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[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

In 1992, Ross Perot got about 20% of the popular vote as a third party candidate. How did that "help get away from a 2 party system"? That's not a rhetorical question, I'm curious.

What "lesson" do you think the DNC learned in 2016?

What's your plan to institute ranked voice voting & national popular vote?

[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

This would be a much better policy than OP's "over 10", since 82% of investment home purchases in Q2 2023 were to those with 9 or fewer houses. Investment purchases made up about 24% of all home purchases.

[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Wrong. Democrats consistently support & pass RCV, while Republicans repeal & ban it. If you want RCV, you need to support Dems in the meantime.

[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Democrats pushed through RCV in all these states and North Carolina, before Republicans repealed it. If you want RCV, if you want the option of a viable third choice, you need to vote Democrat in the meantime.

[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

3rd parties in the US are impossible while we still have first past the post voting. One party has consistently been the one to support & pass RCV, while the other has consistently repealed & banned it. Guess which is which?

If you want 3rd parties to be a viable option, you need to vote Democrats. And more on the ground activism, I agree with you there

[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago
[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. How soon after an inversion does a recession need to happen for it to be considered "predicted"? It looks like the longest in your chart is the recession ~2 yrs after the 1978 inversion. The most recent inversion was July 2022. If we're not in recession by this summer, will that still be "predicted"? 2025? 2026?

[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Very interesting thanks!

[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

From this graph, it looks like you're suggesting the 2019 yield curve inversion predicted the 2020 coronavirus recession?

[–] cheesebag@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (4 children)
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