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Are you familiar with the marshmallow test? It is a test to measure a child’s ability to delay gratification. The nature of your argument is to say eating the marshmallow is better than not eating the marshmallow, and you totally ignore down-the-line consequences. All of the things I listed...

The best time for a hero like Bernie is right before he retires from politics? Uh, okay. I guess you can count me in. Go, Bernie go ... off into the sunset.

I get you loud and clear. You think Jennifer Pritzker, the billionaire, is "marginalized" because of the box you put them in. It is the boxes you put people in that I object to. I reject that whole construct. I see Jennifer Pritzker as Jennifer Pritzker the billionaire because that is who...

Garbage. Class warfare has a long history in populist movements and nearly always the majority are the ones cast in the role of 'the marginalized' under the boot of some ruling group who needs to be overthrown. Susceptibility to that argument is predicated on bigotry. It requires the...

I'm a bit nervous about the effects, but the guy in the video below breaks down what Trump and Scott Bessant are trying to do. It isn't madness but it is outside-the-box thinking that addresses a real issue.

As with all things, it is a mixed bag. I do applaud finally going through the government finances to make a sincere effort at eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse. I support forcing immigrants to go through the official channels set up by the Legislative Branch rather than turning a blind eye...

You know what would have allowed the Dems to fight harder? Changing their policies into ones their constituents supported so as to win more votes. The American people have rejected the retarded nonsense of pretending to not know what a woman is and belief skin color should determine...

Although American history doesn't seem to be one of your passions, Google can be your friend. The Tariff of Abominations (1828) was associated with the economic depression starting in 1815. It didn't cause the depression but it did lead to the Nullification Crisis. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff...

Russia is coming apart. The conscription order isn't to take over Ukraine. It is to purge the ethnic minorities taking over Moscow. That doesn't make it better, but it does lend credibility to the prediction here on this board I made before Russia invaded that Russia invading Ukraine would be...

Every one of the recessions you listed has democrat fingerprints, and the last one is entirely democrat created. The 2008 "Great Recession" was a direct consequence of the subprime mortgage crisis which was created by Democrats dictating to American lenders to lower their lending standards in...

That is the most interesting piece of the puzzle. Many or most of the big multi-nationals have subsidiaries in Ireland or other tax havens which they use to off-shore profits. The products are made here. The products are sold here. The profit is realized in another country with lower tax...

If I had to guess, it won't work. There may be some interesting effects but I don't think this is going to become the new normal. As things start to sour, I think many or most of the tariffs will be backed down. We will see.

The President of Mexico has announced there will be no retaliatory tariffs. She is seeking to calm the fears of a trade war and said they will do what is in the best interests of Mexico...

As far as I can tell, they've only sort of said it. I believe all of this is coming from the statements made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. He does make clear, starting at the 1:19 mark, that Canada will drop all tariffs. View: https://x.com/alx/status/1907433069860069851 That is extremely...

It turns out Trump saved a lot of American lives by ordering Soleimani's execution. At the time, we knew that Trump had killed a really bad guy who was bent on killing Americans, but now we know that was only half of what was going on. The CIA and Mossad had also arranged for Iranian...

Because of their US operations. In the case of the last two you mention, it is entirely because of the US market as neither has a large international presence.

That still makes it your... Nevermind. Yes, fish is a good person and a good family man. I've always said so and stand by it.

Right! https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2025/03/28/united-auto-workers-supports-donald-trump-auto-tariffs/82686652007/

It seems that we agree. The GOP went from having a slim 3 seat advantage in the House 218-215, to an imminent 7 seat advantage 220-213 after the votes were counted last night. The GOP got stronger in a national context. Meanwhile the democrat judge in Wisconsin won but that was to fill the...

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