I'm disappointed to see Joe say recently that he does not support Taiwanese independence. Kissing China's butt ...nobody looks good with brown lipstick! If you claim to be a beacon of democracy, stand behind our democratic allies and fuck China. I'm really happy with the Taiwanese election results though! Jia Yo!!!!
I wonder if saying that is like saying he doesn't support Taiwanese government giving up their claim on mainland China?
The party that won the election does not support reeunification with China..it's the DPP, (democratic people's party) the opposition party is Chiang Kai Shek's mainland Chinesee Nationalist Party. (Kuo Min Tang) the party of the army that fled China whene Mao took over. That party hasn't won a presidential election in a long time now. Their poster boy Ma Ying Jeou is a Chinese nationalist that wants runification with mainland..he was mayor of Taipei 20 years ago or more.
Greedflation’ caused more than half of last year’s inflation surge, study finds, as corporate profits remain at all-time highs Corporate profits drove 53% of inflation during the second and third quarters of 2023 and more than one-third since the start of the pandemic, the report found, analyzing Commerce Department data. That’s a massive jump from the four decades prior to the pandemic, when profits drove just 11% of price growth. Fortune Magazine – Bias and Credibility
Trump Confuses Nancy Pelosi with Nikki Haley, Blames the Latter for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot: ‘Nikki Haley Is in Charge of Security’ Former President Donald Trump blamed his Republican presidential opponent and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot during a rally on Friday. Speaking in Concord, New Hampshire, Trump confused his former ambassador to the U.N. with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Trump has previously blamed Pelosi for the security breakdown that enabled the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to take place. During his speech, Trump repeatedly said Haley’s name before claiming she was behind the lapse. “You know, Nikki Haley, Nikki Haley, Nikki Haley, you know they– do you know they destroyed all of the information and all of the evidence?” Trump told the crowd. “Everything. Deleted and destroyed all of it. All of it because of, lots of things. Like, Nikki Haley is in charge of security. We offered her 10,000 people.” https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trum...ol-riot-nikki-haley-is-in-charge-of-security/
He is old. But he does seem to have put together a highly capable and effective cabinet which was a huge failing of the last administration.
I am not sure what you're referring to with what part of my arguments are boiling things down to partisan politics. I am simply stating what are basically accepted facts by people who are experts in this field, this is supported by lots and lots of evidence. Here's some useful information from the website Taxpolicycenter.com to support my initial claims that the IRS's stated objectives of enforcing tax law against rich people, as the frequency in auditing them has greatly diminished in the last decade. https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/tax...sinformation-about-irss-plan-spend-80-billion Is it possible the IRS may increase audits on folks making less than $400k? Yes, absolutely. But is that their primary goal in the increased budget? No, it's pretty clear it is not. This is a very good overview of the situation here. https://www.newsweek.com/government...really-try-collect-rich-peoples-taxes-1577610 The above article articulates the issue very well, and with graphs. But here's some of the key take away points. The evidence supports my argument, and the talking points from Republicans are straight from their donor class who do not want enforcement. This has been a long coordinated and strategic plan, a conspiracy if you will, to make the IRS enforcement underfunded this has been very intentional. Auditing the super wealthy takes a long time, and a lot of resources to do correctly, and if your agency is under funded, you'll avoid using your scarce resources to audit a billionaire that may take 6+ months to complete because of the complexity of the audit. This results in less enforcement, and thus the wealthy essentially are relied on to willfully pay their taxes on an honor system. And without a doubt, that doesn't work, and if you believe that they would/will I have a bridge in St. Johns I am eager to sell you at a deeply discounted rate.
Your argument is misleading, my statement was that Trump was on trial for tax fraud. I guess I am technically incorrect in two ways, I conflated Trump with his company. Second he's no longer on trial, he was found guilty of it. On the first technicality, although it was his company, he was still leading the company so he is still at fault at the end of the day. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html
This is part of the risk of having virtual monopolies, they can affect inflation as they control supply, and they can set prices how they see fit rather than by what the market dictates. Take a look at the housing market for an example, without more houses rent and costs of ownership for a house has skyrocketed. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/how...le-family-homes-and-put-them-up-for-rent.html
https://www.govinfo.gov/collection/january-6th-committee-final-report?path=/GPO/January 6th Committee Final Report and Supporting Materials Collection The J6 Report.
