I know a lot of people here despise political talk. I`m starting a dedicated thread for it to keep it separate from any other topics to save those that don`t want to read through it.
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I know a lot of people here despise political talk. I`m starting a dedicated thread for it to keep it separate from any other topics to save those that don`t want to read through it.
Bush`s, Obama`s or Trump`s fault ?
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I`m a little concerned about some of Trumps latest moves, such as the Federal hiring freeze. I know he exempted some agencies, but one was not the VA. The VA always has a doctor shortage and demand way outstrips supply. Trump said he was going to help Veterans but I don`t see this helping Vets. When you do an across the board freeze instead of a line by line thorough job you wind up hurting people that need help. I agree the government is too big, but you have to be careful where you cut and how you do it.
Trumps gag gag order on the EPA. I don`t get it. Why is informing the public a bad idea. I see (unfortunately) an already lack of trust of government getting worse under Trump.
Trump continues to push for his stupid wall. Eisenhower built roads to connect people. Stalin built a wall to separate people. Can`t he build an imaginary wall in his head and be done with it? I think this is a true monument to stupidity. The Great Wall of Trump keeping out the hoards of invading Latinos. Absurd and a waste of our money.
Faux-facts or whatever they are being called today are lies. Call a spade a spade. This administration has a problem with the truth. Politicians lie, but wasn`t Trump supposed to "drain the swamp" and remove the liars (Hillary)? We need to get in touch with the truth. Go ahead and admit the election was not rigged. Tell people that Hillary will never go to jail. Admit that Trump University was a scheme to take people`s money. What I am asking is for Trump to come clean and start over. America loves a good apology.
I don`t want Trump to fail. God no. I want him to succeed and be put on Mount Rushmore. If someone wants him to fail they don`t know what they are asking for. I remember Nixon and his impeachment was a truly sad moment in American history. It makes all of America look bad. Trump needs to cut ties with all of his business ventures and do the job for which he was elected. I think he has enough money anyway. He is no longer a business man or a reality "star", he is now President of the United States and needs to act that way and quit preening for the cameras.
I did it for you bud....hehe, just messin with ya. A lot of people get really wound up and hate seeing the discussion....this should remove that issue as everybody knows exactly what`s being discussed in this thread. If anyone decides to come on in, that`s on them
I agree on the VA. That should be high priority to clean up. If these politicians have the stones to send our men and women into war, they need to be sure to take care of them afterwards.
The VA is so large I do not believe it can be fixed. I have written my senators and congressmen and told them that the best way to move forward is by using a credit card system. Give Vets an unlimited policy to get theirselves fixed. It would be costly and there would be misuse, but Veterans would be able to get help. My wife uses Tricare which allows her to go to any doctor and get any medication (that is on a list) that she is prescribed. WOW! Can I get that? NO! Give me Tricare and make my wife go to the VA for care, lol. I just want to choose my own doctors, like most Americans. We get bottom of the barrel doctors that can`t get jobs anywhere else (for the most part). A credit card would allow Vets that don`t live in a town with a VA hospital to get care, too easy.
There are exceptions and I can see keeping some MAJOR hospitals open, but only a very few. Maybe 4-5. The VA is made up of civilians living off of the federal government. Duplication of effort is outrageous. Oh, the new VA director will be the first one that never served in the military, to me that is a step backwards. Give Veterans more control. If you don`t like your doctor you go find another. If I don`t like my doctor I get no care.
Fix the VA by dismantling the beast.
Seems logical. Even if it isn`t a credit card, at least put em on like a regular civilian medical plan
I really do wonder if it would be more cost effective closing the VA medical stuff, and just paying for regular Dr`s/hosps/meds.
At this point with national health care were people who pay or did nothing get better care then vets and there family`s I would say that may be the best thing. phase out VA hospitals or turn them over to private sector. Give vets the same health care as they are getting atleast they will have choices
Too many civilian job losses and many cities feed off of VA hospitals. It is kind of like BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) where everyone is for closing bases just as long as they are in someone else`s state. We need to close more bases in the US and overseas. All I heard from both Trump and Hillary was how they wanted to increase the size of the military, what a waste.
It hasn`t even been a week! Take it easy OMG.
I dunno about VA hospitals, but as a health care professional that takes Tricare as payment - I can say the way we are treating our vets is a disgrace. Used to be good - but it went horrible under Obama. Hopefully this will get fixed soon.
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Trump does not want to build a wall to keep people out...he wants to build it to create jobs. Have you guys seen the outrageous cost of building that thing? That type of project would really benefit a lot of people along the border by creating jobs which I think is his real purpose in building it. If he really wanted to keep people from coming into this country illegally there`s a very SIMPLE solution. All he has to do is impose a huge fine of $100,000 for each undocumented worker any company, farmer/rancher, contractor, or any employer has on their workforce. Those companies who are hiring undocumented workers will have to either pay up or go down when they get caught. Sooner or later, companies will understand it`s just not worth the risk of hiring undocumented workers AND the best part, it won`t cost us the TAXPAYERS any money at all.
Building a wall will create jobs, and that is a good thing (although we will probably hire illegal workers to keep costs down). I just would rather see new roads, new bridges, and other crumbling infrastructure replaced to create those jobs. I just think of all of the good things that can be done with the money that is going to be paid for a vanity project. US taxpayers are going to front the money for this boondoggle. The US making Mexico pay for a wall that they don`t want is ludicrous. Isn`t there an international court that decides such things anyway? A trade war benefits no one. Americans are used to paying low prices for imported goods. When prices start going up for everyday items it will not hurt Trump & Friends, it will hurt the very people that put him in office.
50% of all illegal immigrants come here legally on Visas and simply don`t return home when their visas expire. Trumps wall isn`t going to do jack to stop them.
Bingo! We need massive infrastructure investments waaaay more then a stupid wall. Case in point, the PA Turnpike between PA and NJ is closed indefinitely because of a massive fracture found in the Delaware River Bridge:
Photos show fracture in Turnpike bridge connecting Pa., NJ | 6abc.com
How the !*^# did that happen??? Why didn`t someone catch it before it failed???
the song at the end of the walking dead one kills me
wait....that was a different one than I was thinking of. still hilarious
this is the one I was thinking of:
https://youtu.be/-6BsMzc9mMs
I just literally LOLd at my desk. ahahahahha. Carl Poppa. Big fan of walking dead, and that just made my day. Thanks!
It looks like Trump is pushing the US closer to war. I`m not really surprised. A war is great for the economy (not so great for young men). It would also give Trump broader "Wartime Powers" over the US population. Trump set a new record low point for initial Inaugural Approval of a Presidents job performance at 45% (45% approve, 45% disapprove, and 10% have yet to form an opinion). It`s going to be a fun 4 years.
Rush has predicted that we will not have democratic leader ship for at least 25 years and that`s a good thing for America
Trump does not strike me as a peacemaker. He wants to be the center of attention like no one I have ever seen. It looks like he wants to go to war with Muslims, Iraq, China, and more than half of the US population. I believe many were giving him time to see what kind of President he would be, but the first 2 weeks have been a train wreck. He needs someone to tell him to stop peeing on the carpet and just try to bring America together. But when it`s all about yourself it`s hard to think about what is best for someone else. Pray for Devine intervention.
I`m thankful for those kids in Berkeley for showing us what tolerance looks like. Imagine what America would be like if we were intolerant and rioted every time someone suggested a different point of view.
420,000 unemployed veterans, and Starbucks wants to hire 10,000 refugees/aliens..........
#triggered
Probably 100% true.
However, at least he is doing SOMETHING to address this issue. I think he reason why Trump was able to get elected is because America is sick of "business as usual" in Washington.
^ Man speaks the truth
I`m also for building a wall between us and Canada. Just for Lolz & jobs... Make mandatory job core / public work service a necessity for those collecting welfare. Run it like the military. Will be good for all. Those are tax dollars I wouldn`t mind paying. Worked well for FDR.
And, I believe, the more we separate ourselves from Canada the better.
Limbaugh?
Don`t like him, but would agree with that concept. We got in the position we are in today from politicians that vote whichever way the wind is blowing.
We need someone now who can act more like a parent and administer some tough love to the country. IMHO, that is the only chance we have of turning things around and not allowing America from slipping in to a ultra liberal state of income redistribution and socialism; although we are already halfway there.
A lot of American people believe people are entitled to free this, that, and the other thing (services, monies, goods). But there is no mention of this in the Constitution.
It`s pretty ironic that he`s so eager to simply threaten another country with war yet he doesn`t like paying his fair share of taxes to support paying for the same Army he`s going to be sending off to war.