Political Forums  

Go Back   Political Forums > Economy
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

We appreciate your help

in keeping this site going.
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 09-24-2023, 12:01 AM
donquixote99's Avatar
donquixote99 donquixote99 is offline
Ready
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 19,174
Navarro was trade policy guy. Goofball trade hawk. Pushed high tariffs. Said nobody will retaliate against us. Of course everyone did.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 04-08-2024, 03:50 PM
Dondilion's Avatar
Dondilion Dondilion is offline
Jigsawed
 
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 10,580
Quote:
Originally Posted by donquixote99 View Post
Navarro was trade policy guy. Goofball trade hawk. Pushed high tariffs. Said nobody will retaliate against us. Of course everyone did.
But now tariff is a way of life. Tariff is normalized.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 10-21-2023, 06:12 PM
Chicks Chicks is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 13,365
$10 Trillion in Added US Debt Since 2001 Shows 'Bush and Trump Tax Cuts Broke Our Modern Tax Structure'

https://www.commondreams.org/news/tr...owing-deficits

Quote:
"In their blind loyalty to their mega-donors, Republicans' fixation on giant tax cuts for billionaires has created a revenue problem that is driving up our national debt," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in response to new Treasury Department figures.
“These tax cuts will pay for themselves”, right Whell? : rolleyes:
__________________
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -
George Orwell
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 01-23-2024, 10:02 PM
Chicks Chicks is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 13,365
Reports Expose Deep Harms of Corporate Tax Cuts and 'Trickle Down' Ideology
https://www.commondreams.org/news/co...-cuts-children
__________________
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -
George Orwell
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 04-06-2024, 02:33 PM
Chicks Chicks is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 13,365
Americans pay a high price for the GOP’s fiscal irresponsibility
https://www.alternet.org/amp/gop-fis...ity-2667709593

Everything about the current incarnation of Lincoln’s former party is a lie. So sad.
__________________
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -
George Orwell
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 04-07-2024, 07:46 PM
Chicks Chicks is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 13,365
__________________
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -
George Orwell
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 04-07-2024, 10:58 PM
bobabode's Avatar
bobabode bobabode is offline
Admin
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Behind the Orange Curtain in California
Posts: 37,234
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chicks View Post
Libertarians give me hives.
__________________
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
- Mr. Underhill
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 04-08-2024, 12:04 AM
Pio1980's Avatar
Pio1980 Pio1980 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: NE Bamastan
Posts: 11,070
Quote:
Originally Posted by bobabode View Post
Libertarians give me hives.
Water bearers for plutocrats.
__________________
I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 04-08-2024, 06:47 AM
finnbow's Avatar
finnbow finnbow is offline
Reformed Know-Nothing
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MoCo, MD
Posts: 25,916
Quote:
Originally Posted by bobabode View Post
Libertarians give me hives.

“I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement [Libertarians] in the US that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough.”

― Christopher Hitchens
__________________
As long as the roots are not severed, all will be well in the garden.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:14 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.