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I think this back and forth about what it means, by what I assume are well-educated people, goes to the argument that it is basically written in confusing lawyer jargon and not easily digestible to the average person.

You initially said “a pension fund to offset taxes.” What I would take issue with there is using pension and endowment interchangeably when they’re not at all interchangeable, and the use of the word “offset” when it’s supposed to eliminate and replace, not simply offset, taxes (unless it becomes insolvent, in which case they would have to get voter approval to bring taxes back. Yikes!).

But I agree with your point that the taxpayers shouldn’t be deciding this in the first place because even if it were written clearly, there’s not enough information you can fit in the space to let anyone make an informed decision. You’d have to understand what an endowment is, what incentives have historically been created by them, and most importantly (what critics have been asking), where would the money be coming from?

My interpretation of where the money is coming from is bribes. That’s a detail in the word “donations” I didn’t get from the wall of text that is that amendment, but from further reading.

My main source was this article.

This attitude of taking pleasure in calling people who fall for false advertising stupid or illiterate is why we’re in the golden age of scams. Intellectually disabled and illiterate people do exist, yes, and they deserve to be protected by society not mocked. It’s not ironic that they wouldn’t notice the wrong spelling; it’s the whole point of doing it. That’s exactly why the regulation is necessary.

I think 2006 was my year and it’s been downhill from there!

What makes it white in particular? I’d argue it’s the #1 movie for women. White would imply white men love it too.

Only my whitest friends emphatically recommend this movie and make any references to it. I don’t think I’ve ever met a non-white person who’s watched it. If they have, they never bring it up!

You don’t have to invent a conspiracy. They already said their priority is Israel.

You think only men in fraternities get away with rape?

It’s true. And any rich person that tells you otherwise is lying (potentially to themselves). This is why I am a big fan of Gary Stevenson who came from a working class background, got rich, and is now actively working his butt off trying to extend the ladder down to the rest of us. I recommend everyone read his book The Trading Game.

You should check out Peter Santenello’s content on YouTube.

I can’t imagine anyone in nyc being sad about this. They’re really only there for the tourists. They smell horrible, look miserable, and get in the way in an already crowded city. I think we can leave the horse attractions for the western states.

Half of the country doesn’t go to college, many because they can’t afford to, and forgiving this batch of student loan debt doesn’t fix the problem or hand down consequences to the universities that see students as a cash grab rather than the next generation to educate. It’s just a terrible short sighted solution that only helps a fraction of people and angers an even larger fraction of people. A more pragmatic short term solution is to let the recipients be able to declare bankruptcy and be done with it, but that’s going to be even less popular because then everyone involved deals with their share of the consequences. Everyone would rather get “free” money.

Oh you guys aren’t falling asleep with your eyes open and seeing the wall dance? Just me with the crippling exhaustion and narcolepsy?

I think it’s valid to have a visceral hatred for contranyms.

Man, that’s gonna be a depressing winter up in Ithaca. I don’t necessarily disagree with the decision, but I can imagine the non-rapey students being very upset at becoming collateral damage control.

With the public execution of a Muslim man of Palestinian descent and now this, I fear Israel is trying to bring the genocide to America. I’m worried for Muslim Americans right now and I’m coming from a Mexican American family with family members on green cards who are scared.

Then why are billionaires proud of their wealth when they were already born into it?

I think an American Indian who is proud of keeping their cultural identity alive when countless others were lost to genocide has more right to pride than rich people who lord their meaningless “accomplishments” over others.

I just want these AI companies to be held accountable for openly trying to hack everyone. It’s ridiculous they’re allowed to hide behind “AI did it, not us” as if what their product does isn’t their responsibility.

Not an excuse, but it’s likely due to bipolar disorder.

Maybe at your current age but that’s pretty old from a 16yo kids perspective.

Especially rock