"What's missing is the analytic rigor to try and paint a picture of what the economic impacts would be."

Now that's the type of critical thinking this country is sorely lacking. Unfortunately, what the economic impacts would be vary greatly depending on which party someone is so finding the truth isn't possible. And we all know compromising isn't possible either. Which leaves us with a broken system that will never be fixed.

"The Supreme Court has ruled that people do not have to obey unlawful commands by the police."

This is true of anything. The problem always comes in when someone realizes that nothing the cops asked the guy to do were unlawful. And since, to Liberals, anything that doesn't meet their narrative is considered unlawful, the fight you are trying to start is already a losing battle.

I'll agree with that. But something they aren't saying is that Tyre HAD knowledge of many orders before the event...like not committing crimes, listening to what cops say, etc. So, since he ignored those well-established, 100% applicable to everyone orders, why would anyone think he'd follow any other orders? But, once again, Libs will make this guy out to be a saint as if half of the problem doesn't exist. And while they are busy trying to fix the other half of the problem, ignoring the half that has to do with personal responsibility will ensure whatever solutions Dems come up with are not effective.

Yep, now we have TWO Presidents who are on record saying they will not work with the other party. And the fact that Dems cheer this says everything anyone needs to know about that party. I'm not going to say that it's any better than Reps who hide it, but what it does do is prove beyond any doubt that Dems want a Dictatorship. Reps may want it too but they aren't the ones going on record announcing they want it. Whether that's better or worse is up to each person, as some people say it's better to know the Devil than to not.

Well, Dems are already on record on multiple occasions saying they don't feel rural votes should matter as much as urban votes. So, it only stands to reason and sound logic that one would conclude that cowboys, a demographic largely attributed to rural areas, would feel the impact of the Democrat mantra of trying to marginalize them.

There isn't any hate or anything in that statement. It is supported by easy facts you can research. If it's so bad, then start getting your own party to marginalize rural people. Very simple.

Wow, you mean a party gets caught in their own hypocrisy and then tries to come out with as much damage control as possible to spin the narrative? That's never happened in America politics except every single day.

If Dems spent as much time on running this country as they do on damage control for the specific purpose of feeding their ego and saving face, the GOP would be in a small corner crying because the country would abandon them.

US Capitalism has nothing to do with this. Oh, you thought they gave every other country the vaccines for free or without a profit? The ONLY difference between the US and non-Capitalistic countries is that the government pays for all vaccines in those countries, so the high tax rates those countries already have can cover this (but could cause taxes to go even higher). In other words, Moderna, Pfizer, etc. are making billions off of EVERY country, it's just that since the price hits the American citizen directly, it gets a LOT more visibility. Which is a positive result of Capitalism, btw. I know Dems have a very difficult time seeing the big picture but, make no mistake, the people of every country are paying for it. Some, like American Dems, just think that if it isn't being charged to them directly that it means it's free using imaginary money and that nobody is profiting from any of it.

"If you are talking about Humtake being put into a Boxing ring with Mike Tyson, then yes..."

Man, I have no idea how you came up with this gem. I have been put in my place. How can anyone recover from a burn like that? I'm calling the Guinness World Records to let them know we've found the master burner of all time.

So much faulty logic being used by both sides. As usual, the truth lies in the middle. Some of that money was going to go to very good causes that will hinder the IRS from doing their job and holding people accountable. Some of it was frivolous spending. But, both sides continue to concentrate only on the positives of everything they do and ignore the negatives, because negatives don't get votes.

"Ever notice how almost every effort by the GoP that claims to save us money, ends up costing us money while it saves money for billionaires?"

Ever notice how much frivolous spending Dems do in all of their bills to try to save the country money? Spending on unnecessary pet projects impacts the average person just as much as anything the GOP does.

""These types of cuts would harm communities and families across the United States who are already struggling with inflation and the rising cost of living," DeLauro said in a statement."

So what about all those things Dems did that harm communities and families across the US who are already struggling with inflation and the rising cost of living? Again, parties just continue to completely ignore the negative ramifications of their decisions (of which every decision has) and then hypocritically call out the other party for doing the same thing. It won't ever get better.

And Liberals defend 2017. And Reps defend 2020. This isn't news. This is status quo. It's pathetic but that's the world we live in. And as I keep saying, nothing will ever get any better until each party holds themselves accountable first instead of worrying so much about the other side.

Not enough time at all. Should be a lot longer. Four years means nothing in our legal world.

I mean, I guess it depends on the environment. If you are talking about Natalie Portman being put into a Boxing ring with Mike Tyson, then yes...

When the masses discovered Napster, they never thought humans would be the p2p solution for our technology problems.

It's as if Liberals are trying as hard as they can to accept reality. The cities and states with the most restrictive gun laws also have some of the highest crime rates. So, logic dictates that using examples of gun violence to talk about a state's gun laws being bad when other states go through the exact same thing (literally, like the EXACT same thing) with laws that the writer wants.

Make no mistake about it, to get to that level of ineptitude requires effort. It doesn't just happen. And that effort almost always stems from partisan politics instead of being concerned with society as a whole.

"It takes only a handful of people lashing out for the anger to spread into a mob, which then roars forward en masse to topple the barricades before storming into its country's workplaces of democracy. "

"The leaders who funded and encouraged the Jan. 6 attacks are still at large."

Such terrible reporting when you directly contradict your sentiment in the same article, much less only a paragraph or two apart. Not to mention, the world was already shocked in 2017 when Liberals did very much the same thing.

What this article truly is trying to convey is that Brazil knows how to not be hypocritical, unlike American politicians and, so far in the 21st century, most notably Democrats.

Ignore all the hypocrisy all you want; all you are doing is ensuring we can never be a responsible country who holds everyone accountable for their actions.

Oh know, someone is selling something to make a profit!!! The audacity! I bet Kraft, Heinz, etc. families are frothing at the mouth that someone is selling a product for a profit.

I don't understand why Reps haven't just used the Dem's own tactic against them. Since Dems support boycotting and leaving government facilities (and a whole state) because they didn't want to be adults and do their job, they should 100% support Reps doing the same thing.

Unfortunately, the trend shows Dems will turn more towards center before Reps but anything could happen. Reps went extreme right once Reagan was in office. Then Dems went extreme to counter that. Now, Reps have been forced to go to the extreme to counter the Dem's extremism. This is pretty much how it always works. One side goes to the extreme and the other side isn't smart enough to not play that game, so they go to the extreme and the other side goes more moderate.

But, in this situation, both parties have gone full extreme, which makes it harder to predict what will happen. If Dems don't start going more to center, I fear neither party ever will again until there is a major shakeup (war, famine, etc.) But, in the distant past of our country, this is when a new party was formed...Federalists decline, Whig defeat, etc. So, I see a new party eventually breaking through if Dems don't start trending center first. We all know Reps won't do it because they feed off of their greed and don't have a platform that centers very easily. With Dems being more conscious of social issues, it's much easier for them to do a 180.

One thing is for certain, if something doesn't happen soon, there will be no parties anymore.

"They snicker at all this "crisis" BS. They're doing their jobs, yes, which means there are folks crossing the border illegally that they apprehend. But this "invasion" narrative is complete BS."

Funny, I've seen comments on forums from people saying they work with them too and that they are incredibly bogged down and the borders aren't secure, and that they are overworked and unable to address the amount of people coming across the border.

But, as usual, if you don't agree with a narrative the only people you will ever talk to and believe are ones who hold the same opinions as you. The numbers don't lie in any way when it comes to border crossings. And those are mostly just the ones coming in through legal ports of entry (which is the sticking point Liberals try to use to say they aren't illegal). You can try to spin things however you want but you can't disagree with the numbers. Now, whether or not that many people coming in is bad is an opinion. But actually arguing against established, unbiased numbers (many of which are created BY the WH administration) only belittles your own comment and provides some proof you are not being truthful.

None of this makes any sense. They blame it on contradicting points and use a lot of them. It's as if someone is just bringing up every negative that is possible and using them as the blame. Actually, I think I've seen an article worded incredibly similar to this except it was about CA's homeless problem.

"Poor white people are happy to stick with crappy healthcare as long as it means poor black people dont get good healthcare."

You caught them. That's all the poor white people do at home is figure out ways in which they can be inconvenienced so that others are too. You are the messiah of our generation. And it is really funny how much power Libs think poor white people have when, not only are they the minority of voters but they also are in the same economic situation as any other poor person. If you are going to spread hate, you should do it within the confines of reality instead of making things up to try to bolster your ego.

Just because you don't like something doesn't mean it's cheating in any way. So sad that so many people won't accept this. He didn't cheat anything. He didn't do anything that the Krafts, Heinzes, etc. (all Democrat billionaires) do every single year.

Here's a fun fact most of you don't know...when you are dealing with that much money in your taxes, you are always being advised and those advisors keep in touch with the IRS at all times. But I bet some of you think that all those billionaires and rich people sit down and do their own taxes. The stuff that would have been questioned by the IRS wouldn't have been claimed as cheating or forgery, they would have contacted him and worked with his team to right size everything. Happens to every very wealthy person.

Of course they will. This is the result of Capitalism mixing in with Socialism. Universal health insurance means the people only bear a small brunt of the cost increases at the register but the insurance companies feel the brunt much, much more. Since profit is the name of the game, these companies know they can raise the prices because the costs are spread out, making them more digestible to the everyday person. It's always going to be this way until we decide which system we want to keep our insurance under...either unfettered Capitalism where the people are hit harder by price increases or Socialism where the government is free to govern private companies in any way they see fit. Can't do both in everything. It works in some things, like roads and such. But personal use economics cannot be run this way.

It would be enough if the population could accept rulings based on the law and not on how it makes them feel. Our governing documents spell out how things are supposed to go pretty clearly but a certain party seems to think that because something doesn't make them feel warm and fuzzy that all of a sudden our governing documents are bad.

Looks like Liberals are going to have to start going all Hunger Games or Purge...I mean, some scientists said something so that means you have to believe it 100% regardless of any other evidence out there. Obviously, Liberals won't go Purge since that requires them making effort to be secure and actually learn how to defend themselves instead of crying. But, I can see Hunger Games happening. We already see all of the evidence...Libs want rural votes to mean less than theirs (plenty of evidence of this so it can't be argued), they want to sit in their Met Galas and extravagant celebrations with their expensive and luxurious clothes and makeup, letting them all know how great they are while blue collar people suffer (again, plenty of evidence of this, most recently by AOC), and they want someone in office who is free to determine who should be part of the oppression (hint...it's everyone who doesn't agree with the person in power).

Although, given our current climate, I don't think any of that is permanent. The only permanent future ever depicted in our history that is happening is Idiocracy by both sides.