President Trump said he is going to give us each, 2k USD.
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"These are not the debtors you are looking for"There is no debt, only an illusion.
Sorry, that only works when they are looking for droids.
Tall_Timbers
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There is no debt, only an illusion.
If only our interest payments of around a trillion a year were an illusion, too...
Tall_Timbers
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I love these skits and i also enjoyed your other video you posted a while ago in a courtroom where all the people in the room were talking slang.
But let me explain my whole 'bet' angle - in light of better communication.
You see, because my offer to bet here is symbolic and involves symbolic sums like $100 or $50 or $10 it means that there's nothing at stake for the other party ... besides their ego.
There is no debt, only an illusion.
Bet
His claims are not exaggerated. When he says the tariffs have made trillions of dollars he doesn't mean they have collected trillions of dollars in tariffs, he means that the implementation and the threat of tariffs have brought in trillions of dollars (possibly $20 trillion by year end) into the USA either by companies and nations paying the tariffs or by companies and nations investing trillions of dollars to build and create jobs in the USA to avoid paying the tariffs. Either way, the end result of the tariffs is trillions of dollars pouring into the USA, much of which will wind up in the Treasury coffer.
I very optimistic because Trump's policies are the exact opposite of the economic policies of the globalists on the left, where the term "investment" means borrowing and spending money on wasteful and meaningless endeavors to purposely increase the national debt with the goal of handing a bankrupt nation with all its national assets over to their globalist creditor bosses. Under Trump the term "investment" means trillions of dollars in private investment pouring into the US that doesn't add to the national debt but naturally generates govt revenues that can be used to pay down the national debt thus thwarting the plan of the globalists to bankrupt America and seize all her national assets where Americans will "own nothing and be happy".Shouldn't we be trying to pay down the debt though? Don't get me wrong though,I would LOVE to spend some of that money.
@SonJudgment and @SomeDisciple can i please have the young generation's take on Fetterman?
The guy who looks like a hobo ... that guy.
Thank you.
The guy who looks like a hobo ... that guy.
Thank you.
What do President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani have in common? Not much, except this: young adults love them.
Gen Z loves both Trump and Mamdani for the same reason
Gen Z loves both Trump and Mamdani for the same reason
So, I hated Fetterman because of what he was saying in 2020. I find him more tolerable than people like Pelosi, and AOC. I try not to be a respected of persons based on their raiment. It is kinda funny to see him interviewing in a Hoodie.... but a congressman who wears fancy clothes and gets nothing done is no better for their tie. They're arguably worse for it.
Thank you.
The reason i mentioned his looks is because it relates to my 'wheelchair-as-a-lifestyle' comment earlier.
All i've seen from the leftist coverage on him is basically how strong he is to overcome his health issues (which i have no idea what they are) and nothing about any of his work.
So naturally, i ask the question: you elected a guy so you can feel bad about him? Isn't he supposed to do a job, whatever his job is?
I mean these are literally Idiocracy scenarios.
I also asked because this is what i saw today:
Fetterman says MSNBC 'stopped inviting' him after first interview in months | Fox News
And in regards to aesthetics, i see that more of a uniform too before we see someone's content. I agree that this guy might be 'less' evil than Pelosi though because her content is worse than him.
But a firefighter, or police has uniform so we know who they are.
This also kinda ties to how Zelensky came to the White House too. Like a hobo. And they did ask him about his attire.
But i agree with you that Pelosi is worse based on content even if she wears 'better' clothes.
The statement concerning Donald Trump's claims about tariffs is a partial interpretation of his remarks, blending his public rhetoric with some external projections, but it is not entirely accurate based on official data and economic analysis.
Here is a breakdown of the claims:
1. The "Trillions of Dollars" Claim
• Official Tariff Revenue: Government data shows that the actual money collected from tariffs in a single fiscal year is in the billions, not trillions. For example, customs duties collected in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 totaled $195 billion.
• Trump's Rhetoric: President Trump has consistently claimed the U.S. is "taking in Trillions of Dollars" from tariffs.
• Long-Term Projections: Some analyses project that the new tariffs imposed under his administration could raise a figure in the trillions of dollars over a decade (e.g., $1.8 to $3 trillion through FY 2035, depending on the model). It is possible this long-term projection is the source of the "trillions" claim, but it is not money that has already been collected.
2. Tariffs as an Investment Inducement
• The Argument: The idea that the tariffs act as a threat, compelling companies to invest "trillions of dollars" to build and create jobs in the U.S. to avoid the duties is a core part of the administration's stated policy goal. This interpretation is consistent with the President's claims of "Record Investment in the USA, plants and factories going up all over the place."
• Economic Debate: While there has been some reshoring and new investment in certain sectors, linking a "trillion-dollar" investment influx directly to the tariffs is a vast, unverified figure. Economists continue to debate the net effect of tariffs on the overall U.S. economy, including the costs to consumers and producers versus the benefits of increased domestic production.
3. The End Result and Treasury Coffers
• Money Collected: The actual revenue collected from customs duties does go into the Treasury's general fund.
• Who Pays: Mainstream economic analysis generally concludes that tariffs are paid by U.S. importers (businesses) who then largely pass the cost on to American consumers and businesses through higher prices, not primarily by foreign nations.
In summary:
• "Collected Trillions" in tariffs: False. The U.S. has collected billions in tariff revenue annually, not trillions.
• "Implementation and threat... brought in trillions": This is an unsubstantiated exaggeration of the long-term, dynamic economic effects the administration claims the tariffs are designed to achieve (more investment, less reliance on imports). While investment is a goal, there is no evidence to support a $20 trillion return.
To me a suit is a suit. All kinds of people wear suits. I've had a conviction against ties ever since my g/f when I was 14 said it's just an arrow that points to a man's junk; and since they aren't typically functional, I see them as undesirable overall.
I think congressmen have a brooch, or a pin that identifies them as such- that works for me.
I like Fetterman, I think he should just come over to the GOP because I think the Far Left will probably push him from the party eventually. His style of wearing hoodies seems very Midwest and like a Millennial but actualy Fetterman I think is like at the very start of Gen X or the end of the Boomers, so I would assume he's just trying to do the whole "forever young" thing those two generations do even though they old as the crypt keeper, but it also kind of amuses us and makes Gen Z cringe even more than they do at us, so theer's some perks.
I can see why this 'forever young' thing is cringe to you because it's also very cringe to me.
Age, is a very sensitive issue in USA. I mean VERY SENSITIVE. When someone my age at work tells me "you're as young as you think" i start laughing and i tell him "you're old dude and you can't do what you did in your 20s anymore without breaking a sweat'.
So because of that and after they try many hair treatments when their hair starts to fall out, they dress cringe and they go to like a Taylor Swift concert or something.
Wear appropriate clothes for your age bro. Like a polo shirt, some nice shoes and even a suit and tie on occasion.
See, Trump dresses according to his age which triggers a lot of liberals ... besides his hair.
Obama was trying to look 'cool' by rolling up his sleeves (to pretend he's working) and sometimes didn't even wear a tie.
YOU'RE OLD DUDE! Who are you trying to fool?
Lol it's cause the Boomers and Gen X are extremely vain, with the Boomers being the most vain. Lol I mean even to tie back to politics a little Trump's fake tan is very Boomerish, these are the people that invented botox after all.