May 21, 2020
Range voting saves money jerry 1131 May 21, 2020
'First past the post' voting gives an unfair advantage to incumbent political parties jerry 1106 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 1220 May 21, 2020
To delete: Range voting allows voters to express the degree to which they prefer one candidate over another jerry 1070 May 21, 2020
Range voting is better than "first past the post" voting jerry 1556 May 20, 2020