prodigalsorcerer

Is there any reason to not join the EU if we want to align standards, regulations, and allow free movement?

The only thing I can think of that would be a hard change would be our dollar. We could possibly negotiate to keep that though - I don't know if the EU is still making exceptions like that or if that was just at the beginning.

The problem is that wotc really didn't want to raise prices past $3.99. Pack prices hit $3.99 in 2006, and stayed there for nearly 20 years. They raised distributor prices in 2015 without changing MSRP, and then got rid of MSRP (and raised prices again) in 2019.

A pack of Alpha, a pack of Urza's Saga, and a pack of Khans of Tarkir all have roughly the same inflation adjusted retail price: ~$5.50 in 2025 dollars, which is conveniently the current MSRP for Magic IP sets.

For whatever reason, they've found all sorts of excuses for the price increases (all of which they actually control) but never blamed inflation, even though that's actually a reasonable explanation.

Everyone who didn't vote supports this.

As long as your vote wasn't going to the conservatives, it mostly doesn't matter what those numbers look like as long as OPC is less than 50%.

Upsetting, but not surprising.

This may not be you specifically, but more than two-thirds of Americans directly or indirectly chose this clown as your president.

The fight you want to join? It's already started. The people best positioned to stop this are being fired. The checks and balances are being removed or taken over.

You don't need a voting card to vote. If you don't have a voting card, you need a piece of ID with your name and address. If you have your voting card, you just need something with your name.

List of acceptable IDs can be found here: https://www.elections.on.ca/en/voting-in-ontario/id-to-vote-in-provincial-elections.html#accordionIDtovote

It's a thing in many provinces. It requires a constitutional amendment to remove. Some provinces have done so already. Currently Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Northwest Territories have publicly funded Catholic schools. Previously, this list also included Newfoundland, Quebec, and Yukon. Manitoba appears to fund Catholic schools at 50% of the public school rate.

Other than the honourary title of "fentanyl czar" we were already doing everything that he demanded. The only thing that actually happened was that he got to take credit for deals that Biden made.

He's like a parent trying to discipline his children.

"I'm going to count to three. One, two, three... Okay you still aren't listening... Four... Five..."

The homes that are not being built are the upwards ones. It's literally impossible for us to sprawl our way out of this. Density is key when it comes to man-hours per unit.

Is that a concession? I don't think he actually wants to be president anymore.

Don't get me wrong, it's the correct "deal" to make - it's the most overt declaration he can make to those who claim he wants to be dictator for life - I just think it's probably a win/win for him.