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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: lizgdal   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Democrats Create Jobs...
Date: 09/06/23 8:16 PM
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Culture in my town is doing fine. Thank you for asking. Plenty of music, festivals, good food, social groups, civic meetings. I suppose for some ignorance is bliss, and the wrong kind of festival is upsetting. Most U.S. voters are more concerned about the economy and jobs. The United States economy does better under the administration of Democratic presidents.

Where the war on woke goes from here, Sep 1, 2023
Republican voters don't really care for the war on woke. That doesn't mean it will end.
"A July New York Times and Siena College poll of Republican voters conducted nationally found that candidates wouldn't necessarily gain support for simply focusing on quashing 'wokeness,' or left-wing ideology, in schools, corporations, or culture at large. Instead, they were more interested in candidates who focused on the economy or on 'law and order.' "
vox.com - War on woke wokeness republicans

Woke
1a: aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke

U.S. economic performance under Democratic and Republican presidents
"Since World War II, the United States economy has performed better on average under the administration of Democratic presidents than Republican presidents. The reasons for this are debated, and the observation applies to economic variables including job creation, GDP growth, stock market returns, personal income growth and corporate profits. The unemployment rate has fallen on average under Democratic presidents, while it has risen on average under Republican presidents. Budget deficits relative to the size of the economy were lower on average for Democratic presidents. Ten of the eleven U.S. recessions between 1953 and 2020 began under Republican presidents."
Wikipedia: U.S. economic performance by presidential party
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