Kansas Crimson

twocoach wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:05 am

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:47 am But this is better, right?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets ... 2dc9&ei=28

Desperate to bolster his record as election season approaches, Joe Biden is shouting from the rooftops about his handling of the economy. But even with the welcome news that inflation has dropped to 3 per cent and equities rallying, Americans aren’t convinced. His approval rating is at 41 per cent, close to the lowest level of his presidency – and the economy remains the number one issue.

Oblivious and tone deaf to these concerns, as usual, Biden has been trumpeting his economic victories. His critics respond with a litany of policy failures and missed opportunities that have left ordinary working Americans anxious for their finances. The inflation rate was just over 1 per cent when Biden took office; it peaked at 9 per cent last June, the highest level in four decades.

And while inflation has slowed, the price of staple goods is still soaring. Bread shot up nearly 12 per cent, frozen vegetables 17 per cent, baby formula and rents 8 per cent. While Biden brags about his record, families are struggling to feed their children. It’s no wonder Americans think the USA is heading in the wrong direction.

Part of the blame falls on Biden’s heavy-handed regulation, which has piled vast cost onto American businesses. Another might be attributed to mounting Government debt, which has soared past $32 trillion. The threat of increased taxation as the ranks of the IRS swell is creating a lingering sense of dread.

Biden can claim little credit for what has gone well. His “Inflation Reduction Act” was effectively a borrow and spend package pouring tax credits into so-called “green” technologies. While it’s likely to add $750 billion to the nation’s debt over the next decade, the University of Pennsylvania found that its impact on inflation was “statistically indistinguishable from zero”. The only real result in the near term is that it’s likely to slightly decrease short-term economic growth; at least something was reduced.

Wherever you turn, Biden’s calamitous presidency is turning into an American horror story. Reading and math scores are at their lowest levels in decades. Worker productivity is plummeting while drug overdose deaths reach record highs. Crime has people living their daily lives in fear.

And what’s Biden’s response to this? To tout his achievements. To preen about his record. Like so much else about his shameless presidency, his economic messaging is utterly out of touch with reality. It is almost unbelievable that this shambling mess is viewed as a re-electable candidate.

"The threat of increased taxation as the ranks of the IRS swell is creating a lingering sense of dread."

Eh, what? They don't increase the amount of taxation because they hired more IRS resources. They increase the amount of people who have to ACTUALLY PAY WHAT THEY OWE.

And we have covered the costs of groceries on here a thousand times so it's clear you just aren't reading anything that anyone else posts.

zsn wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:18 am The investment of the MAGA cult in alternative reality is mind boggling!

KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:19 am they’re broken

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:26 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:05 am

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:47 am But this is better, right?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets ... 2dc9&ei=28

Desperate to bolster his record as election season approaches, Joe Biden is shouting from the rooftops about his handling of the economy. But even with the welcome news that inflation has dropped to 3 per cent and equities rallying, Americans aren’t convinced. His approval rating is at 41 per cent, close to the lowest level of his presidency – and the economy remains the number one issue.

Oblivious and tone deaf to these concerns, as usual, Biden has been trumpeting his economic victories. His critics respond with a litany of policy failures and missed opportunities that have left ordinary working Americans anxious for their finances. The inflation rate was just over 1 per cent when Biden took office; it peaked at 9 per cent last June, the highest level in four decades.

And while inflation has slowed, the price of staple goods is still soaring. Bread shot up nearly 12 per cent, frozen vegetables 17 per cent, baby formula and rents 8 per cent. While Biden brags about his record, families are struggling to feed their children. It’s no wonder Americans think the USA is heading in the wrong direction.

Part of the blame falls on Biden’s heavy-handed regulation, which has piled vast cost onto American businesses. Another might be attributed to mounting Government debt, which has soared past $32 trillion. The threat of increased taxation as the ranks of the IRS swell is creating a lingering sense of dread.

Biden can claim little credit for what has gone well. His “Inflation Reduction Act” was effectively a borrow and spend package pouring tax credits into so-called “green” technologies. While it’s likely to add $750 billion to the nation’s debt over the next decade, the University of Pennsylvania found that its impact on inflation was “statistically indistinguishable from zero”. The only real result in the near term is that it’s likely to slightly decrease short-term economic growth; at least something was reduced.

Wherever you turn, Biden’s calamitous presidency is turning into an American horror story. Reading and math scores are at their lowest levels in decades. Worker productivity is plummeting while drug overdose deaths reach record highs. Crime has people living their daily lives in fear.

And what’s Biden’s response to this? To tout his achievements. To preen about his record. Like so much else about his shameless presidency, his economic messaging is utterly out of touch with reality. It is almost unbelievable that this shambling mess is viewed as a re-electable candidate.

"The threat of increased taxation as the ranks of the IRS swell is creating a lingering sense of dread."

Eh, what? They don't increase the amount of taxation because they hired more IRS resources. They increase the amount of people who have to ACTUALLY PAY WHAT THEY OWE.

And we have covered the costs of groceries on here a thousand times so it's clear you just aren't reading anything that anyone else posts.

That's one way to interpret it. The other - the more likely, in my opinion - is that tax laws are about to change in a serious way, and they are staffing up to enforce them, including teaming up with law enforcement to go to homes and arrest people.

Just because you "have covered" food inflation "a thousand times" doesn't mean you are correct or that yours is the only perspective. You assume that, having read your take, I must accept it as the final word. I don't.

For the record, also note the source of the article. Not a right wing conspiracy rag. Guess that doesn't matter if it's not lauding Brandon's accomplishments.

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:26 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:05 am

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:47 am But this is better, right?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets ... 2dc9&ei=28

Desperate to bolster his record as election season approaches, Joe Biden is shouting from the rooftops about his handling of the economy. But even with the welcome news that inflation has dropped to 3 per cent and equities rallying, Americans aren’t convinced. His approval rating is at 41 per cent, close to the lowest level of his presidency – and the economy remains the number one issue.

Oblivious and tone deaf to these concerns, as usual, Biden has been trumpeting his economic victories. His critics respond with a litany of policy failures and missed opportunities that have left ordinary working Americans anxious for their finances. The inflation rate was just over 1 per cent when Biden took office; it peaked at 9 per cent last June, the highest level in four decades.

And while inflation has slowed, the price of staple goods is still soaring. Bread shot up nearly 12 per cent, frozen vegetables 17 per cent, baby formula and rents 8 per cent. While Biden brags about his record, families are struggling to feed their children. It’s no wonder Americans think the USA is heading in the wrong direction.

Part of the blame falls on Biden’s heavy-handed regulation, which has piled vast cost onto American businesses. Another might be attributed to mounting Government debt, which has soared past $32 trillion. The threat of increased taxation as the ranks of the IRS swell is creating a lingering sense of dread.

Biden can claim little credit for what has gone well. His “Inflation Reduction Act” was effectively a borrow and spend package pouring tax credits into so-called “green” technologies. While it’s likely to add $750 billion to the nation’s debt over the next decade, the University of Pennsylvania found that its impact on inflation was “statistically indistinguishable from zero”. The only real result in the near term is that it’s likely to slightly decrease short-term economic growth; at least something was reduced.

Wherever you turn, Biden’s calamitous presidency is turning into an American horror story. Reading and math scores are at their lowest levels in decades. Worker productivity is plummeting while drug overdose deaths reach record highs. Crime has people living their daily lives in fear.

And what’s Biden’s response to this? To tout his achievements. To preen about his record. Like so much else about his shameless presidency, his economic messaging is utterly out of touch with reality. It is almost unbelievable that this shambling mess is viewed as a re-electable candidate.

"The threat of increased taxation as the ranks of the IRS swell is creating a lingering sense of dread."

Eh, what? They don't increase the amount of taxation because they hired more IRS resources. They increase the amount of people who have to ACTUALLY PAY WHAT THEY OWE.

And we have covered the costs of groceries on here a thousand times so it's clear you just aren't reading anything that anyone else posts.

That's one way to interpret it. The other - the more likely, in my opinion - is that tax laws are about to change in a serious way, and they are staffing up to enforce them, including teaming up with law enforcement to go to homes and arrest people.

Just because you "have covered" food inflation "a thousand times" doesn't mean you are correct or that yours is the only perspective. You assume that, having read your take, I must accept it as the final word. I don't.

For the record, also note the source of the article. Not a right wing conspiracy rag. Guess that doesn't matter if it's not lauding Brandon's accomplishments.

We are living under a presidential administration that has made a stunning turnaround from Obama’s foreign policy, which relegated Britain to the back of the queue. Unlike the Obama-era hostility, Trump stands squarely with our staunchest ally.

President Trump is picking up threads of an important foreign policy initiative not seen since the Reagan-Thatcher years: the U.S. relationship with Central Europe. Today, Mr. Trump will welcome to the White House Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, [...]

Next week Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban makes his first visit to the state of Israel. This symbolic and diplomatic event, considered against a consistent record of pro-Israel support and concrete measures to confront anti-Semitism in Hungary, should bring closure…

Events are lining up so that the U.S. might find compelling an invigorated relationship with on-the-move Central European player — Hungary.

zsn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:24 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:36 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:37 pm
wow…zero shame in just flat out lying

you really are broken

i would post source upon source about the hundreds of miles of wall that your hero’s administration has built, some of which was directly paid for by federal money

but, of course you’ll make excuses and move the goal posts like a child because you either willfully ignorant about the truth, or too embarrassed to just admit you’re wrong

you’re fucking broken

Does an incomplete wall work? Does a dam with holes in it keep water back?

You know what works? Severely punishing who employ undocumented workers.

Overlander wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:58 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:08 pm A bunch of you all suffer from trump derangement syndrome. You've been programmed to hate him, but you aren't even exactly sure why. Then when asked about it, you source things about trump that are no different than any of these other politicians

I have a real dislike for Trump simply because of who / what Trump is.

I imagine that exact reason is why mouth breathers like yourself idolize him. He is what you wished you had the balls to be

randylahey wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:46 am

Overlander wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:58 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:08 pm A bunch of you all suffer from trump derangement syndrome. You've been programmed to hate him, but you aren't even exactly sure why. Then when asked about it, you source things about trump that are no different than any of these other politicians

I have a real dislike for Trump simply because of who / what Trump is.

I imagine that exact reason is why mouth breathers like yourself idolize him. He is what you wished you had the balls to be

So you probably hate biden too right? Lying manipulative scumbag of a career politician who gets filthy rich off the backs of American people and craves power and control

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:28 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:19 am they’re broken

If disagreeing with you makes me broken, then so be it. I'll wear the badge proudly.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:56 am

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:28 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:19 am they’re broken

If disagreeing with you makes me broken, then so be it. I'll wear the badge proudly.

dumb thing to say (but par for the course)

it’s being willfully ignorant about reality and objective facts that makes you broken

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:42 am

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:26 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:05 am

"The threat of increased taxation as the ranks of the IRS swell is creating a lingering sense of dread."

Eh, what? They don't increase the amount of taxation because they hired more IRS resources. They increase the amount of people who have to ACTUALLY PAY WHAT THEY OWE.

And we have covered the costs of groceries on here a thousand times so it's clear you just aren't reading anything that anyone else posts.

That's one way to interpret it. The other - the more likely, in my opinion - is that tax laws are about to change in a serious way, and they are staffing up to enforce them, including teaming up with law enforcement to go to homes and arrest people.

Just because you "have covered" food inflation "a thousand times" doesn't mean you are correct or that yours is the only perspective. You assume that, having read your take, I must accept it as the final word. I don't.

For the record, also note the source of the article. Not a right wing conspiracy rag. Guess that doesn't matter if it's not lauding Brandon's accomplishments.

The "source of the article" is the author (Lee Cohen), not the aggregator (MSN).

It does not take much effort to confirm that, in fact, one would be correct to question his objectivity and the soundness of his analysis.

Trump Restores UK to the Front of the Queue

https://spectator.org/trump-restores-uk ... the-queue/

We are living under a presidential administration that has made a stunning turnaround from Obama’s foreign policy, which relegated Britain to the back of the queue. Unlike the Obama-era hostility, Trump stands squarely with our staunchest ally.

Welcome Prime Minister Orbán

https://spectator.org/welcome-prime-minister-orban/

President Trump is picking up threads of an important foreign policy initiative not seen since the Reagan-Thatcher years: the U.S. relationship with Central Europe. Today, Mr. Trump will welcome to the White House Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, [...]

Stop the Fake News That Hungary Is Anti-Semitic

https://spectator.org/stop-the-fake-new ... i-semitic/

Next week Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban makes his first visit to the state of Israel. This symbolic and diplomatic event, considered against a consistent record of pro-Israel support and concrete measures to confront anti-Semitism in Hungary, should bring closure…

Good Timing for a New Improved European Friendship

https://spectator.org/good-timing-for-a ... riendship/

Events are lining up so that the U.S. might find compelling an invigorated relationship with on-the-move Central European player — Hungary.

***

These were not cherry-picked; they're literally the first four things on the Spectator's page for Cohen.

But please, tell me more about evaluating sources of information and analysis.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:54 am

randylahey wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:46 am

Overlander wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:58 pm

I have a real dislike for Trump simply because of who / what Trump is.

I imagine that exact reason is why mouth breathers like yourself idolize him. He is what you wished you had the balls to be

So you probably hate biden too right? Lying manipulative scumbag of a career politician who gets filthy rich off the backs of American people and craves power and control

You’d believe the sky was green if the right people said it the right number of times.

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:05 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:42 am

JKLivin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:26 am

That's one way to interpret it. The other - the more likely, in my opinion - is that tax laws are about to change in a serious way, and they are staffing up to enforce them, including teaming up with law enforcement to go to homes and arrest people.

Just because you "have covered" food inflation "a thousand times" doesn't mean you are correct or that yours is the only perspective. You assume that, having read your take, I must accept it as the final word. I don't.

For the record, also note the source of the article. Not a right wing conspiracy rag. Guess that doesn't matter if it's not lauding Brandon's accomplishments.

The "source of the article" is the author (Lee Cohen), not the aggregator (MSN).

It does not take much effort to confirm that, in fact, one would be correct to question his objectivity and the soundness of his analysis.

Trump Restores UK to the Front of the Queue

https://spectator.org/trump-restores-uk ... the-queue/

We are living under a presidential administration that has made a stunning turnaround from Obama’s foreign policy, which relegated Britain to the back of the queue. Unlike the Obama-era hostility, Trump stands squarely with our staunchest ally.

Welcome Prime Minister Orbán

https://spectator.org/welcome-prime-minister-orban/

President Trump is picking up threads of an important foreign policy initiative not seen since the Reagan-Thatcher years: the U.S. relationship with Central Europe. Today, Mr. Trump will welcome to the White House Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, [...]

Stop the Fake News That Hungary Is Anti-Semitic

https://spectator.org/stop-the-fake-new ... i-semitic/

Next week Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban makes his first visit to the state of Israel. This symbolic and diplomatic event, considered against a consistent record of pro-Israel support and concrete measures to confront anti-Semitism in Hungary, should bring closure…

Good Timing for a New Improved European Friendship

https://spectator.org/good-timing-for-a ... riendship/

Events are lining up so that the U.S. might find compelling an invigorated relationship with on-the-move Central European player — Hungary.

***

These were not cherry-picked; they're literally the first four things on the Spectator's page for Cohen.

But please, tell me more about evaluating sources of information and analysis.

So, MSN has become an aggregator of MAGA propaganda? Huh.

randylahey wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:14 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:54 am

randylahey wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:46 am

So you probably hate biden too right? Lying manipulative scumbag of a career politician who gets filthy rich off the backs of American people and craves power and control

You’d believe the sky was green if the right people said it the right number of times.

You're projecting. I've on record here agreed with both sides, and disagreed with both sides, numerous times. You on the other hand are as brainwashed as lefties come