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[Marleydogg]

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Messaging. I heard some black dudes on YT today reacting to dems protesting outside of Treasury. They were just baffled that people would be upset that they were finding waste and fraud... They kept asking "what is the problem with this?". LOL. Dems are digging themselves deeper.

I thought we'd lose the midterms because it just usually happens but polls are showing dems are losing ground by the week. Pubs might actually pick up a few seats the way things are going. Dems aren't going to have to overwhelming money advantage this time either.

It's like they've gone so insane they're burning down their own house with their kids and pets locked inside.

And it's freaking glorious to watch!

Chuck shumer holding hands with Maxine waters chanting as Al green shakes his cane at the sky is a sight to be savored.

Ps, suck it, Sam's.

 

[trueblujr2]

I'm not going to explain it to you because it would greatly behoove you to actually figure this out on your own.

US households, mean and median, are significantly wealthier today than they ever were, even with the government created problems like tuition, real estate, and healthcare inflation.

Why are we, outside of our bottom 10 maybe 20%, so wealthy? Why are we so much wealthier than everyone else; we're ~ 4% of the wrold's pop but ~ 30% of total GDP?

Capitalism Baby!! And free market economy, That’s why we’re 30% of the total GDP

 

[hmt5000]

This is new info. DOGE is working with 2 current IT guys. Read only. They can't change anything.

 

[hmt5000]

This is so accurate it's hilarious.

 

[hmt5000]

This is so accurate too. Yearbook made certain groups look super cool and we would always laff because 2 or 3 of them were on yearbook committee and they put their friends in even though

 

[hmt5000]

I've been seeing people claim that the paper gold/silver market is keeping the physical price down. People are passing paper back and forth saying they are paying this super low price for metals and physical prices get depressed because of it.

Not sure who the top guy is but Zerohedge is solid.

 

[hmt5000]

2 lifelong dems can't believe how out of touch dems are right now. LOL.

 

[hmt5000]

CNN is literally a meme now.

 

[hmt5000]

Whole lot of normies won't know what this is. LOL. They'll be like "No way"...

 

[trueblujr2]

Needs to be some serious consequences for this shit. People were killed at some of these rallies. Hopefully Bondi is reviewing this stuff for prosecution.

Over 700 officers attacked, injured or killed. Their feigned J6 outrage falls on deaf ears with me.

 

[hmt5000]

Perfect metaphor for Trump vs the swamp. Trump is on the bottom of screen.

 

[hmt5000]

 

[hmt5000]

I tried to listen to that Kamala 60 minutes tape. Made it maybe 20 minutes... probably not but it seemed like 20 minutes. Ho lee hell I forgot how bad she was at talking.

 

[HeismaNole]

Murkowski only wins because of this.

Did you ever read about how she got into office? She lost the primary and then did a campaign for her to be the write-in, and did these campaign advertisings about how you spell her name cause it had to be perfect on the ballots.


Well, guess what happened? Murkowski wins the general election through write-in. Think about the unlikelihood of that being legit. You couldn’t win your primary but the most people are going to write your name in? 👌

 

[hmt5000]

Did you ever read about how she got into office? She lost the primary and then did a campaign for her to be the write-in, and did these campaign advertisings about how you spell her name cause it had to be perfect on the ballots.


Well, guess what happened? Murkowski wins the general election through write-in. Think about the unlikelihood of that being legit. You couldn’t win your primary but the most people are going to write your name in? 👌

Go back further. Her dad was a fill in governor for some reason. He got to appoint her to his Senate seat after leaving the Senate to take over the governors spot. I can't believe that hasn't been made more public. That is the exact kind of thing people are hating and she's just relishing being a nepo hire.

 

[HeismaNole]

 

[hmt5000]

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

Did you ever read about how she got into office? She lost the primary and then did a campaign for her to be the write-in, and did these campaign advertisings about how you spell her name cause it had to be perfect on the ballots.


Well, guess what happened? Murkowski wins the general election through write-in. Think about the unlikelihood of that being legit. You couldn’t win your primary but the most people are going to write your name in? 👌

Her dad was also governor then I believe

 

[TheFrontRunner]

"Big part of the MAGA movement is being able to tell off color jokes and being able to take such jokes. And then telling scolds to f-ck off if they’ve got a problem with it.

This is just a necessary and healthy correction to years of suppression of normal humor. Ethnic jokes go back over a century and no one pissed his pants until fairly recently."

 

[TheFrontRunner]

 

[HeismaNole]

We are approaching nine years since the DNC leaks and I think it’s worth reminding how sick and weird these people are.

 

[Bill Cosby]

I thought we'd lose the midterms because it just usually happens but polls are showing dems are losing ground by the week. Pubs might actually pick up a few seats the way things are going. Dems aren't going to have to overwhelming money advantage this time either.

Obviously there’s a ton of time, but I also assumed democrats would pick up a bunch of seats in the midterms based on history and the fact Trump needs to do some things that may hurt in the short term for the benefit of the country.

I underestimated the amount of fraud and theft of taxpayer funds that was fueling the democrat party and media mouthpieces. The entire mainstream media and DNC may be bankrupt before the midterms.

 

[AustinTXCat]

** Wise Words Department **

"Not exactly smashing stereotypes of liberals as mincing pantywaists, the left's entire contribution to the war effort thus far has been to whine."

-Ann Coulter

 

[Cleatortoises]

Yea, you're the DA. Just because you can buy big sizes/volume at WM doesn't mean the truly poor can afford those. They more than anyone buy the small sizes because that's all they got money/stamps for. They can't buy the small sizes/numbers at Costco, can they? Not complicated, but too much for you.

maybe the membership is too much, but they got.plenty of "stamps" for jumbo doodles and Mt whew. Also in most cases the newest eye phone.
Ah never mind, too complicated for me, you big meanie.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Canadians probably feel swine matches MAGA better. Trump is turning America into a bully and a joke. Embarrassing

Canada will not be '51st state,' ambassador protests amid Trump tariff threat

Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae warned proposed U.S. tariffs are a “major threat" to both economies Monday on "Special Report."

www.foxnews.com

Possibly, Sam.

 

[Cleatortoises]

its been done over and over in history.

And they use their wealth to avoid paying the higher taxes. Only dummies think raising taxes on wealthy will work.
Value added tax on consumption would be more effective.

 

[Cleatortoises]

Do you know what assets are? Your house. Your car. Your business. Your PJ. Your investments. Your Balance Sheet items. In America and most of the world, you are taxed on your income. Your Profit and Loss statement.

They have ASSETS. Those assets were purchased/acquired somehow. Likely after tax if they were purchased. Inherited there was certainly a significant tax paid there too. Aside from envy or petty jealousy, why do you covet what someone else has? How does someone in that group having a lot of assets prevent you from having anything at all?

Thanks Dr.
I really just didn't want to type an admonishment to Mr D lite.
Bro hates those who produce to earn.

 

[Cleatortoises]

I addressed it in a follow up, but these assets didn’t appear from a cloud of smoke, but rather through calculated means that stripped them from middle class.

I get called a socialist on here for good reason, in part to my inability to fully explain my beef with the wealthy. My big problem is that wealth was stolen from the middle class and I’d love to see it returned back.

Produce something of value or improve something to make it more valuable and you too can be rewarded.
It's not stealing.
Socialist

 

[SDC888]

In the 1960’s, the US accounted for 40% of world GDP.

Labor and statistics show that median income in 2022 was 50,339 (56,508). In 1990 it was 29,940 (74,169).

1980 21,020 (85,270)
1970 9,870 (82,407)
1960 5,600 (60,320)

Using an inflation calculator, we can find dollar power in parentheses for the year 2024. You can look up groceries, cars, house, college tuition, and what it boils down to is that the median household in American has gotten worse off every year since 1980.

I can do a side by side of the 1% and show how they have gotten better off in the same time frame.

So you couldn't figure it out.

The opposite is true, and very obviously so. the median household in American has gotten better off every year (except for maybe the great recession) since 1980.

The loan itself is based on current value, not unrealized gains. Also, homes are usually people’s biggest asset. The equity growth is separate than the loan itself.

I’m not a communist because I don’t want to redistribute wealth. I just want the wealth returned to the rightful owners which is the middle class.

Useless semantics. You are a communist and you would make everyone poorer. There is no greater enemy of the working class and the poor than you and your tldr youtube videos explaining things to you.

 

[Cleatortoises]

The gap between richest & poorest here continues to grow because the poorest don't care that they're poor. They either spend every penny or choose not to make anything. So everyone else moves further ahead of them. Me, I don't care that they're poor either. It's a conscious choice. Even as far as the bottom 10% here go, they can get so many bennies that they're still better off than same group most anywhere else.

Somehow my dumb ass agrees completely with this .
Must be wising up, huh?

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

BLM was a major fundraiser for the Dems. See how this money laundering operation works? Take our taxes and pay those who pay for your campaigns.

Now we know how some in the movement were able to buy multiple mansions.

 

[warrior-cat]

Lee Zeldin: EPA Working 'Round the Clock' to Clean Up L.A. Fires

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said that his agency was "working 'round the clock" to remove hazardous material from the L.A. fires.

www.breitbart.com

Now they do it?

Trump wins again.

 

[Cleatortoises]

Honestly...why do we even pay taxes? And at this point I think this money abused by USAID should be sent back to the taxpayers.

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I hate these assholes so much more than even I realized. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuqk

 

[Bigmikeydelight]

What if they are taking these loans to purchase other businesses or create new ones that create hundreds if not thousands of jobs?

I am sure that they are, but can they not use stock as collateral for super friendly business loans? Which get even better the bigger the loan?

We do plenty to appeal to business owners, like tax breaks and tax incentives. This loophole of buy borrow die needs to be ended.

Produce something of value or improve something to make it more valuable and you too can be rewarded.
It's not stealing.
Socialist

The good Lord has blessed me with more than I ever deserved. Taking out huge loans to build 500 million dollar yachts should not be caveat free. I’m not trying to steal anything. I just like to envision a world and financial structure closer suburban America 1980’s than the current model.

 

[warrior-cat]

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That TDA gang apartment building only netted 1 arrest. Someone tipped them off....

Arrest should be made and immediate justice served to make an example of those traitors so that others will not do the same going forward.

 

[SDC888]

I’d be okay if we could just stop the very top from taking loans on unrealized gains. They can live exuberantly, and purchase many different modes of income, all the while paying very little in taxes because of the loans that are available to them alone.

Why should it be ended? According to whom? You?

If I want to borrow (risk) against my property, who are you to say I am not allowed to?

And it's not a "loophole," the Elizabeth Warren, "Warren Buffett pays less tax than his secratary!" is nonsense too: a red herring, a bold faced lie.

I am sure that they are, but can they not use stock as collateral for super friendly business loans? Which get even better the bigger the loan?

We do plenty to appeal to business owners, like tax breaks and tax incentives. This loophole of buy borrow die needs to be ended.

The good Lord has blessed me with more than I ever deserved. Taking out huge loans to build 500 million dollar yachts should not be caveat free. I’m not trying to steal anything. I just like to envision a world and financial structure closer suburban America 1980’s than the current model.

When they were poorer.

 

[ukalumni00]

I am not an angry person but I really do wish the absolute worst for all of these people in government who have been part of this charade. I hope they all lose their jobs, go to jail, go bankrupt, their spouses leave them, their kids hate them. The list goes on and on…

 

[warrior-cat]

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Perfect metaphor for Trump vs the swamp. Trump is on the bottom of screen.

Ping Pong version of the "Rope a Dope".

 

[SDC888]

I am not an angry person but I really do wish the absolute worst for all of these people in government who have been part of this charade. I hope they all lose their jobs, go to jail, go bankrupt, their spouses leave them, their kids hate them. The list goes on and on…

They'll get theirs... castles made of sand.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

Bet those political ads featuring all those celebrities was likely funded.

They absolutely did. Some of it already came out. The first concrete proof we got of "influencer" payments was when some celebs refused to do covid psa ads.

Speaking of covid era, we saw how much nyt got paid. Now remember the nyt prominently featured a young attractive pediatrician who regularly made the rounds discussing the dangers of covid to children. Eventually it was discovered that person didn't even exist. It was all fake.

We were protected from all this propaganda until 2013. Before then, none of this stuff was allowed to be used at home. Then obama cancelled those protections and ever since we've been living in basically a curated reality that's structured by the cia in partnership with god knows who else.