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.

That's a pretty good philosophical argument. But we have a legal system in place that governs things like customs and immigration practices and general legal processes, procedures, laws, and regulations. In the court of public opinion I'd say you've made a very good point and I might support it but if I was arguing a legal case against you I'd say your statement is irrelevant.

American Federation of Government Employees, largest Federal government employees union, siding with Hitler on government shutdown.

I can't remember who it was but a poster here told me in a reply that "nothings free". And that is true. But AOC and her compatriots are essentially carnival barkers and hustlers. Offering something for nothing. Politicians across the political spectrum can promise voters all kinds of stuff. But at the end of the day they don't have the capacity to delivery anything absent the ability to force somebody else to pay for it all through taxation or forms of asset seizure and redistribution schemes. And what is going to happen when the people that pay for all the free merchandise and prizes decide they don't want to pay much higher taxes for the free merchandise and prizes? The only way socialism can work is if citizens are not allowed to opt out of the system. Other than attempting to impose an exit tax they have no power to force anyone to stay in NYC. I expect NJ, Long Island, Connecticut, and Westchester county and states like Texas and Florida are all preparing to roll out the welcome mat for the NYC exiles. If Mamdani's regime is going to be the national Democrat's blueprint for the future of the party its likely the party will cease to exist.

Extending the radical left an olive branch is equivalent to entering the Tiger's cage and attempting to pet the beast as you would a house Cat. The left crossed the Rubicon in 2016 when they weaponized Federal intelligence and law enforcement against the incoming administration in order to sabotage and compromise the new administration. And it was successful. Now, they play the victim claiming "retribution". Its not retribution, its justice for crimes committed.

That all makes sense too. If I'm the GM I'd be willing to give up that 3rd rounder if only to get a WR that has speed and proven ability to separate and get open at the NFL level with a QB inferior to mine and an OC with less to work with than Brady. Because it will help get to the root of the Bills WR problem. Its either one of three things (or a combo?). 1) My current WRs can't separate from the defender. This is the most popular choice. 2) My OC's passing schemes and play calling is deficient. 3) My QB's decision making is faulty. Trading for Shaheed should eliminate number 1. That should open up the Bills downfield passing game and stress the defense in order to get the rest of the receiver group less attention from the defense. But if suddenly if he forgets how to get open and his production plummets from what he showed with the Saints then the problem is my OC's schemes and play calling or I've got an issue with my QBs decision making.

It was a different set of rules back then too. All of OJ's running came before the NFL changed the rules to open up the passing game. Illegal contract and holding were not even a concept back then. Receivers faced physical corners off the line and would get cloth-lined or blindsided running their patterns and it was all fair game. Not anymore. A DB looks at a receiver funny or hurts their feelings with a little trash talk and he gets flagged for 15. Advantage offense which is why the focus is on the QB. Also, even in Kelly's era QB's got roughed up. You see classic games and by today's standards there might be 10 or 15 roughing the passer calls.

Some of the 300 pounders I've seen rumbling through the food courts and all-you-can eat buffets might be able to at least slow him down.

Shaheed might be a one-year rental and cost a 3rd rounder and something else but he might be the best option out there at the moment. The Saints are in clear rebuild and have huge dead cap number for both 2025 and 2026 that should get cleaned up in 2027. Make them an offer.

Virtue signalers can feel free to donate their personnal fortune to provide free health care to illegals and gender transition surgeries to uniformed minors.

Do they? They still have Chris Jones and the Bills just lost their best DT. All options need to be considered.