TenderLovingKiller®
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Bitches.
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Bitches.
There is a lot of money in MA. Lots of very affluent people. While I totally agree with you as a whole, o the North Shore of MA and Cape regions the policy makers are in fact millionaires. In these areas you have the very affluent people who come from old money. A lot of these people are very involved in politics.
MA as the same issue where most of the state income and sales taxes get distributed to the rural parts of the state. We also have policy makers who used the MBTA public transportation operational budget to pay for the big dig (highways and tunnels). 30% of the MBTA's operational budget goes for paying back the big dig for the next 50 years.
They robbed Peter (public transportation) to pay for the big dig. So not only is it critically underfunded, 30% of is budget has been taken away.
Another unique issue we have is our highway system in the North East sucks. It's not capable of handling the car traffic and there is no room to expand capacity. Boston has some of the worst traffic in the world trying to drive into the city. There is no longer rush hour traffic, every hour of the day is rush hour traffic and gridlock. Society needs to move away from relying on cars to get into the city.
MA as the same issue where most of the state income and sales taxes get distributed to the rural parts of the state. We also have policy makers who used the MBTA public transportation operational budget to pay for the big dig (highways and tunnels). 30% of the MBTA's operational budget goes for paying back the big dig for the next 50 years.
They robbed Peter (public transportation) to pay for the big dig. So not only is it critically underfunded, 30% of is budget has been taken away.
Another unique issue we have is our highway system in the North East sucks. It's not capable of handling the car traffic and there is no room to expand capacity. Boston has some of the worst traffic in the world trying to drive into the city. There is no longer rush hour traffic, every hour of the day is rush hour traffic and gridlock. Society needs to move away from relying on cars to get into the city.
Yup
This is why ransomware attacks like this will only become a larger problem. If you pay the ransom it only incentivizes them to do it more.
Dtknuckles
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That’s going to cut into the Koch Industries profits this year. They are a major stakeholder.
that is the second hack this year, water utilities in Florida being the second. And a failure in Texas power grid.
Pretty sure this is somewhere in the constitution...
Hospitals are a favorite target of ransomware and they tend to pay up.
This is becoming frequently enough that it can be attributed to one of the reasons we are seeing an increase in the cost of healthcare.
This is becoming frequently enough that it can be attributed to one of the reasons we are seeing an increase in the cost of healthcare.
This meme is everywhere today. Because, you know, Biden is to blame for the pipeline issues.
Max Sterling
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And high lumber prices, and the the whole Israel/Palestine thing, probably the Marvel movie delays, Daft Punk Breaking up, etc...
TenderLovingKiller®
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I think you hang out at the absolute worst places on the internet (outside of N&G). I doubt I would have ever seen this had you not posted it here.
TenderLovingKiller®
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I really don't hang out anywhere else besides N&G, Instagram and Twitter.
This meme is circulating via many of my high school classmates.
This meme is circulating via many of my high school classmates.
TenderLovingKiller®
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I think you’ve identified the problem.
lol
I do visit them from time to time. But I do not hang on them daily. I also don't encounter political stuff on them.
I do visit them from time to time. But I do not hang on them daily. I also don't encounter political stuff on them.
Obvs you've never heard of the Railway Healthcare DVR Auto Forum for Boomers (RHDAFB.com)
Teeeee
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Indy just said Bro with his whole chest and then provided the receipts.
I've missed this place.
Several more GOP controlled states are ending expanded unemployment early with the latest being Georgia.
All stating that the expanded unemployment deincenticices people from going back to work. However, the biggest reason for people not going back to work is childcare. Women / mothers have been far less likely to go back to work since the pandemic started and have chosen that they must stay home and take care of their kids because childcare can not be found or is not affordable. Many daycare centers shut down during the pandemic and many people stopped doing daycare out of their homes. Even today, there are far fewer options for childcare than pre-pandemic and often times the prices are too much for families living near poverty to afford.
All stating that the expanded unemployment deincenticices people from going back to work. However, the biggest reason for people not going back to work is childcare. Women / mothers have been far less likely to go back to work since the pandemic started and have chosen that they must stay home and take care of their kids because childcare can not be found or is not affordable. Many daycare centers shut down during the pandemic and many people stopped doing daycare out of their homes. Even today, there are far fewer options for childcare than pre-pandemic and often times the prices are too much for families living near poverty to afford.
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1.3 Million Americans will be losing their unemployment insurance after this week due to Republican controlled states ending expanded unemployment benefits early according to CNN.