US Politics Thread 2021-24

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Sonicfire1981

Don't be a lawyer.

I'm not but I do know the policeman.

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by Dowly

You also saw Trump winning a second term.

Okay Dowly you said the dirty word 'Trump'

I'm sorry that I posted Trump would win and then give the White House over to VP Pence ... didn't happen. I repent and I am embarrassed, but this has brought me closer to God. Jesus still loves me ... Amen

I won't do it again

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Okay Dowly you said the dirty word 'Trump'

I'm sorry that I posted Trump would win and then give the White House over to VP Pence ... didn't happen. I repent and I am embarrassed, but this has brought me closer to God. Jesus still loves me ... Amen

I won't do it again

If you take a look at the title of this thread
"US Politics Thread 2021"
One may think-Only 2021 what about the rest- 22-24 ?
Could it mean that the ongoing believe Biden will resign after a year and leave the steering wheel to his VP.

Markus

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Rich millionaires deciding what poor people get is already a form of socialism

Not that any opinion or "fact" presented in the US in the last five years should astonish me anymore, but would you care to explain?

[MaDef]

Originally Posted by skidman

"but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also"

Explain why Biden's presidency now suddenly leads to "rich millionaires deciding what poor people get" with a rich millionaire just voted out of the White House.

You are aware that Biden is worth at least 9-10 million? According to reports He and his wife made 15 million in 2017-2018.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Instead of making yourself look like a fool (oops, too late!), you could've done a very brief google search to find out why people are saying that.

The point i was making is I dont give a rats arse what people on google are saying. As they always give the same canned response which I have seen time and time again. Only difference are the names which all depends on the party fanboi talking.

There's a little bit more to how our budget is approved. But simply put, Presidents are only responsible for submitting their budget proposals to congress. The controlling party in congress is really the deciding factor on how far discretionary and mandatory spending will surpass the nations revenue. The list is long and distinguished why budget proposals might get approved by congress sending us deeper in debt. Just to name a few recent major contributing factors.


Bush: 911, War on terror, Iraq and Afghanistan,
Obama: continuation of Middle east operations, The Great Recession
Trump: continuation of previous budget expenditures, COVID response, damaged economy.

Presidents are the ones that just catch all the blame. IMO the ones who are really responsible are pathetic bunch of complainers on google who keep voting in the same representatives that continue to put us in debt.

[u crank]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Rich millionaires deciding what poor people get is already a form of socialism

Originally Posted by Catfish

Not that any opinion or "fact" presented in the US in the last five years should astonish me anymore, but would you care to explain?

It's just a guess but I would say he was refering to politcians in general.

The median net worth of members of Congress who filed disclosures last year is just over $1 million.

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/202...-millionaires/

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Not that any opinion or "fact" presented in the US in the last five years should astonish me anymore, but would you care to explain?

No not really I didn't mean to stir it up only make a statement that the rich (really rich that is) are deciding how the rest of us are treated.

I know it sounds stupid, but isn't it just as true in China and Cuba and Venezuela as it is in America.

I tried to make sense of it, but I can't ... here's a list with adjustments for today's inflation values.

That might shock you

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...an_politicians

This list of richest American politicians includes current and former office-holders and political appointees, and is not necessarily adjusted for inflation. Estimated wealth is at least $100 million in 2012 dollars, for all the people listed here. The amounts listed here do not necessarily pertain to the politicians' time in office (i.e. some of them may have gotten much richer later on, or lost their money before they ran for office).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s_by_net_worth

List of presidents of the United States by net worth

Jim told me to stay out of here I'm just not ready for you smart guys yet

[Sonicfire1981]

Originally Posted by MaDef

You are aware that Biden is worth at least 9-10 million? According to reports He and his wife made 15 million in 2017-2018.

In capitalism, that's a good thing. finally a president that's able to make profits. even better: he even paid taxes

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'm really not sure if there's a grain of truth in the article below but if there is, there's probably more 'stories' out there and a possibility of a best selling book in the future.

[...]Notably, the chief usher Timothy Harleth who had been scheduled to welcome the Bidens to the White House in the absence of Mr Trump, had been also abruptly fired five hours earlier.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...out&li=AAnZ9Ug

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Politics Thread 2021?

Oh god please no..

[Rockstar]

Here's some interesting observations from Jeremy Lee Quinn that you probably didnt see in main stream media.


https://www.publicreport.org/capitol

https://www.publicreport.org/part1

Dont let the quote on the page scare you into thinking Jeremy or the website is linked to crazy ideologies. Its NOT, he is a furloughed photographer that went in expecting to see one thing but revealed something else.

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Here's some interesting observations from Jeremy Lee Quinn that you probably didnt see in main stream media.

Dont let the quote on the page scare you into thinking Jeremy or the website is linked to crazy ideologies. Its NOT, he is a furloughed photographer that went in expecting to see one thing but revealed something else.

Thank you Rockstar ... “People should not be afraid of their Governments.
Government should be afraid of their people. ”

Something is going on ... you know those crowds for the electoral college votes? ... Something tells me they're going to come back.

This could get a person kicked off social media, uh?

[Rockstar]

The entire interview with Jeremy is really good, I think the nutshell of it all is @41:54

[skidman]

Originally Posted by MaDef

You are aware that Biden is worth at least 9-10 million? According to reports He and his wife made 15 million in 2017-2018.

I wasn't aware of the exact figures, but it is understood that an impecunious person can not become President. I've always thought wealth is nothing to be ashamed of in the US, but a sign of superior talent, stamina, and sharpness (and a sign God loves you more than those proletarian unworthy sinners). If this is true, I'd expect voters to fancy a wealthy person being President. Am I right?