"Transform" America

[Rodeo]

@conan

Inflation is the future.

Thanks Biden.

The man and the progressives around him and running him are just awful.

[WuWei]

Of course it’s about me.

[peek-a-boo]

@Tom_Ch

Stop it man! You know that’s not at all what they want.

I’m certain Venezuelan politicians didn’t want what we see in Venezuela today. Their delusional vision was a socialist utopia where everyone is equal and no one wants for anything. Big Government is the end all be all solution.

But that’s exactly what the result of any aggressive Socialist LIB agenda will get you. Those pesky unintended consequences.

[WuWei]

@Guilds

To find the world you want to live, requires a time machine.

I’m asking about the country you want me to live in.

[Guilds]

@PAmoderate37

That said, their future is without any doubt losing at least one of the Senate or House most likely both in 2022.

That is due to effective gerrymandering, voting restrictions, and the massive amount of money spent by oligarchs that want to stop that from happening.

[WuWei]

@Guilds

@PAmoderate37

That said, their future is without any doubt losing at least one of the Senate or House most likely both in 2022.

That is due to effective gerrymandering, voting restrictions, and the massive amount of money spent by oligarchs that want to stop that from happening.

Right! It’s not because the policies and philosophy are just bad.

[conan]

Free spirited independent men must be controlled.

[Guilds]

@WuWei

I have my doubts about how truly important many of those technological changes are. I will concede that cell phones have truly changed how we communicate - and not for the better.

Cell phones were not the problem. Smart phones and social media companies are the problem.

[Guilds]

@WuWei

It seems to me they want equal outcomes.

Incorrect.

Equal opportunities.

[WuWei]

The state is the divine idea as it exists on earth. The state will be perfected. …the individual, whose supreme duty is to be a member of the state. Hegel

[Guilds]

@WuWei

I’m not sure “expanded welfare state” and “democracy” are compatible.

Sure they are.

Democracy and today’s conservatives…not so much. Too many cons want us to be like Hungary.

[Eagle-Keeper]

@Guilds

@WuWei

It seems to me they want equal outcomes.

Incorrect.

Equal opportunities.

Those in ruling class will always be better off. But I guess that’s the price we pee-ons have to pay for utopia.

[Guilds]

@Rodeo

Yeah that really sucked when the economy grew for all of us and all of us got a tax cut and paid less than $3 a gallon for gas.

Key Takeaways

• High-income individuals were the most likely to see tax savings, while low-income and middle-class families saw mixed results
• 88.2% of taxpayers claimed the standard deduction in 2018
• The higher standard deduction wasn’t enough to offset the loss of personal exemptions for some families
• Businesses appear to have saved the most from the Trump tax cuts; corporate income tax collected by the IRS decreased by 22.4% from 2017 to 2018

Who Benefited Most From the Trump Tax Cuts? – Policygenius

[WuWei]

@Guilds

@WuWei

I’m not sure “expanded welfare state” and “democracy” are compatible.

Sure they are.

Democracy and today’s conservatives…not so much. Too many cons want us to be like Hungary.

Today’s Hungary is not con. You are completely misreading the origins.

[Eagle-Keeper]

@WuWei

The state is the divine idea as it exists on earth. The state will be perfected. …the individual, whose supreme duty is to be a member of the state. Hegel

The belief that there are these purely benevolent selfless and uniquely gifted ruling elites that can give us all heaven on earth. All we need to do is give them all the power and give up all our wealth and liberty.

[WuWei]

I got a tax cut. Will I get another one in this new country?

[Guilds]

@Eagle-Keeper

Why isn’t the middleclass flourishing in CA with their progressive policies, which includes open borders? They have the highest functional poverty rate, highest income inequality, overcrowded lousy public schools, not to mention the homelessness problem.

There is no utopia.

CA is still effected by federal polices.

Here is some perspective.

Gap between rich and poor by state U.S. 2022 | Statista

[Guilds]

@WuWei

Ah, the media. And social media. And bloggers. Got it.

Attacking the plethora of multiples sources, that have different ranges and rankings, is very weak.

It is almost like you discount that data because you disagree with it.

Not surprised.

[WuWei]

What will this new country look like?

What does my future hold?

[WuWei]

Nobody is asking you for links.