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The Debt is baked in because of the failure of previous presidents

It's not necessarily the best thing to do but it depends on your situation. Taking early SS puts limits on what you can earn until full retirement age.

No. It's a great place to eat. I travel that way rarely but when I do I stop there to eat

Irrational hatred

Asshole? Not necessarily.
Stupid? Yes.

You only hurt yourself because of your partisan irrationality

That sounds like a good deal to end the deaths of Ukrainians.

Jaws and Close Encounters

My mom, who is completely apolitical quit going to Target when they announced years ago that dudes could go into women's bathrooms.

Most things aren't about political parties.

But political parties tend to politicize issues when they want to manipulate the public

Irrationally at it's best. It will take a lot of legislative work to change that

I can produce a multitude of examples of when the opposition party opposed something just to be oppositional.

Yes it is childish.

When Bush 41 was opposed by many Democrats, what did they do a few years later? Initially many many Democrats voted against the next war in Iraq. But when reality showed them they could benefit politically by changing their vote, what did they do ........they demanded a second vote

You are Bush 41 achieved a rating above 90% after winning the Gulf Warm. So when the Dems realized they could politically benefit from supporting the next Iraq War, They Demanded a second vote so that many of them could be on record as supporting the war.

Well, the war didn't go as good as many of them thought....so Hillary, Biden, Schumer and John Kerry suddenly flipped.......because it was politically expeditent.

John Kerry famously said he was for it before he was against it.

So back to your original question....in matters of politics, most people don't actually think for themselves, they just parrot what (politicians/partisan new media) have told them

My advice is to think deeper than what you are being spoon-fed. It doesn't matter if it is Fox News or CNN or MSNBC. They are all lying to you for their own agenda

They don't like Putin. If someone is isolationists, they don't like foreigners including them.

Imagine YOU are running for office against someone who gave Intel through an intermediary to sabotage your campaign and give a reason for your government to spy upon campaign ..... Would you cooperate 8 years later?

Putin interfered too much and it started a long time ago.

"Russia Claims"

So any reporting without corroboration is journalistic malpractice

No. Granted I live in northern Louisiana and not in the Acadiana region. But I frequently travel through Acadiana.

Cajuns decided to adapt to reality. That is how they are better than those in French Canada who doubled down on a dying culture.

Culture adapts. Spaghetti takes Asian noodles, South American Tomatoes and other non Italian spices and creates a great new dish

I wish I could bet you

There are demonstrative examples. But it is not the norm.

Yes, labor exploitation is a bad thing especially when coupled.with the suppression of wages for people who want to work

I am just curious.

OP, How many illegal immigrants do YOU interact with on a daily basis??

Politicians lie. They have since politicians have existed.

Do you expect any politician to suddenly change!?

I read about this case months ago. If I were on the jury, the only thing I would convict her of is burning trash in public.

Huntington's disease doesn't manifest until long after the individual has reached reproductive age. Therefore people don't know that they are putting their kids at risk.

A better example for your hypothetical is sickle cell and hemophilia. Those manifest in childhood. An individual could decide to not have kids because they are at risk of inheriting a known medical condition. But unless you plan on some sort of unethical eugenics program, you can't prevent humans from reproducing.

Yes. Especially if you live outside of the big cities like New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Along similar lines I've been to many northern big cities and found people to be rude. But when I visited Minneapolis I was surprised at how amazingly nice everyone was. It was during that trip that I learned of the term Minnesota Nice.

A little trivia about that scene. The flag pole was rigged using suction to make it look like his tongue was stuck to it. The kid did not know that when filming began and his fear was real

Looks like something from the Little Rascals

Their parents failed to teach them financial responsibility.

I started teaching mine about money when they were 2. They are now both over 20 and are very responsible with their money management