That can change pretty quickly.

It’s by design: the rich know how easily “representatives” can be bought.

I bring this up every time someone says they’re in favor of deregulation. Most of the time they actually aren’t.

Nope, and now I figure it might as well just wait a little.

Morrowind

Waiting for Skywind to come out

How much does it cost to fly somewhere with affordable dental care?

Even then, I have no problem with self-employed people using it to make money. But if a corporation you work for does it: snitch and get that BSA payday.

The officer was just following orders, after all.

Absolutely. It’s brainwashing the working class against our own best interests - the opiate of the masses. Nice talking with you Comrade Miao, take care!

Yes it is. I suspect those votes keep on passing because there’s a social need for it and we aren’t spending that money on church.

Where I live, community centers are typically funded by taxes, not donations. Which makes a lot of sense because it’s a positive externality. We have the money and just don’t want to spend it on church.

That’s correct. If you’re going to say it helped you at a time you really needed it, but aren’t defending Christianity, then it’s worth pointing out that your experience was atypical.

If it’s not a real strike, then they’re replaceable. A “bye Felicia” sort of situation.

I thought we were discussing what could be? Or what ought to be? I understand that community centers have not already replaced churches.

Per capita contributions haven’t gone down nearly as much as attendance, though. Churches are losing money because the public is rejecting them on principle.

It’s anecdotal evidence. Christianity has had a profoundly negative influence on my life.

No way would SAG strike over Scientology getting taxed. Scientology are parasites and we’d all be better off without them.

That’s opportunity cost - they would have money for a community center if they didn’t spend it on the church.

Are you sure that includes oncology? I thought it was just emergency rooms.

It is pretty awesome. They have a discount and accept Lightning, both of which should be common but aren’t. But again that’s super anecdotal evidence because I live in a major city and looked for them.

Crypto in Russia kinda is still an option, they’re #7 globally. But I apologize for my tone, it’s easy to say which choice was better in hindsight.