Drain The Swamp II

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

This seems strange, Texas and Arizona are gun states, why do you have any crime. Gov. Abbott moved $221 million from Health and Human Services (Mental Heath) to the National Guard. If crime is so bad why didn't he declare martial law or hire more police, oh that's right Texas police can't even defend 9 year old children. In Abbott's own words: "thoughts and prayers".

Compare the "gun states" crime rates to those of the democrat run cities with draconian gun control.


You paint the state of Texas with an extremely broad brush because of one department's failure.


Abbot ain't exactly going to be able to go in and stop an active shooter. Imagine the moaning, wailing, and gnashing of teeth if Abbot declared "martial law". And the states can't force local departments to do much. Also according to the Constitution, there's no legal requirement for law enforcement to face an active shooter. So you can't even fire the ones who fail. You can't even sue or prosecute them. Considering how law enforcement has been trashed in general, and how there's been a concerted effort to force "diversity hires", the quality is decreasing further. Money won't hire police now.




Some of your posts are at least well reasoned, even if based on flawed logic and cherry picked data.. That wasn't one of them.

[Mark Yacavone]

Did you think I was engaging in hyperbole in my first post here?
Better question would be ..What has the Left NOT corrupted in this country ?


https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/i...ing-was-a-lie/

[Dick Nearhoof]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

I am about $60K over the $178k threshhold.

So about 20%, probably more than Warren Buffet, darling of the left, who takes advantage of the tax code "carried interest" clause. He could claim it as regular income & pay the rates, but why would he, it's perfectly legal, As President Trump did carrying business losses forward. I don't write the tax regs, but smart accountants take advantage of them. I know of never other country that would allow what's happening at US southern border. But maybe I'm wrong.

[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by Dick Nearhoof

So about 20%, probably more than Warren Buffet, darling of the left, who takes advantage of the tax code "carried interest" clause. He could claim it as regular income & pay the rates, but why would he, it's perfectly legal, As President Trump did carrying business losses forward. I don't write the tax regs, but smart accountants take advantage of them. I know of never other country that would allow what's happening at US southern border. But maybe I'm wrong.

Now we have to consider my wife's business, we do file separately. I do trust my CPA of 15 years. I am for a 10% flat tax with no loop holes.

[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Did you think I was engaging in hyperbole in my first post here?
Better question would be ..What has the Left NOT corrupted in this country ?


https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/i...ing-was-a-lie/

Maybe every Republican President since Hoover has driven us into a depression or recession. Trump only increased the debt by a third. Only $7.8 trillion then lowered the tax on the 1%, how would that ever be paid?

[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Profit ain't a dirty word. Figure the percentage compared to the volume. Figure the government is trying desperately to put them out of business. And figure how oil is involved in everything you have, wear, use, eat, or drink.




Sorry, the cries about oil company profits only bring jeers. The profit on oil is minuscule compared to insurance, banking, securities, or government.

I have no problem with businesses making a profit. But when that profit affects inflation because every form of transportation used petroleum. Of coarse that cost of fuel impacts every family and the supply chain. I am less impacted by it because I am no longer commuting, store I use is less than two blocks away. Medical is two miles from the house.

[Dick Nearhoof]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

Now we have to consider my wife's business, we do file separately. I do trust my CPA of 15 years. I am for a 10% flat tax with no loop holes.

I'm all for that!

[Randy Wells]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

I have no problem with businesses making a profit. But when that profit affects inflation because very form of transportation used petroleum. Of coarse that cost of fuel impacts very family and the supply chain. I am less impacted by it because I am no longer commuting, store I use is less than two blocks away. Medical is two miles from the house.

Not sure what very form of transportation and very family means. LOL.

Randy

[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by Randy Wells

Not sure what very form of transportation and very family means. LOL.

Randy

Let’s try every

[Superpro]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

Let’s try every

Me thinks he was gettin' even for correcting his grammar earlier?....Not criticizing, but I guess what is good for the goose........!