The cronyism begins

[Billiejeens]

Donald Trump's transition team will make a recommendation that would sabotage the government's ability to investigate and regulate the safety of self-driving vehicles like those Elon Musk's company is developing, according to a new report.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trump-transition-recommends-scrapping-car-crash-reporting-requirement-opposed-by-2024-12-13/

The first of many handouts to the wealthy at the expense of the public.

Poor creepy.

 

[Crepitus]

Poor creepy.

Frankly I don't care how poor you are and all republicans are creepy anyway so that's kinda moot too.

 

[Billiejeens]

Frankly I don't care how poor you are and all republicans are creepy anyway so that's kinda moot too.

No little boy

 

[Billiejeens]

There is definitely a danger that Trump could become as corrupt as the Establishment, thus, himself becoming a part of the problem rather than the solution. This isn't directed at any specific policy or person, but a general danger as I hear of many different people meeting with him who once worked against him.

By the grace of G-d he was protected from an assassins bullet. This was for a purpose. Let's hope he succeeds in this purpose and doesn't become intoxicated by the powerful and wealthy who may wish to charm him.

No danger actually.

 

[Crepitus]

No little boy

Didn't say you were.

 

[shockedcanadian]

No danger actually.

There is always a danger. Trump is human.

All of a sudden you have Bezos and Zuckerberg "donating" a million each to Trumps inauguration.

Trump better just ignore that. If he is worth what he is, what does even $100M even mean to him at this stage in his life? His legacy depends on always doing what is right, not to be bought like the other career politicians.

 

[BULLDOG]

Come on, admit it...what stupid thing did you do and blame others for?

Well, there was that one time on the Houston Ship channel. Not my worst screw up, but certainly my most expensive. I didn't blame anyone else for it. In fact, I tried to prevent my coworkers from being blamed.

 

[frigidweirdo]

So ... you DO want more government regulations ... that's sweet of you, all those government workers kicking back doing as little work as possible ...

First thing to go is the IRS ... but you're going to keep paying your taxes aren't you? ... no wonder you're poor ...

Not what I said. Sorry you can't read.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Think for a minute, mate. Handouts to wealthy cronies is all the Democrats ever do.

www.ewg.org · interactive-maps · 2021-farm-subsidiesUnder Trump, Farm Subsidies Soared and the Rich Got Richer​

Feb 24, 2021 · EWG’s analysis of records from the Department of Agriculture finds that subsidy payments to farmers ballooned from just over $4 billion in 2017 to more than $20 billion in 2020 -

Not only did the amount of subsidies skyrocket, but the richest farms also increased their share: In 2016, about 17 percent of total subsidies went to the top 1 percent of farms and about 60 percent to the top 10th. In 2019, the richest 1 percent received almost one-fourth of the total, and the top 10th received almost two-thirds.

 

[Mashmont]

www.ewg.org · interactive-maps · 2021-farm-subsidiesUnder Trump, Farm Subsidies Soared and the Rich Got Richer​

Feb 24, 2021 · EWG’s analysis of records from the Department of Agriculture finds that subsidy payments to farmers ballooned from just over $4 billion in 2017 to more than $20 billion in 2020 -

Not only did the amount of subsidies skyrocket, but the richest farms also increased their share: In 2016, about 17 percent of total subsidies went to the top 1 percent of farms and about 60 percent to the top 10th. In 2019, the richest 1 percent received almost one-fourth of the total, and the top 10th received almost two-thirds.

Why wouldn’t it make sense that the largest farms which produce the most also receive the biggest subsidies? This is the same leftwing argument that the biggest taxpayers shouldn’t the biggest tax cut.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Why wouldn’t it make sense that the largest farms which produce the most also receive the biggest subsidies?

Because they can survive without upfront subsidies.
At the end of the quarter, they can count up their losses, then get a tax refund.

This is the same leftwing argument that the biggest taxpayers shouldn’t the biggest tax cut.

www.cbsnews.com · news · farm-bankruptcies-jumped-20Farm bankruptcies jumped 20% in 2019, even with billions in ...​

Jan 31, 2020 · Still, despite the billions in farm aid, 595 family farms declared bankruptcy in 2019, up nearly 100 filings from the previous year and the highest count since 2011, according to data.

How many corporate farmers went bankrupt?

 

[Mashmont]

Because they can survive without upfront subsidies.

Who says? How do you know? This is like saying wealthy people shouldn’t get a tax break because they don’t need it.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Who says? How do you know? This is like saying wealthy people shouldn’t get a tax break because they don’t need it.

No, it isn't.
A legitimate tax break is different from an upfront subsidy.
They earn a tax break, they didn't earn an upfront subsidy.

www.farmprogress.com · farm-operations · analysisAnalysis finds Trump's trade bailouts go to largest farms​

Feb 24, 2021 · Just 1% of farm aid recipients collected 23% of subsidy payments in 2019, up from 17% in 2016, as former President Donald Trump’s trade bailout swelled payments to farmers. Their 17% in 2016, as former President Donald Trump’s trade bailout swelled payments to farmers. Their portion crept up to 24% in the first half of 2020, the most recent period covered in the data, as farm aid hit a record level with coronavirus relief payments, according to the Environmental Working Group

The findings follow criticism from Democrats that Trump’s farm bailouts were skewed toward large farms and academic studies concluding the trade aid payments were greater than farmers’ actual losses from Trump’s tariff conflict with China. A General Accountability Office report issued in September found the top 25 recipients of trade aid in 2019 received an average of $1.5 million per farm.

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[Mashmont]

No, it isn't.
A legitimate tax break is different from an upfront subsidy.
They earn a tax break, they didn't earn an upfront subsidy.

www.farmprogress.com · farm-operations · analysisAnalysis finds Trump's trade bailouts go to largest farms​

Feb 24, 2021 · Just 1% of farm aid recipients collected 23% of subsidy payments in 2019, up from 17% in 2016, as former President Donald Trump’s trade bailout swelled payments to farmers. Their 17% in 2016, as former President Donald Trump’s trade bailout swelled payments to farmers. Their portion crept up to 24% in the first half of 2020, the most recent period covered in the data, as farm aid hit a record level with coronavirus relief payments, according to the Environmental Working Group

The findings follow criticism from Democrats that Trump’s farm bailouts were skewed toward large farms and academic studies concluding the trade aid payments were greater than farmers’ actual losses from Trump’s tariff conflict with China. A General Accountability Office report issued in September found the top 25 recipients of trade aid in 2019 received an average of $1.5 million per farm.

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So Planned Parenthood doesn't deserve an upfront subsidy. Good deal.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

So Planned Parenthood doesn't deserve an upfront subsidy. Good deal.

They didn't get one.
Why would they?
They aren't farmers.

 

[Mashmont]

They didn't get one.
Why would they?
They aren't farmers.

PP gets a check cut for them every year over a half billion. And that was ten years ago. And with revenues in the billions, they don't need the money.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

PP gets a check cut for them every year over a half billion. And that was ten years ago. And with revenues in the billions, they don't need the money.

WTF?

So what?
What do they have to do with Trump's farmer bailouts?

 

[Mashmont]

PP gets a check cut for them every year over a half billion. And that was ten years ago. And with revenues in the billions, they don't need the money.

Well, you brought up upfront subsidies, and I'm showing you Democrats do it. You talk 'cronyism' as if it's all Republicans.

 

[sartre play]

Until WE the majority of the population Demand that those in leadership roles start working for US
instead of ANY political party's power plays.

 

[hadit]

Or maybe its just stupid? Does your bias let you think outside your TDS bubble, you sad, broken bastard?
From the OP you obviously didnt read
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade group representing most major automakers except Tesla, has also criticized the requirement as burdensome.
Tesla finds the rules unfair because it believes it reports better data than other automakers, which makes it look like Tesla is responsible for an outsized number of crashes involving advanced driver-assistance systems, one of the sources said.
NHTSA cautions that the data should not be used to compare one automaker's safety to another because different companies collect information on crashes in different ways.
Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who focuses on autonomous driving, said Tesla collects real-time crash data that other companies don’t and likely reports a "far greater proportion of their incidents” than other automakers.
Tesla also likely has a greater frequency of crashes involving driver-assistance technologies because it has more vehicles on the road equipped with them and drivers engage the systems more often, Smith said. That means the vehicles may more often get into “situations that they aren’t capable of handling,” he said.
In an October Tesla earnings call, Musk called for "a federal approval process for autonomous vehicles," rather than a patchwork of state laws he called "incredibly painful" to navigate.

You and your ilk want to bitch about "qualifications" for positions in the govt, but blindly follow rules and regulations for autonomous vehicles created by farmers and lawyers. LOL
You people are belligerent, disingenuous dumbfucks.

But, but, Orange Man Bad. Besides, Jan6.