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Pocahontas Warren's plan to spend America into peace, prosperity and happiness for all

Beowulf said:
The executive branch doesn't spend. The legislative branch spends. The executive branch merely executes the legislation enacted by congress.
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Factually false. The executive branch is allotted money to spend. In some cases, they can even pick and choose what it's spent on, see Trump's wall push.

Furthermore, the idea that they "merely" execute legislation, is absurd. Executive does a wide range of things these days through executive orders, priorities, and can sign OR veto legislation.

As the leader of their party, they can also seek to gain support for, and use the bully pulpit to, promote a particular direction or piece of legislation...with enough public support congress may buy into it.

Trump promoted tax cuts, and signed the legislation. He, and Republicans, are clearly complicity in passing tax cuts for the wealthy, at a time when business was booming, and the wealthy have ever-increasing greater proportions of the wealth in the United States. So yes, you're wrong in every meaningful way.
 
Mach said:
Factually false. The executive branch is allotted money to spend. In some cases, they can even pick and choose what it's spent on, see Trump's wall push.

Furthermore, the idea that they "merely" execute legislation, is absurd. Executive does a wide range of things these days through executive orders, priorities, and can sign OR veto legislation.

As the leader of their party, they can also seek to gain support for, and use the bully pulpit to, promote a particular direction or piece of legislation...with enough public support congress may buy into it.

Trump promoted tax cuts, and signed the legislation. He, and Republicans, are clearly complicity in passing tax cuts for the wealthy, at a time when business was booming, and the wealthy have ever-increasing greater proportions of the wealth in the United States. So yes, you're wrong in every meaningful way.
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That sounds like a violation of the constitution. The executive is merely supposed to execute the legislation enacted by congress.
 
Beowulf said:
That sounds like a violation of the constitution. The executive is merely supposed to execute the legislation enacted by congress.
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Your posts are a violation of common sense and reality. So ****ing what? And change your ****ing lean, since that to appears to be phony.
 
Mach said:
Your posts are a violation of common sense and reality. So ****ing what? And change your ****ing lean, since that to appears to be phony.
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Wow, the attitude. I sense it.
 
You would put Nicolas Maduro or Raul Castro in the White House if either could defeat Trump.

haymarket said:
I have no idea - not do I care. All I care about is her ability to beat Trump in 2020.

And it seems that what you care about also and what has you so afraid of her that you must say things like this to demean her.
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JohnfrmClevelan said:
OK, so you don't understand money. Got it.

Maybe you should just lurk on this forum until you learn more...
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So are you saying that a dollar is a debt instrument or not?
 
JohnfrmClevelan said:
It is. But you don't seem to have the ability to understand why, so I'm done trying to educate you.
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Debt instrument, huh?

So if I have a dollar, who owes me? And what do they owe me?
 
SDET said:
You would put Nicolas Maduro or Raul Castro in the White House if either could defeat Trump.
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Well, since none of the Democratic candidates are vile, then your hypothetical is useless.
 
Actually all the candidates from both parties are vile. It boils down to whether or not you want a Socialist America.

Cardinal said:
Well, since none of the Democratic candidates are vile, then your hypothetical is useless.
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SDET said:
Actually all the candidates from both parties are vile.
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Not objectively they aren't. They just seem vile to you because your own moral compass and values are turned inside out.
 
Not wanting to eat a **** sandwich doesn't make one a racist.

Cardinal said:
Not objectively they aren't. They just seem vile to you because your own moral compass and values are turned inside out.
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SDET said:
You would put Nicolas Maduro or Raul Castro in the White House if either could defeat Trump.
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I would put Satan himself in the White House over Trump.

Or is that not the same thing?
 
Beowulf said:
Are you unaware of Nixon's closing of the gold window?
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Forbes Article:
Oct 8, 2013, 03:42pm
Actually, the United States Has Defaulted Before
Donald Marron Contributor



Since the day of Alexander Hamilton, the United States has never defaulted on the federal debt.

That’s what we budget-watchers always say. It’s a great talking point. One that helps bolster the argument that default should not be an option in Washington’s latest debt limit showdown.

There’s just one teensy problem: it isn’t exactly true. The United States defaulted on some Treasury bills in 1979 (ht: Jason Zweig). And it paid a steep price for stiffing bondholders.

RE: closing the gold window:
The Nixon shock was a series of economic measures undertaken by United States President Richard Nixon in 1971, in response to increasing inflation, the most significant of which were wage and price freezes, surcharges on imports, and the unilateral cancellation of the direct international convertibility of the United States dollar to gold.

no default, sorry, try again
 
Outlook said:
Forbes Article:
Oct 8, 2013, 03:42pm
Actually, the United States Has Defaulted Before
Donald Marron Contributor



Since the day of Alexander Hamilton, the United States has never defaulted on the federal debt.

That’s what we budget-watchers always say. It’s a great talking point. One that helps bolster the argument that default should not be an option in Washington’s latest debt limit showdown.

There’s just one teensy problem: it isn’t exactly true. The United States defaulted on some Treasury bills in 1979 (ht: Jason Zweig). And it paid a steep price for stiffing bondholders.

RE: closing the gold window:
The Nixon shock was a series of economic measures undertaken by United States President Richard Nixon in 1971, in response to increasing inflation, the most significant of which were wage and price freezes, surcharges on imports, and the unilateral cancellation of the direct international convertibility of the United States dollar to gold.

no default, sorry, try again
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So those holding dollars couldn't get their gold. The US defaulted.
 
It comes from the notion that those who vote against the Democrats are somehow racist. The only effective way to vote against the Democrats is unfortunately to vote for Trump.

Cardinal said:
Interesting. Now where did that come from?
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JohnfrmClevelan said:
Gold was only used to settle up international trade imbalances. Americans were not able to convert dollars to gold for many years before 1971.

And guess what? It made no difference. The value of the dollar didn't drop to nothing. Everything was fine.
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I won't bother having a discussion with Beowulf, he is just being a smart ass.
 
Outlook said:
I won't bother having a discussion with Beowulf, he is just being a smart ass.
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You are free to flee from any discussion you wish.

I just love the fact that people are watching and will watch these message boards.
 
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