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Post by Magnus on Aug 28, 2021 13:47:14 GMT
...yeah yeah, I know, I know, the PTB, the PTB, and it's all so clear through the telescope 7000 miles away. I mean, Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as the 2020 "stolen election" ? Who let them in ? And why was Trump so fond of Putin ?
You'd probably be surprised to learn how many citizens in this country there are who think that the US and Russia should work together as allies...and fwiw I'm actually quite fond of Putin myself.
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Post by pierinifitness on Aug 28, 2021 13:49:27 GMT
The Trump Organization runs a company portfolio of land holdings which is very common in the real estate industry. Out of all the major industries: financial services , manufacturing & hi-tech, real estate gets SERIOUS tax breaks & has more legal loopholes than swiss cheese in the USA & UK. 7 out of every 10 millionaires made their fortunes in real estate. Trump has golf courses & other land holdings that are loosing money. Yet, he still holds on to them - Why? Simple: He gets a big tax write off by virtue of "land depreciation". It's a very real & favorable tax exemption status to have. It's more or less the same reason why rich people donate to or create non-profit charities. It's a BIG fucking tax deduction. Hell? U can get a 1k write off in North America for property taxes just by declaring yourself as "head of a household". Trump's bed & butter has been property management & franchising not land development which is commonly believed. He's been doing so for over the last 20 years. Many government agencies, news casters, & writers have cast recent criminal aspersions on Trump's past business dealings. They are either outright lying or are utterly ignorant. Many have never run a business in their lives. Most, if not all, have worked for a paycheck & fat sinecures for most of their lives. Legacy media outlets like CNN, NYT, WaPo, MSMNC, CNBC, Buzzfeed, etc-etc are impeached sources of credible reporting. All of the aforementioned, are either folding, downsizing or losing massive viewership because they all lied their collective asses off about russian interference. Not just because of the $40m Mueller investigation that came up empty or Mueller's credibility while testifying before Congress (although those are valid reasons too). The House & Senate Committees also ran concurrent investigations which came up DRY. The House Intelligence Cmte conducted 53 interviews of high profile people or anyone else they thought were useful to burn Trump inside the SCIF (& leaked it too). Not ONE guy testified under oath that they had a shred of evidence that Trump or his associates had colluded/conspired with any Russian asset by direct or indirect means. Many of the same people involved in these committee hearings went on national TV & blatantly LIED to the contrary as did prominent new anchors like Rachael Maddow & Keith Olbermann. Rep. Adam Schiff lied on national TV with a false characterization of the House Intelligence testimonies & the pending expected outcomes. Yet, we are enjoined by these very same sources to believe in Russian interference as accepted fact? All that said, I don't buy into all that claptrap that Trump is a lying sneaky self-aggrandizing petulant inept stupid incompetent bastard who can't even balance his checkbook. He was, however woefully unprepared for what he was up against in the DC swamp. The last election results clearly reflect this fact. He saw 1st hand & knew about the strident opposition of the federal bureaucracy & the Democrats of the past 4 years railing against him which were inherently ripe for pulling off a massive fraud & he said as much. Yet, he took no proactive safeguards to prohibit election fraud. I'm unimpressed by a guy whose suppose to be savvy. The federal government & Democrats have been throwing everything at Trump & company for the past 4 years of his administration & beyond & they still have nothing of substance to hang their hat on. Just alot of heavy innuendo. I take the true measure of a man's character by how their kids turn out. His kids are an impressive decent bunch that succeeded & turned out OK. I can't say the same for Biden & company. His whole family is all about political patronage, drug use & graft. His remaining son is a dope fiend, utter loser & sexual deviant. His daughter Ashley was arrested for throwing drink on a cop & also had her drug use issues until she straightened out & married an affluent doctor. BTW: Trump or any president for that matter can't tell the Federal Reserve Districts to do squat. It's a independent collective body by law. A Federal Reserve chairman is appointed by the President & is answerable only to Congress. The Federal Reserve is not. In essence, the federal reserve chairman is a mouthpiece & liason officer for the Fed. The Fed can thumb their noses at U. S. Government policies & openly do so. It's no secret cabal. As a small potatoes owner of real estate investments, I get the same tax deductions and benefits that President Trump and other super-wealthy individuals get. Seems fair to me. Also, land is not subject to depreciation, something you said in your post that I've bolded. Additionally, I get the same tax deduction that the super-wealthy do when making a charitable donation. This also seems fair to me. Finally, I don't get what you said about someone claiming head of household and getting a $1 thousand deduction for property taxes.
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Post by Magnus on Aug 28, 2021 13:53:36 GMT
Oh, I was certainly "on the spot" yesterday when I was filling my truck up with gas and now have to 'pay through the nose' for fuel... I was also "on the spot" the other day when the credit card bills came in and I'm now paying much more for EVERYTHING due to inflation... Then there was that time about a month ago when I needed my fence repaired and my trusty fence guy told me that he "can't get materials right now" along with the advice that even if he could it would probably cost at least double what it should, so I may want to wait a bit... Oh, and then there was that pesky 'layoff' thing at work (unheard of in my business) due to the fact that we also can't get materials, along with the sky high prices when some materials actually do come in, so many customers aren't spending like they normally would... ***And I don't need an "internet connection" for all of the above, I'm actually out here 'living the dream' like my fellow Americans who are also going to soon reach their breaking point... Sorry Mags, I thought I had explained clearly why I could know more about American history/events than yourself via the Net. Trump kept on with artificially lowered interest rates and meddled with the FedRes, all for his own popularity. It has obviously worked for some people. Now the next Boy On The Block is getting the blame for it, and the Fed Res is being left alone to do what it does best, manage the US economy in relation to the world trade etc. The American Dream, like in NZ, dissolved when the Middle Class did. It's what happens when Capitalists are let loose to do what they want by elected Govt officials who are in their pockets. You'd better polish up the lens on the telescope, the American middle class is nowhere near "dissolved", and here's a link to where the Biden administration’s Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse said on Sunday that Americans will experience inflation because President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has been spending a massive amount of money. What more proof do you need ? www.dailywire.com/news/biden-adviser-admits-his-spending-will-cause-inflation-going-to-be-bumps-concerns-very-serious
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Post by Magnus on Aug 28, 2021 13:59:16 GMT
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Post by moxohol on Aug 28, 2021 14:26:26 GMT
The Trump Organization runs a company portfolio of land holdings which is very common in the real estate industry. Out of all the major industries: financial services , manufacturing & hi-tech, real estate gets SERIOUS tax breaks & has more legal loopholes than swiss cheese in the USA & UK. 7 out of every 10 millionaires made their fortunes in real estate.......................................................The Federal Reserve is not. In essence, the federal reserve chairman is a mouthpiece & liason officer for the Fed. The Fed can thumb their noses at U. S. Government policies & openly do so. It's no secret cabal. As a small potatoes owner of real estate investments, I get the same tax deductions and benefits that President Trump and other super-wealthy individuals get. Seems fair to me. Also, land is not subject to depreciation, something you said in your post that I've bolded. Additionally, I get the same tax deduction that the super-wealthy do when making a charitable donation. This also seems fair to me. Finally, I don't get what you said about someone claiming head of household and getting a $1 thousand deduction for property taxes.
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Post by Magnus on Aug 28, 2021 14:34:05 GMT
Putin vs Biden... Putin the STUD... Biden the PUNK !!!
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Post by billfish on Aug 28, 2021 15:54:10 GMT
Putin vs Biden... Putin the STUD... Biden the PUNK !!! That guy should have punched Biden right in his face !
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Aug 28, 2021 18:31:11 GMT
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Post by pierinifitness on Aug 28, 2021 19:06:18 GMT
Let's keep this lively discussion going with the comments of another former Navy Seal who's chiming in about Joe Biden:
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Post by Magnus on Aug 28, 2021 21:17:32 GMT
Let's keep this lively discussion going with the comments of another former Navy Seal who's chiming in about Joe Biden: I know my observation is probably because I'm just a shallow person, but can someone tell 'Jocko' that when he keeps his head tilted back while on camera it makes his ears look like they were installed a wee bit too low on his head ?...
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Post by macky on Aug 28, 2021 21:55:49 GMT
I certainly do NOT take the measure of a man's character by how his kids turn out, whether true in Trump's case or not. People I've known (including myself re my natural father) have gone directly against their father's habits, attitudes etc and turned themselves into decent contributing citizens, even-tempered and kind to others, instead of a perpetually angry alcoholic loser that their father was. Other people have not followed their father's good example and have entered a life of crime, drugs, and jail. There have also been a reasonably decent family of mother, father and four children all but one who have turned out like their parents. Said black sheep has been quite different from the the rest of his/her family, and observers are at a loss to understand why. Therefore the judging of a man by his kids doesn't hold any validity for me, based on my own life experience and observation of many other families. If in my case a step-father is a chameleon who presents a very reasonable attitude to the visitors then behaves like a freaky nervous shouting idiot after the visitors have gone home, then it's even harder to tie a man's kids' characteristics to the parent. It's not a valid assessment or yardstick simply by observation from afar, at all. Criminals and political candidates sometimes use their treatment from a violent parent as a valid reason for their criminal behaviour, and candidates may use their father or mother as fine examples of upbringing to enhance their campaign, but in this case, judging Trump or Biden from afar simply by the way the kids "have turned out" is superficial, and can be used to either praise or slur someone, by false implication. Kids sometimes take steps to deliberately avoid being like their father or mother. Certainly their parent(s) have rubbed off on them, but it doesn't mean that because Trump's kids are "fine or good" that Trump must have brought them up right, or Biden encouraged or drove his kid(s) to be drug-takers.
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Post by macky on Aug 28, 2021 21:59:55 GMT
So you are finally admitting that there is a PTB ?
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Post by macky on Aug 28, 2021 22:21:09 GMT
I mean, Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as the 2020 "stolen election" ? Who let them in ? And why was Trump so fond of Putin ?
You'd probably be surprised to learn how many citizens in this country there are who think that the US and Russia should work together as allies...and fwiw I'm actually quite fond of Putin myself. I wouldn't be surprised at all Mags. Most "ordinary" citizens in all countries only want to get on with each other and live a decent life, bringing up their kids and co-existing peacefully with each other, other religions etc. The problem is fundamentally that there are always the few that want to be superior to all the rest, and if you examine all the unrest in this world, in the past and now, it's always been because of one small group of people that have believed that they were superior to all others in some way. Racially, financially, politically, religiously. And that small group began to brainwash their local/country population into their train of thought, usually through a charasmatic figurehead, then sent them to war in order to extend their own agenda. That is the real problem in the world, it always has been, and most likely will continue. Meanwhile you have every right to like who you want. The problem is that Trump and Putin represented two opposing countries, at least at face value.
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Post by macky on Aug 28, 2021 22:48:09 GMT
Depends on what you call the "Middle Class" which has been attacked in several ways since the early 80's at least. In both our countries, as well as elsewhere. Rouse has given good reasons for the spending in your link, and in any case, the "pandemic" responses have been a major factor in the way the American (and others) economy has gone over the last 18 months, never mind other more long-lasting international factors that always affect the American economy and ebb and flow according to large influences from other countries that are NOT divided into partisan factions that ultimately weaken America in today's world. The telescope does not need the lens polished, because as I said before, I'm using exactly the same Net "lens" as you are. Perhaps more, Mags, I don't know. Relying on a "new conservative" news source with a rep of Fox News making a hairbrained ridiculous comparison to the Great Depression recovery spending is not "what more proof do you need?" at all.
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Post by macky on Aug 28, 2021 23:10:26 GMT
Let's keep this lively discussion going with the comments of another former Navy Seal who's chiming in about Joe Biden: I'll bite. That's utter crap. Completely ignoring the primary reason for the disordered evacuation, the Right looking for any excuse they can to criticize Biden and the "Dumbocrats". Your last president made the deal. He nobbled the American forces in Afghanistan in one foul stroke. The attack that killed so many people wasn't made by the Taliban, another group claimed responsibility, so why is it Biden's fault ? How can he be held responsible for a guerilla surprise attack ? And if every president of the United States had to take ultimate responsibility for every bad thing in the world that happens to Americans, then Trump should be facing trial today for Insurrection, Bush should be convicted and jailed for millions of deaths caused by bullshit reasons for invading Middle-Eastern countries, as any war criminal should be. Johnson should have been convicted for conflict of interest re financial interests in Vietnam, because said interests and profits were gained with American blood from a war that he promoted. Roosevelt should have been convicted for deliberate decisions in order to get America into WW2 more fully re his moving the Pacific Fleet to Pearl Harbour from the mainland despite the strong advice against such a move by the then Pacific Fleet commander James O Richardson, who was later proven correct in his assessment. And so on. Blaming Biden for the Afghanistan terrorist attack is as ridiculous as blaming Reagan for the Beirut American military barracks bombing.
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