@RepMTG Can you guys in congress maybe pass some bills that make our lives better in a smart way. For god sakes even use some AI for good policy proposals outlines. You all are increasingly frustrating to listen to about anything.
@SenDuckworth Allowing americans to reap the full benefits of their ss contributions is not bad. In fact its way bettter than they current system. Right now you out in way more than you will ever get out. Thats truly theft.
@the_transit_guy I dont know why anyone is arguing any of these things as if both parties haven’t been gerrymandering for years. They act like they never do it and its comical. Their is no if they do it we will do it. It already happens.
@SenSanders We need a multi layered system with a public option. Not canada single payer. We can have what they have but wayyyyy better. Thats what we want. Fight for the multi layered system bernie. It preserves Americans right to choose as well instead of governmental forced choice.
@unusual_whales These people need to stop with the fear mongering. Stock market exceptionalism over is a joke. We are also told our Reserve currency status is finished. These same people just want us to fail. They provide no proof of any of their claims as per usual. I await the data.
FROM MAGA TO CHINA
Here are four things MAGA is getting wrong, and why it's handing over the world to China.
(1) First, MAGA correctly understands that America’s economic position is in decline but thinks this is due to economic competition itself, rather than lack of competitiveness.
(2) Second, MAGA also understands that the US has wasted trillions abroad in foreign wars, but thinks the problem is global leadership itself rather than poor leadership.
(3) Third, MAGA knows that their Blue American enemies have allies abroad, but has incorrectly overreacted to this by treating every non-Red-American as an enemy.
(4) Fourth, MAGA sees the billions of dollars flowing from the US to foreign recipients, but isn't grasping that the US can only print those dollars in the first place so long as it's the hub of a global empire.
When you put these together you can both understand MAGA's actions and understand why they will not lead to the intended result.
Basically: MAGA is hyperfocused on cutting off any apparent flow of funds from Red Americans to Blue Americans and non-Americans. And they only have ~500 days in power. So they're trying to quickly shut off imports, close down institutions, and exit all wars.
OK.
Except the reason the imports exist in the first place is because US products aren't competitive relative to Chinese products (or Fed printing). The reason those institutions exist is because the US set them up to run the world. And the reason those wars are happening is not because of American leadership per se, but because of the absence of good leadership.
If you shut all of that down at once — if you abandon global competition and global leadership — you shut down American Empire, and with it the ability to print money. And then everyone in that empire has a very bad time.
@RyanWaltersSupt Hey. Dont so this. Keep it out. Leave it optional. Why you guys do dumb stuff like this. Every time its an over correction cant we just be sane for once….