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marcus says

When the economy is good, that's when you bring annual deficits down !

Good luck with that - did not happen in St. Obama last years, and will not happen with tRUMP as well. We are likely in a recession again and i wonder how much more capacity for debt accumulation we have now.
Last time we saw some decrease of US Debt was during Slick Willie's time.

marcus says

I mostly associate with working class people. And I consider myself working class.

No overpaid California teacher can be working class.

marcus says

When the economy is good, that's when you bring annual deficits down !

I was disappointed to see us deficit spend so much at this stage. I don't claim to really understand economics at the nation or world scale, but the "run the cards up to stimulate during a recession, pay the cards off afterwards" seems reasonable to me.

I can think of 2 supporting reasons for the tax cuts / reform:
1) tax reform will help keep companies in the usa, where we benefit more from them opposed to more proliferation of offshore usa-company-but-not-really-usa-company. I don't know if the tax breaks we give corps will in return provide a net gain for the country after all factors are considered. it seems very complicated to calculate. I do know that many companies have moved to china to save on costs, and so anything we do will affect that invisible cost line that every corp considers every year when deciding if they should relocate.

2) its our spinach for the china trade war:
"winning" this trade war could have huge implications. I'm not sure how good of a result we will get from a new deal w/ them, but considering how tough China is playing, I'm guessing they know how high the stakes are here too. The stakes are very big. Hell, IP theft alone is worth so much money. A win here could be worth taking on a lot of debt in the interim.

A trade war probably has many of the same negative components as a recession. If Trump did the tax reform and deficit spending to give us some redbull to help weather the fight w/ China, then I think that's some pretty pro strategy.

6rdB says

Last time we saw some decrease of US Debt was during Slick Willie's time.

Haha, look at the national debt year over year, and tell me what year it was that the US Debt ACTUALLY saw a decrease. Here, I can help:

http://www.polidiotic.com/by-the-numbers/us-national-debt-by-year/

You want to look for a "-" symbol in the 3rd column.

Funny how politicians lie, even when it seems to help "the other side", isn't it? Politicians will lie to your face, even when it's TRIVIAL to check their claims. They think nobody ever looks anything up, and for the most part - they're entirely correct.

Straight up WORD!

marcus says

I'll look it up, but I'd bet $1000 right now that that's bull shit about Bushs cousin the CIA agent.

Here let me help you!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Dunham


Stanley Armour Dunham, Ann Dunham, Maya Soetoro and Barack Obama, mid-1970s (l to r)

Tenpoundbass says

I was thinking that investigating Biden's influence peddling was just the start. Trouble is, it seems too many politicians on both sides see selling influence as a perk of the job to make up for what they think is a too low salary. My opinion is that if the salary is too low, just do one or two terms and return to private business.

I wish Trump's daughter and son in law were in Ukraine on some companies board.

www.youtube.com/embed/4p8Aq5BM9io

marcus says

Benghazi was not an impeachment "Hearing", just like the above is not a meme but a tweet.

No impeachment process has ever begun without the House voting. Not Clinton, Not Andrew Johnson.

Nadler, when the Republicans were thinking about Clinton's impeachment, demanded and received a vote on a resolution to begin the process.

Pelosi is refusing one, because Dems are hypocrites.

The Democrats are in "Unprecedented" Territory.

Pelosi is trying to squat on the john to satisfy the Squad and Base, without actually taking a shit as precedence requires.

If it's not an official committee created by House Resolution, there is no burden to comply.

marcus says

Keep believing that.

The Whistleblower was fed a barium meal. Trump is pushing the hand of Congress to begin impeachment now, and not next year.

He is going to continually hammer home that Congress isn't really impeaching until they pass a resolution, which is exactly what Pelosi doesn't want her dumb base of Liberal Arts majors to realize.

marcus says

The left has always been pro war WITH the right. This new solo act is unique

NoCoupForYou says

Congress isn't really impeaching until they pass a resolution, which is exactly what Pelosi doesn't want her dumb base of Liberal Arts majors to realize.

Liberals only know what CNN tells them. They are going to be taken by total surprise when their whole institution is sent to prison and there are mandated reforms, making their behavior and message a crime of treason.

I plan on abandoning every venerable Liberal I know while they are destroyed and crying. Fuck 'em they deserve my sympathy.

So we can finally agree that racism is the reason for Trump ?
Anti-white racism? Absolutely.

NoCoupForYou says

The cheaper place should buy a big sign advertising their exact prices and put it up right near the expensive place.

jazz_music says

georgeliberte says

So we can finally agree that racism is the reason for Trump ?
Anti-white racism?

No,

We can FINALLY agree that your statement falls into the general category of "brutally ignorant"

Racism or not racism:

JAZZ MUSIC fears ideas different than what he believes 'We can FINALLY agree that your statement falls into the general category of "brutally ignorant"'
And you as well mate.

marcus says

IT's not as bad as it looks when you consider that there are probably 100 times as many Asians as African Americans pursuing medical degrees. But one has to be willing to really think that through. Note, I'm not a strong believer in affirmative action for law school and medical school entrance, but I can see that it has some place, if we are going to continue to move things forward.

It would be rather simple to keep some type of affirmative action for kids from poor families, but in a race- and gender-blind way. Then rich white womyn and sons of rich African chiefs would not benefit from it. However, that would end up in some poor FUCKING WHITE MALES benefiting from affirmative action, which no progressive will agree to.

marcus says

100 times as many Asians as African Americans pursuing medical degrees.

nope, ca. 10K Asian applicants and 4K black applicants 2015-2018. So it does look extremely bad

Winner!!!
Tenpoundbass says

Tenpoundbass says

Has to be Mueller.

marcus says

Pretty simple, the competition was a woman that voted for the "Authorization to Use Force in Iraq" - the war the Bush Jr. started over a non existent weapons of mass destruction program, and was the Butcher of Libya.

Caligula's horse would have had a good chance against her.