"What, exactly and specifically, are Pres Trumps demands..."

Chaos.

He creates it, and no doubt bets futures markets by timing his announcements.

I used to point out if HP opens at 87, stays at 87, and closes at 87, nobody makes any money. It's the swings where fortunes are made or lost.

The first time around, Trump and his minions manipulated the strong dollar weaker, and (no doubt) bet the markets would move that way.

Now he's realized that's a pittance, compared to futures markets...when you already know the outcome and the timing.

"would allow holders to avoid paying U.S. tax on their overseas income"

Huh? WTF?!? For some...buying the card would be CHEAPER than paying taxes.

And (no doubt) Trump's "math" (such as it isn't) didn't account for the lost tax revenue.

"No."

Then your observation skills suck.

It was painfully obvious.

"It was obvious what Trumpy and Shady JD were up to.'

Which begs the question:

Bellringer, do you believe Trump and Vance pre-planned the incident? A simple yes or no will do.

Maybe Zelenskyy in interested in trading rare earths with someone willing to offer war support in return.

"When our elected officials voted to raid the SS trust fund, SS became a literal ponzi scheme"

Just admit you don't understand the definition, and call it a day.

Adding one point to both the employer's side and employee's side for payroll taxes puts SS into balance for 75 years. That IS NOT a Ponzi scheme. It's an equilibrium equation, out of balance.

It was actually a surplus after Reagan changed the rates. But we knew back then the system would go underwater somewhere around 2010, due to the baby boomers' retirement...something we literally saw coming a half-century in advance.

"Stock market down 800"

(checks portfolio) I'm up.

Of course...I got out on October 8th, fearing a black swan event leading up to the election.

After the election, my fear turned to piss-poor stewardship, and outright grift.

I'm up.

And I avoided tens of thousands of dollars in losses, even before today.

"Stock market down 800"

No doubt Trump's lackeys made his bets in the futures markets.

"people boycotting target / people with 43 bucks in the bank / most likely won't move any needles."

Well, they are DEFINITELY going to move, and in fact have already started.

What do you believe IS the reason?

"Have they tried ivermectin?"

Odds are...

...yes.

#59

Oh my God.

Frightening, and true.

"so the future funding never dries up ... if one or two changes are not made"

Congratulations. You just admitted it's NOT a Ponzi, nor a Pyramid.

One of the hallmarks of Ponzi schemes is, there is NEVER a correction equation.

"Pyramid scheme is closer to accurate. "

No, it's not.

"Pyramid scheme" is MUCH FURTHER AWAY. WTF are you talking about???

"Here is a list of Social Secruty office closings:"

Let's not forget: ALL OF THIS is being done to justify MASSIVE NEW BORROWING to give away in tax cuts to the world's wealthiest one-tenth of one percent.

Basically, they want to renew the equation that GIVES 60% OF THE COST OF THE TAX CUTS to billionaires. Whatever they're trying to cut? Their plan is to borrow MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH as they're cutting
.
In the big equation, they're giving away MORE than ALL THE CUTS, COMBINED AND DOUBLED.

And keep in mind: they've "saved" less than $10 Billion, out of (at least) $1 Trillion.

ACCORDING TO MATH, THEY'RE ONLY 1% THROUGH WITH THEIR DESTRUCTION.

"I never would have imagined you'd be a cheerleader for the MIC."

Bookmark this, for the next time you're confused about the meaning of the word "strawman". It's a textbook example.

And Elon calling it the "worst ever" means he doesn't know history, either.

FTW, Ponzi schemes are always opaque, and never transparent.

Meanwhile, SS is a wide open system, exposed warts and all.

Ponzi schemes always hide their equation, pretending it's a trade secret.

Meanwhile, SS's equation is out there, plain as day.

finally, Ponzi schemes have no way of correcting the equation.

Meanwhile, add 1 point to both the employer and the employee's sides for the payroll taxes, and the SS system is balanced, into actuarial perpetuity (aka 75 years).

Anyone claiming SS is a Ponzi scheme, either doesn't understand the SS system, doesn't understand Ponzi schemes, or doesn't understand math.

And what's your plan for 6-hour long voting lines? Still only in minority neighborhoods???

And you're crapping on the disabled???

"going to paper ballots and same-day voting"

So, your plan is to disenfranchise all service members?!?

"The only one who weaponized the DOJ was Biden. Did you miss that?"

I did.

But catch me up: where did you see lawfare against Trump?

Be specific.

" It is a ponzi scheme after all."

Tell me you don't understand actual math, without using those specific words.

"there are parts of the plan that we will not share with the left."

Let me guess: THE MATH PARTS!

' where does Musk think the next generation of scientists HE will need will come from."

AI.

Well...that sure cleared out the room fast....