ZombieTheZombieCat

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[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I've already heard her saying I'm not friendly and I don't know who should I react.

I don't understand why we can't just do our jobs and go home.

Self aggrandizing people being gossipy and passive aggressive...sounds like grad school.

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (7 children)

Pretty sure he was about to do that, only to have republicans take it to the supreme court where it was struck down. I don't get why there's still this narrative of Biden being the bad guy because he can't just wipe out all student debt, and why some people keep framing that as his choice. I thought we all watched that SCOTUS case play out in real time.

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Barbara Ehrenreich wrote a great book about this called Nickel and Dimed. She was a full time journalist and set out to get a job at a diner and find a place to live on the salary. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_and_Dimed

Matthew Desmond's books Evicted and Poverty, By America are amazing, well researched, easily readable books about poverty in the US. I can't recommend them enough. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/17/1158230630/poverty-by-america-book-review-matthew-desmond-evicted

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Being born there, living your entire life there, your whole family and all your friends are there, you went to high school and college there so it's easier to transfer to a CSU for grad school, and cheaper because you won't have to pay non-resident fees, etc etc. The same reason people don't move from other places. Besides, it takes a lot of savings to move, especially out of state, especially when you have to keep going back and forth to look at places. There's also just not wanting to move. I am really not ok with being forced out of my home and away from my family because of bullshit like this.

And yes the weather really is that good - in Southern California.

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

It's true, but perfection is still the enemy of progress.

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Used to be one in Citrus Heights. It was gross. Wouldn't expect any less.

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

And this is what everyone was bitching about when he was trying to do the one time cancellation. "Well that won't solve the real problem!" And now he's doing something to address that, and it apparently still isn't good enough. It just shows why so many dissenters actually find it offensive, and that's because it helps people.

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What I don't understand is how some states charge the same excise tax rate on stop smoking aids that they do on cigarettes and vapes. For example, California's is like 25% at least, and I think that's the lowest of the states with the excise tax on "tobacco." I thought the whole point of taxation was to get people to quit? But it's only on stuff like Zyn and One pouches, Rogue gum, etc. which are tobacco free, while Nicorette as a brand seems to be exempt from excise tax. Their products are exactly the same, but twice as expensive and work half as well. It's also counterproductive to have to go to vape shops to buy nicotine gum and pouches because California has made it impossible to get them shipped. Obviously getting people to quit is not the real goal.

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (5 children)

And don't for a second pretend that "Biden is the only one that can win

Tbf he already won this same election once lol

[–] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I wish I were this naive

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