Congratulations Zohran Mamdani…You and NYC are now in the crosshairs of an aggressive and very vengeful Donald Trump.

[BrokeLoser]

He gave billions to Trump's failed university?
Or his failed Casinos
Or his failed Steak Company?
Or his failed Vodka company>
Or his failed airline?
or his failed sports team?

When clock-punchers talk shit about those who take risks and start companies sane people point and laugh.

 

[JoeB131]

When clock-punchers talk shit about those who take risks and start companies sane people point and laugh.

There's some brown stuff on your nose.

 

[SweetTea]

I am currently in the last stage of my career. Three Years, five months, and 28 days to retirement, just hoping the REpublicans don't **** everything up before then.

And then you expect to get, according to you, the biggest entitlement of all...SS.

Just a note. You paid into SS so should get that back. Maybe you will understand once you get there.

 

[JoeB131]

And then you expect to get, according to you, the biggest entitlement of all...SS.

Just a note. You paid into SS so should get that back. Maybe you will understand once you get there.

Yup, I expect to get the entitlement I paid into...

Assuming I don't end up extending my retirement date to 70 because Trump fucked up the economy so bad, which is what I am kind of expecting him to do.

 

[SweetTea]

Yup, I expect to get the entitlement I paid into...

Assuming I don't end up extending my retirement date to 70 because Trump fucked up the economy so bad, which is what I am kind of expecting him to do.

We just need some more Socialism. That will fix everything. Giving out even more freebies certainly isn't going to help your chances or the countries chances.

 

[JoeB131]

We just need some more Socialism. That will fix everything. Giving out even more freebies certainly isn't going to help your chances or the countries chances.

I'd love to go back to the days of 33% unionization and 90% taxes on the rich and massive infrastructure spending.

You know, before Republicans starting with Ronnie Ray-gun fucked everything up.

 

[CrazyTrader55]

Yup, I expect to get the entitlement I paid into...

Assuming I don't end up extending my retirement date to 70 because Trump fucked up the economy so bad, which is what I am kind of expecting him to do.

You really have a bad case of TDS.

 

[JoeB131]

You really have a bad case of TDS.

No, i have a realistic view.

Republicans bring Recessions. Always.

We are pretty clearly going into one.

 

[CrazyTrader55]

No, i have a realistic view.

Republicans bring Recessions. Always.

We are pretty clearly going into one.

Perhaps that is because of the bad policies over the past 4 years? Perhaps it takes time for bad policies to really do their damage. Ever consider that?

Perhaps Trump's tariff policies and closed borders are going to pay benefits, down the road.

Everyone wants everything and they want it now, but good things sometimes take time.

 

[BrokeLoser]

I'd love to go back to the days of 33% unionization and 90% taxes on the rich and massive infrastructure spending.

You know, before Republicans starting with Ronnie Ray-gun fucked everything up.

I think we’d all love to return to the all white, all heterosexual, all Christian 1950’s but that’s not going to happen…right?
I thought you Progs were all about PROGRESS?

 

[Mr Natural]

I think we’d all love to return to the all white, all heterosexual, all Christian 1950’s but that’s not going to happen…right?
I thought you Progs were all about PROGRESS?

And I thought conservatives were all about returning to the glory days of the ‘50s.

 

[g5000]

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So long as Mamdani does not run things as badly as Trump ran his failed casinos, NYC will be just fine.

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[OhPleaseJustQuit]

And I thought conservatives were all about returning to the glory days of the ‘50s.

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Interesting how you interpret things people say.




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[SweetTea]

I'd love to go back to the days of 33% unionization and 90% taxes on the rich and massive infrastructure spending.

Of course you would because you don't pay those taxes. Democrats love spending other people's money.

 

[JoeB131]

Of course you would because you don't pay those taxes. Democrats love spending other people's money.

Well, I'd confiscate everything the Billionaire class has and then harvest them for transplant organs... but hey, I'm willing to meet halfway.

Perhaps that is because of the bad policies over the past 4 years? Perhaps it takes time for bad policies to really do their damage. Ever consider that?

Well, it is nice that you are admitting that the economy IS going into the shitter. But, no, you don't get to blame Biden for Trump's fuckups.

Perhaps Trump's tariff policies and closed borders are going to pay benefits, down the road.

Unlikely. We already know tariffs don't work, and looking at Japan, we know closed borders is a terrible idea.

Everyone wants everything and they want it now, but good things sometimes take time.

Insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result.

 

[SweetTea]

Well, I'd confiscate everything the Billionaire class has and then harvest them for transplant organs... but hey, I'm willing to meet halfway.

And the previously poor people would be poor again once they spent their freebies. If we didn’t allow the rich to be rich, then we would all be living in equal misery.

Well, it is nice that you are admitting that the economy IS going into the shitter. But, no, you don't get to blame Biden for Trump's fuckups.

No, it isn’t, but Democrats often lay the groundwork for a disaster. Somebody has to pay the piper for Democrats dumb ideas and that usually comes a few years after their implementation.

Unlikely. We already know tariffs don't work, and looking at Japan, we know closed borders is a terrible idea.

They why do countries retaliate with tariffs that don’t work? We know that open borders don’t work. There are many examples in Western Europe.

Insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result.

Exactly. Handing out freebies doesn’t work. It creates a dependent class. Why do Democrats continue to double-down on their bad ideas? They are either insane or they want a dependant class. I’ll let you choose which one best fits.

 

[JoeB131]

And the previously poor people would be poor again once they spent their freebies. If we didn’t allow the rich to be rich, then we would all be living in equal misery.

This sounds like the chant of an abusive relationship. Put up with the bad behavior, because the alternative would be worse.

No, it isn’t, but Democrats often lay the groundwork for a disaster. Somebody has to pay the piper for Democrats dumb ideas and that usually comes a few years after their implementation.

We had our greatest prosperity after WWII because of those Democratic ideas. Then some idiots let the Republicans back in.

They why do countries retaliate with tariffs that don’t work? We know that open borders don’t work. There are many examples in Western Europe.

I know, they got to deal with those icky brown people they used to exploit long-distance. Probably looking for all that wealth Europe stole.

Exactly. Handing out freebies doesn’t work. It creates a dependent class. Why do Democrats continue to double-down on their bad ideas? They are either insane or they want a dependant class. I’ll let you choose which one best fits.

Again, we spend far more on "entitlements" than "Welfare". I am all for welfare reform that transitions people from assistance to work. (This would involve training programs and sensible work requirements, not the current ones that trap people at 30 hours because if they work 40, they lose all their benefits but still can't pay the bills.)

 

[SweetTea]

We had our greatest prosperity after WWII because of those Democratic ideas. Then some idiots let the Republicans back in.

What you fail to understand is that our entire demographic was different then. Democrats were FAR different then. They were, gasp, extremely patriotic and had a will to achieve the American dream by hard word. That ideal has been eroded by the policies you and your party espouse. Naturally, over time, people realized they didn’t have to work as much because the freebeis kept flowing. They were told that those that did and were successful were bad people. They were taught that the US is horrible and that our system needs to be overhauled. What we are left with is anti-American, lazy, hate-filled, envious Democrats.

I know, they got to deal with those icky brown people they used to exploit long-distance. Probably looking for all that wealth Europe stole.

Race has nothing to do with it. But I know you can’t help yourself.

Again, we spend far more on "entitlements" than "Welfare". I am all for welfare reform that transitions people from assistance to work. (This would involve training programs and sensible work requirements, not the current ones that trap people at 30 hours because if they work 40, they lose all their benefits but still can't pay the bills.)

Welfare is not lost just because someone works 40 hours/wk. It is lost if they make ~130% above the poverty level. Many don’t work because they don’t feel like it is worth the effort to work for the little more they receive.

 

[JoeB131]

What you fail to understand is that our entire demographic was different then. Democrats were FAR different then. They were, gasp, extremely patriotic and had a will to achieve the American dream by hard word. That ideal has been eroded by the policies you and your party espouse. Naturally, over time, people realized they didn’t have to work as much because the freebeis kept flowing. They were told that those that did and were successful were bad people. They were taught that the US is horrible and that our system needs to be overhauled. What we are left with is anti-American, lazy, hate-filled, envious Democrats.

I think you are confused. The Democrats in those days fought for unions and workers' rights. They established the 40-hour work week, ended child labor, and established retirement programs.

What happened was that once the great unwashed white people climbed up that ladder to the Middle Class, they saw black folks and immigrants climbing up that same ladder and wanted to pull the ladder up.

You see, your part of the country used to be reliably Democratic, because they benefited from the Democrat programs of expanding the social contract, as well as farm subsidies and investments. Then LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and people in the South absolutely lost their ******* shit and started voting Republican.

Because LBJ said it best.. .still true today.

We have a cycle in this country. ..

Republicans **** things up.
Democrats come in and fix stuff.
Republicans whine that they aren't fixing stuff fast enough.
Democrats fix things, and the economy gets back to normal.
Republicans start playing on the racial, religious, and sexual fears of white people. ("Oh, My God, That Transgender Muslim Immigrant is going to EAT YOUR CAT!!!")
Return to Step 1.

It used to take over a decade for this cycle to play out, but now we seem to be doing it every four years. Trump hasn't been back a year, and already he's sent the economy right back into the crapper.

Race has nothing to do with it. But I know you can’t help yourself.

It has everything to do with it. The Europeans only started complaining about immigration when black folks from Africa started showing up.

Welfare is not lost just because someone works 40 hours/wk. It is lost if they make ~130% above the poverty level. Many don’t work because they don’t feel like it is worth the effort to work for the little more they receive.

Do you realize how very little 130% of the poverty level is?

For a family of 3, it's $35,000. For a single person, it's $20,000.

So the minute you take a few extra houses to creep over that 20K or 30K limit, you lose your Section 8, your health coverage, your food assistance.

 

[CrazyTrader55]

Well, I'd confiscate everything the Billionaire class has and then harvest them for transplant organs... but hey, I'm willing to meet halfway.



Well, it is nice that you are admitting that the economy IS going into the shitter. But, no, you don't get to blame Biden for Trump's fuckups.



Unlikely. We already know tariffs don't work, and looking at Japan, we know closed borders is a terrible idea.


Insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result.

You don't know jack s***