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  1. Well, they're breaking the law, so yeah. I don't care what the content is from the perspective of legality. Communist/Nazi/Vegetarian/AntiVaxx/Lizard People/Beans in Chili. Doesn't matter. I'd really like to get back to being a nation of laws, not of men, or teams.
  2. 27-25

    Cruz vs Beto

    Well, it Beto does not give in then Rafael will claim that Beto was afraid to debate him, which is of course total bullshit. But the Trumpkins will lap it up. Stupid fucks.
  3. And just in case you think the President is excluded from this provision, that appears to NOT be the case: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/227 The President is listed explicitly.
  4. Surprised his FB is still up. Maybe I shouldn't be. Riveting stuff. Top notch inquiring mind there.
  5. Spacey McSpaceFace?
  6. Praise be! Look, the orange cheeto solved the water crisis with respect to the wildfires. I expect a triumphal tweet lauding his own exploits to be celebrated on par with those on the actual fire lines.
  7. So, just questions about the weather then? Oh wait. I forgot to read rule #3.
  8. The EPA is opening the door to more Asbestos use in manufacturing and building, because, why not? https://archpaper.com/2018/08/epa-asbestos-manufacturing/
  9. What in God's name is he talking about? Is this the later stages of Syphilis making its presence known?
  10. Nah. Those new steel plants are being used to make materials for the "invisible" planes the DOD is rolling out. If you can't see the planes you can't see the parts, obviously. Duh!
  11. Fuck that orange cheeto for trying to politicize disaster response while the disaster is ongoing. I live in Sonoma, had a close call last year that put a scare in us and of course there's wall-to-wall coverage of the events in the local media again this year. I do not recall a single report or hint that any aircraft or fire crew was in any way hindered from getting water needed to do their jobs. And is this his first tweet about the subject? Nice to have his thoughts and prayers. Stands to be said again. Fuck him!
  12. Is The Hill Trying to elbow into The Onion's territory? Or is this just the new bizarro world in which we live?
  13. 27-25

    Tax reform

    My first comment is a bit snarky and for that I apologize. Not quite sure how that warranted such a vitriolic response. I even explicitly stated I was not arguing that capital gains should be taxed the same as earned income, just didn't see the need for the disparity to be increased. If tax structure has nothing ("jack shit") to do with raising the income of one group over another it would make no sense for some groups to spend so much money lobbying congress on modifying the tax structure. Your proposal of a flat tax would certainly get rid of some gaming of the system (see lobbying above). Unfortunately, given our current human nature, I do not see a pristine tax policy lasting a single Congressional session before the first "oh, well except this" gets thrown into the mix. Seems like every tax simplification scheme has been but a temporary reprieve from the inevitable trend.
  14. Which will be offset by the lower costs due to rolling back fuel efficiency standards? *cough* Winning? *cough* I guess? *cough*
  15. I could get behind the idea of isolating all Trumpkins to MySpace 100%.
  16. Well, let's look at a hypothetical. Imagine the US lowers taxes to 0%. No more tax collection. What happens in the near term? Pretty sweet, right? The immediate reaction is prosperity. it does not take much foresight to know that the inevitable downside is coming. A night full of drinking is great fun. Those who've been through it enough times know that what's coming the next morning will not be. If someone thinks the current state of affairs is the only information to take into account then I really would hate to see what their retirement planning looks like.
  17. 27-25

    Tax reform

    I was under the impression that work was a good thing. Was I misinformed? And I'm not arguing that the rates be the same. I am arguing that I see no rationale for widening the difference further. The rich were already getting richer. The endgame of widening income disparity will not end well for anyone, even the rich.
  18. Sounds similar to a certain someone we all know who is fixated on "very strong" leaders that most of us simply refer to as dictators.
  19. I support "free" college, but not for ALL. Many going to college today are wasting their time. What I think we should be doing is ensuring that every brilliant person with limitless potential gets to college if they so choose. And that means some wonder kid from Watts, NO's 9th Ward or wherever gets a free ride. College should be free for them. We'll all benefit in the long run from them succeeding. Stupid shits from upper middle class looking for 4 years (5+?) of partying can find a way to pay for themselves, or get a job right off the bat, or get Mommy and Daddy to pay for it.
  20. I think the Trumpkins watched too much Star Trek Next Generation.
  21. Well, that would explain your aggressive rhetoric, or so I've heard.
  22. 27-25

    Tax reform

    You can debate how much the SALT changes will affect which slices of the population for an eternity and probably never come to a consensus. But the claim that the middle of the country is subsidizing the "elite" coasts is complete horse shit. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/which-states-are-givers-and-which-are-takers/361668/
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