THE BEAUTIFUL BUDGET

THE BEAUTIFUL BUDGET

I don't think it's very beautiful, from what I've heard about it.

No need to increase the military budget, let alone a la

20 May 2025 at 02:37 AM
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by biggerboat

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Isn’t that social democracy?

I think Bernie’s “nobody should be a billionaire” spiel is very popular among DemSocs.


by biggerboat

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ya you don't want to go too far down the socialist spectrum. unfortunately that's the direction dems are heading. then you have whatever trump is heading far down the other spectrum. centrism is dead.



Democratic Socialist **** holes like ..... Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland.....

???


The wisdom of Bill Clinton has been proven right once again:

Democrats want to fall in love; Republicans just fall in line.

I had expected greater opposition in the house (by hardliners not by centrists).

RIP the deficit but at least ONE but government program that should never have existed to begin with at the federal level has been gutted a bit, a man can hope this is the start of a widespread reduction of entitlements later down the line.

And at least deportations now can happen for real en masse, at scale, as it's absolutely indispensable to have a chance for all the west. European countries can take inspiration from this morally necessary goal and do the same.


by housenuts

ya you don't want to go too far down the socialist spectrum. unfortunately that's the direction dems are heading. then you have whatever trump is heading far down the other spectrum. centrism is dead.

The direction we are going is unsustainable. We simply cannot continue to transfer higher and higher percentages of our wealth to the top 1%. It will not end nicely.


by coordi

Democratic Socialist **** holes like ..... Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland.....

???

you have to decide if you accept the existence of billionaires or not



by Luciom

The wisdom of Bill Clinton has been proven right once again:Democrats want to fall in love; Republicans just fall in line.I had expected greater opposition in the house (by hardliners not by centrists).RIP the deficit but at least ONE but government program that should never have existed to begin with at the federal level has been gutted a bit, a man can hope this is the start

Is ICE going to find more grandmas to deport with this new budget?


by checkraisdraw

Is ICE going to find more grandmas to deport with this new budget?

sure keep doing the very tired thing of only focusing on what looks bad among thousands of fully deserved deportations.

it can work with low IQ people so I understand why you guys do it. but why here?

if someone was opposing welfare listing all the examples fo welfare fraud exclusively would it be a decent way to have a claim against welfare? because that's exactly what you do.

every single illegal which is left in the USA is a festering wound and a violation fo the supreme concept of the rule of law, which is indispensable for a country to survive and thrive.

there is NO compatibility with civility and any approach which is against enforcing the law to the fullest.

and deep inside you know it very well.

anyone who doesn't agree that every single illegal should be deported as long as that is what the law says is NOT compatible with civil society. btw democrats had a trifecta and didn't legalize that grandma status permanently, so it's on them as well.


by Luciom

you have to decide if you accept the existence of billionaires or not

I am not sure that I've ever said billionaires shouldn't exist. You might be pulling from your reddit arguments or something


by Luciom

sure keep doing the very tired thing of only focusing on what looks bad among thousands of fully deserved deportations.it can work with low IQ people so I understand why you guys do it. but why here?if someone was opposing welfare listing all the examples fo welfare fraud exclusively would it be a decent way to have a claim against welfare? because that's exactly what you do.ev

So that’s a yes to finding more grandmas?

Also just to turn the low iq thing back on you, saying “dems had a trifecta” is a low iq comment for anyone who understands how the legislative branch actually works. you can’t pass immigration laws by reconciliation and removing the filibuster is a horrible idea


anyone who doesn't agree that every single illegal should be deported as long as that is what the law says is NOT compatible with civil society

Trump doesn't even agree lol. You are deep in the minority on this one


by coordi

Trump doesn't even agree lol. You are deep in the minority on this one

yes we agree that Trump isn't the best flag carrier for the rule of law.

still on that exceptionally important topic (because demographics are upstream of everything else in society) he is better than the left.


by Luciom

yes we agree that Trump isn't the best flag carrier for the rule of law.

still on that exceptionally important topic (because demographics are upstream of everything else in society) he is better than the left.

demographics? I thought you said it didn’t have to do with demographics but following rule of law


by checkraisdraw

demographics? I thought you said it didn’t have to do with demographics but following rule of law

the rule of law is important in general.

following the rule of law on crucial topics (demographics, property rights and so on) is even more important.

a society can survive a neglect in the enforcement of the rule of law at the margin in low-relevance topics. it can be toxic and it would be better if it didn't happen but it can be survived.

on crucial topics it's GG no re. the UK is already gone forever for example


by Luciom

the rule of law is important in general.following the rule of law on crucial topics (demographics, property rights and so on) is even more important.a society can survive a neglect in the enforcement of the rule of law at the margin in low-relevance topics. it can be toxic and it would be better if it didn't happen but it can be survived.on crucial topics it's GG no re. the UK

I feel like I’m completely lost on what following the rule of law on demographics means. Can you walk me through that? Because for instance in the US it would mean not discriminating based on race (hence affirmative action in admissions recently being abolished). But what do you think a general picture of that looks like?


by checkraisdraw

I feel like I’m completely lost on what following the rule of law on demographics means. Can you walk me through that? Because for instance in the US it would mean not discriminating based on race (hence affirmative action in admissions recently being abolished). But what do you think a general picture of that looks like?

? only allow people the polity decided should be allowed in and remove everyone else.

that's especially true in a country with birthright citizenship.


by housenuts

the cope is that this bill is terrible, but still better than going full socialism.

Trump will send out checks with his name on them again if things get bad.


by ecriture d'adulte

Trump will send out checks with his name on them again if things get bad.

Huge if true.

If you put your whole $1,200 Trump Bucks into Bitcoin back then, you'd have $19,000 now.


by coordi

Democratic Socialist **** holes like ..... Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland.....

???

do not be racist towards my people!


by Luciom

? only allow people the polity decided should be allowed in and remove everyone else.

that's especially true in a country with birthright citizenship.

Demographics is usually a dogwhistle for people of a certain race.*

*when said by the right wing

I don’t know what it is functionally doing when you say demographics rule of law. If you are just referring to the rule of law, that sounds like a tautology. So it seems like you have some implied meaning there.


by Rococo

Delightful. I really hope this guy becomes a reg. 🙄

DesertCat is fine. He and I spar in RGT. Smart guy.


by housenuts

Huge if true.

If you put your whole $1,200 Trump Bucks into Bitcoin back then, you'd have $19,000 now.

Or just get a decent job and make much more than that over that period.


by ecriture d'adulte

Or just get a decent job and make much more than that over that period.

Yes the $1,200 Trump Bucks may have helped people find decent jobs.


by ecriture d'adulte

Or just get a decent job and make much more than that over that period.

True.

But $17,000+ in passive income ain't bad.


by biggerboat

It's mind boggling how many Republicans said the bill was bad during this process but voted for it anyway.

Every politician hates every bill until they slip in something for his or her district.

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