Poik

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

This is correct, but I prefer damnbidextrous, because I can't do a damn thing with either hand.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (5 children)

That too. There are so many reasons for homing the homeless first.

It's probably the cheapest and most effective first step. There's so much more that will need to follow it. There's a lot going on. But home the homeless first.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Aside from the fact that having a safe place to live alone helps both mental illness and substance abuse in most individuals, a major cause of homelessness is domestic abuse and being disowned. Having a safe place to live will absolutely help the over a third of domestic abuse victims who become homeless, and would help those who cannot afford to get away from their abusers due to lack of ability to find a safe haven.

Home the homeless, then we can start working on the harder parts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I wish America worked like you think it does.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh. I found it. It was Florida rail. I'll update the numbers with more accurately sourced ones. It should be 260000 km according to Wikipedia, although statistica lists 149000km (still the largest in the world, but significantly less). I wonder if the Wikipedia number is before a bunch of rails were destroyed. Basically that would be our high score, but really the high speed rail should be the goal of which we basically have none.

Statistica also lists the European Union, so not all of Europe, at 220000 km in 1990 (and declining since then, but who isn't). Dunno where Florida rail got their numbers but I should know better to trust anything coming out of that state.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I've been dating my boyfriend since before it was legal. Thank you for your input, but no. Just no.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

This needs to be higher. The US has the most rail in the world, at over ~~224,000 miles~~ 257,000 km according to Wikipedia or 149,000 according to Statistica. ~~Europe, by comparison, has 94,000 miles.~~ the European Union, by comparison, has around 200,000 km recently according to Statistica. ~~That's one country having more rail than the total of a whole continent.~~ The original numbers came from Florida, which automatically makes them suspicious, but these ones are still pretty impressive.

The map down in the meme appears to only be Amtrak.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Be crime Do gay

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Oh! I see where you misunderstood. No, Trump -the Putin worshipping, endorsed by Duterte, wannabe dictator- is the fascism that will be more unchecked than the first time he was elected. They were referring to the immediate next two years, not any hope of a come back where fascist policies like policing women's bodies or banning lgbta+ rights will be attempted to be repealed.

They're talking about the ones who openly worship dictators, not the liberals that currently have no control.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

At least it has some years for the inevitable bounce left. It's getting there. Just kind of something someone trying to retire would have a panic over.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah. You're right. And their recounting of what they invested in makes no sense. I caught that later. So there's definitely poor choices somewhere they aren't mentioning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Okay... I even came with receipts on this one. Am I just annoying? What's with the downvote, even on ones where people are suggesting target date funds? The fund will bounce, it's just a huge dip for one that was supposed to be, according to professionals, safe for retirement use. So sure, I can see the downvote as disagreeing with sensationalism, but I was contesting the suggestion that no funds dropped in that time. If it's because I got spammy, sure... I assume most people don't reread the other comments after the first time they go through, but I can stop.

For reference, target date funds are still usually good, but total stock index is always better in a ten year period, so whether they are actually worth it is questionable.

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