Trump released his budget plan. What do you think of it? Is it a republican wet-dream? Is it the work of a crazy man? Is it the work of an idiot? Is it the beginning of a police state?
Overal plan is to cut the size of government while at the same time increasing military spending. That means lots of cuts to other things.
A short list:
Increase military spending to $650 billion
EPA 30% budget cut
State Dept 29% budget cut
National Institute of Health block grant $500 million to the states
National Endowment for the Arts dissolved
National Endowment for Humanities dissolved
Appalachian Regional Commision dissolved
Delta Regional Authority dissolved
wall funded by cuts to TSA and Coast Guard
It is the work of a man who is going to find himself thrown out of the White House very soon.
https://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=2hfeiy2fy#/watch?v=67fyu4lE2XE
Trumps real budget plan:
https://youtu.be/97_QFi28nAg
Trump can propose whatever draconian budget he wants to. It's the congress who actually writes it. They can ignore any and every "proposal" he puts forth, if they choose. So it will be them who have to answer, for dismantling 70 years of progress. He's just a rubber stamp.
Also, you forgot to mention the 9 billion dollar cut to the Department of Education.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-budget-proposal-cuts-9-billion-from-department-of-education-1489684887
Nothing short of pure evil.
When the money runs out, the Americans will have to go back to the fields and live off of over-ripe vegetables and potatoes ... like the Russians did in 1991-92.
Quote from: Sorginak on March 16, 2017, 08:35:11 PM
It is the work of a man who is going to find himself thrown out of the White House very soon.
I would love to think you are right. But I fear not. Trump will be with us for at least 4 yrs. That is how sick this country has become.
Quote from: Solomon Zorn on March 16, 2017, 09:43:08 PM
you forgot to mention the 9 billion dollar cut to the Department of Education
didn't forget it. missed that one. I was listening to the radio at work. I didn't hear all the details of the budget.
You can add more details if you have them...
I don't want to sidetrack the thread, but Trump's proposed budget cuts, for the Department of Education, may become moot very soon:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/899/cosponsors
Like I said, the Republican Congress is our real problem.
Quote from: Mike Cl on March 16, 2017, 11:11:42 PM
I would love to think you are right. But I fear not. Trump will be with us for at least 4 yrs. That is how sick this country has become.
That is how sick the colonies have become - King George III
Quote from: Solomon Zorn on March 17, 2017, 01:54:50 AM
I don't want to sidetrack the thread, but Trump's proposed budget cuts, for the Department of Education, may become moot very soon:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/899/cosponsors
Like I said, the Republican Congress is our real problem.
Trump is a mere distraction for the Digirati. It's A Trap! - Admiral Akbar
you know what happens when kids drink too much Kool-Aid. They get a little crazy until an adult steps in. But I think uncle Schumer is passed out on the back couch. Don't expect uncle Mitch to straighten anything out
Its not just the budget. The republitards that are in Congress right now heard that "everybody hates Obamacare. So let's make it worse"
Quote from: Munch on March 16, 2017, 09:07:54 PM
https://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=2hfeiy2fy#/watch?v=67fyu4lE2XE
This is a thread about his budget plan but ok.
(http://i.imgur.com/tZUCrMF.png)
Quote from: The Skeletal Atheist on March 18, 2017, 01:25:44 PM
This is a thread about his budget plan but ok.
If he actually paid 25% tax .. he needs to fire his accountant ;-) Lots of plutocrats shelter their assets and income a lot better than that.
Quote from: Sorginak on March 16, 2017, 08:35:11 PM
It is the work of a man who is going to find himself thrown out of the White House very soon.
I keep hearing people say this, but it's usually the same people who said he'd never get in the WH in the first place...
I suspect that by the time he does something so bad as to be in danger of impeachment, the GOP will also be so implicated that they'd never be able to convict him without convicting themselves.
Congress holds the purse strings:
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Trump's health care plan will not pass for one very important reason:
If they say yes to it, they know for certain they will be voted out of office next year.
I doubt they're planning on letting any more elections happen. I don't know how they'll stop it - maybe a "national emergency" will allow them to suspend elections. I hope I'm wrong, as I probably am.
Quote from: Unbeliever on March 21, 2017, 06:18:43 PM
I doubt they're planning on letting any more elections happen. I don't know how they'll stop it - maybe a "national emergency" will allow them to suspend elections. I hope I'm wrong, as I probably am.
I am good with that ... registered D and R folks shouldn't vote ... anymore than drunks should be allowed to drive.
D for dumb and R for retarded???
of course he got in the White House; he is white....
The Republicans been talkin about obamacare for 7 years. If they dont replace it, they are screwed in the next election. If they replace it with the current proposal they will also be screwed next election.
Geez. Lucky for Congress they got Trump in front. keeps them from looking completely like idiots. They can get away with a lotta crap while everybody lookin at Trump
Ha, ha, ha ha, ha! You guys are so cute! You think that the American people are collectively capable of making an informed decision, in the unprecedented new age, of ambiguity, innuendo and obfuscation, led by Fox News, and the right-wing-radio brainwashing.
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/general/reports/2007/06/20/3087/the-structural-imbalance-of-political-talk-radio/
QuoteOur analysis in the spring of 2007 of the 257 news/talk stations owned by the top five commercial station owners reveals that 91 percent of the total weekday talk radio programming is conservative, and 9 percent is progressive.
Each weekday, 2,570 hours and 15 minutes of conservative talk are broadcast on these stations compared to 254 hours of progressive talkâ€"10 times as much conservative talk as progressive talk.
A separate analysis of all of the news/talk stations in the top 10 radio markets reveals that 76 percent of the programming in these markets is conservative and 24 percent is progressive, although programming is more balanced in markets such as New York and Chicago.
https://newrepublic.com/article/119922/pew-survey-finds-conservatives-mostly-watch-fox-news
QuoteIt comes from a new survey by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 2,901 people and divided them into five categoriesâ€"“consistently liberal,†“mostly Liberal,†“mixed,†“mostly conservative,†and “consistently conservativeâ€â€"based on 10 questions about their political values. Among consistently conservative respondents, 47 percent chose Fox News as their main source “for news about government and politics.†The next largest group, 11 percent, chose local radio.
Inequity anyone?
Trump gave 19 billion to Nasa.
Quote from: fencerider on March 22, 2017, 02:28:19 AM
D for dumb and R for retarded???
of course he got in the White House; he is white....
The Republicans been talkin about obamacare for 7 years. If they dont replace it, they are screwed in the next election. If they replace it with the current proposal they will also be screwed next election.
Geez. Lucky for Congress they got Trump in front. keeps them from looking completely like idiots. They can get away with a lotta crap while everybody lookin at Trump
What did Obama do for 8 years? Run interference for Congress and the MIC. Wake up, pod people!
Quote from: Draconic Aiur on March 22, 2017, 05:41:11 AM
Trump gave 19 billion to Nasa.
No need, give it all to Elon Musk's private space program for billionaires who want to hide out on Mars. Payback for campaign contributions.
Quote from: Draconic Aiur on March 22, 2017, 05:41:11 AM
Trump gave 19 billion to Nasa.
to build a wall to protect the earth from illegal aliens.
Quote from: Munch on March 22, 2017, 07:56:04 AM
to build a wall to protect the earth from illegal aliens.
actually to put people on mars
PBS is cut, although I'm not sure how many people would care about that.
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Quote from: Journey_To_Mars on March 22, 2017, 04:38:33 PM
PBS is cut, although I'm not sure how many people would care about that.
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I love PBS. I used to watch it a lot, when I had cable. Now I just have the antenna, and Chicago(WTTW) is too far.
PBS has a channel on YouTube called Spacetime, it's more supported by patreon now so at least it's got that going for it. I would be fairly disappointed if that went away.
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Quote from: Journey_To_Mars on March 22, 2017, 05:07:00 PM
PBS has a channel on YouTube called Spacetime, it's more supported by patreon now so at least it's got that going for it. I would be fairly disappointed if that went away.
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BBC has lots of good documentaries.
Quote from: Baruch on March 22, 2017, 06:56:01 PM
BBC has lots of good documentaries.
Did you man to say PBS?
Quote from: Journey_To_Mars on March 22, 2017, 07:02:11 PM
Did you man to say PBS?
No ... hundreds ... British English isn't that hard to follow ... PBS is colonial imitation of the real thing ... 100s made by BBC on all subject, many much more intelligent than anything dumbed down for the American viewers ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5juY3NKFz3o
I watch more of the BBC than PBS, although I don't really watch the documentaries on BBC.
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Quote from: Journey_To_Mars on March 22, 2017, 07:23:14 PM
I watch more of the BBC than PBS, although I don't really watch the documentaries on BBC.
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Well, they do have good drama on BBC, and comedy. The English invented English drama and comedy (by copying the Greeks).
Quote from: Baruch on March 22, 2017, 07:26:53 PM
Well, they do have good drama on BBC, and comedy. The English invented English drama and comedy (by copying the Greeks).
Yes, that is my main reason for watch the BBC.
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Quote from: Journey_To_Mars on March 22, 2017, 07:29:57 PM
Yes, that is my main reason for watch the BBC.
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So what do you like? Benny Hill? ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TljoPJqWdU
Benny Hill's a lot funnier than Benny Hinn...
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Quote from: Baruch on March 22, 2017, 07:50:39 PM
So what do you like? Benny Hill? ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TljoPJqWdU
Can I say that I've been enlightened?
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Quote from: Journey_To_Mars on March 22, 2017, 08:07:29 PM
Can I say that I've been enlightened?
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Depends on if you like the girl parts or the boy parts (or maybe that doesn't matter). Also anything that puts PC into the recycler ... is a good thing.
The one thing that I've never understood is what it means to be PC. I think the majority of it is good by the way.
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Quote from: Journey_To_Mars on March 22, 2017, 09:19:22 PM
The one thing that I've never understood is what it means to be PC. I think the majority of it is good by the way.
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