Yep. People talk about America’s declining manufacturing output. What many don’t realize is that we’re outproducing the peaks of the 1970s…with a fraction of the workforce.
D&D and the rising pandemic
And then they themselves order the cheap products imported from those countries that did not.
Zardnaar
Legend
Well has family gathering today with wife's family. Couldn't do it in level 3 and 4 lockdown. 4 weeks of each other's company for the most part.
Everyone hugged me bleah so I told them to make it last until Christmas. Not much of a hugger (except her grandma).
Wife over indulged with her sister hooking into the cider. Oops.
Everyone hugged me bleah so I told them to make it last until Christmas. Not much of a hugger (except her grandma).
Wife over indulged with her sister hooking into the cider. Oops.
Yes, but note that the UK and Japan are both parliamentary systems, rather than presidential. The Prime Minister doesn't have to try to earn votes from private citizens throughout the country.
J.Quondam
CR 1/8
The US also has primaries-- the elections held several months before the "real" one to narrow the field. That primary season stretches out the whole campaign that much more. And the dates on those primaries aren't set in stone; they've been moving earlier for decades.
The other big issue is unlimited money in campaigns, obviously. Once bounded by limited public funds, campaigning has become a multibillion-dollar industry today. There's a clear interest on the part of certain businesses (and the party associates who generally lead them) to stretch the pain out as long as possible.* If all that money was limited by law, that would starve campaigns, and act to concentrate most of it nearer to the actual election when it would do most good.
* There's also the question of what happens to unused campaign funds. Left over pots of cash can be very, umm, "enticing".
The other big issue is unlimited money in campaigns, obviously. Once bounded by limited public funds, campaigning has become a multibillion-dollar industry today. There's a clear interest on the part of certain businesses (and the party associates who generally lead them) to stretch the pain out as long as possible.* If all that money was limited by law, that would starve campaigns, and act to concentrate most of it nearer to the actual election when it would do most good.
* There's also the question of what happens to unused campaign funds. Left over pots of cash can be very, umm, "enticing".
billd91
Not your screen monkey (he/him)
And the earlier you declare a campaign, the sooner you can use the campaign‘s funds to cover legal expenses. Hence, Trump’s declaration of his re-election campaign so early. That’s also part of the corruption in our system. We have, effectively, a 600 day presidential election super-marathon, and then some people wonder why voters get sick of it and disengage.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing
Unfortunately, the system is functioning exactly as it is intended to function: more money, fewer voters.
Eltab
Lord of the Hidden Layer
I would prefer "regional primaries" (such as Super Tuesday) over the current schedule. Indiana (votes in May) rarely has competitive primaries, due to previous candidate attrition. 2016 was an exception; I was tempted to visit all four major candidates' rallies near me, buy a trinket-souvenir from each, and mount them on a plaque.
Soooo, how ‘bout them vaccines?
