Those are still bad numbers for M4A, which indeed will lead to some of those things that make it unpopular.
I've been wondering a bit if the Green New Deal is meant to take over the role of M4A, as an election promise that can actually probably get through the legislative progress in a still very popular form.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 19:07 (five years ago) link
those numbers do not really concern me -- those are all pretty misleading prompts. it shouldn't be shocking that a plan so ambitious is going to require a concerted messaging effort on the part of democrats. it's a fight worth fighting
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 23 January 2019 19:15 (five years ago) link
Sure. But it might be the second budget reconciliation bill under president Harris, instead of the first, is all I'm saying.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 19:16 (five years ago) link
how would M4A eliminate something like Kaiser Permanente? I can see how it would eliminate their *insurance* business, but not the entire company, which could still run its healthcare service network and be paid through Medicare... right?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 19:17 (five years ago) link
wait until Deez Nuts make a formal announcement imo
― rob, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4:05 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i deeznuts do solemnly swear
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4:06 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
DC scuttlebutt sez Hungry4Ass has launched and exploratory committee
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 19:41 (five years ago) link
medicare for all, as currently proposed, would indeed eliminate private insurance iirc
No it wouldn't. We still have AFLAC and Met Life and Geico and whatevers.
Socialized medicine will get you a hospital bed. Private insurance can get you a private room.
― pplains, Thursday, 24 January 2019 00:32 (five years ago) link
The Daily Beast reports:
Billionaire former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he can’t run for president as a Democrat because he doesn’t like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal to slap a 70-percent marginal tax rate on income above $10 million.
In an interview with CNBC Monday night, he shed some light on why he feels he would not run as a Democrat: Because he could end up having to argue for massive taxes on the super-rich like himself.
“I respect the Democratic Party. I no longer feel affiliated because I don’t know their views represent the majority of Americans. I don’t think we want a 70 percent income tax in America,” he said.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:02 (five years ago) link
he's not running as a democrat bc he's running as a spoiler to throw the election to trump
― Mordy, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:04 (five years ago) link
I hope he continues to get viciously heckled at all of his appearances
― resident hack (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
yeah the Presidential nominee of a party usually has to adopt the policies of individual House members
― We were never Breeting Borting (President Keyes), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
not a fan of Mr Coffee, but isn't it possible he'd draw more votes from Yam a la Ross Perot?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:07 (five years ago) link
Are there really a lot of Trump supporters out there dying to vote for someone who describes himself as "socially liberal?" The whole Trump phenomenon is in part a reaction *against* social liberalism!
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
lmao this guy rules
I love telling this story:When Howard Shultz bought the Sonics, my friend worked there in sales. For Christmas, Shultz gave everyone a Starbucks gift card, for $3. Back then you couldn't buy a Sbx card for less than $5. He had those $3 cards custom made. Merry Christmas!— Chirping from the bench (@taterpie) January 28, 2019
― maxwell’s silver hang suite (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
yes, college educated suburban voters in VA
― Mordy, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:16 (five years ago) link
He doesn’t pay any fucking taxes. What’s his strategy? Open a Howard Schultz either side of Donald Trump to shut him down?
― suzy, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:16 (five years ago) link
i don't know Eliza, but there were all those NYT Trump Voter profiles that quoted them as saying, "He shouldn't say those things, BUT..."
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
Krugman has had some good tweets on this today, specifically this one:
More generally, the socially-liberal/economically conservative position -- the lower right quadrant in this figure -- is basically the Empty Quadrant of American politics -- except in green rooms 5/ pic.twitter.com/fNXcxLV9bg— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 29, 2019
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:20 (five years ago) link
otoh
ha that would be nice - let the plutocrats fight it out and make way for social democracy - the benefits of a fractured ruling class https://t.co/z9yoAAHgbT— Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) January 29, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
LOL
I mean so far Schultz's entire platform appears to be "please don't tax my riches, we'll work something out," and I don't think that's going to work.
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
I thought his platform was "what's a billionaire to do to get some service around here?"
― Yerac, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
his platform is free $3 starbucks gift cards for everyone. it's a $1 billion annual program
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
not a fan of Mr Coffee, but isn't it possible he'd draw more votes from Yam a la Ross Perot?― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, January 29, 2019 11:07 AM (fifty-eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, January 29, 2019 11:07 AM (fifty-eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i think the notion that schultz could split the right vote emanates from the belief that right-wingers truly want a moderate, low-tax guy with a calm and principled demeanor. i don't know what more they have to do to prove to you that is not true https://t.co/DBicCeZdsT— Elizabeth Bruenig (@ebruenig) January 29, 2019
look at all the guys who ran in '16 for the republican nomination, and look who they chose. they already had the opportunity to pick a suit with a managerial disposition. they didn't want one— Elizabeth Bruenig (@ebruenig) January 29, 2019
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:09 (five years ago) link
That doesn’t mean they all don’t want one and clearly such a constituency still exists they just don’t control the party anymore (and arguably if they had unified behind one candidate they would’ve beaten trump who was never able to capture a majority in the primaries).
― Mordy, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:11 (five years ago) link
no that's true. but i'm not at all confident his candidacy would be a good thing (or a wash) for the dem nominee.
it would be a bad thing for starbucks business, so hopefully he won't do it.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:19 (five years ago) link
I am all for things that are bad for Starbucks and this guy has zero chance so yeah you go ahead and fuck up your career bro
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:22 (five years ago) link
yeah 'boycott starbucks because you hate trump' is one of those things that people could actually follow through with. there's probably not a more ideal brand for democrats to have that kind of stupid leverage over.
― iatee, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:24 (five years ago) link
I'm sure he still has unvested exec comp left of course but he has nothing to do with starbucks anymore.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:33 (five years ago) link
but yeah still bad for starbucks so whatever.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:34 (five years ago) link
even if it doesn't hit his pocket that directly, he's gotta still have tons of personal ties to the top of the company. plus its brand is basically what he's running on.
― iatee, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:36 (five years ago) link
Tax brackets will be renamed tall, grande, and venti
― Gunther Gleiben (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:57 (five years ago) link
if he ran for president, would he agree to sell off his investments in Starbucks, etc?
or, in the post-Trump world, does no one even bother to care about conflicts of interest
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:01 (five years ago) link
I’ve still never even pissed in a Starbucks.
― suzy, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
We're going to shut America down for a day to solve racism!
― We were never Breeting Borting (President Keyes), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:47 (five years ago) link
it's like how David Brooks and Tom Friedman spent the eight years of the Obama administration wishing that we had a cautious, consensus-minded moderate as President https://t.co/23nRWAqXqU— Seth D. Michaels 🐕 (@sethdmichaels) January 29, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 20:11 (five years ago) link
I’ve already decided to boycott Starbucks until he drops out (or until he doesn’t manage to cost the dem candidate the election). And I’m a basic bitch who actually likes Starbucks.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 22:49 (five years ago) link
Meantime
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election-1134055
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 22:56 (five years ago) link
My heart, she breaks
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 23:34 (five years ago) link
Elizabeth Bruenig✔@ebruenig i think the notion that schultz could split the right vote emanates from the belief that right-wingers truly want a moderate, low-tax guy with a calm and principled demeanor. i don't know what more they have to do to prove to you that is not true
otm
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 23:38 (five years ago) link
rip big man
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will not run for president https://t.co/kTfhdGm7oP— Steve Clow (@steveclowLA) January 29, 2019
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 23:43 (five years ago) link
Elizabeth Warren responds to Howard Schultz: "We have a billionaire who says he wants to jump into the race and the first issue he's raised is 'no new taxes on billionaires'. Let's see where that goes." https://t.co/C4KzJeCZvx— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 29, 2019
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 23:43 (five years ago) link
I just got invited to an "Energy Geeks for Kamala" cocktail party in Oakland
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 23:45 (five years ago) link
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/cnn-town-hall-kamala-harris-1135735
During the town hall, Harris laid out several policy objectives, including an endorsement of a “Green New Deal” to combat climate change, calling the issue an “existential threat.”
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 00:07 (five years ago) link
I feel bad for not watching, let alone going to the Kamala Harris CNN thing. Did anything interesting pop up? I think it took place on the other side of my neighborhood
― mh, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 00:26 (five years ago) link
I hope Kamala Harris likes martinis. She looks like she does. If so, she has my votel
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 00:34 (five years ago) link
Re Garcetti: me neither
― Gunther Gleiben (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 00:42 (five years ago) link
I guess you could argue with her stance but imo this was a thoughtful reply about criminal justice reform from the Harris town hall (this was the only tweet with the full clip that I could find):
Oh, Riley Fink, you tried it. Kamala Harris takes a ‘gotcha’ question on her record as a prosecutor and just shreds it. pic.twitter.com/dADW24j19w— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 29, 2019
― Dan S, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 03:04 (five years ago) link
yeah she's gonna win
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 03:23 (five years ago) link
lol
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 03:26 (five years ago) link
Yeah I dont think this is gonna derail her
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 03:39 (five years ago) link
i'm glad to see her making it a point to not only say she opposes the death penalty but also explain why. haven't heard that from a politician in a long time actually
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 03:49 (five years ago) link