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marcus says

So how many years of that could we get for what we've spent on the Iraq war ?

We got the Iraq war because we did not take seriously the WTC attacks of 1993. We got the Iraq war because we did not understand how to prevent SH from taking over Kuwait. We got terrorism because we found out that OBL did the African embassy bombings. US then sent a special team to get OBL. The policians said to "stand down" when they found OBL. US intelligence did not know about the 2001 incident in advance.

The funds spent on terror are like a start up with lots of money from a rogue son of an Oil Barron.

Democrats almost always leave out the background details, and in doing this they create disengenous arguements.

It appears that the terrorist bolstered their boldness and strength during Clintons presidency when no push back or protection of US assets was administered. This only sent a message to any terrorist that they could push us around, and then we get democratic whiners to try to cast blame elsewhere.

This is one of the reasons why Hillary did not get elected. This lack of terror response, NAFTA and CRA were terrible for the USA. The former is a physical terror, and the latter being a financial terror effectively.

12) Dao sues United for 10 million dollars for not getting his free peanuts and 30 million for mental and physical distress. United mails him a dog collar and leash as settlement offer.

CBOEtrader says

11)Dao is compensated for his troubles via email w a $50 off next United flight coupon

The coupon should be for a different airline that beats passengers even worse, so runaways would come crawling back begging to be re-accommodated into the cargo hold.

I'm sure he's just a misunderstood nigger

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Really?

Well, another mentally ill Muslim.

So, maybe we should use Islam to track those in danger of mental illness leading to homicidal bursts of rage, then?

Ironman says

Muhammad has a criminal history in federal court with indications of previously mental health issues

That's enough to make him a good Muslim. Allah must be proud.

Lashkar_i_Trumpi says

Well, another mentally ill Muslim.

So, maybe we should use Islam to track those in danger of mental illness leading to homicidal bursts of rage, then?

If they covert to Islam, they must be both, stupid and dangerous.

Ironman says

Erik Gomez‏ @erikagsp7 3m3 minutes ago

Muslim? Check

Black? Check

Biggest Gun control State? Check

Hates white people? Check

Imagine if he was:
Christian
White
Hates Black Muslims

Why Fresno?

Berkeley would have been a better choice.

Ironman says

Is this how they dress in Fresno? Did he just blend into the crowd?

It's California. He would fit in perfectly.

Ironman says

Ahhhh CNN, you can count on them for "accurate" reporting...

(CNN) A man wanted in the slaying of a motel security guard fatally shot three men he apparently chose at random, Fresno, California, police said.

All three men killed in Tuesday's shootings are white. Suspect Kori Ali Muhammad has posted on social media a dislike for white people and government officials, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.

A "dislike" for white people... oh boy.... Reports were it took HOURS for CNN to actual report the story...

They had to make sure he was a Muslim first. The name "Mohammad" was not good enough. Neither was it convincing when he yelled "Allah ho Akbar"

What soreheads. O'Reilly has offered to change his show's byline from "the no spin zone" to the "no masturbation or molestation zone".

SEXUAL CHOCOLATE

www.youtube.com/embed/otEm_aI2Vac

My dad circa 15 years ago: "That guy is a pervert."

Ironman says

Approximately 45% drop out of college NOW and never get a degree, and they are actually paying for going? What do you think the drop out rate will be when college is FREE??

You think that when the government subsidizes college, there are suddenly more spaces open at decent colleges ? The government needs to not pay it for people that can't either get in to a good public University of better, or get good grades at a good community college (which isn't that much cost to subsidize anyway).

School have limits on the number of students, and they have admissions requirements. With subsidies, admission requirements could possibly even go up. As it is now, a majority of students at all capable of going to college, or some sort of training after high school, do so.

Ironman says

So, if all these kids get affordable college costs from Bernie, where will they go to school? How is Bernie going to fix the shortage problem? Will he build more colleges too??

IT's not as much about more going as it is people taking on less debt to go.

"How To Make Obscene Phone Calls Without Getting Fired" by Bill O'Reilly, with a forward by Anthony Weiner. "One of the best books I have ever read!" ...Eliot Spitzer

"A must read" Bill Cosby

You going to tell us how much you paid in income taxes last year or are you just going to keep acting like a Female dog.

Silver Spoon Trump hasn't paid any taxes for years!
To prove me wrong,show the tax returns.

Trump says 'only suckas pay taxes'. Smart people avoid 'em.

APO,see what you started with Ceffer.
Hope your happy! Lmao

Ironman says

Many Americans discovered they don’t owe the government a dime.

Care to talk about historical tax rate trends and the differences, historically, between taxes on income from wages versus income from investments?

Do you think that has lead to the wealth disparity we see now, or is it only the general crumble of America due to it shirking traditional values for cis-gender-unicorn-snowflakenomics?

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/paying-taxes-confusion-policy-1040/523287/

Ironman says

Compared to you being part of that 44%?

I'm not, but you haven't denied it...

Ironman says

Are those tax dollars a different color green?

No different color. Very different rates.

What about the effective tax rate for those making 400K versus those making 10,000K?

Ironman says

More than four in 10 American households (44.3%) — or upwards of 76 million — didn’t pay any income tax to the federal government last year,

It is amazing the 44.3% of households don't make enough money to owe taxes. That's terrible. Where is the outrage? What is trump going to do about this?

It's crazy that the top 50% pay 97% of the taxes. We really need to get back to historical norms of the 1950's and 1960's where the top 50% payed 95% of the taxes. It's outrageous how much more the top 50% pay today.

Ironman says

Many Americans discovered they don’t owe the government a dime.

That's a bit misleading. The federal government charges Social Security and Medicare taxes, subscriber line fees, import duties, excise taxes, estate taxes, etc. Also, with two Presidents in a row doubling the national debt, the living owe more and more every year.

The personal income tax should probably be replaced with pollution fees, other taxes (land value, estates, corporate income), import duties, excises on property insurance, etc. Personal taxes become inevitably too invasive, but that's now apparently the point: Total Information Awareness thinly disguised as revenue.

I wonder what role Putin played in all this?

Maddow probably won't cover that tonight, she'll be too busy connecting Ossoff's defeat to the Kremlin.

Love how you just ask questions and never take a stance. Cute.

Ironman says

What actually pays the bills in the country, tax "rates" or tax "dollars"?

Tax dollars pay it, and how and where those dollars come from are determined by the tax rates. So the answer, to your BS question, is "both".

Historically, rates haven't been this low since almost just prior to the great depression. (Gosh what was that whole Depressioney thing caused by again?)

So while the "rich" do pay most of the tax, they are paying FAR LESS than historical norms. The middle is paying heavily and shrinking. Income inequality has skyrocketed. Less brackets and progressive stratification of the tax system as well. We can make it far simpler and far more progressive than it is.

How much Zero Hedge shapes your world view?

I'll expect you reply with only more questions, as above. It's kind of a shame you don't go learn for yourself or contribute more to your own thread. But, it's safer to just ask questions though, and not take an actual stance, isn't it? (ironic question in more ways than one)

It's also far safer to be against something rather than for something. Trump is learning this bigly.

WAH! WAH! WAH!
He brought it on himself!

What was that about pissing off people?

Awwww. No replies to my points.

Remember, Obama was a rescue from oblivion and into slow stable economic growth.

You mean Trump is going to fix it? Awesome. What's he going to do? Lower corporate tax rate and rate on the top 1%? Peerrrrrfect.

Ironman says

Fucking slacker..... 3 MONTHS....

Sorry, is he back from golf yet?

Does he even know what tax bill he is proposing yet?

It must really suck to be being compared to Obama's first 100 days. It's going to be bloody.

Oh noes! The enemy is so unfair!
Why is the enemy attacking me?

Why does Trump take no personal responsibility for what he sows? Why do these people whine for him?

Ironman says

Did you forget what state I live in?

Did you pay federal income tax or not this year?

Liberal propaganda machine at work. Party of failure.

Ironman says

Do you want me to give your stupid question a stupid answer?

Your choice. You can answer a simple question or keep dodging it and pretending no one notices.

Did someone say putin?
www.youtube.com/embed/zk_VszbZa_s

Well you did provide an easy set up.

FortWayne ... we haven't even begun to see the full failings of Trump yet. Buckle up.

Ironman says

Of course I paid Federal income taxes

How much income tax are we talking here? Did you pay your fair share in real dollars, not percentages?