@Shalvenay Maybe start with something in the opium family? It's supposed to make people very sleepy and docile. The big problem will be dosing... You have to figure out a big enough dose to keep them calm, but small enough that it isn't going to make them overdose. Since werewolf metabolism is kind of unknown, they may get it out of their system very fast, in which case you might want a drip ready to plug in, but it might not be that efficient, and a drip would make things worse...
Or... get a clinical psychiatrist that doesn't have any family and wants an adventure, and let them get bitten by the werewolf. Then they can really empathize with the wild werewolf and really speak their language. Combine that with the MDMA and you could make some real progress.
On a side note, can we stop calling the UFO stuff a conspiracy theory, and instead start calling the people saying they don't exist conspiracy theorists?
@James So I have mixed thoughts on UBI; On the one hand, I can see where an extra $1000 a month that is not dependent on a job or income would be really nice. One of the problems with being on public assistance is when you get a raise that just barely puts you up over the threshold where you don't qualify any more, so "yay! I got a raise! oh, and now I have less money per month..." It's a really hard mental hole to get out of, to say "I won't hold myself back". UBI would get around that.
On the other hand, 1.6 trillion extra is a lot of money, and I'm wondering if anyone has done the math on how high of a VAT we'd have to have to pay for that. Plus, an 18yo would be able to do really well on just $1000 a month, so will there be much incentive to move out of the parents basement, get a job, etc? For that matter, a lot of older people could make that same choice, just live in a van, or a tent on the beach, or whatever, and not contribute at all.
It's enough to survive on, but not enough to live on.
But on the gripping hand, Yang and Gabbard are the ONLY two sane ones running on the democrat side, so I REALLY hope one of them can somehow get past the gate keepers and get the ticket.
And even Yang has been dragged away a bit by the far left undertow.
@James One thing with that is that it does basically require a major change, both in thinking and in lifestyle. In my specific case in involved getting out of my own way and getting another source of income, to push past that wall. I'm grateful for the help when it was needed, but I am so so glad to be out from under it.
I guess that depends on how likely you think it will be for him to ram something like that through, assuming that he gets nominated, and that he can beat Trump.
@Hosch250 Why do you assume a price hike? People still want to sell things, and consumers are still going to spend the least amount of money on those things.
@James how much is it worth? But my point is, even if he gets the presidency, he still has to get it through congress, without them molesting it beyond recognition.
Since I'm in (roughly) St. Paul, that means it's about 7.8% (buying online is just by state, though, so I don't know how that's calculated).
Which is one of the reasons I'm interested in moving to the Dakotas. They only have property tax (which, granted, is higher than other places to cover the difference).
The main problem with that, of course, is they don't have a lot of IT jobs, so I'd end up paying income tax in whichever state I worked in...
@James but here is what I'm kind of afraid will happen... I'm afraid that the democrat party will literally commit seppuku, and I really don't want that. The social democrats movement got AOC and the other squad members elected by attacking lazy democrats. They have announced others that they feel are weak and can be replaced easily by SD candidates.
And you have Sanders, Warren, and Harris pushing for as close to communism as they can get, Beto talking about confiscating by force every single gun that isn't a revolver, lever action, or muzzle loader... the SD plan appears to be working.
@Hosch250 Not sure...those may be managed by the state (I think) so they wouldn't be impacted by a federal shut down...at least not at first. If it's federal money there is generally a 1 - 2 month grace period where they have funds to disperse...I am basing this off of reports I vaguely recall hearing during the last shutdown.
Take that last message with a lot of salt...I could be totally wrong.
@AndyD273 This is why I like Yang so much. Its not the dividend...I frankly don't need it (not that I wouldn't take it and do things with it) his message is middle ground and is drawing in both Trump and Bernie supporters at the same time.
I tend to be economically cautious as well. For example I don't finance anything but a house and cars. If I can't afford to pay it in full I don't do it.
Oh, huh. The adjective is spelled the same as the noun. I guess I'm good.
@James I understand.
I'm saving to buy a house with cash if I can (or the down payment on a ranch I have my eye on; needs a little work, but it is currently operating at a capacity to self-support the loan).
@James Don't need to: "Michigan has an open primary system, individuals do not need to be registered with a party to vote in their primary elections. However a voter may only vote in a single party primary."
@Hosch250 Sort of btw. Patient and Patient. But its Patients and Patience. The nouns are the same but the adjectives are different... go English. :eyeroll:
Ok...sort of again...the plural of the person is different than the adjective of the other noun.