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Trump's Second Term

SOrry but I refuse to beleive that America is washed up and doomed..which seems to be a majorty oopinion around here.
Of course this plyas right into Trump's hands...
 
dudalb said:
SOrry but I refuse to beleive that America is washed up and doomed..which seems to be a majorty oopinion around here.
Of course this plyas right into Trump's hands...
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There was a member with a similar user name to yours that was always predicting civil war, I wonder what he would say to you?
 
dudalb said:
Now the talk is about overhauling FEMA....
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There's a long-standing US law that US federal funds must be distributed without any fear or favour of political influence. That is, one state cannot be favoured over another. The legislation name escapes me just now... Anyway, it provides for stiff penalties for violations. Perhaps these should be invoked if Trump tries political bargaining between states for FEMA relief.
 
Andy_Ross said:
It's going to plan. He's the centre of attention.

That's all he cares about.
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No. It's PURE move to totality.
- he freed his violent supporters
- he's openly using powers against his political opponents
- he's trying to extend his term
- his openly threatening other countries

That's Hitler's and Putin's rulebook step by step. This is no joke. He most likely does not have enough support. It won't work. But only if it's taken seriously.
 
JayUtah said:
Federal taxes are paid directly to the federal government via the IRS and other agencies. It's not as if Californians pay everything to California and then California forwards it to the federal government.
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Except for the federal income taxes the state pays for it's employees. I wonder how much that is?


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Norman Alexander said:
There's a long-standing US law that US federal funds must be distributed without any fear or favour of political influence. That is, one state cannot be favoured over another.
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I'm not aware of any statute to that effect, but there likely is one given the provisions of Article 1, Section 8, which says that taxation, borrowing, and spending are to be for the "general welfare."

Congress may condition federal spending on certain policy preferences, but only within limits that include a relevancy test. For example, federal funding for highways is contingent upon a state passing a law establishing the legal drinking age at 21. If you don't have such a law, your state is ineligible to receive federal highway funds. Those are related provisions. You cannot, for example, condition money for disaster relief on a state passing a law requiring its law enforcement to take a certain role in immigration enforcement.
 
AmyStrange said:
Except for the federal income taxes the state pays for it's employees. I wonder how much that is?
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Good point. When the state is acting as the employer, then state government can exercise direct control over payments withheld from California state payroll. Google informs me that California paid $24.4 billion in wages and salaries to state employees. That might give some idea of the taxes at stake from that source.
 
dudalb said:
Trump tallking about abolishing FEMA.
I suspect this is one of those things that Trump says and never follows through on.
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In theory, only Congress can totally eliminate FEMA (the reality is TBD). This would have to make Republican senators and representatives from hurricane alley and tornado alley nervous. Has Trump gotten so out-of-control that he is forgetting that he still needs Republican majorities in the Senate and House to accomplish all of his goals?
 
I see, from his DAVOS statements that Trump seems intent on alienating just about every other country on earth.
I ge the sick feeling he actully thinks the US can get along without any other country. He beleives in Autarchy.
This will of course, end in disaster.
 
Norman Alexander said:
You don't need to be a resident for a Vanuatu nvestment passport. You are literally buying a citizenship online. My understanding is most countries offering investment passports also do not need residency. They just want your money.
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So why would bother getting a Vanuatu passport if I'm not going to live there?

"They just want your money."

Which is a good reason not to waste $130,000 which is their minimum 'investment' amount.
 
TellyKNeasuss said:
In theory, only Congress can totally eliminate FEMA (the reality is TBD). This would have to make Republican senators and representatives from hurricane alley and tornado alley nervous. Has Trump gotten so out-of-control that he is forgetting that he still needs Republican majorities in the Senate and House to accomplish all of his goals?
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He can do whatever he wants as long as he's got his big fat Sharpie in hand.
 
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Trump has halted ALL medical research, not just cancer. He's solved all the health issues!!
 
JayUtah said:
Perhaps the very ones who have demonstrated their willingness to commit violence on Trump's implied orders, and have now been pardoned and freed.
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We live in interesting times. We are watching live as Donnie Diapers destroys the rule of law.
 
Stacyhs said:
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Stacyhs said:
So why would bother getting a Vanuatu passport if I'm not going to live there?

"They just want your money."

Which is a good reason not to waste $130,000 which is their minimum 'investment' amount.
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Well Vanuatu needs to raise money somehow..and they won;t do it off of tourism.
The New Hebrides and New Caledonia.........just read the opinions of the US troops stationed there in World War two, when it was a main staging area for the cmapiangs in the South Pacific.
Let's us just say they did not like it very much. It was a hellhole, frankly.
 
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