Number 1 has issues.

Yes wage growth in 2023 was higher than inflation by a margin of 1.3%. That fails to take into account the 7% and 6.5% inflation of '21 and '22. So people are still way behind in recent years.

Also, while by income rates, “Gen Z are now wealthier than any previous generation.” That doesn’t include the drastic increase in housing costs. So while they do have more money, more still have to live with their parents, and delay starting their own separate life, than previous generations. Even that extra money isn’t enough.

Ah! I didn’t realize that. Then it might derail that conviction.

Thought it would still be a big lift to determine it was an official act as POTUS.

Yes I know that’s what they’re talking about. And this SCOTUS ruling doesn’t effect that case at all.

This case was brought to SCOTUS by Trumps Jan6 lawers. It only matters to things done while in office.

The bribery case, the falsified documents case, aren’t at all effected by this ruling.

No, that’s not at all what they did.
All those things happened before he was president. None of it would count.

This ruling is about his January 6th trial, and the Georgia election interference trial.

That is me. Numerous people have called me “The most literal person I know”.

I wrote only exactly what I meant.

I would TALK to her about looking for someplace to live she does feel safe.

And literally… Advocating Talking about something, is not advocating Doing that thing.

Have you ever been in a TV studio with all the lights pointed at you?
That’s exactly what they are. Directed-Energy Weapons.

“She not gaslighting” was the first paragraph.

Looking back I don’t see anything I wrote, that says they should move, or anything about abuse at all.

My second paragraph recommended a conversation. One which I’m sure would illuminate more of her thoughts; Possibly exposing inconsistencies in her logic, if she is genuinely being manipulative and abusive.

Or possibly we’re both wrong, and reading things that aren’t actually written. You’ve certainly proven a tendency for that with what I’ve written.

Sure all of that is true. But also outside the scope of the direct question.

Because he’s so much more elderly than trump.

To answer your specific question, in this example, no she’s not gaslighting you. Gaslighting is a special form of lying intent on having you doubting your own reason, judgement, and even memory, in favor of someone else’s.

In this case, it sounds like she’s afraid of her own neighborhood, and is depending on you to make her feel safe. Were I in your position, I would talk to her about looking for someplace to live she does feel safe.

We’ve never had a pair of candidates this unpopular. (Maybe Trump vs Clinton)
If the Dems had any kind of brains, they absolutely would pick someone else at the convention.
Just not Harris; She might be the only one, less popular than Biden is.

Trump has his evangelicals, they’re a done deal. His others voters are a “tear down the system” vote. People who are tired of being fucked over, no matter who’s in office. They see him as the “worse” things need to get, before they can get better; And they may be right.
If the Dems picked a genuine progressive, who offered several big radical changes (that we all know the ownership class hates), they would take a lot of votes from trump. They would win.

But I doubt they’d do it.
The only thing more scary to Dems than Trump, is a genuine progressive.

That’s a very capitalistic form of democracy. Candates need to pull themselves up by their boot straps.

While the Republicans promote socialistic politics, giving candates universal basic airtime.

I get it now.

Here’s all the changes.

Literally anyone could’ve been a contender. We don’t know who they are, because the party never wanted to seriously entertain anyone other than Biden.

Contrast that with what the Republicans did. They had several debates with anyone who felt like giving it a shot. Trump decided he didn’t need participate, and was right. The Democrats could have done similar but refused to.

Biden is too elderly. Trump is too many kinds of wrong. Most people know this. If the Democratic party figures out that Biden is almost the only candates weaker than trump, they’ll be able to win.

Who said first?

The early primary states were specifically changed to states where Bidens poll numbers were strongest. And yes, the early primary winners carry that momentum into states where they might be less popular. They didn’t have to change the primary order, but chose to, to help Biden.

Wait. I thought is was a federal tax system. Does it do state taxes also? I missed that.

How can we know there were no strong candidates, when they don’t get a real chance to run? They (and to be fair, most) simply assumed the incumbent was the best, because that’s the way its been forever.

The party literally refused to hold any primary debates, or even primary elections in several states. They gave people no chance to even consider other candates.

Just be careful you’re not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.

FPTP is absolutely the worst. Anything else is a massive improvement.

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

-Robert Frost