Enter The Trump Kakistocracy…

[Insipid]

23 minutes ago, tsar4 said:

Thanks to this administrations actions, I expect the US hours to soon be 169 hours per week.

There is no way it only takes 14 hours to no longer be impoverished in Japan on minimum wage. It is however interesting how affordable Tokyo has become compared to the average American city when just ten years ago it was one of the most expensive cities in the world.

[1pooh4u]

53 minutes ago, Insipid said:

There is no way it only takes 14 hours to no longer be impoverished in Japan on minimum wage. It is however interesting how affordable Tokyo has become compared to the average American city when just ten years ago it was one of the most expensive cities in the world.

It also says “receiving benefits” idk what kind of social programs they have in Japan but that still sounds low. 

[tsar4]

Gov. Walz to follow Bernie Sanders' example...

[tsar4]

[Master-Debater131]

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

Edited 12 hours ago by Master-Debater131

[Top Gun]

Every time I think you can't be more fucking stupid, you manage to outdo yourself.

[stilgar]

Who else thinks md typed all of that one handed?

[scoobdog]

2 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

So, is this what you kids call a nothingburger?

The Senate isn’t going to filibuster this, and Democrats aren’t going to vote for it except for Fetterman and any Senator from a red state.  Don’t you feel dumb fingering yourself for nothing?

[[classic swim]]

2 hours ago, stilgar said:

Who else thinks md typed all of that one handed?

 

4 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

wernt

 

[naraku360]

Hey, ChatGPT. Give me the dumbest political take you can:

4 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Whats probably so fun with the shutdown trap is just how obvious it is. This isnt that dumb 4D chess crap that Trump says, its as obvious a trap as you can get.

Its easy to see whats going to happen when Democrats spring it as well. Trumps going to use his megaphone to blame them, but shortly after that DOGE and others will call out how "Essential" Gov employees still have to go to work. Which will lead to the obvious question being asked "Why are there non-essential government employees?" From there its a pretty straight line to working on eliminating any government employee who isnt "essential". Thus reducing the size of government, and virtually eliminating entire departments.

If Democrats wernt so blinded by pure rage and hate they would be able to see this. Fetterman does, but the rest of the party is too blinded by hate and rage to see the trap they are walking into.

The obvious out for Democrats is to start to throw a ton of amendments at the bill, have them all shot down, then vote to advance it anyways while saying "we tried". Gives them something without teeing up brutal attack adds for next year in swing state races, which Democrats now have quite a few they need to defend.

 

Or, the other option, is that Trump simply lets the Government stay shutdown for months. Gov employees will eventually  quit when they arent getting paid, and the entire bureaucracy would collapse in on itself. Essential employees have to show up and work, but they dont get paid. People can only do that for so long before the bills come do and they may need to change jobs.

 

[André Toulon]

Lol, she made...."essentially" the same post again. Like an encore performance from a top tier

[1pooh4u]

Professor Heather Cox Richardson explaining the destruction of our government and the inability or unwillingness of Republicans to save it. 
 

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-12-2025?r=kmtvs&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
 

pretty much sums up how and why MD is wrong and an absolute garbage person