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Ksyrup 12-13-2024 02:08 PM

Take me to the sun, PilotMan!

PilotMan 12-13-2024 02:47 PM

I wish man. I was in Toronto this week and it was cloudy and rainy. I get home, it's cloudy and rainy. Now it's cold and cloudy. I'm so over the short days. I need some sun too. Only 8 more days until the solstice. Haven't seen a winter around here like this for years and years.

Just to keep things on topic. Surely I shouldn't need to maintain my government mandated medical. I mean, my body, my choice. If I feel ok, then I'm ok. Nobody can tell me what to do or that I can't do my job!

This douchebag already raised my taxes once, I'm sure I'm not rich enough to get a tax cut this time around. Someone has to pay for the rich people to get these cuts!

bronconick 12-13-2024 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3451646)
LOL

Trump admitted in an interview that there probably isn't anything he can do to lower consumer prices.




JPhillips 12-14-2024 12:42 PM

Clearly the word has gone out that Trump requires 1 mil or more gifts to his inauguration fund.

PilotMan 12-14-2024 12:45 PM

The vassals required to provide tribute when a new king is crowned.

Edward64 12-15-2024 06:53 AM

Some new polling ...


https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/15/majo...policies.html?

There are 3 charts in article, too big to embed. They are
  • Trump's Support
  • Green light for Trump's Agenda
  • Yellow & Red lights for Trump's Agenda

Under the Yellow & Red light, Raising Tariffs & Pardoning Jan 6 convictions were relatively high against. It would be good if Trump took heed. He may (and probably will) moderate his tariffs, but IMO no way he can back away from pardoning Jan 6 convictions.

Also Joe's economy/markets was polled. It wasn't that bad for me personally. But yeah, majority has clearly spoken.

Quote:

President Biden, meanwhile, leaves office with Americans fairly downbeat on the economy. Just 25% believe the economy is excellent or good and 73% say it’s fair or poor. Biden’s final economic approval rating comes in at 36%, with 58% disapproving.

JPhillips 12-16-2024 02:34 PM

Seems like MAGA is going all in on vaccines cause autism.

Danny 12-16-2024 03:06 PM

Interesting how conservatives went full on anti vaccine so quickly. It used to mostly just be crazy liberals.

Ksyrup 12-16-2024 03:32 PM

Well, the New Grand Poobah overseeing our health system used to be a crazy liberal, so that tracks.

RainMaker 12-16-2024 03:57 PM

Guessing he isn't holding a meeting to follow through with a ban. Probably gets to play the hero and save the app all the young people like. An incredible self own by Dems in a cycle of self owns.




flere-imsaho 12-16-2024 06:14 PM

So, will Ivanka's fast-tracked Chinese trademarks suffice for this, or will El Presidente request further remuneration for this largesse?

RainMaker 12-16-2024 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho (Post 3451949)
So, will Ivanka's fast-tracked Chinese trademarks suffice for this, or will El Presidente request further remuneration for this largesse?


It wasn't banned over China, it was banned for Israel.

RainMaker 12-17-2024 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksyrup (Post 3451931)
Well, the New Grand Poobah overseeing our health system used to be a crazy liberal, so that tracks.



Ksyrup 12-18-2024 06:00 AM

So the bourbon distilleries around here have started the public marketing campaign against tariffs, crying about how much international money they'll lose. The last time tariffs hit bourbon - you'll never guess who was President in 2018! - industry revenue from international sales dropped 50%.

I sat there watching these reports on 3 separate local TV stations last night and thought, "I bet 90% of you fuckers voted for Trump. You get what you deserve."

Passacaglia 12-18-2024 09:37 AM

Those damned globalist bourbon distilleries.

Edward64 12-18-2024 09:55 AM

Hope it’s juicy and salacious!

Quote:

In reversal, key House panel votes to release Matt Gaetz ethics report

GrantDawg 12-18-2024 01:47 PM

Jack Daniels is too woke.

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Edward64 12-18-2024 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward64 (Post 3448978)
Nice farewell gift from Joe and this Congress.

Bill was passed in House and will pass in the Senate. I don't know if it really is "fair" or not but pretty sure it impacts me when we take SS and pension. So not immediately but for the future.


One step closer ...

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The Senate voted 73-27 to advance the measure, which could mean higher Social Security benefits for some Americans if passed before Congress leaves this week.

The bill would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.

Supporters say the overhaul of the tax rules is key to preventing unfair reductions in benefits for millions of people who have worked in public service.


Atocep 12-18-2024 05:08 PM

Has there been another President that shut down the government before taking office?

Drake 12-18-2024 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452124)
Has there been another President that shut down the government before taking office?


I'm glad I'm not the only one who was baffled by this. But apparently this is where we are now.

I was just wondering last week about why various antagonist countries don't get up to some shit in the period between an election and an inauguration, because I'd think an outgoing president isn't going to launch us into a shooting war that gets dumped in the new president's lap. Seems like an expoloitable period where one could make big gains without having to pay the regular price of admission.

JPhillips 12-18-2024 09:52 PM

Trump won't handle President Musk making all of the decisions.

Elon is too obviously horny for power.

Atocep 12-18-2024 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Drake (Post 3452148)
I'm glad I'm not the only one who was baffled by this. But apparently this is where we are now.

I was just wondering last week about why various antagonist countries don't get up to some shit in the period between an election and an inauguration, because I'd think an outgoing president isn't going to launch us into a shooting war that gets dumped in the new president's lap. Seems like an expoloitable period where one could make big gains without having to pay the regular price of admission.


Trump is going to get really annoyed if he continues to tweet threats to congress. That's Trump's lane.

Lathum 12-18-2024 10:24 PM

The Trump-Elon breakup is going to be epic

Danny 12-18-2024 10:56 PM

Trumps like the mean teacher who made Musk hall monitor but that bit will go to his head and the teacher will strip that priveledge.

Edward64 12-19-2024 05:43 AM

I get wanting a clean CR extension until the Trump & new congress are in but don't get the argument for increasing the debt ceiling.

I know Trump wants to do it so it can be blamed on Joe, but why do they want to increase the debt ceiling anyway? What am I missing, doesn't it go against what they are saying about smaller government, cutting things etc?

Should be an exciting several weeks. I'm thinking a shutdown will occur and someone will blink in Jan.

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Late in the afternoon, Trump and Vice President-elect Vance waded into the fray, slamming the bipartisan bill negotiated by Johnson and calling for a “streamlined” spending stopgap combined with an increase in the debt ceiling.

“Increasing the debt ceiling is not great but we’d rather do it on Biden’s watch. If Democrats won’t cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they would do it in June during our administration?” the two said in a statement. “Let’s have this debate now. And we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn’t give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want.”

dubb93 12-19-2024 06:40 AM

Dems need to grow balls for the first time in my lifetime and just shut the government down and do a media blitz blaming it on Trump. It probably won't matter but it's exactly the type of play that MAGA would and is making. Let Trump inherit a government that has been shut down for a month.

dubb93 12-19-2024 06:42 AM

DOLA:

I also hope all the farmers are waking up today and really appreciating Ramaswamy comparing the farm subsidies in the existing bill to showering an addict in cocaine. That is what the people they elected think of them.

Ksyrup 12-19-2024 06:52 AM

Elon literally bought the Presidency, or so it appears.

I know Trump won't just allow Elon to so directly look like he's running things - especially to the public - because Trump wants people to know he's in charge and the bully pushing the GOP around, but the wildcard here is the dude is approaching 80, tired, losing his fastball (and mental capabilities), and Musk is taking up the slack of President Sundowning the Second.

Maybe Don Jr. will step in to prod Daddy to take the reins back, but I think Elon has assessed the situation and - at least at this point - feels pretty comfortable in doing what's he doing. Of course, he's also shown himself to be tone-deaf and a dufus in most basic human interactions, so...

Ksyrup 12-19-2024 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward64 (Post 3452161)

I know Trump wants to do it so it can be blamed on Joe, but why do they want to increase the debt ceiling anyway?


Trump has been pretty open and honest about not giving one shit about the deficit. One of the reasons I slowly backed away from the GOP going back to the second Dubya election was my realization that "small government" was really not the goal. Both parties spend too much money; they mostly just differ on who is the primary recipient of it.

Dutch 12-19-2024 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dubb93 (Post 3452166)
DOLA:

I also hope all the farmers are waking up today and really appreciating Ramaswamy comparing the farm subsidies in the existing bill to showering an addict in cocaine. That is what the people they elected think of them.


“The legislation will end up hurting many of the people it purports to help. Debt-fueled spending sprees may "feel good" today, but it's like showering cocaine on an addict: it's not compassion, it's cruelty. Farmers will see more land sold to foreign buyers when taxes inevitably rise to meet our obligations. Our children will be saddled with crippling debt. Interest payments will be the largest item in our national budget.” - Vivek Ramaswamey

Lathum 12-19-2024 07:42 AM

Thank goodness the people elected Vivek to prevent this stuff from happening....

Dutch 12-19-2024 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lathum (Post 3452172)
Thank goodness the people elected Vivek to prevent this stuff from happening....


"Congress has known about this deadline since they created it in late September. There's no reason why this couldn't have gone through the standard process, instead of being rushed to a vote right before Congressmen want to go home for the holidays. The urgency is 100% manufactured & designed to avoid serious*public debate." - Vivek Ramaswamy

This is an old argument but one that needs to be reemphasized. The people changed course for a reason. Will anything come of this? Maybe not, but it’s hard to argue we don't overspend. Currently, the U.S. Taxpayer owes the national deficit 2 full years of 100% income tax/unpaid work to get our deficit to $0. Now obviously we can’t do that, but we can raise taxes. But even an increase in our income taxes to meet the current overspending would need at least a 25% - 33% jump so we can simply break even. But as taxes go up, our GDP suffers, and what happens after we tax people that much and the government still just tacks on 25-33% more overspending? It’s a death spiral. I hope something can happen and simply raising taxes is not the only answer. Budget cuts are needed for long term sustainability of our government and our ability to pay for our government.

Lathum 12-19-2024 08:33 AM

Way to completely miss the point. Unelected billionaires probably shouldn’t have their hands in the levers of power. You’re not going to get an argument about the deficit but considering we just reelected the guy responsible for 25% of that and he has zero interest in curbing spending I wouldn’t hold your breath.

dubb93 12-19-2024 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452171)
“The legislation will end up hurting many of the people it purports to help. Debt-fueled spending sprees may "feel good" today, but it's like showering cocaine on an addict: it's not compassion, it's cruelty. Farmers will see more land sold to foreign buyers when taxes inevitably rise to meet our obligations. Our children will be saddled with crippling debt. Interest payments will be the largest item in our national budget.” - Vivek Ramaswamey


So he compared farm subsidies to what exactly? I’d also like to add that everything he said about the debt is bullshit because his boss wants to raise the debt ceiling. It’s talking out of both sides of his mouth.

BYU 14 12-19-2024 08:42 AM

What do you expect from a guy so clueless that one of his early campaign talking points was that we would fire missiles into Mexico at the cartels, without Mexico's permission.

JPhillips 12-19-2024 08:53 AM

Amazing how the same people attacking Soros are cheering on Musk for being 100 times more controlling.

Ksyrup 12-19-2024 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dubb93 (Post 3452177)
So he compared farm subsidies to what exactly? I’d also like to add that everything he said about the debt is bullshit because his boss wants to raise the debt ceiling. It’s talking out of both sides of his mouth.


From what I can tell, they want to "cost-cut" the stuff they don't like so they have more money to add to the debt they want to saddle us with for the things (people and corporations) they do like.

Both parties do much of the same thing in general, but the advantage the GOP has taken on this is that they've managed to convince the very people they are about to hurt to vote for them so they can give more money to the people who look down on them and don't give a shit whether they live or die. It's pretty fascinating to watch this dynamic play itself out.

Atocep 12-19-2024 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452174)
"Congress has known about this deadline since they created it in late September. There's no reason why this couldn't have gone through the standard process, instead of being rushed to a vote right before Congressmen want to go home for the holidays. The urgency is 100% manufactured & designed to avoid serious*public debate." - Vivek Ramaswamy

This is an old argument but one that needs to be reemphasized. The people changed course for a reason. Will anything come of this? Maybe not, but it’s hard to argue we don't overspend. Currently, the U.S. Taxpayer owes the national deficit 2 full years of 100% income tax/unpaid work to get our deficit to $0. Now obviously we can’t do that, but we can raise taxes. But even an increase in our income taxes to meet the current overspending would need at least a 25% - 33% jump so we can simply break even. But as taxes go up, our GDP suffers, and what happens after we tax people that much and the government still just tacks on 25-33% more overspending? It’s a death spiral. I hope something can happen and simply raising taxes is not the only answer. Budget cuts are needed for long term sustainability of our government and our ability to pay for our government.



I actually agree with most of this. The question is whether you believe 2 billionaires wirh zero government experience and a bunch of random volunteers are the best people to lead a committee making recommendations on what to cut. It's clear they don't understand how social security and others parts of the budget work. Musk also has a very vested interest in where to make cuts and where not to in order to benefit his businesses.

Atocep 12-19-2024 11:25 AM

Rand Paul putting Musks name out there as a potential House Speaker and other GOP reps supporting the idea by unironically saying it's time to take down the establishment is peak GOP.

Dutch 12-19-2024 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452191)
I actually agree with most of this. The question is whether you believe 2 billionaires wirh zero government experience and a bunch of random volunteers are the best people to lead a committee making recommendations on what to cut. It's clear they don't understand how social security and others parts of the budget work. Musk also has a very vested interest in where to make cuts and where not to in order to benefit his businesses.


It’d a bogus argument. George and Alex Soros invested nearly double what Musk invested this year (if you include the insane radio station takeover Soros did) and Soros influences a lot of the Democratic candidates behind the scenes. The only difference is Musk is transparent about it, which is part of the reason people have more respect for him and Musks message resonates into votes better.

We can’t sit there and say we can’t do it because Musk when we
know on the other side it’s Soros.

But that aside, people with lots of experience have been in charge and effectively have said, “it’s too nuanced and complex for anyone to solve”. I’m good with people outside the DC bubble giving it a go. Will it be awesome? No. Will it suck? Maybe. But can we continue saying the issue is too complex to solve? I don’t believe so.

Edward64 12-19-2024 12:21 PM

The debt is huge but first step is to stop the bleeding and get rid of the deficit.

There is no easy path, not everyone (or anyone) will be happy but do agree we are probably in a "death spiral" and something needs to be done.

Pie chart of 2024 budget ...

Just a moment...

The deficit is $1.83T = Revenue $4.92T - Spending $6.75T or about 27%. If we can't get agreement, I'm in favor of just cutting each line item by -27% until the grownups become more responsible.

https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/amer...ional-deficit/

JPhillips 12-19-2024 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452198)
It’d a bogus argument. George and Alex Soros invested nearly double what Musk invested this year (if you include the insane radio station takeover Soros did) and Soros influences a lot of the Democratic candidates behind the scenes. The only difference is Musk is transparent about it, which is part of the reason people have more respect for him and Musks message resonates into votes better.

We can’t sit there and say we can’t do it because Musk when we
know on the other side it’s Soros.

But that aside, people with lots of experience have been in charge and effectively have said, “it’s too nuanced and complex for anyone to solve”. I’m good with people outside the DC bubble giving it a go. Will it be awesome? No. Will it suck? Maybe. But can we continue saying the issue is too complex to solve? I don’t believe so.


Elon spent 44 billion on Twitter.

Atocep 12-19-2024 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452198)
It’d a bogus argument. George and Alex Soros invested nearly double what Musk invested this year (if you include the insane radio station takeover Soros did) and Soros influences a lot of the Democratic candidates behind the scenes. The only difference is Musk is transparent about it, which is part of the reason people have more respect for him and Musks message resonates into votes better.

We can’t sit there and say we can’t do it because Musk when we
know on the other side it’s Soros.

But that aside, people with lots of experience have been in charge and effectively have said, “it’s too nuanced and complex for anyone to solve”. I’m good with people outside the DC bubble giving it a go. Will it be awesome? No. Will it suck? Maybe. But can we continue saying the issue is too complex to solve? I don’t believe so.


What does Soros have to do with the argument that Musk and Vivek are poor choices to lead a committee on this? Everything isn't my side vs your side. You're the person that was on here championing Trump as the guy that was going to bring everyone together and yet you answer any question about the Trump administration by pointing fingers.

Soros has nothing to do with this. Your guy won the election it's time to accept his decisions based on merit rather than what ifs that aren't happening.

Is your stance really that it's better to do a poor job than not do anything?

Lathum 12-19-2024 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452198)
It’d a bogus argument. George and Alex Soros invested nearly double what Musk invested this year (if you include the insane radio station takeover Soros did) and Soros influences a lot of the Democratic candidates behind the scenes. The only difference is Musk is transparent about it, which is part of the reason people have more respect for him and Musks message resonates into votes better.

We can’t sit there and say we can’t do it because Musk when we
know on the other side it’s Soros.

But that aside, people with lots of experience have been in charge and effectively have said, “it’s too nuanced and complex for anyone to solve”. I’m good with people outside the DC bubble giving it a go. Will it be awesome? No. Will it suck? Maybe. But can we continue saying the issue is too complex to solve? I don’t believe so.


Show me one time Soros took a victory lap after tanking a bipartisan funding bill on a social media platform he owns and used to massively influence the outcome of an election.

RainMaker 12-19-2024 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452174)
"Congress has known about this deadline since they created it in late September. There's no reason why this couldn't have gone through the standard process, instead of being rushed to a vote right before Congressmen want to go home for the holidays. The urgency is 100% manufactured & designed to avoid serious*public debate." - Vivek Ramaswamy

This is an old argument but one that needs to be reemphasized. The people changed course for a reason. Will anything come of this? Maybe not, but it’s hard to argue we don't overspend. Currently, the U.S. Taxpayer owes the national deficit 2 full years of 100% income tax/unpaid work to get our deficit to $0. Now obviously we can’t do that, but we can raise taxes. But even an increase in our income taxes to meet the current overspending would need at least a 25% - 33% jump so we can simply break even. But as taxes go up, our GDP suffers, and what happens after we tax people that much and the government still just tacks on 25-33% more overspending? It’s a death spiral. I hope something can happen and simply raising taxes is not the only answer. Budget cuts are needed for long term sustainability of our government and our ability to pay for our government.


You can't cut spending in this country without cutting the military budget and that is not going to happen. All this is is shuffling some money from programs into the pockets of a few billionaires.

NobodyHere 12-19-2024 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 3452210)
You can't cut spending in this country without cutting the military budget and that is not going to happen. All this is is shuffling some money from programs into the pockets of a few billionaires.


Actually you can. But there is certainly places in the military you can cut expenses.

RainMaker 12-19-2024 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NobodyHere (Post 3452211)
Actually you can. But there is certainly places in the military you can cut expenses.


Most of the programs talked about have minimal impact on the budget and actually hurt the economy more, thus lowering tax revenue.

Dutch 12-19-2024 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lathum (Post 3452207)
Show me one time Soros took a victory lap after tanking a bipartisan funding bill on a social media platform he owns and used to massively influence the outcome of an election.


He literally works behind the scenes, how could he do that and also take a victory lap? I’m shocked you didn’t know this about Soros.

PilotMan 12-19-2024 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NobodyHere (Post 3452211)
Actually you can. But there is certainly places in the military you can cut expenses.



Good luck with the dark budget for the military. You want to understand why toilets cost 10,000 and hammers cost 500, you have to realize that the military basically launders its own budget money in order to have an off the books spending habit that they've had for decades.

RainMaker 12-19-2024 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452216)
He literally works behind the scenes, how could he do that and also take a victory lap? I’m shocked you didn’t know this about Soros.


Doesn't seem like he works that much behind the scenes if you know all about him.

RainMaker 12-19-2024 02:22 PM

The Soros thing is funny because he is much more aligned with Elon Musk than anyone on this board. Neither are your friends. They both hate you.

GrantDawg 12-19-2024 02:23 PM

I am a little confused. Trump wants to remove the debt ceiling all together? That is like totally logical. Very unlike him.

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Lathum 12-19-2024 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452216)
He literally works behind the scenes, how could he do that and also take a victory lap? I’m shocked you didn’t know this about Soros.


Talk about believing everything right wing media feeds you.

at least with Musk we can say we are seeing it with our own eyes.

Dutch 12-19-2024 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452202)
What does Soros have to do with the argument that Musk and Vivek are poor choices to lead a committee on this? Everything isn't my side vs your side. You're the person that was on here championing Trump as the guy that was going to bring everyone together and yet you answer any question about the Trump administration by pointing fingers.

Soros has nothing to do with this. Your guy won the election it's time to accept his decisions based on merit rather than what ifs that aren't happening.

Is your stance really that it's better to do a poor job than not do anything?


I never said that Trump was going to bring us together. You made that up. I know this because you don’t want this. You hate it. That’s your American privilege, but it’s also okay to admit you want something more closely aligned with what Soros wants. You can trust him but I do not. Especially since he spends hundreds of millions of dollars quietly behind the curtain while Biden can barely function in front of it.

While I think we can both agree that the USA’s long-term future is at risk of being unfixable, I believe we have to take some risks, maybe they will do a poor job and fail, and you can cheer that, but not trying is a guaranteed poor job and therefore, a predetermined failure that nobody can cheer for.

Atocep 12-19-2024 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilotMan (Post 3452217)
Good luck with the dark budget for the military. You want to understand why toilets cost 10,000 and hammers cost 500, you have to realize that the military basically launders its own budget money in order to have an off the books spending habit that they've had for decades.


This is mostly overblown nowadays. It was a problem in the 80s and 90s but there are far more regulations on purchasing now. You see inflated prices on things because we have to follow certain regulations on purchasing. For example, we have Zebra label printers in our hospital and need new power adapters for 4 of them. We can't just go out and look for the cheapest option. We have certain authorized sellers we can purchase from. I can find the power adapters on Amazon for $25 but they're sold through a 3rd party using Amazon so we can't buy those. Our authorized sellers sell them for $125.

We also have contracts with certain vendors and if you're not knowledgeable when purchasing they'll price gouge you. Our Radiology department needed 2 laptops with a simple video card in them and decent specs. The quote Dell sent our radiology was for nearly $2500 per laptop. They were trying to sell them high end gaming laptops when they could have got what they needed for under $1500.

Atocep 12-19-2024 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452225)
I never said that Trump was going to bring us together. You made that up. I know this because you don’t want this. You hate it. That’s your American privilege, but it’s also okay to admit you want something more closely aligned with what Soros wants. You can trust him but I do not. Especially since he spends hundreds of millions of dollars quietly behind the curtain while Biden can barely function in front of it.

While I think we can both agree that the USA’s long-term future is at risk of being unfixable, I believe we have to take some risks, maybe they will do a poor job and fail, and you can cheer that, but not trying is a guaranteed poor job and therefore, a predetermined failure that nobody can cheer for.


This you?

https://forums.operationsports.com/f...postcount=1830

PilotMan 12-19-2024 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452216)
He literally works behind the scenes, how could he do that and also take a victory lap? I’m shocked you didn’t know this about Soros.



I've heard that he shows up to steal your sould if you look in the mirror and say him name 3 times.

NobodyHere 12-19-2024 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilotMan (Post 3452217)
Good luck with the dark budget for the military. You want to understand why toilets cost 10,000 and hammers cost 500, you have to realize that the military basically launders its own budget money in order to have an off the books spending habit that they've had for decades.


Or if my own experience in the Air Force is any judgement, you have civilian workers who work a minimum schedule and when they are there they do nothing but play video games during work hours and can't be bothered to put there own trash in the garbage. And you have a bunch of unused equipment that is being bought and then sold to those same overpaid grifters for pennies on the dollar.

flere-imsaho 12-19-2024 05:43 PM


HAHA. :)

Atocep 12-19-2024 07:23 PM

So Trump reverses course and pushes for congress to pass the CR and it still fails. Not going to help the President Musk narrative.

PilotMan 12-19-2024 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452198)
It’d a bogus argument. George and Alex Soros invested nearly double what Musk invested this year (if you include the insane radio station takeover Soros did) and Soros influences a lot of the Democratic candidates behind the scenes. The only difference is Musk is transparent about it, which is part of the reason people have more respect for him and Musks message resonates into votes better.

We can’t sit there and say we can’t do it because Musk when we
know on the other side it’s Soros.

But that aside, people with lots of experience have been in charge and effectively have said, “it’s too nuanced and complex for anyone to solve”. I’m good with people outside the DC bubble giving it a go. Will it be awesome? No. Will it suck? Maybe. But can we continue saying the issue is too complex to solve? I don’t believe so.





I'm so old that I remember when Obama got blamed for the economic fallout from the Sequestration that came about from the Boehner leadership. The Rs screamed about how bad Obama was killing the military and the economy with all the cuts because he wouldn't agree to a bigger spending deal they wanted. That wasn't but a small fraction of what Rs are calling for now. Funny the price they're willing to pay, and where they're willing to lay the blame when it all goes to shit.

PilotMan 12-19-2024 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452247)
So Trump reverses course and pushes for congress to pass the CR and it still fails. Not going to help the President Musk narrative.



It does feel like Congress isn't going to jump up and just hand over unlimited power from their own jurisdictions to trump like the way he wants. Not just yet anyway. Too much back biting, too many willing to get their 15 minutes of news, and too many not willing to risk losing funding for their constituents.



In the meantime, it'll be someone else's fault if they can't make it happen. Thanks Obama.

Dutch 12-19-2024 11:38 PM


“The Republican convention proved the Republicans are all in for everyone. Unity is the key. White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, men and women are all in this together. No lawfare, no desperate assassinations, just love for America and all Americans. I look forward to the next leader of the Democrats to join in with that message so we can all make America great again.” -Dutch

Haha, appreciate being able to comment on that. It was speaking positivity that was bringing so many Americans to the GOP side of ideology, that many appeared to be bailing on the failing identify politics the Democrats have been pushing so desperately for. It had nothing to do with Trump working towards unification of conservative and left-wing identity politics or far-left values.

(This also spoke to his comments that he would not engage in the same tactics the Democrats have used for the last 4 years (but yeah, I’m starting to not be sold on that one, I think there are going to be a few eye-opening investigations going on) and it also spoke to Trumps desire to make America great again. Which I know burns your soul to the core, but I’m down with the positive vibes of what that message means.)

Dutch 12-19-2024 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452247)
So Trump reverses course and pushes for congress to pass the CR and it still fails. Not going to help the President Musk narrative.


This take was posted on X, I think it was The View’s talking point and some wild eyed Democrat with purple hair I think? Wild! Haha, ugh…

Dutch 12-19-2024 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 3452219)
The Soros thing is funny because he is much more aligned with Elon Musk than anyone on this board. Neither are your friends. They both hate you.


Those are the two big dogs (I suppose Bezos, Gates, and Zuckerberg are uo there too.) Uktimately, there are twice as many billionaires that are supporting the Dems than those that are supporting the GOP. It’s why Kamala outraised Trump $1 Billion to $400 million. ABC News led us to believe that money was collected via grassroots initiatives, but make no mistake, those were vast majority (I’d guess ~95%) big donor payments. You just don’t see it because they are behind the curtain. We only think it’s Musk because he’s the most transparent about it.

Dutch 12-19-2024 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere (Post 3452239)
Or if my own experience in the Air Force is any judgement, you have civilian workers who work a minimum schedule and when they are there they do nothing but play video games during work hours and can't be bothered to put there own trash in the garbage. And you have a bunch of unused equipment that is being bought and then sold to those same overpaid grifters for pennies on the dollar.


I remember those days. So much waste. If our squadron had a million dollars to spend and we only spent $750k, the next year the budget would be…$750k. So our commander made damned sure we spent every last cent so our budget wouldn’t get dropped.

If we needed to buy $100k of equipment that only was sold by a large corporation, we couldn’t go to the big corp. We had to support small business. So we would put in our request for $100k of equipment with some small business operating out of their garage who could only work with mid sized business who could work with the major corporations. Everyone got a cut. That $100k was sold to the medium sized business for $110k and they sold it to the small business for $120k. Rinse and repeat, everywhere, over and over again.

Sometimes we bought equipment that didn’t have everything we needed to make it cheaper and prove we were saving the government money, then we would go back the next year and buy the extra parts separately at non-bulk inflated prices to make the equipment optimal…but then the tech refreshes were almost due and we had to buy half baked equipment again. Rinse and repeat. Nothing anybody could do about it but say, “This is fucking stupid.”

Edward64 12-20-2024 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos (Post 3451338)
Don’t count on it. The dog may not shit on the rug for a bit.

You jinxed it, the same pattern is starting to emerge.

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452247)
So Trump reverses course and pushes for congress to pass the CR and it still fails. Not going to help the President Musk narrative.

Doesn't sound like he reversed course? His new Plan B failed

Just a moment...
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House Republican leaders planned to work through the night and into Friday on a Plan C for funding the government, after abandoning their deal with Democrats and failing to pass an alternative backed by President-elect Donald Trump.
... so now onto Plan C.
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Centrist Republicans and some other GOP lawmakers are pushing for a vote on a stopgap funding measure that does not deliver on Trump’s wish to lift the debt limit. They argue that Democrats would support such an effort, coupled with an extension of “farm bill” policies and the $110 billion disaster aid package as negotiated under the initial bipartisan deal leaders rolled out earlier in the week.
I'm all for not raising the debt ceiling. I know the argument is that Congress has already voted to fund X, Y, Z so there shouldn't be a ceiling restricting it. But therein lies the problem, Congress are like drunk teenagers with their parents' credit card(s).

Dutch 12-20-2024 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward64 (Post 3452263)
I'm all for not raising the debt ceiling. I know the argument is that Congress has already voted to fund X, Y, Z so there shouldn't be a ceiling restricting it. But therein lies the problem, Congress are like drunk teenagers with their parents' credit card(s).


Sad but true. It’s even worse, it’s drunk parents stealing their kids credit cards so the adults can force the bar to remain open for yet another round knowing the teenagers are going to be stuck with the bill for something they never bought.

JPhillips 12-20-2024 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452256)
Those are the two big dogs (I suppose Bezos, Gates, and Zuckerberg are uo there too.) Uktimately, there are twice as many billionaires that are supporting the Dems than those that are supporting the GOP. It’s why Kamala outraised Trump $1 Billion to $400 million. ABC News led us to believe that money was collected via grassroots initiatives, but make no mistake, those were vast majority (I’d guess ~95%) big donor payments. You just don’t see it because they are behind the curtain. We only think it’s Musk because he’s the most transparent about it.


You don't need to rely on your instincts. We have data for reported donations and the top seven donors were all to GOPers. Trump raised a ton of money, but did so largely through SuperPACs rather than through his traditional campaign apparatus.

You can see the top donors here: https://www.opensecrets.org/election...biggest-donors

Edward64 12-20-2024 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452275)
Sad but true. It’s even worse, it’s drunk parents stealing their kids credit cards so the adults can force the bar to remain open for yet another round knowing the teenagers are going to be stuck with the bill for something they never bought.


Okay, that’s a better analogy

JPhillips 12-20-2024 08:08 AM

Elon is now praising the AFD, Germany's neo-nazi party.

Dutch 12-20-2024 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JPhillips (Post 3452279)
Elon is now praising the AFD, Germany's neo-nazi party.


Despite living in Germany for many years (thanks DoD), I never thought much about their politics other than I despised the far-left Greens Party since they hate the USA. Here’s the gist of the party from ChatGPT.


The primary objectives of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) revolve around their far-right and nationalist agenda. Key goals include:
1. Restricting Immigration: Advocating for stricter border controls, opposing asylum policies, and limiting immigration from non-European countries.
2. EU Reform or Withdrawal: Calling for the European Union to return more sovereignty to member states or, if not feasible, considering Germany’s withdrawal from the EU (a “Dexit”).
3. Opposing Climate Policies: Criticizing renewable energy policies and environmental regulations, often opposing Germany’s transition away from coal and nuclear power.
4. Promoting Traditional Values: Emphasizing nationalism, conservative family values, and opposing progressive social changes.
5. Challenging Multiculturalism: Advocating for the preservation of German culture and opposing policies promoting multicultural integration.
6. Economic Nationalism: Supporting lower taxes and less regulation, while opposing financial support for weaker EU economies.

These positions make the AfD controversial and often align with populist movements across Europe.

JPhillips 12-20-2024 09:03 AM

What about the anti-semitism, reclamation of WW2 history, homophobia, etc.? The Germans themselves have declared AFD to be suspected extremists.

Atocep 12-20-2024 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452254)
“The Republican convention proved the Republicans are all in for everyone. Unity is the key. White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, men and women are all in this together. No lawfare, no desperate assassinations, just love for America and all Americans. I look forward to the next leader of the Democrats to join in with that message so we can all make America great again.” -Dutch

Haha, appreciate being able to comment on that. It was speaking positivity that was bringing so many Americans to the GOP side of ideology, that many appeared to be bailing on the failing identify politics the Democrats have been pushing so desperately for. It had nothing to do with Trump working towards unification of conservative and left-wing identity politics or far-left values.

(This also spoke to his comments that he would not engage in the same tactics the Democrats have used for the last 4 years (but yeah, I’m starting to not be sold on that one, I think there are going to be a few eye-opening investigations going on) and it also spoke to Trumps desire to make America great again. Which I know burns your soul to the core, but I’m down with the positive vibes of what that message means.)


When was America great in your opinion?

Dutch 12-20-2024 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452290)
When was America great in your opinion?


Right before the Democrats began changing the narrative of a continually healing nation to one where they pitted whites and blacks and Latinos and Asians and Native Americans against one another. Everyone should have a choice and a voice. The official Dem party line of “If you vote against us, you ain’t black” for instance, is backwards racist rhetoric straight out of 1965.

Flasch186 12-20-2024 11:00 AM

Any comment about you being proven wrong about the donations as a fact?

Do you say

“Whoopsie.”

And then change your statements to others going forward?


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Lathum 12-20-2024 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452254)
Trumps desire to make America great again. Which I know burns your soul to the core, but I’m down with the positive vibes of what that message means.)


Flat out admitting you're a white nationalist is wild....

Atocep 12-20-2024 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452291)
Right before the Democrats began changing the narrative of a continually healing nation to one where they pitted whites and blacks and Latinos and Asians and Native Americans against one another. Everyone should have a choice and a voice. The official Dem party line of “If you vote against us, you ain’t black” for instance, is backwards racist rhetoric straight out of 1965.


What time period is that for you? What specific time period was America great?

And is your example really any different than "if you vote against us, you hate America"?

Dutch 12-20-2024 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by JPhillips (Post 3452283)
What about the anti-semitism, reclamation of WW2 history, homophobia, etc.? The Germans themselves have declared AFD to be suspected extremists.


Well, JPhillips, I didn’t know about that. I certainly wouldn’t have endorsed that party if I were him.

1. Anti-Semitism: While the AfD officially denies anti-Semitic positions, various members have made problematic statements, including minimizing Nazi crimes, questioning Holocaust remembrance practices, or criticizing Germany’s acknowledgment of its responsibility for WWII atrocities.
2. Reclamation of WWII History: Prominent figures in the AfD, such as Björn Höcke, have called for a “180-degree reversal” in Germany’s culture of remembrance, criticizing Holocaust memorials and suggesting that Germany should “focus on its positive history” instead of WWII guilt.
3. Homophobia: The AfD strongly opposes same-sex marriage and adoption rights for LGBTQ+ couples, framing its platform as a defense of “traditional family values.” Party leaders and materials have used openly discriminatory language against LGBTQ+ individuals.
4. Links to Extremism: The AfD’s youth wing and members of its far-right faction, such as the “Flügel” (The Wing), have been linked to extremist ideologies, including xenophobia and ethno-nationalism, prompting increased surveillance by the BfV.

These issues contribute to the AfD’s exclusion from political coalitions by mainstream parties. Despite this, the AfD has capitalized on economic concerns, immigration fears, and cultural identity debates to grow its support, particularly in eastern Germany. However, its extremist tendencies remain a significant concern both domestically and internationally.

Dutch 12-20-2024 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452294)
What time period is that for you? What specific time period was America great?

And is your example really any different than "if you vote against us, you hate America"?


Tuesday, 3:47 a.m.

You still playing the same stupid games from 2016. I was with you in 2016. I said, “Yes, I see their point, when was America great for black Americans?”. But despite those early gains by Trump, Communist China leaked Covid hit and Biden pounced on this and was elected. What did he do? How did he fix things? He didn’t. He made it worse for all Americans except for the rich. Wall Street did great, but Main Street suffered. I think the disconnect is that while these issues still exist and we still need to continually strive to make everyone feel they are included in this great American experiment, sometimes other issues must either take priority or at least be acknowledged.

In 2024, large swaths of the population begged Biden to… stop inflation and he wouldn’t acknowledge it, only saying it was fine. People begged him to stop this massive surge at the border, he wouldn’t acknowledge it. He paralyzed himself for fear of being called a “racist”. The messaging of “white people are all evil” was losing its appeal. Asian-Americans stopped listening to it, Hispanics stopped listening to it, Native Americans stopped listening to it, and three times as many black men voted for Trump in 2024 than they did in 2020. At some point, the liberal plan has to be something different besides, “I’m gonna catch you being a racist by telling us when America was great!” and come up with a strategy that actually helps Americans.

Lathum 12-20-2024 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452298)
Tuesday, 3:47 a.m.

But despite those early gains by Trump, Communist China leaked Covid hit and Biden pounced on this and was elected. What did he do? How did he fix things? He didn’t. He made it worse for all Americans except for the rich. Wall Street did great, but Main Street suffered.


Unemployment peaked at 14% under Trump and it is now just over 4%. He is the first president in over a hundred years to leave with negative job growth. He massively ran up the deficit giving tax breaks to his rich buddies and corporations who then raised prices and Trump has already admitted he can't do anything to bring them down.

Please outline how Trump will fix anything because he hasn't actually given any details.

Atocep 12-20-2024 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452298)
Tuesday, 3:47 a.m.

You still playing the same stupid games from 2016. I was with you in 2016. I said, “Yes, I see their point, when was America great for black Americans?”. But despite those early gains by Trump, Communist China leaked Covid hit and Biden pounced on this and was elected. What did he do? How did he fix things? He didn’t. He made it worse for all Americans except for the rich. Wall Street did great, but Main Street suffered. I think the disconnect is that while these issues still exist and we still need to continually strive to make everyone feel they are included in this great American experiment, sometimes other issues must either take priority or at least be acknowledged.

In 2024, large swaths of the population begged Biden to… stop inflation and he wouldn’t acknowledge it, only saying it was fine. People begged him to stop this massive surge at the border, he wouldn’t acknowledge it. He paralyzed himself for fear of being called a “racist”. The messaging of “white people are all evil” was losing its appeal. Asian-Americans stopped listening to it, Hispanics stopped listening to it, Native Americans stopped listening to it, and three times as many black men voted for Trump in 2024 than they did in 2020. At some point, the liberal plan has to be something different besides, “I’m gonna catch you being a racist by telling us when America was great!” and come up with a strategy that actually helps Americans.


You don't know when America was great. Got it.

You're projecting a lot of opinion on what the Biden administration was doing. If you had the same skepticism towards Trump your posts would be way different. Biden passed The Inflation Reduction Act. That's a wild thing to do when you don't acknowledge inflation.

And you don't think Trump's tax breaks for the top 5% of earners and his stimulus bills had anything to do with the average person's struggles and inflation? What about the spending during Trump's Presidency? He's responsible for about 22% of the national debt after only 4 years.

dubb93 12-20-2024 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452303)
You don't know when America was great. Got it.

You're projecting a lot of opinion on what the Biden administration was doing. If you had the same skepticism towards Trump your posts would be way different. Biden passed The Inflation Reduction Act. That's a wild thing to do when you don't acknowledge inflation.

And you don't think Trump's tax breaks for the top 5% of earners and his stimulus bills had anything to do with the average person's struggles and inflation? What about the spending during Trump's Presidency? He's responsible for about 22% of the national debt after only 4 years.


Only someone that knows how to create large amounts of debt can cure it. Step 1 is to eliminate the debt ceiling. We will come up with step two after we consult with Elon.

Dutch 12-20-2024 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum (Post 3452301)
Unemployment peaked at 14% under Trump and it is now just over 4%. He is the first president in over a hundred years to leave with negative job growth. He massively ran up the deficit giving tax breaks to his rich buddies and corporations who then raised prices and Trump has already admitted he can't do anything to bring them down.

Please outline how Trump will fix anything because he hasn't actually given any details.


Employment was a Covid issue. Once we unlocked the economy, people went back to work. I remember the CNN “sports ticker” on COVID related deaths. They ran that all the way until the election was over then ceased. The economy opened back up in the blue states and people were able to go back to work.

The money Trump and Biden took to provide relief (Every single American was pleading to pay back $8700 for each of those big “relief” packages so that we could give select people $1400. Yes, good question where did the rest of that money go? Maybe it did go to their rich billionaire friends. Don’t forget that the DNC has twice as many billionaire friends than the GOP has. The $1400 for a few people in need was the short term benefit. The long term payment came by way of inflation. Nobody in the government knew that would happen apparently, but when you print money you don’t have, that’s how inflation happens. And people were paying more for food and gas because inflation is only a pay raise for the supply side.

The plan? I don’t know, but what I want is for inflation to come back under control so our employer based pay raises actually help us. If Trump keeps that in check, I’ll be happy.

RainMaker 12-20-2024 12:44 PM

Tariffs are inflationary so good luck with that.

Lathum 12-20-2024 12:45 PM

Inflation was over 7 in 2021 when Biden took over. It has come down every year and the annual inflation rate this year ill be 2.7 and went as low as 2.4. What is your definition of under control?

Current US Inflation Rates: 2000-2024

Dutch 12-20-2024 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep (Post 3452303)
You don't know when America was great. Got it.


What’s wrong with Tuesday?

Atocep 12-20-2024 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452312)
What’s wrong with Tuesday?


So Biden did fix all the issues that you outlined?

Dutch 12-20-2024 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 3452310)
Tariffs are inflationary so good luck with that.


Let’s get ChatGPT to assist again, just for a few numbers at least.

Quote:

General U.S. Tariff Rates:
• The U.S. has relatively low average tariff rates, typically around 2-3% on imported goods. These low rates reflect its historical support for free trade.
2. Higher Tariffs by Other Countries:
• Many countries, especially developing economies, impose higher tariffs on imports to protect their domestic industries and generate government revenue.
• For example, some countries impose tariffs of 10% or more on U.S. agricultural products or manufactured goods.
3. Trade Imbalances:
• Countries like China, India, and the European Union often impose tariffs higher than those faced by their exports to the U.S., which has been a point of contention in trade negotiations.
• For example, India has historically imposed tariffs as high as 30-40% on some U.S. goods like motorcycles, whereas the U.S. imposes much lower tariffs in comparison.

Now, I didn’t vote for Trump to raise tariffs, but I’m okay with other counties negotiating lower tariffs on our exported goods. Especially since it would help them out with inflation.

JPhillips 12-20-2024 01:07 PM

The GOP is promising cuts to mandatory spending of 2.5 trillion next year.

Mandatory means healthcare and Social Security.

RainMaker 12-20-2024 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452315)
Let’s get ChatGPT to assist again, just for a few numbers at least.

Now, I didn’t vote for Trump to raise tariffs, but I’m okay with other counties negotiating lower tariffs on our exported goods. Especially since it would help them out with inflation.


Most tariffs are in retaliation for tariffs imposed on them. For instance, we imposed tariffs on India meat as welfare to our own agricultural industry. In return they impose tariffs on soybeans and motorcycles. This led to a massive taxpayer funded welfare check to farmers.

Tariffs are dumb because they are inflationary and for every tariff imposed, a retaliatory tariff is placed in return. And I don't think he'll end up doing it because at some point business leaders who know what they're talking about will tell him how moronic it is.

RainMaker 12-20-2024 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutch (Post 3452295)
Well, JPhillips, I didn’t know about that. I certainly wouldn’t have endorsed that party if I were him.

1. Anti-Semitism: While the AfD officially denies anti-Semitic positions, various members have made problematic statements, including minimizing Nazi crimes, questioning Holocaust remembrance practices, or criticizing Germany’s acknowledgment of its responsibility for WWII atrocities.
2. Reclamation of WWII History: Prominent figures in the AfD, such as Björn Höcke, have called for a “180-degree reversal” in Germany’s culture of remembrance, criticizing Holocaust memorials and suggesting that Germany should “focus on its positive history” instead of WWII guilt.
3. Homophobia: The AfD strongly opposes same-sex marriage and adoption rights for LGBTQ+ couples, framing its platform as a defense of “traditional family values.” Party leaders and materials have used openly discriminatory language against LGBTQ+ individuals.
4. Links to Extremism: The AfD’s youth wing and members of its far-right faction, such as the “Flügel” (The Wing), have been linked to extremist ideologies, including xenophobia and ethno-nationalism, prompting increased surveillance by the BfV.

These issues contribute to the AfD’s exclusion from political coalitions by mainstream parties. Despite this, the AfD has capitalized on economic concerns, immigration fears, and cultural identity debates to grow its support, particularly in eastern Germany. However, its extremist tendencies remain a significant concern both domestically and internationally.


They're a neo-Nazi party and don't really do much to hide it outside of staying within the laws of Germany. They're pretty open about their beliefs and not ashamed of them. You don't need to run cover for them because you're ashamed of supporting Nazis.

Dutch 12-20-2024 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker (Post 3452318)
They're a neo-Nazi party … and you're ashamed of supporting Nazis.


I found out today what this party is from ChatGPT, JPhillips added context, I verified his added context with ChatGPT, and this is your response.

This is why you can’t have nice things, Rainmaker… this is why. Haha

cuervo72 12-20-2024 03:20 PM

Does ChatGPT hold your dick when you pee now?

cuervo72 12-20-2024 03:20 PM

(FWIW guys, might be time to put Dutch on mute, he's gone loco and I'm not sure arguing is gonna do any good.)

Edward64 12-20-2024 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Edward64 (Post 3450407)
I'd think the lower levels would have met for months, agree on a framework, and then the leaders meet. Trudeau coming down for a visit shows how serious he takes Trump's blustering. It'll be interesting to see what Trudeau comes up with to please Trump.
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Looks like Trump's bullying worked.

Canada announces new border rules after Trump tariff threat
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Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country's US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint "strike force" to target transnational organised crime.

The pledge follows a threat from President-elect Donald Trump to impose, when he takes office in January, a 25% tariff on Canadian goods if the country does not secure its shared border to the flow of irregular migrants and illegal drugs.

... for now. No idea what the new government is going to look like though but assume more conservative vs liberal.

Quote:

Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP), says he will introduce a motion to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in the new year
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He is the last of Canada's three main opposition parties to turn on Trudeau, meaning the prime minister is now unlikely to survive a non-confidence vote.

Dutch 12-20-2024 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72 (Post 3452328)
(FWIW guys, might be time to put Dutch on mute, he's gone loco and I'm not sure arguing is gonna do any good.)


Do it, B.

dubb93 12-20-2024 04:40 PM

ChatGPT is notorious for making shit up and being wrong. You know how they say not to use Wikipedia as a source for anything because anyone can edit it? ChatGPT is worse as a source because it just straight makes shit up. When I used to use it I’d have to correct it every time I talked with it and it would constantly change what it said. You really shouldn’t be using it like it’s a source of reliable information. It’s a Chatbot. It’s designed to hold a conversation not educate.

dubb93 12-20-2024 04:42 PM

Here is a quote directly from Open AI:

Quote:

It might sound right but be wrong
Sometimes, ChatGPT sounds convincing, but it might give you incorrect or misleading information (often called a “hallucination” in the literature).
It can even make up things like quotes or citations, so don't use it as your only source for research.
Sometimes it might say there's only one answer to a question when there's more to it, or misrepresent different sides of an argument, mistakenly giving each side equal weight.

More directly from the creator:

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It doesn’t know everything
ChatGPT's knowledge is not up-to-date, so for the most part, it doesn't know about current events or trends.
ChatGPT is currently primarily trained in English.
We can’t say definitively what it does and does not know, and don’t understand entirely when it does or does not express confidence in incorrect assertions.
No access to tools like calculators or the internet (mostly)
ChatGPT can't browse the web or access up-to-date info from the internet without plugins enabled.
It can't verify facts or do things like complex calculations without access to the Internet or use of plugins.

Edward64 12-20-2024 06:11 PM

Alright, Plan C passed the House. I do like the bolded section.

Access to this page has been denied
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The package — which Johnson rolled out shortly before the vote — would fund the government at current levels through March 14, extend the farm bill for one year and appropriate billions of dollars in disaster relief and assistance for farmers.

The legislation does not, however, include language to increase the debt limit, an eleventh-hour demand from President-elect Trump that hurled a curveball into the sensitive government funding negotiations.

But then there is below, not sure if the $2.5T in "net cuts to spending" will really happen, but we shall see. I'm a little surprised that the Dems agreed to that but there's some 3D chess going on I think.

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In lieu of the debt ceiling hike, Republicans entered into an agreement to increase the borrowing limit by $1.5 trillion in exchange for $2.5 trillion in net cuts to spending, done through a reconciliation package in the next Congress, two sources told The Hill.


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