The abortion law builds on legislation passed in 2010 that represented a major shift for a traditionally Catholic country, transforming Spain into one of the most progressive countries in Europe on reproductive rights. Spain's constitutional court last week rejected a challenge by the right-wing Popular Party against allowing abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
The debate will be heated in Spain, I imagine, as the conservative opposition pushes back. My daughter had horrible menstrual pain during her adolescence and young adulthood. I'm certain that she would have benefitted from that time.
I maybe dismissed the judges suggestion. Tweety's post showed me maybe you meant it a different way than I took it.
The other suggestions, I simply asked for more specifics. Sorry you were offended.
I haven't given much thought to the issue to come up with or share suggestions as of all the things out there to worry about that effect my life, what CEO's make isn't on my radar.
I'm not under the illusion that even if all the healthcare CEO's salaries were cut to zero that I'm then going to make what I really want and work under nursing utopia conditions.
Fair enough.
I hope you never experience an illness best treated with a medication that an insurance company refuses to pay for. And at the same time, said insurance company is headed by executives making record salaries.
I don't think anyone is suggesting CEO salaries be cut to zero. But I do think that worker salaries should grow at a commiserate rate to company executives increases. The workers are, of course, the ones actually producing the product that brings in revenue.
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones announced liquidating his personal assets, agreeing to demands from the families of Sandy Hook victims to whom he owes more than $1.5 billion in damages over his lies about the 2012 school massacre.
...Jones initially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but asked a Texas bankruptcy court to convert it to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which requires him to liquidate his assets.
Those assets include Free Speech Systems, which is a media company that owns Infowars.
He can keep his home and other belongings exempt from bankruptcy liquidation.
The move means Jones and Infowars will part ways. Jones founded Infowars in the late 1990s.
Legal representatives for Free Speech Systems also filed for bankruptcy protection, but the Sandy Hook families this week filed an emergency motion to order the liquidation of the media company.
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Beerman said:
I'm not convinced one way or a other that this issue really is a problem to fix. I asked for what ideas are out there to fix it. You presented a article and I found another one on my own. I simply didn't see how the solutions suggested would make things better.
If CEO's are compensated less or have more of their wealth confiscated by the govt, does that mean the rest of us are going to make more? No, in my opinion. If you're inclined to try to change my mind, have at it. If not, no worries.
I don't know the Republican reasoning for ignoring this issue. But, apparently the Democrats are in no hurry to fix it either.
No, I've already stated that trying to change your mind about a topic is not my agenda.
You seem to not understand why these areas of persistent and rising inequality pose a threat to a society. Maybe I can point you to some informative reading. It's not fiscally conservative to ignore income and wealth inequality in our society. It's not even patriotic.
I hope you never experience an illness best treated with a medication that an insurance company refuses to pay for. And at the same time, said insurance company is headed by executives making record salaries.
I don't think anyone is suggesting CEO salaries be cut to zero. But I do think that worker salaries should grow at a commiserate rate to company executives increases. The workers are, of course, the ones actually producing the product that brings in revenue.
Members of my family and myself have had both great and horrible experiences with insurance companies. It has little to do with CEO compensation, imo.
Same thing with workers. I'm all for workers making more money.
However, no matter what a CEO is paid or even if the govt took over a industry such as healthcare, there is always going to be something in place to control costs and workers are going to be paid what that something says they are worth.
No, I've already stated that trying to change your mind about a topic is not my agenda.
You seem to not understand why these areas of persistent and rising inequality pose a threat to a society. Maybe I can point you to some informative reading. It's not fiscally conservative to ignore income and wealth inequality in our society. It's not even patriotic.
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Beerman said:
You've moved the goalposts. We were talking about the inequalities of CEO compensation vs worker compensation.
Now, you've gone into a much more broader area of wealth inequality in the US.
No, I didn't move anything. I don't have to keep the discussion narrow to appease your disinterest in or ignorance of the broad impact of the subject. It's all related.
No, I didn't move anything. I don't have to keep the discussion narrow to appease your disinterest in or ignorance of the broad impact of the subject. It's all related.
When it comes to wealth inequality in the US, CEO compensation isn't much of a factor.
Believe me, I don't come here to be appeased by anyone. And, you know I'm not ignorant. I'm not sure where that hostility came from. Sometimes people feel a little hypersensitive and frustration when they've been shown what they want to believe isn't so. That's happened a lot lately, hasn't it?
Believe me, I don't come here to be appeased by anyone. And, you know I'm not ignorant. I'm not sure where that hostility came from. Sometimes people feel a little hypersensitive and frustration when they've been shown what they want to believe isn't so. That's happened a lot lately, hasn't it?
I won't hold a grudge.
It's a rather obvious symptom.
Then you shouldn't request that people keep their discussions narrow just on your say so.
Hostility? Maybe you're feeling sensitive. You haven't shown me that what I believe isn't true.
I won't take you at your word on that grudge stuff. Forgiveness isn't exactly a feature of MAGA world or its leader. He talks about retribution, remember?
Then you shouldn't request that people keep their discussions narrow just on your say so.
Hostility? Maybe you're feeling sensitive. You haven't shown me that what I believe isn't true.
I won't take you at your word on that grudge stuff. Forgiveness isn't exactly a feature of MAGA world or its leader. He talks about retribution, remember?
Good thing you are not afflicted like Biden, you would forget soon. Remerung basic topics isn't Biden's strong point...
Then you shouldn't request that people keep their discussions narrow just on your say so.
Hostility? Maybe you're feeling sensitive. You haven't shown me that what I believe isn't true.
I won't take you at your word on that grudge stuff. Forgiveness isn't exactly a feature of MAGA world or its leader. He talks about retribution, remember?
I didn't request any such thing.
Yes, your remark was hostile. And several recently to another poster have had a more hostile tone than the usual condescension. A break from here might do you some good.
You're right. I still have a grudge torward that member (I won't say who) that said I deserved the graphic violent threat that another member made at me. And, as you know, neither one were MAGA's.
Burning of someone else's Pride Flag is a hate crime in my opinion.
I spoke last year about how in recent years Pride has felt different to me the past few years. That is seemed like we were on the verge of co-existing and the pushback was minimal like it always has been. I'm not the only one:
The burning of someone's Pride Flag is obviously fueled by hate. Is it legally? IDK. I don't really agree with hate crime laws, but I digress.
No excuse for hate graffiti, violence, etc. But do think there is different category of pushback from the general public that is fueled by the transsexual agenda.
I think we did get to a point where most of society has accepted the gay community. Most understand that homosexuality is something that one is born with and that gays simply want to coexist and live their lives.
Trans is something totally different, and as I've mentioned before not sure how that community got to be grouped in with the gay community. Being transsexual is a choice that is made. Most as a result of a medical and/or psych condition, and for some as a way to get attention. While they deserve to get the same rights and respect everyone else does, they have overplayed their hand with the examples we've discussed in other places. Many have grown weary of them demanding special treatment at the expense of others, and of those who have to show their wokeness in relation to this issue.
BTW, the day that tweet came out from the CO Republican party, I listened to parts of two different local conservative talk shows here in Colorado. The hosts and several callers and texters were disgusted by it, and there have been calls for him to resign.
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Fair enough.
I hope you never experience an illness best treated with a medication that an insurance company refuses to pay for. And at the same time, said insurance company is headed by executives making record salaries.
I don't think anyone is suggesting CEO salaries be cut to zero. But I do think that worker salaries should grow at a commiserate rate to company executives increases. The workers are, of course, the ones actually producing the product that brings in revenue.