And people said bush would be the nominee. Despite what you people say, trump is obviously a very skilled tactician to be able to understand enough facets of politics to out smart the entire gop, media, and smack the fuck outta Billy Bob when they dared suggest he was a misogynist. Bill bob has no magic left, he is a tired old man from smashing as much pussy as he has.
Hillary isn't relatable. You are going to lose.
And people said bush would be the nominee. Despite what you people say, trump is obviously a very skilled tactician to be able to understand enough facets of politics to out smart the entire gop, media, and smack the fuck outta Billy Bob when they dared suggest he was a misogynist. Bill bob has no magic left, he is a tired old man from smashing as much pussy as he has.
Hillary isn't relatable. You are going to lose.
I really don't care economically. She is for my clas, bought and paid for that is. I will benefit probably as much under her as anybody else running. So what do I give a fuck?While I'm tempted to type out a 5 paragraph reply as to how wrong you are, frankly I don't really care enough to do it.
Just make yourself mentally prepared for a Clinton presidency, because it's going to happen. Don't be one of those crazy people that we have to listen to for stupid conspiracy bullshit for the next four years.
um..er..My 401k, iras, and other accounts will go up. The banks will get bigger and regulations likely rolled back, so I will benefit more there. Do you think I have to worry about 25% increases to obamacare premiums? I have a nice, but not cadillac, ppo. Even if my taxes go up a little, doesn't matter to me that much. I am not living paycheck to paycheck. I have plenty of cushion. Shit. My tax rate could go up 15% on the margin and it would probably make me stop going to Starbucks every day. I might have to get a drip rather than latte, at least twice a week.
Financially, I will be in the same spot. That's why I find it a bit funny that you think I care personally.
I just care a bit more for the rest of the country than you do.
um..er..
I agree w/everything he just typed?!
/WorldAboutToEnd?
oh.. and I do have a Cadillac ppo.
Bracing myself for 2018
I really don't care economically. She is for my clas, bought and paid for that is. I will benefit probably as much under her as anybody else running. So what do I give a fuck?
My kids will still go to the same private schools, their 529s loaded in case they don't get scholarships. My 401k, iras, and other accounts will go up. The banks will get bigger and regulations likely rolled back, so I will benefit more there. Do you think I have to worry about 25% increases to obamacare premiums? I have a nice, but not cadillac, ppo. Even if my taxes go up a little, doesn't matter to me that much. I am not living paycheck to paycheck. I have plenty of cushion. Shit. My tax rate could go up 15% on the margin and it would probably make me stop going to Starbucks every day. I might have to get a drip rather than latte, at least twice a week.
Financially, I will be in the same spot. That's why I find it a bit funny that you think I care personally.
I just care a bit more for the rest of the country than you do.
Honestly, why do you think anyone on the Republican side will do anything better? In every speech they promise to lower taxes, increase the defense budget, and miraculously somehow lower the debt/deficit. Do you really believe that will balance the budget?
Trump follows the same script. Promise everything to everyone. He really has no plan at all, which is apparent from his opening/closing speech of every single speech in which he declares "America doesn't win anymore. We lose to Mexico. We lose to China. Blah blah blah."
LOL it's fun to watch LK think that him and his ilk are even close to be a majority group in this country. Enjoy you new female POTUS. Going to be fun watching your rampage on TV, make sure you save one last one for yourself...
The Democrats I know were telling me that the Republicans were going to lose badly in the last mid terms too. They were wrong then and they are wrong now.
The Democrats I know were telling me that the Republicans were going to lose badly in the last mid terms too. They were wrong then and they are wrong now.
Honestly, why do you think anyone on the Republican side will do anything better? In every speech they promise to lower taxes, increase the defense budget, and miraculously somehow lower the debt/deficit. Do you really believe that will balance the budget?
Trump follows the same script. Promise everything to everyone. He really has no plan at all, which is apparent from his opening/closing speech of every single speech in which he declares "America doesn't win anymore. We lose to Mexico. We lose to China. Blah blah blah."
Could they be any worse? If anything I'll get everything Hillary promises, and then some, along with maybe some better economic conditions for the middle class.
What does Lola think?
The Democrats I know were telling me that the Republicans were going to lose badly in the last mid terms too. They were wrong then and they are wrong now.
The Democrats I know were telling me that the Republicans were going to lose badly in the last mid terms too. They were wrong then and they are wrong now.
I really don't care economically. She is for my clas, bought and paid for that is. I will benefit probably as much under her as anybody else running. So what do I give a fuck?
My kids will still go to the same private schools, their 529s loaded in case they don't get scholarships. My 401k, iras, and other accounts will go up. The banks will get bigger and regulations likely rolled back, so I will benefit more there. Do you think I have to worry about 25% increases to obamacare premiums? I have a nice, but not cadillac, ppo. Even if my taxes go up a little, doesn't matter to me that much. I am not living paycheck to paycheck. I have plenty of cushion. Shit. My tax rate could go up 15% on the margin and it would probably make me stop going to Starbucks every day. I might have to get a drip rather than latte, at least twice a week.
Financially, I will be in the same spot. That's why I find it a bit funny that you think I care personally.
I just care a bit more for the rest of the country than you do.
If you cared more you'd understand the situation better. The changes in the economy over the last 35 years or so have left upper middle class families largely untouched while the lower 70% or so gets a smaller piece of the pie & the financial elite get a much bigger one. A fat slice has been taken off of the middle & lower end & piled up high in a narrow band at the top, particularly the tippy-top. That trend is continuing.
What tends to compensate somewhat has been the massive increase in credit, a highly imperfect answer at best but one that still benefits the tippy top the most. It also increases instability. The financial lite thrives on that, on market movement, because they can beat the cash out of everybody else's investments whichever way it moves due to their insider position & enormous financial cushions.
Most families don't have much of a cushion so the situation for them can go to hell in a hurry because of high overhead relative to income. They're subject to forces beyond their control to a much greater degree than people who've done well over the decades. They need growth with stability, not a financial roller coaster ride where every downturn gets bigger & the financial beating worse.
If you think that throwing out the illegals so we can have their jobs will correct that, you're delusional.
If you think that Trump's harder & deeper trickledown tax plan will help, you're also delusional.
If you think that the jobs are coming back you're out of your fucking mind. The only way we'll get more decent paying jobs is to create more govt jobs, not less, and the only way to pay for that is with higher taxes at the top. Otherwise, we'll continue to be ground down to the lowest common denominator that global labor arbitrage creates.
The democrats you know are stupid then. Off POTUS election years almost always swing right. They aren't wrong this time, if Trump is the nominee and even though some will have to wait for hours and hours to vote, it's going to be a slaughter...
Which is a feature, not a bug.The only wildcard I see is if enough states are able to disenfranchise enough voters. The kind of voter that's likely to be outraged at trump is also less likely to have a drivers license, or the ability to stand in line to vote for 12 hours.
The only wildcard I see is if enough states are able to disenfranchise enough voters. The kind of voter that's likely to be outraged at trump is also less likely to have a drivers license, or the ability to stand in line to vote for 12 hours.
If you cared more you'd understand the situation better. The changes in the economy over the last 35 years or so have left upper middle class families largely untouched while the lower 70% or so gets a smaller piece of the pie & the financial elite get a much bigger one. A fat slice has been taken off of the middle & lower end & piled up high in a narrow band at the top, particularly the tippy-top. That trend is continuing.
What tends to compensate somewhat has been the massive increase in credit, a highly imperfect answer at best but one that still benefits the tippy top the most. It also increases instability. The financial lite thrives on that, on market movement, because they can beat the cash out of everybody else's investments whichever way it moves due to their insider position & enormous financial cushions.
Most families don't have much of a cushion so the situation for them can go to hell in a hurry because of high overhead relative to income. They're subject to forces beyond their control to a much greater degree than people who've done well over the decades. They need growth with stability, not a financial roller coaster ride where every downturn gets bigger & the financial beating worse.
If you think that throwing out the illegals so we can have their jobs will correct that, you're delusional.
If you think that Trump's harder & deeper trickledown tax plan will help, you're also delusional.
If you think that the jobs are coming back you're out of your fucking mind. The only way we'll get more decent paying jobs is to create more govt jobs, not less, and the only way to pay for that is with higher taxes at the top. Otherwise, we'll continue to be ground down to the lowest common denominator that global labor arbitrage creates.
so we are back to the pie comparison?
Does this pie grow? or is this really a fixed size pie? Did the evil rich still some pie from someone so that they have more?
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas drew gasps on Monday when he asked several questions during oral arguments.
Thomas, who hadn't asked a question since Feb. 22, 2006, broke 10 years of near silence during a case, Voisine v. U.S., involving a federal law preventing people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from owning firearms.