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President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Nov 12, 2016.

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  1. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    We have a great quote that still gets brought up with my in-laws where my brother-in-law was drunkenly talking about finances and mentioned how he made "triple figures." (He meant to the left of the comma.)
     
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  2. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    I've been saying all along -- if they do really mean $2,400, that's bullshit. I don't know if that's the starting point of negotiation or if that's take-it-or-leave it.

    If there's a negotiation, I think $7,500 would be the maximum amount that we could say would benefit the middle class. If you're putting more than that away, you aren't middle class.
     
  3. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    That's a fair assessment, but people putting away more than that are also more likely to be Republican voters. They'll yell loud if any such proposal is in the bill.
     
  4. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

  5. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

  6. Hermes

    Hermes Well-Known Member

    There is no greater testament to the ingenious creation that is our system of government than the fact that a complete moron is in charge and things are operating pretty smoothly.
     
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  7. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    I wish I could take credit for this sequence of tweets, but I copped it from the WaPo's Daily 202.











     
  8. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

  9. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    FWIW to explain where I'm coming from, I am also staunchly in favor of phasing out the mortgage interest deduction as Britain did, and in the meantime severely curtailing the maximum to which it currently applies ($1 million in mortgage debt). Those are huge drivers of economic and racial inequality. I have no illusions of it ever happening, though.
     
  10. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Does anyone really believe the clown caucus can pass a tax bill or is this just an interesting side discussion?
     
  11. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Tell that to the people of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

    It's always the most vulnerable who suffer first, while others believe everything is running smoothly.
     
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  12. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    They can yell all day. Their masters know they won't vote for a D, so their yells don't mean shit.
     
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