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im noticing everyone ignore 20 trillion and rising
the fact that the political elite skewed the deck so we don't make anything in the US anymore
that our southern border is wide open and the people coming in are being given every advantage (and more) of a citizen
and the fact that our leader compares the murder of innocent lives through terrorism to falls in a bathtub
i would respect terrorists a lot more if they actual attacked the people that make the laws and start the wars

 

yeah but no one is cursing here

 

even if you dont stay w doing it you will always possess those skills and thats a pretty cool thing
i love the design and redesign of spaces and taking risks using my imagination

 

THIS in spades.

(oops, racist)

Bush/Cheney was a monumental fucking disaster for this country and that's why the Dems have had such an easy time being elected. If the Repubs could ever get their heads out of their asses long enough, maybe they would stand a chance. Instead they spend all of their time/energy in blocking Democratic reform instead of offering compromise or realistic alternatives.

 

A good overview of the federal debt: http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2014/07/16-ultimate-definitive-guide-budget-deficit-aaron (Brookings is cited about evenly between conservatives and liberals).

The article is a couple years old, but the general principles hold. See https://www.cbo.gov/about/products/budget_economic_data#3 for more up to date CBO projections. See http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2014/12/08-long-run-budget-outlook-uncertainty-sheiner for an interesting overlay on budget projections.

Bottom-line: budget deficits are good in times of weak economic growth, our projections for the future aren't particularly good, trying to cut deficits too quickly may prove to be harmful, and healthcare and social security spending are the two key areas of focus (the ACA has proven to be a step in the right direction: https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50252).

 

we are only going to be paying off interest in moments
something needs to be done right now
and the waste and fraud in the systems need to be looked at
as it stands today there is nothing in place to ensure that monies are even going to those who need it
and thats every entitlement
why cant they be audited?

 

Love agreeing with you buddy but...

you are way off base on that point there. ...Waaaaaaay off base.

We do not make anything here in America primarily due to Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart has made their ample fortunes off of bringing products straight from Chinese factories to American consumers thus setting expectations that shit should always be so cheap. ... because it is when you don't pay more than $11 per day for labor. (used to be $1.50 per day)

Wal-Mart annual revenues ($482B+) are larger than all but the largest 25 countries in the world and virtually nothing in their stores is obtained in the USA!!


And (dumb fucking) Americans just love them some cheap Wal-Mart shit.

Having spent nearly 200 nights overseas, primarily throughout Asia, let me share that the vast majority of Chinese firms have solely an "Export Only" license. Their goods are specifically forbidden to be sold to locals. In fact many Chinese I've spoken with are appalled at the quality of products being shipped to the USA and support their gubberments 'no local sales' position because the products are crap. And the Chinese gubberment a) controls its currency exchange rates and b) controls import duties and tariffs to dissuade external competition


Not that I mind the political rants but I've tried numerous times to take products I've invented and build them in the USA only to be told that they are too expensive for American consumers trained to adore Wal-Mart pricing.

 

Walmart did not start out that way under Sam Walton
i hate the place and NEVER shop there w one right up the street
But the original owner only bought American made product and then he died
And at some point who can afford to sell a product that cost 8 times as much
The trade deals and regulation we have in place made it that way
Sorry but I think it is you that is waaaay off base
This basic new world order shit

 

Pres Pantsuit will fix all that for us. You'll see..

 

That and the minimum wage hike and the unfortunate effect following...

 

And wasn't it the same CIA that admitted that no significant intelligence data was ever gleaned from said tactics??


While that may be truth it does not mean that I don't agree with you.

Trump is a blowhard who has routinely gotten away with screwing over anyone in his path.
Including his investors. And he's a blowhard who just might do certain PC incorrect things that are far overdue.

But he's a Beltway outsider who scares the knickers off of all the Beltway Insider money/influence peddlers

When terrorists ignore convention and admit targeting women and children openly
then they can die any way I choose
by smart bullet
or drone


or very very slowly
and with great suffering
saline flaying anyone?
or burned by the flames of 72 burning Qurans while watching endless loops of goat porn?

 

Not sure you have ANY data to support those claims
Nor that it matters

Old Sam and his clan were mighty keen on exploiting every angle they could
including using dirt cheap foreign labor

Wal-Mart's competitive strategy has always been to ruin the US MFG base while at the same time killing the rest of the US retail base
Reams of evidence have shown the truth of these stances over the years
And it worked
Very well


If Prez Trump ever did what he claimed
His proposed tariff policies would put Wal-Mart out of business


And while that might actually be good for the USA it also tells you how much of a blatant liar Trump is

 

damned fanboy

 

FUUUUUUUUUUCK YOUUUUU!!!


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