US US Politics General 2 - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

Helpful links for those who need them:

Current members of the House of Representatives
https://www.house.gov/representatives

Current members of the Senate
https://www.senate.gov/senators/

Current members of the US Supreme Court
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx

Members of the Trump Administration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

And that's a good thing!

anybody who says there's not social security fraud is just stupid, lying to you, or committing it.

 

[invisibult plus+]

This showed up on my twitter timeline:
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Redsteeze responded:

https://x.com/redsteeze/status/1899988057337573609

https://x.com/redsteeze/status/1899990991597191197

 

[Eugene Tooms]

Why not buy a soda maker and make your own? I have one that I use for carbonating water (which tastes fine enough on its own without adding any soda syrup) or for making tonic water if I want a G&T.

Hate to break it to you, but carbonated water is not tonic water. You have not been drinking G&Ts.

 

[Levitcus prime24]

Deus Ex was ahead of its time.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Deusex/comments/1j4c4up/came_across_this_in_detroit_police_station_and_im/

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The better timeline

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

Social Security is already a welfare program. That's how it became law.

Just don't dare tell a SS recipient that.

why would they deny that? social security is the largest welfare program the US runs. it's literally labeled and designated as a welfare program. SSI specifically is the largest welfare program in the US eclipsing even food stamps.

 

[grocerygoblin]

>Retire
>Create anti-social security lobby group
>Send my SS check to it every month as funding

 

[SaidNoOneEver]

why would they deny that? social security is the largest welfare program the US runs. it's literally labeled and designated as a welfare program. SSI specifically is the largest welfare program in the US eclipsing even food stamps.

You would be surprised how many old people truly believe that SS is a savings account they've been paying into their entire lives and it's "their money" instead of the redistributive welfare program that it really is.

Even the post I replied that too is suggesting we "replace SS with a welfare program for old people" when that's literally what it's always been.

 

[grocerygoblin]

Even the post I replied that too is suggesting we "replace SS with a welfare program for old people" when that's literally what it's always been.

No its not. Welfare is need based. SS is a ponzi scheme. My post was saying to make SS need based.

 

[Irene and 22 others]

Hate to break it to you, but carbonated water is not tonic water. You have not been drinking G&Ts.

It is when I mix tonic syrup into it.

I can assure you I've been drinking only the most delicious G&Ts.

 

[autistic dog]

You would be surprised how many old people truly believe that SS is a savings account they've been paying into their entire lives and it's "their money" instead of the redistributive welfare program that it really is.

Even the post I replied that too is suggesting we "replace SS with a welfare program for old people" when that's literally what it's always been.

That's true if the money you paid into social security was invested in an index fund it would pay out much more than social security gives.

• Social Security: You pay in $3,720/year, and in return, you could receive $18,000-$30,000/year.
• Index Fund: You pay in $3,720/year, and in return, you could withdraw around $44,000/year from your investment.

 

[autistic dog]

It is when I mix tonic syrup into it.

I can assure you I've been drinking only the most delicious G&Ts.

No quinine = no malaria protection

 

[UnidentifiedFlyingOrchid]

Hate to break it to you, but carbonated water is not tonic water. You have not been drinking G&Ts.

Drat! Is that why I still have malaria. I need to get some authentic Canada Dry® Tonic Water before Canada ceases to exist.

 

[nelly98]

Modern "real economists" exist in an Overton window that presupposes Ricardo's concept of "comparative advantage" is correct. Ricardo argued that international trade is always beneficial, even if one country is more competitive in every area than its trading counterpart. Ricardo opposed protectionism for national economies. David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith, James Mill, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were anti-Mercantilists and argued in favor of laissez-faire "free trade" economics. All modern Western "real economists" are built on this foundation. They are the reason Thomas Carlyle dubbed economics "the dismal science".

"the dismal science".

Well this was an interesting Wikipedia rabbit hole. Thanks.


Well that looks like an interesting essay, let's take a look.

This nigga was nigger posting back in 1853.

 

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Blockbuster, Borders, RadioShack, Hertz Global, Chesapeake Energy, Eastman Kodak, Sears, J.C. Penney, Gildan Activewear, Kodak, Linens ‘n Things, Pier 1 Imports, American Apparel, T-Mobile USA, J. Crew, Clayton Homes, The Wet Seal, Sports Authority, Sharper Image.

You're all missing the obvious one.

TESLA. They've been doing this to Tesla for years. I don't know if they just don't want an upstart techbro controlling EVs or what, but they've been shorting and press bombing Tesla for years to drive it's stock down. Elon has talked about it publicly before.

 

[LiquidKid]

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That’s only working because Charlie Kirk is a retard who would never push back. Ang actual opponent would utterly decimate Newsome over that

 

[SaidNoOneEver]

That's true if the money you paid into social security was invested in an index fund it would pay out much more than social security gives.

• Social Security: You pay in $3,720/year, and in return, you could receive $18,000-$30,000/year.
• Index Fund: You pay in $3,720/year, and in return, you could withdraw around $44,000/year from your investment.

Social Security became law as a direct response to an entire generation of retirees losing their savings gambling in the stock market. A welfare program for old people. Nothing goes up forever.

 

[marvlouslie]

Social Security is already a welfare program. That's how it became law.

Just don't dare tell a SS recipient that.

It is a welfare program, and I have no problems admitting that. A program that is in deep, deep need of reform due to the aforementioned waste and fraud happening on a yearly basis with it.

 

[Irene and 22 others]

No quinine = no malaria protection

I don't know what low rent tonic syrups you may purchase, but I can assure you that the ones I use contain quinine. There will be no malaria is this household thank you.

There was also some speculation that quinine was effective at preventing COVID. I've always wondered if my diet of G&Ts protected me better than all of the people I knew who got jabbed and still got COVID.

 

[Get the rope Macaulay!]

This showed up on my twitter timeline:

fun fact, the reason Rick in Rick and morty is named Rick Sanchez is because back when the show was being made, a journo that called out the ZOG named Rick Sanchez was in the news and the kikes in charge wanted to mock him as a delusional person, so they chose this crazy (possibly child molesting) scientist in their cartoon to be named that once they realized they couldn't call him Doc.

One of those few times Jon didn't attack republicans during his original run was when going after Rick Sanchez for his comments on the jews.

Wow look at all those fox stations! Didn't Sinclair love trump too. those fucking republicans are the enemy ! -invisibult plus+

Social Security became law as a direct response to an entire generation of retirees losing their savings gambling in the stock market. A welfare program for old people. Nothing goes up forever.

exactly, sure it seems like a no brainer now, but what if you couldn't rely on the stock market going up? a guarantted 6% ROI vs 12% ROI that has a chance of being destroyed is a no brainer.

 

[Justin Igger]

https://www.foxla.com/news/california-hospital-possible-shooter.amp

which flavor of insane leftist do you guys think it is this time? I’m gonna say tranny, because they love their soft targets and it doesn’t seem like anyone was hurt