daz28

Exactly, and we'll never know. I barely trust the government any more than the media, because they'll just deny it ever happened. We have every right to know why we should/should not trust the CDC. We pay for it. It belongs to us. I hate the notion that we always have to be protected from ourselves.

You're obviously not even attempting to understand. The Republicans could have had witnesses. C'mon man you're really not even trying. If you think the Democrats are the only problem, then you're the problem, too.

The average approval rating for Congress has been 17% for over 10 years, so I think it might be easier for you to tell me what needs actually HAVE been met. If you want to know how they could have met the needs of the people during impeachment, maybe we'd have been happier to have gotten all the information, and then decided for ourselves what was true?? All witnesses, no closed door meetings. Instead we got a circus.

I can confirm that nasty mouth bacteria and tooth decay odors certainly are not inhibited by wearing a mask. Those odors stick to your clothes, skin, and hair like glue as well.

The ones I mentioned weren't N95, just regular paper ones, so I'm guessing N95 is much more expensive.

I edited to give you examples. No need to be snarky

Would you happen to know what the cost of them is now? I saw on tv they were selling 10 paper masks for $30 plus s&h. Many seniors can't even afford that

A well functioning government that manages to compromise to meet the needs of all the people. If you want an example, did you like the way Schiff went Nazi on the impeachment? Do you think most people were happy with a trial with no witnesses, and several not allowed to testify?

I agree with this, but Trump did come out, and say he was the boss.

Beginning on Sunday, each household in Belgium will be allowed to host up to four other people — preferably all within the same family — as long as social distancing is maintained. Does anyone think Americans have the patience for this kind of approach?

Maybe of the electorate, but Congress seems to have his back pretty solidly. Publicly at least.

Yes, that's true. maybe I should have said the illusion of a political isle. I voted Perot as well, but wasn't upset about Clinton. I'd say absolutely that Trump has morphed into a Republican, though

Isn't leaving everything up to the governors kind of the definition of chaotic disaster if it goes horribly wrong?

Did I assign blame, or are you again supposing I did? I blame the system. I'm all about taking the money out of politics.

You mean like an apple is a metaphor for an orange? Part of that issue is that both sides of the political isle really don't care to make the other look good. Has either party introduced anything the other party would even remotely agree to? The ACA, as you probably already know, was forced through so the Obama administration could say they did something good. Did they have good intentions, absolutely, but they took what they could get and ran.

Not here to have someone tell me I probably want to give free drugs to drugs addicts. If you want to discuss a topic, stick to it. That's not what I meant, and maybe I worded it wrong. What I meant is why give the cuts to those already wealthy if they weren't going to invest it. It should have went to you, I and they other struggling Americans. I guess I was just putting us all in the average American with debt category The percentage of Americans who did have what you had was far lower than those 30 years previously. I'm not trying to argue the ACA with you, I was simply pointing out it was an attempt to address that issue for many people

Pretty much every issue Spot on, and now those children have parents. We call them corporate lobbyists That's both sides.

If you're going that route, our discussion is done. I don't do suppositions. Have a great Mother's day. We tried the ACA BECAUSE our job related health care was already gone. As for your dad's pension, well someone took off with the money. Who let them?

So you prefer the all or nothing approach?? That's the easy, weak response, and as I already told you it leads to a country divided. Somehow they compromised for over 200 years If you're saying a power struggle, then yes I do, but I see the side with the most power winning almost every time Liberals/conservatives, left/right, Democrat/Republican. Call it what you will. Their representation is being left ineffective

Well, we could have just kept the taxes we were collecting, and gave cuts to the people who are deeply in debt, which increases their spending power. It's become a shell game at this point. Honestly, is greed what the people want?? It seems that way, but it's a very complicated issue. It seems there's a sweet spot for how much to tax companies. Otherwise, why even tax them at all, right? If you want to get into some real dicey conversations, talk to a market capitalist Libertarian. You absolutely should, but what happens when everyone else does the same thing? Then who sets the market??? We've already mostly lost job pensions and health care. Where did that money go?

Well, right now McConnel won't even look at a bill, unless he likes what's in it, thereby not having to expose his party to have a public vote on it, so the Democrats right now. Trump does not even try to thinly veil that the Democrats are the enemy, so I imagine you're just being coy.

You answered your own question. It wasn't profitable enough for them to invest that capital. it was better for them to do stock buybacks. The average Americans is like $30k in debt(not an exact number, but it's just to give you an idea). The bottom line is you can't get blood from a stone. You're absolutely correct, the tax cuts weren't paying for themselves. We were taking on debt to make the economy better, which was dumb, because it was already good. The consumer has to have spending cash.

The best way for the government to work for all of us is to have compromises, which work for both sides. This all-or-nothing approach we're seeing right now is the real problem. It seems that whoever has the upper hand doesn't really even have to bat a lash at what the other half of Americans want/need. We are truly headed towards a country divided, so don't forget that the if the progressives do take power, you'll know exactly how the other half felt when they were left out. Also, for everyone here who treats this thread as a way to bash Democrats, you'd think you'd be perfectly happy to believe that the Democrats did nothing.

You don't even try to understand, but if you did, you'd see that there is no "you're worth what the market says" if the market is only dictated from the top. I think most posters here try to see both sides, but I don't see that from you. I could be wrong, but from your posts you strike me as the guy they made 'ok boomer' for. It means that you could make all the money in the world available to investors, but if their customers(the consumer) are already saddled with bank debts and high cost of living, then the investment is wasted, because they don't have the available purchasing power to give you any return on your investment. With the country currently saddled with 100k of debt for every man, woman and child, there will be absolutely no way out of this without major cuts to social programs. There is also less population forecasted to carry the burden of social security for the next generation. They may be looking to take maybe half of their earnings to keep social security solvent by say 2050. In that respect, immigration is absolutely a good way to replace those lost workers, but people fear culture change. The economy is not going to roar back to life quickly, so I'd protect any risky assets you may have. I'm not discussing jobs at all. They aren't(weren't) really even an issue in this country. I'm just saying trickle down was a sham. Yes, globalism and unions are kind of conflicting issues.

We have been sold the notion that trickle down was going to be great since Ronald Reagan. Turns out it was funnel up economics, which means there was condensation for sure, but never precipitation. It's like a weather forecast gone horribly wrong. The real shame of the whole thing is they were able to blame it on lazy Americans sucking from the government's udders. There was plenty of money for social programs, but the reality is that there was no reason for companies to invest in a market to consumers who are buried in debt. The end result is now a massive sucking sound coming from the drain. Maybe I'm just jealous that I didn't get my share of robbing the American people of $20, soon to be $30 trillion dollars. If you still think this ends well, then you're probably already retired, or close to it. You may now commence on why unions and money wasted on college education were the real problems. Hook, line and sinker!