Calling it Now: Best-President-to-Date
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2018 Jul 1, 12:01am 19,538 views 69 comments
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It has truly been an unexpected surprise to watch the Trump admin perform thus far. In totality, I am fairly confident to call it now: we are witnessing a very rare event of effective and beneficial leadership, one that we may not witness again in our lifetime. That is all I wanted to post. Good luck to each of you in making the best of these good times.
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Bd6r
2018 Jul 10, 6:47am
Bd6r
2018 Jul 10, 6:47am
ThreeBays says
The new talking point is "we can never pay it back", forgetting that in some way it WILL be paid back (inflation). Or that most of it is owed to entities in US of A. Also, giving money to defense contractors is OK, but paying anyone else is a crime.
It's party time, since Republicans switched from bitching about the deficit to pretending it doesn't even exist.
The new talking point is "we can never pay it back", forgetting that in some way it WILL be paid back (inflation). Or that most of it is owed to entities in US of A. Also, giving money to defense contractors is OK, but paying anyone else is a crime.
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Shaman
2018 Jul 10, 7:32am
Shaman
2018 Jul 10, 7:32am
Aphroman says
And somehow the President controls worldwide gas prices? Interesting how your mind works.
That’s less than the increase in gas prices that afe crushing low income Americans, under Trump
And somehow the President controls worldwide gas prices? Interesting how your mind works.
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Bd6r
2018 Jul 10, 7:33am
Bd6r
2018 Jul 10, 7:33am
Aphroman says
High gas prices are extremely good - I wish gas was $5-8/gal. This allows development of alternative energy sources (less global warming and/or dependence on Gulf terroristocracies) and really helps state where I live. Also, as we all are adults here (hopefully), we know that Obamacare was a giveaway to insurance companies.
That’s less than the increase in gas prices
High gas prices are extremely good - I wish gas was $5-8/gal. This allows development of alternative energy sources (less global warming and/or dependence on Gulf terroristocracies) and really helps state where I live. Also, as we all are adults here (hopefully), we know that Obamacare was a giveaway to insurance companies.
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steverbeaver
2018 Jul 10, 7:36am
steverbeaver
2018 Jul 10, 7:36am
I have a friend who was "taxed" ~$1400 for not buying the sham that is Obamacare.
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Onvacation
2018 Jul 10, 8:17am
Onvacation
2018 Jul 10, 8:17am
Aphroman says
Hard to do after half the country voted for her. History will reveal the Clintons' and Bushes' crimes.
Locking Her up?
Hard to do after half the country voted for her. History will reveal the Clintons' and Bushes' crimes.
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Goran_K
2018 Jul 10, 9:07am
Goran_K
2018 Jul 10, 9:07am
Bob, knock it off with the "are you a native english speaker" crap.
Your personal insults and racism are not the topic here.
Your personal insults and racism are not the topic here.
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socal2
2018 Jul 10, 9:28am
drB6 says
It's also very bad for the poor - who often have to drive the farthest commute each day for their jobs since they can't afford to live near the coast in California.
Gas taxes are the most regressive taxes out there.
High gas prices are extremely good - I wish gas was $5-8/gal. This allows development of alternative energy sources (less global warming and/or dependence on Gulf terroristocracies) and really helps state where I live.
It's also very bad for the poor - who often have to drive the farthest commute each day for their jobs since they can't afford to live near the coast in California.
Gas taxes are the most regressive taxes out there.
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Bd6r
2018 Jul 10, 9:32am
Bd6r
2018 Jul 10, 9:32am
socal2 says
Good for TX - low taxes and many jobs created.
It's also very bad for the poor - who often have to drive the farthest commute each day for their jobs since they can't afford to live near the coast in California.
Gas taxes are the most regressive taxes out there.
Good for TX - low taxes and many jobs created.
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Shaman
2018 Jul 10, 10:07am
Shaman
2018 Jul 10, 10:07am
Aphroman says
Remember $5 gas? I do. It was under Obama’s reign of terror. $3.50 seems like a bargain still to me!
Are you saying that the President has no effect on gas prices?
Remember $5 gas? I do. It was under Obama’s reign of terror. $3.50 seems like a bargain still to me!
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Patrick
2018 Jul 10, 4:15pm
Patrick
2018 Jul 10, 4:15pm
drB6 says
Yes, that was my problem with the mandate. It's wrong to force people to pay a small set of private companies whatever they say you have to pay or face fines.
It was a tax which we were obligated to pay to certain favored companies.
as we all are adults here (hopefully), we know that Obamacare was a giveaway to insurance companies.
Yes, that was my problem with the mandate. It's wrong to force people to pay a small set of private companies whatever they say you have to pay or face fines.
It was a tax which we were obligated to pay to certain favored companies.
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Shaman
2018 Jul 10, 8:31pm
Shaman
2018 Jul 10, 8:31pm
Patrick says
Since the people who didn’t have insurance were the ones who had to buy it, they often couldn’t afford to budget 12% of their income for that one thing. And so, effectively it became a tax on the uninsured.
That’s how it affected my parents anyway, before they went on Medicare.
Yes, that was my problem with the mandate. It's wrong to force people to pay a small set of private companies whatever they say you have to pay or face fines.
Since the people who didn’t have insurance were the ones who had to buy it, they often couldn’t afford to budget 12% of their income for that one thing. And so, effectively it became a tax on the uninsured.
That’s how it affected my parents anyway, before they went on Medicare.
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Patrick
2018 Jul 11, 8:50am
Patrick
2018 Jul 11, 8:50am
It's all about trapping people and forcing them to pay.
You can make a great product, but that takes work. If you're well connected, it's much easier to just use the government to take the money.
You can make a great product, but that takes work. If you're well connected, it's much easier to just use the government to take the money.
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RC2006
2018 Jul 13, 8:24am
RC2006
2018 Jul 13, 8:24am
Trump just doesn't give a shit.
CNN wimper "But we are real news too ......"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=dO1f9EZ-0uw
CNN wimper "But we are real news too ......"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=dO1f9EZ-0uw
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MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Jul 13, 11:27am
MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Jul 13, 11:27am
Tim Aurora says
But the uninsured didn't have $1000 / month for a $5000 deductible shitty ass plan, either.
You do know that Emergency care in US is mandatory ( if not entirely free) , which means that uninsured normally ended up in Emergency costing the Govt
But the uninsured didn't have $1000 / month for a $5000 deductible shitty ass plan, either.
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Shaman
2018 Jul 18, 10:56am
Shaman
2018 Jul 18, 10:56am
Tim Aurora says
It’s only free if you’re an illegal immigrant. Otherwise they come after you with the bill. This is known. Stop trying to obfuscate the issue.
You do know that Emergency care in US is mandatory ( if not entirely free)
It’s only free if you’re an illegal immigrant. Otherwise they come after you with the bill. This is known. Stop trying to obfuscate the issue.
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