@tisi_28@Bishop_Beesley@jomickane When I was growing up, late 60s, we had one old man who shot a kid with a rock salt loaded shotgun for what we used to call "stomping."
It made him a target for every kid in town. That was the point. The madder they got, the more we harassed them. No one went to jail.
@RealSHIRA This is only halftime. Everyone knows Iran won't keep to any deal. Trump is giving them the rope to hang themselves while gas prices come down, and he focuses on the midterms. Then it will be game on.
@bruceymonkey@lucythegreat123 This is politics. They have been stringing us along with the negotiations, hoping it would hurt Trump in the midterms. So he said OK, let's sign a deal now, and when they break it, the gloves will be off. Just like the straights. They tried to control it, so Trump closed it.
@bruceymonkey@lucythegreat123 If they even attempt to attack us, it will shut up all of Trumps critics and give Trump the support he needs to finish the job. Let's hope they are that stupid.
@bruceymonkey@lucythegreat123 Both strikes were unsuccessful. One missile was intercepted, while the other failed midflight before reaching its target. And 4000 kilometers is not going to reach the US.
@inarchus@lucythegreat123 Why do you think JD is the one out there making the rounds on this deal? Because Trump is keeping the Real plan a secret. And Iran ( and you) are falling for it.
@bruceymonkey@lucythegreat123 The dollars are theirs. They are just frozen assets. Do you think the Arab states are going to invest just to have us come in and blow shit up again?
@inarchus@lucythegreat123 When he even talked about hitting their infrastructure, everyone cried " War crimes" and "Unconstitutional." After they violate the agreement and the midterms are over, he can hit them harder than ever.
@inarchus@lucythegreat123 Regime change was NEVER Trumps stated goal. We are not doing "Nation building " again.
You don't see that Trump set conditions that he knows they won't meet. Then the gloves will be off.
@bruceymonkey@lucythegreat123 This is nothing more than a pause before the midterms. Trump gave them rope to hang themselves, and after the midterms, he will have an excuse to go in again. People are missing the big picture here.
@inarchus@lucythegreat123 You are right about gas prices. But what exactly did we lose? We did a trillion dollars worth of damage to Iran without slaughtering their people. They have no navy or air defense. Trump set terms he knows they won't meet. Nothing stopping him from starting back up in November.
@HilzFuld If you think this so-called deal is the end all be all, you know nothing about Trump. He is 5 steps ahead, just waiting for all fools to come out and embarrass yourselves. Wait until after the midterms. This is reducing gas prices and giving Iran rope to hang themselves.
@iglen31@hockeymommy19@Fish_Flakes546@CynicalPublius Really? Then why did the GOVERNMENT take his findings seriously enough to cut the programs? He had no power to cut anything. Our elected officials did that.
@iglen31@hockeymommy19@Fish_Flakes546@CynicalPublius If Elon found that those programs were being run effectively, would they have been cut? Of course not. You are blaming the man for pointing out incompetence and most likely corruption. Under Reagan, found a $50k hammer. No one said,"How dare they question it? we need that hammer
TAX THE TRILLIONAIRES!
Here is why:
If California would tax Elon 50% of his wealth, that would add $550 BILLION for the California budget (instead of going to Mars and build infinity intelligence, which is useless anyway because no one needs intelligence, duh).
This could make a HUGE difference for Californians. Experts calculated that within 5 years, the state could
* buy 2 homeless people a bed (shared)
* complete 1 mile of high speed train tracks
* buy 50 million pre-signed mail-in ballots, including on-time delivery for the next 2 elections.
That's why we need a trillionaire tax.
NOW.
@CynicalPublius The way the left treats the rich is only making things worse. People used to be praised for their contributions. Now they are put down for it. Why make them the enemy? Jealousy.Anyone who thinks that they are going to see one dime from taxing the rich is a useful idiot.
@iglen31@hockeymommy19@Fish_Flakes546@CynicalPublius Musk donates more to help people than you will earn in your lifetime. The fact that he does it through his own charities is because he wants more of what he gives to actually get to the people he's trying to help. Something you will NEVER get from the government.