Cont: The Biden Presidency (4)

Biden wants to increase taxes. I don't see any way an increase in taxes coupled with a decrease of energy production which leads to higher energy and consumer pricing can build a strong economy. I believe it was Steve Forbes that said something like "you can't tax an economy into prosperity." Americans have an overwhelming view that our economy is headed in the wrong direction.

Total BS. Biden energy production is fine. The tar sands are cheap crap and do not bring gas prices down. They are used by a Canadian company, refined to some useful heavy diesel (think ship fuel) and exported. Not a source of US energy.

And Biden has not raised taxes. I don't personally know anyone whose taxes go up when the Trump tax bill expires. It's for taxing rich people.

You also can't trickle down to prosperity. We have tried since Reagan. Does not work.
 
It's all Biden's mess, completely unforced.

He suggested that he would be a One Term President, just staying on long enough to restore stability and fix the worst of Trump's actions.

If he had done that, his legacy would have been assured.

Now, no one thinks of him as the guy who beat Trump, only as the guy who is likely to lose to Trump.

Idiot.
 
He suggested that he would be a One Term President
One of the great ironies of how the party put itself in this situation: the only argument in his favor that anybody ever mustered was "ELECTABLE!", but one of his main selling points was that he was supposed to be gone soon, demonstrating that he knew nobody had wanted him.
 
Total BS. Biden energy production is fine. The tar sands are cheap crap and do not bring gas prices down. They are used by a Canadian company, refined to some useful heavy diesel (think ship fuel) and exported. Not a source of US energy.

And Biden has not raised taxes. I don't personally know anyone whose taxes go up when the Trump tax bill expires. It's for taxing rich people.

You also can't trickle down to prosperity. We have tried since Reagan. Does not work.

No, the US only recently (as in Dec 2023) returned to 2019 levels of production. Biden had little if anything to do with it. It was profit motive. Yet the damage had already been done from his "war on oil" beginning the first day of his Presidency. Increased energy costs, consumer pricing and record high inflation were the results. It's undeniable. To add insult to injury, in an attempt to correct his obvious mistake, he's been releasing oil from the Strategic Reserves in a desperate attempt to lower gas prices prior to the election. It's absolutely true whether you know it or not.

Biden has not raised taxes YET, but he promises to do so if re-elected. Surely you've heard him say this? It's common sense that if you hurt the man on top, "stuff" rolls down hill (kinder word) you'll end up hurting the man at the bottom thru increased consumer costs and a decline in business and jobs rather than an expansion of business and an addition of new jobs due to that expansion. It's all about the bottom line and increasing revenue. It's good for the Country.

Trickle down economics absolutely worked under Reagan and it absolutely worked during Trump. I lived both and again, it's undeniable. I also remember President Carter's term in office, the rising interest rates (as they currently are again), high gas prices (for the time) rising consumer prices (for the time) and to top it off, there were those "No Gas Today" signs at many stations. Carter was a good man, my family were all Democrats and voted for him. After experiencing his economy, much like Biden's currently, my family all voted for Reagan and have voted largely for Republican Presidents since. Fool me once sort of lesson.

I've been there and I know that stream you're currently trying to emit down my back is urine and not rain. You can't rewrite History, especially to those that lived it.
 
No, the US only recently (as in Dec 2023) returned to 2019 levels of production. Biden had little if anything to do with it. It was profit motive. Yet the damage had already been done from his "war on oil" beginning the first day of his Presidency. Increased energy costs, consumer pricing and record high inflation were the results. It's undeniable. To add insult to injury, in an attempt to correct his obvious mistake, he's been releasing oil from the Strategic Reserves in a desperate attempt to lower gas prices prior to the election. It's absolutely true whether you know it or not.

Biden has not raised taxes YET, but he promises to do so if re-elected. Surely you've heard him say this? It's common sense that if you hurt the man on top, "stuff" rolls down hill (kinder word) you'll end up hurting the man at the bottom thru increased consumer costs and a decline in business and jobs rather than an expansion of business and an addition of new jobs due to that expansion. It's all about the bottom line and increasing revenue. It's good for the Country.

Trickle down economics absolutely worked under Reagan and it absolutely worked during Trump. I lived both and again, it's undeniable. I also remember President Carter's term in office, the rising interest rates (as they currently are again), high gas prices (for the time) rising consumer prices (for the time) and to top it off, there were those "No Gas Today" signs at many stations. Carter was a good man, my family were all Democrats and voted for him. After experiencing his economy, much like Biden's currently, my family all voted for Reagan and have voted largely for Republican Presidents since. Fool me once sort of lesson.

I've been there and I know that stream you're currently trying to emit down my back is urine and not rain. You can't rewrite History, especially to those that lived it.

Inflation and unemployment were both higher at the end of Reagan's first term than they are now. Your grasp of history does not seem to be very good.
 
One of the great ironies of how the party put itself in this situation: the only argument in his favor that anybody ever mustered was "ELECTABLE!", but one of his main selling points was that he was supposed to be gone soon, demonstrating that he knew nobody had wanted him.

Biden made clear during the 2020 primaries that he would run for reelection if he won. Early on he said he was considering being a one-term president, but he never said he wouldn't run again, and clearly said he would.
 
Ever taken issue with the usage of Trump's "very fine people" quote?

Or the redlining of black applicants?
Or the calling for the death of 5 black people that were found innocent of rape, AFTER it was proven they were innocent?
 
Inflation and unemployment were both higher at the end of Reagan's first term than they are now. Your grasp of history does not seem to be very good.

It's not uncommon for some to try to spin Reaganomics by "conveniently" omitting certain relevant details.

The total population of the United States (including Armed Forces overseas) was estimated to be approximately 237,051,000 on September 1, 1984.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the United States was 335,893,238 on January 1, 2024

I think it should be fairly evident that a percentage of 237 million as compared with a percentage of 335 million will not add up to the same number in the end result.

There are a few other numbers people seem to omit, like the January 1981 interest rate of 21.5% that Reagan brought down to 10% by August 1988. There was also a significant decrease in inflation, with the inflation rate dropping from 13.5% in 1980 to 4.1% by 1988.

The fact that the value of the 1980's US dollar was significantly MORE than the current dollar value in 2024 is often omitted. A new Nissan Sentra was $5400.00 out the door in 1984.

So while some may have had some past success in gaslighting individuals around them that don't know any better about Reagan's economy, omitting relevant details, only works on those certain individuals. There are those that do know the facts and how those numbers add up. In the end, a lie by omission is still just a lie.

I do give Biden some credit above Carter though. I haven't seen any "No Gas Today" signs at local stations.
 
Ever taken issue with the usage of Trump's "very fine people" quote?


Nope. Zero. When I first heard the report the Trump called neo-Nazis and white nationalists "very fine people" during a press conference, in public, I went to YouTube and found a video of the press conference and watched it.

As suspected, the lying ****lib media was doing what they do. He said the opposite.

"I'm not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally. But you had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists, okay?"



No, Trump Did Not Call Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists 'Very Fine People'

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If you march with Neo Nazis, you're not a very fine person. Even if you pretend you're not one of them but just happen to be marching with them in lock step
 
If you march with Neo Nazis, you're not a very fine person. Even if you pretend you're not one of them but just happen to be marching with them in lock step


That's your opinion. He did not call neo-Nazis and white nationalists very fine people, that's a fact.
 
It's not uncommon for some to try to spin Reaganomics by "conveniently" omitting certain relevant details.

The total population of the United States (including Armed Forces overseas) was estimated to be approximately 237,051,000 on September 1, 1984.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the United States was 335,893,238 on January 1, 2024

I think it should be fairly evident that a percentage of 237 million as compared with a percentage of 335 million will not add up to the same number in the end result.

There are a few other numbers people seem to omit, like the January 1981 interest rate of 21.5% that Reagan brought down to 10% by August 1988. There was also a significant decrease in inflation, with the inflation rate dropping from 13.5% in 1980 to 4.1% by 1988.

The fact that the value of the 1980's US dollar was significantly MORE than the current dollar value in 2024 is often omitted. A new Nissan Sentra was $5400.00 out the door in 1984.

So while some may have had some past success in gaslighting individuals around them that don't know any better about Reagan's economy, omitting relevant details, only works on those certain individuals. There are those that do know the facts and how those numbers add up. In the end, a lie by omission is still just a lie.

I do give Biden some credit above Carter though. I haven't seen any "No Gas Today" signs at local stations.

That’s super. The fact remains that the rate of inflation and unemployment were higher under Reagan at this point in his presidency than they are under Biden right now. And all the rationalizations you manufacture for Reagan that you never would for Biden don’t change that.
 
That's your opinion. He did not call neo-Nazis and white nationalists very fine people, that's a fact.

Who are the “very fine people” who attend a white supremacists rally? The only person you’ve made a case for so far is Helen Keller.
 

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