That’s what it appears to be. It falls into the falsehood believed by way to many gun owners that “they don’t want my guns, only those black scary ones, I’ll vote for that, it’s just those weapons of war…”…… weapons of war is a catch all, there were many times in the Marine Corps I carried an Ithica “Feather Light” 12ga…….
I hear yah Mary!
I'll submit that I interact with working class folks and have more common interests a lot more than Trump. As a matter of fact, one of my strengths has always been being able to fraternize with the folks in the field (though conversation topics have been off-roading, hunting, fishing, sports and blondes
not politics or religion). Funny story, years ago we were doing an oil pipeline in Arkansas. One of my Venezuelan engineers asked me, "How come all these guys talk about is hunting and fishing, hunting and fishing?".And I don't think they can bring a 2A lawsuit as hunting firearms and ammunition is regulated by a number of States (e.g. minimum calibers, no bottlenecked ammo, slugs only for deer etc. etc.).
Let’s hope Trump got a history lesson realizes what’s in the West’s best interests.Good first blush write-up and analysis from Red State on the Trump Zelensky meeting. It is good to see Trump far more mature, courteous, and, should I say - presidential, than I anticipated. I wonder if the Zelensky name callers among the loyalists will now be confused and searching for guidance and the meaning of it all.
There’s always hope, he has had a few flashes of adulthood recently but then he will revert back to some childish remark and reverse any step forward he has made.
Yes, it was paid in, and it was taken OUT by reckless government spending. That would be unlawful for a private pension fund, but then so would insider trading that is done by congressmen. It is pitiful. And you are right in lighting a fire under the feet of the people who caused it/kicked the can down the road--and this is only the beginning.I hear yah Mary!
I will have the same 53 years in by the time I'm supposed to be able to collect it; the difference between our generations is that my generation will have paid in and get nothing out of it.
.... Now tell me how the collapse of the system is due to (Insert whoever you didn't vote for) back in the day.
When enacted you had to exceed the average life expectancy to collect benefits, and here we are now with people collecting it with 20+ years of life remaining; and point being is we need to make changes that will effect both old and young to preserve the system we ALL paid into.
But no politician will ever touch the issue of solving this problem because if the issue is brought up the AARP voting block will start beating the war drums and chanting ...."We paid into this!"
Food for thought - in 1946 0.64% of national budget went to SS benefits, when the ratio of tax payers to beneficiary was 33:1 (Source: Social Security Administration)
Now that ratio is 3:1 and look how our budget is........
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The SS ship is sinking.... and it's not the fault of people who are to young to have voted for either Carter or Reagan! Yet we will be the ones who are left picking up the bar tab.
But as long as you get YOU'RE check, then everything can stay in freefall...... pun intended
The thing that upsets me is that the “legal” immigrants from the “protected” countries of Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba get $1600 a month government assistance and many retired people drawing on SS get less than that.
Maybe they’ll buy a few cargo planes and start a trophy transportation/import company so we don’t have to deal with the woke airlines! Just thinking out loud so to speak.
