Dick Allen Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Trump is making his cabinet choices like the Apprentice. He tweeted he is the only one who knows who the finalists are. That is encouraging. The guy with zero experience isn't seeking help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) https://www.yahoo.com/news/immigration-hard...-015354176.html Here comes the wall (without even a Congressional vote to get it started) and immigration round-ups... http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/16/politics/tru...ders/index.html All the areas where Trump will be at odds with Ryan/GOP Congress https://www.yahoo.com/news/giuliani-favorit...-082235190.html Transition team already struggling...but great, we've spooked RMB down almost to 6.9 and freaked out the mortgage markets as well. (And Jared Kushner's running off all the former Christie aides because of the vendetta he's held ever since the Christie administration went after his father.) The irony here is the Chinese want the RMB to stay in the 6.4-6.5 range, and are fighting to strengthen/preserve its value against speculators shorting it, instituting numerous capital controls on currency leaving the mainland. Doesn't matter...stock market's doing great, so God continues to bless the 1% Edited November 16, 2016 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett05 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Nov 15, 2016 -> 02:05 PM) so he says I'm blinded by partisan bias... this guy brett a staunch conservative tells me I have bias from being able to comprehend the english language? wow it's going to be a long four years defending this clown. best of luck mate, you're going to need it. Not looking to defend him at all my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Interesting. I never expected him to actually follow through on this. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-roo...transition-team Vice President-elect Mike Pence is reportedly kicking all lobbyists off the transition team, according to The Wall Street Journal. An unidentified source within the transition team told the Journal that it was one of Pence’s first moves since taking over the effort from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was ousted last week. Pence officially took control of the transition efforts on Tuesday, according to a document sent to the White House. Since Christie’s removal, many of his appointees on the team have also been dismissed, and the transition effort has been taken over by campaign loyalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett05 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 05:11 AM) Trump is making his cabinet choices like the Apprentice. He tweeted he is the only one who knows who the finalists are. That is encouraging. The guy with zero experience isn't seeking help. How does only him knowing the finalists mean he is not seeking help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 09:41 AM) Interesting. I never expected him to actually follow through on this. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-roo...transition-team I like it. Though some of the cabinet positions still frighten me, the white supremecist anti-semite bigot primarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinilaw08 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 10:51 AM) I like it. Though some of the cabinet positions still frighten me, the white supremecist anti-semite bigot primarily. Yep. Bannon needs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (brett05 @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 09:39 AM) Not looking to defend him at all my friend. If I post this same tweet in 4 years, would you assume I'm trying to be non violent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 09:41 AM) Interesting. I never expected him to actually follow through on this. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-roo...transition-team Lobbyist all need to go. I like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 05:25 AM) https://www.yahoo.com/news/immigration-hard...-015354176.html Here comes the wall (without even a Congressional vote to get it started) and immigration round-ups... http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/16/politics/tru...ders/index.html All the areas where Trump will be at odds with Ryan/GOP Congress https://www.yahoo.com/news/giuliani-favorit...-082235190.html Transition team already struggling...but great, we've spooked RMB down almost to 6.9 and freaked out the mortgage markets as well. (And Jared Kushner's running off all the former Christie aides because of the vendetta he's held ever since the Christie administration went after his father.) The irony here is the Chinese want the RMB to stay in the 6.4-6.5 range, and are fighting to strengthen/preserve its value against speculators shorting it, instituting numerous capital controls on currency leaving the mainland. Doesn't matter...stock market's doing great, so God continues to bless the 1% The irony of course is that Obama's opinion completely changed once he was in charge. I fully expect the same epiphany to happen to Trump once his advisors get ahold of him. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/...rds_125489.html “Your department’s refusal to take action … raises serious questions about the Administration’s commitment to protecting the interests of American businesses and American workers. “Refusing to acknowledge this problem,” the senator continued, “will not make it go away. … The Administration’s refusal to take strong action against China’s currency manipulation will also make it more difficult to obtain congressional approval for renewed Trade Promotion Authority, as well as additional trade agreements.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (brett05 @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 09:44 AM) How does only him knowing the finalists mean he is not seeking help? The people helping him don't know who the finalists are, if he is the only one who knows. Why is he playing a game? The country isn't a reality TV show. He isn't telling his people who the finalists are. They even tell you who the finalists are on the Academy Awards, but Donny , the guy who claimed the election is rigged, then won with the second most votes, is keeping everyone is suspense again. The guy is a joke. I doubt he lasts his term. Edited November 16, 2016 by Dick Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Who Benefits From Donald Trump's Tax Plan? spoiler: wealthy people, lower and middle class get hosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 06:18 PM) Who Benefits From Donald Trump's Tax Plan? spoiler: wealthy people, lower and middle class get hosed. I like the rate drop, but trading exemptions for child care credits I won't use sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasttriptotulsa Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 11:41 AM) I like the rate drop, but trading exemptions for child care credits I won't use sucks. You like rate drops that overwhelmingly benefit the rich and hurt the poor and middle class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 11:56 AM) You like rate drops that overwhelmingly benefit the rich and hurt the poor and middle class? What is considered middle class income these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 06:56 PM) You like rate drops that overwhelmingly benefit the rich and hurt the poor and middle class? I was only saying I like that my rate goes down, not that I like the proportions of rate drops between poor/middle class/rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 12:14 PM) What is considered middle class income these days? Median household income is ~$50k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 10:20 AM) Median household income is ~$50k. Really? That seems really low. Like minimum wage low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 To be honest? The bottom tax rate is meaningless. NO one actually pays that tax rate. By the time all of the deductions are taken, especially the EITC, most people who would fall into the 10% bracket are actually paying a negative tax rate. The bottom 50% of earners in this country pay an average income tax of about 3% versus the 28% at the top 0.1% or 27% at the top 1%. That also means that any cuts of the lowest income tax bracket are practically worthless. People in those ranges aren't paying any of those taxes anyway. Politically, it is so stupid to even think about raising the bottom rate. It isn't like you are going to raise an appreciable amount of income anyway as long as the deduction structure we have in place now sticks around. The blowback you get from it will destroy any help to the bottom line that this would raise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 07:24 PM) Really? That seems really low. Like minimum wage low. Federal minimum wage at 40 hours/week is $15,000 a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasttriptotulsa Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 12:24 PM) Really? That seems really low. Like minimum wage low. In my area of rural southwest Wisconsin many of the communities have median household incomes in the $30,000's range. Someone with a household income in the $50,000's is doing fairly well. Of course where I live you can buy a very nice home for under $150,000. I live in a typical 1100 square foot single story ranch that is in good shape and fairly well updated and I paid $106,000 five years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 10:28 AM) Federal minimum wage at 40 hours/week is $15,000 a year I stand corrected. Keep forgetting how insane things are on the west coast. $50K/year would get you a port-a-potty for a home. Edited November 16, 2016 by BigSqwert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 trump won the election because sqwert thinks 50k is minimum wage. pompous jagoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 10:50 AM) trump won the election because sqwert thinks 50k is minimum wage. pompous jagoff I live in Seattle where.... The median home value in Seattle is $594,600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 12:51 PM) I live in Seattle where.... I know bro. My mom and two sisters live out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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