Current events discussion

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Damn - just paid $3/gal yesterday.

T-Mobile Tuesdays and Fuel Rewards app for Shell Gas Stations.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Amazing how when I make a valid ******* point the only come back you can muster is I am getting more stupid with each post. You clown.

When did you make a valid point?

That is your argument with another member, not me.

Again, your argument with another member.

Oh? I thought you were the guy that I was replying to about cost of living.
Was that listed by the frog in your pocket? Or maybe by Old_Slapper on your behalf?

Explain to me why two meals at McDonalds has to cost $25+
Or a Mocha Madness has to cost over $8 a Tropical Smoothie Cafe?
It's ok though... Trump is doing his job. I just paid $2.37 a gallon for gas.

Explain why people make triple the wages now that they did in the past.
Explain why I can't buy a new Ford truck for $5,200.
Explain why I can't buy a 4 bed/2 bath house for $25,000.

Explain why you leave Concord after buying gas with your coupon, and go someplace where two McDs meals costs 25% more than in Concord.

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

Guccifer2.0 is HRC

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Did YOU just use the phrase... wash.... rinse... repeat? Really? Tell me what arguments you have been able to support. None, because you don't answer questions you can't Google.

You are really hung up on Google.
Maybe you should try it, instead of just making shit up.

Use Google to find a medical text you can read online.
Share a screenshot of the pages that say bones do not have nerves in them.

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Something, something, First Amendment abolished, something, something.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Says the guy who's trying to justify Trump cutting off our alliances so that we can align with Russia and Putin.

MAGA - Moscow Agent Gutting America

Show me where I said that...

He's been pushing the angle that working with Russia means Trump is Putin's puppet, we're besties with Russia, etc. I thought it was common knowledge that countries/leaders often negotiate and deal with one another even though they are enemies - it's an effective way to avoid never ending war. It happened in Europe for 100s of years as Spain, France, England and Germany all vied for power. Conversely allies sometimes subvert one another. A great example will be that Zelensky will soon enter into negotiations with Putin and that won't make them besties. During those negotiations Trump will certainly place American interests above Ukrainian ones, but that doesn't make us enemies or dissolve our alliance with Ukraine. There are examples all over the world - ie Mexico & Canada are certainly allies and our # 1 & 2 trade partners, but we're currently "realigning" our relationships with them. China is our #3 trade partner, yet they are an enemy compared Mexico, Canada and our # 4-7 trade partners (Japan, Germany, S. Korea & the UK) who are strategic allies. Maybe the simplest way to explain it is, there is such a thing as frenemies.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

This shyt pisses me off. Pissed me off when the GOP acted like children, pissed me off when (open minded) liberal college students protest conservative speakers and interrupting the POTUS is ridiculous. They get to make a response after his speech - save it for that. Grow up people.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

T-Mobile Tuesdays and Fuel Rewards app for Shell Gas Stations.

WTF - how do I not know about this? Shell is my #2 gas station and I already use T-Mobile.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Explain why you leave Concord after buying gas with your coupon, and go someplace where two McDs meals costs 25% more than in Concord.
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Rob, your math is off. If he "super sized" the meal, add in tax, he's right around $25 for 2 meals. The double quarter pounder or Crispy McChicken are other ways to get to ~$25. Personally, I always add lettuce and tomato to my burgers, so there is yet another way to get to ~$25. It's not too hard to to get ~$25 for a couple meals at McD's, which is one of the cheaper fast food options.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Or a Mocha Madness has to cost over $8 a Tropical Smoothie Cafe?

Remember the days when a $5 shake was ridiculous?

 

[stocker08 10+ year member]

Show me where I said that...

Check all your posts defending Dementia Don cozying up to Putin.

Fair enough. Do a google lens search for that image you'll find that graph and numerous variations of that graph all over the place. I got it from here (with a bunch of other MS Paint pics). You can verify the underlying graphs/data from FRED.

Federal Net Outlays as Percent of Gross Domestic Product

Graph and download economic data for Federal Net Outlays as Percent of Gross Domestic Product (FYONGDA188S) from 1929 to 2024 about outlays, federal, Net, GDP, and USA.

fred.stlouisfed.org

Growing Spending Is the Problem - Federal Budget in Pictures

Federal spending is growing faster than the economy. This isn't sustainable.

www.federalbudgetinpictures.com

And how does future spending explain our prior deficits? The fact that the deficits have risen higher under republican presidents (typically coinciding with tax cuts.....when not the result of things like covid or the housing bubble).

 

[stocker08 10+ year member]

He's been pushing the angle that working with Russia means Trump is Putin's puppet, we're besties with Russia, etc. I thought it was common knowledge that countries/leaders often negotiate and deal with one another even though they are enemies - it's an effective way to avoid never ending war. It happened in Europe for 100s of years as Spain, France, England and Germany all vied for power. Conversely allies sometimes subvert one another. A great example will be that Zelensky will soon enter into negotiations with Putin and that won't make them besties. During those negotiations Trump will certainly place American interests above Ukrainian ones, but that doesn't make us enemies or dissolve our alliance with Ukraine. There are examples all over the world - ie Mexico & Canada are certainly allies and our # 1 & 2 trade partners, but we're currently "realigning" our relationships with them. China is our #3 trade partner, yet they are an enemy compared Mexico, Canada and our # 4-7 trade partners (Japan, Germany, S. Korea & the UK) who are strategic allies. Maybe the simplest way to explain it is, there is such a thing as frenemies.

Hey....sometimes countries under mentally unstable leaders like Trump turn on all of their allies and start helping out hostile nations with dictators.

 

[stocker08 10+ year member]

lol. Start crafting those bullshit excuses for the economic collapse that Dementia Don is going to cause.