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Posted: Jan 24, 2024 - 12:49pm

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:


ya think?

Political satire is one of the best ways to bring people 'round to your thinking. Trump practically writes the scripts for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. One of the best ways to beat Trump is to make him look ridiculous and laugh at him.  With Trump in obvious mental decline, Stewart and Colbert are gonna have a field day. Getcha popcorn. 

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Posted: Jan 24, 2024 - 12:30pm

 R_P wrote:

Poor guy.



I doubt he's very poor.
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Posted: Jan 24, 2024 - 11:54am

 R_P wrote:

Poor guy.



ya think?
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Posted: Jan 24, 2024 - 11:48am

 black321 wrote:

Jon Stewart Returns to ‘The Daily Show’

Nearly eight years after the host retired, he’s back to steer the show through this year’s presidential election cycle


Poor guy.

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Posted: Jan 24, 2024 - 11:42am

Jon Stewart Returns to ‘The Daily Show’

Nearly eight years after the host retired, he’s back to steer the show through this year’s presidential election cycle


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Posted: Jan 22, 2024 - 12:04pm

 rgio wrote:

Republicans have been chirping now and then that this is Biden's plan.  Get Trump to the nomination, and then bow out. 

I wish it was...but I just don't think Joe sees the risks of his running.  He doesn't believe he's too old.  Old people rarely do.

FWIW - Is the Beakers dyslexia on the link intentional?  The article is about Haley stopping Trump (based on the link)...not the other way around.



At least you're paying attention.


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Posted: Jan 22, 2024 - 12:03pm

Good analysis here.


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Posted: Jan 22, 2024 - 12:03pm

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Imagine this nonsensical shell game: Haley starts to rise to the top, as people come to their senses.
But, she has the potential to beat Biden. Now what to do?
Biden bows out, and someone younger, hipper, and electable steps to the forefront. And then it becomes a real race, worthy of attention (instead of gawking).

Republicans have been chirping now and then that this is Biden's plan.  Get Trump to the nomination, and then bow out. 

I wish it was...but I just don't think Joe sees the risks of his running.  He doesn't believe he's too old.  Old people rarely do.

FWIW - Is the Beakers dyslexia on the link intentional?  The article is about Haley stopping Trump (based on the link)...not the other way around.


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Posted: Jan 22, 2024 - 11:17am

 Beaker wrote:

Imagine this nonsensical shell game: Haley starts to rise to the top, as people come to their senses.
But, she has the potential to beat Biden. Now what to do?
Biden bows out, and someone younger, hipper, and electable steps to the forefront. And then it becomes a real race, worthy of attention (instead of gawking).
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Posted: Jan 22, 2024 - 7:01am

Getting to be a hot race!

Is There Any Way in Hell Trump Can Stop Nikki Haley?
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Posted: Jan 22, 2024 - 6:04am

 kcar wrote:

I'd vote for Vermin over Trump every time. 





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Posted: Jan 21, 2024 - 9:55pm

 Steely_D wrote:

There has always been only one choice



I'd vote for Vermin over Trump every time. 

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Posted: Jan 21, 2024 - 9:10pm

There has always been only one choice

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Posted: Jan 15, 2024 - 2:16pm

Dean Phillips for President

Dean on X Spaces with Elon, Bill Ackman & more
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Posted: Jan 12, 2024 - 8:31am

There is no clear winner in either tax policy, without an effort to control spending. Keeping corporate taxes low and raising taxes on capital gains for the wealthy are a step in the right direction...encourages reinvestment of capital rather than distributions to shareholders. Also, raisie the estate taxes above a reasonable value.

WASHINGTON—There isn’t a dime’s worth of a difference between the political parties. The chasm is more like $6 trillion.

The winners of November’s presidential and congressional elections will quickly face decisions on extending tax cuts scheduled to expire after 2025. President Biden and Republicans support starkly different tax plans.

Republicans generally want to extend all expiring tax cuts from the 2017 law former President Donald Trump signed. The price tag: $4 trillion over a decade.

Biden proposed extending Trump’s tax cuts for households making under $400,000 annually but said the rest should expire. Beyond that, he would raise taxes further on top earners and corporations. That plan, including tax increases the president hasn’t fully detailed, would generate more than $2 trillion beyond current forecasts.

That $6 trillion gap is on the ballot, and the ultimate resolution will affect family budgets, corporate profits and the federal government’s fiscal health amid rising debt.

With the White House, Senate and House up for grabs, one party could sweep into office and impose much of its fiscal vision. More likely, however, they will be limited by intraparty fights. If neither party wins full control, a divided government would likely force compromise.

Tax battle looms

Here is why the tax fight looms in 2025.

In 2017, Republicans cut corporate and individual tax rates and curtailed tax breaks. They made the corporate cut permanent but scheduled most individual tax changes to lapse, a common strategy to lower the headline cost of legislation and pass partisan fiscal bills.

They bet that Americans would get accustomed to lower taxes and that future Congresses wouldn’t let taxes rise on most households.

If Congress does nothing and those changes expire, the standard deduction would shrink, marginal rates would climb and a deduction for closely held businesses would vanish.

That is considered the baseline scenario by nonpartisan budget forecasters. The Congressional Budget Office projects that the U.S. will collect $60 trillion in revenue from 2024 through 2033. Biden would aim above that target; Republicans would go below.

Republicans push to keep cuts

Republicans see the 2017 law as a rousing success that boosted the prepandemic economy. The party consensus remains that the cuts should continue beyond 2025.

GOP presidential candidates haven’t fully specified tax plans. Trump, who leads in polls, hasn’t articulated a second-term tax policy besides a new 10% across-the-board tariff.


https://www.wsj.com/politics/p...



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Posted: Dec 2, 2023 - 9:16am

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People with nothing move to where they can get something/anything. Republicans pretend to support self-reliance, and so provide little if possible. This is, of course, Christian™ - to deny those in need.

And, because we allow the super rich people (remember that corporations are now people, too) to suck up wealth and dodge taxes, the others are left with little. Little food. Little safety. Little hope. Tell them to poo somewhere else all you want; they can’t. Living on the streets eating out of trash is their version of keeping alive. Some are drug addled; some are crazy; some are just screwed over. Since they’re so different there’s no good expedient solution - but the GOP thinks that hurting them or shoving them elsewhere is good policy. Again, it’s Christian™.

A sanctuary city doesn’t mean it has adequate resources, but it means they don’t hate/fear/torment the people coming from somewhere else. So, of course the GOP mocks that intended kindness and tries to scuttle it when possible. It embarrasses them to be so parsimonious, hateful, and seen.



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Posted: Dec 2, 2023 - 1:42am

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Then why are many major stores in San Fran closing in droves and leaving the city ? 

Years ago you spoke of food / retail deserts. Behold the rebirth and for the same reasons as before.  History is repeating itself.

One of the wealthiest cities that probably spends more per capita for the homeless than almost any other US city. And gets very little (if anything) in progress for solving the problem.

And you mention police protection ... who again is the party of defund the police ?  Sure ain't the repubs.

And one more thing ... isn't San Fran the original Sanctuary City here in these United States ?  Who again was the Mayor who declared it so ?


People with nothing move to where they can get something/anything. Republicans pretend to support self-reliance, and so provide little if possible. This is, of course, Christian™ - to deny those in need.

And, because we allow the super rich people (remember that corporations are now people, too) to suck up wealth and dodge taxes, the others are left with little. Little food. Little safety. Little hope. Tell them to poo somewhere else all you want; they can’t. Living on the streets eating out of trash is their version of keeping alive. Some are drug addled; some are crazy; some are just screwed over. Since they’re so different there’s no good expedient solution - but the GOP thinks that hurting them or shoving them elsewhere is good policy. Again, it’s Christian™.

A sanctuary city doesn’t mean it has adequate resources, but it means they don’t hate/fear/torment the people coming from somewhere else. So, of course the GOP mocks that intended kindness and tries to scuttle it when possible. It embarrasses them to be so parsimonious, hateful, and seen.

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Posted: Dec 1, 2023 - 8:30pm

 Steely_D wrote:
All the poo map means is that our nation is concentrating money into the hands of billionaires and giant corporations (hello, capitalism), and that the problem of fentanyl is as bad as it seems. Take away money, jobs, affordable housing, access to health care, and even police protection - and folks move to places where the weather suits their clothes.
 
Then why are many major stores in San Fran closing in droves and leaving the city ? 

Years ago you spoke of food / retail deserts. Behold the rebirth and for the same reasons as before.  History is repeating itself.

One of the wealthiest cities that probably spends more per capita for the homeless than almost any other US city. And gets very little (if anything) in progress for solving the problem.

And you mention police protection ... who again is the party of defund the police ?  Sure ain't the repubs.

And one more thing ... isn't San Fran the first real Sanctuary City here in these United States (Berkeley in 1971 not withstanding) ? 

Newsome was Lt Gov when California declared itself a Sanctuary State in 2017.
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Posted: Dec 1, 2023 - 1:37pm

 Steely_D wrote:
All the poo map means is that our nation is concentrating money into the hands of billionaires and giant corporations (hello, capitalism), and that the problem of fentanyl is as bad as it seems. Take away money, jobs, affordable housing, access to health care, and even police protection - and folks move to places where the weather suits their clothes.

Amen.

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Posted: Dec 1, 2023 - 1:13pm

 kcar wrote:

@Beaker: the clips I saw of the debate tell a different story. Newsom wiped the floor with De Santis. 

Poor Sean Hannity tried to throw it for Ron but that was too much for him...



All the poo map means is that our nation is concentrating money into the hands of billionaires and giant corporations (hello, capitalism), and that the problem of fentanyl is as bad as it seems. Take away money, jobs, affordable housing, access to health care, and even police protection - and folks move to places where the weather suits their clothes.
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