Biden accused of 'shredding the Constitution' 'A stunning act of contempt'

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  1. Turtledude

    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

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    I don't know if that is very accurate. I realize that 70% marginal tax rates are a wet dream of class warriors but the progressive nature of our tax system is higher now. and part of that is due to global barriers to trade falling. No longer can you be a barely HS graduate and expect to make upper middle class money by doing stuff that a machine can do for one tenth your wage or what an equally skilled Vietnamese can do for one fourth your wage. The people making good money these days have skills that are not easily outsourced to Bangladesh or Cambodia
     
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    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

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    perhaps because you don't actually watch that station and haven't a clue what they actually look like?
     
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    Yes they outsource to maximize profits, which they’d do less of if the govt was gonna take most of it after a certain amount.
     
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    The Mello Guy Well-Known Member

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    Please, that could be any number of their dark haired white hosts….whixh is 90% of them.
     
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    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

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    yeah it could be Laura Ingraham, Trish Regan, Dana Perino, or Kennedy
     
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    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

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    I really want the democrats to push the libertine rich away from the dems--the rich who vote dem because they don't like the religious right, the rich who vote dem because they are gay or want abortion, etc. once that happens, the democrat party will evaporate
     
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    Skeptical you’ll find many willing to give up their rights for a possible tax break lol but best of luck!
     
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    Turtledude Well-Known Member Donor

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    we have lots of leftists on this board who hate the fact that others are wealthy. They support a parasitic government. people like them are going to push more and more of the rich away from the dems
     
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    Do you vote based on what random people say on a forum?
     
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    No, they do not cause me to get “riled” — can you people ever discuss anything without jumping to such emotional fantasies?

    I simply believe — and there are tons of data to back this up — people with that kind of money typically use it to buy control, it doesn’t get spent and thus is removed from circulation and are overall a net negative for society.

    I also don’t think pennies should exist. I believe they are a policy failure. They also do not cause me to get “riled”. Same with daylight savings time.

    I think all three are a net negative yet you will only freak out if one of them is mentioned. I am sorry if my words caused you such distress.

    Also, please stop confusing billionaire with “rich”. There is a difference between a multimillionaire or even someone a few hundred million and a billionaire.
     
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    agreed, but what is the policy failure you see in someone becoming a billionaire I think giving the government the power to prevent such a status would be pernicious

    No one has complained about pennies-banning pennies or DST would not impinge on anyone's freedom
     
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    no, I vote on what is going to help push the policy decisions and judicial picks I support.
     
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    They both would as people and entire businesses are built around these items. Removing them would destroy those businesses.

    These Billionaires use their wealth to influence elections, buy news networks, manipulate the masses and eliminate competition all while pushing policy that lowers their tax burden and shifting it to lower incomes (which is why the middle class is dissolving). There are tons of articles about these tactics they use and the damages caused.

    I think one issue you have is that you believe “rich” and “billionaire” are synonymous. They are not. There is a vast difference between a multimillionaire or even someone with a few hundred million and a billionaire.
     
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    There are disheveled pictures of many good people who have been abused by the lefties, sure you found that easily. Typical move; avoid the message, discredit the messenger.
    However, what that actually does is to discredit the person chosing that tactic.

    The left disagrees with everything that points out democrat incompetence and corruption. That has nothing to do with the facts of the stories; it's the cultivated knee-jerk reaction that comes from allowing hate to be cultivated in them, while reason and logic are rejected.

    I met him in his early 20's. Jarrett then made his living as a reporter, then an investigative reporter, then earned his law degree. He was known, successful and well respected for his integrity long before Trump entered the political picture. He's always worked in fairly high-pressure, intense environments.

    But then- people who hate integrity will always disrespect people who have it. It's not about Trump. It's about leadership that will fight corruption, preserve freedom and serve the
    people. Biden obviously hates that concept, and apparently his supporters agree. Weak people seek to lower the bar; strong people seek to raise it.

    Human nature- weakness is easy. Character stands in it's way. Most people will choose the easy way.
     
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    Ah so you support ripping bodily autonomy from girls and women and removing the right of gay people to sign civil contracts — because that’s what your judicial picks support.

    And you have the balls to say the left is about removing “freedom”. Fascinating
     
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    As do most people
     
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    I'd say that is true with about half the population. Lots of people really don't have much analytical abilities
     
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    Oh it's the abortion bugaboo again. I support gay marriage. I support legal abortion but those who oppose it-at least some-can honestly argue that banning abortion is supporting the bodily autonomy of a living being. I think abortion is a state issue . not a constitutional right
     
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    if you read my posts, I constantly attack posts that interchange billionaires with the top one percent. You are right on this issue-most of us in the top one percent aren't anywhere similar to the 750 or so billionaires.
     
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    Jarrett is a meathead who fellates Trump. What he spews on-air bears little semblance to law.
     
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    My assumption would be that this too will be shot down by the court and that its sole purpose is an attempt to sway the young vote in November before it has officially been shot down by the USSC.

    Are you saying you think it will ultimately succeed and the loans in question will be canceled?
     
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    What was he arrested for? If you searched hard enough you could find a mugshot of me, although the charges were eventually dropped because they charged the wrong person. If mugshots are your thing, then I'm sure you have a good collection that includes Sanders, the Squad and others. Do you take those people seriously?
     
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    I saw the mugshot for "Steve N". That's you? Wow...gross! Why would you do that?
     
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    A being must have consciousness to have bodily autonomy — you can argue that a bundle of cells have bodily autonomy but it goes against all medical understanding.

    So you said previously that you support presidents that push judicial picks that support your agenda — that’s your agenda then.
     
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    Being in the top 1% is almost expected for someone your age — you can do it with simple investing. While a $5.8 million dollar or greater net worth is impressive, it isn’t even on the radar of the people being discussed.

    No one wants to come after you, you impact very little on a national scale.

    Do you think it is a good thing for a society for single individuals being able to steer policy or buy media organizations to control their direction or shut down competition?
     
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