The Beautiful Bill Passes!!!!

@AverageJoe1 said
Again, the 'what representatives' have studied the impacts, the good and the bad, and maybe met in the middle.. I don't know, i do other things with my days.
You should figure a way to 'get in room' and give them your opinions??

Sonhouse...these things are not easy. I hope that our citizens have been self reliant so that they can tighten up here an there until t ...[text shortened]... d.

You mention FEMA above? You want to keep that sham of an organization? That tells me a lot.

How come you were never willing to give the Democratic majority in the House such an infinite benefit of the doubt?

@no1marauder said
How come you were never willing to give the Democratic majority in the House such an infinite benefit of the doubt?

Many ways to answer that , given all the issues. Could it be the underlying thread of all of it, that you people need us to complete your road of dependence, leading to your new society? What you want cannot be obtained on your own, you see.
We obtain on our own, we do not need you, the word 'you being quite encompassing.
You, all encompassing, cannot succeed without us. You could get out of our way.......We cannot get out of yours. A gelling moment?
🤔

@AverageJoe1 said
Many ways to answer that , given all the issues. Could it be the underlying thread of all of it, that you people need us to complete your road of dependence, leading to your new society? What you want cannot be obtained on your own, you see.
We obtain on our own, we do not need you, the word 'you being quite encompassing.
You, all encompassing, cannot succeed without us. You could get out of our way.......We cannot get out of yours. A gelling moment?
🤔

The "you" you are referring to are disproportionately folks with little education and limited income while the "we" you refer to are those who are disproportionately college and beyond educated with higher incomes:

Never attended college: 62% to 36% Trump
Bachelor's Degree: 53% to 45% Harris
Advanced Degree: 59% to 38% Harris

2023 Total Family Income:

$100,000 to $199,999: 51% to 48% Harris
$200,000 or more: 52% to 46% Harris

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls

@no1marauder said
The "you" you are referring to are disproportionately folks with little education and limited income while the "we" you refer to are those who are disproportionately college and beyond educated with higher incomes:

Never attended college: 62% to 36% Trump
Bachelor's Degree: 53% to 45% Harris
Advanced Degree: 59% to 38% Harris

2023 Total Family Income:

$100,000 ...[text shortened]... 0,000 or more: 52% to 46% Harris

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls

Uh, your point? You don’t believe that some people, who work harder than others, take risks, might not be allowed to advance in status, for lack of a better word? What are you saying exactly? I never know what you people want,except for the stuff of others. Can I have 3 cars, though it is just my wife and me?
Y’all never can answer.

@AverageJoe1 said
I'm not writing about Apartheid, I know nothing about Jan 6, either. Today is a new day. President Trump refers to our 'New Age'. I love it, myself. Moving forward, being Great Again. You know, ,SHouse cannot write a Post without bringing up the past. Oh, please....

So, today's news!!! is that Trump accosted the president of S Africa and played videos for him and ...[text shortened]... leave the country. Who? The murderers, or the whites? Are you a silly goose? Are you Zahlanzi?

I'm sure the Pres of SA isn't impressed by YouTube videos.

@AverageJoe1 said
Uh, your point? You don’t believe that some people, who work harder than others, take risks, might not be allowed to advance in status, for lack of a better word? What are you saying exactly? I never know what you people want,except for the stuff of others. Can I have 3 cars, though it is just my wife and me?
Y’all never can answer.

Apparently, the ones who want "the stuff of others" are the rich.

@AverageJoe1 said
Again, the 'what representatives' have studied the impacts, the good and the bad, and maybe met in the middle.. I don't know, i do other things with my days.
You should figure a way to 'get in room' and give them your opinions??

Sonhouse...these things are not easy. I hope that our citizens have been self reliant so that they can tighten up here an there until t ...[text shortened]... d.

You mention FEMA above? You want to keep that sham of an organization? That tells me a lot.

of course. you don't WANT to know the bad news about your 'beautiful'
bill that will CRIPPLE the insurance of MILLIONS. AND hospitals closing down because they are paid by Medicaid.

And loss of food stamps for hundreds of thousands of very poor folks and a half TRILLION cut from Medicare because you don't WANT to know and WON'T EVEN GOOGLE the downside to that ZOMBIE passed bill.

And that would be because you are so PROFOUNDLY programmed by your lord Trump you cannot even FATHOM the idea of thinking for yourself, do your own independent search for data but you won't do that because that could put a dent in your worship of your lord Trump.

And you don't give a rats ass that ALREADY the death toll from the killing of USAID is 150,000 TODAY.

Next month it might be TWO hundred thousand dead and a million dead in a year from starvation and lack of meds formerly supplied by USAID.
No big deal to you because your sense of empathy is WAY in the past, like when you were ten years old.

I wonder how you get to sleep at night with all that on your mind. Oh wait, I forgot, you don't HAVE a mind to keep you awake, just satisfied with whatever brain cells Trump gave you and with what little you have left, sleep comes REAL easy.

@sh76 said

The US will be able to pay back its debts as long as it's the de facto holder of World hegemony. When you fix the currencies, you can basically do whatever you like.

Well Trump is doing everything in his power to scuttle that reality. Wait till the world dumps the US dollar as reserve currency and all your inflationary money printing roosters come home to roost.

@kmax87 said
Well Trump is doing everything in his power to scuttle that reality. Wait till the world dumps the US dollar as reserve currency and all your inflationary money printing roosters come home to roost.

Pax Americana is over. Soon (if not already) the US political hegemony is over as Trump has ruined the US reputation and credibility. Up next is the dollars dominance and then the importance of the US economy. Then again Trump and his co-conspirators and racketeers are already very rich from the plundering, so it'll only be the US citizens that will suffer. And suffering doesn't care about political leanings.

Two other effects of the bill (that probably won't pass the Senate - at least not in it's current form) are higher crime rates and increased inflation.

@kmax87 said
Well Trump is doing everything in his power to scuttle that reality. Wait till the world dumps the US dollar as reserve currency and all your inflationary money printing roosters come home to roost.

I know, doh't like links much, either

Yes, inflation is generally going down. The annual inflation rate in the US was 2.3% in April 2025, the lowest since February 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This represents a decrease from 2.4% in March and below forecasts of 2.4%. While some prices are rising faster, overall, the rate of price increases is slowing down.

@Lundos said
Pax Americana is over. Soon (if not already) the US political hegemony is over as Trump has ruined the US reputation and credibility. Up next is the dollars dominance and then the importance of the US economy. Then again Trump and his co-conspirators and racketeers are already very rich from the plundering, so it'll only be the US citizens that will suffer. And suffering doesn ...[text shortened]... pass the Senate - at least not in it's current form) are higher crime rates and increased inflation.

Two things. Your writings about the success and money of other people is tiring.

Higher crime rates 'won't pass the senate'. Don't get you there. And next,, you will say Trump causes crime. Increased inflation? I don't think so.

Yes, inflation is generally going down. The annual inflation rate in the US was 2.3% in April 2025, the lowest since February 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This represents a decrease from 2.4% in March and below forecasts of 2.4%. While some prices are rising faster, overall, the rate of price increases is slowing down.

@Suzianne said
Apparently, the ones who want "the stuff of others" are the rich.

rich. y'all use the word rich a lot you have it with your breakfast dam them.

I asked Marauder if my wife and I can have 3 cars. He didn't answer, I'd hoped he'd say it would be OK, but he is smart and prob knew I would THEN ask, that I have 5 vacation homes and am thinking about getting another one in Jackson WY for my friends to stay in when they come visit.
Suzianne, is it OK for me to have 3 cars (I'll need a jeep in Jackson as well) and 6 vacation homes?? I earned them. I worked hard.
Could you one-up Marauder with an answer on this?

@AverageJoe1 said
rich. y'all use the word rich a lot you have it with your breakfast dam them.

I asked Marauder if my wife and I can have 3 cars. He didn't answer, I'd hoped he'd say it would be OK, but he is smart and prob knew I would THEN ask, that I have 5 vacation homes and am thinking about getting another one in Jackson WY for my friends to stay in when they come visit.
Su ...[text shortened]... ation homes?? I earned them. I worked hard.
Could you one-up Marauder with an answer on this?

This question, like so many others of yours, has been answered by myself and others dozens of times on this board.

This game you play is tiresome.

@no1marauder said
This question, like so many others of yours, has been answered by myself and others dozens of times on this board.

This game you play is tiresome.

would it be ok in your society that I have 6 vacation homes. You could respond with another long sentence, or you could say yes or no.

@no1marauder said
This question, like so many others of yours, has been answered by myself and others dozens of times on this board.

This game you play is tiresome.

It is best at times not to feed the troll. 😉

-VR