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As GDP rises, so does taxable income and so does revenue for the Treasury. It isn't as difficult to understand as you make it sound. Currently The US spends 25% of the GDP. What should they spend in comparison to the GDP? mspart

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5119208-white-house-emmer-jeffries-apology/ The White House on Friday called for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to apologize for remarks pledging to push back against the Trump administration’s agenda. Jeffries at a press briefing stressed “the need to look out for everyday New Yorkers and everyday Americans who are under assault by an extreme MAGA Republican agenda that is trying to cut taxes for billionaire donors and wealthy corporations, and then stick New Yorkers and working-class Americans … with the bill.” “We are gonna fight it legislatively. We are gonna fight it in the courts. And we’re gonna fight it in the streets,” Jeffries said. A release from the White House communications office Friday then blasted Jeffries for what it characterized as “a sick call for violence.” You would think these paragons of non violence would use different wording to get their ideas across. Oh how they screamed that Palin was inciting violence when she said they were targeting an Arizona D rep for a challenge in the election. Oh my!! mspart

I'll make it easy for you my fun loving little crustacean, Thread Title: What do woke {left} wingers think about Ron Paul My remark, second for the thread: They hate him as surely as they hate Elon. Period. A 4th grader would (should that is, look at the state of education these days) know who "they" are by the context. I know context is not needed in the bottoms of the salt water seas, but c'mon man!! You being confused about what a woke left winger is a joke right. You were actually confused? You must really be clueless about what the left represents. mspart

How much makes it to Africa, India and Bangladesh. If anything like her parents foundation, very little. Hopefully not. mspart

So is Rep Garcia calling for an actual insurrection? Perish the thought. That certainly cannot be the case. They cried about Trump doing that without actual weapons. The Ds have nothing to offer the American people anymore. They have imploded under the weight of their own stupidity. mspart

Whoever it was, he/she was not elected. mspart

And that money went straight to the Elon gofundme account right? Let me let you in a little secret. America voted against the transgender agenda. This is right inline with those that voted in Trump. mspart

Woot!! mspart

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/no-400m-armored-tesla-contract-says-elon-musk-as-state-dept-drops-order-from-procurement-list-1034356206 “No $400M Armored Tesla Contract” says Elon Musk as State Dept. Drops Order from Procurement List The U.S. State Department is not planning to award Tesla (TLSA) a $400 million contract to purchase armored vehicles. At least that’s what appears to be the case following the latest twist in a bizarre story about procurement and Tesla armored vehicles that has raised questions about Elon Musk’s role within the new administration. The State Department was planning to buy $400 million of “Armored Tesla” later this year, according to its 2025 procurement forecast, first detailed by reports in Drop Site News and the New York Times. Responding to developments, Musk replied, “I’m pretty sure Tesla isn’t getting $400M. No one mentioned it to me, at least.” It’s worth noting that the original State Department procurement form was from before the Trump administration took over. The last paragraph there is telling. This was not a Trump inspired purchase. It was on the books before Trump landed. This is not happening. NO WAY you say!! Oh the tragedy of NPR not actually doing due diligence and reporting faithfully on the truth. mspart

This is what a lot of people have been waiting for. Trump is showing the way. I was for DeSantis but I don't think he would have done this kind of housecleaning. But whoever follows Trump, probably Vance, will need to continue this as this is a new day for Republicans. I too want things done legally but I don't see where that has been a problem so far. Judge allowed the early retirement plan that Trump put out there. I think most of these other things will be found to be legal and proper. mspart

https://apnews.com/article/fema-migrant-hotels-new-york-musk-immigration-3d250d9f64b40858c0f0eda9989bea6d WASHINGTON (AP) — Four federal employees were fired Tuesday over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants, Department of Homeland Security officials said. The workers are accused of circumventing leadership to make the transactions, which have been standard for years through a program that helps with costs to care for a surge in migration. However, officials did not give details on how the four had violated any policies. On Monday, President Donald Trump’s aide Elon Musk posted on X that his team had discovered payments used to house migrants in “luxury hotels” with money intended for disaster relief. Musk blasted the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is part of Homeland Security, and called the payments “gross insubordination.” FEMA’s acting administrator, Cameron Hamilton, later said the payments were suspended and the employees who authorized them would be held accountable. The terminated employees were FEMA’s chief financial officer, two program analysts and a grant specialist, a Homeland Security statement said. The bolded statement says that the payments were suspended so they didn't lose the money. If we all remember properly, when FEMA was accused of doing this when NC had their emergency, FEMA vehemently denied that this was happening. Now we see it was happening and that it was a good thing. It woudl be a wonder if this kind of deception is acceptable to anyone on here, but I'm afraid it is. mspart

Yes, this is the hypocrisy that we will see here. He is for illegal immigration but against one who immigrated legally. And he doesn't like him because he is getting results. And for some reason, he doesn't like that. mspart

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e0f897fc-f137-11ee-811d-5b4aa35ab139.html (The Center Square) – The federal government reported hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars in improper payments last fiscal year and trillions over the last two decades. I thought it would be interesting to have more information about this supposed Medicare and Medicaid payments that went overseas. To citizens? To governments? I'm not sure on this but 2T sounds like an awful lot of money. Ok, I assumed 2T dollars last year. No, it is over the decades. But it looks like 200B+ can be saved immediately. That is a really good dent in the deficit, not enough for RV of course, but Yewj really. mspart

I agree, that's what I mean. mspart

Just because you say so? It's ok for one but not for another. That is the problem with the left. They are not consistent in what they support because of who is doing the wrong. "Oh well you can't compare now, that is out of bounds." Well the person being compared is your guy so of course it is out of bounds. Ah that great protected class - Leftists. mspart

Who thinks this is a good idea? Notice the NYC mayor is not a defendant? mspart

Give Musk and his guys 50 million post inflation and he'll get it done in half the time and under budget. But we can't do that because Musk is not a real government employee and and and and..... mspart

Equity jross. Equity. mspart

And the Feds paid these guys lots of moolah for their expert analysis. mspart

I saw his stuff in a book we got years ago. I could almost do as good. Just the absolute worst illustrations I have ever seen. No one could convince me these are anything other than substandard artistic work. Reminds me of the ruined painting of Jesus. I thought I'd just put in something different other than politics. mspart

The difference Trip is that the big guy got the money in that case. In this case, the USA gets the benefit. Who is more in it for the country of the two? It is not a true what about ism like you love to spout. It is a very different situation. mspart

Yes, I heard about this yesterday on the radio. This happened at the Seattle NHL teams practice ice where kids were playing. What the heck was a big guy like that dong pushing the 13 year old refs around like that. Both the refs are ok last I heard. Just a sorry display. Hopefully there is strong punishment for this. mspart

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2528129/iron-mountain-limestone-mine-used-for-federal-retirement-paperwork-processinghttps://gazette.com/news/wex/musk-details-sluggish-federal-retirement-process-at-old-pennsylvania-mine/article_40ca27b9-dbdd-5638-9832-32db99b36259.html An old Pennsylvania limestone mine housing all retirement paperwork for government employees is limiting how fast workers can retire. Elon Musk wants to change that. Speaking next to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Musk explained how the mine only allows 10,000 employees to retire per month because of the slowness of the manual processing of the paperwork. He said he's aiming to fix the process to allow federal workers to retire faster, which would meet DOGE's goal of cutting down the federal workforce. Musk said all retirement paperwork is handwritten and then goes down the mine and into a mineshaft elevator. "The limiting factor is the speed at which the mineshaft elevator can move determines how many people can retire from the federal government, and the elevator breaks down sometimes and nobody can retire," he said. "Doesn't that sound crazy?" I understand that this is part of the jack squat that Elon has done. It is amazing that the federal retirement system is completely analog, it is all on paper. Is there any other outfit in the USA that runs like that? I guess the good news is that you can't hack into it. mspart

He's done a little bit. So maybe 1/4 jack squat. That's better than none. But he has 3 years and 11 months more to get things done. Patience padawan. mspart

I counted to negative infinity a few times. I always met infinity way out there. mspart