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@n8nrgim
my guess is that you dont have too many original ideas, and maybe just some DNC talking points.
sounds like the solution to every problem is more regulation, punishing producers, and higher taxes....
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@Best.Korea
It makes sense if you can steal a person's life savings without killing him that is evidence enough for the government caring and not being greedy at all.
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@n8nrgim
Really, at this point, you have to question the sanity of Californians thinking more taxation is a solution to anything left to salvage there.
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@n8nrgim
That's their thing...
Obviously not in California. It pays a person more to not build and instead invest in skyrocketing property values fueled by government policy.
and u r too critical to obvious solutions.
There's nothing obvious about California "solutions"
I believe you are too critical of the obvious results of taxation.
But the winds are changing slowly in California when basic needs stop getting delivered like firefighting and water.
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@Best.Korea
It shows that government of California cares to reduce murder rates.
Correct, because it is greedy and can get more money prioritizing murders over homes. Homelessness is a huge cash cow for the government.
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@Best.Korea
Yes, the cure for murder is homelessness.
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@Lemming
I had an epiphany why California government refuses to incentivize new housing.
If they did that, housing values would go down along with property tax revenue. The government is greedy more than caring.
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@Best.Korea
Red hot chili pepper song?
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@WyIted
Lol, we should just try to lynch scum. I don't care if I die. Definitely don't swap my role if we lynch scum on DP 1, I don't mind dying.
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@FLRW
Well stated.
Thank you Gavin Newsom.
High holding costs through property taxes might slow down some speculative activity from California investors, but they won't eliminate it if the underlying market dynamics: scarcity, demand, and guaranteed profit remain unaddressed. Tackling those root issues is key to creating a housing market that prioritizes accessibility and affordability over speculation. When San Francisco had high property taxes, it didn't stop speculation because of the cancer of regulation boosting the value of property over time.
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@n8nrgim
Nobody would build housing then. This seems like a California idea.
And property taxes encourage a broken rent system, no matter how you implement it. Most people cant individually afford the capital expenses of both house construction AND the taxes. Especially in California.
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@FLRW
The nation will hit its roughly $36 trillion debt limit tomorrow, when the Treasury Department will start taking extraordinary measures to allow the government to pay its bills. It looks like the USA will be Trump's largest bankruptcy.
I am glad you support DOGE along with the better half of the country.
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@FLRW
@WyIted
Biden just now granted immunity to his family members. A real Al Capone.
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@cristo71
so they can still be investigated and cross examined, just not charged.
That's OK, Trump was never charged with the crime of insurrection or a specific felony regarding his QuickBooks misdemeanor as well.
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@cristo71
Also, in 4 years when it wont be "Trump's law" and magically the justice system starts functioning again as they also would claim, why wouldn't you just give them a 4 year preemptive pardon instead of a lifetime immunity from the law, Trump or otherwise?
Something doesn't seem right about this. Or maybe this is perfectly fine. I can't decide!
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@cristo71
I get the reasoning, but if the Justice system is broken under Trump like they say, then everyone should be immune from courts, not just a few lucky people.
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@WyIted
Are pre-emptive pardons even constitutional?
It feels fishy and like something out of a banana republic to hand out lifetime get-out-of-jail-free cards to your pals, like a game of Monopoly
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Essentially branding them as state actors that need to be protected from the law.
Hail Hydra.
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@Vader
I agree, I went with what would be most helpful for town, not myself.
A selfish person would have picked Bulletproof or lynchproof.
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@ILikePie5
protection, other roles was
Doctor
Bulletproof
Lynchproof
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@WyIted
Because all the mothers that didn't find brain chemical happiness rearing kids went extinct a million years ago.
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@WyIted
Liberalism is literally the reason why a critical mass of women are not afraid to be childless and husbandless, dooming society to extinction.
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@AustinL0926
Personally, I would have picked gravedigger.
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@AustinL0926
So do you automatically hammer at L-1 no matter what?
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@ILikePie5
Hammerer was the only confirmable role, so I chose it. The role hammers any person at L - 1 if I'm not already on their wagon, and it disables at MYLO and LYLO.
Somehow, this doesn't make logical sense.
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@whiteflame
I agree, there is no category Luna's warped mind could not twist to serve evil. Pure evil.
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@Casey_Risk
I guess having 1x and also vanilla conversion makes it less strong.
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@Savant
Yep!
The day will end as usual, with the thread closing and transitioning into the night phase. However, the lynched player will remain alive as a vanilla townie. This action is performed during the daytime.
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@Savant
out of these:
Investigative
Manipulation
Negative Utility
Killing
Role Prevention
Voting
Passive
Communication
Do you think any of those could be mafia?
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@Casey_Risk
No one should be claiming their role category this early,
Challenge accepted.
I have a one-time ability to undo a lynch. After someone is lynched and their role is revealed, I can use my power to bring them back into the game. However, they’ll return as an ordinary vanilla townie. This ability (obviously) cannot be used on mafia members.
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@Shila
🎵
There once was a pair, Shila and BK,
Who snuck out together at the café.
Their hearts did a dance,
In a love-filled trance,
But they swore they'd keep it hidden away.
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By moonlight, they'd meet near the old oak tree,
Sharing whispers of love only they could see.
Though the world was blind,
Their hearts intertwined,
Bound in a secret, as sweet as could be.
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When morning arrived, they'd both play their part,
Hiding the passion that burned in their heart.
With a glance or a grin,
Their love lived within,
A story of secrets that time can't outsmart.
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@Savant
Dream of California fires...
Dream of California fires...
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Psychic sparks from power lines ignite the devastation,
And homeless camps in the canyons spark new conflagration.
And if you want this kind of blaze, it’s California fires.
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It’s the edge of the hills and all of dry unraked vegetation,
FEMA sits and spins their wheels, no help or explanation.
It’s understood disaster grows—it's California fires.
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Pay the arsonist his fee, to torch the lands of aging.
Smoky skies, FEMA denies, while chaos keeps on raging.
Flame born unicorn,
Lost homes, forlorn.
Dream of California fires,
Dream of California fires,
Dream of California fires,
Dream of California fires.
The homeless camps, the winds that dance, they bring the flames in motion,
While water funds and DEI plans drown in corruption’s ocean.
And every year they’re lighting up—it’s California fires.
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Space may be the final frontier, but it’s hard to build a reservoir,
FEMA shows with a check so small, it’s barely worth a soundbite.
The golden state is painted black—it's California fires.
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Pay the arsonist his fee, to torch the lands of aging.
Smoky skies, FEMA denies, while chaos keeps on raging.
Fire born unicorn,
Lost homes, forlorn.
🎵
Dream of California fires,
Dream of California fires,
Dream of California fires,
Dream of California fires.
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Destruction breeds a wildfire’s seed, the heatwave shows no patience.
FEMA sleeps, while the homeless sparks ignite the next cremation.
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Dream of California fires…
Dream of California fires…
Dream of California fires…
Dream of California fires…
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@zedvictor4
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@Sidewalker
Are you a deep state denier as well as a climate denier? Climate change is real, bro. Feel the heat. Indoors.
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@Sidewalker
It was due to global warming.
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@Sidewalker
And homeless tents and burned out houses are where Democrats live.
Race to the bottom playing the false dichotomy game, as usual.
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That older white male should lead by example.
Exactly, that article should never have been written, nor read.
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@Mharman
AI said the best solution is to keep FEMA around as a way to "coordinate state relief efforts" but remove the ability to provide billions in direct financial aid including the FEMA insurance program.
I probs would agree to that compromise if FEMA wasn't fully abolished.
Congress vs. FEMA: The Efficiency Myth
- Congressional Accountability:
- When a pre-1979 Congress allocated disaster relief on a case-by-case basis, there was at least debate and oversight. Lawmakers had to justify expenditures and ensure the funds were directed to real needs.
- FEMA, by contrast, operates with a blanket mandate and enormous discretion, which has led to rampant mismanagement, fraud, and waste.
- When a pre-1979 Congress allocated disaster relief on a case-by-case basis, there was at least debate and oversight. Lawmakers had to justify expenditures and ensure the funds were directed to real needs.
- FEMA's Track Record:
- FEMA’s response to Hurricane Katrina was infamously slow and chaotic, with billions wasted on unused resources, fraudulent claims, and poorly managed contracts.
- The $750 “meme payment” this year is another example of FEMA’s tone-deaf approach—failing to deliver meaningful relief while burning through taxpayer money on bureaucracy.
- FEMA’s response to Hurricane Katrina was infamously slow and chaotic, with billions wasted on unused resources, fraudulent claims, and poorly managed contracts.
- Local and Private Efficiency:
- Before FEMA, states, local governments, and private organizations handled the bulk of disaster relief. These groups are closer to the affected areas, enabling faster and more effective responses.
- FEMA’s centralized approach, by contrast, creates bottlenecks and delays as it tries to coordinate across vast bureaucratic layers.
- Before FEMA, states, local governments, and private organizations handled the bulk of disaster relief. These groups are closer to the affected areas, enabling faster and more effective responses.
Congress Would Be Better Today
- With modern technology, data, and communication tools, Congress could arguably handle disaster relief faster and more effectively than FEMA ever has. For example:
- Relief funds could be allocated digitally and directly to states, bypassing FEMA’s administrative overhead.
- Transparent reporting requirements could ensure funds are spent wisely, discouraging waste and fraud.
- Relief funds could be allocated digitally and directly to states, bypassing FEMA’s administrative overhead.
Why FEMA Is Worse Than Congress
FEMA doesn’t just duplicate Congress’s role—it amplifies inefficiencies:
- Incentivizing Neglect: States and local governments know FEMA will bail them out, so there’s little incentive to invest in proper infrastructure or preparedness.
- Distorting Markets: FEMA’s flood insurance program encourages risky development, creating disasters where none might have existed.
- Bloated Bureaucracy: With its sprawling size and mission creep, FEMA ends up wasting resources on administrative costs rather than direct aid.
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@Mharman
You could also make the case that Katrina was largely man-made much like the LA fires because of the blatant neglect to prepare the levee walls to proper standards.
I do like the idea of government reform. FEMA is too slow and inefficient to make a difference. Immediate relief always comes from private groups and state resources. This year, FEMA became a meme with the 750 cash payment instead of real help. Over the long term, FEMA distorts insurance markets and causes people to build even more poorly and locate in worse areas than the risk actually costs. FEMA also gives states incentives to "create" disasters through neglect, since it's so goddamn easy to siphon off a billion or 2 of barely noticed Federal funds like the state approved contractors did post Katrina.
Congress made a ton of redundant and bloated ways to spend tax money 50 years ago though the decades of massive government department expansions. I expect DOGE to take the ax to this Federal executive department somewhere down the line. If not, then turning FEMA into a political weapon to spank bad states would be a reluctant second option.
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Well, the next time Florida has a hurricane, the federal government and other state government should not send a dime.
Cause 750 dollars means so much. GTFO Ukraine traitor.
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