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Not sure what you mean here. There is a number that if income tax exceeds, it reduces investment and productivity. People simply don't work or invest in order to pay the government.

Goodness. When you jack 3 trillion dollars into the economy, it's going somewhere, and that somewhere was housing and the market.

Give up. Just stop. There is nowhere near the activity from them that there was prior to this administration. That includes the Houthis and Iran, who launched 300 attacks in one night against Israel that the US defended. We were spending billions and depleting weapons at an alarming and unsustainable rate putting up with the Biden policy of absorbing attacks, as well as extending ship after ship, which has an extremely negative impact on retention. It is pure ignorance to suggest that we are anywhere near that policy idiocy now.

Ya. I do. If it would have been something more, it would not have been publicized, nor would include such a broad rank spectrum. Senior enlisted through flag is way too broad a range to do anything quietly. What I think is that was some pushback about recent changes, and there was bound to be, and the current SECDEF wanted to make sure there was no confusion of the direction.

Bad conclusion No sarcasm.

Ya.

And those are the ones that made it. Biden's FAA appointee was so clueless he couldn't make it through Senate hearings, demonstrating such ignorance that even the Dems on that committee abandoned him. Another gem was a State Dept appointee to a high position who stated she was in favor of a "two state solution," in Israel. When asked over and over what that would look like, she had absolutely no clue.

He wouldn't have been my choice, but...... The previous SECDEF, through the absolutely senseless Biden Admin refused the Carrier Task Force Commanders who pleaded to allow them to get offensive against the Houthis. Instead, they sailed around the Red Sea and Persian Gulf defending themselves and commercial shipping absorbing countless attacks that could have bee stopped, (as they almost all have now), at unbelievable and unjustifiable cost to the US taxpayer. If that was directed from above, as it undoubtedly was, he should have resigned. When he disappeared in Puerto Rico he should have been relieved.

And there won't be, at least by me for three reasons. 1. It is irrelevant and rhetorical. 2. It is easily answered by anyone with a modicum of knowledge. DOD drones, the military application ones, are flown by two organizations. The Air Force and the CIA. If it's an AF drone flown by an officer, which is the norm, they are held to the same physical standard as other officers. If it's CIA, anyone's guess. 3. You seem to be under some impression that you can direct others to get answers for you. You have no such power or influence, certainly not over me. Dumb question not worthy of response. Do your own work and figure it out.

You quote my post that answers your question and then ask me again?

Recently listed. "Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare" ETF. It targets firms leading innovation in next-gen defense technologies, including AI-driven warfare, unmanned systems, electronic and communication warfare, intelligence and surveillance, space warfare, military cybersecurity, and robotics. Symbol "JEDI." Here's three "Loyal Wingman" drones being controlled by an F-18.

The reality of having to attend this is dwarfed by the amount of time wasted on the various social training nonsense courses/lecture series/required training programs foisted upon military enlisted and officers in the last many years. Those were a constant source of complaint, and a total waste of time. The services have a significant problem in this regard, as people who promote this kind of stuff get themselves promoted, and eventually you have leadership that has no skill at warfare, just masters degrees, course completed certificates power point presentation expertise. Most recently, the promotion process has been corrupted by identity politics. Again, it has become a serious issue. Naming a Navy ship after a gay rights activist who did nothing of note in or for the Navy? Please.

Another retired guy, per the claim, which doesn't matter 'cause the link doesn't work. Another goofy post.

This is the lack of discernment that you do here. The man is retired. He was not invited and travelled nowhere. Do you really think people don't notice this bullstuff?

Not that anything you say makes sense, but as one who has spent his entire career travelling outside the US, try illegally entering another country. I invite you to try and as one of your 1000 posts per day, tell us how it went.

My post has nothing to do with you, or anything you said. It is a simple expression of judgement regarding appointments.

Well, here's a viewpoint, if not an answer. I'm not a Trump guy, but his appointments are by and large far, far better than in the Biden debacle. Press Sect. Transportation. VP. Commerce.

What he said was accurate. I doubt you are in any position to know anything about "evil people" serving as SECDEF. Not sure "evil" is the right word, but Robert McNamara in the LBJ admin was responsible for countless deaths and complete erosion of our military.

There are scores of these flag positions that are social program related that I doubt will survive the next few years.

You clearly are ignorant of any of this. In fact, you post the most inane junk on this forum all the time. For your edification, a commission as an officer in the United States military is granted by the President.

Nothing confrontational at all. Your post made no sense because you were talking about the wrong guy. I was simply wondering where you heard that Northam had presidential ambitions, and since you stated you met him, I thought perhaps that's where you found that out. Your error does not suggest confrontation, just explanation and correction.

Have you had another mental misfire? You quoted a post about Northam, who is currently a neurologist in Norfolk. Doesn't seem to have any political aspirations.

Your end of the state is dwarfed by Northern VA. The Republican woman had no real campaign until a few weeks ago, and Spanberger has been running for two years, since she quite her House job and announced. She has been carpetbombing the media to the point where I'll go through a set of triple A' just muting her ads. Still, nothing from the Republican candidate other than the boys in sports/locker room thing. This one is settled.

Elon should stick to running Tesla. This is a waste of time. The Spanberger election has been a foregone conclusion for a year. There really has not been serious Republican opposition.

UVA just got fined $10,000 by the ACC for it.