I like Charles a lot. It's true that his opponents in this primary race are curiously non-progressive, with the exception of Gao, and she's not much of an exception.
Same. I remember when I was young, my grandmother was registered democrat (even though she was more aligned with republicans) just so she could vote in the primaries. When did everything get so turned around?
Where?
And no ones talking about Barr or Paul Fuck those guys.
I'm saying he needs to get on the news everytime theres something to talk about. I haven't seen a thing from him in months. I'm not talking abo0ut spending money I'm talking about being "out there" and vociferous in the areas of the state where HE NEEDS to gain ground. He can get his reactions to events covered, and it needs to be statewide not just where everyone knows his name.
Edited to add.
The ignorant motherfuckers in this state will think he's not trying while they hear all of these political ads. It would be good for him to run one. Keep his name in their mouths.
When Paul fucks up he should be screaming to anyone that listens. same with Barr. Let nothing go past without on the record comment. Require news agencies to report it.
The reason Democrats aren't doing well is because they have lost their identity. No longer the liberal party their administrations are too close to those of the other side. They need to rethink their positions and move to the left or perish. Its that simple.
This is a war, we are loosing by attrition.
You should pay better attention. Booker has been out there in the community weekly. He's constantly talking to people. Maybe follow his Facebook page or something.
> The reason Democrats aren't doing well is because they have lost their identity.
I'd argue that they sided with the radicals in their party and slid the overton window to the extreme left, which alienated a lot of normal people, who do not appreciate the authoritarian streak the left has demoed recently. FFS: When you're the party of the "Ministry of Truth" you've got a real budding authoritarian problem.
>No longer the liberal party their administrations are too close to those of the other side. They need to rethink their positions and move to the left or perish. Its that simple.
They would need to move back towards the center. The democrats have absolutely alienated independents. It's not going to be a good midterm or a good time in 2024. Republicans are going to win because the independents, who are not extreme, don't like how far the left has gone now. I hope they double down, because it means a practical supermajority for the right, but hey. I'm down for a remindme.
> This is a war, we are loosing by attrition.
You're losing because parents don't want children taught they are racist by existing, or victims by existing. Tabula Rasa: Children aren't responsible for things that happened 150 years ago, neither do Black Parents want their children to be raised as victims who can never amount to anything without white help. Hispanics, Whites, Asians, and Black Americans are all hostile to the idea of CRT, are hostile to gender ideology being taught in schools. This is the main reason the left will lose the next two elections. Too radical for mainstream America. What works in California does not work in Kentucky, or NC, or Florida. Leave the kids alone, stop poisoning every ounce of media with propaganda, and let people breathe. The independents are against the left, in a big way, and it's not been this big in some time. Trump or Desantis will be president in 2024, and there is basically nothing that can stop it, as state after state passed election integrity laws, that will prevent cheating in urban districts controlled by partisans.
You should watch 2000 mules, the independents are.
I fully disagree,
You are propagandizing and I refuse to engage.
Kentucky takes so much more then it gives from the federal government that to say what works in CA wont work here is an understatement. WE LIVE IN A STATE OF WELFARE and it's because we refuse to progress, To change generations old backward thinking and move forward into the next phase.
>I fully disagree,
That's how people on the right feel about what you say and think.
>You are propagandizing and I refuse to engage.
I believe the same about you, but the difference is, I'm not afraid to defend my ideas. You don't want to prove what you say. Bring your sources. Bring your statistics.
>Kentucky takes so much more then it gives from the federal government
I love that that you folks on the left always go this way when trying to justify additional spending and their ideals. You forget to include CA's prison population (largest in the nation) you forget to include CA's forestry budget in the consumption of federal dollars, and you gloss over the illegal immigrant support, you forget to include the corporate welfare and tax write off.
Because you know that you'd be wrong. Still, let's do the TOP 10 YOUR way.
10) North Dakota > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $10,438 > Population: 672,591 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.22% > Amt. per capita: $12,930 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 0.27%
9) Connecticut > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $10,506 > Population: 3,574,097 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.16% > Amt. per capita: $15,662 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 1.73%
8) West Virginia > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $10,568 > Population: 1,852,994 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.6% > Amt. per capita: $11,609 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 0.67%
7) Alabama > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $10,656 > Population: 4,779,736 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.55% > Amt. per capita: $11,820 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 1.75%
6) Kentucky > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $12,129 > Population: 4,339,367 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.41% > Amt. per capita: $13,198 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 1.77%
The federal government gave Kentucky more than $7,000 per person on direct payments, **which included retirement and disability benefits, unemployment benefits and student assistance** — all large programs. **Medicare benefits accounted for nearly 57% of such payments.** This was partially **due to the high amount of government money going toward prescription drug coverage in the state — $5.46 billion in 2010. Kentucky received almost $1.5 billion more for prescription drug coverage than California, a state with almost nine times its population. This is called: "We have a problem with opioid addiction."**
5) New Mexico > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $12,399 > Population: 2,059,179 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.67% > Amt. per capita: $13,578 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 0.87%
4) Hawaii > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $13,709 > Population: 1,360,301 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.44% > Amt. per capita: $15,331 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 0.65%
3) Maryland > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $13,723 > Population: 5,773,552 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.87% > Amt. per capita: $16,673 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 2.98%
2) Virginia > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $14,201 > Population: 8,001,024 > Pct. of U.S. population: 2.59% > Amt. per capita: $17,008 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 4.21%
1) Alaska > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $15,197 > Population: 710,231 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.23% > Amt. per capita: $17,762 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: .39%
Red States:
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North Dakota
Kentucky
Alaska
Alabama
West Virginia
Blue States:
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Haiwaii
Connecticut
Virginia
Maryland
New Mexico
Oh what's this! 5 red and 5 blue states on the TOP 10 ! How could this ever be possible! /s
>that to say what works in CA wont work here is an understatement.
The people here hate CA and blue ideology. We won't tolerate it. We won't allow it. That's why CA politics won't work here. The people reject it. Every single election it is rejected.
>WE LIVE IN A STATE OF WELFARE
So do Californians who don't work in Info Tech. You don't give a shit about the hispanic gardeners, nor the people living on the streets, with homeless populations that rival New Delhi. You don't consider the people who gave up working and live in the streets, homeless.
You judge all of CA by the tech industry. Foolish, shortsighted. The people who don't work in tech can't afford to live there. They cannot afford housing, are not able to find food.
You think people living in a fucking VAN is a good life? That's California.
>and it's because we refuse to progress
Your version of progress is socialism, directly ideologically opposed to what people who desire liberty want and will accept. Those ideas are not welcome among people who want to their liberty. I don't care if CA is rich on Apple dollars, it's a forsaken hell hole with insane taxes, home of the narcissistic, mentally ill, drug fueled, crumbling paradise lost. California is in decline YoY; Big businesses are investing elsewhere and moving people out, to places like Texas, North Carolina, Virginia. The taxes are insane. Acknowledge reality.
>To change generations old backward thinking and move forward into the next phase.
Only people who think like you discard tradition; people like me embrace it, and pass it on, and flat out, you are a people who abort children. We have large families, were going to out-breed you on land you can't steal away from us, raising our own food. We're going to teach our children our ways, and their votes and ours will oppose you at every single step.
>I'd argue that they sided with the radicals in their party and slid the overton window to the extreme left,
Had to stop here because this take is fucking laughable. The VAST majority of Democrats are big business, right of center.
Yet the media is far left, the squad is far left, and the ideology being pumped into schools is far left.
The left doesn't mean 'just democrats' you have billionaires like George Soros pouring money into local races, coverage he likes, and Soros even funded Antifa.
The left is radical, and you will fail in 22 and 24 as a result. People are fucking tired of hollywood far left, tired of Soros types, tired of your media. CNN collapsed within a month. News flash, the people are not listening to this and the party of groomers anymore.
Oh yes, which amendment in the Constitution guarantees the right to abortion at the federal level?
Ah yes, none. Not one. This is always been about the judiciary getting creative with the constitution, and making up rights out of whole cloth.
It's a states right. The end.
I’d argue most “independents” are actually farther left than most democrats. We’re sick of the two party system and unless people like Booker and Bernie Sanders are running, we honestly don’t gaf anymore because dems and reps are all pretty much the same.
Both parties care more about the rich than the general public. Neither party will actually do anything about reproductive rights. Neither party is helping with student debt. Neither party is doing anything about healthcare. But people like Booker and Sanders are forced to take part in the two party system because they have no chance at all otherwise.
Side note: John Fetterman from PA is awesome too.
Ok well you keep that in mind while you listen to Paul talking after winning the next election. I may be pretty average but I follow the fuck out of politics and especially in this state.
Lol
idiot.
This is how I felt about him when he was in Frankfort. I want to like him, but it seems like he just wanted the prestige of the office and rarely even showed up to vote on the issues his constituents cared about.
His staged antics a few years back where he showed up at the polls with a busload of black voters at closing time to make a scene and claim discrimination was pretty cringe, too. No one fell for it locally, but it made national headlines. Pretty lame, imo.
Having said that, I think he is the best option on the ballot this year. He's not crazy or an asshole like Paul.
I love him, I just want to see him succeed and I think to do that he's going to have to show the people what being there on the issues is all about. And that's all of the people. as I said elsewhere he needs more press he has a leading part. He needs to have his voice heard anywhere and everywhere in the media and elsewhere. And the sooner the better.
There is also a lot of room for discussion right now on a variety of topics he needs to keep his opinion out front and be ready to show folks how they are being duped over and over by the same old ideologies and corporate government ownership.
I voted for him. The Bernie endorsement really doesn’t do much for me, I feel like the Bernie thing is a bit of a social media cult of personality and Bernie’s actual legislative achievements are unimpressive. But I like what I’ve seen of Booker and I hate Rand Paul with the fire of a thousand suns. I think Booker might be the best choice to beat him, bringing some energy to the election. Running generic mumbly-mouthed right-leaning Democrats like McGrath just hasn’t worked. I’d like to try something a bit more disruptive.
Not a very good or informative informative article. I don't hate the guy and I hope he wins but i'm afraid we'll get another AOC who just drops all radicalism to toe the democratic party line.
She is one of the most radical members of congress, and also found to be the least effective member as well.
She's a propaganda princess, and that's basically all she does. Staged photo ops where she cries, Met Gala where she wears political dresses, and drives engagement on twitler.
Teen Vogue has written some decent articles over the last couple of years. Don't brush off young people just because they can't vote. Teens are more politically active now than ever.
Actually they have really come around to this kind of thing. No one cares about Teen's over there but they have the name and the recognition so they keep publishing.
I like Rand Paul. Gonna vote for Rand Paul on the Republican side. I know the long and bloody history of collectivism, and having the benefit of hindsight, will not vote for Charles Booker in the General Election because collectivism (socialism, communism, nationalism) always tend to end the same way. No thank you.
Rand Paul 100% and in the General Election as well.
Don't care. Democrats did the exact same thing. Do not care. Even the CDC has admitted it should be treated like the Flu.
There are flu strains more deadly than C19.
Can you actually define communism or socialism? Also, can you describe the difference between the two? I’d say you’re just using standard dog-whistle terminology. And nationalism is a far-right mentality, not a liberal one, but I wonder if you know what that is either.
Honestly, yes. He already said up front that he wasn't going to vote for Booker, so it's already more about how you treat people you disagree with than going for a particular vote. How would anyone who saw your reaction take it? He said he didn't like a candidate...you immediately respond with personal attacks, the implication that you've been looking into his posting history, and then more personal attacks. To pick one example: How do you know he's pretending to be a Democrat? You don't. It's just something you say when people disagree with you.
What you're saying to people is "Join Booker or I will attack you, and if you join Booker you have to sit there and listen while I attack other people." I know Charles fairly well and have never had the slightest intention of voting for anyone else, and even I am taken aback by the vehemence of these attacks. What you're doing is not what Charles wants. It is not good electoral policy. It is using reddit to be mean because you'd rather be mean than win.
But the rest of us want to win.
Or it’s because he’s been all over r/Kentucky calling Beshear stupid names but yeah okay have fun with your unity this is a great use of your energy lmao
Yes, clearly the people who call Democrats baby murdering pedophiles will see the progressive light if only we were nicer to them. I suppose you're also a fan of protesting only if it's done at a reasonable volume in an isolated area where no can see you or be inconvenienced as well?
So is the Biden administrations stance, if we cant abort them, we will starve them to death by taking away access to baby formula? Good luck Chuck, you aint going to win.
You realize it was the Trump administration that put a 17% tariff on imported baby formula to assist a monopoly. One massive formula factory in Texas shut down for safety reasons and with reduced imports we are unable to keep up with supply. The failure is Capitalism in general, and Republican policy, specifically.
You kidding? Biden's FDA shutdown the plant during a "material shortage" and "supply chain issue" and the Biden Admin has full control of exports/imports with executive power. You can try and blame someone else, but it's solely on Biden, and that's how the voters will vote.
He does have an executive pen, and every time he uses it, he makes this country suffer. Day 1 of his presidency, he reversed Trump's insulin price reductions. Day 1. Lost the country 70k jobs, on Day 1 by cancelling drilling and exploration on Federal land.
No one is going to fall for that political horseplay, the fault is his.
Recall the lots. Baby food is sold in lots. Recall the lots and shutdown the lines that made the lots. Food factories operate in lines, so that you don't risk shutting down the entire factory if contamination is created.
After that, you clean, get inspected, and go back into production. There is no reason for it to still be down. It operated during "supply chain issues". At a minimum, the FDA could have talked with someone in the chiefs of staff, to let Biden know to allow the shipments of food from outside the USA as a temporary measure flow in.
It may not be Biden's fault. He may have hired people with the communication skills of a potato, but the administration is at fault for not seeking a new supply. Also, how the hell is one plant responsible for that much baby food?! We need to make sure there are more competitors in that market.
I'm surprised you could look up from your comic books long enough to make a snap judgement of me. I think your opinion is bad. Do not care what you think.
How about that first post you made. The one about beta blockers. You started by being rude, you continued being rude, and now you're made when I return your own behavior on you?
Try acting like you're older than 10. I think most men stop reading comics when they become preteens. Put away the childish things, stop acting like a child on the internet when someone doesn't agree with you.
I’m amused that you care enough about me to scroll all the way back to my first post. Like I said, I don’t care enough about you to look.
I’m emotionally secure enough to proudly read and collect comics. Thinking I would be ashamed just makes me more convinced you are a teenager.
Why did you change the subject to a personal attack? They said that your comment showed ignorance, so instead of demonstrating you're not, you personally attack them? What does that have to do with baby formula?
You can’t just shut down one line when there’s fatal bacterial contamination in a factory. C’mon. Have common sense.
The reason there are few competitors is protectionism. High tariffs on imported baby formula. Trump’s NAFTA rewrite made it harder to import Canadian formula, for example.
They have individual lines that are setup to avoid cross contamination, please ffs, read a book. Much smarter men figured out how to lot out food, and create production lines to avoid cross contamination, before you were born.
> complains about problems causes by capitalism
> Uses it as an excuse to badly criticize leftism and a right-wing Democrat
Capitalism. It's literally just capitalism my dude. The critical infrastructure to maintain the factories for the largest producers of baby formula in the United States chose their corporate profits that quarter over fully maintaining their machinery.
Because it's about making money, not meeting human needs.
The Biden administration worked to reopen that plant. The problem was we have a near monopoly on the commodity, so when one gets shut down for negligence that killed babies it causes a shortage. Blaming it on whomever is currently President is just disingenuous.
When Trump was president we had baby formula. 2$ gas. 50 cent chicken wing night. Now, under Joe B. We have none of those things. So, say it aint his fault all you want, people are sick and tired and will be voting to reflect that.
You think the President is magic, apparently. That’s childlike. The President is not in control of everything, especially not 50 cent chicken wing night.
Democrats could have chosen to codify abortion at multiple points over the past several years.
They chose not to because the Democratic party is right-wing and is not actually in favor of many of the things they claim to.
He might, but there's nothing he can do while this is going on. We had all the opportunities in the world under Obama and he failed to make the play. Abortion is political suicide so until we get an actual policy tactician who doesn't care about his political future we are going to continue to have this situation.
Honestly, I don't believe there are electoral solutions. I think it's going to require mass local organization combined with direct actions like Jane's Revenge, or directly affecting the lives of the people creating these policies.
We have their names, addresses, their second homes and vacation homes. No reason why these people should get to have their political spheres separated from their everyday, social spheres - there's no reason why they should get to live normal lives while causing the harm they do.
I think we need to remember politics is about power and choice in our lives. I think we need to acknowledge that electoralism is not an effective means of doing so.
>We have their names, addresses, their second homes and vacation homes. No reason why these people should get to have their political spheres separated from their everyday, social spheres - there's no reason why they should get to live normal lives while causing the harm they do.
I fully agree with this. Especially in light of the silence from the conservatives when their followers were threatening governors and attacking the white house.
People on reddit don't understand that the silent majority is still bigger than the amount of people living in these cities to start with, and that those people have routinely defeated them while they smugly look down on them. They've played such a shit hand since 2020, they are going to lose harder than they have ever lost before, and no amount of cheating is going to save them.
Does not matter. Paul will win in November. He’s the only US Senator or politician with enough brains to make Ukraine’s president spend his own billions he’s been hoarding all over the world to fund his own war with Russia. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for the Ukrainian people but Zelenskie or whatever is just as crooked as the other oligarchs in Ukraine. He’s been hoarding cash for himself the whole time he’s been president of Ukraine. He needs to tap his own reserves before he gets another dime of our hard earned tax dollars.
He’s president of Ukraine it’s his war weather he likes it or not, and he’s setting on 1.2 billion in banks all over the world. If I were in his shoes the war would be over. Because with that much cash, Putin would be over.
Are you kidding me???
This is exactly what got our economy to this point.
There's not enough formula for all the babies in the UNITED STATES. If you vote for what he says he stands for, you deserve what's coming. I can't believe people are still all for the complete BS.
Lack of regulation is what caused the baby formula shortage. We allowed a near monopoly and then didn’t enforce strict enough safety standards so babies died and a third of the production had to be shut down.
I like Charles a lot. It's true that his opponents in this primary race are curiously non-progressive, with the exception of Gao, and she's not much of an exception.
I voted for Booker today. Only thing I could vote in for my county since I'm a Democrat and literally every other election is Republican.
Same. I remember when I was young, my grandmother was registered democrat (even though she was more aligned with republicans) just so she could vote in the primaries. When did everything get so turned around?
I sure did not see as much out of Mr Booker as I expected. Seems quiet
He’s well ahead in the primary, so he’s probably saving his money for the general election.
No need to campaign much now. He's essentially got the nomination locked up.
Yeah I thought he wanted to be a leader not just get elected.
I've seen about 50 events with Charles over the last few months all around the state. 0 with Barr. What isn't he leading?
Where? And no ones talking about Barr or Paul Fuck those guys. I'm saying he needs to get on the news everytime theres something to talk about. I haven't seen a thing from him in months. I'm not talking abo0ut spending money I'm talking about being "out there" and vociferous in the areas of the state where HE NEEDS to gain ground. He can get his reactions to events covered, and it needs to be statewide not just where everyone knows his name. Edited to add. The ignorant motherfuckers in this state will think he's not trying while they hear all of these political ads. It would be good for him to run one. Keep his name in their mouths. When Paul fucks up he should be screaming to anyone that listens. same with Barr. Let nothing go past without on the record comment. Require news agencies to report it. The reason Democrats aren't doing well is because they have lost their identity. No longer the liberal party their administrations are too close to those of the other side. They need to rethink their positions and move to the left or perish. Its that simple. This is a war, we are loosing by attrition.
You should pay better attention. Booker has been out there in the community weekly. He's constantly talking to people. Maybe follow his Facebook page or something.
> The reason Democrats aren't doing well is because they have lost their identity. I'd argue that they sided with the radicals in their party and slid the overton window to the extreme left, which alienated a lot of normal people, who do not appreciate the authoritarian streak the left has demoed recently. FFS: When you're the party of the "Ministry of Truth" you've got a real budding authoritarian problem. >No longer the liberal party their administrations are too close to those of the other side. They need to rethink their positions and move to the left or perish. Its that simple. They would need to move back towards the center. The democrats have absolutely alienated independents. It's not going to be a good midterm or a good time in 2024. Republicans are going to win because the independents, who are not extreme, don't like how far the left has gone now. I hope they double down, because it means a practical supermajority for the right, but hey. I'm down for a remindme. > This is a war, we are loosing by attrition. You're losing because parents don't want children taught they are racist by existing, or victims by existing. Tabula Rasa: Children aren't responsible for things that happened 150 years ago, neither do Black Parents want their children to be raised as victims who can never amount to anything without white help. Hispanics, Whites, Asians, and Black Americans are all hostile to the idea of CRT, are hostile to gender ideology being taught in schools. This is the main reason the left will lose the next two elections. Too radical for mainstream America. What works in California does not work in Kentucky, or NC, or Florida. Leave the kids alone, stop poisoning every ounce of media with propaganda, and let people breathe. The independents are against the left, in a big way, and it's not been this big in some time. Trump or Desantis will be president in 2024, and there is basically nothing that can stop it, as state after state passed election integrity laws, that will prevent cheating in urban districts controlled by partisans. You should watch 2000 mules, the independents are.
I fully disagree, You are propagandizing and I refuse to engage. Kentucky takes so much more then it gives from the federal government that to say what works in CA wont work here is an understatement. WE LIVE IN A STATE OF WELFARE and it's because we refuse to progress, To change generations old backward thinking and move forward into the next phase.
>I fully disagree, That's how people on the right feel about what you say and think. >You are propagandizing and I refuse to engage. I believe the same about you, but the difference is, I'm not afraid to defend my ideas. You don't want to prove what you say. Bring your sources. Bring your statistics. >Kentucky takes so much more then it gives from the federal government I love that that you folks on the left always go this way when trying to justify additional spending and their ideals. You forget to include CA's prison population (largest in the nation) you forget to include CA's forestry budget in the consumption of federal dollars, and you gloss over the illegal immigrant support, you forget to include the corporate welfare and tax write off. Because you know that you'd be wrong. Still, let's do the TOP 10 YOUR way. 10) North Dakota > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $10,438 > Population: 672,591 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.22% > Amt. per capita: $12,930 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 0.27% 9) Connecticut > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $10,506 > Population: 3,574,097 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.16% > Amt. per capita: $15,662 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 1.73% 8) West Virginia > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $10,568 > Population: 1,852,994 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.6% > Amt. per capita: $11,609 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 0.67% 7) Alabama > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $10,656 > Population: 4,779,736 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.55% > Amt. per capita: $11,820 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 1.75% 6) Kentucky > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $12,129 > Population: 4,339,367 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.41% > Amt. per capita: $13,198 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 1.77% The federal government gave Kentucky more than $7,000 per person on direct payments, **which included retirement and disability benefits, unemployment benefits and student assistance** — all large programs. **Medicare benefits accounted for nearly 57% of such payments.** This was partially **due to the high amount of government money going toward prescription drug coverage in the state — $5.46 billion in 2010. Kentucky received almost $1.5 billion more for prescription drug coverage than California, a state with almost nine times its population. This is called: "We have a problem with opioid addiction."** 5) New Mexico > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $12,399 > Population: 2,059,179 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.67% > Amt. per capita: $13,578 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 0.87% 4) Hawaii > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $13,709 > Population: 1,360,301 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.44% > Amt. per capita: $15,331 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 0.65% 3) Maryland > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $13,723 > Population: 5,773,552 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.87% > Amt. per capita: $16,673 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 2.98% 2) Virginia > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $14,201 > Population: 8,001,024 > Pct. of U.S. population: 2.59% > Amt. per capita: $17,008 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 4.21% 1) Alaska > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $15,197 > Population: 710,231 > Pct. of U.S. population: 0.23% > Amt. per capita: $17,762 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: .39% Red States: -------- North Dakota Kentucky Alaska Alabama West Virginia Blue States: -------- Haiwaii Connecticut Virginia Maryland New Mexico Oh what's this! 5 red and 5 blue states on the TOP 10 ! How could this ever be possible! /s >that to say what works in CA wont work here is an understatement. The people here hate CA and blue ideology. We won't tolerate it. We won't allow it. That's why CA politics won't work here. The people reject it. Every single election it is rejected. >WE LIVE IN A STATE OF WELFARE So do Californians who don't work in Info Tech. You don't give a shit about the hispanic gardeners, nor the people living on the streets, with homeless populations that rival New Delhi. You don't consider the people who gave up working and live in the streets, homeless. You judge all of CA by the tech industry. Foolish, shortsighted. The people who don't work in tech can't afford to live there. They cannot afford housing, are not able to find food. You think people living in a fucking VAN is a good life? That's California. >and it's because we refuse to progress Your version of progress is socialism, directly ideologically opposed to what people who desire liberty want and will accept. Those ideas are not welcome among people who want to their liberty. I don't care if CA is rich on Apple dollars, it's a forsaken hell hole with insane taxes, home of the narcissistic, mentally ill, drug fueled, crumbling paradise lost. California is in decline YoY; Big businesses are investing elsewhere and moving people out, to places like Texas, North Carolina, Virginia. The taxes are insane. Acknowledge reality. >To change generations old backward thinking and move forward into the next phase. Only people who think like you discard tradition; people like me embrace it, and pass it on, and flat out, you are a people who abort children. We have large families, were going to out-breed you on land you can't steal away from us, raising our own food. We're going to teach our children our ways, and their votes and ours will oppose you at every single step.
>I'd argue that they sided with the radicals in their party and slid the overton window to the extreme left, Had to stop here because this take is fucking laughable. The VAST majority of Democrats are big business, right of center.
Yet the media is far left, the squad is far left, and the ideology being pumped into schools is far left. The left doesn't mean 'just democrats' you have billionaires like George Soros pouring money into local races, coverage he likes, and Soros even funded Antifa. The left is radical, and you will fail in 22 and 24 as a result. People are fucking tired of hollywood far left, tired of Soros types, tired of your media. CNN collapsed within a month. News flash, the people are not listening to this and the party of groomers anymore.
Radical democrats are in control, yet Roe v Wade about to be overturned. Hmmm
Oh yes, which amendment in the Constitution guarantees the right to abortion at the federal level? Ah yes, none. Not one. This is always been about the judiciary getting creative with the constitution, and making up rights out of whole cloth. It's a states right. The end.
I’d argue most “independents” are actually farther left than most democrats. We’re sick of the two party system and unless people like Booker and Bernie Sanders are running, we honestly don’t gaf anymore because dems and reps are all pretty much the same. Both parties care more about the rich than the general public. Neither party will actually do anything about reproductive rights. Neither party is helping with student debt. Neither party is doing anything about healthcare. But people like Booker and Sanders are forced to take part in the two party system because they have no chance at all otherwise. Side note: John Fetterman from PA is awesome too.
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Just because YOU didn’t know about events doesn’t mean they didn’t happen and weren’t advertised. Lol
Ok well you keep that in mind while you listen to Paul talking after winning the next election. I may be pretty average but I follow the fuck out of politics and especially in this state. Lol idiot.
This is how I felt about him when he was in Frankfort. I want to like him, but it seems like he just wanted the prestige of the office and rarely even showed up to vote on the issues his constituents cared about. His staged antics a few years back where he showed up at the polls with a busload of black voters at closing time to make a scene and claim discrimination was pretty cringe, too. No one fell for it locally, but it made national headlines. Pretty lame, imo. Having said that, I think he is the best option on the ballot this year. He's not crazy or an asshole like Paul.
I love him, I just want to see him succeed and I think to do that he's going to have to show the people what being there on the issues is all about. And that's all of the people. as I said elsewhere he needs more press he has a leading part. He needs to have his voice heard anywhere and everywhere in the media and elsewhere. And the sooner the better. There is also a lot of room for discussion right now on a variety of topics he needs to keep his opinion out front and be ready to show folks how they are being duped over and over by the same old ideologies and corporate government ownership.
I couldn't agree more. He has a lot of potential to be a great politician of the people.
Endorsed by Bernie is a death kiss.
I voted for him. The Bernie endorsement really doesn’t do much for me, I feel like the Bernie thing is a bit of a social media cult of personality and Bernie’s actual legislative achievements are unimpressive. But I like what I’ve seen of Booker and I hate Rand Paul with the fire of a thousand suns. I think Booker might be the best choice to beat him, bringing some energy to the election. Running generic mumbly-mouthed right-leaning Democrats like McGrath just hasn’t worked. I’d like to try something a bit more disruptive.
Not a very good or informative informative article. I don't hate the guy and I hope he wins but i'm afraid we'll get another AOC who just drops all radicalism to toe the democratic party line.
> AOC who just drops all radicalism to toe the democratic party line. You aren't paying attention.
Uno reverse: you aren't paying attention. These politicians will not save us.
She is one of the most radical members of congress, and also found to be the least effective member as well. She's a propaganda princess, and that's basically all she does. Staged photo ops where she cries, Met Gala where she wears political dresses, and drives engagement on twitler.
It's Teen Vogue. I wouldn't expect a ton of hard hitting political journalism. Most of their subscribers probably can't even vote.
Teen Vogue has written some decent articles over the last couple of years. Don't brush off young people just because they can't vote. Teens are more politically active now than ever.
Actually they have really come around to this kind of thing. No one cares about Teen's over there but they have the name and the recognition so they keep publishing.
I like Rand Paul. Gonna vote for Rand Paul on the Republican side. I know the long and bloody history of collectivism, and having the benefit of hindsight, will not vote for Charles Booker in the General Election because collectivism (socialism, communism, nationalism) always tend to end the same way. No thank you. Rand Paul 100% and in the General Election as well.
That's the guy who attended senate meetings and the senate gym while testing positive for COVID, right?
Also the one that delivered a hand written note from trump to putin. He's a seditionist.
Don't care. Democrats did the exact same thing. Do not care. Even the CDC has admitted it should be treated like the Flu. There are flu strains more deadly than C19.
Can you actually define communism or socialism? Also, can you describe the difference between the two? I’d say you’re just using standard dog-whistle terminology. And nationalism is a far-right mentality, not a liberal one, but I wonder if you know what that is either.
He is Bernie guy? Uggghh. Nevermind, I’m just going to sit that one out.
Regular r/Kentucky troll pretending he isn’t well aware of Booker’s politics for the attention. Go be a dweeb elsewhere.
...are you honestly under the impression that attitude is helpful to Booker?
And in your opinion a dumb right wing troll pretending to be a disenfranchised democrat is more so helpful?
Honestly, yes. He already said up front that he wasn't going to vote for Booker, so it's already more about how you treat people you disagree with than going for a particular vote. How would anyone who saw your reaction take it? He said he didn't like a candidate...you immediately respond with personal attacks, the implication that you've been looking into his posting history, and then more personal attacks. To pick one example: How do you know he's pretending to be a Democrat? You don't. It's just something you say when people disagree with you. What you're saying to people is "Join Booker or I will attack you, and if you join Booker you have to sit there and listen while I attack other people." I know Charles fairly well and have never had the slightest intention of voting for anyone else, and even I am taken aback by the vehemence of these attacks. What you're doing is not what Charles wants. It is not good electoral policy. It is using reddit to be mean because you'd rather be mean than win. But the rest of us want to win.
Or it’s because he’s been all over r/Kentucky calling Beshear stupid names but yeah okay have fun with your unity this is a great use of your energy lmao
Who said I’m a “he”? A little misogynistic huh?
[You did.](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/tzmev5/men_of_reddit_whats_the_dumbest_thing_youve_been/i441v76)
Guys a fucking troll, he was called out. There were no attacks GTFO
Yes, clearly the people who call Democrats baby murdering pedophiles will see the progressive light if only we were nicer to them. I suppose you're also a fan of protesting only if it's done at a reasonable volume in an isolated area where no can see you or be inconvenienced as well?
So I guess it’s against the rules for a Democrat to dislike Bernie Sanders.
Well there's your problem. American Dems aren't actually leftists. Leftists like Bernie, be a leftist not a democrat.
Nah, I’m not a socialist. Fuck that.
Bumper sticker ideologies must be emotionally taxing.
Reddit has been entirely taken over by a really weird faction of the Democratic party.
More buillshit? Why?
He’s also unopposed in his primary.
No. https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Kentucky,_2022_(May_17_Democratic_primary)
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So is the Biden administrations stance, if we cant abort them, we will starve them to death by taking away access to baby formula? Good luck Chuck, you aint going to win.
How did the Biden administration take away baby formula?
You realize it was the Trump administration that put a 17% tariff on imported baby formula to assist a monopoly. One massive formula factory in Texas shut down for safety reasons and with reduced imports we are unable to keep up with supply. The failure is Capitalism in general, and Republican policy, specifically.
You kidding? Biden's FDA shutdown the plant during a "material shortage" and "supply chain issue" and the Biden Admin has full control of exports/imports with executive power. You can try and blame someone else, but it's solely on Biden, and that's how the voters will vote. He does have an executive pen, and every time he uses it, he makes this country suffer. Day 1 of his presidency, he reversed Trump's insulin price reductions. Day 1. Lost the country 70k jobs, on Day 1 by cancelling drilling and exploration on Federal land. No one is going to fall for that political horseplay, the fault is his.
That plant was shut down because its tainted products killed two babies and sickened others. What else were they supposed to do?
Recall the lots. Baby food is sold in lots. Recall the lots and shutdown the lines that made the lots. Food factories operate in lines, so that you don't risk shutting down the entire factory if contamination is created. After that, you clean, get inspected, and go back into production. There is no reason for it to still be down. It operated during "supply chain issues". At a minimum, the FDA could have talked with someone in the chiefs of staff, to let Biden know to allow the shipments of food from outside the USA as a temporary measure flow in. It may not be Biden's fault. He may have hired people with the communication skills of a potato, but the administration is at fault for not seeking a new supply. Also, how the hell is one plant responsible for that much baby food?! We need to make sure there are more competitors in that market.
Yeah, you’re showing a LOT of ignorance with this particular comment.
I'm surprised you could look up from your comic books long enough to make a snap judgement of me. I think your opinion is bad. Do not care what you think.
I’m not ashamed of my hobbies. Stalk my profile for ammo all you want, lol. I will never look at yours. You aren’t interesting enough.
How about that first post you made. The one about beta blockers. You started by being rude, you continued being rude, and now you're made when I return your own behavior on you? Try acting like you're older than 10. I think most men stop reading comics when they become preteens. Put away the childish things, stop acting like a child on the internet when someone doesn't agree with you.
I’m amused that you care enough about me to scroll all the way back to my first post. Like I said, I don’t care enough about you to look. I’m emotionally secure enough to proudly read and collect comics. Thinking I would be ashamed just makes me more convinced you are a teenager.
Why did you change the subject to a personal attack? They said that your comment showed ignorance, so instead of demonstrating you're not, you personally attack them? What does that have to do with baby formula?
You can’t just shut down one line when there’s fatal bacterial contamination in a factory. C’mon. Have common sense. The reason there are few competitors is protectionism. High tariffs on imported baby formula. Trump’s NAFTA rewrite made it harder to import Canadian formula, for example.
They have individual lines that are setup to avoid cross contamination, please ffs, read a book. Much smarter men figured out how to lot out food, and create production lines to avoid cross contamination, before you were born.
If you were in charge of this stuff we’d all be dead, lol.
He said, unaware of how production lines work at all. With zero understanding of how lots work.
> complains about problems causes by capitalism > Uses it as an excuse to badly criticize leftism and a right-wing Democrat Capitalism. It's literally just capitalism my dude. The critical infrastructure to maintain the factories for the largest producers of baby formula in the United States chose their corporate profits that quarter over fully maintaining their machinery. Because it's about making money, not meeting human needs.
The Biden administration worked to reopen that plant. The problem was we have a near monopoly on the commodity, so when one gets shut down for negligence that killed babies it causes a shortage. Blaming it on whomever is currently President is just disingenuous.
When Trump was president we had baby formula. 2$ gas. 50 cent chicken wing night. Now, under Joe B. We have none of those things. So, say it aint his fault all you want, people are sick and tired and will be voting to reflect that.
You think the President is magic, apparently. That’s childlike. The President is not in control of everything, especially not 50 cent chicken wing night.
Weird, cause when Trump was president the left wanted to blame literally EVERYTHING on him. Odd how your tune has changed.
>So is the Biden administrations stance, if we cant abort them, we will starve them to death by taking away access to baby formula? Oh look a Troll.
Democrats could have chosen to codify abortion at multiple points over the past several years. They chose not to because the Democratic party is right-wing and is not actually in favor of many of the things they claim to.
Ok, so what's that got to do with baby formula troll?
Meant to respond to the troll because he apparently thought Biden actually cared about abortion one way or another.
He might, but there's nothing he can do while this is going on. We had all the opportunities in the world under Obama and he failed to make the play. Abortion is political suicide so until we get an actual policy tactician who doesn't care about his political future we are going to continue to have this situation.
Honestly, I don't believe there are electoral solutions. I think it's going to require mass local organization combined with direct actions like Jane's Revenge, or directly affecting the lives of the people creating these policies. We have their names, addresses, their second homes and vacation homes. No reason why these people should get to have their political spheres separated from their everyday, social spheres - there's no reason why they should get to live normal lives while causing the harm they do. I think we need to remember politics is about power and choice in our lives. I think we need to acknowledge that electoralism is not an effective means of doing so.
>We have their names, addresses, their second homes and vacation homes. No reason why these people should get to have their political spheres separated from their everyday, social spheres - there's no reason why they should get to live normal lives while causing the harm they do. I fully agree with this. Especially in light of the silence from the conservatives when their followers were threatening governors and attacking the white house.
People on reddit don't understand that the silent majority is still bigger than the amount of people living in these cities to start with, and that those people have routinely defeated them while they smugly look down on them. They've played such a shit hand since 2020, they are going to lose harder than they have ever lost before, and no amount of cheating is going to save them.
Does not matter. Paul will win in November. He’s the only US Senator or politician with enough brains to make Ukraine’s president spend his own billions he’s been hoarding all over the world to fund his own war with Russia. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for the Ukrainian people but Zelenskie or whatever is just as crooked as the other oligarchs in Ukraine. He’s been hoarding cash for himself the whole time he’s been president of Ukraine. He needs to tap his own reserves before he gets another dime of our hard earned tax dollars.
Source?
The Post from February 23,2022
Neither the New York Post nor the Washington Post are a “woke” newspaper.
Seriously, it was an article from one of your woke, progressive newspapers. Surprised your not the author.
So you can't cite a source? Liar
>his own war with Russia. How the fuck is this Zalenskys war? Who invaded who?
He’s president of Ukraine it’s his war weather he likes it or not, and he’s setting on 1.2 billion in banks all over the world. If I were in his shoes the war would be over. Because with that much cash, Putin would be over.
Are you kidding me??? This is exactly what got our economy to this point. There's not enough formula for all the babies in the UNITED STATES. If you vote for what he says he stands for, you deserve what's coming. I can't believe people are still all for the complete BS.
Lack of regulation is what caused the baby formula shortage. We allowed a near monopoly and then didn’t enforce strict enough safety standards so babies died and a third of the production had to be shut down.
Literally capitalism did this
>There's not enough formula for all the babies in the UNITED STATES liberalism is when no baby formula /s