Surely you could try another country. You literally can’t do worse than the US.

Classic conservative talking points like “it’s unethical to have children” “defund the police” “implement single payer” “democrats are a right-wing party” and more 🤡

…on this issue… it’s called thinking for yourself. You might try it.

Hmu when we’re seceding from the Union and/or seizing the means of production. Till then, I don’t have any interest in lending my energy to neoliberal, conservative, or Republican causes.

Broader point: some, but by no means all, traditional liberal dems don’t seem to have well-founded reasons for their beliefs. They have scripted arguments against republicans. This breaks down when, to me, you’re both right wing parties. One far right, one barely left of that.

You didn’t say “helping disabled children” until you decided to go nuclear. You said “early intervention services” No one outside your tiny bubble knows what that means. I asked you to explain yourself. Colorado could implement single payer (a fee not a tax) and help everyone. Keep missing the point

Another week another update

Last week felt pretty dreamy, with every effort being either fast or long. Smashed goal pace on a 7x400, got 3 miles at 10k pace, and enjoyed perfect conditions for an 8 mile “long run”

Going over 20 this next week

16.5 miles run and 1 lap (again)

Vermont understood the assignment.
Take notes, America.

Left the door wide open for you to have a real discussion. Even if you wanted an argument, dozens and dozens of obvious and better options… wide open… on purpose… Must be tough. Some discourse.

Just saying.

How is this program in the broad public interest? 11k is a drop in the bucket compared to the state population.

Surely there are facts missing. Surely your take isn’t that selfish.

But it sounds like a subsidy for the few was redirected to the needs of the many. The system worked.

“Always willing to learn” … sure

Simplifying dramatically to 300 characters: There is a categorical moral obligation not to impose suffering on others. There is no such obligation to give others positive experiences. All life entails some degree of suffering (the Buddha was born a prince). It is wrong to bring life into the world.

If you knew me, you’d know It’s a well-reasoned philosophical position I’ve held for decades. Don’t get hung up about it.

If you were arguing in good faith I’d be happy to share more, but this is going nowhere.

Glad you made yourself feel better though.

Cut the fake concern

If life has always been a struggle for most, why the concern about civilization ending? Talk about dissonance.

We should take care of the people that are here and give them the best chance of success. They didn’t ask for it. What about “struggling” and signing a kid up for the same seems remotely acceptable?

(5/5) You can disagree, that’s fine, maybe we look at other line items. The point is TABOR helps keep the state affordable, forces us to prioritize what matters, and, with better leadership, opens the door to innovative win-win solutions to challenges that aren’t the tired “throw more money at them”

(4/5) I’m very satisfied with the services my community provides in spite of the outsized spending in this one category. If more resources are needed to provide more or better-quality services, particularly in light of the inevitable demographic cliff, K-12 is obviously the first place to look.

(3/5) Instead they represent the cost to subsidize full-time daycare for the ever dwindling minority of people who make the wildly unethical choice to force a kid into a dying world. Beyond my antinatalism, This is a veiled transfer of wealth to the employers that benefit from this arrangement.

(2/5) ~50% of my property taxes go to K-12. It’s the 2nd largest item at the state level.

Kids deserve a high-quality education, and we all benefit. But, I don’t believe resources we currently devote to K-12 are representative of the real cost of effectively providing a top-notch education.

🧵(1/5) Discourse incoming. I say all this as someone who would never in a million years vote Republican—my unfiltered feelings toward them would get me banned—but who consistently votes and advocates against TABOR repeal and any/all end runs around it.

Radical leftist chiming in. I think TABOR is great. It’s one of the few things keeping the state even remotely affordable for working class people. K-12 enrollments will keep plummeting, so that’s a short term issue. Defund the police and there’s plenty of budget for things that matter.

In a heathy democracy, the WHCA would fight this by boycotting all WH and travel events until the old system was restored.

But they’re going to roll over and do whatever it takes to maintain “access” so they can be lied to in comfort

Week 4/36 of structured training done.

This week I really felt the benefits of speed work, feeling much more comfortable at higher intensities, with more muscle soreness than tendon. Going forward, definitely need to balance things with more easy running.

17 miles run + 1 uphill lap.

#fitnesssky

I also have 2 rescue dogs, it’s probably my #1 concern in planning my own exit, but at the end of the day they are dogs, and I can’t compromise my safety and health for them. I am not close to my bio family and, frankly, I’m better off without them in my life. My chosen family should/would leave /4

On the social and political points, I do not believe that the socio-cultural conditions that led to trump’s terms will ever get better. This is not a “both sides”, but the dems are a far right wing party, though the RS are, of course worse. /3

Medical bills that seem crazy high to a European are a drop in the bucket compared to copays on “covered” services here. The world is catching up to the alleged advanced capabilities of the U.S. system. This will only accelerate as the country continues to fall behind in the interests of profit /2

Thanks for the response, though I can’t 100% relate I can see and appreciate your perspective. For my part, focusing first on the healthcare points, my perception based on anecdotes and personal experience is that the uninsured in other countries are better off than the insured here /1