1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

DOGE The Eschaton

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by basso, Nov 13, 2024.

  1. jo mama

    jo mama Member

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2002
    Messages:
    14,582
    Likes Received:
    9,095
    youre right. for once, they didnt post fake news...
    https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_19AL6022P0087_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-

    upon further digging this appears to be the tennis courts at the residence of the ambassador to albania.
    http://www.ediplomat.com/np/post_reports/pr_al.htm

    im good with cutting spending for stuff like this or at least bringing to light the (outrageous) costs for a tennis court upgrade. but i wish right-wingers were also willing to acknowledge that the richest person in the world who has billions in government contracts should not be the one taking a chainsaw to our government and the agencies tasked with regulating him. he shouldnt be firing hundreds of FAA engineers and air traffic controllers at a time when we keep having crashes.

    they ignore the massive conflicts of interest and instead focus on either lies like the $50 million condoms in gaza thing of a six figure tennis court.
     
    #441 jo mama, Feb 20, 2025
    Last edited: Feb 20, 2025
    Nook and Commodore like this.
  2. tinman

    tinman 999999999
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    May 9, 1999
    Messages:
    104,189
    Likes Received:
    47,051
  3. fchowd0311

    fchowd0311 Member

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2010
    Messages:
    55,682
    Likes Received:
    43,473
    I wonder if he ever started a Jainsaw or lawn mower in his life. I'm genuinely curious if he ever has.
     
  4. jo mama

    jo mama Member

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2002
    Messages:
    14,582
    Likes Received:
    9,095
    elon fan bois are so weird.
     
  5. Commodore

    Commodore Member

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2007
    Messages:
    33,557
    Likes Received:
    17,513
     
    #445 Commodore, Feb 20, 2025
    Last edited: Feb 20, 2025
  6. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 16, 2007
    Messages:
    39,182
    Likes Received:
    20,334
    For ever dollar the IRS spends on employee salary, it generates $12 in increased revenue. They just cut 7,000 jobs. Do the math at how idiotic this was in reducing the deficit.
     
    FrontRunner and HP3 like this.
  7. dobro1229

    dobro1229 Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2010
    Messages:
    25,676
    Likes Received:
    22,396
    If Elon is Mr Space Science Rocket guy why is his focus on things like destroying education instead of I dunno…. A focus on advancing science??

    For instance NASA has been sounding the alarm about the 2024 asteroid that is increasing in odds that it’ll hit earth around the equator regions in 2032. Why has Elon said or done nothing about this yet?? Especially when we know now that we possess the ability to move an asteroid off its trajectory??

    Again if you are supposed to be a space guy, how is this not top priority for you if you are running the government?? If this lands it will be the equivalent of like 100 nuclear bombs that could level any of the major cities or regions. Why are we worried about condoms for the Taliban when in 7 years an entire region could get decimated because our “space guys” in government were too worried about playing Fortnite or trolling on twitter.
     
  8. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2002
    Messages:
    15,508
    Likes Received:
    6,515
    Two responses to your poorly conceived argument:
    1) Your $12 figure is just a straight average. Not every employee in your denominator is actually responsible for increasing IRS revenue. Many add nothing. They need to go.

    2) AI + Information Technology can replace many FTE's and also enhance revenue collection. This is where the power of DOGE and Musk's network comes in. Huge benefit for the government -- we are upgrading our IT and personnel massively with this talent on board.


    GOOD DAY
     
    tinman likes this.
  9. Astrodome

    Astrodome Member

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2015
    Messages:
    12,968
    Likes Received:
    14,908
    Lol, I doubt it.
     
    Nook and IBTL like this.
  10. CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul

    Joined:
    Jun 1, 2022
    Messages:
    2,877
    Likes Received:
    2,072
    The braindead doofus is you. Although I’m seriously doubtful that you would want to give the IRS your money. You’re just gaslighting people as usual.
     
    tinman likes this.
  11. geeimsobored

    geeimsobored Member

    Joined:
    Aug 20, 2005
    Messages:
    8,968
    Likes Received:
    3,389
    I love how Republicans are just outright glorifying cheating on taxes now. Apparently the righteous move in life is to commit tax fraud
     
  12. IBTL

    IBTL Member

    Joined:
    Nov 22, 2010
    Messages:
    15,560
    Likes Received:
    15,767
    Get a brain, MOR AN!
     
  13. Kemahkeith

    Kemahkeith Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2018
    Messages:
    4,117
    Likes Received:
    5,707

    Should have converted those to pickleball courts.
    The pickleball wave is sweeping the world.
     
    Nook and IBTL like this.
  14. IBTL

    IBTL Member

    Joined:
    Nov 22, 2010
    Messages:
    15,560
    Likes Received:
    15,767
    I don't think I'll ever get into pickleball. Play tennis like a real man.
     
  15. Kemahkeith

    Kemahkeith Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2018
    Messages:
    4,117
    Likes Received:
    5,707

    Tennis courts are a lot to cover at my age unless I'm playing doubles.
    Up here in Albany NY most of the public Tennins courts have been changed to p-ball courts.
     
    IBTL likes this.
  16. jo mama

    jo mama Member

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2002
    Messages:
    14,582
    Likes Received:
    9,095
    remember in 2016 that trump said not paying his taxes makes him smart...the implication being that those of us who do pay our taxes are dumb.

    and his supporters eat it up. the "smart" ones cheat on their taxes. those of us who pay our fair share are not smart.
     
    HP3 likes this.
  17. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2002
    Messages:
    15,508
    Likes Received:
    6,515
    False, Trump said that legally minimizing his taxes makes him smart. Individuals and companies do this on a daily basis -- it's called tax planning. And it's legal and not sinister at all.

    GOOD DAY
     
    tinman likes this.
  18. jo mama

    jo mama Member

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2002
    Messages:
    14,582
    Likes Received:
    9,095
    false on your part jorge/texxx/mojoman. hill-dog pointed out that he paid no federal income tax and trump interjected to say "that makes me smart".

    why are you lying about something that was said during a nationally televised debate?

     
    HP3 likes this.
  19. Nook

    Nook Member

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2008
    Messages:
    59,806
    Likes Received:
    132,375
    This is false.

    This is like the 4-5th major false thing that Elon Musk has made about finding wasteful spending or theft.

    All of these false things have been about huge amounts of money and they have all been in Musk's favor.

    At what point are you going to objectively stop believing everything that Musk posts concerning this topic?

    How many times does he have to lie about fraud for you to realize that perhaps he is not trustworthy on this topic.
     
    Sajan and jo mama like this.
  20. jo mama

    jo mama Member

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2002
    Messages:
    14,582
    Likes Received:
    9,095
    elon fanbois are such cucks.
     

Share This Page