"Highly regressive taxes, I might add. Affecting lower income more than the uber-wealthy, as a percent of income."

The exact reason an income tax was imposed.

And here we are, making the same mistake again.

"Globo-Homo"

I'll take Stuff Only Closet Cases Would Say for $800, Kenny.

"First of all, I doubt you even have a net worth of $10K to spend"

Why lie? You look like a child who can't handle reality.

" ... so your 20% APR on the credit card you used to buy that crap will end up being more expensive than any tariff impact would have been."

What kind of financial moron are you? I haven't paid credit card interest in over 40 years. I literally warn folks in my seminars against carrying a balance on a credit card.
Instead , my credit cards pay ME. I use the Costco Cash Card, and a SW miles card, since SW flies to a lot of cities the bride and I like. We average over $100/mo of tax-free cash in rebates and rewards.

Meanwhile, you'll pay 30% more the next time you buy shoes. And you'll happily burn your money ... because Trump!

"So you stocked up on your cheap Chinese made crap"

So you think iPhone Pros, MacAir pros, and noise-canceling AirPods are cheap crap?

Won't you look stupid when you pay 30% more when you're in need!

Tariffs are taxes. If America is making ANY money on tariffs, it's because Americans are paying more in taxes.

" Stocked up on services?"

No, dumfuq, stuff like computers, iPhones, air pods, shoes, and clothing. And I made sure the Sienna and Forester are humming.

I spent almost $10K. For stuff I would've bought over the next year or two. Now I won't. Because tariffs are taxes.

"Over 100 million murdered via the implementation of Marx's ideas."

And where would you put capitalism's tally?

" All signs of expansion."

More like signs of stocking up before the schittt hits the fan.

" That post is misleading because it's built on facts taken out of context, sweeping generalizations, and condescension masquerading as wit."

What a riot. Are you arguing with his methods, or his conclusion? If anything, the $3.7 Trillion is TOO LOW.

Republicans, as usual, aren't adding the interest costs, bringing the increased deficits closer to $4.5 Trillion, with over half for tax cuts to the world's wealthiest 1%.

Worth starving the world's poorest children, amirite? Worth slashing Medicaid so lots of rural hospitals close, agreed?

"Are you smokin' dope?"

No, but I'm clearly conversing with one.

"Maybe it's time to burn down the house"

Let's get the poor people out first, shall we?

"in our case, specifically at VA, we did not find actually any. We were given one potential. That turned out to be zero. We didn't find any examples of fraud, which is great, right? That's great news for the American taxpayer."

That tiny crashing sound you hear is the breaking of millions of MAGA hearts.

"and yes, caring for the poor."

And you're voting for the folks doing the opposite of what Jesus said about caring for the poor.

"you're stating to every person reading this site tha you believe Jesus is the Son of God when you say you believe Trump is the antichrist."

Don't be silly.

I believe Jesus's teachings are the best way to live life; the red print, to start. Beatitudes over Leviticus.

That said, I don't know if Jesus was the Son of God, or Divine. And frankly, that doesn't matter to me. I'm still going to live life based on Good beliefs.

I'm still going to be truthful. I'm still going to be faithful to my wife. I'm still going to feel I've got plenty of "stuff", no matter what my neighbors get or have. I'm still going to credit my parents for my upbringing. I'll continue being helpful, wherever I can. I don't keep a Sabbath, but believe in a higher power, and I thank God often, from every time in the kayak, to every time I spring up a flight of stairs.

Isn't embodying more important than pretending to?

"I just don't see the evidence...yet."

Have you looked?

Please point out which of the six boxes Trump doesn't check.

And which of the Ten Commandment boxes he checks.

"The antichrist, according to prophecy, will be adored across the board by all nations, all peoples."

Enough to get him elected to a Presidency?

Or are you actually being disingenuous, saying the bar is someone NO ONE on Earth will oppose?

"You can't use Christian prophecy as a rhetorical weapon unless you believe the whole foundation it rests on."

That's absolute nonsense.

It's like saying I couldn't point out to a "strict Hindi" he just ordered a Porterhouse.

"My point is you're stating to every person reading this site tha you believe Jesus is the Son of God when you say you believe Trump is the antichrist."

No, I'm saying if you believe in Christ and the Bible, you're a hypocrite if you don't also believe in the AntiChrist.

I'm also pointing out Trump checks all or most of the six boxes, while you can't name 3 Commandments Trump follows.

Trump checks more boxes on the "AntiChrist" list than he does on the "I Follow This Commandment" list.

"Let's not pretend those gains most likely wouldn't have happened anyway."

You're joking, right?

Bill Clinton handed off true surplus budgets to Dubya and Cheney. Republicans handed off an economy in freefall, and on fire.

Obama handed off a stable economy with full employment to Trump. Trump handed off a COVID crisis and unemployment over 6%.

Biden handed off a record market, full employment, and an economy "the envy of the world", after bringing down inflation the furthest and fastest of any G7 country, post Covid.

Trump has purposely manipulated the markets to suck as much value out as possible, and your 401k is probably down.

Trump also wanted a 3rd stimulus 42% higher than Biden's, so inflation would've been WORSE under Trump.

The six aspects of the AntiChrist

A Man
A Citizen of a Western Nation
A Powerful Political Leader
A Spiritual Leader
A Murderer
A Deceiver

Trump checks more of those six boxes than he does of the Ten Commandments.

The dollar's value has dropped 10% compared to the Euro since tariffs were announced.

Biden's fault, or Trump's?

"If Trump prioritizes the market, I won't apologize for being glad."

Trump's actions will cause increases in debt costs. Will you apologize for that?

Or, put another way, which Democrat will you blame for Trump's actions, when the economy goes south?

"Missile defense is as important today as it has ever been."

How many missiles would it take to intercept a million drones???

Republican Math is going to get us all killed.

"the most impactful stories of the day, distilled to deepen your understanding of the world and save you time. ..."
~1440

" ... a mile wide and an inch deep"
~also 1440

Seems to contradict.

"I'm playing by the rules"

Unless the rules are to purposely obfuscate, you're a lying sack of schittttt.

The second Nazi salute by Musk is a salient difference, wouldn't you agree?

Why did you leave out that important detail?

" with echoes of the 2017 repeal-replace debate"

Meaning a promise to repeal, before a single hearing on replacement.