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Just curious.
You turned on Obama pretty fast and hopped on that Trump train on the quick.
How long I've been conservative? Not part of the Republican party, brosef.
Voted Obama, abstained, Trump.
Social liberal, fiscal conservative since 2011, all liberal before that. Registered Democrat though if that matters for you
Just curious.
You turned on Obama pretty fast and hopped on that Trump train on the quick.
I turned on Obama after 2 years, Tbh. I knew he was wrong, Romney was worse.
Just curious.
You turned on Obama pretty fast and hopped on that Trump train on the quick.
In advising them when they feel something needs to be done, not to be a pussy and not to be scared to make bold moves. When my great grandpa immigrated I imagine life would have been much easier if he had someone telling him not to fear the unknown. Too bad most of them probably had to deal with negativity on such a huge decision like that.
Again. Why do you have such a problem with this? You never did answer that.
I guess it's just weird hearing people who think this country is too far to the left talking about leaving when we're by far the most conservative country in the first world.
Not sure why your talking about liberal policy but whatever.
As long as it doesn't end in eroding of assets, I could care less. There will be no way to pay for the national debt, health care, student loans, military, etc..
How do you see this playing out? How does it end well?
A currency that's getting devalued, only thing backing it up is a military funded by an increasingly worthless currency.
So are you usually that much of an asshole to someone that you find is outside of your comfort zone?
To answer your second question first, I don't like when conservatives feign concern about the national debt. If you guys gave one about the debt you'd advocate increasing taxes and lowering spending. It's just like when conservatives want a wall and more border patrol to stop illegal immigration and then don't give a about jailing the people who hire them. So I support the Democrats over the Republicans since I figure if we're putting on the national credit card, better for it to benefit the poor than the rich.
To answer your first post, the way I see it playing out is that your kids and their kids will get taxed like to pay for the Baby Boomers' and Gen-X's tax cuts and benefits the same way The Greatest Generation was to pay for the huge national debt created by WWII.
Unfortunately that is bum's MO. You have to get used to it because he really means no harm.
I don't give a about a wall or stopping immigrants. the border guards. Create a fast pass modern day Ellis Island. I'm all about lowering spending. I'd say increase taxes but not until significant cuts in spending first. That's what most people want.
Nice generalization there. Do you do that often? How about by ones skin color? I bet you have me all pegged just because I'm a farmer from the midwest. You'd probably treat me different based on your assumptions on race.
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Thats all fellas. Carry on
You're making a beginner's mistake in economics, but, in your defense, it's pretty common. The US dollar value might look 'devalued' in a historical perspective compared to... the US dollar.
That's actually pretty normal. Any working economy strives to have a modi of inflation. Reason being that it causes people to invest to beat it, as opposed to deflation, where the currency appreciates, and so people tend to hoard it as an investment.
The real mistake is thinking currency value is measured vis a vis with itself historically. The real value measure is vis a vis with other currencies, and their value. Other currencies also depreciate, and historically, at a much higher rate than the US dollar. That's why other countries eat up any US treasuries offered, and there's high demand for them (not to mention a lot of people worldwide, especially in third world countries, save in US dollars to beat the local currency's inflation). The thing is, the US hasn't had high inflation levels since the late 70s. When you start seeing annual inflation rates in the 10%-15%, that's when you gotta sound the alarm.
Lastly, let's suppose that the US does engage the monster printing machine and manages to grossly devalue the currency (compared to other currencies), how it plays out is well known: you get high inflation levels, it lowers the citizen's standards of living, but at the same time, makes the country vastly more compe ive. That's basically what China has been doing by manipulating their currency to keep labor costs down.
I'm an immigrant myself that went through stuff like hyperinflation and all that jazz. I think your idea of telling anybody to go out there and see the world is good. But not because the empire is crumbling, but because it's always good to have a bigger perspective.
Now, about this topic specifically, medical tourism is only going to keep growing as the cost disparity increases and the schmucks in Congress are too scared to deal with it.
That will eventually have to force their hands.
I've been advocating a middle class tax increase for as long as I've been on ST.
OK, that makes sense then.
The numbers of US people going abroad for medical, dental treatment are huge and increasing.
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John McCain is the "perfect American lie" says Drew Magary
Everyone should realize that John McCain is the perfect American lie,
a man who professes to be noble and fair and just
while being none of those things.
He served his country honorably in combat, but in no other fashion.
And he serves out his time in the Senate, and here on planet Earth, as a pathetic enabler.
Never the lion; always the sheep.
For seventeen years, gullible people have been waiting for him to make his face turn,
to make some grand defiant move for the sake of God and country.
But that was always just clever branding on his part, and
today should serve as a cold slap in the face to anyone
who still thought he might have that kind of political courage left in him.
He's a ing disgrace.
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And corrupt, too, search "Keating Five"
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He's one of the most courageous men to ever step foot in the Senate -- a giant -- especially compared to McConnell.
"For seventeen years, gullible people have been waiting for him to make his face turn"
I dunno, Japan is still very, very traditional in the family sense.
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