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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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Nice to see Yang's ideas implemented elsewhere (Original Post)
redqueen
Dec 2019
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GemDigger
(4,305 posts)1. 360,390 Iceland
329,895,970 USA
The difference in population between the two countries.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The GOP has been using this talking point against Scandinavian countries for decades. I dont buy it. Just because we are bigger doesnt automatically mean we cant scale it or make it work here.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Autumn
(45,120 posts)2. It's really sad that things like that will never be implemented here.
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loyalsister
(13,390 posts)3. Alaska has been doing it since 1982
The 2019 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,606, the state Department of Revenue announced Friday.
The annual check this year will be delivered to 631,000 Alaskans, most of the state population, and come largely from earnings of the states $64 billion fund that for decades has been seeded with income from oil-production revenue.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2019/09/27/this-years-alaska-permanent-fund-dividend-1606/
The annual check this year will be delivered to 631,000 Alaskans, most of the state population, and come largely from earnings of the states $64 billion fund that for decades has been seeded with income from oil-production revenue.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2019/09/27/this-years-alaska-permanent-fund-dividend-1606/
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided