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The state of the republican party

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by NewRoxFan, Feb 21, 2021.

  1. Rocket River

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    Wow!
    Just . . .. WOW!

    Rocket River
    there really is no bottom
     
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    You are one braindead person.
     
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    The following had clowns like you in mind.

    Romans 1:22
    Claiming to be wise, they became fools
     
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    You seem angry.
     
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    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Unfortunately he is doing Satan's work too well.
     
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    Just when I think the sick and twisted mind of Trump can't say anything more disturbing he does it again.

    The President of the United States posting this horribly disturbing comment on his social media site shows just how sick in the head he is.

    Can you imagine the difference in that comment if the ones found with their throats slit were huge MAGA supporters?
     
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    WOW! That's deeply disturbing. His power hungry puppets have no heart or souls. Makes me wonder what God they follow when they claim to be God loving Christians.
     
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    They are 100% loyal to party and ideology. They really couldnt give two f**ks about The United States of America. If the country explodes, cool, so long as they can stick it to the 70% of Americans who don't share their ideology.

    It's sad and it speaks to something very wrong with the country. I mean, there have always been people like that, but at no point in the history of the country would they have ever gotten anywhere near the office of President.

    Hillary wasn't strong enough when she called them deplorables. The people basically elected the spiritual successors to the seditious hardcore leadership of the CSA to the highest office in the land. The most deplorable career criminals are in charge of setting and enforcing the laws. Nathan Bedford Forrest would be very proud to support this President. And the fact that so many other Americans are equally proud is soul shaking. Robert E Lee had more respect for the founding ideals of America than these people.

    It really feels like the bedrock foundation of the America in which I believed has turned out to be porous limestone that wasn't fit to stand on in the first place. I'm feel so disheartened and dissilusioned by the last year. Like I walked in on my sweet old grandmother smoking crack and sucking dicks for cash. Richard Nixon, were he still alive, would feel embarased and ashamed of these turds. And still, they are just getting started. 3 more years of this **** is TOO MUCH. I don't think I can take it, truly.
     
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  12. Nook

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    I agree.

    However - Democrats have the reputation for massive budgets when in the Oval Office.... and the point is that the Republican President's for the past 45 years have spent like drunk sailors as well.

    It seems to me if we are going to cut entitlements for children and poor people --- then we should at least get a more balanced budget out of it, but we don't - we get tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and we get the Pentagon leaking faux war game scenarios where we lose at war so that they can further increase their spending.

    It is time for the Democrats to grow some backbone and the Republicans to stop lying to people.
     
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    Yes - gasoline, when adjusted for inflation is 6 cents a gallon cheaper than it was a year ago. A month ago, it was 5 cents a gallon more expensive than one year prior.

    I don't think anyone solved peak oil - but if the President is going to be **** on for inflation, rising deficits, increased costs of food and staples and housing costs spiraling out of control --- he does deserve some credit for the cost of gasoline going down, saving the average American about 75 cents a week for filling their tank.
     
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    Ironically, the last president that did something about the deficit was a democrat and did such a good job that the next GOP president decided to spend like a real housewife with a new platinum card.
     
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    nice. Cherry puck your data. Now span out 5/10/15/20 years
     
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    I completely disagree.

    Taxes are revenue plain and simple. Revenue - expenses = profit/debt reduction.

    Taxing the billionaire and soon to be trillionaire class out of existence is the best and most obvious way to bring down the national debt while expanding benefits for everyday Americans. Nobody wants to come out and say that because they are afraid of being labeled as someone who is going to raise your taxes. So every Democrats runs on saving/expanding benefits while trying to skate around on taxes because they don't want to lose any more billionaires into being red-pilled like Bezos, Benioff, etc.

    But EVERYONE knows they want to and are running on increasing taxes for the billionaire class and corporations which is increasing the revenue of the US and really the only solution for bringing down debt because cutting benefits would lead to a collapse, more consolidation by the oligarchs, and the need for borrowing more in order to stimulate the economy.

    The issue is not wanting to lose any more Bezos level big donors.... BUT pretty much all of them are red-pilled now anyways so I think in 2028 pretty much every D candidate is going to say screw it .... YES I WANT TO RAISE TAXES FOR BILLIONAIRES, and they won't lose one single voter, and the smaller donations will make up for what they might lose for the 1 or 2 billionaires that still contribute to Dems.
     
  20. Nook

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    Disagree with what part of what I said.

    Okay? I don't disagree that taxes are revenue.

    Taxing the billionaire class out of existence would be foolish. Increasing the tax rate on billionaires and trillionaires would be very smart. Many of the corporations that are owned and operated by billionaires are receiving government subsidies and in some cases their employees are on tax payer paid entitlements. The status quo is insane --- the wealth distribution and inequality is the highest it has been in over 100 years.

    I don't know if you believe I want to cut benefits? I would cut some spending, and I would prioritize benefits for Americans. What I said is that IF the Republicans run on cutting benefits, then we should at least get a balanced budget - but we don't, they cut entitlements and increase spending to benefit the ultra wealthy.

    Again - I am not advocating for cutting benefits. I would support modifications to how some benefits are given perhaps, but in the current situation - I am against cutting or eliminating benefits for Americans.

    I suspect that the Democrats will attempt to engage in class warfare - and point out that the Republican plans really only benefit the wealthy. I don't know how successful it will or will not be, the Democrats have lost the working class worker in large numbers. It will require the Democratic establishment to let new leadership emerge - the American people want change, they want fast and not slow change and they are not happy with the status quo. That is why they elected Trump, at least he discussed change...... I personally think that the housing crisis is fixable, and the politician that really gets into that can carry a large segment of the under 45 demographic.
     

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