Tapate50
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But hows Hawaii's dental care
Some Red State/Blue State Indicia
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I’ve never once condoned bus stabbing. I’m not sure why you continue to be such an insincere dick about this when I’m generally engaging in good faith with you on it.
sturg33
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On this post, I meant to say "condemn"
which is the basis of your commentary. Horrible thing happens due to policies you support. You're brave enough to say "I'm against bus stabbings, but we also have a prison population problem. I require no changes from my political leaders. I'm voting D."
nsacpi will show up to tell us George Floyd racism is a bigger health threat than covid. He's a useful academic!
I don’t think the Republicans have the answer either, and I don’t think the answer is necessarily to either abandon all rights of the accused/convicted or to do nothing to stop violent offenders. What is so damn hard to understand about my position of needing genuine reform that includes steps to not release violent criminals and protections of civil liberties? Just because the two parties can’t get it right doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
It is worth noting that Red states have a higher homicide rate with the gap growing. And NY City has a lower homicide rate than rural areas. But hey if ruby red rural states have any good policy ideas, whether it be on crime or any other issues, blue states should be humble enough to learn from them.
What parts of red states? Who is committing the crimes?
sturg33
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Oh there he is.
The academic weighs in.
I guess the Ukranian refugee getting murdered on public transport while everyone sat and watched wasn't on the same level of a 16 year old kid smiling at an Indian banging a drum in his face.
But to your point, I am reassured that when I visit NYC, its statistically unlikely that *I* will be the person stabbed that day
In reality though I think this is an opportunity when the left brings this up. Trump should say I agree these cities in red states are too unsafe. Work with republicans governors and clean them up. Then come election season crime rates plummet in red states and leftists are left wondering what is wrong?
sturg33
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Yup. Let blue state cities continue to rot as their governors do everything they can to keep status quo
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
New York # 2 after Hawaii in average weekly wage growth in the past year. Just sayin.
When something good like that happens in blue states can't be possibly related to policy.
When something bad happens, definitely due to crazy lib policies.
Meanwhile, when something bad happens in red states (like chronic poverty and dental insecurity and poor health outcomes including shorter lives, high homicide rates), well that's just the way things are.
When something good like that happens in blue states can't be possibly related to policy.
When something bad happens, definitely due to crazy lib policies.
Meanwhile, when something bad happens in red states (like chronic poverty and dental insecurity and poor health outcomes including shorter lives, high homicide rates), well that's just the way things are.
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Can you help us understand the policies used locally to increase wages?
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
CUNY. SUNY, which is second only to the Cal system among state public university systems. NY and othe blue cities invest heavilty in mass transit, which for all of their flaws are a very important part of what makes those cities work economically.
States like NY, California and Massachusetts invest heavily in R&D partnerships with key sectors of their economy.
Blue states invest heavily in public health policy. Healthy workers are productive workers.
All of those thangs require money (taxes), something red states like Texas are notably allergic to. To the point they won't invest in very basic public goods. When was the last time Texas or Florida produced a world-beating company or technological innovation. NY, California, Massachusetts, NJ, Washington state and other blue states routinely do it. Left to its own devices Red America would be third world country. That's no exaggeration.
The outstanding economic outcomes of those states don't happen by magic. There is an overlapping set of cultural, political and policy factors that make things happen. And red states have a different set of such factors that produce very different outcomes.
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I just want to understand properly - the public transportation system that has been around for decades and has degraded the last 10-20 years is a factor in wage growth. Ok - I think thats reasonable. What is unique about this that ties to to Democrat policies?
For R&D partnerships you are basically saying that is wealth transfer from taxes to wages so net 0 to the actual worker or probably worse?
LOL - health policy. THe reality is wealthy people are healthier and poor people are not.
I will not say a bad word about SUNY/CUNY as I am proudly a Bing grad and did some focussed studies in finance/accounting at Queens. Did me well.....