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Anti-Israel "protesters" are planning a moment of silence to honor the fallen hero of the Islamic revolution. They will change their costumes to the appropriate head-gear for the moment..

In the long-term, paying taxes up-front on Roth contributions is probably a better bet than only using a tax deferred conventional IRA with 20% withdrawal taxes. Also, many companies offer Roth 401K's along with conventional 401K's so its a good idea to check your companies plan to see if they offer that option.

At an NAACP fund raiser in Detroit yesterday Joe proclaimed, "When I was vice president, things were kinda bad during the pandemic..." And to paraphrase, "Barrrack told me to go to Detroit and fix things with COVID". His term ended in 2016 and he thinks Obama was President and he was VP in 2019-2020. Wow. Any sane and rational Biden proponent please tell me this guy has his senses and is fit to be President. Please tell me.

I saw clips of part of his speech. I don't see how this message resonates with African-Americans. You're telling people that have invested 4 years and lots of money into getting a degree that the system is rigged against them and things such as racism will keep them from succeeding. And its all the other guys fault. The fault of all those MAGA people hiding in the bushes and behind every tree plotting against you 24/7. Not you. The head of the political party that controls almost every public and private institution and organization in the country. That's a terrible message. It might play well if you're the challenger against an incumbent but a guy that heads the establishment telling the audience the system is rigged against them is the wrong message. It says, hey I'm the head of the system keeping you down and I'm here to blow more smoke up your ass. Somewhere in some smoke filled back room there's a group of big democrat donors and party officials wondering how they can quietly and effectively get rid of Joe Biden and run somebody else before they reach the convention.

I would have expected the government of Iran would have the common sense to buy helicopters from their good friends in China rather than to ferry around high-ranking public officials in US made models short on parts. Rather than blame the US there seems to be a learning opportunity lost here for the clerics in charge. I expect it will also be reported the entire complement of passengers on board were shouting "God is great" and long live the Islamic Republic as the chopper was plummeting to the ground.

All that and yet voters appear to prefer the very-far-from-perfect DJT over our bumbling President in November. Why is that? I'll tell you why. Because the average person on-the-ground doesn't care much at all about what the political class thinks is important and their worries about life are much closer to home.

Its said when falling its not the height that's the danger its the landing that's important. Unfortunately for the people of Iran the dearly departed can be easily replaced by some like-minded political figure in-waiting. So no rest for the weary citizens. And as I understand the power structure the President wields little to no real power and assumes a some-what figurehead role. The real power is held by the religious leadership with the Ayatollah calling the shots.

Most Congressional Republican Senators and Representatives don't like MAGA any more than their Democratic counterparts. They're forced to mostly kiss up to Trump because the populist agenda is popular with the voters but the party traditionally has not looked out for the "little" person. And sadly the recent crew of Democrats don't care either. If they did they wouldn't let in 10M foreigners to compete with the unskilled for jobs.

They're all seeking political asylum from the repressive government that trained them and sent them on a mission here for the CCP. But the usual apologists in the US for China will always jump to their defense on any issue. These dups are employed by what Xi calls a program of "elite capture".

Approached? That isn't the word I'd use to describe the actions of the protesters. How about surrounded and attacked? That's accurate. Get the facts straight and stop making excuses. Anyone being shot is bad and maybe if the local government was concerned with doing their job to protect public safety rather than encourage civil disorder and suport illegal blocking of traffic and other actions these situations would never materialize.

Was that the guy driving an Uber that a BLM mob surrounded and the BLM guy he ended up shooting had an AK47? Apologize if i'm wrong but I think the protester he shot was white.

The facts are every day the NYC local news runs stories about some criminal with 10 to 20 priors that was released without bail a few days early slashing, stabbing, shooting, raping, robbing, assaulting, murdering somebody on the streets or in the subway. That's the facts.

Argue all you want. Everybody knows liberal prosecutors in blue states go easy on criminals. And no bail laws force judges to put them back out on the street to commit more crimes against citizens. And the police need "permission" from political leaders to enforce law and order. Its all FUBAR.

Apparently the people on the left that have a blood-thirsty love for murdering unborn mostly black children. Some might say that's down-right racist of them.

White privilege is something DEI practitioners that grew up in upper-middle-class households accuse working white people of when they don't buy into their indoctrination sessions. I attended a diversity session at a former job which I have to admit was led by the most honest trainer. After receiving a lot of push back she said and I quote "the training didn't take with this group so we might need to re-do the sessions". But its not indoctrination. Its training in an inclusive setting. If and when somebody accuses you of that point out their privileges. They have the privilege of invoking racism as an excuse for all of their personal failures. Something white people don't have the luxury of doing.

If I was going to "fix" social security I would run off the current program to zero and transition contributions of younger workers to individual 401k type accounts managed by a group of investment fund groups like Vanguard and Fidelity which could choose a mix of income and growth options to balance risk and reward for the account holder. When they retire I would expect they'd have a decent size balance which could provide a much larger income stream in retirement than the current system. I would also make withdrawals tax-free. Let's not forget employers also pay into the fund. I'd also eliminate SSI and other programs which draw money from Social Security for reasons other than retirement and transfer those types of payments and needs to another fund specifically for that use. A major issue is what to do about people that don't work and don't contribute. Should workers be required to foot the bill for them? Or is there another safety net that might be better applied? But "privatizing" SS has been proposed before and rejected mainly because the government uses the SS fund deposits for general government budget purposes in exchange for treasury bond IOU's. I believe the SS fund is the largest holder of US government debt.

One thing I keep hearing is the idea that corporations suddenly got greedy when Joe Biden took office. Fact is they've always been greedy. If the administration was truly concerned then they should identify areas of market concentration and potential monopoly pricing power and initiate the proper anti-trust actions to break up those price-setting cartels and improve market competition. That's something, a populist thing, that everybody can wrap their arms around and support. The greed narrative is a myth perpetrated by the administration to explain away any complicity they might have in driving inflation higher. A trillion dollars added to the deficit about every quarter. That's seems extreme given the story that the economy is the strongest ever. Traditionally, when the economy is so strong such stimulus is not needed. My conclusion is the strength cited is the result of government stimulus not organic growth in the economy. Stop those big government spending programs and the metrics fall on their face and reveal the true condition of things. Not so good.

Joe will be loaded up on stimulants and anti-psychotic meds for the debates. Along with having home field advantage with the venue and moderators. If I'm Trump I would make my participation conditional on both candidates providing a blood sample for testing right before the debate starts.

Frankly, I'm confident I can beat Biden at a debate just by sticking to the facts and laying out a positive vision for the future. More or less just do the opposite of everything Biden has done and will do. And Trump too can easily win the debate, if he sticks to the numbers, statistics, facts and figures about the state of the economy, the 4 trillion dollar deficits, the disaster at the border, weaponizing of the legal system. and almost everything else this administration has done. But he won't stick to the facts and figures and lay out the future under his administration. He'll dive into personal attacks, bemoan the fact he's a target of legal actions, and resort to name-calling. Better to not agree so quickly to the Biden camp''s terms but too late for that to happen.

And maybe only about .25% of the population embraces this DEI/Trans stuff. Most just go along to get along with the remainder that object or disagree getting cast as "evil" people.

Stock prices are inflated too as each 2024 dollar is worth less than each 2020 dollar. And current market movements reflect speculation on interest rate policy direction, up on speculation of cut, down on speculation of no cuts, and not so much the condition of the economy. And almost all of the gains are concentrated in share prices of 5 to 7 companies. A big crash is coming. Likely late Summer.

What people like the UN climate cheif mean is we need to somehow eliminate about 3/4 of the human population through war or desease or something else thst's quick and everything will be fine here on planet Earth for us exceptional and superior people that remain.

No, I mean things like US troops being kicked out of Niger bases and replaced by Russian forces while on the way out. Over a few years our influence and position on the African continent has been marginalized to almost nothing. Same thing happening as China moves into South America. The "not welcome" mat being hung on in places like Iraq and Syria. 3/4 of the world taking the other side in the Ukraine war. The useless sanctions Biden placed on Russia that have not hurt Putin but have been devastating to American citizens faced with massive inflationary pressures caused by market disruptions and higher oil prices. As for the war, how about depleting western stockpiles of weapons and ammunition to dangerously low levels (and sending most of that to Israel) while Russia has tripled their production of items like artillery shells and bombs while we dip into dwindling supplies to fuel and unwinnable war. All for nothing. What level of armaments do you think China is ready to throw at Taiwan vs. what we can muster? Should we even mention the Afghanistan debacle? We've been strategically maneuvered into a bad position by our enemies as a result of absent leadership and brain power in the White House and when our actual vested interests are threatened we'll be caught with our pants down around our ankles assuming the bend over and take it position from XI and China. The actual 1st team threat.

Have you ever contemplated the fact that Putin got exactly the result he wanted in 2020? The weakening of America under Joe Biden couldn't have worked out better for Xi and Putin and their buddies. Maybe your just a patsy?

What I find astonishingly clueless is the hubris of Americans moaning about foreign election interference, especially the fake kind, when our government through the State Department and agencies like the CIA, has interfered with more foreign elections and governments than any other nation. Its just a quid pro quo game.