BillyVance 34 #26 May 20, 2022 7 hours ago, ryoder said: Vaccine mandates have been around for decades: https://vaccines.procon.org/state-by-state-vaccinations-required-for-public-school-kindergarten/ Every school my girls have attended have required proof of vaccinations. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #27 May 20, 2022 Family Values (TM):https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/19/republicans-baby-formula/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danornan 79 #28 May 20, 2022 John K ------https://www.wsj.com/articles/governments-baby-formula-shortage-abbott-mead-johnson-tariffs-wic-fda-perrigo-democrats-11652996346?mod=hp_opin_pos_1 another side... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #29 May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, danornan said: John K ------https://www.wsj.com/articles/governments-baby-formula-shortage-abbott-mead-johnson-tariffs-wic-fda-perrigo-democrats-11652996346?mod=hp_opin_pos_1 another side... The trade policies that exacerbate this issue were solidly Republican and can be traced back to Trump's USMCA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #30 May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, danornan said: John K ------https://www.wsj.com/articles/governments-baby-formula-shortage-abbott-mead-johnson-tariffs-wic-fda-perrigo-democrats-11652996346?mod=hp_opin_pos_1 another side... The shortage began after Abbott Laboratories shut down a plant in Michigan after four infants who consumed formula made at the facility fell seriously ill. Abbott controls about 42% of the U.S. market, and the other three large manufacturers (Perrigo, Nestle and Mead Johnson) haven’t been able to increase production fast enough to compensate. Ergo, empty shelves. Biden is so sneaky he created a problem but made it look like monopoly capitalism to blame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danornan 79 #31 May 21, 2022 From Rice University... https://news.rice.edu/news/2021/biden-continues-trumps-benign-neglect-usmca"The Biden administration and most Democrats in Congress appear to be in lockstep with the Trump administration about the USMCA, according to Gantz, especially when it comes to seeking to create new American jobs and investment in the U.S. auto industry rather than in Mexico." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danornan 79 #32 May 21, 2022 How did getting rid of NAFTA and replacing it with USMCA, an updated version of the nearly 25-year-old, trillion-dollar North American Free Trade Agreement cause the baby formula shortage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #33 May 21, 2022 Hi folks, The Catholic Church continues to remain in the Stone Age: Pelosi will be denied Communion over her stance on abortion : NPR And, people sometimes wonder why I am an atheist. Jerry Baumchen 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,989 #34 May 21, 2022 2 hours ago, The Hundredth Monkey said: Tough a difficult question to answer correctly, it makes it plain and simple that ones offspring is not at all part of a woman's body. Then no worries! Like a woman's nails and hair (which are not the same blood type as she is, therefore not part of her body) let the woman decide what she wants to do with them, 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mistercwood 287 #35 May 22, 2022 2 hours ago, The Hundredth Monkey said: i am a balanced kind of guy lol 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #36 May 22, 2022 Is there any crime besides rape where the victim is forced to undergo months of additional torment carrying an internal parasite, followed by a very painful procedure to eliminate it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #37 May 22, 2022 If anti-abortionists were serious, they would donate their dollars to adoption agencies, pre-schools, kindergartens, after-school programs, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #38 May 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, riggerrob said: If anti-abortionists were serious, they would donate their dollars to adoption agencies, pre-schools, kindergartens, after-school programs, etc. They are only 'pro-birth'. Once the kid pops out, they no longer give a fuck. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #39 May 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said: They are only 'pro-birth'. Once the kid pops out, they no longer give a fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #40 May 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said: They are only 'pro-birth'. Once the kid pops out, they no longer give a fuck. But "they gave a f$#@! 9 months ago." Shouldn't they be held responsible for their actions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #41 May 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, riggerrob said: But "they gave a f$#@! 9 months ago." Shouldn't they be held responsible for their actions? No. Responsibility is for other people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #42 May 24, 2022 When it comes to protecting abusers, the largest American Protestant denomination is in the same vile category as the Catholic Church. But abortion. . . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #43 May 24, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 8:54 AM, riggerrob said: If anti-abortionists were serious, they would donate their dollars to adoption agencies, pre-schools, kindergartens, after-school programs, etc. On 5/22/2022 at 9:01 AM, wolfriverjoe said: They are only 'pro-birth'. Once the kid pops out, they no longer give a fuck. On 5/22/2022 at 9:27 AM, riggerrob said: But "they gave a f$#@! 9 months ago." Shouldn't they be held responsible for their actions? On 5/22/2022 at 9:31 AM, wolfriverjoe said: No. Responsibility is for other people. Everything you need to know about GOP responsibility and policy about abortion. Discussion over. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #44 May 25, 2022 On 5/21/2022 at 2:01 AM, danornan said: How did getting rid of NAFTA and replacing it with USMCA, an updated version of the nearly 25-year-old, trillion-dollar North American Free Trade Agreement cause the baby formula shortage? This explains it pretty decently: https://fortune.com/2022/05/17/us-infant-baby-formula-shortage-imports-fda-nutrition-tariffs-usmca/ "The U.S. imposes high tariffs—up to 17.5%—on imported baby formula. Formula is also subject to a mechanism called a tariff-rate quota, where additional duties can be placed on goods once total imports pass a certain level. As part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), negotiated by President Donald Trump to replace the North America Free Trade Agreement in July 2020, Canada agreed to impose an additional surcharge of $3/kg if the total volume of its global formula exports—not just exports to the U.S.—broke a certain threshold. That threshold is currently set at 40,480 metric tons for the current "dairy year" of August 1 2021 to July 31 2022. The new duties seemingly closed off Canada as a source of infant formula. The U.S. imported a grand total of zero tons of baby formula from its northern neighbor in 2021, yet has shipped tons of domestic formula into Canada. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.-manufactured infant formula made up the largest component of U.S. dairy exports to Canada in 2021, accounting for 22% of all northbound dairy trade." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #45 June 24, 2022 Hi folks, NIKE doing the right thing: Nike Will Cover Travel and Lodging for Employees Who Don’t Have Abortion Access (msn.com) This list needs to grow: List of companies that will pay travel costs for employee abortions (fox13now.com) Jerry Baumchen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #46 June 25, 2022 2 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi folks, NIKE doing the right thing: Nike Will Cover Travel and Lodging for Employees Who Don’t Have Abortion Access (msn.com) This list needs to grow: List of companies that will pay travel costs for employee abortions (fox13now.com) Jerry Baumchen My wife is semi-retired but the company she works for one day a week has just announced the same policy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #47 June 25, 2022 Just now, kallend said: My wife is semi-retired but the company she works for one day a week has just announced the same policy. Hi John, I think you picked a good one. Or, did she pick you? Jerry Baumchen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #48 June 25, 2022 Hi folks, More than 20 states are poised to immediately ban or restrict access to abortions as soon as possible Live updates: The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade | NPR A year or so from now, when a lot of those kiddies are on welfare, we'll see how they like that. Jerry Baumchen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,354 #49 June 25, 2022 Hi folks, For the first time in my life, I have witnessed a miracle: The mute speaks Thomas says Supreme Court should reconsider contraception, gay marriage Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court should reconsider contraception, gay marriage rulings | Fox News Jerry Baumchen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #50 June 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi folks, For the first time in my life, I have witnessed a miracle: The mute speaks Thomas says Supreme Court should reconsider contraception, gay marriage Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court should reconsider contraception, gay marriage rulings | Fox News Jerry Baumchen Contraception??? The blithering idiot must be suffering dementia, causing him to believe he is the pope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
