" Taxes have been increasing yoy with no appreciable benefit."

News to me.

Where, specifically?

"the poor pay nothing"

Only if you're cherry-picking which taxes count, and which (higher) taxes don't.

Why are you pretending sales taxes, excise taxes, property taxes, and payroll taxes don't exist?!?

"Define "poor""

Why would that matter, when you don't know how to define "taxes" ... ?

"Poor people don't pay taxes."

Nonsense. You're cherry-picking which taxes qualify, while leaving out the tax most workers pay the most.

It's Republican Math meets Vernon's Calculator.

"Fighting commies never goes out of style"

Who is it?

Who's campaigned for the end of private property???

"I pointed out there is still a high level of "distrust"."

And yet you've never found a single reason for the distrust, among the many mail-in systems we currently have, and have had for the last century and a half.

Even the experts testify the system is safe and secure, and the Heritage Foundation's compendium of vote fraud in America proves the idiocy of your baseless theory.

Just answer, Bill: if you're correct, shouldn't there be AT LEAST ONE PERSON making your claim, after almost six years? At least ONE???

What's your theory as to why NO ONE has EVER come forward corrorborating your theory?

"The problem with people cheating, it can be done in such a way as to not be documented or verifiable."

The problem with your theory is it requires tens of thousands of victims, NONE of whom have come forward. That defies logic: are we to believe folks who lost were willing to storm the Capitol, but not come forward with tales their votes were stolen by housemates? Not A ONE???

After six years, it's time to admit the fact NO ONE has repeated your scenario means it didn't happen...outside of your fevered dreams.

Six years, and only feelings...NO FACTS. After a while, absence of ANY evidence is evidence.

Your claim is extraordinary; your proof nonexistent, even after almost six years.

TOTAL FAIL.

" That distrust cannot all be dismissed as something Trump created."

Six years later, and still never a single utterance of FRAUD inside a courtroom by Team Trump.

When do you suppose that unbroken streak will cease?

And why do those same folks who have screamed fraud since 2020 never say the word aloud inside of a courtroom?

My theory is: it's because claiming fraud inside of a courtroom without proof will get a lawyer sanctioned, disbarred, or possibly jailed. And the fact of the matter is, six years later, much like your hypothesis tens of thousands of ballots were purloined by housemates, there is not a single iota of proof.

What's your theory?

"(BillJohnson), you're legit the dumbest person on this site and that's impressive."

George Carlin had many memorable, brutal lines. One of my favorites was "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

And yes, A LOT of people fall into that group. Others fall into the 40th percentile. Others 30th, etc.

Still, there has to be a group in the bottom 10%...no matter how everything else works out.

BillJohnson is in that group. He was once told he was smart, but that was by the Navy Recruiter, who told EVERYONE WHO EVER APPLIED they were "smaaaaaart".

"He's probably never shopped at that kind of store."

But still. he knows what it feels like.

" Ok...fine. If one sales rep is working another area, another will gladly follow Trump around."

Now do one sales rep in two different areas at the same time.

Just admit: your own theory allows a sales rep to follow a potential commission into another area WITHOUT knowing a big spender was on his way.

Do you really believe the crap you post? No one else does, that's for sure.

" This was a high end dept store where it is common for sales people to get paid commission on top of a base salary."

Which doesn't change anything the former worker stated.

" Does that sound reasonable to believe it is true?"

That a worker responsible for multiple areas might've been following a large commission in a different area? Sure it does.

" The detail that immediately damaged her credibility with me many years ago when first read about this was her claim that they reached the lingerie floor of a major department store and "no one is present."

I heard a former worker at that store say sales folks had responsibilities for more than one area; it didn't surprise him at all.

But BillJohnson "feels" like that's not right, which (as we know) is all it takes.

"The agents involved in the shooting were not wearing body cameras..."

How convenient.

" that still leaves open the question of why Florida seems to be relying upon the old population growth rate?"

Easy answer: Politicians get to spend more.

"the 17 years of baby-boomer retirements"

Correction: 19 years. Baby boomers were born between 1946-1964. The youngest of them is eligible for Social Security this year.

"But recent data suggests that population growth may be slowing. ..."

That's because we're on the downslope of the 17 years of baby-boomer retirements. Hello?

"If Dems gain a majority in fhe House, I predict Mike Johnson will refuse to seat them"

RIP, America...I knew ye well.

Or at least thought I did.

"see? I don't know isn't acceptable. I'm a chump for saying I don't know."

The entity didn't exist...yesterday.

If that doesn't ring clear alarm bells, check your hearing; maybe too much sand in the ears.

" but is he really behind this business? Maybe. The only honest answer is I don't know."

The entity who got the contract didn't exist two months ago. Nobody ever heard of them until just now.

You'd have to be a chump not to see the fix is in.

You'd also have to believe there's a grift in this world Trump is willing to pass up.

"you can't look at this and say its normal Democrat politics, unless you can point to a time this has occurred before."

Thomas Eagleton on Line #1 for you.

Some military guy (Sargent?) on Line #2.

" ... in this term Trump had approved just 23 percent of disaster requests from states whose governor and two senators are Democrats, compared to approving 89 percent of requests from states with Republicans in those positions."

See? Everything's equal!
~Vernon (R), Spokesman for Republican Math

"Aid was denied (in Kansas) as well."

Your Governor has the wrong letter after her name.

Beshear never should've offered those two options.

Clearly, Mitch chose Shut Up.

"If you ask any son or daughter of the confederacy they will tell you just that. Them slaves were happy slaves."

About 20 years ago, the bride and I were at the Hermitage near Nashville. While in the welcoming center, the docent stated The Hermitage was "self-sustaining". The bride and I looked at each other with a Did you hear what I just heard? look.

It wasn't until we got to the furthest point away during our stroll around the property they even mentIoned the oh, say, 150 SLAVES.