Democrat American voters seem to be voting more against the incumbent than actually for the DSA.

Its a toss up at this point.

But isn't it typical that the administration currently in power typically loses the midterm? Now the fight is between middle of the road D's and the DSA candidates.

RE: Danforths 1099 supposedly every thing is locked down.

This is how the real world works, landscaper has a pseudo name, "Juans landscaping", why? Because he learned that people don't want tax issues, or immigration issues. So he gets a truck outfitted with a vinyl for $10 claiming he's "juans landscaping". Lic #----------. Go ahead, next time you see a landscaping truck from the middle class write down the Lisc number and verify it .... it won't be found, its all bs. The rich of course they use legit companies, because they have to, they have "accountants".

Do you think Juan has a Bank of America business account? of course not.

I pay him with a check, under "juans landscaping", he takes the check to a check cashing office and cashes the check. He pays his guys, they don't care, he doesn't care and I don't care. Only stupid people think laws by themselves stop evasion.

I have plausible deniability, Juan has work for his rotating crew, the cash checker gets his cut.
And Danforth is wondering why the IRS isn't getting a 1099.

Do you hate illegal immigrants Danforth, why don't you want them working?

I'll end it with you think laws stop people, they don't especially when you don't enforce them. The only time I see in America that laws get enforced is when one party doesn't like what the other is doing.

The system was here before I came, people like you and the Lumpers defend illegal immigration to no end. You can blame me, but I feel no remorse or guilt, its not my fault this person is available to work on my yard, the whole neighborhood hires the guy. This is the Elite Democrat system, why his cheap labor is so plentiful ... don't complain when I use it.

imo, the employees of a company do not form a union unless that company's management exploits them to the point that them deem a union is needed.

Thats what I stated ... in the previous posts .... but you don't really listen or try to understand what people are saying. You just spout "why" like a little 5yo, similar to Danforth and his complaining about 1099's but ignoring the problem I am stating. Like you, he only sees trees, but not the forest.

-Why did the employees have to form a union in order to get the company share its prosperity?

They didn't. They formed unions to get reasonable work conditions, perfectly reasonable.

Only later did the unions realize they could squeeze the management/government until it popped... then their lackies like you would blame the management and the government. Because you can't seem to see second order affects.

"So it seems to be the company/public entity policies that push employees to form a union."

Its fine to want a union if conditions are bad, its fine to even get a pension. But the amount was never enough, the greed wasn't the corporations in this case it was the workers and the union bosses.

By (sic) making companies share their accumulated wealth with those workers who toiled to create it?

Do you understand what a parasitoid is?

I don't see any "accumulated" wealth in the government? Same with corporations that stopped paying pensions. They owed/owe billions in unfunded liabilities (future revenue), which is hardly "accumulated wealth".

Workers signed up for the deal they could make, then asked for too much. They got greedy, government gives in because it beats work-stoppage on their watch, let future generations manage it.

General Electric (GE): Once provided extensive pensions and secure middle-class career stability, but later closed and froze its traditional plans to cut legacy costs.
#142 | Posted by donnerboy

This is how the Unions killed American industry; right now local and State governments are being held hostage by Union demands/pensions.

Taxpayers are an easy mark.

"but men and women willing to serve and put on the uniform is a reflection of the belief they have in civilian leadership and military leadership,""

Basically this is the truth, its not compulsory in China either, but you believe in your leadership.

Its a foolish dream to think they are joining because they think the leadership sucks.

same song different Republican administration
#8 | POSTED BY STIZZ

This divisiveness is what will sink the US. Stizzle has no idea why he can't have his parents lifestyle.

1Nut tried to sign up... but he couldn't meet the height requirements for the rides. Also there were literacy test issues.

I have already served in the PLA.

See Americans are wonderful, allow me serve in the PLA, get my bachelors in China, come to the US earn my PhD and then work in SiliconValley making more than should be legal doing what I love. Then allow me to go back home and retire and collect SS while getting Chinese benefits too.

Imagine any other country allowing that? I can't ... you idiots.

*sigh*

And don't forget astronomical healthcare costs and tuition rates. We'll never see universal healthcare and free college here because it'd basically kill military recruitment rates.

Ridiculous to blame military recruitment, the reason you won't get those things is because your government messed them up.

Tuition has climbed since the 60s, since you were sold that you have to have a college education, and the government started backing student loans.

This was all for the Boomers, you're over paying, have inflation, can't buy a home because of boomers and their crybaby attitudes about the future generations.

No one should dispute Danforth in terms of mathematics, actuarial statistics, tax codes, and basic number crunching.
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There's nothing to dispute, the facts are the facts.

Danforth like many here like to believe it's only the other side that's the problem.

Without them he'd have utopia.

To that I say, look at CA budget, and tell me how come CA isn't a utopia?

4th largest economy in the world, and it still is in debt?

#18 anyone in Congress on up is part of the oligarchy.

#10

Re Your BUT....

The issue is that the US can't extend itself like it used to be able too. Making it unreliable in the future.

This isn't Republican or Democrat issue.

It's a government issue, it's been going on since the 70s when the US moved off the gold standard.

As opposed to setting standards for spending and living in them the US just went on a spending spree. Taking a hamburger today for payment in the future. It's future has to pay for boomers luxurious lifestyle.

It's coming to a close, technologically America was a fine example of the individual let loose on problems, but as a democracy it's tarnished the idea for 1000s of years to come.

The US now pays more for interest n the Federal debt than it pays for defense.
#11 | Posted by LampLighter

I stated this already.

They're being sent to camps indefinitely. It costs about a hundred times more than simply being deported.

Well you Lumpers wanted due process, how long do you think it takes for millions to receive due process?

The costs and the detention are on you guys.

Originality.ai analyzed 2,034 English-language paperbacks with at least a four-star average rating across 14 faith and belief categories

So what? Does this even make sense?

Even books written 20 years ago?

Thats $1.3 trillion per year in interest payments today, requiring 42% of all income taxes to service the debt.
Also the US govt debt is growing at $2.1 trillion per year and its accelerating!

Reliability isn't the US strength any longer.

-Republicans changed for the worse, or are you going to deny that Vance said Trump was "America's Hitler" and is now his VP?

Remember when Obama said "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to --- things up."?

I think when politicians are rivals they say BS. I am smart enough to not believe everything they say.

Making ---- up isn't a winning debate strategy.

You're just upset because facts aren't on your side.

Feel free to pony up some facts.

Every Walgreen that has retail theft, those products end up on the streets where people don't pay taxes.

This is a huge issue for sales tax revenues.
Illegal Immigrants don't live alone, or own a home ...

The unreliability of the US as an ally or friend is now a permanent fixture

In related news ... the US national debt hits $40.047 trillion

The city is responsible for repairs.

Many cities pass have laws making adjacent property owners responsible for maintaining public sidewalks, thats the law in Morgan Hill.

No its not public property, because if someone trips on your "sidewalk" you can personally get sued.

You need advil? You can even buy perscription medicine on the streets..

Some of these prescription medications available and their prices:

Ambien street price: $2 to $20 per pill
Flexeril street price: $1 to $10 per pill
Gabapentin street price: $2 to $20 per tablet
Trazodone street price: typically below $20 per pill
Wellbutrin (bupropion) street price: $1 to $5 for a 100 mg pill
Zoloft (sertraline) street price: $1 or less per tablet
Zopiclone (Imovane) street price: $1 per pill

Drugs on the streets aren't just for drug addicts.

These people aren't paying sales taxes, or income taxes, or any sort of tax.

How do they avoid sales taxes?

I just stated it above, let me know if you're still confused.

They don't work on W2. There are popup vendors at all the flea markets, and on the streets outside of city limits. Selling stolen goods.

But American democratic socialism is Marxism!

American has to deal with a leeching parasitic class, repeat violent criminals, open air drug markets, academia that's hijacked by idiots, or foreign adversaries operating in the American government. (The swalwell story is getting hilarious)

Germany does not have to deal with this crazy strain of Leftism, it's a major advantage.

Dishonest. You're only talking about INCOME TAX. State, property, etc etc are still paid by the poor. There's taxation everywhere.
#80 | POSTED BY ALEXANDRITE

Yeah but its hardly even noticeable, and if you're here illegally you can even get by without paying any sales tax, or property tax direcctly.

You can buy goods stolen from CVS and Walgreens at the San Jose flea market from individual vendor, not tax.
You can buy food and produce stolen from the fields as well.
You can setup a popup restaurant, pay no payroll taxes, no State taxes, no local taxes.
You don't even have to register your car or have insurance.
Sure you have to pay the fuel tax, so what.
My landscaper pays his workers in cash, he has an actual home on Mexico, rents here in Morgan hill with a bunch of his buddies. Goes back once a month for a week.

You don't really understand how illegal immigrants, and the poor avoid taxation, it for suckers like you and I, that actually have skin in the game.

If you're here illegally its so easy to avoid taxes, what are they going to do?