"Air France business class rocks. But you ----- will never experience it.
#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead"

No European airline is good compared to Asian airlines (like Singapore, EVA, etc) or even the Middle East airlines. Your stewards will either be weird homosexuals or 70 year old fat women angry they are still forced to work. European airlines are even bad by American standards, which have become flying ghettos staffed with societal losers that mistook a temporary stewardess job in their 20's for a lifelong gig now in their late 50s. The fact that you think Air France business class is good just goes to show how little you have actually experienced in the world.

The people that bought the coin did so to be AT AN EVENT with Trump. They were not buying a Michelin star meal and it would be ridiculous to provide them with one. The reality is that liberals were going to bitch if he gave them a low class meal and would likely bitch even louder if he provided them a high class meal as they would portray that as a set up for a future money grab. The only constant in this world is liberal bitching about Trump - that is why your ideology is now being pushed aside by the American people. Your bitching is irrelevant outside of a small (and ever shrinking) group of hive-minded individuals.

The problems with the media are not caused by Trump - they have just been EXPOSED by Trump. The problem with the news is 1.) biased reporting and 2.) fake news.

As much as I hate that Fox paid out Dominion, I think it was a positive for the news media. Before, the media would simply lie without repercussion as the Conservatives would never take them to court over their lies. That all changed with Dominion and you see that with the 60 Minutes lawsuit - fakenews is now more cautious about the lies they tell as they are no longer just worried about their shrinking viewership - they now face an existential crisis if they are taken to court.

Regardless, I think this problem solves itself once RFK bans drug advertising on TV. At that point, 50-75% of their ad revenue dries up and the news channels (including Fox) will be forced to make accurate news programs so that they can draw an audience from both the right and left.

If you don't think the modern liberals would gladly be 're-educating' MAGA Khmer Rouge style if given half a chance, look no further than how they treated the J6 political prisoners.

In the last 3 months, the annualized rate of inflation was 1.2% - and wage growth was 3.2% - so, the average American saw prices drop at a real 2% rate over the last 100 days. That is something Biden couldn't do in 4 years.

"What is funny is that it is going to happen.
Nope."

Haha - this did not age well for you -------. Not tax on tips and OT is a done deal. As stated, the Dems voted lockstep against it but the Senate passed the no tax on tips already. So, even if the house bill goes to reconciliation, it is already over and the Democrats in the house are on record as 100% opposing it.

"Republicans control both chambers of congress.
#43 | Posted by ClownShack"

Yes, they do. Which is why bills good for the US workers like no tax on tips or OT can actually get passed.

"You said "buyers are simply not buying from the sellers that raised prices". That is known as "affecting sales"."

Yes - you are stupid. Quit trying to prove it. What Amazon said is that ITS sales are not affected - meaning total sales volume/revenue has not changed. Also, ITS AVERAGE PRICE FOR SKUS has not changed. That does not mean that it did not change FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SELLERS. What has happened based on the information - some sellers chose to raise prices and some did not or already had American made products. As a result, buyers simply continued to buy from the sellers that DID NOT RAISE PRICES - thereby either eating the tariffs as a middle man OR forcing the suppliers to cut their prices to maintain their margins (the manufacturer eating the tariffs) and STOPPED buying from those that did raise prices. That is the only logical conclusion that can be taken away from the facts presented.

Your statement just shows a complete lack of logic and draws a conclusion directly contradicted by the article.

"If Amazon says that sale have not been affected, then you are wrong. The only other option is Amazon is lying.
#9 | Posted by REDIAL"

That is what they said because that is THE TRUTH. As you are unable to think beyond Trump bad, you are going to go with a conclusion directly contradicted by the article because Trump broke your brain and you are too stupid to apply basic logic.

"#6 | Posted by REDIAL"

In what world does 'have not affected sales' translate to 'sales are down'? You are quickly trying to take Lamp's crown as the most ------- stupid poster on this website.

At least I have my answer - I said if you were too stupid or too lazy....case closed, it is too stupid in your case.

"So sales are down as well. That makes sense.
#3 | Posted by REDIAL"

If you are too stupid or too lazy to read the whole article, just read the summary and see this part "Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told shareholders during a virtual meeting Wednesday (May 21) that the tariffs the President Donald Trump administration imposed on imported goods have not affected sales."

It is a matter of math - if some sellers have raised prices and others have remained flat (no mention of anyone lowering) - and the AVERAGE selling price has not changed, it means that buyers are simply not buying from the sellers that raised prices.

"The article comparison is with the Covid economy from five years ago and the data doesn't yet include the DOGE layoffs and repercussions."

You -------- were praying for mass layoffs due to the tariffs - they didn't happen. Sorry you -------- were disappointed - AGAIN.

"It's not clear if or when the job cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency " or "DOGE," spearheaded by billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk " will surface in the weekly layoffs data.
#7 | Posted by redlightrobot"

Layoffs due to firing a bunch of useless government employees is a GOOD THING. They can go do something productive. With the illegals getting deported, we can switch 'learn to code' with 'learn to drywall'.

"Example #1: Elon Musk
#2 | Posted by hamburglar"

Elon's net worth is greater than the nominal GDP of entire country of South Africa.

Give South Africa another 20 years. Electricity will be on 2 hours per day and the roads will fall apart. In probably less than 5, they will be begging for food handouts as the farm land goes from productive to fallow. It is not like we don't already have the history lesson on where this leads - one just has to look at Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. With their policies, you would have to be literally insane to do any FDI in the country. Lastly, with infrastructure crumbling, mining will collapse - and with it - 25% of their exports. Again, we don't need to guess at how this plays out. The government will nationalize the mines after the farmland is stolen and they will run them like Venezuela, turning a valuable industry into a money losing enterprise.

People have the right to guns - even the add ons. In fact, suppressors should be mandatory to prevent hearing loss. It is a basic safety issue.

Even with the tax cuts, revenue is projected to increase 4% annually between 2024 and 2027. We don't have a revenue problem. Now, we need DOGE to do their part. With revenue increasing while driving a growing GDP, we will finally start to decrease debt as a % of GDP. That is what happens when you have an actual president working on behalf of Americans and not a brain dead corpse being manipulated by a bunch of Gen Z and millennials pandering to China.

Even with the tax cuts, revenue is projected to increase 4% annually between 2024 and 2027. We don't have a revenue problem. Now, we need DOGE to do their part. With revenue increasing while driving a growing GDP, we will finally start to decrease debt as a % of GDP. That is what happens when you have an actual president working on behalf of Americans and not a brain dead corpse being manipulated by a bunch of Gen Z and millennials pandering to China.

They chose not to fulfill an information request and enrolling foreign students is a privilege. They have 72 hours to bend the knee. I assume that they will bend the knee. Trump already cancelled their racist entry process, stopped their fed government money grad, and now this. Next is taxing their endowment.

"#43 | Posted by REDIAL"

You honestly want to claim now that you never heard the ------- liberals on this website state that we need to provide tax relief and direct cash payments to poor people because it spurs the economy as they immediately spend it without saving as opposed to rich people that save most of it? You truly want to make that claim now?

It is funny, because Danforth is now arguing against that same logic unless he believes people making tips and working OT vs. salaried positions are so rich that they are not going to spend the extra money.

In 2021, US government spending excluding covid relief spending was $5.2T. In 2024, it was $6.75T - this is an annual increase of 9% in spending. Under no scenario would we increase US government revenue by 9% annually - and even if we did - we would still have an expanding deficit as spending is so much higher.

Under Trump/DOGE - spending from 2024 to 2026 is estimated to increase at a 1.8% rate - thus, we are actually closing the deficit. But the reality is that we need to have spending DECREASE - not just increase at a slower rate.

"So if inflation is 3%, that's 1% in real increase, correct?"

As I already stated, we are now dealing with Trump level inflation so we can assume 2% annual. The Biden inflation is behind us.

"much higher growth that will occur with the tax cuts and other policies."
Growth? Based on higher unemployment and loss of government revenues and services?!?"

You -------- scream until you are blue in the face that poor people spend all their money so any additional money in their pockets directly spurs economic growth. Did you forget that already -------? As a result of working class people getting more money in their pockets due to reduced taxes on tip and OT, it will spur the economy. As to the 'lower government revenues' - NO - in both absolute and inflation adjusted terms, the US government is COLLECTING MORE IN TAXES compared to the baseline year of 2024.

"Well, since you won't say if you're FOR or AGAINST borrowing trillions and trillions for tax giveaways
#40 | Posted by Danforth"

Well, for starters - your question starts with a false assumption. We are not borrowing a dime due to the tax cuts because our revenue is increasing. We are borrowing due to out of control spending. And as we have seen time and time again - giving the government more revenue DOES NOT lower the deficit - it just encourages the useless government to accelerate their pace of spending.

Since the year 2000 - US government spending has been about 1.5% higher than inflation EVERY YEAR - and yet, our deficits only balloon out of control due to liberal spending.

"That's easy.
It was never going to happen.
#39 | Posted by ClownShack"

What is funny is that it is going to happen. The Democrats will still vote lockstep against the Big Beautiful Bill but it will pass and it will contain no tax on tips and OT. Even if it goes to reconciliation, the Senate Dem would not dare to challenge those provisions - they will still vote against it - but they will fold on this.

So, prepare yourself for the midterms when you will be explaining to your voters why you need to tax their tips and OT.

Let's look at US government revenue from 2024 to 2027 assuming Trump's tax bill passes.

2024: $4.73T
2025(E): $4.6T
2026(E): $5.0T
2027(E): $5.3T

That equates to a 4% annual increase in revenue and this does not even factor in much higher growth that will occur with the tax cuts and other policies. I do not believe the government should need to grow revenue by 2x the rate of inflation each year. So, I am fine with the tax cuts. Now, I guess I would prefer to have 2025's collection be equal to 2024 so maybe need another $130B in revenue from raising taxes or reducing cuts. But in general, as collections are still expected to grow by 4% annually - I see no need whatsoever to not do this. The problem for the US is on the spending side of the equation - and we need DOGE to accelerate and cut deeper.

"#36 | Posted by Danforth"

I just told you what I am for and against. If your smooth brain can't understand it, please ask one of your liberal friends here to explain it to you or maybe one of your pretend 'tax preparer' clients. Sorry you can't fit me into some 'he is EVIL' box based on my beliefs because I would assume you agree with most of what I wrote - at least until Trump supports it to and you revert to your factory settings being against anything Trump.

"So are you coming out foursquare against this NEW BORROWING or not?
#32 | Posted by Danforth"

I support corporate tax rates of 20%, I support tariffs to protect our jobs, I support eliminating taxes on tips and OT - hell, I support eliminating income taxes on people making under $100K/year. But, I would actually raise the top marginal tax rate. I would eliminate estate planning loopholes - which is the real way the billionaires escape 'paying their fair share'. I am not against maintaining the current level of revenue or even increasing it slightly.

But what we truly need is a massive gutting on the spending side and this included the DoD, USAID, DoE, and eliminating most - if not all - of the 3-letter agencies. I believe credit card rates should be capped at 18%, I believe the US government and state governments should restore spending to higher education with the caveats that 1.) tuition increases can only increase at the rate of inflation and 2.) programs reformed to offer a better ROI with certain programs ineligible for fed subsidized student loans. I believe that the AMA needs to be 'trust busted' to lower the costs of attending medical school and increase the number of talented people that are discouraged due to the residency programs (which amount to hazing) and the huge financial burden. I believe that race and gender should play ZERO role in hiring decisions. I believe that the government should set pharmaceutical prices indexed to what other countries are paying. I believe the government should offer some base form of universal healthcare (minimal level of service) and private insurance would more or less equate to disaster insurance. I believe that insurance should not be able to exclude people based on pre-existing conditions. I believe that there should be ZERO cash-assistance for able-bodies people. EBT should be eliminated replaced by government cheese and food distribution.

So, this is what I believe. I think it places me firmly in the policies of a 1990's era Democrat - because that is what I am. It is just the 1990's eras Democrats are considered MAGA because the 2025 Democrats have gone insane.

"#27 | Posted by ClownShack"

The 'the people' that you lying -------- tried to fool with your Maryland Man nonsense. You may be too stupid to know who 'the people' are - but your evil Democrat party understands it 100%. As always, the best response to Democrat propaganda is THE TRUTH. Can't wait for you -------- to explain to your voters why we cannot eliminate taxes on tip and OT but we need to keep able-bodied people on welfare. Your anti-work platform is the final nail in the coffin of the Democrat party.

"So how do you plan on forcing companies to hire welfare recipients?
#19 | Posted by snoofy"

By removing their illegal slave labor that the Democrats and Corporate GOP has flooded the country with since the 80's. By removing them, wages go up and the unskilled US citizen workers can actually be employed and get off of welfare. The better question is - why do you think it is a good idea for able-bodied US citizens to sit at home and collect welfare? You think this builds a strong society?