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What do you expect on Wednesday?

Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.
- 5 (45.5%)
A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.
- 5 (45.5%)
A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.
- 0 (0%)
More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.
- 0 (0%)
A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.
- 1 (9.1%)
More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.
- 0 (0%)
DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.
- 0 (0%)
Huge disruption to the day.
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM


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josh

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #28785 on: March 11, 2020, 08:22:24 PM »
Quote from: kiidcarter8 on March 11, 2020, 06:13:47 PM
Quote from: luee on March 11, 2020, 05:50:26 PM
---President Donald Trump, in a meeting with Republican lawmakers Tuesday on Capitol Hill, pitched a 0% payroll tax rate for employers and employees that would last through the rest of this year, a White House official told CNBC.

There was also discussion of making the payroll tax rollback permanent, said the official, who declined to be named. Payroll taxes are used to fund Medicare and Social Security. When asked about the potential cost of a payroll tax cut, the official pushed back and asked why there is always a focus on the cost of tax cuts.---

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/10/trump-pitched-0percent-payroll-tax-rate-for-the-rest-of-this-year-white-house-officials-say.html

Pure disaster.
 

Dude - no.  Talk of permanency of the cut is just something you heard.  Don't conclude anything from it

You need to be careful on a  forum like this.  They will take that and run with it as if it was verbatim from Trump..

Yeah!

How dare you reiterate what an official has said to the news media?!

"There was also discussion of making the payroll tax rollback permanent, said the official, who declined to be named."
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #28786 on: March 11, 2020, 08:23:36 PM »
Quote from: kiidcarter8 on March 11, 2020, 07:05:18 PM
The article didnt say he would increase the deficit.  But continue reading them partially, that's cool.

Boy, you are a fool.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #28787 on: March 11, 2020, 08:25:24 PM »
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If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #28788 on: March 11, 2020, 08:44:36 PM »
Foods that fight illness...

If indeed oranges fight the coronavirus, then there is our open door to sell California and Florida oranges and orange juice to the Chinese, and others around the world. Right now is a great time to flood China with oranges.

And when I am sick, I love Spicy Thai Seafood Soup.

Salute,

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« Reply #28789 on: March 11, 2020, 09:05:29 PM »
Tony,

The word marmalade actually came from the curative effects of oranges.   A compote of oranges and rinds was given to Marie Antoinette when she was sick.   It was called "Marie malade" (literally "Marie sick") and then got shortened to marmalade.   

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #28790 on: March 11, 2020, 09:07:51 PM »
Quote from: kiidcarter8 on March 11, 2020, 07:09:42 PM
Funny also that you don't think his discussed actions have anything to do with helping Americans in time of need.  Just to help himself.  You are a sad, sad, broken record.

He is a sad, sad, broken record.

You are just static.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #28791 on: March 11, 2020, 09:10:31 PM »
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

My hope is that we can have a serious discussion about this.
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« Reply #28792 on: March 11, 2020, 09:14:07 PM »
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« Reply #28793 on: March 11, 2020, 09:24:36 PM »
God damn! What a crock!

Remember when the right mocked Obama for using a TelePrompTer?

He straight up lied and threw out shit to drive the left into a frenzy. Travel bans but not on the UK?
Blaming China?

That’s a racial jiu jitsu move! We debate “why you letting the white people in? Why you calling it the Wuhan virus?” instead of “How could you fuck this up so badly?”

Suckers
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« Reply #28794 on: March 11, 2020, 09:43:40 PM »
Trump's administration has seen 12 of the 15 greatest jumps up in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. They add up to $9546.49 in growth.

Unfortunately, this same period has also seen all 12 of the greatest falls in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. They took away $12975.97 in growth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_daily_changes_in_the_Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average#Largest_point_changes

The DJIA has dropped just over 20% of value since a month ago. Still above where Trump started...
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« Reply #28795 on: March 11, 2020, 09:44:03 PM »
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« Reply #28796 on: March 11, 2020, 09:49:11 PM »
Quote from: josh on March 11, 2020, 09:10:31 PM
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

My hope is that we can have a serious discussion about this.

One issue biologists talk about is something called herd immunity.  Basically,  how do enough healthy people get CV19 that our species enters into a normal equilibrium of resistance with the virus that we have with other influenza viruses,  while protecting vulnerable segments of the population like over-60s with pre-existing ailments.  A good start is to avoid actions that spread the virus while you may be incubating it but asymptomatic.  It's all common sense stuff,  as we've chatted about here.   If you are over 60 and have anything that compromises your immune system,  respiratory problems,  any history of encephalitis or other inflammatory diseases, any major cardio problems,  then yes, social distancing is quite sensible.   

If some robustly healthy 64 year old pest named Barton comes by for coffee,  tell him that his glow of health could be illusory and that he needs to sanitize his hands,  and put his own coffee mug under scalding water when he leaves.   Tell him even though he lives in the middle of nowhere, you just saw that his county,  Pennington County, had its first reported case.   Make him sit on a plastic chair,  and spray it with disinfectant when he leaves.   If he pets your cat,  shave the cat and dip it in a weak solution of sodium hypochlorite for thirty minutes.  Just kidding on that last one.   Really,  best thing is to talk through the door.   Just know that Barton is a lifelong door licker.   Do the right thing.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #28797 on: March 11, 2020, 09:52:55 PM »
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« Reply #28798 on: March 11, 2020, 10:21:26 PM »
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« Reply #28799 on: March 11, 2020, 10:22:55 PM »
Quote from: barton on March 11, 2020, 09:05:29 PM
Tony,

The word marmalade actually came from the curative effects of oranges.   A compote of oranges and rinds was given to Marie Antoinette when she was sick.   It was called "Marie malade" (literally "Marie sick") and then got shortened to marmalade.

Freak.
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