Trump Pushes Payroll Tax Cut Because He's Awesome President

[OnePercenter]

And then YOU get to pay for the added deficit.

Cut spending. Duh!

But you know full well they won't, so simply pointing out the obvious doesn't really help, does it.

tRump cut the CDC budget. That worked out well!

 

[jc456]

And then YOU get to pay for the added deficit.

Cut spending. Duh!

But you know full well they won't, so simply pointing out the obvious doesn't really help, does it.

tRump cut the CDC budget. That worked out well!

prove it.

 

[jc456]

And then YOU get to pay for the added deficit.

Cut spending. Duh!

But you know full well they won't, so simply pointing out the obvious doesn't really help, does it.

tRump cut the CDC budget. That worked out well!

explain this then

Democrats' Misleading Coronavirus Claims

 

[OnePercenter]

Further destabilizing the already jeopardized longevity of Social Security

Don't believe so. More money to put into the economy thus more buying power for consumers who can buy products that are once again (over time) being "Made in the USA." Stimulates the economy in the end. More people working overtime this summer. That means more $$$ going into Social Security...because Trump is awesome.

A $15.00 minimum wage would do much more.

how

More money for workers to spend in the economy.

they still don't pay taxes. so how does this help revenues? I thought that's the discussion point you were making?

American Workers don't pay taxes?

 

[OnePercenter]

And then YOU get to pay for the added deficit.

Cut spending. Duh!

But you know full well they won't, so simply pointing out the obvious doesn't really help, does it.

tRump cut the CDC budget. That worked out well!

explain this then

Democrats' Misleading Coronavirus Claims

tRump wanted to cut the CDC budget and congress stopped him. Good for congress!

 

[LeftofLeft]

Leave it to liberal media to complain about a tax cut for working class folks. This is how Trump won over Rust Belt Democrats. Fucking Democrats out of touch with reality.
Trump pushes payroll tax cut and assistance for hourly workers in coronavirus economic response - CNNPolitics

You’d have a point if that’s all he did . Those cuts were just a cover for the BIG tax breaks he gave big biz and millionaires.

Crumbs to the working man while the rich feasted . You get a payroll tax cut (but we eliminated pretty much all working class deductions so it’s a net loss in the end ).

Hey, ain’t it awesome that the estate tax exemption was doubled from $11,000,000.00 to $22,000,000.00? Did that work out for you???

Estate taxes were egregious. Further, firvthe Middle Class, every crumb counts.

 

[Markle]

A $15.00 minimum wage would do much more.

I understand that destroying our economy and hurting your fellow Americans is your goal but not ours.

 

[jc456]

Don't believe so. More money to put into the economy thus more buying power for consumers who can buy products that are once again (over time) being "Made in the USA." Stimulates the economy in the end. More people working overtime this summer. That means more $$$ going into Social Security...because Trump is awesome.

A $15.00 minimum wage would do much more.

how

More money for workers to spend in the economy.

they still don't pay taxes. so how does this help revenues? I thought that's the discussion point you were making?

American Workers don't pay taxes?

after the standard deduction they might pay 1k, that's it. even though they had taxes pulled during the year. So basically, they pay .03 percent.

 

[Markle]

He must feel guilty that his response to the coronavirus has caused the stock market to plunge. It has no confidence in his leadership.

Do you think your ignorant statement will rub off on others? Why do you think that is a good thing?

 

[OnePercenter]

A $15.00 minimum wage would do much more.

I understand that destroying our economy and hurting your fellow Americans is your goal but not ours.

Paying American Workers a living wage WILL NOT destroy our economy.

 

[WillPower]

Wanna essplain why he's taxing my SS?

No I didn't think so.

Your RAT party pulled that off years ago, not Trump.

 

[OnePercenter]

A $15.00 minimum wage would do much more.

how

More money for workers to spend in the economy.

they still don't pay taxes. so how does this help revenues? I thought that's the discussion point you were making?

American Workers don't pay taxes?

after the standard deduction they might pay 1k, that's it. even though they had taxes pulled during the year. So basically, they pay .03 percent.

So their effective tax rate is what?

 

[Dragonlady]

And then YOU get to pay for the added deficit.

Cut spending. Duh!

But you know full well they won't, so simply pointing out the obvious doesn't really help, does it.

tRump cut the CDC budget. That worked out well!

prove it.

Why should he prove it yet again? Don't they have Google in Russia? How about YOU check out the stuff you wish to verify and disprove, or maybe actually READ the more than a dozen links that have been posted in this regard.

 

[Markle]

You may have forgotten just how bad GW was. I think it was all on purpose too. No one's that stupid. Let Bin Ladin go when he had him cornered? That was on purpose. Lied us into Iraq? On purpose. Trump hasn't lied us into a full blown war yet.

Do you intentionally remain ignorant or do you just enjoy drifting down DENIAL river on your raft?

"The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow."
- President Clinton in 1998 “

[…], when I say to Saddam Hussein, "You cannot defy the will of the world", and when I say to him, "You have used weapons of mass destruction before; we are determined to deny you the capacity to use them again.”
- President Clinton , Jan. 27, 1998 – State of the Union

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 .

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
- President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.

“Earlier today, I ordered America’s armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraqis nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors.”

“Their purpose is to protect the national interest of the United States, and indeed the interests of people throughout the Middle East and around the world.”

“Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons.”

- President Bill Clinton, Dec. 16, 1998


"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998 Clinton Secretary of State

"Saddam's goal ... is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed."
- Madeline Albright, 1998 Clinton Secretary of State

"(Saddam) will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, I am certain he will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 "

Update: September 8, 2005 - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser was sentenced to community service and probation and fined $50,000 for illegally removing highly classified documents from the National Archives and intentionally destroying some of them..

[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." Letter to President Clinton.
- (D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, others, Oct. 9, 1998 .

"As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons is an issue of grave importance to all nations. Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998 .


Former Vice President Joe Biden urged the U.S. government in 1998 to pursue a strategy to ‘dethrone’ Saddam Hussein over allegations the Iraqi strongman was hiding weapons of mass destruction.

Biden, the-then ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was one of President Bill Clinton’s most vocal allies in the battle to pressure Hussein to abide by terms established after the Gulf War requiring Iraq to destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons. - Former Vice President Joe Biden 1998 1998: Joe Biden Urged U.S. to 'Dethrone' Saddam Hussein Over WMDs

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 .


"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 .

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002 .

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons but has not yet achieved nuclear capability."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002.

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002 .

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002.

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years ... We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002.

"Saddam Hussein's regime represents a grave threat to America and our allies, including our vital ally, Israel. For more than two decades, Saddam Hussein has sought weapons of mass destruction through every available means. We know that he has chemical and biological weapons. He has already used them against his neighbors and his own people, and is trying to build more. We know that he is doing everything he can to build nuclear weapons, and we know that each day he gets closer to achieving that goal."
- John Edwards, Oct 10, 2002

"The debate over Iraq is not about politics. It is about national security. It should be clear that our national security requires Congress to send a clear message to Iraq and the world: America is united in its determination to eliminate forever the threat of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction."
- John Edwards, Oct 10, 2002

“We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002 .

"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America’s response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. That is why the world, through the United Nations Security Council, has spoken with one voice, demanding that Iraq disclose its weapons programs and disarm. So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but it is not new. It has been with us since the end of the Persian Gulf War."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003" (Currently President Barack Hussein Obama’s Secretary of State)

I am absolutely convinced that there are weapons...I saw evidence back in 1998 when we would see the inspectors being barred from gaining entry into a warehouse for three hours with trucks rolling up and then moving those trucks out."
- Clinton's Secretary of Defense William Cohen in April of 2003


"Saddam is gone and good riddance," former President Bill Clinton said yesterday, but he urged President Bush to resist trying to get even with nations that opposed the war.


"There are German and French soldiers in Afghanistan today. Does the President want them to come home?" Clinton said at a Manhattan forum on corporate integrity.


Democrats on Iraq + WMD's (Weapons of Mass Destruction)





He [President Clinton] praised Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for their handling of the war, but said Bush should have waited longer before attacking for the "chance that either [Saddam Hussein] would have disarmed or . . . we would have had far more members of the Security Council with us."


Clinton also said Bush should not be faulted if banned weapons of mass destruction aren't found.


"I don't think you can criticize the President for trying to act on the belief that they have a substantial amount of chemical and biological stock. . . . That is what I was always told," Clinton said.
- Former President Clinton Wednesday, April 16, 2003

"Could Be One of the Great Achievements of This Administration" The vice president said he’d been to Iraq 17 times and visits the country every three months or so. "I know every one of the major players in all the segments of that society" he said. "It's impressed me. I've been impressed how they have been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences."
- Vice President Joe Biden (D) Feb. 10, 2010

How has the war President Barack Hussein Obama said we SHOULD have been fighting going? How is the Middle East going now that President Obama is President? Oh, Afghanistan just crossed 2,330 American fatalities. Seventy percent of whom died since President Obama took office.

 

[berg80]

Trump Pushes Payroll Tax Cut Because............
.........................the only buttons he knows how to press are the ones that increase the nation's debt in order to enhance his political standing. The huge addition to the national debt he will cause, in his mind, is someone else's problem. The thing that matters to him is the short term benefit to himself.

Just wait until the final deficit number is in for 2020. It'll be well over $1T.

 

[jc456]

how

More money for workers to spend in the economy.

they still don't pay taxes. so how does this help revenues? I thought that's the discussion point you were making?

American Workers don't pay taxes?

after the standard deduction they might pay 1k, that's it. even though they had taxes pulled during the year. So basically, they pay .03 percent.

So their effective tax rate is what?

12% after they deduct their standard deductions and subtract out the 9,800 zero tax salary amount, so at 15 dollars an hour for 40 hours 52 weeks is 31,000. after all of that they'd pay 12% on 1,000 dollars.

 

[jc456]

Trump Pushes Payroll Tax Cut Because............
.........................the only buttons he knows how to press are the ones that increase the nation's debt in order to enhance his political standing. The huge addition to the national debt he will cause, in his mind, is someone else's problem. The thing that matters to him is the short term benefit to himself.

Just wait until the final deficit number is in for 2020. It'll be well over $1T.

again obammy had 10 trillion. but you didn't care. now you do, why?

 

[berg80]

"As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons is an issue of grave importance to all nations. Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998 .

A statement made based on the false intel the Bush admin was knowingly promoting in order to justify the invasion of Iraq.

The Reporting Team That Got Iraq Right | HuffPost

 

[sealybobo]

He must feel guilty that his response to the coronavirus has caused the stock market to plunge. It has no confidence in his leadership.

The stock market plunge has nothing to do with Trump, but you already knew that.

Bullshit. And I love how he gets to take credit for the market going up but not down. Did you see his speech on the coronavirus? Him and Mike Pence sent out opposite messages. Meanwhile, he doesn't even have these positions filled to deal with a pandemic.

Even if the coronavirus is killing thousands it's the presidents job to get on tv and calm the American people. He did not do that and the markets reacted.

Man you are brainwashed and ignorant.

 

[sealybobo]

He must feel guilty that his response to the coronavirus has caused the stock market to plunge. It has no confidence in his leadership.

The stock market plunge has nothing to do with Trump, but you already knew that.

Who's dumber you or Trump?

As stocks dive and coronavirus spreads, Trump compares COVID-19 to common flu

Azar appears to walk back Trump's comments at CDC that 'anyone who wants a test can get a test" and that they are 'perfect'

Yea perfect. As perfect as his call to the Ukrainian president.

As global markets continue to tank, with Wall Street trading halted after the Dow Jones Industrial Average dove more than 2,000 points, and as at least 34 U.S. states and the District of Columbia reporting cases of the novel coronavirus President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on downplaying the crisis, blaming the news media and the Democratic Party for hyping the outbreak and repeating that the risk is still "low to the average American."

MORE: GOP Reps. Collins and Gatez to self-quarantine, interacted with Trump over weekend
"The Fake News Media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power (it used to be greater!) to inflame the CoronaVirus situation, far beyond what the facts would warrant. Surgeon General, 'The risk is low to the average American,'" Trump tweeted Monday morning before the markets opened.

Trump's fucked up tweets helped the markets crash. DUH.

As stocks dive and coronavirus spreads, Trump compares COVID-19 to common flu

Later, about an hour after the markets plunged, Trump continued to engage in a confused narrative about the crisis, downplaying the situation and often putting him at odds with the messaging that his own health experts are trying to get across.

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