US Election WTF???

[USspur]

Someone else said "you get what you deserve"...

I have only heard "you get what you get and don't throw a fit"

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Just watching Bernie Sanders being interviewed by Kaitlan Collins (who is as hot as hell) on CNN. I think he’d made a great President.

 

[J.spurs]

Just watching Bernie Sanders being interviewed by Kaitlan Collins (who is as hot as hell) on CNN. I think he’d made a great President.

Yeah, sadly he's like 84 now.

 

[Style And Glory]

Yeah, sadly he's like 84 now.

He still speaks sense & tells it like it is.

 

[USspur]

He has a lot of good points, tells it like it is especially regarding the uber wealthy, but I don't want to pay 50% of my income to taxes. Would that tax bracket be a thing? Unsure. The "free" money has to come from somewhere, though.

 

[spurious]

He still speaks sense & tells it like it is.

If he was president, I'd reconsider the annexation idea.

Just kidding, of course. But the people getting shafted are the same in all countries, and have more in common with each other than with the plutocrats inserting the shaft.

 

[Yid]

He has a lot of good points, tells it like it is especially regarding the uber wealthy, but I don't want to pay 50% of my income to taxes. Would that tax bracket be a thing? Unsure. The "free" money has to come from somewhere, though.

We have become far far too comfortable with what we want and not what is best for society...

I don't want high taxes but after the war, we built our public services with tax rates of nearly 99.25%. It was then reduced to around 90% through the 50s and 60s. In 1971 the top rate of income tax on earned income was cut to 75%.

We built transport services and infrastructure, public health services and infrastructure, educational services and infrastructure, social care services and infrastructure, social housing and did it by taxing those who could carry the burden the most.

Do I think we need to go back to that level...? Maybe not, but taxing wealth and not work would be a fucking start.

Giving breaks to those who could do with an extra £50 a month to make ends meet at the expense of taxing someone's multi million pound investment portfolio or their inheritance sounds like the right fucking choice to me.

For me we need to tighten the noose on businesses first.

Do not allow foreign business to offshore money made in this country before it gets taxed. Add a levy or additional tax if they do want to move it out. If they don't like it they can fuck off and a UK start up will replace them.

Then tax the super wealthy... Yep, the aristocracy and the generational wealth that's not been earned... And do it hard. Anyone with over 3 or 4 million quid in assets... Gets humped. Anyone making that a year... Gets humped.

They wanna leave, fuck em.

 

[spurious]

We have become far far too comfortable with what we want and not what is best for society...

I don't want high taxes but after the war, we built our public services with tax rates of nearly 99.25%. It was then reduced to around 90% through the 50s and 60s. In 1971 the top rate of income tax on earned income was cut to 75%.

We built transport services and infrastructure, public health services and infrastructure, educational services and infrastructure, social care services and infrastructure, social housing and did it by taxing those who could carry the burden the most.

Do I think we need to go back to that level...? Maybe not, but taxing wealth and not work would be a fucking start.

Giving breaks to those who could do with an extra £50 a month to make ends meet at the expense of taxing someone's multi million pound investment portfolio or their inheritance sounds like the right fucking choice to me.

For me we need to tighten the noose on businesses first.

Do not allow foreign business to offshore money made in this country before it gets taxed. Add a levy or additional tax if they do want to move it out. If they don't like it they can fuck off and a UK start up will replace them.

Then tax the super wealthy... Yep, the aristocracy and the generational wealth that's not been earned... And do it hard. Anyone with over 3 or 4 million quid in assets... Gets humped. Anyone making that a year... Gets humped.

They wanna leave, fuck em.

Yid, I don't always agree with you, but I always listen. And with regard to the above, I agree. I'll never be a multimillionaire, but I do alright, and the more I make, the more I have to spare. It's only right that a system that rewards some should lend a hand to those who are having a rough go.

BUT WE SHOULDN'T BE GIFTING GOALS TO THOSE FUCKING VIKINGS!

 

[J.spurs]

We have become far far too comfortable with what we want and not what is best for society...

I don't want high taxes but after the war, we built our public services with tax rates of nearly 99.25%. It was then reduced to around 90% through the 50s and 60s. In 1971 the top rate of income tax on earned income was cut to 75%.

We built transport services and infrastructure, public health services and infrastructure, educational services and infrastructure, social care services and infrastructure, social housing and did it by taxing those who could carry the burden the most.

Do I think we need to go back to that level...? Maybe not, but taxing wealth and not work would be a fucking start.

Giving breaks to those who could do with an extra £50 a month to make ends meet at the expense of taxing someone's multi million pound investment portfolio or their inheritance sounds like the right fucking choice to me.

For me we need to tighten the noose on businesses first.

Do not allow foreign business to offshore money made in this country before it gets taxed. Add a levy or additional tax if they do want to move it out. If they don't like it they can fuck off and a UK start up will replace them.

Then tax the super wealthy... Yep, the aristocracy and the generational wealth that's not been earned... And do it hard. Anyone with over 3 or 4 million quid in assets... Gets humped. Anyone making that a year... Gets humped.

They wanna leave, fuck em.

It was pretty much the same in this country. Trump is a cretin who may kill us all but in terms of damage done, he's got a way to go before he catches up with Reagan, Thatcher and their ilk.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

In an even more stunning result than expected the Albanese Labor Government has destroyed the conservatives here in Australia today. The damage to the whackjob right wing here may be irreparable.

 

[USspur]

I would love for the extreme right to go away everywhere.

 

[Yid]

In an even more stunning result than expected the Albanese Labor Government has destroyed the conservatives here in Australia today. The damage to the whackjob right wing here may be irreparable.

Love that mate...

We've just had a local election/council election thing almost across the whole country and our conservatives have been fucked dry... By an even more right wing group who use immigration as a weapon against the masses.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Love that mate...

We've just had a local election/council election thing almost across the whole country and our conservatives have been fucked dry... By an even more right wing group who use immigration as a weapon against the masses.

This is a generational result here and gives this government the single biggest election majority in 80 years. It’s an astonishing result. This virtually guarantees the Labor Party another two terms at least and a huge mandate to roll out everything they want to do.

 

[J.spurs]

He still speaks sense & tells it like it is.

100%. That's why it's so unfortunate that he's 84 (and has had heart problems in the past.) There are some others in a good position to take up his mantle, but unfortunately there are also many who still think the way to power is to coopt idiotic rightwing positions, especially cultural ones. Playing to the mythical "moderate" voter rather than recognizing the opportunity this crisis presents to mobilize a new coalition for the future.

But this is, IMO down to many who follow our national media in assuming Trump's policies, right or wrong, are being done in good faith, like it's politics as usual. Whether its tariffs, anti-immigrant shit, cutting off funding already allocated by Congress, It's always reported for its political effect rather than the legality/morality/general stupidity of it. People like Bernie and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are calling it for what it is, and they're being treated as if they're just the left equivalent of the maniacs and kleptocrats that are looting the federal government and shredding the rule of law.

 

[Yid]

The targeting if AOC is akin to a domestic terrorist... I can't believe some of the reporting on her gets to air, it's truly shocking, when all she is doing is calling the administration on their lies and bullshit on behalf of the people.

AOC is the future of that party...

 

[SpiderSpurs]

I would love for the extreme right to go away everywhere.

Which would create a vacuum, and that would create something far worse!

 

[ClemFandango]

The targeting if AOC is akin to a domestic terrorist... I can't believe some of the reporting on her gets to air, it's truly shocking, when all she is doing is calling the administration on their lies and bullshit on behalf of the people.

AOC is the future of that party...

They recently tried a 'gotcha' on her by claiming she was rich and privilged and didn't grow up in the Bronx.

Her response was (something like) "Hey, good one. It's not as if I didn't reveal all of this on TV seven years ago. Oh .. wait .." and she posted the interview clip.

Maga hate it that she always calls that sort of stuff out, and usually with receipts as well.

 

[Yid]

Haaaaahahahahahahaaaaaaaa....

Basically, Trump is planning visa restrictions that will result in a dozen teams not being represented at all... Scotland may qualify from their group...!!!

Trump's World Cup could look a little different...

The 2026 World Cup in North America has been thrown into chaos after Donald Trump froze visa applications from 15 competing nations for the footballing showp...

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[Havocc]

Trump said yesterday he wants Greenland as he does not want Russia as a neighbour. Does he ever look at a map, you can walk from Russia to America in the winter.

Guy is a fucking clown shoe

 

[Ted the Yid]

Trump said yesterday he wants Greenland as he does not want Russia as a neighbour. Does he ever look at a map, you can walk from Russia to America in the winter.

Guy is a fucking clown shoe

I think he may be lying about his reason for wanting Greenland. Just an opinion though...

 

[J.spurs]

Haaaaahahahahahahaaaaaaaa....

Basically, Trump is planning visa restrictions that will result in a dozen teams not being represented at all... Scotland may qualify from their group...!!!

Trump's World Cup could look a little different...

The 2026 World Cup in North America has been thrown into chaos after Donald Trump froze visa applications from 15 competing nations for the footballing showp...

youtube.com

Visitor visas were exempted. That may change, though. In any case, why anyone would come here is beyond me.

 

[USspur]

He likely just wants Fifa or whomever to pay a handsome some to a bank account of Donny’s choice

 

[Ted the Yid]

Do any of our US members know much about the Technocracy Movement and if so, do you think that might be Trump's/Vance's goal?

 

[J.spurs]

Do any of our US members know much about the Technocracy Movement and if so, do you think that might be Trump's/Vance's goal?

Trump is a shitposter and reality TV host who became president. He has no ideology or goal other than drawing attention to himself (and of course, funneling as much money as he can into his pockets). All of this shit: Greenland, ICE arrests, Venezuela, etc is aimed at generating content and attention. There isn't really a coherent goal beyond that.

Saying that, he's surrounded himself with people like Vance who are either sycophants or people who think they can use him to get what they want. I think it's fair to say that some of them, Vance being a big one, are in the pockets of the technocratic types.

 

[jaxdermot]

I think he may be lying about his reason for wanting Greenland. Just an opinion though...

Haaa that made me laugh, your a funny guy, thanks

 

[jaxdermot]

He likely just wants Fifa or whomever to pay a handsome some to a bank account of Donny’s choice

And that bank account will be in Qatar

 

[Ted the Yid]

Trump is a shitposter and reality TV host who became president. He has no ideology or goal other than drawing attention to himself (and of course, funneling as much money as he can into his pockets). All of this shit: Greenland, ICE arrests, Venezuela, etc is aimed at generating content and attention. There isn't really a coherent goal beyond that.

Saying that, he's surrounded himself with people like Vance who are either sycophants or people who think they can use him to get what they want. I think it's fair to say that some of them, Vance being a big one, are in the pockets of the technocratic types.

Interesting that Musk's grandfather or something like that was part of the original 30's movement. Trump is insane but I fear Vance is going to take things on a whole different level. Hopefully I'm just getting paranoid.

 

[J.spurs]