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Trump's Second Term

Aridas said:
My first question there is - Do they have the bureaucratic capacity to handle a change like that after the Trump Administration sabotaged the government's bureaucratic capacity so much?
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It seems unlikely they'll have budgeted for any extra cost in administering the change. When they can't cope, it should be a great time for people who want to move a lot of cash around unnoticed.

So, trying to look like they're doing something about financial crime appears likely to create opportunities to make it worse.
 
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dudalb said:
Sorry, I cannot just write off the American People the way some in this tread are. I guess that is the cool think to do among the nihilists, I suppose.
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Nothing to do with nihilism - the American people have created the current situation via exceptionalism over decades.

What you can do is tell me how it all gets fixed, so I've started a thread on that.

psionl0 said:
Hitler nothing!

Trump is starting to remind me of this guy:
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Idi Amin with the nuke football on his nightstand, sure.

Andy_Ross said:
Jesse Ventura in his interview posted earlier.

"We’re a third world country now"
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I saw that yesterday. If even Jesse Ventura can see it and 48% of your voters still support the MAGA death cult, we are truly doomed.
 
USA own the sea

Secretary Kristi Noem
@Sec_Noem
The world’s criminals are on notice.

Early this morning, the @USCG executed a boarding and seizure of the Motor Tanker Olina in international waters east of the Caribbean Sea. As another "ghost fleet" tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil, this vessel had departed Venezuela attempting to evade U.S. forces.

Close coordination with the @DeptofWar, @StateDept, and @TheJusticeDept ensured a safe, effective boarding consistent with law.

The ghost fleets will not outrun justice. They will not hide under false claims of nationality.
The Coast Guard will seize sanctioned oil tankers, enforce U.S. and international law, and eliminate these funding streams for illicit activity including narco-terrorism.

We are deeply proud of the Coast Guard's maritime fighting force for their relentless execution of this mission. This is owning the sea

https://twitter.com/x/status/2009628070047604976
 
Ziggurat said:
Our current national debt is not good. It's a big ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ problem. We've been putting off dealing with it for decades as it got worse and worse, with excuse after excuse about why it was OK when it wasn't. Your statement, while true, only serves as a deflection.
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So, why are the RepubliNazis constantly cutting taxes on the billionaires who own 95% of private wealth, and earn more than 90% of income in salaries and bonuses? They've been doing it for over 40 years now, and yet, theyre the ones screaming the loudest about the debt. Do they not know how basic math works?
 
If they're breaking embargoes then just tell us that. That is your justification. Adding all that bluster about potential funding streams for narco terrorism is just BS. (Not least because drug smuggling funds itself - that's kinda the whole reason it exists) You might as well tell us you fear they might spend the profits on unhealthy snacks.
 
Nihilianth said:
Our current national debt is not good. It's a big ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ problem. We've been putting off dealing with it for decades as it got worse and worse, with excuse after excuse about why it was OK when it wasn't. Your statement, while true, only serves as a deflection.
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So, why are the RepubliNazis constantly cutting taxes on the billionaires who own 95% of private wealth, and earn more than 90% of income in salaries and bonuses? They've been doing it for over 40 years now, and yet, theyre the ones screaming the loudest about the debt. Do they not know how basic math works?
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It should also be noted that the national deficit went up EVERY YEAR that Trump was in office in his first term. (Not just during the Covid years, when you might expect an increase due to emergency spending, but even during the 'good years'.)

It almost seems like republicans don't ACTUALLY care about the debt, but they just want to use it as a political tool to destroy stuff they "don't like".
 
Ziggurat said:
Trump lost money by becoming president. Perhaps the only person to do so in the past 100 years.
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FALSE! Trump made well over half a billion dollars in profits to all of his trips to his own property at Mar-a-Lago, both in his first term, and now so far in this term. And more recently, he spent several more millions of dollars taking a stupid lap around a NASCAR track in a limo like Hitler did during the Olympics.

Remember when you Republicans were screaming your heads off about Obama going golfing? Trump went golfing more times in his first four years in office, than both Bush and Obama did combined, in 16 years! And to top it off, Trump has profited off of his golfing trips to his own property.

Extreme corruption. Extreme government spending on little to no real future investments. Extreme tax cuts on the wealthy. Yeah. Republicans are real great at getting us out of debt. :ROFLMAO:
 
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dirtywick said:
it's comically misinformed to say trump has lost money since becoming president
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it's a load-bearing article of faith. The level of corruption under Trump 1.0 and 2.0 is so off any scale that no one can claim to be unaware of it - but just with all Strong Men, Republicans believe that it's the cost of having a wrecking ball like Trump.
 
Trump lost money by becoming president. Perhaps the only person to do so in the past 100 years.
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First of all, lets get one thing straight... Trump is a failure as a businessman. Multiple bankrupt casinos, a string of failed businesses and scams (Trump university, Trump airlines, Trump mortgage, etc.) Basically he is always losing money, and some of the money he does have he obtained under questionable circumstances.

About the only legitimate source of income he had for years was from his appearances on The Apprentice, which he used to prop up his other businesses.

So, Trump was "always" losing money.

Secondly, as other people have pointed out, while Trump "claims" he lost money as president, the reality is quite a bit different. Lets take a look at some of the ways he has benefitted financially, shall we?

- He had a hotel in Washington, that other countries would book rooms in as a way to curry favor with Trump (See: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/06/saudi-lobbyists-reportedly-booked-500-rooms-at-trumps-dc-hotel.html)

- U.S. military flights were stopping near one of Trump's resorts in Scotland and booking rooms. (See: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/air-force-trump-scottish-retreat-1484337)

- The secret service pays for rooms/services at trump properties while protecting him. In some cases, the fees were far above the going rate. (See: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/18/trump-overcharge-secret-service-hotel)

- The publicity from being president has allowed him to sell things like Trump electronic trading cards and crypto currency

So yeah, instead of the presidency "costing" him money, he is benefitting from it financially.
 
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