| Topic |
Author |
Views |
Posted |
| Prop 13 helps protect against arbitrary valuations by the government |
jerry |
407 |
May 24, 2024 |
| The percentage of total income tax paid by the top 1% of taxpayers exceeds 40%, |
jerry |
499 |
May 6, 2024 |
| A pronoun should have been made up to replace "he"/"she" and "him"/"her" instead of using "they/them" |
jerry |
746 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| Commas should follow quotation marks when quoting text |
jerry |
710 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| Bailouts that favor those who were not financially conservative might encourage a culture of waste |
jerry |
1076 |
Feb 26, 2021 |
| Just because someone had it bad doesn't mean that others should too |
jerry |
1290 |
Feb 26, 2021 |
| Example of someone joining the military to avoid debt |
jerry |
1209 |
Feb 26, 2021 |
| Established political parties can engage in brinkmanship which makes true deliberation difficult |
jerry |
1129 |
Dec 22, 2020 |
| Giving everyone some money will stimulate the economy more |
jerry |
1199 |
Nov 21, 2020 |
| Simply forgiving student debt does not address the underlying problem |
jerry |
1073 |
Nov 21, 2020 |
| Canceling student debt gives an advantage to those who choose to attend college |
jerry |
1240 |
Nov 20, 2020 |
| Rather than canceling student debt, government should give everyone an equal amount |
jerry |
1105 |
Nov 20, 2020 |
| Example where a challenger defeated an incumbent in a close race with the entry of a third candidate |
jerry |
1519 |
Nov 20, 2020 |
| People should avoid saying that others should pay their fair share of taxes (without clarification) |
jerry |
1325 |
Jul 9, 2020 |
| Limiting the increase of property taxes allows homeowners to stay in their houses |
jerry |
1163 |
Jun 8, 2020 |
| California should repeal Prop 13 |
jerry |
1345 |
Jun 1, 2020 |
| The skills to become elected are different from the skills to lead well |
jerry |
1171 |
May 31, 2020 |
| If concerned about accesibility, the government can give money to the poor |
jerry |
1173 |
May 24, 2020 |
| The rich will nearly always be at an advantage |
jerry |
1206 |
May 24, 2020 |
| Higher prices are unfair to the poor |
jerry |
1332 |
May 24, 2020 |
| Higher prices gives incentives for new supply |
jerry |
1251 |
May 24, 2020 |
| Higher prices reduce hoarding |
jerry |
1273 |
May 24, 2020 |
| 'A majority of economists are opposed to 'price gouging' laws.' |
jerry |
1130 |
May 24, 2020 |
| Regulations against price-gouging hurt long-term welfare rather than help it |
jerry |
1209 |
May 24, 2020 |
| Britain has been a democracy of sorts for a while -- maybe democracy works ok |
jerry |
1213 |
May 24, 2020 |
| All voters cannot be assumed to be educated enough to understand nuances of all significant policies |
jerry |
1371 |
May 24, 2020 |
| Voters tend to vote in their own self-interests, not for the betterment of the community |
jerry |
1370 |
May 24, 2020 |
| Democracy has its problems |
jerry |
1492 |
May 24, 2020 |
| Range voting would lead to fewer spoiled votes |
jerry |
1301 |
May 22, 2020 |
| Range voting is resilient against vote splitting |
jerry |
1227 |
May 22, 2020 |
| In a two-party system with primaries, 'first past the post' voting tends to yield more extreme candidates |
jerry |
1181 |
May 22, 2020 |
| Range voting eliminates the need for run-offs |
jerry |
1144 |
May 21, 2020 |
| Range voting eliminates the need for primary elections |
jerry |
1388 |
May 21, 2020 |
| Range voting saves money |
jerry |
1302 |
May 21, 2020 |
| 'First past the post' voting gives an unfair advantage to incumbent political parties |
jerry |
1276 |
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 |
1400 |
May 21, 2020 |
| To delete: Range voting allows voters to express the degree to which they prefer one candidate over another |
jerry |
1224 |
May 21, 2020 |
| Range voting is better than "first past the post" voting |
jerry |
1762 |
May 20, 2020 |
