DC Tom Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 That makes three of you. The correct answer is yinz What's the plural of "yinz?" I know the plural of "y'all" is "all y'all." Is it "all yinz?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 What's the plural of "yinz?" I know the plural of "y'all" is "all y'all." Is it "all yinz?" yinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 The Trump administration wants to gut the Coast Guard and make deep cuts in airport and rail security to help pay for its crackdown on illegal immigration, according to internal budget documents reviewed by POLITICO — a move that lawmakers and security experts say defies logic if the White House is serious about defending against terrorism and keeping out undocumented foreigners. The Office of Management and Budget is seeking a 14 percent cut to the Coast Guard's $9.1 billion budget, the draft documents show, even as it proposes major increases to other Department of Homeland Security agencies to hire more border agents and immigration officers and construct a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The budget numbers mark the most detailed breakdown yet about how President Donald Trump envisions restructuring DHS to meet his pledge to halt illegal immigration and deport some of the millions already here. Overall, DHS would get a 6 percent boost to its budget, to $43.8 billion. But to help pay for that, the administration would slice the budget of the Coast Guard and cut 11 percent in spending from the TSA — reductions that critics say would weaken safeguards against threats arriving by sea or air. OMB also wants to cut 11 percent from the budget of FEMA, which oversees the national response to disasters such as floods and hurricanes. “It is ignorant of what constitutes national security," said retired Adm. James Loy, a former Coast Guard commandant who served as deputy homeland security secretary and TSA administrator under President George W. Bush. "They simply don’t understand the equation.” Loy and others argue that hiring more border agents and building a wall are likely to increase the need for guarding ports and coastlines. And they contend that the Coast Guard, which intercepted more than 6,000 illegal migrants in 2016, is already overtaxed in interdicting illegal drugs and people from Central and South America while defending ports of entry from terrorist attack. Under its current budget, they say, it can’t afford to buy the new helicopters and ships it needs. "As you harden the land border you open up the maritime border," argued Stephen Flynn, a retired Coast Guard commander who is director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. "It makes no sense. You are going to have this balloon effect." http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-coast-guard-budget-235750 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 The Trump administration wants to gut the Coast Guard and make deep cuts in airport and rail security to help pay for its crackdown on illegal immigration, according to internal budget documents reviewed by POLITICO a move that lawmakers and security experts say defies logic if the White House is serious about defending against terrorism and keeping out undocumented foreigners. The Office of Management and Budget is seeking a 14 percent cut to the Coast Guard's $9.1 billion budget, the draft documents show, even as it proposes major increases to other Department of Homeland Security agencies to hire more border agents and immigration officers and construct a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The budget numbers mark the most detailed breakdown yet about how President Donald Trump envisions restructuring DHS to meet his pledge to halt illegal immigration and deport some of the millions already here. Overall, DHS would get a 6 percent boost to its budget, to $43.8 billion. But to help pay for that, the administration would slice the budget of the Coast Guard and cut 11 percent in spending from the TSA reductions that critics say would weaken safeguards against threats arriving by sea or air. OMB also wants to cut 11 percent from the budget of FEMA, which oversees the national response to disasters such as floods and hurricanes. It is ignorant of what constitutes national security," said retired Adm. James Loy, a former Coast Guard commandant who served as deputy homeland security secretary and TSA administrator under President George W. Bush. "They simply dont understand the equation. Loy and others argue that hiring more border agents and building a wall are likely to increase the need for guarding ports and coastlines. And they contend that the Coast Guard, which intercepted more than 6,000 illegal migrants in 2016, is already overtaxed in interdicting illegal drugs and people from Central and South America while defending ports of entry from terrorist attack. Under its current budget, they say, it cant afford to buy the new helicopters and ships it needs. "As you harden the land border you open up the maritime border," argued Stephen Flynn, a retired Coast Guard commander who is director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. "It makes no sense. You are going to have this balloon effect." http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-coast-guard-budget-235750 we need a report ability on mobile You post way too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 The Trump administration wants to gut the Coast Guard and make deep cuts in airport and rail security to help pay for its crackdown on illegal immigration, according to internal budget documents reviewed by POLITICO — a move that lawmakers and security experts say defies logic if the White House is serious about defending against terrorism and keeping out undocumented foreigners. The Office of Management and Budget is seeking a 14 percent cut to the Coast Guard's $9.1 billion budget, the draft documents show, even as it proposes major increases to other Department of Homeland Security agencies to hire more border agents and immigration officers and construct a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The budget numbers mark the most detailed breakdown yet about how President Donald Trump envisions restructuring DHS to meet his pledge to halt illegal immigration and deport some of the millions already here. Overall, DHS would get a 6 percent boost to its budget, to $43.8 billion. But to help pay for that, the administration would slice the budget of the Coast Guard and cut 11 percent in spending from the TSA — reductions that critics say would weaken safeguards against threats arriving by sea or air. OMB also wants to cut 11 percent from the budget of FEMA, which oversees the national response to disasters such as floods and hurricanes. “It is ignorant of what constitutes national security," said retired Adm. James Loy, a former Coast Guard commandant who served as deputy homeland security secretary and TSA administrator under President George W. Bush. "They simply don’t understand the equation.” Loy and others argue that hiring more border agents and building a wall are likely to increase the need for guarding ports and coastlines. And they contend that the Coast Guard, which intercepted more than 6,000 illegal migrants in 2016, is already overtaxed in interdicting illegal drugs and people from Central and South America while defending ports of entry from terrorist attack. Under its current budget, they say, it can’t afford to buy the new helicopters and ships it needs. "As you harden the land border you open up the maritime border," argued Stephen Flynn, a retired Coast Guard commander who is director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. "It makes no sense. You are going to have this balloon effect." http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-coast-guard-budget-235750 All I read was you equate a 14% cut as gutting and stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 All I read was you equate a 14% cut as gutting and stopped. Actually, that's even worse than decimating the coast guard. So gutting is a correct term I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 All I read was you equate a 14% cut as gutting and stopped. Depends on where the 14% comes from. If it's all from the operational budget it's a gutting. And it will probably come from the operational budget, since Congress is loathe to cut capital investment or acquisitions (since it costs jobs in their districts.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 The ladder business will at least get a boost if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 The ladder business will at least get a boost if nothing else. And the boat business. 'Cause it's such a great idea to build a wall, then make it easy to sail around by gutting the budget of the people that prevent that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Very interesting. Creative companies actually making some cool proposals for the stupid wall http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-border-wall-plans-20170404-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Very interesting. Creative companies actually making some cool proposals for the stupid wall http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-border-wall-plans-20170404-story.html Interesting solar panel idea. I thought about that awhile ago but wasn't sure of the feasibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinreaper Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I have no idea if this is true or not but what irony. http://freedomdaily.com/breaking-trumps-entire-wall-juts-got-paid-one-person-wont-believe/ The money for the wall is already in America’s possession, we just need to get permission to use it now and the one who it belongs to has no say in the matter. You could call Senator Ted Cruz the best problem-solver with devising the perfect solution to get moving on one of Trump’s biggest and most important campaign promises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I have no idea if this is true or not but what irony. http://freedomdaily.com/breaking-trumps-entire-wall-juts-got-paid-one-person-wont-believe/ The money for the wall is already in Americas possession, we just need to get permission to use it now and the one who it belongs to has no say in the matter. You could call Senator Ted Cruz the best problem-solver with devising the perfect solution to get moving on one of Trumps biggest and most important campaign promises. I have serious reservations with appropriating confiscated assets for Government use. It's a very slippery slope leading to prosecution in pursuit of assets rather than the pursuit of justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) I have no idea if this is true or not but what irony. http://freedomdaily.com/breaking-trumps-entire-wall-juts-got-paid-one-person-wont-believe/ The money for the wall is already in America’s possession, we just need to get permission to use it now and the one who it belongs to has no say in the matter. You could call Senator Ted Cruz the best problem-solver with devising the perfect solution to get moving on one of Trump’s biggest and most important campaign promises. RICO laws are anti-free society. They encourage asset seizure as a form of taxation, and once assets have been seized they are nearly impossible to get back, as the standard is that a citizen has to prove a negative to the entity which seized the assets, while that entity has a vested interest in keeping the assets. Edited April 26, 2017 by TakeYouToTasker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I have serious reservations with appropriating confiscated assets for Government use. It's a very slippery slope leading to prosecution in pursuit of assets rather than the pursuit of justice. "Prosecution in pursuit of assets" would be a step up from that "asset recovery" bull ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Actually, that's even worse than decimating the coast guard. So gutting is a correct term I think I thought cutting the military was a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 I thought cutting the military was a good thing? You missed the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 [For those of you with gatorman on ignore, ridiculous verbiage removed courtesy of DC Tom-bot, beta version 0.10. You're welcome.] [This is an automated response.] Created by DC Tom-bot, beta version 0.10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I thought cutting the military was a good thing? Coasties fall under DHS, not DOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 And the boat business. 'Cause it's such a great idea to build a wall, then make it easy to sail around by gutting the budget of the people that prevent that. I swear that former Onion editors are writing these policies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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