Ralph Peters?

[wdmso]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

He nominated a superb supreme court justice,only to some people he eliminated all kinds of useless red tape regulations that companies no longer need to comply with(like gutting the EPA ?), he is pounding ISIS,(was being done well before he came along )and he signed tax reform that gives more money to 90% of us.([COLOR="Red"]total bs Just Capital’s analysis of 121 Russell 1000 companies found that 57 percent of tax savings will go to shareholders, compared to 20 percent directed to job creation and capital investment and 6 percent to workers.COLOR] ) And naturally he's a big baby about it all, but we all knew that was coming. He has also fired more people than George Steinbrenner.

"Truth is he lied his ass off to get the uneducated white trash vote"

Education does not equal smart.

sounds like your suffering from stockholm syndrome

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by wdmso

sounds like your suffering from stockholm syndrome

"57 percent of tax savings will go to shareholders, compared to 20 percent directed to job creation and capital investment and 6 percent to workers"

I never said citizens are getting most of the savings. I said most of us are getting something. I didn't get a bonus at Liberty Mutual. But my pay went up, because my tax rate went down. Do you understand? I don't know a single person at my company, whose paycheck didn't increase, thanks to tax reform.

WDMSO, you have a pension, correct? Some of that pension, surely, is invested in stocks and bonds. So if the companies you own are more profitable, that's good for your pension, which is good for you. Maybe you don't care, because even if all those investments tank, you expect taxpayers to make that up, so maybe you don't care where your gains come from. But believe me, it does matter.

Your pension, if you live long enough, will pay out a lot more than you put into it. You need investment income, to fund the difference.

You seem to think that if companies become more profitable, that only benefits wealthy people. That's not even close to being true. Just because every cent didn't go to the rank-and-file, doesn't mean they don't benefit.

"only to some people"

Naturally. Has there ever been a Supreme Court pick who everyone approved of? WHen Obama nominated the racist maniac Sonia Sotomayor, did everyone approve, or only some people? The people who voted for Trump, are thrilled with Gorsuch.

"sounds like your suffering from stockholm syndrome"

Stockholm Syndrome is when you become attached to your tormentor. Trump nominated a Supreme Court pick who actually believes that the constitution matters, and he is putting $200 a month more in my pocket, which will exactly pay for the little camper I just bought for my family, which we cannot wait to start enjoying together, and creating lifelong memories of time spent together. If that's your idea of 'torment', then Trump can torment me all he wants. Bring on the abuse!

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

he is putting $200 a month more in my pocket, which will exactly pay for the little camper I just bought for my family, which we cannot wait to start enjoying together, and creating lifelong memories of time spent together. If that's your idea of 'torment', then Trump can torment me all he wants. Bring on the abuse!

Just make sure it's a short term note for that camper, those tax "cuts" don't last 10 years.

[Got Stripers]

And that 401K isn't worth what it was a week ago, I took a big hit yesterday as many did and the impending trade war and interest rate hike will start to cost everyone invested money.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Got Stripers

And that 401K isn't worth what it was a week ago, I took a big hit yesterday as many did and the impending trade war and interest rate hike will start to cost everyone invested money.

You can't worry about what happens in a week. When I get paid on the 30th, my 401k contribution will buy on the dips. When you invest over a long period of time, dips are a good thing, it's called dollar cost averaging.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Just make sure it's a short term note for that camper, those tax "cuts" don't last 10 years.

Why did you put "cuts" in quotes, out of curiosity? Income tax rates are lower than they used to be. Do you only concede that's a true cut, if the sitting President happens to be a democrat?

I don't know when was the last time Congress allowed federal income tax cuts to expire. But I'm not worried those cuts are going away. Unfortunately it's a long, long loan.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Why did you put "cuts" in quotes, out of curiosity? Income tax rates are lower than they used to be. Do you only concede that's a true cut, if the sitting President happens to be a democrat?

I don't know when was the last time Congress allowed federal income tax cuts to expire. But I'm not worried those cuts are going away. Unfortunately it's a long, long loan.

Don't worry it's just me, Rand Paul and a few fiscal conservatives over here. If someone doesn't agree with you they must be a............
Trump and Congress don't care what happens after the next election cycle. They bought you for $200 a month that you will owe as your part of the Federal debt.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Don't worry it's just me, Rand Paul and a few fiscal conservatives over here. If someone doesn't agree with you they must be a............
Trump and Congress don't care what happens after the next election cycle. They bought you for $200 a month that you will owe as your part of the Federal debt.

All I did was ask why you put cuts in quotes? By what definition of tax cuts, are these not actually tax cuts?

I'll only owe that $200 back if there is zero growth stimulated by the cuts. Sorry, I mean "cuts". The cuts won't pay for themselves, but they have already had a stimulative effect, just look at Apple and Comcast...