US Politics Thread

[Vic]

I'm, honestly, happy to read that.

But I, also, note there are those that will point to what you've said and say 'See! the US ain't all bad!'! But, it holds up a false narrative about the state of society. A bit like people saying they're holding charity programmes for whatever event, when some of know that events, like these, are used as tax write offs.

So, whilst there may be good, there's also ulterior motives.

We shouldn't need stuff like this, though, Idaho. All the money needed exists, it's just some gain from a gamed system where most suffer as the result of it or are made to.

Just pissed off with people that hold scales to their own eyes, wantonly ignoring what happens.

So to make up a deficit in government-funded health care, people are making donations to charity out of income, but you want them also to pay tax on the same income.

True, if enough people did it with a big enough share of their income, the government might have less money to spend and have to put up taxes, but putting up taxes for proper socialised health care in the first place is the most efficient way (judged by countries' % GDP spent on health v health outcomes).

 

[Bigga]

So to make up a deficit in government-funded health care, people are making donations to charity out of income, but you want them also to pay tax on the same income.

True, if enough people did it with a big enough share of their income, the government might have less money to spend and have to put up taxes, but putting up taxes for proper socialised health care in the first place is the most efficient way (judged by countries' % GDP spent on health v health outcomes).

I think what's disingenuous in these discussions is that people don't ask why there's not enough money going into government funded healthcare when the government fund other things benefitted by private industry, whose profits they gain and pay little tax on.

Virtually every successful billion dollar/ pound company has aided its start and growth by taxpayer funding and yet fail to put enough back into the system to aid healthcare and more.

We're not asked if we can fund these enormous companies by giving them grants. All I want is the Gov to treat its citizens right.

There's ENOUGH money out there that charities shouldn't have to exist.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

One party in America is actively attempting to end Democracy - to implement an autocracy where your vote doesn't count. It's unprecedented in the USA.

And in the midst of all of this, we have some clueless posters claiming that there's no difference between Democrats and Republicans. Unbelievable!

Wake up and educate yourself! If you believe in Democracy - you must vote for Democrats. Any Republican vote (with some very few debatable edge case exceptions) is a vote for authoritarian rule regardless of popular opinion and regardless of voting outcome.

 

[SWP's back]

Should be interesting

 

[mat]

Should be interesting

Not a set up to promote Moron's new news channel starting in a couple of days?


I trust piers as much as the mango Mussolini. Both shit in the same pot

 

[SWP's back]

Not a set up to promote Moron's new news channel starting in a couple of days?


I trust piers as much as the mango Mussolini. Both shit in the same pot

You think Trump pretended to walk off for a promo?

 

[mat]

You think Trump pretended to walk off for a promo?

That Twitter video was a promotion of his Morgan's show. It was cut like a X factor advert.

 

[SWP's back]

That Twitter video was a promotion of his Morgan's show. It was cut like a X factor advert.

I’m aware what it was. I asked if you think Trump storming off is fake.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

That Twitter video was a promotion of his Morgan's show. It was cut like a X factor advert.

I suspect it will be softball stuff for 30mins just so they can fill a show - and then about 5mins of him pissing trump off knowing he will get the reaction he wants and that is what is in the teaser.

This however is why the GOP will be in trouble if he runs in 2024. He cant do normal interviews and he cant do debates. He has no answer to the basic facts of the big issue he bangs on about.

 

[mat]

I’m aware what it was. I asked if you think Trump storming off is fake.

It wouldn't surprise me if it was.

We agree Donald a giant manbaby and his mate might have touched a nerve. No doubt moron will tell us if Trump had ostracized him for asking,and will happily spin that for his own gain to get his Frost/Nixon moment.