Roundybout

“the U.S. is a nation of 100 or so odd pilgrims on the Mayflower and no one else” isn’t much of a motto

So we’ve gone from “Trump will end Bidenflation on day one” to “there will be hills and valleys.” You are a MASTER of moving the goalposts, I will say. You get your talking points from ol’ Gunther here?

There’s no “wait and see” when there’s no policy to take effect. And when the new MAGA take is “well I’m happy paying more for groceries to restore our republic,” you can see why I’m a bit skeptical

Im laughing at your complete inability to explain why Trump has no policies on reducing the price of groceries. It’s fascinating how you lap up every word of his. Must be a sad existence.

The U.S. is a nation of immigrants. This has never changed. I said “multicultural” for a reason. Or are you equating a white man from Russia to a white man from Ireland?

And how are those countries doing? Israel can’t survive without slurping up our money, Turkey is a malaise country that is only just now turning around, Japan’s birth rate is falling off a cliff, and Belgium is struggling to stay together amid conflict between Fleming and Wallonia. The U.S. has been the strongest nation in the world because of our commitment to multiculturalism and immigration. I’m not an anarchist. I don’t agree with the “no borders” people. Even Robert Nozick was against that. But I am for the simple and free immigration of people to nations as they see fit. Immigration should take six months or less, at most. It’s illiberal to say one man is not allowed to live in the same place as his neighbor.

It’s going to be amusing when 5 pm rolls around and suddenly Trump’s fan club doesn’t have SNAP or farm subsidies anymore.

Nevada is the entire country now? Come on, you read so many right wing blogs, surely you’ve got better than this, big dog.

Hey buddy just checking in on this take since you seem to be totally fine with the cost of eggs being higher than ever.

I would think that Trump would at least have SOME plan for countering the Bidenflation that he promised he’d attack on day one. Is that so much to ask?

So, nothing. Good stuff! The hypocrisy of MAGA knows no bounds. Ill keep checking in in case anything changes.

What is Trump doing to lower the cost of eggs? What is Trump doing to lower the cost of eggs?

I am a little mad about this unbelievable power grab, yes Biden attempted to exploit a legal loophole. Trump is straight-up ignoring the limits to the executive office. Do you see the difference?

We aren’t animals, we are human beings. No developed nation on this planet is an ethnostate. Even the empires of old, from Alexander to Mansa Musa, were multicultural. No, I mean the right of people to live where they please. What right do you have to prevent this?

Well, not necessarily, but I’d feel pretty good

Corner is a massive hole. Elam is not a rosterable player.

That’s all well and good, but you’re missing the point of the thread - Trump cannot use this course of action to change government spending. It’s not constitutionally allowed.

Didn’t answer the question. It’s really hilarious how the deflection has begun en masse. What is Trump doing to lower the cost of eggs?

First of all, federal grants aren’t handed out like candy. There’s a rigorous application process that everyone who wants one has to meet. Many are “matching” grants, meaning the applicant has to provide at least a chunk of the money. Second of all, the grant funding does benefit all Americans. For example, federal historic preservation grants are extremely important in keeping parks kept up. Federal housing grants allow housing developers to provide more units at lower cost. Third of all, grant administration is one of my roles at work. It’s a tough job. You have to make sure every single dollar you have is accounted for, or else an audit comes knocking and you’re in trouble. I don’t know any grant administrator that sits around doing nothing.

You are welcome to believe that. However, even in the beginning of the nation Congress was given the power to allocate funds and the President signed the budget. Trump CANNOT cancel funding already allocated by Congress. It’s illegal.

The notion that the modern nation-state is drawn along “ethnic” lines is foolish. Technology has given us a completely connected world, with the free movement and association of people enshrined as a human right. It’s not 1300 anymore. The common good that all human beings seek is the right to self-determination. The amendments you don’t like affirmed this right among ALL Americans no matter what background. The founding fathers of our country were enlightenment thinkers, influenced by Locke, Hobbes, and so forth. The Civil Rights Act was a natural extension of enlightenment thinking.

No, the president approves budgets passed by Congress. He cannot step in and say “nuh uh” to a budget already passed and enacted, which is what he’s doing here. Biden attempted to exploit a loophole in the law that was shut down. It’s not the same thing.

I’m sorry you lost your right to discriminate against black people. Tissue?

Sounds like a declaration of defeat to me.

And this destroyed the constitution how?