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I read that one. Wasn't it something like 12ish year olds doing 15-30 minutes a day vacuuming and helping in the kitchen? When do they learn this stuff if not as children?

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01-09-2023 , 10:23 PM

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Yeah I thought it was really mundane. One of the more surprising ones with a bunch of ytas. Sometimes my nephew complains about chores but I tell him he got a pretty good deal (dishes). Laundry way worse imo. Both easy with machine though.

Just a lolreddit moment I think.

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01-09-2023 , 11:18 PM

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i looked it up just cuz pwns talked about it

it was more complicated cuz the one kid was in a wheelchair, and getting the same allowance as the other kids who did a lot more chores.

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01-10-2023 , 12:48 AM

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Idk, being in a wheelchair vs making the same amount as somebody in a wheelchair for less work. I think I'll take the latter.

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01-10-2023 , 12:59 AM

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I would put away the dishes but refuse to put away the silverware. Nobody has time for that.

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01-10-2023 , 11:14 AM

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i looked it up just cuz pwns talked about it

it was more complicated cuz the one kid was in a wheelchair, and getting the same allowance as the other kids who did a lot more chores.

That makes it more on the side tbob and I think is 'correct', not less.

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01-10-2023 , 01:01 PM

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i agree with tbob. the ability to walk is good. in case that wasn't clear

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01-10-2023 , 05:14 PM

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Not as complicated as you made it sound!

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01-13-2023 , 11:38 AM

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What are your thoughts on the Santos situation? The voters chose a candidate based on a completely fabricated background (to be fair, I imagine most chose him for no other reason than the R next to his name), who has no desire to address the issue and his party has no desire to call him out. What's more important, preserving the will of the voters or recognizing and punishing fraud?

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01-13-2023 , 07:38 PM

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Hasn't made reddit front page afaik so can't be that big of news. Politicians make acceptable lies and unacceptable lies. I assume there is some standard for what is impeachable.

Practically speaking I would never step down unless threatened or promised a parachute.

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01-13-2023 , 07:44 PM

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acceptable lies:

there are wmds in iraq. let's invade and occupy for decades
i will fight catastrophic planet killing climate change
we should have healthcare
i support democracy, justice, and freedom
i believe in equality

unacceptable lies:

?????

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01-13-2023 , 07:45 PM

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This guy is a rare breed tho. Among things he has lied about include his education (didnt go to college), work history (Never worked at Citigroup or Goldman Sachs), property ownership (claimed to own 20+ properties, owns none), cultural heritage (claimed his grandparents were holocaust survivors), etc, etc. He also has 4 ongoing investigations including an international charge for check fraud. Fabricating an entire character to get elected? I don't think it's a good paradigm to set.

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01-13-2023 , 07:55 PM

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Reminds me a little of Bidens stream of lies. However with him, I guess you can blame age?

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01-13-2023 , 08:47 PM

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Reminds me a little of Bidens stream of lies. However with him, I guess you can blame age?

Pretty sure we can at least confirm his claimed education, work history, family heritage and property ownership. Feels like that the baseline shouldn't be lower than that. I get that Rs need everything they can get, but man it's wild when the deceipt is so obviously transparent.

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01-13-2023 , 09:21 PM

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who cares if you are lying about work/education history or whatever... when you are lying about destroying the planet, war, torture, etc...

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01-13-2023 , 11:16 PM

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I agree it seems kinda sociopathic and not the normally accepted lies.

As George Costanzo would say, it's not a lie if you believe it.

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01-14-2023 , 12:49 AM

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At a certain point if those kind of lies don't undo your career why even tell them?

The truth doesn't even seem worse

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01-14-2023 , 09:11 AM

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Not sure I understand your post but I don't really understand the headspace of someone like Santos.

I could get why someone would lie to try to achieve their goals, though. Kinda weird no one figured it out before the election (except a few tabloids?). Does the press even do anything?

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01-14-2023 , 09:13 AM

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There was a scotus case I believe on if people granted asylum or maybe us citizenship based on lies could have it revoked. Not sure it actually got in front of scotus, though.

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01-14-2023 , 08:35 PM

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what about all the supreme court justices who lied under oath to get confirmed?

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01-15-2023 , 09:45 AM

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Death by snu snu

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01-15-2023 , 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Birdman10687

At a certain point if those kind of lies don't undo your career why even tell them?

The truth doesn't even seem worse

Compulsion. I doubt he can control it.

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01-15-2023 , 04:56 PM

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In response to CA and other states moves to ban gas-powered cars:

Wyoming wants to phase out sales of new EVs by 2035

LOL

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01-15-2023 , 05:05 PM

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01-15-2023 , 05:07 PM

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wyoming's population is 578k. that's less than my neighborhood

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