knapplc Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, TGHusker said: So very true. I noticed how some of the Senators recently spoke up about the massive run in debt - yet were strangely quiet a year ago. That's a pattern from republicans for several administrations now. They don't care about deficits or spending when they have the White House, but once there's a Democrat, it's all "tax & spend" and "fiscal responsibility." 2 Link to comment
TGHusker Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, knapplc said: That's a pattern from republicans for several administrations now. They don't care about deficits or spending when they have the White House, but once there's a Democrat, it's all "tax & spend" and "fiscal responsibility." Yes, the crisis of liberal spending that is going to doom us all to hell, damnation and poverty Link to comment
ScarletRevival Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 12:03 AM, Moiraine said: Did Melania and Joe go to the same grammar school? Really xenophobic there. 2 2 Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 5 hours ago, ScarletRevival said: Really xenophobic there. Ya comparing the speech pattern of someone who knows five languages and English is the second language to Joe isn’t a good look. 1 1 Link to comment
Moiraine Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 8 hours ago, ScarletRevival said: Really xenophobic there. 3 hours ago, Archy1221 said: Ya comparing the speech pattern of someone who knows five languages and English is the second language to Joe isn’t a good look. LOL Melania has lived in the U.S. 20 years. You should give her more credit than that. I don't think the problem is actually grammar. I think she thinks Be Best sounds neat. I think Joe thinks Build Back Better sounds neat. I just think language has gotten weird in the past 5-10 years and they were/are trying to appeal to young people. I think both sound stupid but I don't think it's due to ESL (for either ;)). 2 Link to comment
Born N Bled Red Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Moiraine said: LOL Melania has lived in the U.S. 20 years. You should give her more credit than that. I don't think the problem is actually grammar. I think she thinks Be Best sounds neat. I think Joe thinks Build Back Better sounds neat. I just think language has gotten weird in the past 5-10 years and they were/are trying to appeal to young people. I think both sound stupid but I don't think it's due to ESL (for either ;)). It's not just that. I write for a profession. When I started, not too long ago, it was recommended that the material I created, for adults, be written at a 4th grade reading level. That recommendation has now fallen to 1st or 2nd grade. Attention spans are shorter, reading comprehension is falling, and language is getting further dumbed down to appeal to the masses, and not just young people. My target audience is boomers. 1 Link to comment
Moiraine Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 45 minutes ago, Born N Bled Red said: It's not just that. I write for a profession. When I started, not too long ago, it was recommended that the material I created, for adults, be written at a 4th grade reading level. That recommendation has now fallen to 1st or 2nd grade. Attention spans are shorter, reading comprehension is falling, and language is getting further dumbed down to appeal to the masses, and not just young people. My target audience is boomers. The first time I noticed it was when people about 5 years younger than me started saying "I know right." So that's kinda how it got into my head that that's the point of slogans like this - reaching young people. I still have no idea why people say "I know right." I mean I get that it's just a conversation filler but it seems like it's a way to not have to say anything meaningful, and it doesn't make any sense. If you're gonna be lazy just say "ya." Link to comment
deedsker Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 27 minutes ago, Moiraine said: The first time I noticed it was when people about 5 years younger than me started saying "I know right." So that's kinda how it got into my head that that's the point of slogans like this - reaching young people. I still have no idea why people say "I know right." I mean I get that it's just a conversation filler but it seems like it's a way to not have to say anything meaningful, and it doesn't make any sense. If you're gonna be lazy just say "ya." Midwestern "I agree"? I have used it myself, but not very often. Usually when someone articulates a message in a manner that I hadn't fully contextualized and there is some excitement/pleasure in hearing someone else express it clearly. Maybe it is used more frequently now, I don't get out much. Link to comment
Moiraine Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 44 minutes ago, deedsker said: Midwestern "I agree"? I have used it myself, but not very often. Usually when someone articulates a message in a manner that I hadn't fully contextualized and there is some excitement/pleasure in hearing someone else express it clearly. Maybe it is used more frequently now, I don't get out much. I never heard it until around 2007/2008. It's possible it was/is regional because I think the first time I heard it was in an online video game with people from all over. But I hear it all the time now. Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Born N Bled Red said: It's not just that. I write for a profession. When I started, not too long ago, it was recommended that the material I created, for adults, be written at a 4th grade reading level. That recommendation has now fallen to 1st or 2nd grade. Attention spans are shorter, reading comprehension is falling, and language is getting further dumbed down to appeal to the masses, and not just young people. My target audience is boomers. Do you think all the social media communication and short hand text communication, or DM’s contribute to this? 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 7 hours ago, Archy1221 said: Ya comparing the speech pattern of someone who knows five languages and English is the second language to Joe isn’t a good look. Growing up in other countries, it's common for everyone to learn more than one language and doing it at a young age, it's not an indication that the person is some genius. Compare that to Americans that are too egotistical to think that learning one extra language somehow makes them less 'Merican and telling everyone else they need to learn English is the way to go. In other words, it has more to do with where each of them grew up than any sign of one being more intelligent than the other. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 37 minutes ago, Archy1221 said: Do you think all the social media communication and short hand text communication, or DM’s contribute to this? YES...but probably not really to Boomers. Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said: Here is one thing I don’t understand.... TAX RATE The plan will raise the corporate income tax rate after deductions to 28% from the current 21%. That's still well below the 35% prior to 2017, a rate in place since 1993. My thoughts below: I’ve heard people on satellite radio last few days discuss the need to raise the corporate tax rate because companies like Amazon and PepsiCo had 0% effective tax rates. How is raising the rate going fix the actual issue causing those companies to such a low effective rate which is all the deductions and loopholes available to them. The end result of raising their taxes will the same. They will find more loopholes. why not cut the deductions and loopholes instead of raising rates where the most powerful companies avoid anyways and it’s the smaller companies without the high priced accounting firms that get stuck 1 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 7:56 AM, Archy1221 said: Here is one thing I don’t understand.... TAX RATE The plan will raise the corporate income tax rate after deductions to 28% from the current 21%. That's still well below the 35% prior to 2017, a rate in place since 1993. My thoughts below: I’ve heard people on satellite radio last few days discuss the need to raise the corporate tax rate because companies like Amazon and PepsiCo had 0% effective tax rates. How is raising the rate going fix the actual issue causing those companies to such a low effective rate which is all the deductions and loopholes available to them. The end result of raising their taxes will the same. They will find more loopholes. why not cut the deductions and loopholes instead of raising rates where the most powerful companies avoid anyways and it’s the smaller companies without the high priced accounting firms that get stuck Might want to check out the other provisions in the bill that closes the ability for these companies to hide income. including those probably allows them to not have to go back to the 35% before. Link to comment
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