Trumps Victory Was Great! BUT..

[SkyDekker 1,465]

1 hour ago, base698 said:

You could tax all our billionaires at 90% and it wouldn't put a dent on our interest payment on the debt.

So what? Your vote just went to the party which historically has added the most debt to the national balance sheet. If you really cared about debt, you would have voted differently.

On top of that debt has a purpose. I am sure you have heard of leveraged investing at least once in your life. SO the question is what you do with your debt.

Trump added a ton of debt to give money to already rich people.

Biden added less debt to invest in infrastructure.

You voted for more debt so rich people can get richer. So clearly you couldn't care less about debt. Unless you simply don't understand, which would show why Trump would like to get rid of the Department of Education.

[base698 20]

1 hour ago, jakee said:

of economic awareness. Collective wealth of US billionaires is currently increasing at around $1T/yr. 90% of that would more than pay for US debt interest

I assume this is unrealized gain.  I was assuming 10% realized return on a net worth of $9b across all billionaires.

If you want to get all Kulak on it and take unrealized gain, then yes you could pay the debt.

 

[base698 20]

45 minutes ago, SkyDekker said:

You voted for more debt so rich people can get richer. So clearly you couldn't care less about debt. Unless you simply don't understand, which would show why Trump would like to get rid of the Department of Education.

Elon wasn't in the previous admin.  We had that discussion previously.  Ron Paul is an advisor so I'm irrationally hopeful.

[SkyDekker 1,465]

1 minute ago, base698 said:

Elon wasn't in the previous admin.  We had that discussion previously.  Ron Paul is an advisor so I'm irrationally hopeful.

So you voted for an illegal immigrant who wasn't on the ticket to save the US from illegal immigration.

Brilliant.

Edited November 22, 2024 by SkyDekker

[nigel99 559]

4 hours ago, Phil1111 said:

Kinda softball isn't it?

trump's share of the popular vote is now at 49.87%. Considering that there was only two parties in the election the title of this thread is outright misleading. If not false. Once again the fatal flaw of the electoral college has failed America and sown division.

So Trump lost the popular vote?

I guess that news has been drowned out with everything else going on.

[base698 20]

8 minutes ago, SkyDekker said:

So you voted for an illegal immigrant who wasn't on the ticket to save the US from illegal immigration

I've said over and over the illegal immigration issue isn't my pet issue.

[jakee 1,558]

6 minutes ago, nigel99 said:

So Trump lost the popular vote?

No. He still has more votes than anyone else.

[kallend 2,105]

1 hour ago, jakee said:

No. He still has more votes than anyone else.

True, and he and his cronies interpret 50.1% of the vote to be a mandate for his extreme self-aggrandizing, misogynistic and racist fantasies.

[SkyDekker 1,465]

1 hour ago, jakee said:

No. He still has more votes than anyone else.

However, the majority of people did not vote for Trump.

[nigel99 559]

7 hours ago, SkyDekker said:

So you voted for an illegal immigrant who wasn't on the ticket to save the US from illegal immigration.

Brilliant.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2024/11/22/texas-ag-investigating-advertising-group-for--possible-conspiracy--to-boycott-social-media-platforms

Not even a month after the election and the enslavement begins.

Texas AG has opened an investigation into companies boycotting Twitter/X

[JoeWeber 2,810]

7 hours ago, base698 said:

I've said over and over the illegal immigration issue isn't my pet issue.

So what. If curtailing Medicare wasn’t your pet issue shouldn’t it still affect your vote? Or is it the ‘ol f’em if they can’t take a joke policy?

[rushmc 23]

11 hours ago, Phil1111 said:

Kinda softball isn't it?

trump's share of the popular vote is now at 49.87%. Considering that there was only two parties in the election the title of this thread is outright misleading. If not false. Once again the fatal flaw of the electoral college has failed America and sown division.

Trump is winning with the popular vote

Nice spin though 

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/president/

[gowlerk 2,246]

1 hour ago, nigel99 said:

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2024/11/22/texas-ag-investigating-advertising-group-for--possible-conspiracy--to-boycott-social-media-platforms

Not even a month after the election and the enslavement begins.

Texas AG has opened an investigation into companies boycotting Twitter/X

Freedom of association is in the holy constitution, yes?

[kallend 2,105]

2 hours ago, rushmc said:

Trump is winning with the popular vote

Nice spin though 

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/president/

Latest numbers show him with less than 50%

With some votes still being counted, the tally used by The New York Times showedTrump winning the popular vote with 49.988 percent as of tonight, and he appears likely to fall below that once the final results are in, meaning he would not capture a majority. Another count used by CNN and other outlets shows him winning 49.9 percent. By either reckoning, his margin over Vice President Kamala Harris was about 1.6 percentage points, the third smallest since 1888.

Not exactly a landside mandate for his administration to use as an excuse for its xenophobic, misogynistic, anti-science and racist policies.

[JoeWeber 2,810]

1 hour ago, kallend said:

Not exactly a landside mandate for his administration to use as an excuse for its xenophobic, misogynistic, anti-science and racist policies.

Right, but plenty enough for our friends here.

[JerryBaumchen 1,424]

Hi folks,

I wonder where they will go when the unemployment runs out:  Trump's deportation vow alarms Texas construction industry : NPR

Think they'll be glad that they voted for Trump?

Action => Reaction

Simple physics.

Jerry Baumchen

 

[JerryBaumchen 1,424]

Hi folks,

When you think about that BUT in the title of this thread, did any of you think your job might be at risk:  Trump to impose tariffs on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese goods

Hey, Ken; you can throw away your USA maps.

Jerry Baumchen