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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    There is physically no way to 'man' the border. That is a terrible talking point which further strengthens the case to build a physical barrier.

    Modern Technology? You want to talk about an endless bill? Now thats government spending.
    Wait, you’re the one saying “walls work.” Historically, have walls worked without being fortified/militarized?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio3000 View Post
    Wait, you’re the one saying “walls work.” Historically, have walls worked without being fortified/militarized?
    To prevent a military invasion? Of course not. To control movement over borders? Absolutely.
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    Quote Originally Posted by goldfly View Post
    carp isn't a liberal

    you have become so far right and part of the cult, anyone that doesn't believe everything you drank the kool aid for is a liberal to you


    people still thinking our medical system is great and europe etc is bad lol



    this whole thread is being used by thethe to hope prove that people are better off now and to overlook all the corruption and crimes for a few pieces of silver.
    There have been many studies done that shows the left is the one that radicalized and not the other way around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    There have been many studies done that shows the left is the one that radicalized and not the other way around.
    Lol, you sound exactly like Trump when he spouts of at the mouth without evidence to back it up.

    Please provide these studies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
    Lol, you sound exactly like Trump when he spouts of at the mouth without evidence to back it up.

    Please provide these studies.
    Which issue would you like to discuss?

    Immigration?
    Economic policy?
    Social policy?
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    Just more good news every single day.

    When is that recession coming guys? Trump is still too dangerous to be president right?
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    Sept 11, 2019 - Vox Media

    https://www.vox.com/2019/9/11/208510...s-labor-unions

    “After two hours of debate Tuesday, it happened: The California Senate voted on AB 5. It passed.

    Democratic lawmakers applauded. Supporters of the bill cheered online.

    “I have tears in my eyes and goosebumps on my limbs,” wrote Veena Dubal, a law professor at University of California Hastings.

    AB 5’s passage — which Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign — could easily be seen as just another progressive victory in California. But it is more than that. It is a historic moment for the US labor movement too.

    By making it hard for employers to misclassify employees as independent contractors, potentially millions of California workers who’ve been kept off payrolls will get basic labor rights for the first time, like overtime pay and unemployment benefits. This includes janitors, construction workers, security guards, and hotel housekeepers — and yes, this group also includes Uber and Lyft drivers”



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    Dec 17th, 2019

    https://www.latimes.com/business/sto...reelancers-ab5

    “Vox Media cuts hundreds of freelance journalists, blaming AB 5

    Since California adopted the new state employment law AB 5 in September, freelance journalists in the state have been scrambling to understand how their livelihoods could be affected after it takes effect on Jan. 1. Now some are finding out.

    New York-based Vox Media said Monday that it will end contracts with hundreds of freelance writers and editors in California who cover sports for the blog network SB Nation as the company comes into compliance with the law, which could have forced it to reclassify some of these contractors as employees.

    In 2020, the company will create a new team of SB Nation employees to cover California sports that have largely been covered by independent contractors since 2003. Vox Media will end contracts with about 200 people, including non-California freelancers who cover teams based in the state, and replace them with 20 new part-time and full-time staffers, according to a source familiar with the decision.

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    President Trump on trade deals:

    NAFTA: “the worst Trade Deal ever made”

    TPP: “even worse” than NAFTA

    USMCA (mostly NAFTA with elements of TPP): “the best and most important trade deal ever made”

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    Personal income and spending up sharply in November.

    There is no end to the good news in the Trump economy.
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    How many here said the economy would crash under a Trump presidency?
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    I said it would boom despite him and he would ride that to reelection. So half right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    Trump is still too dangerous to be president right?
    yes
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    Quote Originally Posted by acesfull86 View Post
    Justin Amash
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    President Trump on trade deals:

    NAFTA: “the worst Trade Deal ever made”

    TPP: “even worse” than NAFTA

    USMCA (mostly NAFTA with elements of TPP): “the best and most important trade deal ever made”
    straight out of his playbooks of smoke and mirror bull****

    shouldn't be a surprise from a conman though
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Chosen One View Post


    This. No matter how the money is spent the economy gets better with more money. Thats why Republicans pound the table about the debt when Democrats are in power and spend like drunken sailors when they are in charge. What Trump is trying to do is make a series of short term moves designed to boost the economy and hoping it crashes after he leaves so he can proclaim himself to be economic Jesus.
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    " short term" a common thread running through all 45 policies
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    Deficit has never exploded like this outside a war or severe recession.

    Effectively deficits are an IOU that future generations will pay.

    In times of war it can be justified along the lines of "defeat Hitler to secure freedom for future generations." So it is fair to pass on some of the bill to them. The Reagan buildup could possibly be justified along those lines as part of the cost of winning the Cold War. Reagan also had a recession to deal with in his first term.

    In times of economic crisis you want to jump start the economy but should wind down the deficit in a timely manner.

    What we are doing now (no war, no economic crisis) is a new thing.
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