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Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Trump will 'take a look' at deporting Musk: 'We might have to put DOGE on Elon'.

She smiled in March but the rumor has it that it was a body double, and not her.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

Actually trying to compare 1980s dollars to today's dollars proves it more than anything. In 1980 an average 3 br house where I live was $60K and today it's $670K. Using...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

In very rare instances

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

Sure. When Reagan added $2T it tripled the debt, while Clinton added 28%. Trump / Biden added a lot considering they served only 4 yrs, and by the looks of it Trump is just...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

Not everything is "left vs right" issue. European tax systems are more regressive than ours due to high VAT and they use the revenue to fund universal healthcare etc, which...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

Actually you have to pay 40 credits aka 10 years into it for qualify for SS, so I'm not sure who can draw from it without putting anything into it. Well, surviving widows can...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

Are they "better"? Regressive tax system is what it is, - it hits the lower income people harder because they will spend more of their income on taxes, and in many cases they...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Core inflation rate rose to 2.7% in May, more than expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows.

I guess you better start working on your talking points, because we are trending in the wrong direction. LOL :D:D:D. They clapped their hairy hands while be burned through...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for crimin.

Yes, push that head deeper into the sand and everything goes away. No one is making it up, - it's coming from your political leaders. [IMG]

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

I might have said medicare, but I meant medicaid. No, it IS going broke. Maybe they'll raise the retirement age like some have suggested.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Trump will 'take a look' at deporting Musk: 'We might have to put DOGE on Elon'.

Sure looks like they think helping Trump IS their job.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

Because if would have caused the program to go broke much faster. Maybe the other poster was right in saying the goal is to bankrupt the programs to they can eliminate them,...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

Income tax rates are progressive, while sky high property tax rates are regressive, as are the new tariffs. This bill is founded on lies about tax free tips, overtime and...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Core inflation rate rose to 2.7% in May, more than expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows.

It's 2.7%, and you are free to downplay it, since you have a political leader to defend. Unfortunately is seems clear this is only the beginning of a trend. It's also the...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations.

She still around? I thought they were getting rid of DEI Hires.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Trump will 'take a look' at deporting Musk: 'We might have to put DOGE on Elon'.

They might also denaturalize him. His DoJ says they will shoot for de-naturalization whenever possible, and with Musk it's possible because of his immigration violations back...

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Powell confirms that the Fed would have cut by now were it not for tariffs

We hear the spin/twist/rant and rave (ans insults) coming from the WH about the Fed not cutting the rate, but the ONLY reason they have not been cut is Trump himself, - and his...

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Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

That's the scenario someone brought up, and I was responding to it. Why is that a problem? Lot of shootings are like that. Gang related ones are almost always ambush style....

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

The point is that I never said a gun doesn't improve your chances. I was talking about situations where you never see it coming, - like some crackhead shooting you in the back...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

If initial treatment doesn't work, then 2nd and 3rd round almost never works. But your comparison is a bit of a moot point considering you seem to have missed the point from...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Core inflation rate rose to 2.7% in May, more than expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows.

They tend to fluctuate. Here it's about the same, but they weird thing about South Florida is that some gas stations are way more expensive than others. Maybe it's same...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

Yes, that is true. Lot of people, including my father, opted out of further treatment knowing it was no use. What is your point?

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

They would not have participated in combat operations unarmed, so what do you think? The truth is that most people at war never see combat. I believe in Vietnam, only 10% of US...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

They would not have participated in combat operations unarmed, so what do you think? There is no point in talking if you intentionally refuse to understand what people are...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

Eh......what? 400 000 Armed Americans were killed in WW2. The guns they carried didn't save them. Carrying a gun helps you defend yourself, but often times there isn't...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Elon Musk just made his starkest political threat since the election.

Not surprisingly Trump is going after Musk but threatening to cancel his government subsidies / contracts.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

Of course. Carrying a gun doesn't make you immortal, it simply allows you to shoot back, but often times you never see it coming, and you die with your gun in your holster....

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Elon Musk just made his starkest political threat since the election.

He sees the bill for what it is: A bag of lies, gifts and appeasement, which will add trillions to the national debt.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for crimin.

I'm sorry it went over your head. Unfortunately it's quite simple, so inability to comprehend doesn't look good here Grounds for denaturalization BEFORE (one criteria...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

You, as a die hard party loyalist, are probably a lost cause and will believe & repeat everything they tell you, but other readers can easily look up the facts vs lies about...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread What will the Big Beautiful Bill, if signed into law, do for Americans?.

It will not make tips tax free. It will not make overtime tax free. It will not make SS tax free. It will not cut taxes for the bottom 50%, since they don't pay any taxes as...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Core inflation rate rose to 2.7% in May, more than expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows.

The topic is inflation going up again now in 2025, after it was brought down from the 2022 highs.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Homeless in California are being jailed and cleared away.

Local affordability / unaffordability is hardly ever the cause for someone to live on the street. If you can't afford to live in any given city, you have the choice to live on...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread “Unprecedented new precedents”.

Ok. So you don't understand the question. No point in me repeating the question.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread More Seniors Are Using Drugs—Here's Why It Matters.

Um.....I said I was ok with legalization, so we are not talking banning it, but informing the public of it's risks. Being informed should not frighten people. - unless they...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

Stopping all violence is an unrealistic goal. The goal is, and has always been, the reduction of it. I'll bet this shooter had a history of mental issues, like so many other...

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

That's the ancient debate. No one can figure it out. One side argues they should be disarmed, and the other argues they have the right to carry firearms.

Pro_Line_FL replied to the thread Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for crimin.

Yes, I said that in the OP about the current process which has been enforced for decades, and the OP also talks about fact that they expanded the denaturalization criteria to...