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C'mon man (SirRumpole), admit it, you cannot resist my pithy and incisive statements.
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They are indeed Dutchie.
Now if they just managed to be accurate, astute and relevant we would be cooking with gas...
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Yea
Yeah. No STUPID ones.
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Really ? Is that like the long established practice of the various far right artistes making totally "outrageous" comments with a LOL and wanting to pass it off as ironical if someone was outraged ? Sort of like "Hitler just didn't finish the Jewish job properly !!
"Well aware of this "outrage pr0n" Moxjo . Last time we saw it in action was January 6th I think.
It is so droll...
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It would be nice to see some constructive (and civil) discussion and debate about issues of policy, especially economic policy, instead of the usual regurgitation of left and right wing talking points and links to partisan websites.
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Here is something to get one's teeth into in regard to the Biden economic policy.
A very balanced article.
"Borrow and spend", it's been that way since Reagan.
Joe Biden’s huge bet: the economic consequences of ‘acting big’
For four decades, governments have feared inflation and 1970s-style stagnation. The new administration is hoping they were wrong
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Reminds me of that movie, "50 First Dates"
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Trojan Horse
Veep Kamala Harris takes foreign calls on behalf of Biden
Veep Kamala Harris takes foreign calls on behalf of Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday held her second call with a foreign leader — speaking with French President Emmanuel Macron after a talk earlier this month with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as with World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in January.
The calls boost the vice president’s role in diplomacy. Former Vice President Mike Pence occasionally spoke directly by phone with foreign leaders, but that role generally was performed by former President Donald Trump, especially last year.
A review of press notices from Pence’s final year in office reveals no readouts of direct calls with the leaders of foreign nations.
Harris expressed to Macron “her commitment to strengthening bilateral ties between the United States and France and to revitalizing the transatlantic alliance,” according to a readout from her office.
Harris and Macron “agreed on the need for close bilateral and multilateral cooperation to address COVID-19, climate change, and support democracy at home and around the world,” according to the readout.
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Wow, you have learnt how to copy a quote. Constructive, insightful or just more b---ulshit?
I fail to understand how Joe has continued to allow these type of posts.
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How about trying to discuss, will Joe, elected fairly, president of the USA, be able to unite the people of the US to build a strong economy based on the beliefs of the founders of the country of democracy and a fair go for everyone, just not the 1%.
Or alternatively, will Joe, just do what his predecessor did and acclaim economic growth by pumping money into the financial system (and mates) and straddling the US people with even more debt? Well that is not correct, making the 95% of US citizens pay off the debt of the 5% who pay no tax and benefit from the debt.
Or are we just going to keep on copying and pasting?
Or alternatively, will Joe, just do what his predecessor did and acclaim economic growth by pumping money into the financial system (and mates) and straddling the US people with even more debt? Well that is not correct, making the 95% of US citizens pay off the debt of the 5% who pay no tax and benefit from the debt.
Or are we just going to keep on copying and pasting?
Allowing mass immigration is only going to force wages down.
Borrowing with debt to gdp so high isn't going to give a return on productivity.
Then more taxes and regulations, green regulations. Then hitting the fuel prices.
A sugar hit with the stimulus then it looks like a debt death spiral.
Be interesting to see where policies go.
Must likely a war.
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Interesting isn't it?
If you were president, what would you do?
Ie, how do you reduce the massive amount of debt that has gone into the making the economy look good?
How do you get the general population to understand the previous governments (left and right) have propped up the economy with debt?
This debt can only be paid off with an increase in taxes - noone is going to take that lying down.
So it seems like a debt death spiral, as you suggest.
Now using the above, are we allowing our govnuts to take us down the same path?
Libs went beserk when Rud throw $40B at the country during the GFC, but when it was Lib's turn to face a crisis they have thrown X10 at the problem, all debt.
Why are we not holding the Libs accountable, being the best economic managers in the world?
I'm no fan of the libs less of a fan of Labor. Imo all government is the same. Spend a lot without creating anything of value. Or taxes us for little benefit.
I had high hopes of Trump blowing the whole thing up, but that time has passed.
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Trump did no different, he just stacked on the public debt and then celebrated Wallstreet going up.
An when I mean stacked it on, I mean really stacked it on.
I have no doubt the Dem's will do no different. The US Empire is in decline, no one can save it.
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You could count the posters on this forum that are accurate, astute and relevant on one thumb (and it isn't me).accurate, astute and relevant ...
No I literally wanted him to blow it up through incompetence, 'outrage' change, or policy.
He spawned a lot of movements regardless of hating him or not.
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I agree with that. Unfortunately it has bad consequences for Australia too.
Trump, intentionally or unintentionally, was only allowed to make a feeble attempt to stop the decline.
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But he made no change from the status quo, just racked up even more debt, but then again that has been his modus operandi, but this time he was not responsible.
Seems the Libs are running the same course, actually that is not fair, so is CCP Dan.
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Perhaps. Maybe some posters try a bit harder than others - and do it more often.
And most people don't post total, poisonous rubbish or as MoxJo suggested "outage pr0n".
But that ain't you babe..
