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Elections DNC today in Chicago

Jack V Savage said:
Trump has incredibly destructive policies. Don't know what that hack is talking about. I don't think taxing unrealized gains on the ultrawealthy is good policy, but I also don't think it'll happen, and the totality of Harris's agenda is very good (really good housing policy changes, for example).
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Trump does have policies, even if they're not really his. Either way, I'm not in here to sling mud at users. I'm just curious what his thoughts were.
 
44nutman said:
Fled Cruz left because Texas power grid always fails, and it was cold, but Fled left his dog at home.
There was photos of his front door, with this tiny white haired dog looking out of the window looking sad. It was kind of funny. The dog would not freeze but it was funny that someone got a photo of his dog staring out the front door window.
Can Cruz is the biggest doormat in politics. Trump shit on his wife and dad and Fled still carries water for DonOLD any chance he gets.
He could have went the Haley, route and just offered his support but not be DonOLD's bitch.
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*Rafael Cruz
 
Substance Abuse said:
Trump does have policies, even if they're not really his. Either way, I'm not in here to sling mud at users. I'm just curious what his thoughts were.
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Trump's plans have involved massive stimulus, which makes no sense at all when we're at full employment (and when he's whining about the inflation bump of a couple of years ago). He's also talked about paying off the debt completely again (he said he'd do that last time and made no effort at all in that direction), despite proposing stuff that moves in the opposite direction. He wants to do across-the-board tariff increases, which would greatly increase prices; big tax cuts on rich people, which would increase deficits and inflationary pressure; mass deportations, which would also increase prices and deficits. The plan generally is to A) decrease revenue and B) shift the tax burden toward poorer people. It's indefensible on its merits, and I don't even see how any economists on his team would sign off on it. It's a standard part of the aspiring dictator playbook to just offer giveaways to everyone, especially rich people.

And sorry, but Rob doesn't have thoughts. He has gut feelings and partisanship.
 
Rob Battisti said:
I actually like a lot of Harris’ housing policies barring a select few things like the 25k for new home buyers
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Sounds good until you realize that the housing industry will find a way to tax on an extra 20k somewhere to even it out..
 
Overall, I’d give the few policies that Harris has put out mostly good grades.

The ones that are good, are pretty good — mostly pertaining to housing and increasing corporate tax rates. The ones that are bad, are very bad — taxing unrealized gains, incredibly high capital gains taxes and “price gouging control” whatever that even is.

I take offense to people who say “yeah, she’s running on it but she really doesn’t want it or it won’t really happen”. WTF — how can you support anyone if you don’t think what they are running on isn’t what they want or what they will work to enact?

As an independent, I feel like I can fairly assess the policy positions and I don’t hate everything she’s put out.
 
Rob Battisti said:
Overall, I’d give the few policies that Harris has put out mostly good grades.

The ones that are good, are pretty good — mostly pertaining to housing and increasing corporate tax rates. The ones that are bad, are very bad — taxing unrealized gains, incredibly high capital gains taxes and “price gouging control” whatever that even is.

I take offense to people who say “yeah, she’s running on it but she really doesn’t want it or it won’t really happen”. WTF — how can you support anyone if you don’t think what they are running on isn’t what they want or what they will work to enact?

As an independent, I feel like I can fairly assess the policy positions and I don’t hate everything she’s put out.
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Well the reality is, the President isn't a king however badly rightest want them to be one.

Setting policy goals, are just that, goals. They're not concrete. Democracy is a conversation, negotiation, and debate all at once. Setting goals high and then negotiating for something in the middle is how it works.

This is just a very childish way of looking at things, imo.

Setting goals and working toward them is perfectly reasonable even if you end up coming short. At least her goals are realistic and well meaning, unlike Trump's which are between spiteful and destructive, or outright fantasy. He's not eliminating the debt or deficit in 4 years, he's not deporting all immigrants, he's not even going to get a wall built.
 
Rational Poster said:
Well the reality is, the President isn't a king however badly rightest want them to be one.

Setting policy goals, are just that, goals. They're not concrete. Democracy is a conversation, negotiation, and debate all at once. Setting goals high and then negotiating for something in the middle is how it works.

This is just a very childish way of looking at things, imo.

Setting goals and working toward them is perfectly reasonable even if you end up coming short.
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Okay but then she’s working toward horrible goals — which is my point.
 
I think what we've learned from all of this is that we don't even actually need a president in office. Biden obviously isn't running anything and the country is still chugging along.

People talk like the VP is just a farce but clearly the POTUS is a farce as well.

Who the hell is actually running the country? Obviously not people we're electing.
 
avenue94 said:
Make America Great Again. Aka a call to return to the past and very common political theme in the world. There are other options than future/new, you're being obtuse here.
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Man I’m going to eat breakfast again tomorrow .. looks like I’m time traveling with doc and Marty into the past..
 
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Rob Battisti said:
Overall, I’d give the few policies that Harris has put out mostly good grades.

The ones that are good, are pretty good — mostly pertaining to housing and increasing corporate tax rates. The ones that are bad, are very bad — taxing unrealized gains, incredibly high capital gains taxes and “price gouging control” whatever that even is.

I take offense to people who say “yeah, she’s running on it but she really doesn’t want it or it won’t really happen”. WTF — how can you support anyone if you don’t think what they are running on isn’t what they want or what they will work to enact?

As an independent, I feel like I can fairly assess the policy positions and I don’t hate everything she’s put out.
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Yes. Please increase your corporate tax rates. We need more American businesses to move their corporate HQs to Canada.
 
ShadowRun said:
Man I’m going to eat breakfast again tomorrow .. looks like I’m time traveling with doc and Marty into the last ..
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Is it he same breakfast that you've eaten for 10 years straight or a different one for health reasons? Some might say you are looking backwards to the past if it's the former, while a person doing the latter might be described as forward looking.

Did they not teach you about metaphors and symbolism growing up?
 
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