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How did the last years with Biden and Harris made the country worse? What about the CHIP act or the infrastructure bill and many other examples. Those things ma

How did the last years with Biden and Harris made the country worse? What about the CHIP act or the infrastructure bill and many other examples. Those things made the country worse? How is Harris the same as Trump? Trump a convicted felon and rapist and god knows what he did on Epstein's Island. Trump said he will be a dictator for one day (hint: it won't be just a day) vs Harris a criminal prosecutor who understands the importance for upholding law & order. How is Harris going to be bad for the country? This is not about voting for Harris or whoever will be nominated. This is about voting against a wanna be dictator who wants to dismantle our democracy and constitution.

_heimdall 2y ago
Both the CHIP act and the infrastructure bill spent money we don't have. I am of the opinion that the federal government should be required to run a balanced budget just like local governments are. So yes, I do view both of those as having made us worse off. I didn't say Trump and Harris are the same. I think both will be bad for our country, but for very different reasons. I haven't seen anything from Harris that makes me believe she is competent or fit for office. While in Congress I was never impressed by her public hearings, she either stayed silent or meandered through very lazy arguments that were often illogical and surprising coming from a lawyer. As VP she has either been completely absent or ineffective. She was tapped to be in charge of correcting our immigration issues for example, other than a single photo of at the border I haven't seen anything come of it. I don't expect I need to lay out why Trump is dangerous for our country. We may disagree on details like whether his felony conviction was unbiased or if you can be labeled a rapist without a conviction, but functionally we're very much on the same page of who he is as a person and why he shouldn't represent the country. > This is not about voting for Harris or whoever will be nominated. This is about voting against a wanna be dictator who wants to dismantle our democracy and constitution. This is where we really have different opinions. My while point in starting this comment thread is that I am sick of having to pick between the least shitty option. It isn't sustainable and ultimately there are very bad scenarios that can play out if voters allow two parties to offer whatever choices they want us to pick between. If Trump wishes to dismantle democracy and our constitution I'll never see that day anyway, I'll either be dead in a battlefield or on the other end of an absolutely terrible, horrific war that never should have happened.
- uxcolumbo 2y ago
  > balanced budget Governmental budget shouldn't be treated as your household budget. It's different. It allows us to invest in the economy, create jobs, create new innovations etc. [0] > If Trump wishes to dismantle democracy and our constitution I'll never see that day anyway' This is what the MAGAs / Heritage Foundation have achieved so far: - Take away woman's reproductive rights - SCOTUS undid a 40 year old law that now makes it harder for federal governments to regulate, this includes clean air, water etc. So corporations can focus on increasing profits and screw the little guy. - SCOTUS reduced the scope of the anti-bribery law - weakening democracy. Just some examples. Some things that will happen when Trump gets into power again: - Women's reproductive will be further decimated - Schedule F will be reintroduced - making it easier for Trump to replace administrative employees with Trump loyalists. - Higher taxes for the working class - more tax cuts for the rich. That's why Elon and other Billionaires are donating heavily to Trump's campaign. Selling out the little people. Look up Project 2025 for more. Are you willing to gamble our rights and the rights of future generations? What if everything or most of it comes to pass outlined in Project 2025? Would you be OK with that? [0] See this book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/economics-and-philosophy/article/abs/deficit-myth-modern-monetary-theory-and-the-birth-of-the-peoples-economy-stephanie-kelton-public-affairs-2020-325-pages/7CF88986E1DF34B0E3DA8112E0CC7AAB https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/economics-and-philos...

_heimdall 2y ago

Both the CHIP act and the infrastructure bill spent money we don't have. I am of the opinion that the federal government should be required to run a balanced budget just like local governments are. So yes, I do view both of those as having made us worse off. I didn't say Trump and Harris are the same. I think both will be bad for our country, but for very different reasons. I haven't seen anything from Harris that makes me believe she is competent or fit for office. While in Congress I was never impressed by her public hearings, she either stayed silent or meandered through very lazy arguments that were often illogical and surprising coming from a lawyer. As VP she has either been completely absent or ineffective. She was tapped to be in charge of correcting our immigration issues for example, other than a single photo of at the border I haven't seen anything come of it. I don't expect I need to lay out why Trump is dangerous for our country. We may disagree on details like whether his felony conviction was unbiased or if you can be labeled a rapist without a conviction, but functionally we're very much on the same page of who he is as a person and why he shouldn't represent the country. > This is not about voting for Harris or whoever will be nominated. This is about voting against a wanna be dictator who wants to dismantle our democracy and constitution. This is where we really have different opinions. My while point in starting this comment thread is that I am sick of having to pick between the least shitty option. It isn't sustainable and ultimately there are very bad scenarios that can play out if voters allow two parties to offer whatever choices they want us to pick between. If Trump wishes to dismantle democracy and our constitution I'll never see that day anyway, I'll either be dead in a battlefield or on the other end of an absolutely terrible, horrific war that never should have happened.

uxcolumbo 2y ago
> balanced budget Governmental budget shouldn't be treated as your household budget. It's different. It allows us to invest in the economy, create jobs, create new innovations etc. [0] > If Trump wishes to dismantle democracy and our constitution I'll never see that day anyway' This is what the MAGAs / Heritage Foundation have achieved so far: - Take away woman's reproductive rights - SCOTUS undid a 40 year old law that now makes it harder for federal governments to regulate, this includes clean air, water etc. So corporations can focus on increasing profits and screw the little guy. - SCOTUS reduced the scope of the anti-bribery law - weakening democracy. Just some examples. Some things that will happen when Trump gets into power again: - Women's reproductive will be further decimated - Schedule F will be reintroduced - making it easier for Trump to replace administrative employees with Trump loyalists. - Higher taxes for the working class - more tax cuts for the rich. That's why Elon and other Billionaires are donating heavily to Trump's campaign. Selling out the little people. Look up Project 2025 for more. Are you willing to gamble our rights and the rights of future generations? What if everything or most of it comes to pass outlined in Project 2025? Would you be OK with that? [0] See this book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/economics-and-philosophy/article/abs/deficit-myth-modern-monetary-theory-and-the-birth-of-the-peoples-economy-stephanie-kelton-public-affairs-2020-325-pages/7CF88986E1DF34B0E3DA8112E0CC7AAB https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/economics-and-philos...