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NC_Tigah
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Make Orwell Fiction Again |
| Biography: | Warmest climes but nurse the cruellest fangs: the tiger of Bengal crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure. |
| Interests: | Cornucopian ends attained. |
| Occupation: | Physician |
| Number of Posts: | 136994 |
| Registered on: | 9/28/2003 |
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re: Massie starts dropping names on the house floor
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 5:46 pm to cajunangelle
quote:Why?
Massie starts dropping names on the house floor
#AttentionWhore
re: Massie Plans to Sit With His New Democrat Girlfriend Tonight
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 5:06 pm to hawkeye007
quote:Massie holding hands with a near-Marxist during the SOTU is pretty amazing.
Massie living rent free in this boards head. It’s pretty amazing.
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Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) plan to sit together on the Democratic side of the aisle
quote::lol: Holy cow! I'll set the DVR. :lol:
Trump's SOTU Address Could Approach 3 Hours in Length
re: Who pays the tariffs?
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 4:51 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:That is a very fair point. The counter is we do not have a functional Congress. A nonfunctional government branch creates a power void.
The issue for many of us wasn’t whether tariffs can exist. The United States has always used them. The issue was the scope of executive authority used to implement them
In 1960, the top 1% paid about 13% of all federal income taxes; today, they pay roughly 40-45%.
re: Newsmedia complaining about cost of living but..
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 4:04 pm to mwade91383
quote:Here's a nominal growth comparison.
Food costs have been steadily climbing pretty consistently
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Date night
quote:You have a good safe space?
I’m not planning on watching.
re: POTUS will propose Personal and Corporate Tax Cuts tonight at the SOTU
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 2:18 pm to MoarKilometers
quote:I lump tariffs and corporate taxes into similar categories. So I guess the question I'd ask is if we can raise the same amount of money via tariffs, and cut domestic corporate taxes, is that problematic?
No more tariffs?
POTUS will propose Personal and Corporate Tax Cuts tonight at the SOTU
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 2:05 pm
Just released on CNBC following conversations at a POTUS luncheon. He's going to propose passage via reconciliation if Dems refuse to cooperate.
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump to center SOTU on working families with sweeping economic case
Trump is set to address Congress at 9 pm EST Tuesday
By Emma Colton
February 24, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address will put the economy front and center, pairing working-family guests with a data-driven case on affordability — while also making economic policy announcements, Fox News Digital learned.
Trump is slated to begin his speech at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Tuesday evening from the U.S. Capitol. The State of the Union is equal parts constitutional check-in between the president and Congress, as well as a political showcase that gives the president a national stage to claim wins and set the agenda for the coming year.
The 2026 address will be forward-looking but rooted in what the White House described as measurable progress on cost-of-living pressures, with Trump expected to list off statistics and data on the economy following the sky-high inflation rates of the Biden administration, while showcasing everyday Americans who have benefited from Trump policies, Fox News Digital learned.
"President Trump's State of the Union Address will celebrate 250 glorious years of our nation's independence and excellence, highlighting incredible stories of American heroes throughout the speech," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital ahead of the speech.
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quote:Now where have I heard that before?
All? Including those that were unsubstantiated or yet to be investigated?
Poor dead Elvis even got implicated in the subsequent release. What's good for the goose ...
quote:An answer I got from a lady who was talking him up when he was desperately trying to get into the 2024 race is "He's so dreamy." To which several other ladies present giggled.
What am I missing on Gavin?
quote:No. It isn't.
That's your argument.
Again, you can ignore the actual arguments laid out here, as you have. That's your prerogative. The exchange speaks for itself.
quote:Asked and answered multiple times. You choose to ignore the answers. That's your prerogative.
Because they import a significant portion of their product?
re: I love how everyone is suddenly an economist when it comes to tariffs
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 1:16 pm to Taxing Authority
quote:More to the point, they would also be subject to working conditions in those economies. It doesn't matter a tinkers damn to "free traders" whether child labor, slave labor, or unsafe labor practices generate cheaper goods. The only thing that matters is that the goods are less expensive.
Definitely part of it. But probably more importantly, those workers would have to assume the standard of living of those destinations. *cough*
Obviously, if we regulate our labor to eliminate or limit unsafe or inhumane practice, there's a cost. It is a cost we are not compensating.
re: I love how everyone is suddenly an economist when it comes to tariffs
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 1:08 pm to Taxing Authority
quote:Right.
they have more dollars, but we have the products we’ve purchased.
It's sort of the millennial versus boomer equation.
Millennials spent money on experiences which they enjoyed.
Boomers spent money on investments which produce more money.
quote:Good Lord. :casty:
we are either in government debt because of Walmart.
re: I love how everyone is suddenly an economist when it comes to tariffs
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 1:02 pm to Rip Torner
quote:Bingo.
That’s because the Wikipedia economists go to Google and are told tariffs are bad for the economy. They have yet to figure out that the huge advantage we have had in technology and innovation is about to be undone by AI or at the least severely level the playing field. Which means if we don’t bring back heavy manufacturing we are going to be in trouble moving forward
I'd add that they also do not realize the extent to which foreign trade barriers contributed to our current economic imbalances.
re: I love how everyone is suddenly an economist when it comes to tariffs
Posted by NC_Tigah on 2/24/26 at 12:59 pm to Taxing Authority
quote:In no small part, because other countries do not cater to immigrants as we do.
why aren’t US workers l, lacking opportunity, not emigrating
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