LongTimeFan Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, titanruss said: I watched the speech yesterday dumdum. He said sanctions are to inflict the most possible pain without joining a physical war. Sanctions came after they did something. Cant be a deterrent. The rest is just semantics. .. obviously. Well, then why did his top aides say it was a deterrent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 hours ago, IsntLifeFunny said: There’s no need for clarification. What he said was correct as were the people discussing the start of the invasion. Sanctions were used in hopes of stopping a full on invasion past the Donbas region. Biden was saying the long term goal is to isolate them and that those sanctions were never meant to stop the invasion in the first place and that Europe must unite around removing themselves from dependency on Russian oil and natural gas. Anyone who doesn’t understand that is either intentionally obtuse or an idiot. Come on now, "sanctions never deter" was a dumb thing to say. You've got the entire GOP in line, weapons drawn, aimed, and just waiting for ammo to drop in the chamber. LTF was more than happy to do so. It's clear what Biden's point is, but that was just a dumb thing to say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Come on Titans, pamo9, reo, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 36 minutes ago, LongTimeFan said: Well, then why did his top aides say it was a deterrent? ask them. Biden said what he said and he made it clear that he's always said that. This is likely mostly just political posturing anyhow. He says deterrent .. you scream it doesnt work because Russia is still there. He says the intention is to inflict pain and you have no answer other than "whatabout" He goes to war there... you say he's starting WW3 and getting involved in things that dont involve us (bet you were all about the middle east wars though!) He doesnt go to war there... you call him weak. Of the 4 options above - he basically did the one that you cant say shit about other than complaining about something 1 or 2 of his aides said that didnt come from his mouth directly. reo, and luvyablue256 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, Rogue said: Come on now, "sanctions never deter" was a dumb thing to say. You've got the entire GOP in line, weapons drawn, aimed, and just waiting for ammo to drop in the chamber. LTF was more than happy to do so. It's clear what Biden's point is, but that was just a dumb thing to say. Biden misspeaking or saying kinda dumb things has been his brand forever. It's funny that right wingers think it's some big gotcha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 The dude says dumb things constantly. He's not a very precise speaker, to say the least. OILERMAN, and tgo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post tgo Posted March 25, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Saying dumb things is in Biden's DNA. But let's be real: He says about 1/100th of the dumb shit that Trump does on a constant basis. LongTimeFan, Jerry Blair, luvyablue256, and 5 others 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 8 minutes ago, tgo said: Saying dumb things is in Biden's DNA. But let's be real: He says about 1/100th of the dumb shit that Trump does on a constant basis. Biden puts his foot in his mouth occasionally. Trump has eaten an entire shoe store… tgo, and reo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 31 minutes ago, tgo said: Saying dumb things is in Biden's DNA. But let's be real: He says about 1/100th of the dumb shit that Trump does on a constant basis. Yep. And so LTF doesn't feel we're being unfair, I'll give the same level of criticism at Biden as LTF did Trump's dumb shit. Ready? Here goes..... Quote reo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Little Earl Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 31 minutes ago, Titans279 said: They could try what the Dems did in Texas and not show up. They need a quorum to mover her forward. Atlas 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/us/politics/biden-billionaires-minimum-tax.html The White House will ask Congress on Monday to pass a new minimum tax on billionaires as part of a budget proposal intended to revitalize President Biden’s domestic agenda and reduce the deficit. The tax would require that American households worth more than $100 million pay a rate of at least 20 percent on their income as well as unrealized gains in the value of their liquid assets, such as stocks and bonds, which can accumulate value for years but are taxed only when they are sold. Mr. Biden’s proposal to impose a tax on billionaires is the first time he has explicitly called for a wealth tax. While many in his party have advocated taxes that target an individual’s wealth — not just income — Mr. Biden has largely steered clear of such proposals in favor of increasing the top marginal income tax rate, imposing a higher tax on capital gains and estates, and raising taxes on corporations. The “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” would apply only to the top one-hundredth of 1 percent of American households, and over half of the revenue would come from those worth more than $1 billion. Those already paying more than 20 percent would not owe any additional taxes, although those paying below that level would have to pay the difference between their current tax rate and the new 20 percent rate. pamo9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted March 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 Pretty sure SCOTUS would quickly strike that down if it became law. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Wrong. Get this geezer out of there. IsntLifeFunny, and ChesterCopperpot1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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