https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-donald-trump/


Nato states will increase their defence spending by 100 billion dollars in response to Donald Trump's demands that European allies shoulder a greater financial burden, the alliance's secretary general has said. 

Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the alliance had heard Mr Trump's call for non-US members to shoulder a greater financial burden "loud and clear" and that allies are "stepping up."

Just another win.

posted by QuakerOats

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-donald-trump/


Nato states will increase their defence spending by 100 billion dollars in response to Donald Trump's demands that European allies shoulder a greater financial burden, the alliance's secretary general has said. 

Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the alliance had heard Mr Trump's call for non-US members to shoulder a greater financial burden "loud and clear" and that allies are "stepping up."

 

 

Just another win.

 

 

True or false: you’ve masturbated to this thread 

Another blowout jobs report!

MAGA   :)

posted by QuakerOats

 

Another blowout jobs report!

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAGA   :)

December revised down 90,000. 

posted by bigorangebuck22

December revised down 90,000. 

Thanks a lot Obama.

But wait, we all want to know, did Trump wear an offensive costume when he was 25?

He trolled quite well during the SOTU last night.

Americans are more optimistic today about their personal finances than they have been in 16 years, according to a new Gallup poll. More:

• “Americans’ optimism about their personal finances has climbed to levels not seen in more than 16 years, with 69% now saying they expect to be financially better off ‘at this time next year.’”
• “The 69% saying they expect to be better off is only two percentage points below the all-time high of 71%, recorded in March 1998 at a time when the nation’s economic boom was producing strong economic growth combined with the lowest inflation and unemployment rates in decades.”

And there’s more good news: 50 percent of respondents say they’re better off now than this time last year. That’s the highest proportion since 2007—i.e., before the recession, as Gallup points out.

Massive crowds, inside and outside the arena in El Paso last night.

Take care.

So if this holds......is reelection guaranteed?

posted by Spock

So if this holds......is reelection guaranteed?

Trump is a different animal.....but if the economy remains that strong, it would be unprecedented not to be re-elected.

posted by gut

Trump is a different animal.....but if the economy remains that strong, it would be unprecedented not to be re-elected.

Unprecedented is the key word here. I wouldn't be surprised if he's voted out despite a good economy. Because he's in an orbit all of his own lol

Enigma

Supply of treasuries reaches $22 Trillion - best economy we have had in years and radio silence from crowd that predicted inevitable economic collapse due to the national debt in 2012. Thank you President Trump! 

The greatest lesson of 2016 - you can enact any non-conservative policy you want as a Republican and "conservatives"/anti-Democrats will give it lip service and support you whole heartily to own the libs! 

If libs want a Green New Deal we just need to propose building muh wall in the form of Nuke plants, trees and wind turbines along the southern border and every Trump voter will wildly endorse and go on ranting about how "the left" is destroying America because of smashmortion, girls in the boy Scouts, single moms claiming Trump's child tax credits, etc. 

posted by BoatShoes

Supply of treasuries reaches $22 Trillion - best economy we have had in years and radio silence from crowd that predicted inevitable economic collapse due to the national debt in 2012. Thank you President Trump! 

The greatest lesson of 2016 - you can enact any non-conservative policy you want as a Republican and "conservatives"/anti-Democrats will give it lip service and support you whole heartily to own the libs! 

If libs want a Green New Deal we just need to propose building muh wall in the form of Nuke plants, trees and wind turbines along the southern border and every Trump voter will wildly endorse and go on ranting about how "the left" is destroying America because of smashmortion, girls in the boy Scouts, single moms claiming Trump's child tax credits, etc. 

I know you're not talking about this site, because the posters who have been critical of the debt are still critical of the debt...

Not to mention you take a 2-3 month hiatus form this site all the time after gut breaks your brain, so I am not sure how you would even know if anyone here is silent.  

U.S. Steel credits Trump in resuming work at Alabama plant ...

https://www.marketwatch.com › Industries › Metals/Mining › Associated Press

U.S. Steel Corp. will restart construction on an idled manufacturing facility in Alabama

(CNSNews.com) - The federal government collected a record $1,665,484,000,000 in individual income taxes in calendar year 2018, 

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/1665484000000-feds-collect-record-individual-income-taxes-calendar

Proving two things (AGAIN):

1 – Cutting rates spurs economic growth resulting in more tax revenue.

2 – We do not have a tax/revenue problem; we only have a SPENDING problem.

posted by QuakerOats

(CNSNews.com) - The federal government collected a record $1,665,484,000,000 in individual income taxes in calendar year 2018, 

 

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/1665484000000-feds-collect-record-individual-income-taxes-calendar

 

 

Proving two things (AGAIN):

 

1 – Cutting rates spurs economic growth resulting in more tax revenue.

2 – We do not have a tax/revenue problem; we only have a SPENDING problem.

 

This

posted by QuakerOats

(CNSNews.com) - The federal government collected a record $1,665,484,000,000 in individual income taxes in calendar year 2018,

Fantastic news.  If only it were an accurate reflection of reality.

You keep ignoring that overall tax revenues DECREASED, because of lower taxes on corporations.  Certainly we have a spending problem, but it's also true that taxes are not nearly high enough to support the levels of spending that even the Republicans have chosen.

posted by gut

but it's also true that taxes are not nearly high enough to support the levels of spending that even the Republicans have chosen.

Yep.

posted by gut

Fantastic news.  If only it were an accurate reflection of reality.

You keep ignoring that overall tax revenues DECREASED, because of lower taxes on corporations.  Certainly we have a spending problem, but it's also true that taxes are not nearly high enough to support the levels of spending that even the Republicans have chosen.

Drain the swamp; bring in more disrupters.

U.S.-manufactured goods exports rose 5.9 percent through the first 11 months of 2018 relative to the pace at the same timeframe in 2017. That suggests that manufacturing exports have continued to build on the rebound in international demand that started last year.

posted by gut

Fantastic news.  If only it were an accurate reflection of reality.

You keep ignoring that overall tax revenues DECREASED, because of lower taxes on corporations.  Certainly we have a spending problem, but it's also true that taxes are not nearly high enough to support the levels of spending that even the Republicans have chosen.

Exactly.

The biggest difference between the two is that the Democrats are at least honest about not trying to be fiscally sane.
 

posted by QuakerOats

 

Drain the swamp; bring in more disrupters.

Or just cut spending.  Apparently, we can make executive orders and declare emergencies for whatever our little hearts can explain, even allegorically, as necessary.  Maybe declare the ridiculous deficit as an emergency.

posted by like_that

I know you're not talking about this site, because the posters who have been critical of the debt are still critical of the debt...

Not to mention you take a 2-3 month hiatus form this site all the time after gut breaks your brain, so I am not sure how you would even know if anyone here is silent.  

I still check the site but don't feel inclined to comment much and I have kids, etc. - Trump has completely vindicated my views so not much to say but laugh at the complete lack of hysteria that was prevalent during the Obummer years.

posted by gut

Fantastic news.  If only it were an accurate reflection of reality.

You keep ignoring that overall tax revenues DECREASED, because of lower taxes on corporations.  Certainly we have a spending problem, but it's also true that taxes are not nearly high enough to support the levels of spending that even the Republicans have chosen.

You are 100% wrong. Total tax revenue went up. Not by a ton, but they sure didn’t go down.

U.S. Tax Revenue by Year 

Here's a record of income for each fiscal year since 1960. There are links to more details about the revenue back to the FY 2006 budget. Tax receipts fell off during the recession but started setting new records by FY 2013.

• FY 2019 - $3.422 trillion, estimated.
• FY 2018 - $3.34 trillion, estimated.
• FY 2017 - $3.32 trillion.
• FY 2016 - $3.27 trillion.

posted by jmog

You are 100% wrong. Total tax revenue went up. Not by a ton, but they sure didn’t go down.

• FY 2018 - $3.34 trillion, estimated.

LOL, you quoted an estimate as proof I was wrong.  I guess the WSJ article I read was using a different estimate, because it said overall revenues decreased about 0.4%.