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How will they rule ??!

  • YES - Qualified

    Votes: 41 82.0%
  • NO - Disqualified

    Votes: 9 18.0%

  • Total voters
    50
  • Poll closed .
Leftists on here are like a hydra. One leaves and then two take their place. These people have to be recruited or something. Is it to drive activity and traffic through this thread?
It's the same 2 or 3 people. When enough ppl get tired of their drivel and put them on ignore, they create a new account so they can get more attention again. Unfortunately we have some posters on here who still fall for it every time and feed their insanity.
 
If we’re going to have a federal tax system in the US, we need a functioning IRS.

Hopefully DOGE can modernize their computer systems and eliminate some of the bullshit.

IRS has made great strides within the past year getting functional online access set up for taxpayers. If they can freeze out the lobbyists like intuit, no reason most people should be able to file their return by going to the IRS website and clicking approve.
 
You are an insecure dude. I have never commented one way or the other about the debt. You have zero idea of how I feel or don’t feel about the debt. I bring it up because it is the hot topic these days on the board. I brought up Clinton to illustrate how long it has been to balance a budget. 25+ years Let that sink in. We have had two republicans and two democrats since that and they haven’t been able to accomplish it. It’s a tough thing to do. That is the point. Finally I noticed you didn’t bother to answer the question
You NEVER commented on the size of the debt until Trump became President. Also, I corrected your misstatement on Clinton because you're uninformed. As far as being insecure, did you just pluck that word out of a hat like Kamala? Because I'm simply LAUGHING at you. And I couldn't care less about your stupid loaded question, because neither do you.
 
If we’re going to have a federal tax system in the US, we need a functioning IRS.

Hopefully DOGE can modernize their computer systems and eliminate some of the bullshit.

IRS has made great strides within the past year getting functional online access set up for taxpayers. If they can freeze out the lobbyists like intuit, no reason most people should be able to file their return by going to the IRS website and clicking approve.
If we install the Fairtax, the IRS won't be needed. And if Trump switches to tariffs, the IRS won't be needed.
 
Democrats in charge, this is what they do.


HOLY SH*T, Chicago is being led by Democrats on a suicide mission! Chicago City Council just approved Mayor Brandon Johnson's $830 million infrastructure bond deal.

Under the approved plan, the city will defer principal payments for the first 19 years, making only interest payments during this period. This backloaded repayment schedule means that the total cost to taxpayers is projected to reach approximately $2 billion by the time the debt is fully repaid.

This is a terrible deal for Chicago taxpayers. Kicking the can down the road like that, with no payments for two years and then interest-only for nearly two decades, is just setting up future administrations—and Chicago residents—for a financial disaster. The city already has a mountain of debt, and this just adds to it without addressing the underlying issues.

It’s the same reckless spending mentality that got Chicago into trouble in the first place. Instead of reforming pensions, cutting waste, or prioritizing essential services, they keep borrowing and pushing the bill further down the line. Meanwhile, the residents who actually pay taxes get stuck with higher costs and fewer services.

Chicago needs DOGE!

Chicago has spent over $600 MILLION on illegal migrants, contributing to the city’s nearly $1 billion projected budget deficit for 2025.
 
If we’re going to have a federal tax system in the US, we need a functioning IRS.

Hopefully DOGE can modernize their computer systems and eliminate some of the bullshit.

IRS has made great strides within the past year getting functional online access set up for taxpayers. If they can freeze out the lobbyists like intuit, no reason most people should be able to file their return by going to the IRS website and clicking approve.
Preach! Exactly how it should be. Ridiculous that we make people jump through all the hoops.
 
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hahahahaha look who suddenly gives a hot sht about the national debt.

Clinton only did it because the REPUBLICAN CONGRESS led by NEWT GINGRICH passed a balanced budget amendment AND they allowed a one time conversion of everyone's 401ks to Roth IRAs that year. The resulting windfall was a surplus and Clinton danced in the endzone like he invented the damn thing.
I think he will reduce the debt, but unsure by how much. Hell, if he doesn’t, the interest alone will be like the third highest expenditure in 5 years. Has there been any expected goals created?
 
You NEVER commented on the size of the debt until Trump became President. Also, I corrected your misstatement on Clinton because you're uninformed. As far as being insecure, did you just pluck that word out of a hat like Kamala? Because I'm simply LAUGHING at you. And I couldn't care less about your stupid loaded question, because neither do you.
He’s LAUGHING at you Joe! LAUGHING!
 
Democrats in charge, this is what they do.


HOLY SH*T, Chicago is being led by Democrats on a suicide mission! Chicago City Council just approved Mayor Brandon Johnson's $830 million infrastructure bond deal.

Under the approved plan, the city will defer principal payments for the first 19 years, making only interest payments during this period. This backloaded repayment schedule means that the total cost to taxpayers is projected to reach approximately $2 billion by the time the debt is fully repaid.

This is a terrible deal for Chicago taxpayers. Kicking the can down the road like that, with no payments for two years and then interest-only for nearly two decades, is just setting up future administrations—and Chicago residents—for a financial disaster. The city already has a mountain of debt, and this just adds to it without addressing the underlying issues.

It’s the same reckless spending mentality that got Chicago into trouble in the first place. Instead of reforming pensions, cutting waste, or prioritizing essential services, they keep borrowing and pushing the bill further down the line. Meanwhile, the residents who actually pay taxes get stuck with higher costs and fewer services.

Chicago needs DOGE!

Chicago has spent over $600 MILLION on illegal migrants, contributing to the city’s nearly $1 billion projected budget deficit for 2025.
Didn’t they do something dumb like sell their parking meter revenue for a lump some advance payment too.
And now there’s parking meters in random empty parks.
 
"Record every payment issued by the agency pursuant to each of the agency's covered contracts and grants, along with a brief, written justification for each payment submitted by the agency employee who approved the payment."

Now that is how you run things, like a business.






"Each Agency Head shall, with assistance as requested from the agency's DOGE Team Lead, build a centralized technological system within the agency to seamlessly record every payment issued by the agency pursuant to each of the agency's covered contracts and grants, along with a brief, written justification for each payment submitted by the agency employee who approved the payment.

This system shall include a mechanism for the Agency Head to pause and rapidly review any payment for which the approving employee has not submitted a brief, written justification within the technological system."


And much more - officially putting every agency under the supervision of DOGE's team leads.
 
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Thought Obama ended up doing an OK job ultimately. Voted for him the 2nd time.
Main thing that has pushed me left is empathy for others.
-I don't hate illegal immigrants, i think it should be managed differently but the criminal victimizing was a big red flag for me.
-The continued pursuit of LGB ppl, if they want to love each other it doesn't bother me, I'm not gonna hate on them for it.
-Based off exeperience traveling globally, I think America should revamp its medical system into something different, I don't know if single payer is the answer but the current exploitive system aint it, and if thats passed we should rework unemployment coverage to lower levels.
-Trumps leadership style is the antithesis of my belief of what govt officials should behave and lead. Was a big Rubio guy on his run, liked Nikki Haley in this primary.

My biggest belief is that the middle class is getting purposely eroded,
The corporate class wealth is booming while workers are punished and spending power is devalued. The SC ruling that opened the flood gates for unchecked money into politics has created a toxic environment that coupled with social media proliferation has people dehumanizing their fellow country men in ways similar to how we approached propaganda against Germany and Japan in WW2. If you dehumanize them then you don't have empathy towards them.

-Corruption and Oligarchs influence has gotten worse and worse, blue side doesn't make real moves because they wanted the corporate donor money, red side gets stirred up over cultural identity politics and used as carrots to keep them distracted from corruption and wealthfare expansion.

Until a party represents the people first attack corrupt insider trading, lobbyist buying votes on bills against their constituents, or find a way to address the infosphere of people that only believe things from their sides view points we're going to slide towards more and more of the 1% ruling everything.
Too. Many. Words.
 
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If it sounds crazy it is.

Grok says no...No, Barack Obama is not earning annual royalties associated with Obamacare. This claim stems from misinformation and satirical articles that have circulated online, suggesting that Obama trademarked the term "Obamacare" and receives payments every time it’s used or referenced. In reality, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly nicknamed "Obamacare," is a federal statute signed into law by Obama in 2010, and it does not include any provision for royalties to be paid to him or his family. The term "Obamacare" itself was originally a pejorative coined by opponents, later embraced by Obama, but it has no legal trademark or royalty mechanism attached to it.Reports claiming Obama earns royalties often originate from fake news sites or social media posts, like those suggesting payments from the government or organizations such as DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency, a concept recently popularized but not an official entity at this time). Fact-checking sources have consistently debunked these claims, noting that the ACA’s official name is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and "Obamacare" is just an informal moniker. Obama’s income since leaving office primarily comes from his presidential pension (around $200,000 annually), book deals (notably a $65 million joint deal with Michelle Obama for their memoirs), public speaking fees, and production deals with companies like Netflix—not from any royalties tied to the healthcare law.
 
Ah, so the new TROLL "Farmy" comes on here like a passive aggressive little beyotch, whines about everybody being a meanie head, calls everybody names, and then LAUGHS when he's called out for it.

Welcome to ignore, turd.
Been there, done that. He is another Platnidumb with his meaningless posting of articles that are false and or disinformation. He/she/it is just another liar pushing an agenda. TDS is the watchword with him/her/whatever.
 
Clearly some major problems with some names on that list.
1000% this. We will NEVER know the extent of the blackmail info Epstein had on folks. The swamp is simply too powerful and too corrupt to let all info be known and, unfortunately, they are doing exactly what many of us expected they would do despite Trump’s desire/direction to release the info.
 
That's the problem Bill. This administration and Pubs are adding to the debt.... Not bringing it down.
They are cutting taxes and still spending.
These DOGE cuts and other promises of cuts are smoke and mirrors and bandaids for a brain bleed.
The only real way to tackle our debt is thru some painful cuts AND some targeted taxes on those in the highest income brackets.
So your answer is keep spending and take more ppls money?

The govt obsessed always think every problem can be solved of we just dump more money on everything, bc dammit those evil rich ppl need to give us more.

We should all pay less taxes, regardless of income.

So it's simple, we don't spend more for long, better find out what's most important

R's have not passed a single bill that includes more spending, they especially didn't pass the largest transfer of wealth in history like democrats did with their covid bills, etc that they didn't even budget for.

The tax cuts on the other hand, were budgeted for. I paid less taxes too. I'm not a billionaire

Every liberal must understand, you are more than free to write checks to the treasury...all of you should make a pledge to do so.
 
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1000% this. We will NEVER know the extent of the blackmail info Epstein had on folks. The swamp is simply too powerful and too corrupt to let all info be known and, unfortunately, they are doing exactly what many of us expected they would do despite Trump’s desire/direction to release the info.
 
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