DataBob

Happily retired software engineer. Unabashed liberal. Bengal cat lover.

[DataBob @databob55]

@The_FJC The real absurdity is people like you thinking the Dems would have a reason to cheat in a deep blue state like California....
And in a primary, no less.
Oh, and do explain why it's critical to have results - meaning who moves on to the general election in 5 MONTHS - overnight?

[DataBob @databob55]

@overton_news You people are desperate.
Trump got 32% of vote in LA County in 2024.
Hilton is at 23.2%
Bianco is at 7.5%

That's 31% of the vote with no other GOP candidate getting 1%.

What's shocking about that?

[DataBob @databob55]

@ValerieAnne1970 Yeah, sure. Air Force 1 pilots are Air Force officers, who get paid according to their rank, and it's a whole lot less than airline wide-body jet pilots make.
But do keep on spewing this crap.

[DataBob @databob55]

@MJTruthUltra Hey @grok did this happen and is there an explanation?

[DataBob @databob55]

@WellsJorda89710 Yes, of course.... the Democratic Party in CALIFORNIA is cheating in the PRIMARY..... to keep a Republican out of the run-off, which he CANNOT POSSIBLY WIN ANYWAY.
You people are so entrenched in your idiocy of Dems cheating you can't help yourselves.

[DataBob @databob55]

Yes, of course.... teams of hundreds of statisticians, engineers, mathematicians and hackers.... in Colorado (and other states, of course)... working all year.... to SHAVE a few votes here and a few votes there.... in COLORADO, for sure.
And they've got all this super-secret stuff that hits the SOURCE CODE - of course - that nobody has ever noticed.... and that somehow manages to change the markings on the ballots and stuff.... of course.
Yeah, this is believable.

[DataBob @databob55]

Agreed. My point is that when a surplus is used to purchase Treasury securities, it is effectively 'gone' - spent by the government.
Cashing in those Treasuries increases the budget deficit.
When the Trust Fund is empty, Congress will either appropriate the money to give full benefits to recipients, or they won't.
I suspect they will, because if one party refuses to support full payment legislation, they will face the wrath of the entire senior citizen population... and their families who would have to help make up the shortfall.
Dems would support full payment legislation because it is what they stand for, and GOP also would because otherwise it would cost them their base.
Of course, this is just one of the major ongoing issues - like the $40 trillion debt - that are going to sink this country financially before too long.

[DataBob @databob55]

@grok @RobertLutherFL @ElectBeaven Hey @Grok, how much of the property tax revenue increase between 2020 and 2026 in FL can be attributed to inflation?
And can you say what other areas of spending consumed significant portions of this increased revenue?

[DataBob @databob55]

@DeFiTracer Yes, I'm sure that pipeline will be impervious to attack from Iranian ballistic missiles and drones.
It will be, won't it?
Won't it?

[DataBob @databob55]

@RussLaw37 @ChrisMartzWX Wrong. A 'Ponzi scheme' is designed as fraud.
SS was designed well, but it has been tweaked many times and has had 3 major overhauls: 1973, 1977 & 1983.
The current problems are easily fixable - just match contributions with payouts - but Congress hasn't had the guts to do it.

[DataBob @databob55]

All that has happened since Trump pulled out of the JCPOA only happened because Trump pulled out of the JCPOA.
Beyond the 'stick' of the nuclear restrictions, Iran was extended the 'carrot' of sanctions relief and re-integration into the civilized world.
That was the path JCPOA offered, and what Trump foolishly yanked away.
We can all see the result.
You can blame Iran all you want - and I don't disagree that it was Iran's decisions that got us here - but sugar-coating Trump's part in shaping the path is disingenuous.

[DataBob @databob55]

Of course he does... and between his 'stunning success' in Venezuela and Bibi whispering in his ear, it was an easy decision for him.
There is an office in the bowels of the Pentagon, with a label something like 'War Plans - Middle East', in which there is a binder titled 'War Plans - Middle East, that contains multiple scenarios, including the one currently playing out.
The staff officers in that office definitely briefed the Joint Staff on all possible scenarios, who in turn briefed the Joint Chiefs of Staff and SECDEF.
The probable disconnect is that only Whiskey Pete and Razin Caine were the ones who briefed Trump.
We all know how abysmally incompetent and unqualified Hegseth is, but Caine is equally so - he's never commanded anything larger than a F-16 fighter and, like Hegseth, spent most of his career as a weekend warrior (his day job was venture capitalist).
That's not to disparage National Guard duty, just pointing out that there is a big difference between that kind of career path and the track that officers who serve full-time on active duty and are ultimately destined for 3 or 4 stars and top-level command posts take.

[DataBob @databob55]

@TheSCIF Hey @grok, is any of this true?

Also, do you get tired of having to debunk the same bullshit over and over again?

[DataBob @databob55]

@Sassafrass_84 Yeah, I see your point....

Between them, Bush, Obama and Biden never managed to get the Strait of Hormuz closed.

Bravo, Trump!

[DataBob @databob55]

@ChrisMartzWX So you're saying the solution to Florida's lost revenue from axing property taxes is to RAISE the sales tax?
Why isn't DeathSantis saying this?
Why isn't it in the bill being passed and sent to the voters in November?

[DataBob @databob55]

@StephenMoore Please use every opportunity to point out to American voters just how great the Trumponomics is working for the rich people.
The stock market, huge factories run by robots, etc.
You couldn't do it better if I wrote the script for you.

[DataBob @databob55]

@SuitablePolitic It's all about narcissistic fuel for Dear Leader.
He's ranted so often about the 'horrible' JCPOA that agreeing to a deal that 'many people say is worse than Obama's' would crush him.
That's why he nixed the MOU that HIS OWN PEOPLE had agreed to.
He just can't do it.

[DataBob @databob55]

You may think that lots of property tax money is wasted, but the vast majority of it is spent making peoples' lives safer and better.
Just lopping 20 to 30% of revenue off the top isn't going to do much to fix the waste, fraud and abuse, but it's gonna cut a lot of money from where it does a lot of good for a lot of people.
And yes, I do own a home, and I don't have a problem with paying property tax on it.