JustRandy

I wouldn't trust WaPo to tell me the time of day. I haven't seen truth from that outlet in years. Occam's razor says the simplest explanation is the correct one. The left won't be convinced about Biden just like the right wasn't convinced about Trump. Dear Leader can never err.

You're still projecting onto me how you perceive the world. Life must be as rough as portrayed in NZ.

I met a lot of Kiwis online warning about the rampant poverty and not to hold them up as any sort of model to be followed. Growing inequality is confirmed by Statistics New Zealand which keeps track of income disparity using the P80/20 ratio. This ratio shows the difference between high household incomes (those in the 80th percentile) and low household incomes (those in the 20th percentile). The inequality ratio increased between 1988 and 2004, and decreased until the onset of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, increasing again to 2011 and then declining again from then. By 2013, the disposable income of high-income households was more than two-and-a-half times larger than that of low-income households.[3] In 2019 it was 2.7 times.[4] Highlighting the disparity, the top 1% of the population now owns 16% of the country's wealth – the richest 5% owns 38%[5] – while half the population, including beneficiaries and pensioners, earn less than $24,000.[1] Factors contributing to the growth in inequality include substantial cuts in the top income tax rate in 1986–88 combined with a surge in unemployment caused by Rogernomics and the stock market crash of 1987 which pushed more people onto welfare.[6] Then in 1991, benefits were also cut back substantially as part of the 'reforms' and those on welfare have been struggling ever since. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_inequality_in_New_Zealand

Oh I forgot you said you are not concerned with truth. You're only concerned with perpetuating whatever narrative government insists. A bot.

If the info is wrong feel free to post the correct info. And try to do it without the ads and ad homs.

Accepting a carcinogen that doesn't prevent what nearly everyone survives anyway is not helping anyone. Actually, the government's reaction caused more suffering and death than if nothing had been done at all. That's the problem with the left. If the gov told them to tattoo stupid on their face they'd be lined up around the block from the tattoo parlor while patting themselves on the back for helping humanity. They're bots that diligently serve authority under the guise of a common good but actually to profit a small group. They expect the poor to make sacrifices to help their neighbors, which is communalism or communism spelled a different way. But I expect the rich to make sacrifices for my neighbor so that I don't have to. I don't want the poor to pay for their own welfare with high consumption taxes like EU countries, but the rich to pay membership fees through income tax for their opportunity to be rich while everyone else is largely left alone. New Zealand taxes: Sales tax 15% Individual income tax 39% Corporate tax 28% SS rate that companies pay 3% SS rate workers pay 8%. https://tradingeconomics.com/new-zealand/social-security-rate-for-companies NZ caters to the rich while burdening the poor with the cost of their own welfare. And they call themselves social. Hilarious.

The issue is that if I propose a tax structure where taxes are negative for the bottom (meaning they get money), zero in the middle, and high on the top, then conservatives balk at the idea because it's not about them paying the tax (since their tax would be zero or negative) so much as it's the fact that the poor are not suffering properly for their money, which is totally wrong anyway since the poor work harder than anyone. And what about the kids of the poor? They didn't do anything except be born, now they have to suffer in poverty too because otherwise someone might get something for nothing? Mom worked 2 jobs and I pretty much raised myself, but I'm comforted by the fact that millionaires became billionaires through tax cuts and deregulation instead of helping mom with some welfare so she didn't have to rent herself by the hour to profit large corporations instead of raising her kid. I know a woman who had a heart attack at work from working so hard. Then had to have foot surgery. Honestly, working is costing her more money than if she didn't. People like mom and all the single mothers are the lazy bums conservatives don't want to help. Get out there and work, they say, which translated means: make some rich person richer so they have even more power to control us. By working you either sell a product or you're selling yourself, or renting yourself, which is simply nonsexual prostitution that republicans used to oppose.

What bugs me is the right wants to see the elites hanging from lampposts but would never dream of raising their taxes. It's ok to kill them but don't touch their wallets. It took me a long time to find an explanation for that. It's not that the right cares about the rich, they just don't want the poor to get anything. A good example just happened with the latest Ukraine handout which couldn't include covid relief because republicans and conservative dems threw a fit. It's ok to print up money for Ukraine (or anyone else) so long as the American poor do not get a dime. So the rich get richer and the poor keep suffering because that's what most people want. "Ultimately, facing pushback from both sides, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the Covid relief would be stripped from the government funding package. Behind closed doors, Pelosi was angry at Democratic members who revolted over the Covid relief offsets — and the meetings were extremely tense, including with Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, a source familiar with the matter said. Members felt blindsided by the deal that had been cut — and Pelosi was upset that they were forced to strip out new Covid relief money, the source said. House Democrats later introduced a $15.6 billion stand-alone Covid relief bill, but it is expected to face Senate GOP opposition and a difficult time getting the 60 votes needed in that chamber to overcome a filibuster." https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/politics/house-vote-government-spending-ukraine-aid/index.html

The problem is people elect millionaires and billionaires to represent them instead of commoners like themselves.

Yep, looks like a self-refuting statement. According to their own charts the combined effect of masks + distance + vaccines + boosters make no difference in cases.

Yes, I'd like to know what is interesting about it too. Open up a discussion. I usually don't care much for Charlie Kirk, but I can tolerate him if he's making a good point. Not to change the subject but.... New York Times is perplexed at why masks and distancing haven't made any difference: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/briefing/covid-precautions-red-blue-states.html NYT very nearly made a profound discovery.

You're hallucinating. The only evidence you have is my anger in context of the topic of this thread. You extrapolate that I'm angry in every context and miserable in general which says more about you than me. Indeed you stated a few weeks ago that antivaxers are perceived to be "attacking" in your experience. Then you beat into my head that reality is perception. The anger you perceive in me comes from your head. Why are we talking about me anyway? The topic is the china virus. The gist of an ad hominem is to divert from the topic to the person. Since you're obviously not seeking friendship I don't know why else I would be a topic.

What are you sorry about? There are lots of things to be sorry about, but I suspect that the offense you're sorry about doesn't exist while the offenses that do exist, you're not sorry about.

Why? Are you looking for a friend? The topic is the china virus.

It's far more telling that you consider it odd that a regulator doesn't function in any such capacity and instead is beholden to the word of a profit-centered conglomerate with billions at its disposal. Lots of sheep in NZ. The fact that pharmaceutical companies have no interest in pursuing antibiotics says it all. Instead they produce the next class action lawsuit to settle for a fraction of the profits.

I didn't think you'd have the guts to show up around here anymore. But I agree.... LOL Success! 96% vaccinated. Or is it 100% now?

I also learned the FDA does not test drugs. Instead they rely on the manufacturer's word. The Ketek drug is a good example. The manufacturer made up some of the trials that were submitted to FDA and got busted. People went to prison. FDA approved the drug anyway. Why have an FDA if they don't verify anything? Awesome video: Sure enough, it's true: FDA does not develop or test products before approving them. Instead, FDA experts review the results of laboratory, animal, and human clinical testing done by manufacturers. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/it-really-fda-approved So even if FDA approves a vaccine, it means nothing.

There has never been money in curing people. I was watching a video about antibiotic resistant bacteria and learned that no pharmaceutical company researches antibiotics anymore because there is no money in it. Instead they focus on drugs like statins that don't cure anything, but make people life-long customers. Around 36:00 here: Thinking pharma wants you healthy is like thinking the military complex wants peace.

Success! Anyone wanna place bets on when it will end lol Democrats are desperate to distance themselves from their covid nonsense because they know they are going to be absolutely slaughtered in the election. They're hoping the war will make everyone forget. They should be thanking Putin for curing covid LOL

Holy cow! I didn't know NZ had plans to visit the moon lol Tripled the last record high. The start of the pandemic has been reduced to a few barely discernible dots. For reference: In other news: The New Zealand High Court has upheld a challenge to a vaccine mandate for Police and Defense Force staff, stating that it was not a “demonstrably justified” breach of the Bill of Rights. https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-zealand-high-court-vaccine-mandate-not-demonstrably-justified-breach-of-rights_4301646.html Smart judge. No sense in violating the Bill of Rights over a vaccine that obviously doesn't work.

Rise in Non-Covid-19 Deaths Hits Life Insurers Industry executives and actuaries believe many of these other fatalities are tied to delays in medical care as a result of lockdowns in 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/rise-in-non-covid-19-deaths-hits-life-insurers-11645576252 Some insurers see continued high levels of these deaths for some time, even if Covid-19 deaths decline this year. In earnings calls for the past two quarters, Globe Life Inc., GL -3.03% Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., HIG -2.78% Primerica Inc. PRI -0.56% and Reinsurance Group of America Inc. RGA -2.80% were among insurers noting higher non-Covid-19 deaths, compared with pre-pandemic baselines. So all the governments and Karens caused more death than if no one did anything.

Behold: Success! Doubled the last record high in a few days. The rest of the world is over it and moving on while New Zealand is inundated. Must be the fault of the 4% unvaccinated LOL More likely all the lockdowns just pushed the inevitable into the future. Everyone is going to get it, vaccinated or not, and all the precautions are just kicking the can down the road and causing more suffering along the way.

Nope, no snow. We took our snow vaccine. It works great! We have zero cases of snow! And just because I quoted you doesn't mean I'm talking to you. Pointing my finger and LMAO is more like it.

Cases are declining all over the world, but NZ is still setting records. 96% vaccination rate clearly isn't enough. Maybe Kiwis should have their blood drained and replaced with vaccine.

Yeah yeah you've said that many times before. Every time you're confronted with facts that contradict your narrative you storm off like a kid who can't get their way. What facts have you posted? I posted CDC, WHO, Fauci, and CA Dept of Health. Those sources are not right wing.