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[QUOTE=Canada;2745250]Yes you are right. Sanctuary city but they had the National Guard kick the illegals off the island. Those are your compassionate democrats. Hypocrisy at its finest.[/QUOTE]What news programs do you watch?
That have left you so uninformed of what really happened?
[QUOTE=PVMonger;2745929]You have really gone off the deep end with your headline: [B]God (aka Trump) saved America in 2016[/B].
If this was a public forum, I'd say you won the "Dumb Internet Comment Of The Century" award.[/QUOTE][URL]https://nypost.com/2021/08/26/hillary-and-bill-clinton-spotted-in-the-hamptons/[/URL]
Hillary and bubba 2 low life white trash grifters that belong in prison!!
[QUOTE=Tiny12;2745982]May I repeat myself, "I don't know jack about the Glass-Steagall Act."
Social Security would have gone bankrupt if not for the 1983 Amendments. Since you kindly pulled info from a think tank dear to my heart, the Cato Institute, I'll try to repay the favor. This is from the CBPP, a left of center organization.
[URL]https://www.cbpp.org/blog/social-security-its-not-1983[/URL]
From the piece, "On April 20,1983, President Reagan signed major Social Security reform legislation, which Congress had passed by large bipartisan majorities. The program's actuaries had warned that unless policymakers acted Social Security would be unable to continue paying full benefits in July 1983. But soon after the law's enactment, the trustees certified that the trust funds wouldn't become insolvent until sometime outside their 75-year window for evaluating the program's long-term finances that is, until after the late 2050's....While Social Security isn't in crisis, 1983 does have lessons for us. One is the importance of bipartisanship; much of the credit for pushing a deal sometimes ascribed to the so-called Greenspan Commission actually belongs to then-Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Ronald Reagan and pragmatists from both parties. ".
Take a look at the last column in the first table in the following.
[URL]https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4a3.html[/URL]
The growth in asset reserves in the "Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Trust Funds," from $24.9 billion in 1983 to $2.9 trillion at present, is due almost entirely to changes in funding and spending provided for in the 1983 amendments.
You said you believe that bills that are passed with ANY Republican support are bad bills. So I can't sensibly argue with you about Clinton and Gingrich, any more than I could sensibly argue with a Trumpster about election fraud in 2020..[/QUOTE]Yes, and may I remind you you said an utterly inaccurate Clinton-bashing claim by a "my lord and savior" QAnon Repub was "probably right."
No, I didn't say bills that any Repubs vote for are "bad". Just that if it is a Dem-proposed bill it will be diminished in its positive results with every Repub vote for it. If it is a rare Repub-proposed bill it is generally improved with every Dem vote for it. 95%+ Dem-supported bills are bound to be effective and revered. 95%+ Repub-supported bills are bound to be crap wastes of money. As a rule.
There were several amendments to Social Security before and after 1983. It always must be tweaked for age demographics and contribution limits to "save it."
The only thing special about the one Reagan signed was that it included taxing Social Security for the first time. Reagan raised taxes, which would shock typically pro-Repub MSM today. Yeah, the "Great Economic Repub Icon" Teflon Ronnie raised a lot of taxes on a lot of Americans. To help pay for stuff.
The same way Clinton and the Dems' 1993 legislation produced those balanced budgets and budget surpluses in the following years. They raised taxes on the right people. "Because of", not just "after".
Clinton ran in 1992 on welfare reform. When Newt's Congress wasn't busy sniffing around Bill's balls and dick and not shutting down the government at a cost of millions, Clinton got it done.
In addition to giving serious consideration that some inaccurate Clinton / Dem-bashing statement by a QAnon Repub is "probably right", give this a thought:
Shall we dance through a short list of legislation passed when a Dem was in the White House and Dems controlled both Houses of Congress?
Social Security. A favorite of yours I believe.
Medicare. Ditto above.
Medicaid.
Unemployment Insurance.
The Civil Rights Act.
401 ks For Rank and File Employees.
The 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Affordable Care Act.
The American Rescue Plan.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
The Inflation Reduction Act.
To name just a few.
Ok, now it's your turn or anyone else's turn. Please list a few legislation highlights from when a Repub was in the White House and Repubs controlled both Houses of Congress.
I am anxious to see how the latter and when there is a governance "split" between the two major Parties compares so favorably to what is accomplished when Dems control of the Executive and Legislative Branch.
[QUOTE=ScatManDoo;2745945]So, to what country do you expect TrumpShit to flee to in exile?
In the prior century there were over 50 different known countries (documented) that were hosts of ousted dictators.
The leading exile destinations were the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Argentina, and France.
I expect it will be Russia, where he's earned a double-agent pension (vested in it one week after stealing documents from the White House on moving day, Tuesday 1/19/2021).[/QUOTE]Wherever it is, if he can be joined by the violent hillbilly suckers who send him their government checks to keep him barely afloat financially, likely the only "honest" money he has ever banked since daddy died and that money got flushed down the shitter, then Letitia James will be cited in history as a Great American Heroine.
The demonstrably Repub-leaning RealClearPolitics site and the highly regarded FiveThirtyEight site are both showing the Dems expanding their lead in those ever popular Poll of Polls questions:
[URL]https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/2022-generic-congressional-vote-7361.html[/URL]
[URL]https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/[/URL]
So the Repubs really need to get those Big Liar, Election-denying QAnon Repub Loons placed in their strategic state and local positions in order to overturn the legitimate vote results favoring Dems ASAP if they're going to squeak out a Congressional "win" here and there this Nobember:
[URL]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=buHIY1dDaeA[/URL]
Meanwhile, Joe Biden continues to score the highest Job Approval and Favorability rating on those sites of any party leader, each House of Congress and the Repub Party front-runner for the 2024 presidential nomination.
[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;2746017] Donald J Trump aka God of All Gods, Our Supreme Leader[/QUOTE]Jajajaja, I think you're looking up when you should be looking down. As in it won't be a trident he's holding it will be a pitchfork.
[QUOTE=EihTooms;2746101]Yes, and may I remind you you said an utterly inaccurate Clinton-bashing claim by a "my lord and savior" QAnon Repub was "probably right."
No, I didn't say bills that any Repubs vote for are "bad". Just that if it is a Dem-proposed bill it will be diminished in its positive results with every Repub vote for it. If it is a rare Repub-proposed bill it is generally improved with every Dem vote for it. 95%+ Dem-supported bills are bound to be effective and revered. 95%+ Repub-supported bills are bound to be crap wastes of money. As a rule.
There were several amendments to Social Security before and after 1983. It always must be tweaked for age demographics and contribution limits to "save it."
The only thing special about the one Reagan signed was that it included taxing Social Security for the first time. Reagan raised taxes, which would shock typically pro-Repub MSM today. Yeah, the "Great Economic Repub Icon" Teflon Ronnie raised a lot of taxes on a lot of Americans. To help pay for stuff.
The same way Clinton and the Dems' 1993 legislation produced those balanced budgets and budget surpluses in the following years. They raised taxes on the right people. "Because of", not just "after".
Clinton ran in 1992 on welfare reform. When Newt's Congress wasn't busy sniffing around Bill's balls and dick and not shutting down the government at a cost of millions, Clinton got it done.
In addition to giving serious consideration that some inaccurate Clinton / Dem-bashing statement by a QAnon Repub is "probably right", give this a thought:
Shall we dance through a short list of legislation passed when a Dem was in the White House and Dems controlled both Houses of Congress?
Social Security. A favorite of yours I believe.
Medicare. Ditto above.
Medicaid.
Unemployment Insurance.
The Civil Rights Act.
401 ks For Rank and File Employees.
The 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Affordable Care Act.
The American Rescue Plan.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
The Inflation Reduction Act.
To name just a few.
Ok, now it's your turn or anyone else's turn. Please list a few legislation highlights from when a Repub was in the White House and Repubs controlled both Houses of Congress.
I am anxious to see how the latter and when there is a governance "split" between the two major Parties compares so favorably to what is accomplished when Dems control of the Executive and Legislative Branch.[/QUOTE]What are you talking about? I like Bill Clinton. I'd rather have a beer with him than any other living ex-president. We could sit around and swap stories about poontang. I'd love to get the inside story on Monica Lewinsky. What possessed him to take up with her? He was the leader of the free world for goodness sake. She must have given an outstanding BBBJ.
The 1983 Amendment to the Social Security Act was the biggie. I believe it increased contribution %'s to where they are now. All adjustments since then have been small potatoes. Yes, Reagan and Tip O'Neill and others increased contributions. And in the process took a Ponzi scheme and changed it into a lesser sort of Ponzi scheme, that wouldn't go bankrupt in 1983.
My preference is for something like the Singapore's Central Provident fund, where employees and their employers pony up lots of money (37% of a person's salary) for investment for retirement, medical care, a downpayment on a house, and higher education. Or, for social security, something like Australia's superannuation scheme. But given the USA is unlikely to adopt either of those, making sure social security didn't go bankrupt is admirable.
Please note that I've already highlighted some of the good things that came out of bipartisanship in the Reagan and Clinton administrations. Just because you highlighted some legislation that was passed when Democrats controlled government does not make me feel compelled to highlight legislation that was passed when Republicans were in power. It does however make me feel compelled to slam some of the measures you mentioned.
Social Security.
Medicare.
Medicaid.
Unemployment Insurance.
The Affordable Care Act.
Social security, again, is a Ponzi scheme that depends on new entrants to the scheme to pay off people who were in it earlier. And the money that is set aside is invested in low return Treasury securities. Medical costs are totally out of control in the USA, over 18% of GDP! Crazy! The ACA, while admirable in extending insurance to more people, was doubling down on a failed system. Again, if I were dictator, I'd replace all of the above with something that makes sense like the Central Provident Fund. No points for Democrats for this legislation.
The American Rescue Plan.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
The Inflation Reduction Act.
Great examples of pork heavy legislation targeted to corporate interests and citizens to get them to channel more contributions and votes to the Democratic Party, respectively! The American Rescue Plan supercharged inflation. The Infrastructure and CHIPs acts were bipartisan. The Inflation Reduction Act had "0" to do with inflation, and everything to do with channeling tax credits to smug upper income suburban Americans who want to feel good by driving EV's. And throwing money at green businesses that may or may not survive, but that will contribute to Democratic Party candidates and causes.
The other items, I'm too lazy to read up on them. I believe the Civil Rights Act had bipartisan support.
[QUOTE=ScatManDoo;2745945]So, to what country do you expect TrumpShit to flee to in exile?
In the prior century there were over 50 different known countries (documented) that were hosts of ousted dictators.
The leading exile destinations were the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Argentina, and France.
I expect it will be Russia, where he's earned a double-agent pension (vested in it one week after stealing documents from the White House on moving day, Tuesday 1/19/2021).[/QUOTE]My vote would be Russia as the first place he'd go.
Second place would be Hungary since their leader is a mini-Donnie-The-Dumbass.
Third would be Turkey although not likely.
[QUOTE=Tiny12;2746294]What are you talking about? I like Bill Clinton. I'd rather have a beer with him than any other living ex-president. We could sit around and swap stories about poontang. I'd love to get the inside story on Monica Lewinsky. What possessed him to take up with her? He was the leader of the free world for goodness sake. She must have given an outstanding BBBJ.
The 1983 Amendment to the Social Security Act was the biggie. I believe it increased contribution %'s to where they are now. All adjustments since then have been small potatoes. Yes, Reagan and Tip O'Neill and others increased contributions. And in the process took a Ponzi scheme and changed it into a lesser sort of Ponzi scheme, that wouldn't go bankrupt in 1983.
My preference is for something like the Singapore's Central Provident fund, where employees and their employers pony up lots of money (37% of a person's salary) for investment for retirement, medical care, a downpayment on a house, and higher education. Or, for social security, something like Australia's superannuation scheme. But given the USA is unlikely to adopt either of those, making sure social security didn't go bankrupt is admirable.
Please note that I've already highlighted some of the good things that came out of bipartisanship in the Reagan and Clinton administrations. Just because you highlighted some legislation that was passed when Democrats controlled government does not make me feel compelled to highlight legislation that was passed when Republicans were in power. It does however make me feel compelled to slam some of the measures you mentioned.
Social Security.
Medicare.
Medicaid.
Unemployment Insurance.
The Affordable Care Act.
Social security, again, is a Ponzi scheme that depends on new entrants to the scheme to pay off people who were in it earlier. And the money that is set aside is invested in low return Treasury securities. Medical costs are totally out of control in the USA, over 18% of GDP! Crazy! The ACA, while admirable in extending insurance to more people, was doubling down on a failed system. Again, if I were dictator, I'd replace all of the above with something that makes sense like the Central Provident Fund. No points for Democrats for this legislation.
The American Rescue Plan.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
The Inflation Reduction Act.
Great examples of pork heavy legislation targeted to corporate interests and citizens to get them to channel more contributions and votes to the Democratic Party, respectively! The American Rescue Plan supercharged inflation. The Infrastructure and CHIPs acts were bipartisan. The Inflation Reduction Act had "0" to do with inflation, and everything to do with channeling tax credits to smug upper income suburban Americans who want to feel good by driving EV's. And throwing money at green businesses that may or may not survive, but that will contribute to Democratic Party candidates and causes.
The other items, I'm too lazy to read up on them. I believe the Civil Rights Act had bipartisan support.[/QUOTE]Ok, I'll just count that as a No, neither you nor anyone else can think of one damn effective and now revered legislation promoted and passed when a Repub was in the White House and Repubs controlled both houses of Congress.
Of course, that combo does have the distinction of producing the Great Repub Crash and Depression of the late 1920's / early 1930's and passing those Bush2 and Trump tax cuts that precipitated the 2-3 next biggest economic downturns and massive jobs destruction of the past 100 years. Along with the greater expansion of debt and deficits whenever a Repub is in the White House regardless which party controls Congress.
But don't worry. If this midterm goes the way these particular midterms traditiinally go despite the Repubs' total incompetence and their dismal polling trend, they and their undying supporters will again be able to claim all the positive results of the historic legislation passed by Biden and his Dem-controlled Congress happened "after" Repubs took majority control of this or that house of Congress, right? LOL. Yes, the same legislation they blasted and largely tried only to obstruct and thwart. Obviously, you know how that works.
Actually, congressional Repubs are already trying to take credit for positive results thanks to Biden / Dem legislation they didn't even vote for. Which is typical Repub behavior. Right up there with praising themselves for "saving" this or that revered Dem program while at the same time trashing it as a ponzi scheme and trying to repeal it.
[B]Biden mockingly impersonated Republicans who tried to take credit for an infrastructure bill they didn't vote for[/B]
[URL]https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-mocks-republicans-taking-credit-bill-they-didnt-vote-for-2022-9[/URL]
Biden recession is now confirmed. The stock market is now lower than the day Biden took office. 401 K's and peoples life savings disappeared. Officially it is the worst performance of any president in history. Even worst than Carter. Biden policies are a joke. Leaders of other countries are mocking him as did South Korea's this week. Idiots are still talking about Trump rather than acknowledge the disaster that Biden has created. Economy and stock market thrived during Trump presidency even with democrat states shutting down businesses at record levels during pandemic. Market gain in 4 years in Trump presidency was 60%. Biden's is a negative. Worst first 2 years of any president in history. Losers continue to support Biden that is why they are losers. Biden has destroyed the prosperity of millions of Americans. Biden stupid followers tout highest inflation in 40 years, high crime and disaster on our border with trafficking and drugs coming into USA as accomplishments. Gas prices still over $5 a gallon is evidence of Biden energy policy. Idiots can not admit this has happened in Biden presidency so they continue to try to divert attention away from the Biden failures but running down Trump and republicans. Remember it was the dumb socialists and democrats who put Biden into office not republicans. Democrats officially got America into this recession.
[QUOTE=CaliGuy;2746473]Biden recession is now confirmed. The stock market is now lower than the day Biden took office. 401 K's and peoples life savings disappeared. Officially it is the worst performance of any president in history. Even worst than Carter. Biden policies are a joke. Leaders of other countries are mocking him as did South Korea's this week. Idiots are still talking about Trump rather than acknowledge the disaster that Biden has created. Economy and stock market thrived during Trump presidency even with democrat states shutting down businesses at record levels during pandemic. Market gain in 4 years in Trump presidency was 60%. Biden's is a negative. Worst first 2 years of any president in history. Losers continue to support Biden that is why they are losers. Biden has destroyed the prosperity of millions of Americans. Biden stupid followers tout highest inflation in 40 years, high crime and disaster on our border with trafficking and drugs coming into USA as accomplishments. Gas prices still over $5 a gallon is evidence of Biden energy policy. Idiots can not admit this has happened in Biden presidency so they continue to try to divert attention away from the Biden failures but running down Trump and republicans. Remember it was the dumb socialists and democrats who put Biden into office not republicans. Democrats officially got America into this recession.[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/09/23/joe-biden-quietly-lowers-expectations-for-democrats-in-the-midterms-remember-barack/[/URL]
[QUOTE=CaliGuy;2746473]Biden recession is now confirmed. The stock market is now lower than the day Biden took office. 401 K's and peoples life savings disappeared. Officially it is the worst performance of any president in history. Even worst than Carter. Biden policies are a joke. Leaders of other countries are mocking him as did South Korea's this week. Idiots are still talking about Trump rather than acknowledge the disaster that Biden has created. Economy and stock market thrived during Trump presidency even with democrat states shutting down businesses at record levels during pandemic. Market gain in 4 years in Trump presidency was 60%. Biden's is a negative. Worst first 2 years of any president in history. Losers continue to support Biden that is why they are losers. Biden has destroyed the prosperity of millions of Americans. Biden stupid followers tout highest inflation in 40 years, high crime and disaster on our border with trafficking and drugs coming into USA as accomplishments. Gas prices still over $5 a gallon is evidence of Biden energy policy. Idiots can not admit this has happened in Biden presidency so they continue to try to divert attention away from the Biden failures but running down Trump and republicans. Remember it was the dumb socialists and democrats who put Biden into office not republicans. Democrats officially got America into this recession.[/QUOTE]Makes Trump look like a savior. Only the fools will disagree with the facts. Not only has Biden presidency been a complete disaster but he has no clue on how to reverse this downward trend. And he has no qualified staff to help him. He is either just totally incompetent or just plain stupid. The only ones better off in USA from Biden presidency are the illegals, criminals and politicians. Not a sane person in USA would deny this.
[QUOTE=PVMonger;2745929]You have really gone off the deep end with your headline: [B]God (aka Trump) saved America in 2016[/B].
If this was a public forum, I'd say you won the "Dumb Internet Comment Of The Century" award.[/QUOTE]He saved this great country from the likes of a 3rd /4th terms of BUBBA.
DO not forget the 3 SC justices he appointed that will protect us going forward for the next 30-40 yrs from trash like you.
Dirtbag Biden is doing everything he can to destroy us for his CCP friends.
But we will survive, our Lord and Savior should be coming to the rescue very soon.
Inshallah.
[URL]https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/[/URL]
[QUOTE=ScatManDoo;2745945][b]So, to what country do you expect TrumpShit to flee to in exile?[/b]
In the prior century there were over 50 different known countries (documented) that were hosts of ousted dictators.
The leading exile destinations were the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Argentina, and France.
I expect it will be Russia, where he's earned a double-agent pension (vested in it one week after stealing documents from the White House on moving day, Tuesday 1/19/2021). [/QUOTE]
What better place for Donnie [b]"the Devil"[/b] J. Dummkopf, than [b]'Devil's Island'[/b], located in the group of islands called, Salvation Islands.
How very apropos!!! What better named place, could a devil seeking, a salvation hide-a-way, find?
[u]Why is it called Devil's Island?[/u]
Well, its spoken of in reverential tones by the French underworld, Devils Island [b]penal colony[/b] in French Guiana was home, at one time or another, to 80,000 of Frances [u][b]worst criminals[/b][/u], the vast majority of whom never returned home. Made famous in Henri Charrires Papillon, prisoners endured a living death dubbed the [i]'dry guillotine'[/i].
[URL]https://www.historyhit.com/locations/devils-island/ [/URL]
Apropos to the letter and by all accounts, sounds like the prefect get-a-way location for [b]The E.V.I.L. Orange Menace.[/b]
Wow. Talk about a MEGA Bear crash in a stock. That is an 83% decline for Trump's signature foray into the stock market.
[B]Trump SPAC shares are now around $16 after hitting $97 earlier this year[/B]
[URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/23/trump-merger-partner-shares-fall-dramatically.html?__source=androidappshare[/URL]
After his two Bear Market declines in the stock market in his four miserable job destruction years in office and this huge decline in his stock, he should be considered the Patron Saint of Bear Markets and Massive Job Losses instead of anyone's lord and savior.