"what does "fail" even mean?"

Life will get markedly worse for Americans, so life can get marginally better for Donald Trump. Chaos will increase until loan rates for Trump drop, and unrest will grow to the point where he just HAS TO cancel elections.

Would you brand that as "success"...?

"Yes but only for what they do in court. Not for just being idiots."

How about being idiots in court?

Aren't these the same bozos who lost 60 of 61 cases to Marc Elias?

"That didn't last long."

Does the judiciary have any power to discipline folks who are clearly just trying to gum up the works at every turn?

"Dunning Kruger is a spectrum."

And you placed first in your class.

"Do that and everything else takes care of itself."

Not if you dismantle Head Start programs at the same time.

"when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that's a lie"

I think that's the part that galls me the most: folks who got multiple superior reviews, who weren't even shown the least modicum of respect, as if they didn't even deserve the truth.

We're going to lie to you, and we expect you to swallow it.
~Doge-Bags

Dead Cat bounce.

"and the reversal of the original causes of the crisis."

He's referring to the breakup of the Soviet Union.

"Let's give Elon Musk billions more in tax payer subsidies!"

Great idea!

Hey...how about if we BORROW TRILLIONS MORE, and go into even greater debt, all to give over half of it away to the world's wealthiest .1%?

"They say billionaires have to get the same tax cuts as everyone else."

That's when I ask them if they're taking full advantage of GRATs, and the carried interest loophole.

Frankly, my poorer clients get an option of tax-saving strategies when they work with me, while my wealthy clients just expect a "to-do" list from the massive smorgasbord available.

Gee, where are the usual suspects who'd be screaming BRIBERY! CORRUPTION!! if there were a (D) after the name?

If Obama or Biden were doing this, their heads would explode. Meanwhile this is different...

...because of (R)easons.

"Who pays taxes in the US:"

That's not "Who pays taxes", that's "Who pays the type of taxes I want to cherry-pick for my argument".

When you leave out the type of tax workers pay the most, it's fair to call your link intellectually dishonest.

"but for those who are actually intelligent"

And you're including yourself?!? You're joking, right?

Hell, you can't even tell us who pays American tariffs on imported goods.

"Who pays taxes in the US:"

You only linked to income taxes.

That's kind of an M.O. for you, pretending the taxes most workers pay most of...don't exist.

Meanwhile, SS folks get an IOU the equivalent of a 2% bond with a 25yr average maturity...

...while folks getting tax cuts get upfront constructive use of the money, which compounds 6%-8% a year.

"Screw tariffs. EMBARGO!"

I'll take Moronic Moves Making Mercantile Maddeningly Malign for $1,600, KenJen.

"The proposal to issue $5,000 "DOGE dividend" stimulus checks to American taxpayers has encountered a potential setback"

Riiiiiiiight.

The "setback" being the money wouldn't be going to the billionaires.

Proving, even more must be cut from Medicaid!!!

"She got back her sense of humor...just...no filter"

When asked by the judge if she thought my two brothers at the hearing would make decisions in her best interest...

She jokingly replied, "These imbeciles?

#37, #38

Thanks, guys.

Before she gets evicted, I'll celebrate the silver linings: she was a hoarder, and now has forgotten why.

SL#2: She got back her sense of humor...just...no filter any more.

The nursing home workers say that's their favorite part.

" Is Leon saying he doesn't mean what he says, or doesn't understand what he is saying?"

He certainly looked like an imbecile when he tried to explain how SS is a Ponzi scheme to Joe Rogan.

And pissing on Verizon's system, when it wasn't Verizon's system, is peak Doge-bag.

"Medicaid takes care of way, way more people than most even have a clue."

My older sister had a massive stroke not long ago. She partially recovered to the point where she recognizes us...but she needs and will need nursing home care for the rest of her life.

But...she's on Medicaid.

My guess is we'll be getting a phone message her facility is closing.

Of course, since it'll be handled by the Doge-bags, they'll let us know the night before.

"They will blame whatever heartache awaits Joe on the left."

Maria Bartiromo has started called it "The Joe Biden Recession".

"surely they are going to starve children as well, right?"

Not really funny after the USAID fiasco.

Yes, children will starve. Others will needlessly die of malaria.

"I'm just asking if you really believe it."

I believe they'll sell-out the citizenry to borrow trillions to give away to their owners, yes.

Where it lands is anyone's guess, but worse for American workers and better for Investors is the recipe.

Personally, I don't think we should extend expiring tax cuts while we're running a deficit budget, since...

...say it with me: EVERY DOLLAR of revenue reduction due to the EXTENSION OF TAX CUTS...is NEW BORROWING.

New borrowing, with the sole goal of giving the money away in tax cuts.

"easy to sell to joe 6-pack because he doesn't see it harming him in any way."

Wait til they find out Joe has a Grandmother on Medicaid, and a brother who's a veteran.

"do you think this congress and this president will pass a budget that slashes a trillion in spending?"

That doesn't really matter if they pass $5.5 trillion in tax cuts, now, does it?
~Math