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Quote: rxwine

What special rights? They're not asking to use both male and female bathrooms. They're not asking to be treated as two sexes

They are asking to be able to choose what gender sport and what bathroom regardless of their sex. That is special rights.

Quote: Mission146

Well, the, "Non-binary," people might ask to use whichever one they feel like, at any given time.

No such thing as "non-binary." Humanity is binary.

Quote: Mission146

I'm opposed to allowing some cities, or counties, to set their own MW, but not others. If a city manages to royally screw things up by setting something ridiculously high, well, it was their city to screw up. Who am I to tell them they can't? We'll certainly see what works and what doesn't for cities of a particular size with other similar demographic factors.

Also, I don't know who the mayors of those are off the top of my head, but I find it difficult to imagine that Republican cities/counties would be particularly inclined to increase the minimum wage to greater than whatever the state is doing. It's going to be a non-problem in many instances.

It is not a matter of "who am I to say" it is a matter of the places both being able to handle it an their corporate structure. For example, PA again, you have townships, boros, and cities. (There are a couple oddball "villages" but they do not matter here.) Boros can do some things townships cannot do and cities can do some things boros cannot do. I am talking legality things. Harrisburg knows too many different standards and codes is bad for the state but also knows there are things that the bigger cities need to be able to do. It is simple logistics.

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I'd still say that's, de facto, a sort of mini-school unto itself, but it's semantical anyway.

It would not be a "school" as it has no administrative structure and would not be a going concern. If you call it a "school" you add all kinds of requirements. Same as when you call it a "school bus." Ever notice busses with "school" redacted? Same idea.

Quote: DoubleGold

Exactly.


To be more specific, it's reverse discrimination.

They already have all the rights that everyone else has.

The thing is these trans-activist guys like to talk big but when you ask them to back up their beliefs they clam up and evade.

Quote: AZDuffman

No such thing as "non-binary." Humanity is binary.

I put it in quotes; what do you want from me? It's not for me to tell people how to self-describe.

Quote: Mission146

I put it in quotes; what do you want from me? It's not for me to tell people how to self-describe.

Didn't see the quotes. I really need the cataract followup.

Quote: AZDuffman

The thing is these trans-activist guys like to talk big but when you ask them to back up their beliefs they clam up and evade.

I’d be willing to bet Duffman has never discussed trans issues with a “trans-activist” in real life.

He just gets off on spewing his hatred on message boards where he can say what he wants anonymously.

Quote: AZDuffman

It is not a matter of "who am I to say" it is a matter of the places both being able to handle it an their corporate structure. For example, PA again, you have townships, boros, and cities. (There are a couple oddball "villages" but they do not matter here.) Boros can do some things townships cannot do and cities can do some things boros cannot do. I am talking legality things. Harrisburg knows too many different standards and codes is bad for the state but also knows there are things that the bigger cities need to be able to do. It is simple logistics.

It would not be a "school" as it has no administrative structure and would not be a going concern. If you call it a "school" you add all kinds of requirements. Same as when you call it a "school bus." Ever notice busses with "school" redacted? Same idea.

I think the logistics are irrelevant. State supersedes county, supersedes city, supersedes lesser jurisdiction. That's simple enough for me. If some lesser jurisdiction just goes absolutely nuts on economic policy, then they will quickly serve as an object lesson, to other lesser jurisdictions, why instituting a jurisdctional minimum wage of $100/hour is a very, very, bad idea.

The willingness to let lesser jurisdictions have guidelines and laws over and above those of the state, where such is not prohibited by state Constitution, is a simple matter of Libertarian principle. Principles do not care about end results. You either accept something as a fundamental principle, or you don't.

Furthermore, that doesn't say that the state can't set a minimum wage, but then, set a sort of, "Maximum-Minimum," that would apply to lesser jurisdictions such that lesser jurisdictions can legislate any number they want to between x and y. Even then, individual companies would not be foreclosed from having starting wages even higher than that, if they chose to do so.

With that, a state can say, "Our state minimum wage is $10/hour. Our counties, cities and other jurisdictions may set their own, but if they do, they may not set it at an amount greater than $20/hour."

And, if those jurisdictions did, they would quickly serve as object lessons as to why immediately jumping to $20/hour is a terrible idea.

The result might be the total economic collapse of some small city, but not the end of the world. It's fine. Principles should not strictly be concerned with end results. Something is either a principle, or it is not.

I mean, when you say, "Neighborhood home school," you're literally using the word, 'School,' to describe it. Either way, I'm fine with it. It's just home schooling in a cooperative way that would say some parents are better at teaching certain subjects than others. I'm not opposed to the idea. I should be in charge of math, philosophy and composition.

Quote: ams288

I’d be willing to bet Duffman has never discussed trans issues with a “trans-activist” in real life.

He just gets off on spewing his hatred on message boards where he can say what he wants anonymously.

I was trying to think if trans-activists have been asking for special rights. Mostly looks like Repubs are passing laws against them.

Quote: ams288

I’d be willing to bet Duffman has never discussed trans issues with a “trans-activist” in real life.

He just gets off on spewing his hatred on message boards where he can say what he wants anonymously.

He's not anonymous. I know who he is and where he lives. I obviously would not share that information with anyone.