If the Republicans don't get their act together, and do something, (Health care reform, tax reform, energy policy, etc) they will lose this opportunity, and the country will go full blown Euro-Communism.  I just got off the phone with one of my clients in London.  Half their energy costs are for a Man Made Climate Change surcharge (TAX).  That is what we will get here if we don't do something NOW.

 But here's the problem:   That tax in England is making some people very very wealthy.  And those wealthy people are funneling some of that money back to politicians in order for them to create more taxes they can profit from.

 We have the same problem here.  The establishment republicans and democrats are owned by special interest.  Special interest wants more bigger government and more large contracts.  Special interest despises Trump because he threatens them.

 In the next election it's time to primary out the establishment and to put them on notice now.

Patagonia is privately held. One family owns all the stock

Then they have every right to stupid shit like this.  And we have every right to publicize it and to not shop there.

I'm actually not sure how much of a thing "microagression" is. It seems to me sort of a boutique issue, which a few young folks and professional social critics are prone to latch on to as the issue-du-jour, but which inevitably fades away as a whole lotta' nothing. I know not a single person in my social circle who is on board the microagression train. And that includes some ultra-liberal folks.

This is poor parenting. Social skills are taught, not inherent. In my house, no phones are allowed at the dinner table.

I don't want to get bogged down in this one theme, but I can tell you that the alt-left are using 'microagression' as another tool in the limitation on rights, specifically free speech. In the US, shutting down free speech is particularly hard, due in large part to the 1st amendment. Right or wrong, "hate" speech is protected. If it weren't then we would have a panel of 'experts' trying to decide what is hate speech and what isn't. Frex; 'you people' has NO ethnic or racial content. However, those with the 600Lb chip on their should have taken up the cudgel that 'you people' is now racist. Well just eff that. I'll write or say 'you people' with any social/civil organizational makeup I want. If I'm talking about or to a group of MDs I might use 'you people'. If I'm talking about a group of youths who are causing havoc, I might use it, no matter their gender, color, religion, etc.

Schools and some civic dept are now on the microagression bandwagon trying to use it as a method for limiting rights. It's another of the end-around deals just like the Fast & Furious was an end-around trying to limit the right to keep and bear. This is a major problem with progressive thinking. That you can substitute some kind of elitist panel of experts to decide what is, and what is not a right. Strangely, many liberals think that the labors and materials related to health are somehow a right. That a person has a right to take from those who invest wisely in their health and give that same benefit to those who choose to live unwisely, and don't invest in their health. my answer to that is in the US - there is absolutely a clear right to PURCHASE health insurance. No one from the gov, or private industry will ever limit or eliminate your right to BUY insurance. But - that's not what the libs want. They not only want to limit what is said, written, etc it all needs to be authorized, validated, but they need to control how, where, when, why things get done or not done.

This is in direct contravention of what the US is all about. We are about liberty. We are about equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome. We are about leaving people alone, unless they are in dire condition. All this focus on never hearing a bad word, and everyone singing the correct song, in the correct verse, and don't let your lawn grow over 2", and make sure your teeth are brushed every morning, and your car doesn't pollute more than 1 microgram of CO, and no one can ever, ever be offended. Just makes me sick. In fact, it makes me want to go out and offend as many liberals as I can possible work in my schedule.

I was also born in 1956. don't want to go through the whole generational incompat thing, but I believe there is a greater disconnect than several previous generations. Not sure how I'm going to keep this short, cuz there seems to be a lot of moving parts. Some of the disconnect has to do with the Mazlowian hierarchy as it relates to US society. There's a lot of polarizing influence around, in part due to the baser needs of the youth being fully accommodated. One of the most obvious signs in the recent socialization of 'microagression'. Man, talk about not getting the point of independent thought, and ideological difference. Young people seem to be attuned to every little thing said, or a look or a statement in context. Putting the words 'you' and 'people' together in a statement causes some folks to get all bent. Jeez, get over yourselves already.

I have two kids. Both are exceptionally smart, one is near-genius. They work hard, in VERY different fields and contribute significantly to betterment of society. They are also very well compensated for their work. One is an engineer, and deals with complex and non-interactive research. The other is a teacher and musician. I find it - literally and figuratively amazing how insensitive the teacher/musician is to other ideas, thoughts, and simple courtesy. I think it's part of the environment. There is a complete entitlement mentality that surrounds the school structure.

I also see a reduction in social skills. Not sure if it's caused by tech or a result of exposure to tech, but I consider tech to be a real focus of problems. When I watch a family at dinner, and the kids are completely sunk in their hand-set games, it makes me very sad. I'd almost prefer a bratty, noisy, obstreperous little terror than a mind-numbed drone kid drowning in electronic soup. Sad.

My engineer kid gets along with almost everyone as peers and in higher or lower relationships. How strange, that the one who doesn't get much human interaction at work is so much better at it than the one who's job it is to interact professionally with kids all the time. Baffling, but kids - ya know?

We have a congress woman here that is both black and female, so she got elected solely on the color of her skin and ovaries.

She has steadfastly defended and praised the ANTIFA/BLM thugs, arsonists and attackers without apology.

Yesterday she attempted to play the soothing, calm and responsible adult by calling for unity and cooperation.

Like her idol, the criminal senile bitch, Pelosi, she plays the race card, praises arsonists and then wants to be thought of as a sober and reassuring leader.

The truth is that she is just another civil rights snowflake, empowered by the idiocy of modern democrats. She will cause more violence by her imbecilic rants then she will calm through her dishonest pretense.

The left WANTS war. When they get it, it will not be to their liking.

They will deserve the hurt that they get but it will be unpleasant to watch, even though it was asked for and deserved.

What is an "Assault Pistol"?

A REALLY scary, black thing that is racist... and republicans are the only ones that use them.

How about everyone in one pool.  Everyone's premiums are based on their age at enrollment.  If you enroll young and maintain your policy uninterrupted, you keep low rates, except for annual COLA increases.  If you decide to enroll later, you start out with higher premiums, which also increase annually.  Also, if you have pre-existing conditions, your rates are adjusted up even more.  This would kick in after a certain age so that young people don't get hit with penalties for developing diseases early.  And since everyone's rates are adjusted upward annually (COLA), it provides a greater incentive to enroll young, and a greater penalty for waiting to enroll.

You left out retirees.  Under your plan, they would not have insurance because they have little ability to afford it.

Personally, I like the plan whereby we fix the tort problem, get doctors from under the thumb of lawyers and malpractice insurance and let them practice medicine.  I 100% guarantee you that if we do this, prices for care will crash.