October 28, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, toolg said: You do realize the US is not a command economy. The government isn't printing money to pay its expenses. Inflation is occurring globally because of the effects of COVID and how that has rippled through production and supply chains. I am sorry the US government is not a cure-all for all of life's problems. And I admit taxing unrealized capital gains makes little sense. It's fair to say that there is more than one cause of inflation. When there are disruptions in supply chains, that is inflationary. When there are inordinate increases in the money supply, that is also inflationary. From the looks of things, we have both.
October 28, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, toolg said: The father doesn't receive a 'get of jail free' card to act out disorderly at a school board meeting because his daughter was attacked. I have sympathy for his daughter and family, but I cannot condone his behavior. There's a correct way to handle it, but he chose incorrectly. Also, the teen who perpetrated the bathroom assault was found guilty. LINK There's no "get out of jail free" card - but this man should have a LOT of extra leeway to vent
October 28, 20213 yr 48 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: Hmmm his daughter was assaulted at school, then the school tried to cover it up and send the kid to another school where he assaulted another girl. You damn right I am raising hell wherever I could if that happened to my kid. Be a domestic terrorist and you can go to jail along with the kid who assaulted the girl. Two wrongs don't make it right.
October 28, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said: I appreciate Biden's persistence and attempts to be an honest broker. We need a win; progressives have to be willing to play ball. Just get a deal done! Biden is basically going all-in on the river here. He's hoping that this "plan" will be enough to convince the progressives in the house to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and then work to turn this framework into legislation. Basically, he's putting the onus on the Progressive caucus -- either get on board, or we ALL go down (Dems lose Congress in 2022 and likely WH in 2024). It's bold. It's incredibly high stakes. And it...seems doomed for failure. His miscalculation is assuming the progressives are rational and care about maintaining control. They are ideologues who will burn the house down.
October 28, 20213 yr 32 minutes ago, toolg said: Be a domestic terrorist and you can go to jail along with the kid who assaulted the girl. Two wrongs don't make it right. So you think that makes him a domestic terrorist?
October 28, 20213 yr let's see if the dems can actually take the win for a change. i wouldn't count on it.
October 28, 20213 yr 2 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: So you think that makes him a domestic terrorist? I believe the teen who assaulted students in school must be punished for his crimes. It appears that he will. LINK I believe the school board is incompetent to not have any awareness the crimes were taking place in their schools. Or they're lying to the public. I believe the father was out of line to threaten the school board. I am happy I do not have to live in Loudoun County, VA because it appears to be full of aholes. They probably all root for the Washington Football Team too.
October 28, 20213 yr Author 21 minutes ago, vikas83 said: It's bold. It's incredibly high stakes. And it...seems doomed for failure. His miscalculation is assuming the progressives are rational and care about maintaining control. They are ideologues who will burn the house down. Yup, they're stupid. If they had any political savvy, they'd realize that they have very little leverage here as a distinct minority within their own party in a Congress that is nearly evenly divided. They're not interested in winning. Everything is performative with them. I'm sick of it.
October 28, 20213 yr 38 minutes ago, vikas83 said: Biden is basically going all-in on the river here. He's hoping that this "plan" will be enough to convince the progressives in the house to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and then work to turn this framework into legislation. Basically, he's putting the onus on the Progressive caucus -- either get on board, or we ALL go down (Dems lose Congress in 2022 and likely WH in 2024). It's bold. It's incredibly high stakes. And it...seems doomed for failure. His miscalculation is assuming the progressives are rational and care about maintaining control. They are ideologues who will burn the house down. This means time for negotiations is over. We find out where everybody stands soon. They have to show their cards.
October 28, 20213 yr 10 minutes ago, toolg said: This means time for negotiations is over. We find out where everybody stands soon. They have to show their cards. Or will we... It's all on the House Progressive Caucus now. If they don't pass the bi-partisan bill, they will be blamed for 2022 and 2024.
October 28, 20213 yr 2 minutes ago, vikas83 said: Or will we... It's all on the House Progressive Caucus now. If they don't pass the bi-partisan bill, they will be blamed for 2022 and 2024. How many House Republicans will vote in favor of infrastructure?
October 28, 20213 yr Author 3 minutes ago, vikas83 said: And now Sanders... I feel like Sanders isn't even in control of the progressive wing any more. It's been overtaken by woke rogues.
October 28, 20213 yr 3 minutes ago, toolg said: How many House Republicans will vote in favor of infrastructure? House Republicans? Probably zero. Some in the Senate will.
October 28, 20213 yr 2 minutes ago, vikas83 said: House Republicans? Probably zero. There's your problem. My guess is in the end there will be enough votes in the House to pass infrastructre, even if Progressives decide to stand their ground. Or else they wouldn't have pushed it out to vote.
October 28, 20213 yr 3 minutes ago, toolg said: There's your problem. My guess is in the end there will be enough votes in the House to pass infrastructre, even if Progressives decide to stand their ground. Or else they wouldn't have pushed it out to vote. Dude, if the 55 members of the Progressive caucus are a no, this is DOA. Biden's banking on them not actually going through with the threat, because the consequences would be catastrophic. This would have worked 8 years ago. Now...I have my doubts.
October 28, 20213 yr 10 minutes ago, vikas83 said: Dude, if the 55 members of the Progressive caucus are a no, this is DOA. Biden's banking on them not actually going through with the threat, because the consequences would be catastrophic. This would have worked 8 years ago. Now...I have my doubts. The Progressive Caucus isn't as steadfast as the Freedom Caucus, for instance. I feel like there will be a split. Right now some of the outspoken members, Sanders, Omar, et. al. are rallying the troops, but in the end I feel like they have enough votes. We'll see.
October 28, 20213 yr 11 minutes ago, vikas83 said: Well, so much for that plan. Democrats really can't help themselves... More than half the Republicans joined a cult with an elderly, obese maniac running the show. The Dems have an allergy to winning and a good portion of them are so "woke" that it makes me wish I could go into a coma until they are gone. How long until either or both these parties split? Anyone think there is at least a chance we end up with 3 or 4 major political parties in the near future? Is there even room for that?
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