" Pushing Back Against the Big Medicaid Lie"

Where's the lie? There is NO MATH that cuts nearly a trillion dollars without slashing Medicaid.

And don't look now, but when 4% annual growth doesn't materialize, MediCARE will be forced into sequestration cuts.

The author is a moron, as are math illiterates who can't see through the bu11schitt.

"An additional barrier won't be an additional barrier."

" to have them register twice a year for these benefits is not a burden."

This is the same lie as with voting:

"They called the cartoon "twisted, vile and shameful"."

Just not the actions causing it.

Welcome to Trumplandia.

" given how hard Democrats tried to put Trump in jail"

Don't be a putz.

Trump's ACTIONS were what was almost putting him in jail. Not a drop of Lawfare.

After all this time, you still can't point to ONE violation Trump was charged with, which you or I could do without fear of legal repercussions.

NOT ONE.

"Guess who paid for this surplus?"
~AMERICANUNITY"

"Chinese manufacturers and middlemen"
~ScottS

Total idiot.

American CONSUMERS pay the tariffs. Or middlemen IN AMERICA. 100%.

"The U.S. actually earned money"

By raising taxes on Americans.

100% of those tariffs were paid by consumers in America.

Why are you against it when talking about the tax code, but for it when you're taking about the tariff code?

"They are gonna pay a 35% tariff"

Clueless.

Tariffs are taxes, and American tariffs are paid 100% by American consumers.

" glad that taxes for everyone won't rise over 20%, which would have happened if the bill wasn't signed"

Well, that's a bald-faced lie.

What "news" outlet is feeding you this crap?

"any complaints about squalor conditions is nothing more than ------- and political theater""

Are you saying the footage of flooding was fake?

How can prisoners be safe and secure when a basic downpour floods the place, especially in a hurricane zone?!?

" there was very early warning, they warned the day before, they warned even two days before, they warned four hours before "

Moron doesn't know the difference between a "watch", and a "warning".

The "warning" first happened around 1:15am.

I wonder if any "free speech" Republicans will show up to condemn.

"Why no offset?"

Because when comparing to Biden's inflation, the offset isn't used for Biden.

"The inflation rate RIGHT NOW is 1.6% for core and 0.8% for total inflation (due to energy prices decreases under Trump)"

Translation: I'm going to use offsetting numbers I would NEVER use for Biden.

And ScottS, why are you avoiding my direct questions? I'll ask again

Of the ~$100 billion in US Tariff income, what percentage is paid by folks in America? And is an additional cost of ~$70 billion more than usual an INCREASE in costs, yes or no?

"I wonder if he is also #2."
~Snoofy

Trump will ALWAYS be #2.

"Typical ------- Fed - is this inflation in the room with them now?"

Yes it is, in the form of tariffs, both existing and threatened.

Let's see if you'd pass an Econ 101 midterm: Of the ~$100 billion in US Tariff income, what percentage is paid by folks in America?

And is an additional cost of ~$70 billion more than usual an INCREASE in costs? Yes or No?

"Trump just announced 35% tariffs on Canada"

To be accurate, these need to be represented as a 35% tariff on Americans.

"What democracy did the IRS just take from you?"

The one where political donations are NOT deductible.

Oh, look, BLS reports can get revised. Fourteen Months ago...

Recent U.S. jobs gains weren't as strong as they initially appeared. Between April 2023 and March 2024, the nation's employers created 818,000 fewer jobs than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) originally reported

So it looks like preliminary BLS numbers aren't always the final numbers.

"Read it again slowly "

You're right, I misconstructed. My apologies.

"The old "I don't trust the BLS" routine? Really?"

Last week there was a report 33,000 jobs had been lost.

The next day, a report was issued which said over 100,000 jobs were gained.

So no, I don't trust the BLS, especially since these are preliminary numbers, and Team Trump values lies over truth.

" Tell me, given the construct of your 'zinger' what would I believe if indeed I had less than 2 brain cells?"

That Texan Zed is Canadian.

The June 2025 numbers are preliminary.

BLS reports, particularly the Current Employment Statistics (CES) data, are revised multiple times. The initial, preliminary estimates are revised twice before being finalized..

Again, I'll wait for the final numbers, especially since this administration is known to lie.

I believe these are BS numbers from known liars.

I'm willing to wait a few months to see who else agrees or disagrees, and what the actual trends are.

" I kicked your ass yet again on the topic of 2M job creations for native born Americans"

Post #59 exposed your claims as manure.

Meanwhile, you can't go a half-dozen posts without reverting to your gay sex fantasies.

I think Snoofy is right: were you molested as a child?