I'm amazed at how many people on here talk about tariffs as if they have *any* idea how they function in reality.
As a small business that both pays and is being held hostage by them, let me be perfectly clear: Tariffs are a tax on US businesses that are passed on to consumers.
The Trump administration calling tariffs a 'tax cut' for Americans is one of the most intentionally dishonest statements you will ever hear.
They know that tariffs are 100% charged to US businesses, but they're counting on people to be too ignorant to know they're being lied to.
Not a single penny of tariffs are paid for by foreign companies, which I know because I've paid them for years.
And because I can't afford to just 'absorb' tax increases, they're passed on to consumers through higher prices *or* I go out of business. Those are my two options.
CBS News Poll: Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade by an 18 point margin, 59-41.
Women disapprove by a 34 point margin, 67-33.
It remains to be seen what impact the Supreme Court's decision will have on the midterms, but it has (for now) motivated Democrats to vote in much higher numbers than Republicans.
Independents are more likely to vote than Republicans, but more are also now less likely to vote.
CBS News Poll: 57% of Americans believe that the Supreme Court will now go after same sex marriage while 55% believe they will limit access to birth control.
Hard to argue with them given that Thomas called for it, but not as clear that a case could get 5 votes. We'll find out.
If you insist that students need masks in school, you should not be taking your mask off in a school for any reason.
This isn't difficult - if it's too dangerous for kids to learn without a mask then it's way too dangerous for you to take yours off for a photo op.
I thought masks were helpful early on and still think they have some marginal benefits when you're in a crowd for short periods of time (stores, etc).
But there are studies showing that masks on students in a classroom all day do next to nothing... it's well past time to stop.
Have you been around young kids sitting in a classroom for 6+ hours a day? They are not wearing high quality masks and they are absolutely not wearing them properly.
It's been two years - we know so much more... we should start acting like it and stop masking kids out of fear.
This article from the Federalist is the greatest thing they've ever written.
"Supreme Court has upheld [mandatory school vaccines] as constitutional for over a century, and only the political fringes believe there ought to be a debate about such matters." thefederalist.com/2015/02/03/the…
Every piece of this article is simply amazing from the Federalist:
"But that doesn’t mean there are no tradeoffs for such a decision (refusing vaccinations). If you choose not to vaccinate, private and public institutions should be able to discriminate on that basis."
The Federalist actually said that the government should withhold child tax credits for those who refuse to vaccinate!
"The Australian experience on vaccines, where they tied access to family tax benefits to immunization, illustrates that carrots can be quite effective."