The Harris Doctrine

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FortSanders said:
All of this, including the proposed confiscatory tax on capital assets and increased capital gains taxes, are precursors to demands for reparations. If we pay reparations to Indians, why not pay reparations to blacks?
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A good portion of the Indians were paid for land, not completely so some payments could easily be justified as evidence is uncovered. The federal government was not involved in the slave trade, the only records I could find even remotely connected was possible slave labor used in the construction U.S. war ships but those were actually built by a third party. Generally, there is limited or no evidence that the United States was involved in dealing, transportation, or the use of slaves in mass. There simply was no "taking" from Africans or their descendants by the United States. Now something like the Japanese camps during WWII is completely different. The soldiers that fought and died in the Civil War or any war and descendants through the draft have a potential claim... slaves generally do not.
 
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LibertyVol said:
Taxing our way to prosperity. Anybody that thinks this a good idea is dumber than dumb.
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But she's gonna cut taxes on the middle class. I heard her say it.

Of course it all goes back with the inflation she will cause with the rest of her idiotic ideas, but she's gonna cut your taxes.
 
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SpaceCoastVol said:
But she's gonna cut taxes on the middle class. I heard her say it.

Of course it all goes back with the inflation she will cause with the rest of her idiotic ideas, but she's gonna cut your taxes.
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She should cut everybody’s taxes. As all lefties she will have a wonderful surprise. Tax revenue will go up due a stronger economy.
 
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TheDeeble said:
I don't think their main concern is doing what's best for the US. I doubt those in govt would admit error when faced with it. They have control and want to keep it. They want to pick winners and losers.
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Generational wealth is what they want. Anytime you take a job that pays $170k per year and at the end of 10 years you have $10 million is not good stock trading it’s corruption at the highest level.
 
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President Harris and the democrats, along with Chuck Schumer, are expected to pack the court, if she is elected.

Democrats have made clear that if they win the presidency and Congress in November, they will attempt to take over the Supreme Court as well. Shortly after ending his re-election campaign, President Biden put forth a package of high-court “reforms,”...

Kamala Harris quickly agreed.

Ms. Harris, Mr. Schumer and their party are attempting to do is wrong and dangerous. They aim to destroy a branch of federal government. For faithfully carrying out its role, the court faces an unprecedented attack on its independence, beyond even Roosevelt’s threats. Unlike then, however, almost every Democratic lawmaker and official marches in lockstep, and the media, which were skeptical of Roosevelt’s plan, march with them.

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The Harris Doctrine
1) be as vauge as possible on policy
2) tell the voters unfocused bromides about opportunity and economic prosperity (like ANY politician would be AGAINST those things) while providing ne details
3) at no time, give the voters a vision of your actual policy views because they would definitely cost you the election.
4) never get into a position where you can be questioned in any depth about any issue.
5) never let anyone see the “men behind the curtain” who will actually run the show once you are safely ensconced in the Oval Office.
6) And finally, if anyone confronts you with a video of a past controversial policy pronouncement, have some unknown campaign spokesperson say that your views have changed on that issue but provide nothing concrete that can be held against you later.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Honestly? No. It’s still above the 2% target and a lot of the drop was inevitable as people returned to work post covid (increased supply reduces inflation).

Which policy of hers do you believe has been instrumental in this?
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Currently Joe Biden is president it's his administration that sets policy.
 
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LSU-SIU said:
A good portion of the Indians were paid for land, not completely so some payments could easily be justified as evidence is uncovered. The federal government was not involved in the slave trade, the only records I could find even remotely connected was possible slave labor used in the construction U.S. war ships but those were actually built by a third party. Generally, there is limited or no evidence that the United States was involved in dealing, transportation, or the use of slaves in mass. There simply was no "taking" from Africans or their descendants by the United States. Now something like the Japanese camps during WWII is completely different. The soldiers that fought and died in the Civil War or any war and descendants through the draft have a potential claim... slaves generally do not.
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I'd say we've paid for reparations and beyond for undians and black people.
 
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dalton_vol said:
I'd say we've paid for reparations and beyond for undians and black people.
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There is nothing owed to former slaves or their descendants at least not from the United States. I mean they could go back to the African countries for repayments for enslaving the people back in the day, but I would think they would tell them to pound sand.
 
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SpaceCoastVol said:
But she's gonna cut taxes on the middle class. I heard her say it.

Of course it all goes back with the inflation she will cause with the rest of her idiotic ideas, but she's gonna cut your taxes.
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Fortunately for my middle-class employees, they'll have less to tax at her lower rates since my profitability bonuses will be bled dry by the repeal of the Trump corporate tax cuts and increase in corporate taxes.
 
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dalton_vol said:
Well, you got to do it for the greater good. That's your party's stance.
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Who is "your" party?

Shoehorning people into categories just because they're not in lock step with yours is low IQ.
 
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MurphyVol said:
4.6 trillion new dollars were created in 2020. It was roughly 25% of all dollars that had been created in the history of the United States. I don't remember Biden being in office then.

Economics 101 chapter 1, page 1: Inflation is created by either increasing the amount of dollars in an economy or limiting the supply of goods for sale. Also, tack on a few tariffs for good measure.

I took 1 econ class 30 years ago and made a B and even I saw this coming. The current inflation is laid directly at the feet of Trump, everyone in Congress in 2020 and the Treasury dept in 2020.

Is Harris a moron? Absolutely. Has she and Biden only made things worse? Yes.

But saying support Trump because "inflation!" Is like saying let's support Stalin over Hitler because Hitler was a bad guy.
Also, I don't get in much of a twist about campaign promises because they're garbage the candidate can't realistically get done...still waiting on Trump's awesome new healthcare plan and the Mexico funded border wall.

As dumb as her ideas are, she's surging in the polls is because at least she has some sort of loose policy instead of spending time questioning the blackness of people, pissing off veterans and trashing popular Republican governors in swing states.

I'm starting to believe Trump is deliberately tanking this thing. He's offhandedly mentioned several times he doesn't really want to be doing this. I'm starting to be that might be one of the few true things he's said.
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Those dollars in 2020 were largely Covid relief and it was passed unanimously in Congress. How many things get passed unanimously? It was neither Republican or Democrat legislation. That's not on Trump any more than spending on WW II was on FDR

If we must look for blame, it should be noted that Trump's initial thought was a much more modest package:

Two relief bills were signed by President Trump early in 2020: $8 billion on March 6,[26] and $192 billion on March 18.[27] It was apparent to Congress that these would not be sufficient. A much larger third package, which was to become the CARES Act, was negotiated
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CARES Act - Wikipedia

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There's not much Trump can do if Congress is unanimous in wanting to spend more money
 
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Sea Ray said:
Those dollars in 2020 were largely Covid relief and it was passed unanimously in Congress. How many things get passed unanimously? It was neither Republican or Democrat legislation. That's not on Trump any more than spending on WW II was on FDR

If we must look for blame, it should be noted that Trump's initial thought was a much more modest package:


en.wikipedia.org

CARES Act - Wikipedia

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There's not much Trump can do if Congress is unanimous in wanting to spend more money
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Trump could have vetoed it and forced congress to override it. So Trump owns it.
 
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