hokiewolf said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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This is a great idea if you like losing elections.

NEW -

GOP, Trump allies look at changes to Medicaid, food stamps to offset cost of tax bill

Under discussion: Work requirements; eligibility restrictions; benefit formula changes

Possible they stay away from both programs

W/ @jacobbogage @ddiamond https://t.co/Tcvg1aOpPb

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) November 18, 2024

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8 thought you said that if anybody is serious about the budget, then these are the types of areas that need to be looked into…

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yes, but how many abled body people are on Medicaid? Additionally, Medicaid is cheaper than paying hospitals for emergency visits. Social security and Medicare are the two that need to be looked at hard

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This is where the able bodied people are. Medicare is for the elderly. Medicaid is for the people of lower income status.

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Yes, but the percentage of people who are going to be able to work is low. The cuts that are being floated won't come to $100B, and that will all be sucked up by renewing the Trump tax cut.

Social security and Medicare are the two big sucks on overspending. Maybe the Doge crew wil figure that out too.

We are at the point where taxes are going to have to go up because no one is willing to fix SS and Medicare. And that's everyone, can't just soak the rich, that won't pay for it either. It would be better to just raise taxes now and get it over with.

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Hokie, don't fall for the same line that liberals fall for…

Our goal is to reduce the deficit, right? In order for that to happen, we need to do two things.

1) reduce spending
2) increase revenues into the treasury

I agree that Medicare needs to be resolved. I also agree that Social Security needs to resolved. Each one of them is solvable without more in the treasury. Unfortunately, some hard decisions have to be made that some are not going to like.

As far as more into the treasury, well, a more robust economy will increase receipts. Tax cuts have never reduced the receipts into the treasury as we typically get more contributors and the increase in economic growth has high earners contribute more. Megan Kelly did a good review on this several weeks ago.

With 20 - 25% of all receipts going to service the debt, well, that's something that all politicians contributed to and need to solve. Does everyone have the will to do that?

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you know what will not contribute to a robust economy? Tariffs.

I am confused, are you saying Social Security and Medicare are solvent, but also saying there need to be cuts to benefits? Those two statements are I conflict to me.

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Yes, he's saying that tax cuts add money to the treasury just like magic, yet "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security. If his magical math actually worked you'd think we could just cut taxes and unleash economic growth until our deficit went away.

Of course his magical math doesn't work... it's just the same tired scam they've been pulling for decades. More rich guy tax cuts paid for by draconian cuts to the working class.

Oh well, I guess the working class voted to have their SS slashed, so who am I to judge? Good luck with that!

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your math of soaking the rich doesn't work either.

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hokiewolf said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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This is a great idea if you like losing elections.

NEW -

GOP, Trump allies look at changes to Medicaid, food stamps to offset cost of tax bill

Under discussion: Work requirements; eligibility restrictions; benefit formula changes

Possible they stay away from both programs

W/ @jacobbogage @ddiamond https://t.co/Tcvg1aOpPb

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) November 18, 2024

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8 thought you said that if anybody is serious about the budget, then these are the types of areas that need to be looked into…

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yes, but how many abled body people are on Medicaid? Additionally, Medicaid is cheaper than paying hospitals for emergency visits. Social security and Medicare are the two that need to be looked at hard

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This is where the able bodied people are. Medicare is for the elderly. Medicaid is for the people of lower income status.

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Yes, but the percentage of people who are going to be able to work is low. The cuts that are being floated won't come to $100B, and that will all be sucked up by renewing the Trump tax cut.

Social security and Medicare are the two big sucks on overspending. Maybe the Doge crew wil figure that out too.

We are at the point where taxes are going to have to go up because no one is willing to fix SS and Medicare. And that's everyone, can't just soak the rich, that won't pay for it either. It would be better to just raise taxes now and get it over with.

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Hokie, don't fall for the same line that liberals fall for…

Our goal is to reduce the deficit, right? In order for that to happen, we need to do two things.

1) reduce spending
2) increase revenues into the treasury

I agree that Medicare needs to be resolved. I also agree that Social Security needs to resolved. Each one of them is solvable without more in the treasury. Unfortunately, some hard decisions have to be made that some are not going to like.

As far as more into the treasury, well, a more robust economy will increase receipts. Tax cuts have never reduced the receipts into the treasury as we typically get more contributors and the increase in economic growth has high earners contribute more. Megan Kelly did a good review on this several weeks ago.

With 20 - 25% of all receipts going to service the debt, well, that's something that all politicians contributed to and need to solve. Does everyone have the will to do that?

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you know what will not contribute to a robust economy? Tariffs.

I am confused, are you saying Social Security and Medicare are solvent, but also saying there need to be cuts to benefits? Those two statements are I conflict to me.

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Yes, he's saying that tax cuts add money to the treasury just like magic, yet "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security. If his magical math actually worked you'd think we could just cut taxes and unleash economic growth until our deficit went away.

Of course his magical math doesn't work... it's just the same tired scam they've been pulling for decades. More rich guy tax cuts paid for by draconian cuts to the working class.

Oh well, I guess the working class voted to have their SS slashed, so who am I to judge? Good luck with that!

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your math of soaking the rich doesn't work either.

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SmaptyWolf said:

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hokiewolf said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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This is a great idea if you like losing elections.

NEW -

GOP, Trump allies look at changes to Medicaid, food stamps to offset cost of tax bill

Under discussion: Work requirements; eligibility restrictions; benefit formula changes

Possible they stay away from both programs

W/ @jacobbogage @ddiamond https://t.co/Tcvg1aOpPb

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) November 18, 2024

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8 thought you said that if anybody is serious about the budget, then these are the types of areas that need to be looked into…

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yes, but how many abled body people are on Medicaid? Additionally, Medicaid is cheaper than paying hospitals for emergency visits. Social security and Medicare are the two that need to be looked at hard

---

This is where the able bodied people are. Medicare is for the elderly. Medicaid is for the people of lower income status.

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Yes, but the percentage of people who are going to be able to work is low. The cuts that are being floated won't come to $100B, and that will all be sucked up by renewing the Trump tax cut.

Social security and Medicare are the two big sucks on overspending. Maybe the Doge crew wil figure that out too.

We are at the point where taxes are going to have to go up because no one is willing to fix SS and Medicare. And that's everyone, can't just soak the rich, that won't pay for it either. It would be better to just raise taxes now and get it over with.

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Hokie, don't fall for the same line that liberals fall for…

Our goal is to reduce the deficit, right? In order for that to happen, we need to do two things.

1) reduce spending
2) increase revenues into the treasury

I agree that Medicare needs to be resolved. I also agree that Social Security needs to resolved. Each one of them is solvable without more in the treasury. Unfortunately, some hard decisions have to be made that some are not going to like.

As far as more into the treasury, well, a more robust economy will increase receipts. Tax cuts have never reduced the receipts into the treasury as we typically get more contributors and the increase in economic growth has high earners contribute more. Megan Kelly did a good review on this several weeks ago.

With 20 - 25% of all receipts going to service the debt, well, that's something that all politicians contributed to and need to solve. Does everyone have the will to do that?

---

you know what will not contribute to a robust economy? Tariffs.

I am confused, are you saying Social Security and Medicare are solvent, but also saying there need to be cuts to benefits? Those two statements are I conflict to me.

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Yes, he's saying that tax cuts add money to the treasury just like magic, yet "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security. If his magical math actually worked you'd think we could just cut taxes and unleash economic growth until our deficit went away.

Of course his magical math doesn't work... it's just the same tired scam they've been pulling for decades. More rich guy tax cuts paid for by draconian cuts to the working class.

Oh well, I guess the working class voted to have their SS slashed, so who am I to judge? Good luck with that!

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your math of soaking the rich doesn't work either.

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So suggesting that the optimal tax rate for running a stable superpower isn't Cary's fantasy rate of zero, and in fact we may have already shot below that optimal rate, is "soaking the rich"? Got it!

Anyway, by all means go ahead and slash taxes again and stick it on the deficit again. Actually attempting to pay for it by gutting Social Security would be the most fiscally responsible thing Republicans have done in ages.

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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This is a great idea if you like losing elections.

NEW -

GOP, Trump allies look at changes to Medicaid, food stamps to offset cost of tax bill

Under discussion: Work requirements; eligibility restrictions; benefit formula changes

Possible they stay away from both programs

W/ @jacobbogage @ddiamond https://t.co/Tcvg1aOpPb

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) November 18, 2024

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8 thought you said that if anybody is serious about the budget, then these are the types of areas that need to be looked into…

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yes, but how many abled body people are on Medicaid? Additionally, Medicaid is cheaper than paying hospitals for emergency visits. Social security and Medicare are the two that need to be looked at hard

---

This is where the able bodied people are. Medicare is for the elderly. Medicaid is for the people of lower income status.

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Yes, but the percentage of people who are going to be able to work is low. The cuts that are being floated won't come to $100B, and that will all be sucked up by renewing the Trump tax cut.

Social security and Medicare are the two big sucks on overspending. Maybe the Doge crew wil figure that out too.

We are at the point where taxes are going to have to go up because no one is willing to fix SS and Medicare. And that's everyone, can't just soak the rich, that won't pay for it either. It would be better to just raise taxes now and get it over with.

---

Hokie, don't fall for the same line that liberals fall for…

Our goal is to reduce the deficit, right? In order for that to happen, we need to do two things.

1) reduce spending
2) increase revenues into the treasury

I agree that Medicare needs to be resolved. I also agree that Social Security needs to resolved. Each one of them is solvable without more in the treasury. Unfortunately, some hard decisions have to be made that some are not going to like.

As far as more into the treasury, well, a more robust economy will increase receipts. Tax cuts have never reduced the receipts into the treasury as we typically get more contributors and the increase in economic growth has high earners contribute more. Megan Kelly did a good review on this several weeks ago.

With 20 - 25% of all receipts going to service the debt, well, that's something that all politicians contributed to and need to solve. Does everyone have the will to do that?

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you know what will not contribute to a robust economy? Tariffs.

I am confused, are you saying Social Security and Medicare are solvent, but also saying there need to be cuts to benefits? Those two statements are I conflict to me.

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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caryking said:

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hokiewolf said:

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This is a great idea if you like losing elections.

NEW -

GOP, Trump allies look at changes to Medicaid, food stamps to offset cost of tax bill

Under discussion: Work requirements; eligibility restrictions; benefit formula changes

Possible they stay away from both programs

W/ @jacobbogage @ddiamond https://t.co/Tcvg1aOpPb

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) November 18, 2024

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8 thought you said that if anybody is serious about the budget, then these are the types of areas that need to be looked into…

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yes, but how many abled body people are on Medicaid? Additionally, Medicaid is cheaper than paying hospitals for emergency visits. Social security and Medicare are the two that need to be looked at hard

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This is where the able bodied people are. Medicare is for the elderly. Medicaid is for the people of lower income status.

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Yes, but the percentage of people who are going to be able to work is low. The cuts that are being floated won't come to $100B, and that will all be sucked up by renewing the Trump tax cut.

Social security and Medicare are the two big sucks on overspending. Maybe the Doge crew wil figure that out too.

We are at the point where taxes are going to have to go up because no one is willing to fix SS and Medicare. And that's everyone, can't just soak the rich, that won't pay for it either. It would be better to just raise taxes now and get it over with.

---

Hokie, don't fall for the same line that liberals fall for…

Our goal is to reduce the deficit, right? In order for that to happen, we need to do two things.

1) reduce spending
2) increase revenues into the treasury

I agree that Medicare needs to be resolved. I also agree that Social Security needs to resolved. Each one of them is solvable without more in the treasury. Unfortunately, some hard decisions have to be made that some are not going to like.

As far as more into the treasury, well, a more robust economy will increase receipts. Tax cuts have never reduced the receipts into the treasury as we typically get more contributors and the increase in economic growth has high earners contribute more. Megan Kelly did a good review on this several weeks ago.

With 20 - 25% of all receipts going to service the debt, well, that's something that all politicians contributed to and need to solve. Does everyone have the will to do that?

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you know what will not contribute to a robust economy? Tariffs.

I am confused, are you saying Social Security and Medicare are solvent, but also saying there need to be cuts to benefits? Those two statements are I conflict to me.

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I don't see where I said the two are solvent…. The whole federal government is dang near insolvent. What I am saying is that the two biggies are solvable; however, changes need to be made.

We don't necessarily need more revenues for the programs; rather, we need more cuts and/or administrative controls and less coercive collaboration…

Much to the chagrin of the resident leftist, for everything else, we need a more robust economy, with a more streamlined tax system, that spreads the receipts out more evenly. I'm a fan of a consumption tax and do away with the production system, we currently have.

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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I don't know Civ,… didn't the legal system work. You're all about letting the system work. Well, part of that system is innocent until proven guilty. If the DOJ didn't find enough evidence to to charge him, well…

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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I don't know Civ,… didn't the legal system work. You're all about letting the system work. Well, part of that system is innocent until proven guilty. If the DOJ didn't find enough evidence to to charge him, well…

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The DOJ and Ethics Committee don't have the same purviews.

The Ethics committee hasn't found evidence of sex trafficking either I'm strongly suspecting, but they apparently have heard evidence of other wrongdoing or ethical violations that fell outside the DOJ's scope.

Gaetz is nominated to be the top cop in the land. Its not asking too much to understand whether he is legally or ethically compromised.

And again, why do we have Congressional Republicans highly concerned about Gaetz if he's "done nothing wrong."

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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I don't know Civ,… didn't the legal system work. You're all about letting the system work. Well, part of that system is innocent until proven guilty. If the DOJ didn't find enough evidence to to charge him, well…

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The DOJ and Ethics Committee don't have the same purviews.

The Ethics committee hasn't found evidence of sex trafficking either I'm strongly suspecting, but they apparently have heard evidence of other wrongdoing or ethical violations that fell outside the DOJ's scope.

Gaetz is nominated to be the top cop in the land. Its not asking too much to understand whether he is legally or ethically compromised.

And again, why do we have Congressional Republicans highly concerned about Gaetz if he's "done nothing wrong."

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Civ, that's the world view difference we have…. At some point, I get tired of all the investigations against Republicans. My hunch is that there isn't anything there (could be wrong) and this is all to do with some type of vendetta.

Is Gaetz squeaky clean? Probably not! Are you, Civ, squeaky clean? Probably not!

At this point, anymore, I don't even care. I want the person that is going to deconstruct whatever part, of the Federal Government, they are appointed to do. I believe we have a rot in our system that is not good. So, put the person in there that will eradicate that rot.

Now, if you don't think we have a rot in our Federal Agencies, then you will probably see different than me. That said, we won, you lost!!

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NEW: Donald Trump is expected to pick Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, according to Punchbowl.

Here is Lutnick blowing the minds of CNBC hosts as he explained how Trump will use tariffs as a negotiation tactic.

Lutnick lost 658 employees in the… pic.twitter.com/6Aalo2mKQv

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 19, 2024

BBW12OG said:

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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LOL

so....

You tried this with EVERY damn GOP nominee from the SCOTUS to every nominee since 1987......

Clarence Thomas
Donald Trump
Brett Kavanaugh
Pete Hegstheth
Matt Gaetz

Please.... Keep trying

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As Biden doesn't know which planet he's on, Obama doing his best to leave a mess for President Trump to clean up.

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— Dr. Jan Halper-Hayes (@Biz_Shrink) November 12, 2024

caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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I don't know Civ,… didn't the legal system work. You're all about letting the system work. Well, part of that system is innocent until proven guilty. If the DOJ didn't find enough evidence to to charge him, well…

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The DOJ and Ethics Committee don't have the same purviews.

The Ethics committee hasn't found evidence of sex trafficking either I'm strongly suspecting, but they apparently have heard evidence of other wrongdoing or ethical violations that fell outside the DOJ's scope.

Gaetz is nominated to be the top cop in the land. Its not asking too much to understand whether he is legally or ethically compromised.

And again, why do we have Congressional Republicans highly concerned about Gaetz if he's "done nothing wrong."

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Civ, that's the world view difference we have…. At some point, I get tired of all the investigations against Republicans. My hunch is that there isn't anything there (could be wrong) and this is all to do with some type of vendetta.

Is Gaetz squeaky clean? Probably not! Are you, Civ, squeaky clean? Probably not!

At this point, anymore, I don't even care. I want the person that is going to deconstruct whatever part, of the Federal Government, they are appointed to do. I believe we have a rot in our system that is not good. So, put the person in there that will eradicate that rot.

Now, if you don't think we have a rot in our Federal Agencies, then you will probably see different than me. That said, we won, you lost!!

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Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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I don't know Civ,… didn't the legal system work. You're all about letting the system work. Well, part of that system is innocent until proven guilty. If the DOJ didn't find enough evidence to to charge him, well…

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The DOJ and Ethics Committee don't have the same purviews.

The Ethics committee hasn't found evidence of sex trafficking either I'm strongly suspecting, but they apparently have heard evidence of other wrongdoing or ethical violations that fell outside the DOJ's scope.

Gaetz is nominated to be the top cop in the land. Its not asking too much to understand whether he is legally or ethically compromised.

And again, why do we have Congressional Republicans highly concerned about Gaetz if he's "done nothing wrong."

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Civ, that's the world view difference we have…. At some point, I get tired of all the investigations against Republicans. My hunch is that there isn't anything there (could be wrong) and this is all to do with some type of vendetta.

Is Gaetz squeaky clean? Probably not! Are you, Civ, squeaky clean? Probably not!

At this point, anymore, I don't even care. I want the person that is going to deconstruct whatever part, of the Federal Government, they are appointed to do. I believe we have a rot in our system that is not good. So, put the person in there that will eradicate that rot.

Now, if you don't think we have a rot in our Federal Agencies, then you will probably see different than me. That said, we won, you lost!!

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The Republicans that are speaking up about Gaetz have a vendetta? What would that vendetta be?

Look at Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett. Did they get investigated?

Think maybe that was because they seemed clean?

You finally nailed it though. You don't care and neither does most of Congress or more than half of voters. All accusations, no matter how credible, are a witchhunt, and Pubs are perpetual victims.

I'm looking forward to Trump's attempts at retribution over the next four years. They'll be a great reminder that investigations have to have actual evidence to proceed.

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Unironically this is the correct position: America has voted for change for 20+ years and never truly got it

Trump 2.0 is about delivering on actually BLOWING up and resetting our institutions

Give people what they asked for and then we can judge the results https://t.co/Q8pQzHdETC

— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) November 19, 2024

Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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packgrad said:

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Bububut the committee!!!!'

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LOL at y'all conflating "choosing not to press charges for sex trafficking" for "found to have done nothing wrong."

Seems obvious Republicans on the Hill that are vowing not to confirm wouldn't be up in arms if Gaetz had "done nothing wrong."

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I don't know Civ,… didn't the legal system work. You're all about letting the system work. Well, part of that system is innocent until proven guilty. If the DOJ didn't find enough evidence to to charge him, well…

---

The DOJ and Ethics Committee don't have the same purviews.

The Ethics committee hasn't found evidence of sex trafficking either I'm strongly suspecting, but they apparently have heard evidence of other wrongdoing or ethical violations that fell outside the DOJ's scope.

Gaetz is nominated to be the top cop in the land. Its not asking too much to understand whether he is legally or ethically compromised.

And again, why do we have Congressional Republicans highly concerned about Gaetz if he's "done nothing wrong."

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Civ, that's the world view difference we have…. At some point, I get tired of all the investigations against Republicans. My hunch is that there isn't anything there (could be wrong) and this is all to do with some type of vendetta.

Is Gaetz squeaky clean? Probably not! Are you, Civ, squeaky clean? Probably not!

At this point, anymore, I don't even care. I want the person that is going to deconstruct whatever part, of the Federal Government, they are appointed to do. I believe we have a rot in our system that is not good. So, put the person in there that will eradicate that rot.

Now, if you don't think we have a rot in our Federal Agencies, then you will probably see different than me. That said, we won, you lost!!

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The Republicans that are speaking up about Gaetz have a vendetta? What would that vendetta be?

Look at Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett. Did they get investigated?

Think maybe that was because they seemed clean?

You finally nailed it though. You don't care and neither does most of Congress or more than half of voters. All accusations, no matter how credible, are a witchhunt, and Pubs are perpetual victims.

I'm looking forward to Trump's attempts at retribution over the next four years. They'll be a great reminder that investigations have to have actual evidence to proceed.

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