Politics

[Tundra Tiger]

So who is going win?...

Florida special election leaves Republicans anxious

With a 218 to 213 majority in the House, Republicans cannot afford to lose winnable elections – let alone slam dunks.

www.bbc.com

That's going to be a scathing indictment of the current administration if the Dems pull it off...

 

[Hank2211]

Was hoping . . .

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

But they have free speech right?

 

[spike.t]

Inside Ukraine’s occupied territory where thousands of Russians are moving in

Ukrainians fear Moscow’s resettlement project is designed to rip the captured zones away forever

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Red Leg]

This should work out fine.

Full Array of Republican Tax Cuts Could Add $9 Trillion to the National Debt

Fully extending the TCJA would cost approximately $5.0 trillion, while other elements of the Republican tax agenda also have large price tags over ten years.

www.pgpf.org

 

[YancyW]

So who is going win?...

Florida special election leaves Republicans anxious

With a 218 to 213 majority in the House, Republicans cannot afford to lose winnable elections – let alone slam dunks.

www.bbc.com

Fine, by double digits.

 

[LivingTheDream]

This should work out fine.

Full Array of Republican Tax Cuts Could Add $9 Trillion to the National Debt

Fully extending the TCJA would cost approximately $5.0 trillion, while other elements of the Republican tax agenda also have large price tags over ten years.

www.pgpf.org

I would have to argue with their math a bit, the DJT tax cuts didn't lead to the massive increase in the deficit many of the policy experts/economist said it would (we can blame COVID for that) so saying keep them in place would add over 4.5T to the deficit makes me skeptical. Though not implemented it does appear spending cuts are the way, and those current projections are based on no spending cuts, or additional taxes.

Honestly, people shouldn't have to pay income tax on Social Security, it is the governments ponzi scheme. SALT should be a deduction, we are paying taxes on money we used to pay taxes, which is insane. I also have no problem with no taxes on tips or overtime as that encourages production.

 

[LivingTheDream]

In this case, it's a professional regulatory body.
But in other cases:
Of course it is. It just is subject to limits, like any other right.

You have freedom of movement, but there are limits, regulations, and consequences. You can't go anywhere you please, you need to travel at the speed limit, and if you violate enough regulations it's either a fine, a suspension of driving licence, or even incarceration.

The Second Amendment exists in the US, but you forfeit it if you're incarcerated, and you can't open carry your AR next to the President.

Freedom of speech exists, but you can't say anything you want or broadcast pornography on federally regulated airwaves, there's the yelling fire in a crowded theatre example, and you can't libel or slander.

But the problem you run into and your issue with the slippery slope is Canada has shown to be a slippery slope, if you are a trucker and you are exercising your freedom of speech and the government works with private industry to freeze your bank account you aren't free.

Also, you are confusing freedom of speech vs legal/illegal behavior. There is a difference and I believe you are smart enough to know that.

 

[YancyW]

Fine, by double digits.

Fine by 15 with 99% in.

 

[mdwest]

That's going to be a scathing indictment of the current administration if the Dems pull it off...

Fine won by a full 10 points…

More D fake news…

They literally spent 10:1 dollars trying desperately to turn one of the reddest districts in the country… then went on a media blitz to convince everyone there was a chance they would win or only lose by a small margin…

Complete waste of time and money on the D’s part.. the R party could have run Bubbles the Chimp and they would keep that district…

 

[Tanks]

Complete waste of time and money on the D’s part.. the R party could have run Bubbles the Chimp and they would keep that district…

What I don’t get is why GOP runs the equivalent in these super red districts. MTG, Gaetz, Lauren Boebert etc..The Dems do the same as well. It seems the safer a district is, the dumber the candidates.

 

[Royal27]

Fine won by a full 10 points…

More D fake news…

They literally spent 10:1 dollars trying desperately to turn one of the reddest districts in the country… then went on a media blitz to convince everyone there was a chance they would win or only lose by a small margin…

Complete waste of time and money on the D’s part.. the R party could have run Bubbles the Chimp and they would keep that district…

Chimps do have a an illustrious history in American politics after all.

But I agree, they were stretching to say the least, as was anyone who thought it was real.

 

[mdwest]

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What I don’t get is why GOP runs the equivalent in these super red districts. MTG, Gaetz, Lauren Boebert etc..The Dems do the same as well. It seems the safer a district is, the dumber the candidates.

Yep.. same on both sides..

There’s a reason Crockett, AOC, and Omar get elected in inner city major metro areas…

The denser the population, the dumber the candidate it seems… no matter which party they represent…

 

[YancyW]

Fine won by a full 10 points…

More D fake news…

They literally spent 10:1 dollars trying desperately to turn one of the reddest districts in the country… then went on a media blitz to convince everyone there was a chance they would win or only lose by a small margin…

Complete waste of time and money on the D’s part.. the R party could have run Bubbles the Chimp and they would keep that district…

Same as spending 100 million to lose to Cruz by 10 last November.

 

[deewayne2003]

That's going to be a scathing indictment of the current administration if the Dems pull it off...

This ended up being a circus barker for how delusional the D’s are and the young people are catching on, recent poles have shown that 25 and younger males are more conservative than 65+ males.

I mean seriously, can you blame them…

 

[Houston Bill]

That's going to be a scathing indictment of the current administration if the Dems pull it off...

Never going to happen in those districts so don't get your hopes up

 

[Houston Bill]

This should work out fine.

Full Array of Republican Tax Cuts Could Add $9 Trillion to the National Debt

Fully extending the TCJA would cost approximately $5.0 trillion, while other elements of the Republican tax agenda also have large price tags over ten years.

www.pgpf.org

It will work out better than to continue to fund the government at similar levels when it is pretty obvious there is at least $1T in waste fraud and abuse every year.

 

[KJE81]

I dont understand why Trump, if he does want to make the national US debt smaller, still insists with huge tax cuts, would it not be smarter to wait with the tax cuts and instead pay of debt while still work to make the goverment more efficient and try to save on its expenditures wherever it makes sense?

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Never going to happen in those districts so don't get your hopes up

Believe me: I wanted a Republican outcome. One of the Sunday Fox shows made it sound closer than it should have been.

 

[rigbymauser]

I dont understand why Trump, if he does want to make the national US debt smaller, still insists with huge tax cuts, would it not be smarter to wait with the tax cuts and instead pay of debt while still work to make the goverment more efficient and try to save on its expenditures wherever it makes sense?

I doubt Trump has any real plans. He wakes up in the mornings to feel how the world is today and to see who is now the enemy. If there isn`t any enimies in sight he will make up a few for predation.