Posted on 02/18/2018 1:16:27 PM PST by GuavaCheesePuff
These last 24 hours, we’ve heard some very passionate words and opinions from witnesses and survivors of the recent Florida school shooting regarding the need for lawmakers and leaders to take some kind of action to prevent these tragedies from happening over and over again.
Calling into MSNBC this afternoon, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Cameron Kasky recounted the hysteria that he witnessed during the shooting that took the lives of 17 people. He was then asked by host Ali Velshi how he’s been dealing with the aftermath of the tragedy, with Velshi noting that many of Kasky’s classmates have expressed anger and shock.
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We seem to be hearing from a lot of angry snowflakes.
I think there’s merit to that.
I’d have never been able to vote though.
Not back when I frequented the systems. These days yea it is a zoo.
“Let them deal with their first job, their first home, their marriage, their family, their tax situation...”
Didn’t one have to own property to vote back in the beginning? We just had a local vote to increase school taxes (again!). They always pass. Our property taxes went up 20% for this upcoming year - although our property has gone up in value too (but obviously we won’t see that as we aren’t selling anytime soon).
LOTS of people in the area rent - and I suppose they figure that they don’t pay taxes - so yeah - raise property taxes! (Not realizing that their landlord has to pay taxes, and will just pass the increase down to them in the form of higher rents.)
“RENT CONTROL! We need to have rent control!!! Those greedy landlords!!!”
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