Discussing politics and religion

[Floorist]

I actually have quite a few gay friends. Their my friends because their cool. I’m a pretty easy guy to get along with. All you gotta do is be cool & like to bust balls and have some laughs.
I don’t take anything too seriously. I just want to live my life as an 18 year old and have a good time and some good laughs. Guess you can say I identify as a teenager?? I’m in!!!!

I know several gay people. They don't seem to like all this woke crap either.

 

[highup]

Biden looked pretty good today. I still dont agree with any of his foreign (or domestic) policy objectives but his responses at a press conference with the guy from Finland were on point, coherent and consistent with Administration policy as far as I could tell.

It kind of surprised me because past instances of him responding to questions have been shocking-------stuttering, stammering and running off thread. So I'm reminded of my wife's parents in their last years when there would be days we could sit and talk and they'd be there 100%. Other times............not so much. This is a function of growing old and we all understand that, assuming we're around elderly enough. I seriously have not heard Biden speak so well since he was Vice President and he did not speak much at all then so there's not much of a baseline for comparison.

His opponents are claiming they give his some sort of stimulants for these kind of events. Whatever they put in his oatmeal this morning must be the right dose.

 

[Incognito]

Somebody PLEASE tell me this is a deepfake video put out by Biden's enemies.

Just when you thought it was safe:

 

[Floorist]

It is a real video.
Remember this one.

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/29/7082...en-of-unwanted-touching-which-he-doesnt-recal

 

[MSLI]

Somebody PLEASE tell me this is a deepfake video put out by Biden's enemies.

The enemy lies within Joe and an apparent fetish situation that presents itself almost instinctually and unfortunately under the publics watch, It’s unfortunate ! But maybe a good example that each life comes with complexity not always completely understood by yourself and others…… I think we can and could maybe give this uncomfortable trait up to the universe and move on down the road

 

[Incognito]

The enemy lies within Joe and an apparent fetish situation that presents itself almost instinctually and unfortunately under the publics watch, It’s unfortunate ! But maybe a good example that each life comes with complexity not always completely understood by yourself and others…… I think we can and could maybe give this uncomfortable trait up to the universe and move on down the road

Sure, we could all move to Russia!

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/politics/tara-reade-defects-russia-biden-intl/index.html
To be fair 51 former Intelligence Officials swore on a stack of bibles and signed their names in blood that Joe is not a Creep and Tara Reade is a Russian spy.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politi...-staffers-think-about-tara-reades-allegations
Notice how the government run media uses the same template to smear opposition party talking points. It's almost like it's being stamped out on a factory floor assembly line. Couldn't they be a little more creative?

 

[Incognito]

How sick is a culture that cant ensure universal primary education------literacy and math?

 

[havasu]

Maybe this is why "**** Joe" is his nickname.

 

[Incognito]

Interesting Facts:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_net_migration
And the thing is.......facts speak for themselves.

 

[havasu]

Yep, California is 50th out of 50 states. What will Gruesom Newsom do when the only people in his state are retirees and illegals?

 

[highup]

This came out Friday. Only Fox has shown it.
This is an email from a Burisma executive, requesting that Hunter, Devin and Eric Schwerin, Hunter's business partners, to stop the investigation into his boss, the president of Burisma.
One month after this Email, Joes famous video stating. "If you don't fire that SOB (the prosecutor), you're not getting the Billion dollars" then added "I got that SOB fired"

They need to subpoena Hunter and his business partners to testify at a special hearing to explain this email...... Under oath!

 

[Floorist]

Just months after a Biden-appointed regulator teased a ban on gas stoves, the administration is working to enact a rule that would prohibit the manufacturing of nearly all portable gas generators on the U.S. market. A proposed Consumer Product Safety Commission rule limits the amount of carbon monoxide a product can emit, with the commission admitting that 95 percent of portable gas generators on the market cannot comply with its new standard. As a result, industry leaders say, the rule will prompt widespread generator shortages, as manufacturers only have six months to design generators that meet the proposed regulation. That process normally takes years, Portable Generator Manufacturers' Association executive director Susan Orenga told the Washington Free Beacon.

https://freebeacon.com/energy/not-ju...as-generators/

 

[Incognito]

Bottom line.

President--Years served National debt contribution-Percentage increase
Joe Biden 2021 – present $1.84 trillion 6.33%
Donald Trump 2017 – 2021 $8.2 trillion 40.43%
Barack Obama 2009 – 2017 $8.34 trillion 69.98%
George W. Bush 2001 – 2009 $6.1 trillion 105.08%
Bill Clinton 1993 – 2001 $1.4 trillion 31.64%
George H.W. Bush 1989 – 1993 $1.55 trillion 54.39%
Ronald Reagan 1981 – 1989 $1.86 trillion 186.36%
Jimmy Carter 1977 – 1981 $299 billion 42.79%
Gerald Ford 1974 – 1977 $223.8 billion 47.11%
Richard Nixon 1969 – 1974 $121.3 billion 34.30%
Lyndon B. Johnson 1963 – 1969 $42 billion 13.48%
John F. Kennedy 1961 – 1963 $22.7 billion 7.87%
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953 – 1961 $22.9 billion 8.61%
Harry S. Truman 1945 – 1953 $7.4 billion 2.86%
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933 – 1945 $236.1 billion 1047.73%
Herbert Hoover 1929 – 1933 $5.6 billion 33.12%
Calvin Coolidge 1923 – 1929 -$5.42 billion -24.24%
Warren G. Harding 1921 – 1923 -$1.63 billion -6.79%
Woodrow Wilson 1913 – 1921 $21 billion 722.21%
William H. Taft 1909 – 1913 $276.7 million 10.48%
Theodore Roosevelt 1901 – 1909 $502.6 million 23.52%

 

[havasu]

Sorry, but those numbers are skewed.

The Past is Prologue: Biden's Deficit Spending Record​

When President Biden was asked what he we would do differently in the next two years, he responded emphatically, “nothing.” It’s safe to say the President’s budget will advance his radical agenda with record-breaking deficit spending, tax-hikes, and increases in the national debt.
Historic Taxes, Spending, and Deficits

• Over ten years, President Biden’s FY 2023 budget proposed:
  • Spending: $73 trillion or 23.4 percent of GDP—highest sustained level in American history.
  • Taxes: $58 trillion or 18.8 percent of GDP—highest sustained level in American history.
  • Deficits: $14.4 trillion or 4.7 percent of GDP—highest sustained level in American history.

Record-Breaking Debt

• Under the President’s FY 2023 budget, the debt would grow be allowed to grow by $16 trillion over ten years, or $50,000 of debt per American citizen.
• By 2032, the total federal debt would be $135,000 per American citizen, or $330,000 per household.
• Under CBO’s current projections, the gross federal debt would increase from $31 trillion today (123 percent of GDP) to $52 trillion (132 percent of GDP) in 2033. CBO’s most recent projections have the debt growing to $154 trillion by 2053. This is equivalent to more than $1 million per American household ($540,000 after adjusting for inflation)—which is more than four times current median household net worth.

Interest Payments on Debt Fastest Growing Item in Federal Budget

• Since Biden took office, CBO’s projections of ten-year interest payments on the federal debt have grow by $5.9 trillion or 129 percent.
• CBO projects interest payments on the debt to triple over the decade from less than $500 billion to almost $1.5 trillion.
• According to CBO, interest payments will increase from less than 10 percent of the federal budget today, to almost a quarter of the federal budget in 30 years.

Double-Digit Non-Defense Growth, Defense Hits Historic Low

• The FY 2023 Biden Budget proposed a 12 percent increase for non-defense discretionary spending.
• Defense spending would fall to the lowest level as a percent of GDP since before World War II.

Biden’s Fiscal and Economic Policies Increase Spending by $10 trillion

• Legislation enacted since Biden took office has increased debt projections by $6 trillion over ten years.
• Biden’s unprecedented executive actions have increased spending by more than $1 trillion over ten years.
• Biden’s inflationary economic policies have increased CBO’s projection of interest payments on the debt by $3.6 trillion over ten years.

 

[havasu]

Top 5 Presidents Who Added to National Debt by Percentage​

Here are the top five presidents in modern U.S. history who recorded the largest percentage increase to national debt during their term(s) in office.

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)​

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) contributed the largest percentage increase to U.S. national debt to date. Roosevelt entered office when the United States was in the depths of the Great Depression, the longest economic recession in modern history. FDR’s New Deal, a series of government-funded programs to fight the devastating effects of the Great Depression, added significantly to the national debt.




The U.S. national debt went up when FDR took office because of the New Deal.6 But the biggest contributor to the national debt under FDR was World War II.14

2. Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921)​

President Woodrow Wilson added to the U.S. national debt with funding war efforts during World War I. Under Wilson, U.S. government debt increased by about $23 billion left by President William Taft before him.14

3. Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)​

President Ronald Reagan added $1.6 trillion to the U.S. national debt.14 The actor-turned-president supported supply-side economics and believed government intervention reduced economic growth. His economic policies involved widespread tax cuts, decreased social spending, and more military spending. Reagan increased defense spending by 35% in his two terms as president.15

4. George W. Bush (2001–2009)​

President George W. Bush added about $4 trillion to the U.S. national debt.14 Military spending increased to record levels under Bush, due to launching wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Bush and his administration also dealt with recessions in 2001 and 2008 (the Great Recession).1617

5. Barack Obama (2009–2017)​

When looking at which president added the most to national debt in dollar amounts, President Barack Obama takes the lead.14 Obama’s efforts to spur recovery from the Great Recession through his $831 billion stimulus package and $858 billion in tax cuts contributed to the rise in national debt during his presidency.918

National Debt Continues to Rise Under President Biden ​

So far, the national debt has grown by about $2.5 trillion since Biden took office in 2021, largely driven by COVID-19 relief measures meant to facilitate recovery.19 According to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Biden’s American Rescue Plan would add $1.9 trillion to national debt by 2031.20




Biden also signed a bipartisan infrastructure bill into law in November 2021. It provides funding for improvements to roads, bridges, public transit, drinking water, and expanded access to the internet, among other initiatives.21 The plan is estimated to cost more than $420 billion over 10 years.22




Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which would have canceled up to $20,000 of federally held student loan debt per borrower, was expected to cost the federal government about $305 billion total over 10 years, according to an estimate by the U.S. Department of Education.23 However, that plan was overturned by the Supreme Court in June 2023. A new plan, called the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, aims to provide a new path to relief for borrowers.24 The plan could cost $230 billion over 10 years.25




Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which aims to invest in green energy initiatives and reduce healthcare costs, could actually reduce the deficit by $58 billion over the next decade, according to an estimate by the CBO.26




As of July 2023, the U.S. national debt stands at $32.5 trillion.19 In January, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the government hit its debt ceiling, the maximum amount of money that the federal government can legally borrow. When this happens, the U.S. Treasury needs to find other ways to pay expenses until the debt ceiling is raised by Congress.




Yellen said the U.S. government would begin taking “extraordinary measures” to prevent a sovereign default.27 A hotly contested deal was finally struck between Democrats and Republicans in June, suspending the debt ceiling and allowing further spending until 2025.28




The debt ceiling was last raised in late 2021 by Biden and Congress. It was raised to $31 trillion—a limit that has now been reached.

 

[Incognito]

Sorry, but those numbers are skewed.

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Yes, I agree in the sense that there are enormous unfunded liabilities uncounted for.
https://www.cato.org/blog/medicare-...esponsible-95-percent-us-unfunded-obligations. Any conversations about debt that are in the millions of dollars are an absolute farce. We cant even responsibly have these discussion where this or that handful of BILLIONS of dollars can be a factor. If any politician starts pretending to care about federal budgets and federal debt and isn't talking about TENS OF TRILLIONS of dollars you have to understand that he is a total fraud.

It's amusing to look back at the historical numbers in today's context but the percentage of increase in debt for each administration tell me how irresponsible they were-------their policies-----their team, including the opposition party in Congress. One failed administration after another each one worse than the one before it PROVEN conclusively by 100% consistent failure to control federal spending to within a balanced budegt.

 

[Floorist]

Yes, I agree in the sense that there are enormous unfunded liabilities uncounted for.
https://www.cato.org/blog/medicare-...esponsible-95-percent-us-unfunded-obligations. Any conversations about debt that are in the millions of dollars are an absolute farce. We cant even responsibly have these discussion where this or that handful of BILLIONS of dollars can be a factor. If any politician starts pretending to care about federal budgets and federal debt and isn't talking about TENS OF TRILLIONS of dollars you have to understand that he is a total fraud.

It's amusing to look back at the historical numbers in today's context but the percentage of increase in debt for each administration tell me how irresponsible they were-------their policies-----their team, including the opposition party in Congress. One failed administration after another each one worse than the one before it PROVEN conclusively by 100% consistent failure to control federal spending to within a balanced budegt.

We send aid to over 100 other countries and we have to borrow the money to do it.

 

[havasu]

I've learned that any number can be twisted to make their side look better.

What is good information is just look at the costs of war, and how it affects our national budget. One president who balances the budget, seems to have the next president budget massive increases in our military spending, to right the wrong of the president before him.

Without a strong military, you may as well spend your money with learning how to speak Chinese.

 

[Floorist]

CMT pulling Jason Aldean's song is blowing up in their face. They are being boycotted. Meanwhile he has the number 1 song and 4 albums in the top 10.
Back when they came here to protest, country boys guarded all of the downtown businesses.
Our sheriff sat across the street and told them they would be arrested if they blocked the street or even the sidewalk and then gave them bottles of cold water.

 

[Floorist]

https://countrymusicfamily.com/abc-...KgLn-WxPqPkffwRx-RHF2bUYfooEtpd3plFaApK4bBPkI