All_Pro_Bills

There is no winning solution. Spend and borrow more or impose consequences on people utilizing the program. Reality is these programs as part of the federal budget are funded by tax receipts and an ever increasing share that's funded from borrowing. We all know it's mathematically unsustainable. And at some point the wheels fall off the bus. But every time there's a standoff the decision is to cave in and defer the consequences by pushing them off into the future.

I personally don't think its a good idea at the moment and if something happens I expect we'll hear a lot of protestations and some demonstrations about the action which eventually will result in nothing. As a subplot to the war on drugs it seems that Mexico and Columbia are higher up on the food chain than Venezuela but given the US has closer relations to the two there are more political complications to acting against those nations.

That would require Congress to actually convene and do something.

Rumors are swilling in the oil markets this morning about an imminent attack by US forces against military targets in Venezuela. But crude prices have barely moved up less than $1. "The planned attacks against Venezuelan military installations are being reported in The Miami Herald and The Wall Street Journal, both which describe the impending assault as imminent." https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article312722642.html

Hey, if some other country allowed me to come in illegally without suffering any consequences and then offered me a taxpayer funded lifestyle that was comparable to a life of luxury in my home country I'd do it too. The root of the problem isn't the illegals. Its the "using other people's money" to fund my personal and political ambitions politicians, government funded NGO;s, and officials facilitating the influx of people. Its just a guess but if all the freebies and subsidies were eliminated might the problem solve itself?

The original ACA was crafted for Obama by a former corporate official from Humana. But if you've ever gotten a bill for a hospital stay or paid for nursing home care for an elderly family member you'll know the definition of greedy.

Given such a confession, herasy against the climate change cult, can he either admit his understanding of the science was incorrect or he was lying? And if lying to what end?

Expect Mamdani to win but ultimately over-promise and under-deliver. Its unlikely his plan will raise enough revenue or get State legislature cooperation. Then he'll blame Trump.

Obama"s goal with the ACA was always to drive up health care costs to facilitate the adoption of a single payer system. Rising costs isn't a bug it's a feature.

The problem with government spending is nobody has ever drawn, and held, any line. The result has been the cultivation of generations of people expecting continued generous and ever growing handouts and subsidies from the taxpayers. Businesses and the general public. All augmented by greater and greater levels of debt. So we have a $37 trillion deficit and trillions more in unfunded future liabilities because of social program spending, defense spending, and just recently interest payments to bond holders of US treasury paper becoming a huge line item in the fiscal budget. Add in State and local government debts that can't be funded by money printing. From where I sit, it's obvious where all this is headed. Either outright default (not likely) or a rather nasty surge in inflation to debase away the impact of the debt. Guess which any democrat or republican administration would choose? Inflation it is. And expect another surge starting early in 2026. As a powerless observer of this slow motion train wreck I have two choices. One, moan and groan about what one party or the other is doing and how it might impact all those people that have become dependent on others for their needs and survival. Or two, Don't spend my time worrying too much about the bed others have made for themselves and focus my time and energy on taking measures to protect myself and the people I'm responsible for to ensure that we won't be a victim as a result of 60 years of irresponsible government spending practices when the crap hits the fan at some point in the very near future. In the end there's no avoiding this coming disaster and it doesn't matter who the President is or what the agenda is coming out of Washington. And when it happens you'll be on your own and the government won't be there to help you.

Assuming there were warrants and court orders I'm curious about what judges approved the snooping? And the basis and probable caused presented to the court? Potential perjury and falsification of evidence charges on the way? Perhaps the judges are included in same cast of characters ruling against the administration's actions? I suspect yet more inconvenient coincidence. Just remember, it was all done by the folks fighting to save democracy under the principals of the rule of law. Which translated to political-speak means holding on to power using any means necessary.

I worked in IT for 25+ years and continue working with those teams in my current assignment as business owner for a data analytics function. So I know the facts on the ground. The initial outsourcing deals companies made were with firms like IBM where the workers were moved off their books by simply having those outsourcing firms hire their previous staff. Then the work systematically moved to India. First lower level functions like system maintenance activities, system testing, and the likes. Then system analysis and programming and development followed by project management and then system and application management. To the point where entire organizations top to bottom now reside offshore. Now our IT staff breaks out about 15% Americans, 25% H1-B visas and the remainder offshore in India and some staff in Ireland because of the low tax rate. The people there are good workers but there are some issues such times zones and support availability and cultural differences in thought process and problem solving. But my main issue is productivity. I've done a substantial amount of programming and analysis and requirements work in my life and I have a very good understanding of how long something should take to complete. Sometimes things I expect will take a couple hours get turned around in a week or two. Its very frustrating to the business but the higher ups don't care because they're focused on the bottom line cost numbers and not so much on accelerating innovation and productivity although they talk a good game about those types of things. I expect that's part of the appeal with technologies like AI which can turn things around much faster although I've heard stories that those current programming models are filled with bugs and bad coding techniques.

Hire Americans. Especially in tech work where the main reason for the H1B visa program is not a result of domestic worker and skill shortage. Unemployment among recent college graduates with a computer science degree trained in the most current skills and areas is among the highest of all degree types. The main reason to import tech workers is the hire cheaper labor.

There are all kinds of borders. National borders, State borders, counties, cities, and towns have borders. the lot your home sits on has borders and boundaries. They are all man-made. We can agree on that. But that doesn't by definition render them imaginary. They can be very real. Hypothetically, would it be acceptable for your neighbor to inform you that they as you do believe borders are imaginary and as a result they see no moral or ethical impediment to constructing an in-ground pool and cabana on your property? For their use but not for your use. How could you argue this is unacceptable given your commitment to the belief borders are man-made and imaginary. Or would you suddenly modify your view and accept that some borders, like property boundaries, are necessary for the ability of a society to function in a constructive and orderly manner?

That depends on how the courts might rule on challenges to the validity of citizenship claims arising from the use of the anchor baby "loophole". I don't expect the intent of the amendment is to facilitate pregnant women to enter the US with the intent of having their child here in order to grant the child, and themselves, residence and citizenship in the U.S. I think that's an issue.