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Caseyedwards voted for Trump so of course he has no idea about Democrats. 

Caseyedwards voted for Trump so of course he has no idea about Democrats.![]()
Didn’t manchin just vote for something he said he wouldn’t vote for? Lol. And sinema voted for it to. Like I said democrats are united on everything. You can point to one or to democrats who occasionally delay something but they always end up voting for it. Did you know Manchins liberal rating for this congress will be in the 90’s?Democrats do not disagree????? Are you being willfully blind???? Joe Manchin, Kristin Sinema???? Democrats from California and New York do not agree with Democrats from the Midwest or South. But they hammer out a platform and programs and campaign on that platform. House members from swing states are far more centrist than progressive.
You complain about government programs which have reduced poverty, fed poor children, and increased opportunities in poor neighbourhoods. The Republicans have cut taxes, reducing funding to public schools, cutting taxes for the wealthy, and increasing military spending to ridiculous proportions, but doing nothing for working Americans. You're running enormous deficits as a result, which Democrats keep cutting, and Republicans keep increasing.
Your life expectancy has been declining for the past 6 years - the only nation in the first world where this is happening, and what are Republicans focussed on??? Banning abortion, banning teaching about American history which might make white children "feel bad" about being white, and attacking trans people. School boards are focussed on helping children recover from two years of lockdowns and the challenges are enormous, but crazy Republicans are showing at board meeting to threaten teachers and board members over CRT, which isn't being taught at any public primary, middle or high school in the USA.
Republicans spend all of their time attacking Democrats with lies, half-truths, and conspiracy theories, because they have no platform to sell. We all know that you blame Biden for inflation, but what will Republicans do to combat inflation? Who knows? Not even Republicans, apparently.
In the last Canadian federal election, at the all candidates debate, the Conservative leader was asked about how his foreign policy would differ from the Liberals, and his response was to attack Trudeau. When the question was repeated as to what he would do differently than Trudeau, he launched into another attack on Trudeau. Just blaming Biden isn't enough. Tell us what YOU (Republicans) would do differently.
No more than it stops some of the posters in this thread from telling Republicans what they think and believe.That doesn't stop him from telling Democrats what they think.
Your life expectancy has been declining for the past 6 years - the only nation in the first world where this is happening, and what are Republicans focussed on???
Pre-covid, the data says that the biggest reasons are threefold: OD's, liver disease (where obesity is a factor, but not the sole factor) and suicide. Things got worse with covid.The biggest reason for the decline in life expectancy is obesity
Can you cite a study that supports this?Covid policy made obesity even worse....
As opposed to the Republicans and Libertarians who are doing....??????What are the Democrats doing to tackle this problem? Nothing AFAIK.
You must not be following this discussion very thoroughly because I've talked about the Oregon gubernatorial race (and a couple of the Congressional races as well) several times. "Leftie" Oregon is in play for a couple of reasons. 1) It's a three-woman race - one Dem (Tina Kotek), one former Dem turned independent (Betsy Johnson), and one GOP (Christine Drazan). 2) Even in "leftie OR", the GOP consistently grabs about 42-44% of the vote in statewide elections, depending on the candidate in individual races.Govs -
In Gubernatorial races. Ds will likely pick up 2 governor's mansions in MA and MD. Those are just real blue states with retiring R Governors reverting back. Ds might get AZ, which would be +3. The close races - Ds have to hold NV, OR (Why is leftie OR in play??), and KS - Gov. Kelly is doing a good job holding on in such a red state, though. Surprised by the strength of Whitmer in MI and Shapiro in PA. Evers seems stronger than I'd expect (and maybe slightly outpolling Barnes) in WI
Pre-covid, the data says that the biggest reasons are threefold: OD's, liver disease (where obesity is a factor, but not the sole factor) and suicide. Things got worse with covid.
Can you cite a study that supports this?
As opposed to the Republicans and Libertarians who are doing....??????
What would you do about the problem?
New York does have a soda tax. The uproar from the right was immense. I seem to recall NYC tried something too and the courts said it was beyond their reach. If NYC cannot get it done it’s never happening in a red state.fat taxes (e.g., on sodas, etc.),
They recently revamped retail labeling to require that calorie counts be shown in larger typeface and that the total calories for the package also be shown. There was also somewhat recent legislation requiring restaurants with 20 or more locations to show calorie counts on the menu, so places like the Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory and fast food chains are already showing calorie counts.I admit, I don't have a full answer to the problem, but I'd look to scale things that have worked elsewhere and borrow things that have worked from other categories, e.g., tobacco. Things like calorie labelling in restaurants, color-coded nutritional value (so red for bad; green for good) prominently displayed, nutritional scores of A-F, fat taxes (e.g., on sodas, etc.), removing branding (e.g., forcing high-calorie, high-sugar soda or candy to be sold in plain packaging), etc.
New York does have a soda tax. The uproar from the right was immense. I seem to recall NYC tried something too and the courts said it was beyond their reach. If NYC cannot get it done it’s never happening in a red state.
But I'm skeptical that under current "anti woke" Republican politics, red states would support such efforts.
I also think besides the anti woke politics in red states, the food deserts more likely to exist in areas that are "anti-woke", the biologic needs for sugar/fats/salts (yes there are some), the lack of information on processed sugar and complex sugars, lack of access to fruit/veggies are in those states.Much like changing people's minds about smoking, I think the best chance to create more nutritional awareness is through early education, and it will take at least a generation to have an impact. But I'm skeptical that under current "anti woke" Republican politics, red states would support such efforts.
It’s also a bitch of a disease to get rid of on the personal level. Let’s not forget the tracking study on Biggest Loser contestants, the majority of whom put the weight back on because their bodies’ set points had increased when they were obese. Watching a family member struggle with it is really sad.
Food deserts are also a huge issue in large cities, which are largely Democratic. They are a big problem in NYC; something like three million people have low access to groceries and 700,000 have diabetes. I think Democratic officeholders would do well to address the issue more. Mayor Adams has talked about it quite a bit but I'm not sure he's done anything to get healthier food to underserved areas. In all fairness, it's a tough problem.I also think besides the anti woke politics in red states, the food deserts more likely to exist in areas that are "anti-woke", the biologic needs for sugar/fats/salts (yes there are some), the lack of information on processed sugar and complex sugars, lack of access to fruit/veggies are in those states.
Oh, I agree. My church has an free outreach pantry and trying to get fresh fruits, vegetables. Sometimes we can get it from grocery stores, but they are "hit up" by all the pantries.Food deserts are also a huge issue in large cities, which are largely Democratic. They are a big problem in NYC; something like three million people have low access to groceries and 700,000 have diabetes. I think Democratic officeholders would do well to address the issue more. Mayor Adams has talked about it quite a bit but I'm not sure he's done anything to get healthier food to underserved areas. In all fairness, it's a tough problem.
I don't think it's a time issue; people are busy in other countries too, and often have smaller kitchens that are less convenient to cook in. Food isn't more expensive in the US than in many other places, either.Food deserts are an issue, but I read a book recently about diet in America (How the Other Half Eats by Priya Fielding-Singh) that suggested the bigger problems are really 1) the cost of food, 2) the lack of time to prepare healthy meals, and 3) food marketing. The author of the book is a sociologist who studied and interviewed a number of families in the Bay area in-depth and found that all were more or less struggling to reach what she would consider a healthy eating plan. Lower-income families often lacked the funds to buy better-quality groceries. Higher-income families had more funds but often lacked the time to prepare and cook food, and their kids wanted lots of unhealthy snacks and food products, just like lower-income kids. Singh interviewed one upper-class family whose solution was to hire a part-time personal chef. Not exactly scalable. There was one quote in the book that made me laugh: "Dinner had been a problem for years"--yes, I can relate, LOL.
I don't think it's a time issue; people are busy in other countries too, and often have smaller kitchens that are less convenient to cook in. Food isn't more expensive in the US than in many other places, either.