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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. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    This is a looming issue. In my city, the various small municipalities line up to induce companies and stores to move into their city limits by paying them subsidies and lowering taxes, cannibalizing others in the area. My community lost a Walmart which moved a mile down the road into a new Super Walmart store for such inducements. It hammered our tax base. Add in that the Sam's inside our city limits was closed and it has really hurt the town's finances. Now add to that kind of problem that these corporations want to pay taxes on open, busy, and profitable stores as though they were closed? The bad part is that someone will take them up on it, figuring that 30% of a store is better than no store. Short sighted as hell, and Walmart and the like have the deep pockets to pay attorneys and lobbyists to make it happen.

    To Cut Taxes, Big-Box Stores Use 'Dark Store Theory' - CityLab
     
  2. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    NO SHIT!!
     
  3. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    That's the real key point here. People serving in the military aren't the only ones who should be evaluating President Trump's behavior when it relates to the military. He's got a baked-in advantage with people in the military. This entire tangent was yet another one of those distractions YankeeFan loves to use when President Trump does something he can't defend.
     
  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I just saw a clip of Trump doing the Medal of Freedom ceremony. Alan Page, over Trump's shoulder, looks like he is sitting in a dentist's chair. I've never seen someone about to receive an honor look so damned disgusted.
     
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  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

  6. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

  7. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    March out. Leave him hanging.
     
  8. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    If they support him because they signed up to fight and they want a Commander in Chief who will let them fight, they shouldn't be in the military.
     
  9. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    So much winning.
     
  10. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Hard to tell if he insists that votes cast overseas and sent in by mail don’t count. Must Go With Election Day!
     
  11. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    Many, many people are saying!
     
  12. John B. Foster

    John B. Foster Well-Known Member

    I know it should not matter, and I should not be bothered by this, however, how can he screw this up?

     
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