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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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Subject: Re: Future of women's sports
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Between 0.5% and 1.6% of U.S. adults identify as transgender or nonbinary.
And of those how many are athletes? Anyone?

This number is so small it's a non-issue.
But our MAGA friends bring it up because they don't want to talk about the real issues in America...

Guns are the leading cause of death for American children. How many died today? Anyone? If you vote republican you share in the blame.
A senile, racist, rapist is running for President.
Thanks to Trumps tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy about $6 billion is added to the national debt everyday. Don't worry more tax cuts will fix it! LOL
Inflation has come down to target levels thanks to Joe Biden.
Donald Trump proved once again that he is a racist and an idiot yesterday.
Child poverty is up sharply, because Republicans in Congress (plus Manchin and Sinema) refused to renew the expanded Child Tax Credit in President Biden's American Rescue Plan.
The Earth recorded its hottest days on record this week.
Joe Biden is bringing American hostages home.
Trump killed a bipartisan bill that would have addressed the border problem...
Life long Republican Mitt Romney summed up the situation nicely:
"The border is a very important issue for Donald Trump, and the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that
he doesn’t want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame Joe Biden (Kamala Harris) for it is really appalling."
And the minimum wage is exactly where it was 15 years ago, $7.25 because the GOP has blocked all attempts to raise it. (Fortunately it is higher in blue states, where folks have higher incomes and higher life expectancies.)

OK you can go back to hating on minority groups now.

politifact.com - How many trans people are there in the US and why
newyorkfed.org: Multivariate Core Trend Inflation
en.wikipedia.org - Minimum wage in the United States

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