I can't imagine Trump 2.0 being much different than round one, with luck we can skip another scamdemic and "peaceful protests". I suppose it's less likely they will impeach him again, but I doubt it will mean that Trump gets more done or that what he gets done will help anything.
If he could find a way to get his regulation cuts permanent this time that would be great. Sadly it's more than I expect but I do hold out some small hope on that front and by small I mean maybe a 20% chance that he will be able to get some regulatory reform made permanent.
Spending cuts, regulatory reform and a sane foreign policy would go a long way towards fixing this country. I doubt the blob will allow much to change significantly on any of these fronts.
I don't trust Elon, he's taken too much money from taxpayers for me to trust him, but he's right about the work visa's. We want "Brain Drain" to work to our advantage, not to the advantage of everyone else.
"Give me your hardest working, your rich, your educated masses yearning to breath free, the successful and brilliant from your teeming shore. Send these, the highly motivated, to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
I get the part about taking taxpayer bux...otoh, these were "legitimate" govt programs available to anyone qualified. Similar to Trump's 'admission' to taking advantage of the tax system as a business man because he knew how it worked to his advantage. Programs and laws written by Whomever designed to benefit Whomever not anticipating a (future) political enemy to actually do it. Now if Musk gets some things done that work especially to his advantage, there will/should be hell to pay.
I don't blame Elon or anyone else for taking money from Uncle Sam, who stole it, and he might even be a Ragnar Danneskjold for all I know.
The money is better spent in his hands than that of the war machine. But who knows what his mindset is, if he thinks like I do, that everyone should soak the government, rather than the other way around, he's doing gods work, so to say.
If he's just another crony capitalist hoping to keep a protectionist scam going for his taxpayer funded electric car company, by keeping China out and the subsidies rolling in, then he's not a good guy.
I'm skeptical of him and always have been, but it's more of an "on the fence" type thing, I can't make up my mind about him. He's a smart guy willing to take massive risks, he's a marketing genius and I can respect that too, so there is a lot to like. But Trusting him, is like Trusting Trump, it's a mixed bag for me.
I guess I should fall back on the economists way of thinking. "Compared to What", in that regard it's easier to like both Trump and Elon that the likes of Biden/Obama and Soros.
Superb! I'll have your (seafood) gumbo. Been a looong time since I had one w/o a shovel full of the rong [sick][sic] spices, 0 mudgugs, and maybe a piece 'o shrimp!
I can't imagine Trump 2.0 being much different than round one, with luck we can skip another scamdemic and "peaceful protests". I suppose it's less likely they will impeach him again, but I doubt it will mean that Trump gets more done or that what he gets done will help anything.
If he could find a way to get his regulation cuts permanent this time that would be great. Sadly it's more than I expect but I do hold out some small hope on that front and by small I mean maybe a 20% chance that he will be able to get some regulatory reform made permanent.
Spending cuts, regulatory reform and a sane foreign policy would go a long way towards fixing this country. I doubt the blob will allow much to change significantly on any of these fronts.
I don't trust Elon, he's taken too much money from taxpayers for me to trust him, but he's right about the work visa's. We want "Brain Drain" to work to our advantage, not to the advantage of everyone else.
"Give me your hardest working, your rich, your educated masses yearning to breath free, the successful and brilliant from your teeming shore. Send these, the highly motivated, to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
I get the part about taking taxpayer bux...otoh, these were "legitimate" govt programs available to anyone qualified. Similar to Trump's 'admission' to taking advantage of the tax system as a business man because he knew how it worked to his advantage. Programs and laws written by Whomever designed to benefit Whomever not anticipating a (future) political enemy to actually do it. Now if Musk gets some things done that work especially to his advantage, there will/should be hell to pay.
I don't blame Elon or anyone else for taking money from Uncle Sam, who stole it, and he might even be a Ragnar Danneskjold for all I know.
The money is better spent in his hands than that of the war machine. But who knows what his mindset is, if he thinks like I do, that everyone should soak the government, rather than the other way around, he's doing gods work, so to say.
If he's just another crony capitalist hoping to keep a protectionist scam going for his taxpayer funded electric car company, by keeping China out and the subsidies rolling in, then he's not a good guy.
I'm skeptical of him and always have been, but it's more of an "on the fence" type thing, I can't make up my mind about him. He's a smart guy willing to take massive risks, he's a marketing genius and I can respect that too, so there is a lot to like. But Trusting him, is like Trusting Trump, it's a mixed bag for me.
I guess I should fall back on the economists way of thinking. "Compared to What", in that regard it's easier to like both Trump and Elon that the likes of Biden/Obama and Soros.
In the real world, Lucy becomes the never-married spinster.
Since it’s New Years, I’m going with Hoppin’ John and collard greens with breaded fried pork chops instead of gumbo…
Superb! I'll have your (seafood) gumbo. Been a looong time since I had one w/o a shovel full of the rong [sick][sic] spices, 0 mudgugs, and maybe a piece 'o shrimp!
I usually make gumbo in October to celebrate National Gumbo Day!
National Disgrace: Only One Gumbo Day
Frank, A stripper, called me Gumbo once. It was embarrassing.
I don't expect any big changes during Trump's presidency. Maybe he can end the Ukraine War. That's about it.