Trump promises and proposals tracking thread.

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BowlBrother85 said:
2 months later, he followed that up with, "Normalize Indian hate."

That was in response to a post about the number of people from India who work in Silicon Valley. I'm not seeing how that could be interpreted as being an attempt at humor.
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I'm not saying that it is. I've already said that it's cringe.

I just also know that some of my posts here, if stripped from conversational flow, would make me look like something that I absolutely am not since they were used as satirical content to make the exact opposite points they would seem to be making if stripped of context. He may be a horrible racist for all I know. He may be using sarcasm for satirical purpose to hold up a mirror to a part of society that he detests, for all I know.

I guess the next question would be: Do you know? His X account has been taken down. How intimately familiar were you with it before it came down? Have you asked him his true feelings now? Has anyone?
 
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GroverCleveland said:
Not so sure their capabilities are in question. I highly doubt the people on the Doge team are lacking in intelligence. But you raise a good point about knowing how to analyze the data being culled.

Personally, I believe they are finding a lot of problems of government run amok. Some may not be as bad as trumpeted while they could also be missing out on some that is even worse than their preliminary analysis.

But nothing like this has been undertaken within the Federal government. If one is like me and believes it is a barely functional bureaucracy, then it is cheered. If not of that persuasion, obviously not.
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Many people have taken chemo trying to cure cancer, thinking the cure is bad but better than the disease.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
Many people have taken chemo trying to cure cancer, thinking the cure is bad but better than the disease.
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A thorough, well-focused auditing and restructuring of the federal government is long overdue, and it could be very good for the country, if there is transparency.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I have said that a periodic restructuring of the federal government is not only a good thing, but it's also very necessary .... and long overdue.

There is nothing wrong with the DOGE in theory. The problem is in their execution. There is an unprofessional and disorganized look to them, and they are making some big mistakes.

Their response to having these mistakes reported by the media, has been to eliminate transparency - which Elon Musk had pledged their work would have.
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Liberal logic toward Elon in one picture.

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BowlBrother85 said:
I have said that a periodic restructuring of the federal government is not only a good thing, but it's also very necessary .... and long overdue.

There is nothing wrong with the DOGE in theory. The problem is in their execution. There is an unprofessional and disorganized look to them, and they are making some big mistakes.

Their response to having these mistakes reported by the media, has been to eliminate transparency - which Elon Musk had pledged their work would have.
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I have no problem with overshooting the runway a little. The government is too ****ing big. Period.
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
Can you detail how they've been "effing" us? Or are you just repeating what Trump says?
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Here is an article from before the election of how France planning to use the US to help with their bloated budget. The following is just an excerpt , but I also linked the article for you.

Second, hiking the DST rate is bound to undermine trade relations with the United States and may lead to damaging retaliatory tariffs. It is widely acknowledged that France’s DST violates commitments the country made as a member of the WTO. The DST discriminates against U.S. companies through too-clever targeting that just happens to capture American companies almost exclusively. It targets a selection of digital services in which U.S. firms are market leaders but excludes digital services where French firms are significant actors, which the WTO has rejected.

The U.S. already concluded that France’s DST is “unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts United States commerce” and thus actionable under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Whoever wins the U.S. presidency on November 5 seems bound to react strongly—with tariffs or some other restriction—to France’s DST.

www.uschamber.com

France’s Digital Services Tax Hike Could Damage Economy

Hiking France’s DST rate would damage the French economy, inflame trade tensions, and hinder progress in tax negotiations.
www.uschamber.com www.uschamber.com
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Are you familiar with the notorious Corley twins of C&D Distributors infamy?

www.cbsnews.com

Woman Defrauds Defense Dept Out Of $20M

Contractor Faces Up To 40 Years In Prison For Exploiting Government Automated Payment System
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
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I wasn't but its definitely not surprising.

one of the reasons for so much waste has always been the mantra, of "just pay whatever they are asking, and we will go after them afterwards to make it "real"".
 
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BeardedVol said:
In wonder if Louisiana will subsidize them more than Georgia currently does?

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it's worth giving mega companies tax breaks to get them to build mega factories and hire many people.


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time.com

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Celebrated Amazon Pulling Out of New York––But the Governor Says It Cost the City 25,000 Jobs

The spat lays bare a growing divide ahead of presidential primaries over corporate ties
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nypost.com

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts critics who claim she didn’t understand Amazon deal

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went on a Twitter tear accusing people of undermining her intelligence over statements she made about Amazon’s failed move to the Big Apple. “Frankly, the knee-…
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"The youngest member of Congress came under fire when she argued last week that the close to $3 billion in tax breaks and subsidies the city and state offered Amazon to build a headquarters in Long Island City could have been better spent on hiring teachers or fixing the subways."
what an idiot.
 
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jmacvols1 said:
it's worth giving mega companies tax breaks to get them to build mega factories and hire many people.


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time.com

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Celebrated Amazon Pulling Out of New York––But the Governor Says It Cost the City 25,000 Jobs

The spat lays bare a growing divide ahead of presidential primaries over corporate ties
time.com time.com
nypost.com

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts critics who claim she didn’t understand Amazon deal

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went on a Twitter tear accusing people of undermining her intelligence over statements she made about Amazon’s failed move to the Big Apple. “Frankly, the knee-…
nypost.com nypost.com

"The youngest member of Congress came under fire when she argued last week that the close to $3 billion in tax breaks and subsidies the city and state offered Amazon to build a headquarters in Long Island City could have been better spent on hiring teachers or fixing the subways."
what an idiot.
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So is subsidizing any company with tax dollars a good thing, or just the one that do press opps with the president?
 
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Funny how people arguing for giving incentives for massive investments were against incentives for massive investments with IRA..

And vice versa. People who were for the IRA incentives are now against them.

Pick a lane and stay in it....
 
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