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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When a society decides who deserves extra help, how do you figure out where the line should be drawn?”
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A trillion dollars
What would I do with that? I would like to believe that I could end suffering, at least in some area of life, but realistically, it would be a task that couldn't be fulfilled. I wouldn't know how to do this but this would be my goal.... Reproductive rights
I have a really hard time understanding why folks support stripping reproductive rights before we’ve tackled better support for children and families in the US.... - dave...
I have vague memories of some economists looking at "the best way to deal with homelessness is to give people houses" and "the best way to deal with poverty is to give people cash", and the real world trials of those ideas seeming to back them.... - Mark Burns...
The Greatest Country on Earth Finishes Last in Its Class
What we lead in. What we trail in. What it would take to close the gap. For context, "we" is the United States of America, and we are all missing part of the story.... What would actually reduce polarization? We might reduce it somewhat, but there's too deep a rift in our society to make it go away. Around 1925, people with what was a new way of thinking began to take control, little by little.... - onI am disgusted, angry and can not BELIEVE what the Republicans and 5 democrats did Yesterday. I love, absolutely this Republic and the fact that our representatives have given our sovereignty away and sold our military out is unacceptable. Am I the only one feeling this way? bySassiebrat67...
Why couldn't it be tolerating of different religions? Isn't that one of the unalienable rights? And explain socialism please.Because if helping one another out, programs for the needy elderly and handicapped to ensure their safety and survival, if less bigotry towards others who... - Daniel1948...