2024 US Presidential Election

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If you think the low fatality rate flu-like virus is cause of inflation then I have a bridge to sell you. Special price for you my friend.

death count in the US;

Total Deaths

1,186,671

COVID Data Tracker

CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.

covid.cdc.gov

covid and inflation;

What caused the high inflation during the COVID-19 period?

Two prominent economists examine the causes of the highest inflation rates in more than 40 years.

www.bls.gov

From their analysis, the authors present three main findings: 1. The shocks to food and energy prices contributed substantially to the sharp rise in inflation during the COVID-19 period. Energy price shocks were the primary cause of the high inflation rates from late 2021 to the middle of 2022.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/b... analysis, the authors,to the middle of 2022.

 

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Brothers plead guilty to insider trading tied to Trump media company

Two brothers pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday for their roles in a $22 million insider trading scheme connected to the company that took former President Trump’s social media company publi…

thehill.com

 

[Microbeman]

 

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trump losing his whereabouts, again. and could his cheese be sliding off his cracker?

"Outside a New York courtroom last week, for example, Trump somberly declared: “We can’t have an election in the middle of a political season. We just had Super Tuesday, and we had a Tuesday after Tuesday already.”

After which gobbledygook, most reporters just shook their heads as if to say “There he goes again, talking pure gibberish. But that’s just Trump being Trump.”

But after hearing Trump denounce having “an election in the middle of a political season” (when else do you have elections?), on top of his confusing his primary opponent Nikki Haley with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and asserting on several occasions that he was running against Barack Obama, not Joe Biden, I wondered whether he was just confused or could there be something else going on. Could Trump be losing it, mentally?

For answers, on my podcast, the “Bill Press Pod,” I turned to one of America’s leading psychologists, Dr. John Gartner, who was professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical Center for 28 years and, along with 36 other psychiatrists and mental health professionals, was a contributor to the 2017 bestselling book, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump.”

I was stunned by Dr. Gartner’s professional analysis.

First, I asked Gartner whether he perceived any difference between the cognitive ability of Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Absolutely, he replied. “It’s like comparing apples and rotten oranges.” It’s not just a case of two old men roughly the same age, both showing signs of diminishing sharpness of the mind, Gartner stressed. There’s a huge difference between the two, he said. He could not have put it more clearly: “Biden is aging. Trump is dementing.”

 

[RickLafleur]

With all of these negatives, why is it close election?

Because there are a lot of stupid people who believe an imbecile would make a good president?

 

[Microbeman]

trump is expected to control a virus and biden is expected to kiss children . the bias is unhinged and demented

So Shived-but-still-moving; in an unrelated spew, as retort, are you still on the dole but complaining about the hand that feeds you? Do you still imagine you know things about Judaism or even comprehend it? Why do you believe murdering Valodymyr Zelenskyy is a great move?

 

[RickLafleur]

this is the first Presidential election my grandson will vote in, he's voting Trump.

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Poor bastard, another victim of a shallow gene pool.

 

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Elon Musk accuses Democrats of ‘importing voters’

04/02/2024 // News Editors // 760 Views

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused the US Democratic Party of opening up the country’s borders in order to “import voters.”Earlier this week, Politico reported that President Joe Biden was considering offering permanent residency to millions of illegal immigrants.

(Article republished from RT.com)

Commenting on the report, Musk declared on his X platform that “The Dem Party goal is to import voters.”

According to Politico’s sources, Biden is considering expanding access to the so-called ‘Cancelation of Removal Program’ for illegal immigrants who have lived in the US for more than ten years and whose removal would negatively impact their citizen or resident friends and relatives.

The program is currently available to lawful residents who have been ordered to leave the US for various reasons, and for some illegal immigrants. A successful cancellation can take years to make its way through the legal system, and around 4,000 cancellations of removal are issued every year, according to the US Justice Department.

There are thought to be around 10.5 million illegal immigrants living in the US, according to data compiled by Pew Research in 2021. However, at least 6.3 million more have entered the US in the years since, according to figures from the Department of Homeland Security, potentially bringing the total to almost 18 million.

An earlier Pew study found that approximately two thirds of illegal immigrants in the US had been there more than a decade. Counting only those immigrants present in the country in 2021, the removal program reportedly mulled by Biden could result in around six million of them being made permanent residents.

Only US citizens can vote in federal elections. However, permanent residents can apply for citizenship after five years, or three years if married to a US citizen.

Biden’s first actions as US president included signing a raft of executive orders repealing almost all of former President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions. He has since unsuccessfully lobbied Congress to pass a bill offering a path to citizenship for more than 10 million illegal immigrants, and sued the state of Texas for attempting to enforce federal immigration law.

“Biden’s strategy is very simple,” Musk tweeted in February. “1. Get as many illegals in the country as possible. 2. Legalize them to create a permanent majority – a one-party state. That is why they are encouraging so much illegal immigration. Simple, yet effective.”

In the US, racial minorities typically vote Democrat. Aside from potentially creating future voters, illegal immigration can give certain states greater representation in Congress, as the number of seats assigned to a state in the House of Representatives is determined by its overall population, which includes those present illegally.

 

[Microbeman]

this is also a lie. you're not very good at lying either.
CDC pushed for masks and social distancing, that was their 'expert' advice.
Trump listened to 'experts' from NIH and NIAID, who actually funded the creation of the virus and foretold the pandemic before Trump was elected.
Trump was betrayed by 'experts' like Fauci and Birx and ultimately Pence who Was in charge of the pandemic response.
Seattle was the first known case in the US and he was quarantined immediately, I know because of where I reside.
Trump did not mandate the vax, but joetater did.
...and you blame Trump for the economy and employment faltering during covid.

TDS is real and you demonstrate it perfectly. Take your damned meds, dude.

Bullshit. Trump did his ridiculous continuous covid press release tap dance. - it was all recorded - watch it.

 

[armedoldhippy]

he was president then and made no substantive efforts to contain or control the virus until may 15, 2020.

he allowed it to run unchecked for 5 months because, in his own words," I wanted to play it down to avoid panic".

i wonder how many deaths could have been avoided had he acted responsibly for the good of the people instead of his own political career?

yeah, as if he EVER did anything of benefit to others unless he got something out of it somehow. he wouldn't save a drowning child unless there were news cameras there. "look at this hair! you think i'm gonna jump in the water? LOL!"

 

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Poor bastard, another victim of a shallow gene pool.

we don't have a "like" button on this thread anymore but this is so good I have to give you a "like"!

 

[RickLafleur]

we don't have a "like" button on this thread anymore but this is so good I have to give you a "like"!

 

[Hiddenjems]

Because there are a lot of stupid people who believe an imbecile would make a good president?

Blame voters…. That worked out great for Hillary Clinton. Nothing gets people to vote for you like telling them they’re dumb and bad if they don’t.

 

[So Hai]

death count in the US;

Total Deaths

1,186,671

COVID Data Tracker

CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.

covid.cdc.gov

covid and inflation;

What caused the high inflation during the COVID-19 period?

Two prominent economists examine the causes of the highest inflation rates in more than 40 years.

www.bls.gov

From their analysis, the authors present three main findings: 1. The shocks to food and energy prices contributed substantially to the sharp rise in inflation during the COVID-19 period. Energy price shocks were the primary cause of the high inflation rates from late 2021 to the middle of 2022.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/beyond-bls/what-caused-the-high-inflation-during-the-covid-19-period.htm#:~:text=From their analysis, the authors,to the middle of 2022.

While an inflated death rate is a form of inflation, you must realise that you do not give any proof to your theory that this mild flu-like virus has caused inflation in the economy. At best it serves as a face saving gesture for politicians who enacted lockdowns.

Nevermind the fact that inflation existed in the economy since long before the covid scare was used as an excuse to enrich a small clique of international oligarchs by shutting down competition.

 

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Tax Relief for the Middle Class

Buckle Up. 2025 Promises To Be An Historic Year In Tax And Budget Policy

Now that Congress has passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023 , it isn’t too soon to start thinking about the mess lawmakers have...

www.taxpolicycenter.org

The Expiring TCJA

All of the individual tax provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expire at the end of 2025. Among the changes:

• Individual income tax rates will revert to their 2017 levels.
• The standard deduction will be cut roughly in half, the personal exemption will return while the child tax credit (CTC) will be cut.
• The estate tax exemption will be reduced.
• The special 20 percent tax deduction for many pass-through businesses will disappear.
• The cap on the state and local income Tax (SALT) deduction will dissolve.

Bottom line: Taxes would increase for most US households. And instead of lawmakers looking at tax hikes to slow the growth in the national debt, they’ll likely to be trying to stave them off.

Did you get vaccinated @trichrider ? Your list of Trump's accomplishments included:

Brought the full power of American medicine and government to produce a safe and effective vaccine in record time.

• Launched Operation Warp Speed to initiate an unprecedented drive to develop and make available an effective vaccine by January 2021.
• Pfizer and Moderna developed two vaccines in just nine months, five times faster than the fastest prior vaccine development in American history.
• Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines are approximately 95 effective – far exceeding all expectations.
• AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson also both have promising candidates in the final stage of clinical trials.
• The vaccines will be administered within 24 hours of FDA-approval.
• Made millions of vaccine doses available before the end of 2020, with hundreds of millions more to quickly follow.
• FedEx and UPS will ship doses from warehouses directly to local pharmacies, hospitals, and healthcare providers.
• Finalized a partnership with CVS and Walgreens to deliver vaccines directly to residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities as soon as a state requests it, at no cost to America’s seniors.
• Signed an executive order to ensure that the United States government prioritizes getting the vaccine to American citizens before sending it to other nations.
• Provided approximately $13 billion to accelerate vaccine development and to manufacture all of the top candidates in advance.
• Provided critical investments of $4.1 billion to Moderna to support the development, manufacturing, and distribution of their vaccines.
• Moderna announced its vaccine is 95 percent effective and is pending FDA approval.
• Provided Pfizer up to $1.95 billion to support the mass-manufacturing and nationwide distribution of their vaccine candidate.
• Pfizer announced its vaccine is 95 percent effective and is pending FDA approval.
• Provided approximately $1 billion to support the manufacturing and distribution of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate.
• Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate reached the final stage of clinical trials.
• Made up to $1.2 billion available to support AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate.
• AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate reached the final stage of clinical trials.
• Made an agreement to support the large-scale manufacturing of Novavax’s vaccine candidate with 100 million doses expected.
• Partnered with Sanofi and GSK to support large-scale manufacturing of a COVID-19 investigational vaccine.
• Awarded $200 million in funding to support vaccine preparedness and plans for the immediate distribution and administration of vaccines.
• Provided $31 million to Cytvia for vaccine-related consumable products.
• Under the PREP Act, issued guidance authorizing qualified pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines.
• Announced that McKesson Corporation will produce store, and distribute vaccine ancillary supply kits on behalf of the Strategic National Stockpile to help healthcare workers who will administer vaccines.
• Announced partnership with large-chain, independent, and regional pharmacies to deliver vaccines.

Thank you, Former President Trump.

 

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While an inflated death rate is a form of inflation, you must realise that you do not give any proof to your theory that this mild flu-like virus has caused inflation in the economy. At best it serves as a face saving gesture for politicians who enacted lockdowns.

Nevermind the fact that inflation existed in the economy since long before the covid scare was used as an excuse to enrich a small clique of international oligarchs by shutting down competition.

first, that is not an inflated death rate. Those are real figures for the US.

second, almost all major economists agree that covid-19 caused worldwide inflation.

just google it.

the real challenge for you is to find a respected economist who claims covid-19 had nothing to do with inflation.

this article should get you started educating yourself about covid-19 and inflation.

What caused the high inflation during the COVID-19 period?

Two prominent economists examine the causes of the highest inflation rates in more than 40 years.

www.bls.gov

 

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a vote for Trump is a vote for Putin!

 

[So Hai]

first, that is not an inflated death rate. Those are real figures for the US.

Official numbers from genocidal state that has cannabis defined as a most dangerous substance while claiming Donalds Trumps warp speed jizz jab to be ”safe and effective”? Must be true then lol.

second, almost all major economists agree that covid-19 caused worldwide inflation.

just google it.

I don’t google but here is what I found using Yandex,

Argumentum Ad Populum - Definition & Examples | LF

Explanation and examples about the Argumentum Ad Populum fallcy.

www.logicalfallacies.org

Yeah..

the real challenge for you is to find a respected economist who claims covid-19 had nothing to do with inflation.

this article should get you started educating yourself about covid-19 and inflation.

What caused the high inflation during the COVID-19 period?

Two prominent economists examine the causes of the highest inflation rates in more than 40 years.

www.bls.gov

I am not looking for anyone, and I certainly do not care to visit your genocidal governments websites. That said the fact that inflation existed before covid is sufficient to prove that inflation is not caused by the flu-like virus.

 

[Hiddenjems]

Covid didn’t hand out billions in “free money”, governments did.

Anyone selling or buying cannabis on the open market saw prices shoot up as people spent their Covid cash.

 

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Official numbers from genocidal state that has cannabis defined as a most dangerous substance while claiming Donalds Trumps warp speed jizz jab to be ”safe and effective”? Must be true then lol.

I don’t google but here is what I found using Yandex,

Argumentum Ad Populum - Definition & Examples | LF

Explanation and examples about the Argumentum Ad Populum fallcy.

www.logicalfallacies.org

Yeah..

I am not looking for anyone, and I certainly do not care to visit your genocidal governments websites. That said the fact that inflation existed before covid is sufficient to prove that inflation is not caused by the flu-like virus.

"That said the fact that inflation existed before covid is sufficient to prove that inflation is not caused by the flu-like virus."

of course, inflation existed before covid. i did not say covid-19 caused all inflation. but it is responsible for starting the current inflationary spiral that led to where we are today.

taken from; https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/b...high-inflation-during-the-covid-19-period.htm

so you don't have to click on the link.

December 2023

What caused the high inflation during the COVID-19 period?​

Summary written by: Lawrence H. Leith

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the world economy. The U.S. economy lost 23 million jobs at the start of the pandemic, leading to a recession in early 2020. The federal government responded with sharp increases in fiscal spending, and the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to near zero and kept them there for almost 2 years. The economy began to recover, but inflation rose to its highest level in decades.