POLITICAL THREAD
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I'm the only Republican in my family.
God rest her soul, my late maternal grandmother, whom I loved more than anything, LOVED FDR. She often referred to herself as a yellow dog Democrat, lol. Of course, she grew up during the Great Depression and times were hard. To make matters even worse, on Christmas Eve, when my mom was only a very small child, the family home caught fire in the middle of the night. My grandparents had four daughters, with my mom being the youngest. Two of the girls perished in the fire. They lost half their family and every single thing they owned. She, and my aunt, who was the oldest child, told me several times over the years how it took many of the neighboring men to hold my grandfather back from going up the flame engulfed staircase to rescue his other two girls. I've lost a child, so I can only imagine his incredible grief and frustration. My God. But anyway, she always said the Democrats helped her family back then and she never, ever forgot it, and I guess I can understand, and respect that.
My grandmother always told me and my sister when we were growing up that the Dems were for the less well to do people, and the Pubs were for the wealthy. She hated Pubs, lol, and even made me promise, (when I was like 14 or 15), to always just walk into the voting booth and pull the Dem lever, and never vote Rep. Assuming I see her when I die, I'll have to apologize for that, no doubt. I did vote Dem until @ 2000 or so, and then I realized the truth and have voted Pub ever since.
keep shit posting guys, and maybe Trump can plagiarize your take as well1
They'll continue to get their checks, just like always.
Glad to see American Social Support programs in action!
Socialism for ME not for thee!
Socialism for ME not for thee!
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Turkey is in nato. They support hamas = you're a nazi
Did the Soviet union rebound immediately when communism collapsed? Does that mean communism is better?
Let me make it simple...govt workers with zero skills are losing their jobs, so unless they learn to code its going to hurt gdp. Better find a job
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Gas in my area is down to around 2.60 per gallon. This is low as I recall it being in a while. Seems like it averaged around 2.90-3.30 during Biden’s term. I know it’s off season for travel but let’s hope this trend continues.
Maybe they do. I just don't believe any news we get about china.
So our GDP is much greater than it was then?
Do you somehow think this means the government is spending less than it was then?
Turns out that making kids feel racist and guilty about the sins of the past, that running down their country and putting the opposite sex in their bathrooms and locker rooms…not great ideas.
Means messing with the recipe is already showing impact on our GDP output, you try to chainsaw change to beat the courts and public opinion you risk really hurting the economy.
Shocker that's what its trending towards now.
More common sense. Yet somehow, these idiots oppose peace and demand wasteful war.
Ah, yes. When trying to achieve a peace deal, it’s important to antagonize the ones you’re trying to get to the table.
Never said that. I said higher income earners should pay SS tax on all their income, the same way they pay Medicare tax on all their income. I don't believe the full SS tax would need to be collected on every dollar of income. I don't know the reduced rate but I believe there is one that could fully fund SS. Delaying full retirement wouldn't reduce the number of recipients necessarily, only delay receiving bigger payments.
Or, establish a donut hole so $x from max benefit to another higher level is not subject to SS, but additional income is (again, at a reduced rate).
If we want SS to survive, we have to fund it with more dollars unless the waste and abuse elimination puts it back into the black. If we as a country don't care about preserving SS, I'm on board. But, many Americans rely heavily on it and doing away with it is political suicide.
Reducing benefits is a political nonstarter, imo. I'd be fine with no COLA or means-tested COLA for higher income recipients.
Your 'horrible for the economy' argument, I believe, is inaccurate. For many high earners, their excess income doesn't necessarily go into additional spending/consuming but into investments like the stock market. That wouldn't affect consumer spending to the extent you think it would, imo.
You have a remarkable ability to point out problems and flaws in others arguments, but offer almost no potential solutions. Not very helpful in a debate/commentary format such as this board.
Great breakdown of how the lies spin up and the fake news is weaponized into trying to enrage MAGA.
Agree. IF it stay in that range or lower, should see prices start coming down.
ah yes, should concede american domestic security to HOPE russia comes to the negotiation table.
This way Komrade here are the path ways to our infrastructure systems.
There's a lot more going on in the world then just Russia invading Ukraine.
And the US shouldn't stop protecting Americans so Trump can kiss up to his boss Putin.
What was said about the "critical" USAID programs as well but that has been a shit show of missed payments.
If they miss some, they think these geriatic GOP town halls are spicy now....
looks poised for some more downward pressure.
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if the russian war gets paused it would def break lower.
Then what is this: " tax all income, at least to some extent over the current inome max," if not 15% - 7.65% from your check & 7.65% from your employer?
Regardless, it's still raising taxes on working folks which imo will hurt the economy.
I want it changed, not survival.
You're raising taxes. When hasn't that hurt the economy?
I've stated my ideas for SS repeatedly here. That you don't recall them ain't my problem. That some are political non-starters doesn't make them bad.
Just tell me what problem you want me to solve? State your solution to it first.
This while you voted for an open for 4 years. Brilliant.
Trump running our country like Putin has a picture of a Russian woman peeing in his mouth. Boutta trash the economy with tariffs, uncertainty, and an increase in the deficit 😂
America gotta learn lessons the hard way sometimes.
America gotta learn lessons the hard way sometimes.
Bunch of spam bandits posting now it seems...
Idiots. Trumponomics. Hard to sell sh** to a world that hates your guts
Stock Market Today: Dow drops over 900 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq down sharply as Trump affirms Mexico, Canada tariffs
Stocks fall sharply Monday, extending declines in late afternoon trade as President Donald Trump affirmed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will take effect. Earlier, stocks felt pressure after a weaker-than-expected February reading for a key manufacturing index.
My "ignore" button can barely keep up lol.
Posting the same things over and over about nothing, and still taking L's. Using the same Dem commie talking points.
Are you paid to spam this thread with this shit Sam? Teacher retirement isn’t great I know. But give it a break from time to time. Your USAID money has to be drying up a little. Or maybe that’s why you’re so desperate.
Damn, the Left is completely stupid.
Here: I'll toss you folks a softball...
Lefties: do you prefer?
1. Peace
2. War
Its a simple question for your simple minds...
Here: I'll toss you folks a softball...
Lefties: do you prefer?
1. Peace
2. War
Its a simple question for your simple minds...
yes, time to move the goal posts jumper.
Always so agile.
Time for the next post to say something rattling the saber again for the mob about some over generalized "dim" thing,
Murphy was on every news show bragging about it dumbass. Now he’s on every news show walking it back.
We get it, you're an avid consumer of Constant Crisis, TDS infused, USAID bought and paid for media.
