2024 Presidential Race

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whodeycin85 said:
How do you feel about a flat tariff on all goods coming in to the US, regardless of company or country?
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Im not a tarrif person. I think that combined with our spending leads to inflation.

(Having global flat tariff belief is reasonable, just not my ideal)

China is a different animal due to their manipulation. But we gotta cut spending before we get too aggressive with them or inflation will run wild.
 
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utvolpj said:
How many answers do you need? I'm still not in favor of the govt artificially manipulating markets with the tariffs at the expense of consumers. Health and welfare is a different issue

If you want to get picky it's different from city to city in this country.
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My point is you call it "fair trade". There is nothing fair about it.
 
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The numbers: Consumer confidence fell in September to a three-month low ahead of a pivotal U.S. election whose outcome could hinge on which presidential candidate voters think will do a better job on the economy.

Americans were more worried about the job market in light of a steady rise in unemployment and greater difficulty in finding work. A high cost of living after several years of severe inflation was another source of distress.

The index of consumer confidence sank to 98.7 this month from a revised 105.6 in August, the Conference Board said Tuesday. It was the biggest one-month decline since mid-2021.
 
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hog88 said:
I took your post to mean people would donate to 1 central entity and then it would be equally distributed to the candidates.
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you do donate to one single entity and pot, but it is only given out to the people who "earned" it. With one pot, and both sides watching the other, the concept is to cut down on corruption with transparency and a single "source".

theoretically, it should also mean both sides are going to be more careful with who they do business with if the other side is constantly checking them.

its not perfect by any stretch, but I think it would be an improvement.
 
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Kamala Harris said she 'Worked Her A** Off' Under Ex-Lover mayor Willie Brown... but new information about her time there reveals the truth​


Kamala Harris was frequently absent for California Medical Assistance Commission meetings, even though she was appointed to the position by her boyfriend at the time and then-Assembly Speaker Willie Brown.

Harris and Brown dated for about a year when she was a 29 year old lawyer for the Alameda District Attorney's office and he was the powerful speaker who ran for mayor of San Francisco at the age of 60.

Brown appointed Harris to the CMAC position in 1994, drawing some criticism for impropriety despite Brown’s willingness to publicly flaunt accusations of political patronage.

Harris had already served six months on the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, a job that paid $97,088 annually, but resigned to take the new position with CMAC.

It’s unclear why Harris missed so many meetings, as she took leave from her job as the Alameda County District Attorney’s office according to the Los Angeles Times.


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Harris was absent from more than 20 percent of the meetings according to a Daily Mail review of the committee minutes. On other occasions the minutes reveal that Harris arrived after commissioners started the meetings and already conducted some of their business.

Of the 111 CMAC meetings, Harris was absent from 23 of them, making her the most absent commissioner on the board.

The job required that board members meet twice a month, as it was not a full-time position. The Commission was responsible for negotiating contracts with hospitals to limit costs paid by government funded health care.

But it still paid Harris a great deal of money, $99,000 annually, according to a report from SF Weekly. All told, Harris made more than $400,000 over the five year period she was appointed by Brown to the state positions.

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Kamala Harris said she 'worked her a** off' for Willie Brown positions

Kamala Harris was frequently absent for California Medical Assistance Commission meetings, even though she was appointed to the position by her boyfriend.
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utvolpj said:
What is Mexico doing that's anti free market? Shouldn't that have been addressed in the trade agreement he signed with them?
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I don't know who is doing what, nor particularly care with this question. asking a philosophical question here.
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
Im not a tarrif person. I think that combined with our spending leads to inflation.

(Having global flat tariff belief is reasonable, just not my ideal)

China is a different animal due to their manipulation. But we gotta cut spending before we get too aggressive with them or inflation will run wild.
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I'm with you ..is rather flat tax , flat tariff, cut regulations.. And departments, and spending
 
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Ending the filibuster is one of the most radical things she's come out with but I'm not surprised. She is radical. I wonder if Fetterman would agree to it? I doubt it
 
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Sea Ray said:
Ending the filibuster is one of the most radical things she's come out with but I'm not surprised. She is radical. I wonder if Fetterman would agree to it? I doubt it
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Soooooo, the Party That claims that Trump will end democracy is openly promising to end one of the most enduring norms of our democracy? Makes sense to me 🙄
Obviously they learned NOTHING from Harry Reid eliminating the judicial filibuster.
Tsar’s Number One Rule of Political Strategy; never be the first to deploy a tool or stratagem against your enemy unless you are comfortable with them using it against you when they get power.
Dimocrats NEVER think ahead
 
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