The (Semi) Official Trump Election/Inauguration thread...

[OakRiver]

Every index and "outlook" measure I've seen reported since the election is a massive up-tick in positivity. This is going to be epic.

MTSU survey: Trump?s victory boosts consumer outlook

That's unpossible. Trump is going to tank the economy, start a trade war with the Chinese, start WWIII in Syria, and destabilize the homeland by rounding up all the gays/Muslims/Mexicans/minorities

 

[OakRiver]

So what are you proposing in the alternative?

 

[Kutnupe14]

That's unpossible. Trump is going to tank the economy, start a trade war with the Chinese, start WWIII in Syria, and destabilize the homeland by rounding up all the gays/Muslims/Mexicans/minorities

Only time will tell, and while I think many of the above are hyperbolic, I do think Trump will do far more harm than good. Well, I think he'll do "good," for himself and his cabinet of elites.

 

[Kutnupe14]

So what are you proposing in the alternative?

Keep in mind that the graphic is only half right. It's not just wealth in the hands of the few. Now it's wealth and power. Traditionally a recipe for disaster.

 

[Alpo]

So what are you proposing in the alternative?

You realize who Brandeis was and what he said, I assume.

 

[OakRiver]

You realize who Brandeis is and what he said, I assume.

Are you Justice Brandeis?

 

[Alpo]

Why do you hate individual liberty and want to transfer all power to the oligarchs?

 

[KG1]

Note the 4.3m margin in CA alone. That's why we use the EC

Yep.

Final tally shows Trump lost popular vote by 2.8 million | Daily Mail Online

But....

Clinton won California by 4.2 million votes and New York by 1.6 million, running up the score in places where she would have won no matter what. Outside of those two liberal states, Trump was 3 million votes ahead.

California alone accounted for more than Clinton's national popular-vote edge

 

[OakRiver]

Why do you hate individual liberty and want to transfer all power to the oligarchs?

Now, what are you proposing as an alternative?

 

[Expat]

Yep.

Final tally shows Trump lost popular vote by 2.8 million | Daily Mail Online

But....

And I would imagine that margin is just going to get larger for the Democrats in the future. Thanks Founding Fathers.

 

[Alpo]

Now, what are you proposing as an alternative?

pfft. "Are you Justice Brandeis?" was not a legitimate debate question.

Ask a legitimate question, if you have one, and I'll attempt to provide a legitimate response.

 

[OakRiver]

pfft. "Are you Justice Brandeis?" was not a legitimate debate question.

Ask a legitimate question, if you have one, and I'll attempt to provide a legitimate response.

I asked what your alternative was
You asked me if I knew who the Justice was
I asked if you were said Justice because I asked what your solution was, not what the Justice's was. If you wholly supported the Justice's position you merely had to indicate that was the case.

The legitimate question is, and has been, what are you proposing as an alternative, unless you want to keep dancing around the issue pretending that it is somehow not a legitimate question.

 

[bwframe]

Boeing Tells Trump Air Force One to Cost Under $4 Billion



Makin' the billionaires rich...


How tough is it gonna be on the libs as the Donald succeeds?

Succeeds for us.

 

[jbombelli]

Boeing Tells Trump Air Force One to Cost Under $4 Billion



Makin' the billionaires rich...


How tough is it gonna be on the libs as the Donald succeeds?

Succeeds for us.

You think that's a lot? You should see the cost of Bombelli 5.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Boeing Tells Trump Air Force One to Cost Under $4 Billion



Makin' the billionaires rich...


How tough is it gonna be on the libs as the Donald succeeds?

Succeeds for us.

I guess it depends on how you look at it. Boeing never said the cost was $4B, and at the moment are only on contract for $170M. Boeing now has an idea of what number to limit their program. Unless Trump has an aerospace engineering degree, or Intel on the specifics of the program, it would appear he's overplayed his hand, and given Boeing something the could potentially exploit.

Basically, Boeing themselves have no idea how much the program will cost, so the potentially aren't giving up a dime if their projected costs already fell below $4B.

 

[Alpo]

Now, what are you proposing as an alternative?

An alternative to what? To an oligarchy? To corporations who decide to offshore the companies to avoid taxation? To board members who renounce their citizenship for a Nevis passport?

To what to whom does an oligarchy owe its allegiance?

 

[Bennettjh]

We're a Republic. Democracy has nothing to do with it.

 

[Alpo]

Argue with SCOTUS.

We are generally thought of as a democratic republic. The words, though not interchangeable, are used in that manner in the normal course of talking about America. And it has been so for over 100 years.

 

[Kutnupe14]

We're a Republic. Democracy has nothing to do with it.

You're joking right? Well, if not, a republic is a type of democracy. The are several definitions of democracy. I suppose you had "direct democracy" in mind.

 

[Alpo]

Kut: It's a point used by the opposition to keep the conversation from moving forward on subtantive issues.

Much like "Well Obama....."