Phil Ochs was a leftist, not a conservative. The above quote was the intro to his song, "Love Me, I'm a Liberal" which is a leftist critique of liberals, in the same way leftists like Sanders are critical of Pelosi, for example.

The distinction between liberals and leftists is not something that's widely understood. I would argue liberals and conservative probably have more in common with each other than do liberals and leftists. Liberals, like conservatives, believe that capitalism can be used to solve all or most problems.

The best example is probably healthcare policy. The liberal solution is Obamcare, which is very much a market-based system. The leftist solution is Medicare for all at the very least, or even an NHS-style system where practitioners are either govt employees or essentially contractors.

2800 reported cases. I wouldn't be surprised if the actual number is 20x that.

Not OP, bit I use Charles Schwab and they offer unlimited international atm fee reimbursements.

Yep. Used to be a slaughterhouse

They have produced some great journalism recently, like the investigation into the PPD disability scams.

"Article writers" don't write headlines. Editors do.

>they are generally paid back when someone retires.

That depends how long you live. Wealthier people benefit much more from those puritans because they tend to live longer.

>roughly the bottom 50% of income earners pay no federal taxes at all.

No federal income tax. They absolutely do pay Medicare and FICA

It's not true. Half of households don't make enough to pay anything in federal income taxes, after all the various credits and deductions. However, they still pay Medicare and Social Security payroll taxes

Huh? There's a ton of coffee shops in NL

I hope all these yuppie idiots who made cash offers and waived inspections lose their fucking shirts.

I read it. What about it?

The article says he was a rescue/came from a sanctuary

Yes there are. They're even in Philly.

The issue is that all too often, there are no consequences at all for distracted driving, even when it results in a fatal accident. This used to be the case with DUIs as well until the legal system started testing it like the serious crime it is

And therefore such crashes can and should be treated the same as a crash resulting from a dui

There are crashes where neither driver is at fault. A collision caused by a distracted driver is not one of them

Study after study has shown that distracted driving is tantamount to driving while impaired. Just because public perception hasn't caught on to that doesn't mean the legal system can't

Why stop at drunk driving? How about anyone found liable in a car accident that leads to death of a parent? Maybe it will convince people to finally put their phones down when they're behind the wheel

Their chongqing chicken...

You evidently were not following his case too closely

It literally says so in the article you're commenting on

For context, I live in Philly, but have spent a lot of time in Chicago over the years and think the cities are very similar. I'm also an Allentown native.

Bethlehem will be an easier adjustment for you. It tends to be more affluent with a better arts scene and nightlife, and it has more of an urban feel.

Majority of drivers shouldn't be driving. Period.

Maybe the signs say it, but everyone who lives there calls it downtown