Trump MAGAthread X - Follow the Money

[Bombadil]

Being fair to President Trump (and that still makes me gag a little bit), he didn't cause the gross poverty in Alabama. That's been that way for a long long time.

He's certainly not fixing it, but then again, his predecessors didn't either.

To be fairer, I don't think you can fix that kind of extreme poverty without mass support from all levels of government and a lot of time.

Campaign finance would be the one area that could and should be fixed. There was a report that shows Senators spend 30% in general of their time on raising funds rising to 70-80% during election season. And who are they ringing.. wealthy donors.. so their priorities are skewed upfront.

These days a set amount of airtime, a website correlated against their record and a set amount of advertising would suffice.. the ridiculous amount spent on funding elections is a travesty really.. people would be far better motivated to fix actual problems if their success wasn't predicated on the amount of money they begged for.

..and people may say Trump didn't have to raise so much but that's basically because the networks and media gave him so much free airtime on stuff like this.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g

[Sharania]

Fortune 500 Daily: The Wealth Gap in the U.S. Is Worse Than In Russia or Iran

Worse. Than. In. Russia.

But - fear not! The "Art of Good Deal" by Trump is totally better than any "New Deal"! \s

- Tax cuts alone won't cover full cost of GOP plan, Treasury says

- The Treasury released a bizarre one-page report on the GOP tax bill, and it's already getting shredded

The Treasury report assumes that gross domestic product, the most widely used measure of a country's economy, would increase by an average of 2.9% annually in the US over the next 10 years.

That rate, taken from President Donald Trump's proposed budget, is much greater than the 2.2% annual GDP growth rate the Treasury's Office of Tax Policy expected over that period before Trump took office. The growth rate from the budget assumes not just that the tax bill and some other Trump administration proposals will pass, but that the policies will add nearly a percentage point to the US's annual GDP growth.

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An analysis from the University of Pennsylvania's Penn-Wharton Budget Model released Monday said the Senate version of the tax bill would boost GDP by only about half a percentage point to 1 percentage point total after 10 years. The model said the bill would add $1.5 trillion to $1.8 trillion in new deficits over that time frame "even under assumptions favorable to economic growth."

The JCT estimated that he tax bill would boost the economy by eight-tenths of a percentage point over the first 10 years after the bill was passed and generate $1 trillion in new deficits even when factoring in economic growth.

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Jacob Leibenluft, a senior adviser at the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and former deputy director of the National Economic Council, had a similar reaction.

"This document is a tacit admission that Treasury's career tax experts have no analysis showing the tax plan pays for itself — but written in a way to confuse people who can't or won't read between the lines," he tweeted.

Jason Furman, a Harvard Kennedy professor who previously served as the Council of Economic Advisors chairman, called the report an "embarrassing joke."

Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, tweeted "no one should believe this study."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also blasted the report in a statement, saying it used "fake math."

"The latest Treasury 'analysis' is nothing more than one page of fake math," Schumer said. "It’s clear the White House and Republicans are grasping at straws to prove the unprovable and garner votes for a bill that nearly every single independent analysis has concluded will blow up

"Fake math". I like it.

[The Knockout Gun Gals]

Fake math? Everything seems to be fake lately in US. Fake news, fake math, fake everything.

Fake food too, I guess?

[New haven america]

That's... eye-opening, to say the least

U.N. poverty investigator visits Alabama: finds worst poverty in the developed world





I think it’s time for all those white blue-collar voters to thank President Trump for fulfilling their dreams of Making America Great Again (plus Colluding with Russia and Banning Muslims from entry the country – that’s what you all wanted, right?)

Being fair to President Trump (and that still makes me gag a little bit), he didn't cause the gross poverty in Alabama. That's been that way for a long long time.

He's certainly not fixing it, but then again, his predecessors didn't either.

Yeah, but I'm pretty sure keeping Moore in office won't actually help matters.

[Oil exporting People]

I think it’s time for all those white blue-collar voters to thank President Trump for fulfilling their dreams of Making America Great Again (plus Colluding with Russia and Banning Muslims from entry the country – that’s what you all wanted, right?)

Besides the fact we're talking about the opinion of a single official, there's something pretty hilarious about blaming a less than year old administration on poverty issues; at least try to make coherent sense with your narratives, okay?

[Galloism]

I think it’s time for all those white blue-collar voters to thank President Trump for fulfilling their dreams of Making America Great Again (plus Colluding with Russia and Banning Muslims from entry the country – that’s what you all wanted, right?)

Besides the fact we're talking about the opinion of a single official, there's something pretty hilarious about blaming a less than year old administration on poverty issues; at least try to make coherent sense with your narratives, okay?

Hey, remember when everyone started blaming Obama for the response to Katrina? Classic.

[Oil exporting People]

Hey, remember when everyone started blaming Obama for the response to Katrina? Classic.

I don't, do enlighten me honestly. Quite frankly, stupidity knows no political boundaries, so this doesn't surprise me if true.

[Sharania]

Besides the fact we're talking about the opinion of a single official, there's something pretty hilarious about blaming a less than year old administration on poverty issues; at least try to make coherent sense with your narratives, okay?

[Sigh]

Trump promised during his campaign to introduce a $1 trillion proposal within his first 100 days in office, then the administration said there’d be a plan by the third quarter. That didn’t happen

But I have little hope to convicne you, seeing in your signature: Southern Nationalist, Reactionary, and Far Rightist.

[Blakk Metal]

Fake food too, I guess?

Processed American cheese?

[Galloism]

Hey, remember when everyone started blaming Obama for the response to Katrina? Classic.

I don't, do enlighten me honestly. Quite frankly, stupidity knows no political boundaries, so this doesn't surprise me if true.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/ ... isapp.html

The world is a strange place.

[Oil exporting People]

I don't, do enlighten me honestly. Quite frankly, stupidity knows no political boundaries, so this doesn't surprise me if true.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/ ... isapp.html

The world is a strange place.

As I said, stupidity knows no bounds; I'll also add this to my list of reasons why Democracy is a joke.

[Corrian]

Besides the fact we're talking about the opinion of a single official, there's something pretty hilarious about blaming a less than year old administration on poverty issues; at least try to make coherent sense with your narratives, okay?

Hey, remember when everyone started blaming Obama for the response to Katrina? Classic.

Also for the economy crash.

[Camicon]

Hey, remember when everyone started blaming Obama for the response to Katrina? Classic.

Also for the economy crash.

That one really baffles me. Wasn't the economy crashing during the election that put Obama into office?

[Astrolinium]

Also for the economy crash.

That one really baffles me. Wasn't the economy crashing during the election that put Obama into office?

Yes, that's part of why he was elected.

[Collatis]

Senate Republicans have declared war on the American Bar Association in an effort to defend ‘not qualified’ judicial nominees

[The Knockout Gun Gals]

Senate Republicans have declared war on the American Bar Association in an effort to defend ‘not qualified’ judicial nominees

Second American Civil War happens in the most surprising way possible.

[Corrian]

Senate Republicans have declared war on the American Bar Association in an effort to defend ‘not qualified’ judicial nominees

"It's blatantly political" Says the GOP trying to sidestep it to get out unqualified candidates for rushed political reasons.

[Corrian]

Lindsey Graham has seriously turned into a Trump puppet. He's advertising his GOLF COURSE.

[Ism]

Lindsey Graham has seriously turned into a Trump puppet. He's advertising his GOLF COURSE.

Yeah this is pretty weird.

[Camicon]

Lindsey Graham has seriously turned into a Trump puppet. He's advertising his GOLF COURSE.

Yeah this is pretty weird.

Has anyone seen Lindsey's children lately?

[Herador]

Lindsey Graham has seriously turned into a Trump puppet. He's advertising his GOLF COURSE.

Oh come on, there has to be a law against this somewhere.

[MERIZoC]

Hey, remember when everyone started blaming Obama for the response to Katrina? Classic.

Also for the economy crash.

Not his fault of course, but his response was dreadful and enabled even more predatory practices that will inevitably lead to another disaster.

[Shikihara]

I don't, do enlighten me honestly. Quite frankly, stupidity knows no political boundaries, so this doesn't surprise me if true.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/ ... isapp.html

The world is a strange place.

As I said, stupidity knows no bounds; I'll also add this to my list of reasons why Democracy is a joke.

Your list of why authoritarianism is a joke must be yuge.

[Valrifell]

Yeah this is pretty weird.

Has anyone seen Lindsey's children lately?

Anyone else see the antenna poking out the top of his head?

[Ifreann]

Senate Republicans have declared war on the American Bar Association in an effort to defend ‘not qualified’ judicial nominees

Remember when there were nice things?

I don't.

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Lindsey Graham has seriously turned into a Trump puppet. He's advertising his GOLF COURSE.

Oh come on, there has to be a law against this somewhere.

In light of Lindsey Graham's evident conflict of interests with Trump International, he should have to abstain from all votes that could effect it.

Like any bills that cut corporate tax rates.