ActualCornHusker Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 54 minutes ago, TGHusker said: Thanks for the clarification @knapplc and @deedsker - I can see that now - I disagree wt the diagnosis in the 'cartoon'. I'm not a fan of budget destroying spending as @ActualCornHusker mentions notes as well. However, the current situation is fully in the hands of the GOP. A GOP Senate (and previously controlled house) and a president that voted in a unneeded tax cut that had a temporary boast but has faded and has primarily enriched the fat cats. We have a president who is going it alone on too many fronts to name and who stirs up division at every opportunity. I'd say right now Trump and party are doing a pretty good job of driving that car off the cliff. Trillion $$ deficits and we aren't even in a hot war. So excuse for that type of reckless spending. And they call themselves conservative "Fully in the hands of the GOP" Every time any conservative proposes cuts to the budget, the default response is hit pieces like this Or this That's no excuse, because in the first 2 years the Republicans should have eliminated about half of all federal programs and made no apologies for it. But it's not "Fully in the hands of the GOP" Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 minute ago, ActualCornHusker said: That's no excuse, because in the first 2 years the Republicans should have eliminated about half of all federal programs and made no apologies for it. But it's not "Fully in the hands of the GOP" Kind of like defunding the CDC and firing all the people responsible for protecting us from epidemics? Yeah....that's made me feel so much better. Link to comment
TGHusker Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, ActualCornHusker said: That's no excuse, because in the first 2 years the Republicans should have eliminated about half of all federal programs and made no apologies for it. But it's not "Fully in the hands of the GOP But they didn't so it is. Even wt the Dems in control of the house - we have the GOP controlling the Senate and the WH and the trillion $ deficits continue. The GOP is just as drunk on spending as Bernie Sanders. One spends by giving money away in tax cuts and the other by giving money away in social programs - each end up in the same place - growing massive debt. Link to comment
ActualCornHusker Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 hours ago, TGHusker said: But they didn't so it is. Even wt the Dems in control of the house - we have the GOP controlling the Senate and the WH and the trillion $ deficits continue. The GOP is just as drunk on spending as Bernie Sanders. One spends by giving money away in tax cuts and the other by giving money away in social programs - each end up in the same place - growing massive debt. Federal tax receipts continue to increase even with the tax cuts, just like they have every single time taxes have been cut. So this left wing talking point has absolutely no ground to stand on Source 1 Link to comment
TGHusker Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, ActualCornHusker said: Federal tax receipts continue to increase even with the tax cuts, just like they have every single time taxes have been cut. So this left wing talking point has absolutely no ground to stand on Source I'm not a left winger. He/Congress cut taxes but not spending - deficits are growing in spite of revenue increases. 1 Link to comment
ActualCornHusker Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, TGHusker said: I'm not a left winger. He/Congress cut taxes but not spending - deficits are growing in spite of revenue increases. The tax cuts are irrelevant. People act like tax cuts are robbing the treasury and yet tax revenues continue to grow. But you're right, spending is out of control and has been my entire life. Link to comment
NUance Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Too many words, not enough cartoons! So here we go 3 Link to comment
RedDenver Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, NUance said: Too many words, not enough cartoons! So here we go I don't have the skilz, but change that to Trump and instead of socialism put bunch of the stuff Trump has defrauded people with and then line through with strikeouts (like: steaks, casinos, airlines) and then have MAGA at the end. 1 Link to comment
ActualCornHusker Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 hours ago, RedDenver said: I don't have the skilz, but change that to Trump and instead of socialism put bunch of the stuff Trump has defrauded people with and then line through with strikeouts (like: steaks, casinos, airlines) and then have MAGA at the end. 1 Link to comment
FrantzHardySwag Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 4 hours ago, NUance said: Too many words, not enough cartoons! So here we go 3 Link to comment
NUance Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 10 hours ago, FrantzHardySwag said: so·cial·ism /ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/ noun a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. ========================================= Of course Bernie does not use the label socialism for his policies and beliefs. If he did even the nitwits wouldn't support him. 1 Link to comment
funhusker Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Danny Bateman said: I +1'd this. But at least one of these candidates (while not achieving his goals) would try to maximize government for the majority people who are actually supposed to run the government. Something about "of, by, and for the people...." 1 Link to comment
FrantzHardySwag Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, NUance said: so·cial·ism /ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/ noun a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. ========================================= Of course Bernie does not use the label socialism for his policies and beliefs. If he did even the nitwits wouldn't support him. He does use it. He’s a self proclaimed social democrat. A non-nitwit such as yourself probably knows what that is. It’s when we adapt socialized programs such as healthcare, education within the framework of capitalism. I mean you yourself could even be a socialist! Do you like non privatized roads and police force and firefighters and public school? 2 1 Link to comment
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