Hypocrisy is dead. Seize the politics

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 14:55:12

Paul Ryan doesn't read the paper or watch the news or talk to anyone ever.

by **pacino** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 14:56:43

CalvinBall wrote:someone help me here

If you make under $24,000, you pay zero taxes. If you make under $50,000, you pay hardly any taxes. How is that poor people paying for it?

huh? everyone pays taxes, he or she must simply be talking about federal income tax. someone making $10,000 pays social security and medicare tax.

in any event, that's silly because what they're going to try to do is cut the social safety net to pay for once they blow up the deficit that they will suddenly care about again. it's also about the devolution of the federal government.

by **traderdave** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 15:24:18

thephan wrote:
traderdave wrote:At the end of the cabinet meeting, Trump invited the press to stay for Ben Carson's prayer as they needed it more than he does. "Maybe a good, solid prayer and then they'll be honest. Is that possible, Ben?"

Our president is such a DB.

Did Ben open with a prayer where he requested that people are more grateful for the gift they are being give? I am not sure what I heard, or the context, or even if it was Carson, but that sounded like the jist of it.

Here was a bit of it:

thanking God "for a President and for cabinet members who are courageous, who are willing to face the winds of controversy in order to provide a better future for those who come behind us."

The HUD secretary also gave thanks for "the unity in Congress" that led to the likely passage of the Republican tax reform bill. "We hope that that unity will spread even beyond party lines so that people recognize that we have a nation that is worth saving and recognize that nations divided against themselves cannot stand," he continued.

Carson closed by asking God to grant the leaders there "a spirit of gratitude, compassion and common sense" and "the wisdom to be able to guide this great nation." President Donald Trump invited the press to stay and watch the prayer, saying that "you need the prayer more than I do, I think." "Maybe a good solid prayer and they'll be honest, Ben, is that possible?," Trump joked in reference to the media.

Trump, by the way, asked Carson to say "grace".

by **JUburton** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 15:36:42

VA house now back to tied. A former overvote (not counted) was ruled by judges to be counted for the (R). The control of a body of a state legislature is about to be decided in the same fashion as the tee-off order for a golf playoff. Democracy in action!

by **traderdave** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 15:45:00

I have a number of tees in my hand.....

by **thephan** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 15:48:53

The overvote is a straight ticket ballot that had both the R & D bubble filled in. The D was crossed out, so the vote counted for the R after a party lawyer brought it forward for court arbitration.

How to remedy? Pull a name out of a hat.

No, I am not shitting you.

by **heyeaglefn** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 15:49:10

JUburton wrote:VA house now back to tied. A former overvote (not counted) was ruled by judges to be counted for the (R). The control of a body of a state legislator is about to be decided in the same fashion as the tee-off order for a golf playoff. Democracy in action!

Yup they will be pulling the winner out of a hat.

by **Bucky** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 15:50:05

I guess excluding a revote there is no good way to solve this

by **Grotewold** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 15:53:23

Uncle Milty wrote:Hope it's the dem pulled from a MAGA hat.

threat reply #666

by **pacino** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:00:04

LOL, amazing

by **pacino** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:07:15

"Once tax reform is signed into law, AT&T plans to invest an additional $1 billion in the United States in 2018 and pay a special $1,000 bonus to more than 200,000 AT&T U.S. employees — all union-represented, non-management and front-line managers," CEO Randall Stephenson said in a press release. "If the President signs the bill before Christmas, employees will receive the bonus over the holidays."

AT&T wasn't alone in touting its plans to spend a portion of its windfall on workers. Boeing also announced what it described as a $300 million "employee-related and charitable investment" stemming from the tax cuts. Other companies are expected to buy back stock or pay down debt with their savings.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:11:03

verbal circle jerk of the most vile republicans going on right now.

by **JUburton** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:14:07

ATT definitely isn't doing this for anything related to their gigantic pending merger.

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:18:32

ReadingPhilly wrote:verbal circle jerk of the most vile republicans going on right now.

and the d sucking of wrinkly ol trump as supreme leader. horrific.

by **CFP** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:21:04

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/943575477628923904

LMAO this guy can't be real

by **traderdave** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:21:08

pacino wrote:
"Once tax reform is signed into law, AT&T plans to invest an additional $1 billion in the United States in 2018 and pay a special $1,000 bonus to more than 200,000 AT&T U.S. employees — all union-represented, non-management and front-line managers," CEO Randall Stephenson said in a press release. "If the President signs the bill before Christmas, employees will receive the bonus over the holidays."

AT&T wasn't alone in touting its plans to spend a portion of its windfall on workers. Boeing also announced what it described as a $300 million "employee-related and charitable investment" stemming from the tax cuts. Other companies are expected to buy back stock or pay down debt with their savings.

I don't want to sound ungrateful but AT&T reported $48.5 BILLION of cash and equivalents on its 9/30/17 balance sheet. Boeing reported approximately $10 BILLION. Besides, if Stephenson really wanted to do his employees a solid, he would wait until to give them the bonus so they can pay the lower tax rate on it.

by **Grotewold** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:21:53

traderdave wrote:I don't want to sound ungrateful

well you failed snowflake dave

by **traderdave** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:22:49

Grotewold wrote:
traderdave wrote:I don't want to sound ungrateful

well you failed snowflake dave

I needed that. Thank you.

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:26:12

CFP wrote:https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/943575477628923904

LMAO this guy can't be real

trump is playing 4d chess

by **pacino** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 16:28:14

Pat Toomey shouted out as having written the bill

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