Trump vs. Biden Part 2

[houndawg]

I don’t live in Norway (soccer field pic) or any of those other country’s that spend less than half of what we spend per capita on healthcare WITH equal to if not better outcomes.

But I DO indeed live in the great socialist state of Washington which also borders on British Columbia and Oregon.

And the US taxpayers subsidizes their social safety nets by paying for their defense. And when Trump raises objections to that, the neocons and the left loses their shit.

..most of which goes to US defense contractors..

[kalm]

Trump…protecting us against the enemy from within. Rights be damned. Fox cheerleading with articles. Full steam ahead for MAGA freedom!

Former President Trump reportedly told a private gathering of New York donors earlier this month that he will stop the "radical revolution" happening at American college campuses if elected president again.

The presumptive Republican nominee also vowed that he would throw foreign students protesting against Israel "out of the country," The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing donors who spoke on condition of anonymity. The gathering happened on May 14 and included "98 percent of my Jewish friends," Trump reportedly joked.

"One thing I do is, any student that protests, I throw them out of the country. You know, there are a lot of foreign students. As soon as they hear that, they’re going to behave," Trump said, according to the Post.

When the donors expressed concern that anti-Israel students and professors would one day hold positions of power in the U.S., Trump reportedly said they were part of a "radical revolution."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump- ... ut-country

[houndawg]

Yeah, this leftist is going to pull WAY more votes from Biden than Trump..

Tell me you don't understand libertarianism without telling me you don't understand libertarianism.

A Libertarian candidate appeals to fiscal conservatives who want small government and a balanced budget.

Libertarians believe in the freedom of individuals and companies whether that applies to being transgender, vaccine mandates, or open borders.

I'm a small L libertarian because I don't agree with everything they support (like open borders) but I respect their principled consistency. They don't just give lip service to individual and organizational freedom like trump and his MAQA yahoos.

somebody once observed that "..a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.."

[houndawg]

Trump…protecting us against the enemy from within. Rights be damned. Fox cheerleading with articles. Full steam ahead for MAGA freedom!

Former President Trump reportedly told a private gathering of New York donors earlier this month that he will stop the "radical revolution" happening at American college campuses if elected president again.

The presumptive Republican nominee also vowed that he would throw foreign students protesting against Israel "out of the country," The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing donors who spoke on condition of anonymity. The gathering happened on May 14 and included "98 percent of my Jewish friends," Trump reportedly joked.

"One thing I do is, any student that protests, I throw them out of the country. You know, there are a lot of foreign students. As soon as they hear that, they’re going to behave," Trump said, according to the Post.

When the donors expressed concern that anti-Israel students and professors would one day hold positions of power in the U.S., Trump reportedly said they were part of a "radical revolution."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump- ... ut-country

....even the ones that are protesting US taxpayers subsidizing social programs by paying for Israel's defense?

[UNI88]

Tell me you don't understand libertarianism without telling me you don't understand libertarianism.

A Libertarian candidate appeals to fiscal conservatives who want small government and a balanced budget.

Libertarians believe in the freedom of individuals and companies whether that applies to being transgender, vaccine mandates, or open borders.

I'm a small L libertarian because I don't agree with everything they support (like open borders) but I respect their principled consistency. They don't just give lip service to individual and organizational freedom like trump and his MAQA yahoos.

This is a Libertarian? Yuck

Should of just nominated Kathy La Bruja Hoetchel,

Why? Democrats don't support individual freedom any more than MAQA Republicans.

But thank you for demonstrating that MAQA yahoos only support individual freedom for people who think as they do.

Repressing individuality and freedom of expression are steps along the road to authoritarianism.

[UNI88]

Trump says he 'would have absolutely gotten' Libertarian Party nomination if he could have run, slams RFK Jr.

In a statement on Sunday, following an appearance at the party's convention on Saturday, Trump noted the "enthusiasm" of the crowd, where he received a mixed response that included audible booing.

"The reason I didn't file paperwork for the Libertarian Nomination, which I would have absolutely gotten if I wanted it (as everyone could tell by the enthusiasm of the Crowd last night!), was the fact that, as the Republican Nominee, I am not allowed to have the Nomination of another Party," Trump wrote on his social media platform on Sunday,

Sure don and I can whistle 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of my asshole.

[kalm]

Trump says he 'would have absolutely gotten' Libertarian Party nomination if he could have run, slams RFK Jr.

In a statement on Sunday, following an appearance at the party's convention on Saturday, Trump noted the "enthusiasm" of the crowd, where he received a mixed response that included audible booing.

"The reason I didn't file paperwork for the Libertarian Nomination, which I would have absolutely gotten if I wanted it (as everyone could tell by the enthusiasm of the Crowd last night!), was the fact that, as the Republican Nominee, I am not allowed to have the Nomination of another Party," Trump wrote on his social media platform on Sunday,

Sure don and I can whistle 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of my asshole.

I imagine delusions of grandeur are a part of clinical narcissistic disorder?

[BDKJMU]

Panic in donk land:
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/2 ... n-00160047

[kalm]

Panic in donk land:
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/2 ... n-00160047

Here’s why…

— Only about half of Americans know that Trump set up and wanted the end of Roe v Wade while one-in-five think President Biden is responsible for it,
— More trust Republicans with the economy than Democrats and 46% say Trump can fix the economy compared to 32% for Biden,
— Only a third of Americans know that Republicans appointed the majority on the Supreme Court,
— 46% of Americans say a second Biden presidency will weaken American democracy,
— More than half (55%) of Americans believe the economy is shrinking and we’re in a recession (when it’s growing faster than under any president since FDR and has been for three-plus years),
— When President Biden came into office in 2021, almost two-thirds of Americans approved of his handling the economy and foreign affairs; today that number is fewer than a third,
— Almost half (49%) think the stock market is down for the year when in fact the S&P 500 was up 24% last year and is up more than 12% this year,
— About three-quarters (72%) are sure that inflation is up right now, when the rate has fallen from 9.1% to a current low of 3.4%, far better than the lowest inflation number Reagan had at 4.1% in his entire 8 years in office,
— While unemployment is lower than it’s been in over 50 years, half of Americans (49%) say “unemployment is at a 50-year high,”
— Only 34% of Americans can name the three branches of government while 69% of Republicans believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump,
— As violent weather tears apart America, only 23% of Republicans consider climate change a major threat to our nation’s well-being,
— Today, 58% of Americans say the economy is getting worse daily because of mismanagement by Biden and Democrats in Congress,
— Almost half of Americans (44%) think Social Security will be gone by the time they retire,
— Fully 44% of Americans say the media and politicians are “making too much” of the January 6th assault on our capitol.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartm ... medium=ios

I still think there a chance that Biden bows out of it. The polling is troublesome but within reach. Election fatigue vs. Trump fatigue and his ability to stay semi-lucid.

[kalm]

I wish we had as good of candidates as good as Mexico.

“Hasn't penetrated US discourse that the next president of Mexico is likely to be its first woman president, a Jewish woman named Claudia Sheinbaum whose grandparents fled Hitler's armies and who has a PhD in energy engineering and worked for the IPCC. “

https://x.com/chrislhayes/status/179556 ... LLEdWL4H3w

[BDKJMU]

And the US taxpayers subsidizes their social safety nets by paying for their defense. And when Trump raises objections to that, the neocons and the left loses their shit.

..most of which goes to US defense contractors..

Neocons on the left and right.

[BDKJMU]

Panic in donk land:
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/2 ... n-00160047

Here’s why…

— Only about half of Americans know that Trump set up and wanted the end of Roe v Wade while one-in-five think President Biden is responsible for it,
— More trust Republicans with the economy than Democrats and 46% say Trump can fix the economy compared to 32% for Biden,
— Only a third of Americans know that Republicans appointed the majority on the Supreme Court,
— 46% of Americans say a second Biden presidency will weaken American democracy,
— More than half (55%) of Americans believe the economy is shrinking and we’re in a recession (when it’s growing faster than under any president since FDR and has been for three-plus years),
— When President Biden came into office in 2021, almost two-thirds of Americans approved of his handling the economy and foreign affairs; today that number is fewer than a third,
— Almost half (49%) think the stock market is down for the year when in fact the S&P 500 was up 24% last year and is up more than 12% this year,
— About three-quarters (72%) are sure that inflation is up right now, when the rate has fallen from 9.1% to a current low of 3.4%,1 far better than the lowest inflation number Reagan had at 4.1% in his entire 8 years in office,
— While unemployment is lower than it’s been in over 50 years, half of Americans (49%) say “unemployment is at a 50-year high,”
— Only 34% of Americans can name the three branches of government while 69% of Republicans believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump,
— As violent weather tears apart America, only 23% of Republicans consider climate change a major threat to our nation’s well-being,
— Today, 58% of Americans say the economy is getting worse daily because of mismanagement by Biden and Democrats in Congress,
— Almost half of Americans (44%) think Social Security will be gone by the time they retire,
— Fully 44% of Americans say the media and politicians are “making too much” of the January 6th assault on our capitol.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartm ... medium=ios

I still think there a chance that Biden bows out of it. The polling is troublesome but within reach. Election fatigue vs. Trump fatigue and his ability to stay semi-lucid.

The annual rate doens’t mean shit compared to how much prices are up Biden vs Trump. CPI up 21+. People see prices up closer to 30% for groceries, 40% for eating out, 50% for gas.

-Wages have gone down under Biden (adjusted for inflation) (failed to mention above).

-Mortgage payment have nearly doubled under Biden (failed to mention above). Avg 30 year rate when Trump left office under 2.8%. Now 6.8%.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realest ... r-AA1lsjSr

-Biden created the open border mess (failed to mention above). Never saw anything like it under past conk and donk president.

-Foreign policy has been an unmitigated disaster under Biden (failed to mention above) and there is concern among a sizeable amoubt of the public about whoever is pulling Biden’s strings getting us into another war.

[Caribbean Hen]

Here’s why…

— Only about half of Americans know that Trump set up and wanted the end of Roe v Wade while one-in-five think President Biden is responsible for it,
— More trust Republicans with the economy than Democrats and 46% say Trump can fix the economy compared to 32% for Biden,
— Only a third of Americans know that Republicans appointed the majority on the Supreme Court,
— 46% of Americans say a second Biden presidency will weaken American democracy,
— More than half (55%) of Americans believe the economy is shrinking and we’re in a recession (when it’s growing faster than under any president since FDR and has been for three-plus years),
— When President Biden came into office in 2021, almost two-thirds of Americans approved of his handling the economy and foreign affairs; today that number is fewer than a third,
— Almost half (49%) think the stock market is down for the year when in fact the S&P 500 was up 24% last year and is up more than 12% this year,
— About three-quarters (72%) are sure that inflation is up right now, when the rate has fallen from 9.1% to a current low of 3.4%,1 far better than the lowest inflation number Reagan had at 4.1% in his entire 8 years in office,
— While unemployment is lower than it’s been in over 50 years, half of Americans (49%) say “unemployment is at a 50-year high,”
— Only 34% of Americans can name the three branches of government while 69% of Republicans believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump,
— As violent weather tears apart America, only 23% of Republicans consider climate change a major threat to our nation’s well-being,
— Today, 58% of Americans say the economy is getting worse daily because of mismanagement by Biden and Democrats in Congress,
— Almost half of Americans (44%) think Social Security will be gone by the time they retire,
— Fully 44% of Americans say the media and politicians are “making too much” of the January 6th assault on our capitol.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartm ... medium=ios

I still think there a chance that Biden bows out of it. The polling is troublesome but within reach. Election fatigue vs. Trump fatigue and his ability to stay semi-lucid.

The annual rate doens’t mean shit compared to how much prices are up Biden vs Trump. CPI up 21+. People see prices up closer to 30% for groceries, 40% for eating out, 50% for gas.

-Wages have gone down under Biden (adjusted for inflation) (failed to mention above).

-Mortgage payment have nearly doubled under Biden (failed to mention above). Avg 30 year rate when Trump left office under 2.8%. Now 6.8%.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realest ... r-AA1lsjSr

-Biden created the open border mess (failed to mention above). Never saw anything like it under past conk and donk president.

-Foreign policy has been an unmitigated disaster under Biden (failed to mention above) and there is concern among a sizeable amoubt of the public about whoever is pulling Biden’s strings getting us into another war.

How much of a leftist do you even have to be to forward Kalms email chain?

Just put Joey Rotten to bed, guy has been absolutely horrible and it’s the worst president in our history.
who in their right mind would defend this guy beside Robert De Niro…. What an idiot

[kalm]

Here’s why…

— Only about half of Americans know that Trump set up and wanted the end of Roe v Wade while one-in-five think President Biden is responsible for it,
— More trust Republicans with the economy than Democrats and 46% say Trump can fix the economy compared to 32% for Biden,
— Only a third of Americans know that Republicans appointed the majority on the Supreme Court,
— 46% of Americans say a second Biden presidency will weaken American democracy,
— More than half (55%) of Americans believe the economy is shrinking and we’re in a recession (when it’s growing faster than under any president since FDR and has been for three-plus years),
— When President Biden came into office in 2021, almost two-thirds of Americans approved of his handling the economy and foreign affairs; today that number is fewer than a third,
— Almost half (49%) think the stock market is down for the year when in fact the S&P 500 was up 24% last year and is up more than 12% this year,
— About three-quarters (72%) are sure that inflation is up right now, when the rate has fallen from 9.1% to a current low of 3.4%,1 far better than the lowest inflation number Reagan had at 4.1% in his entire 8 years in office,
— While unemployment is lower than it’s been in over 50 years, half of Americans (49%) say “unemployment is at a 50-year high,”
— Only 34% of Americans can name the three branches of government while 69% of Republicans believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump,
— As violent weather tears apart America, only 23% of Republicans consider climate change a major threat to our nation’s well-being,
— Today, 58% of Americans say the economy is getting worse daily because of mismanagement by Biden and Democrats in Congress,
— Almost half of Americans (44%) think Social Security will be gone by the time they retire,
— Fully 44% of Americans say the media and politicians are “making too much” of the January 6th assault on our capitol.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartm ... medium=ios

I still think there a chance that Biden bows out of it. The polling is troublesome but within reach. Election fatigue vs. Trump fatigue and his ability to stay semi-lucid.

The annual rate doens’t mean shit compared to how much prices are up Biden vs Trump. CPI up 21+. People see prices up closer to 30% for groceries, 40% for eating out, 50% for gas.

-Wages have gone down under Biden (adjusted for inflation) (failed to mention above).

-Mortgage payment have nearly doubled under Biden (failed to mention above). Avg 30 year rate when Trump left office under 2.8%. Now 6.8%.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realest ... r-AA1lsjSr

-Biden created the open border mess (failed to mention above). Never saw anything like it under past conk and donk president.

-Foreign policy has been an unmitigated disaster under Biden (failed to mention above) and there is concern among a sizeable amoubt of the public about whoever is pulling Biden’s strings getting us into another war.

Some perspective on inflation, now ~3.6% year over year, using official Consumer Price Index (CPI) data:

1. Average annual rate since 1950: 3.54%
2. Median (half years higher. half lower): 2.95%.
3. Peak year: 1980 13.50%.

https://x.com/davidcayj/status/17908025 ... LLEdWL4H3w

And as mentioned before…half of the inflation is due to price gouging, corporate bonuses, and stock buy backs.

Careful…you’re sounding like a progressive populist with some of your complaints.

[Caribbean Hen]

The annual rate doens’t mean shit compared to how much prices are up Biden vs Trump. CPI up 21+. People see prices up closer to 30% for groceries, 40% for eating out, 50% for gas.

-Wages have gone down under Biden (adjusted for inflation) (failed to mention above).

-Mortgage payment have nearly doubled under Biden (failed to mention above). Avg 30 year rate when Trump left office under 2.8%. Now 6.8%.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realest ... r-AA1lsjSr

-Biden created the open border mess (failed to mention above). Never saw anything like it under past conk and donk president.

-Foreign policy has been an unmitigated disaster under Biden (failed to mention above) and there is concern among a sizeable amoubt of the public about whoever is pulling Biden’s strings getting us into another war.

Some perspective on inflation, now ~3.6% year over year, using official Consumer Price Index (CPI) data:

1. Average annual rate since 1950: 3.54%
2. Median (half years higher. half lower): 2.95%.
3. Peak year: 1980 13.50%.

https://x.com/davidcayj/status/17908025 ... LLEdWL4H3w

And as mentioned before…half of the inflation is due to price gouging, corporate bonuses, and stock buy backs.

Careful…you’re sounding like a progressive populist with some of your complaints.

You mentioning nonsense does not make it true

[kalm]

https://x.com/davidcayj/status/17908025 ... LLEdWL4H3w

And as mentioned before…half of the inflation is due to price gouging, corporate bonuses, and stock buy backs.

Careful…you’re sounding like a progressive populist with some of your complaints.

You mentioning nonsense does not make it true

I only post because I care…

But caring can be creepy to some. I apologize.

[Caribbean Hen]

You mentioning nonsense does not make it true

I only post because I care…

But caring can be creepy to some. I apologize.

This really does say a lot …

[GannonFan]

The annual rate doens’t mean shit compared to how much prices are up Biden vs Trump. CPI up 21+. People see prices up closer to 30% for groceries, 40% for eating out, 50% for gas.

-Wages have gone down under Biden (adjusted for inflation) (failed to mention above).

-Mortgage payment have nearly doubled under Biden (failed to mention above). Avg 30 year rate when Trump left office under 2.8%. Now 6.8%.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realest ... r-AA1lsjSr

-Biden created the open border mess (failed to mention above). Never saw anything like it under past conk and donk president.

-Foreign policy has been an unmitigated disaster under Biden (failed to mention above) and there is concern among a sizeable amoubt of the public about whoever is pulling Biden’s strings getting us into another war.

Some perspective on inflation, now ~3.6% year over year, using official Consumer Price Index (CPI) data:

1. Average annual rate since 1950: 3.54%
2. Median (half years higher. half lower): 2.95%.
3. Peak year: 1980 13.50%.

https://x.com/davidcayj/status/17908025 ... LLEdWL4H3w

And as mentioned before…half of the inflation is due to price gouging, corporate bonuses, and stock buy backs.

Careful…you’re sounding like a progressive populist with some of your complaints.

All the inflation is due to excessive government spending and the increase in the money supply. People are always trying to make as much money as possible (price gouging, corporate bonuses, etc), that's a constant. But when inflation is held in check, the impacts from those things are mild. When we let inflation get out of the barn due to reckless government policies, ala Modern Monetary Theory, then those things become far more problematic. Don't let the economy get off the rails and we'd be fine. This is the equivalent of a train coming off the rails and complaining about the trees being planted there that the train hits while it careens out of control.

[kalm]

https://x.com/davidcayj/status/17908025 ... LLEdWL4H3w

And as mentioned before…half of the inflation is due to price gouging, corporate bonuses, and stock buy backs.

Careful…you’re sounding like a progressive populist with some of your complaints.

All the inflation is due to excessive government spending and the increase in the money supply. People are always trying to make as much money as possible (price gouging, corporate bonuses, etc), that's a constant. But when inflation is held in check, the impacts from those things are mild. When we let inflation get out of the barn due to reckless government policies, ala Modern Monetary Theory, then those things become far more problematic. Don't let the economy get off the rails and we'd be fine. This is the equivalent of a train coming off the rails and complaining about the trees being planted there that the train hits while it careens out of control.

You’re making strong points here that even my slow brain can follow this time. Don’t completely agree but this a worthy explanation.

[kalm]

I only post because I care…

But caring can be creepy to some. I apologize.

This really does say a lot …

That fragile minds can struggle with facts and different opinions?

I agree.

[Caribbean Hen]

https://x.com/davidcayj/status/17908025 ... LLEdWL4H3w

And as mentioned before…half of the inflation is due to price gouging, corporate bonuses, and stock buy backs.

Careful…you’re sounding like a progressive populist with some of your complaints.

All the inflation is due to excessive government spending and the increase in the money supply. People are always trying to make as much money as possible (price gouging, corporate bonuses, etc), that's a constant. But when inflation is held in check, the impacts from those things are mild. When we let inflation get out of the barn due to reckless government policies, ala Modern Monetary Theory, then those things become far more problematic. Don't let the economy get off the rails and we'd be fine. This is the equivalent of a train coming off the rails and complaining about the trees being planted there that the train hits while it careens out of control.

Great points

These guys love it when you explain things to them

Now why is Janet paying so much interest on her short term treasuries?

Inverted yield curve ? Why?

[UNI88]

https://x.com/davidcayj/status/17908025 ... LLEdWL4H3w

And as mentioned before…half of the inflation is due to price gouging, corporate bonuses, and stock buy backs.

Careful…you’re sounding like a progressive populist with some of your complaints.

You mentioning nonsense does not make it true

"You mentioning nonsense does not make it true" I like that. Expect to be quoted in the future.

[Caribbean Hen]

You mentioning nonsense does not make it true

"You mentioning nonsense does not make it true" I like that. Expect to be quoted in the future.

Ok but does Kalm have a sense of humor? Not sure

I do

[UNI88]

"You mentioning nonsense does not make it true" I like that. Expect to be quoted in the future.

Ok but does Kalm have a sense of humor? Not sure

I do

Do laugh at memes and the like that make fun of trump?

[Caribbean Hen]

Ok but does Kalm have a sense of humor? Not sure

I do

Do laugh at memes and the like that make fun of trump?

Of course