TheGreatBuzz Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, Hooper said: After the Amazon debacle, I hope she is studying up on how tax breaks work instead. And I say this as a Dem. What Amazon debacle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Who is this dude that is writing a Trump Admin biography during his time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Didn't think MS-13 would be making a cameo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Cooked Crack said: Didn't think MS-13 would be making a cameo. MS-13 ALWAYS makes a cameo. It's basically the 9-11 of the late 2010's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 "President Trump was elected because a majority of Americans are tired of political games." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesMadisonSkins Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: What Amazon debacle? Helping tank HQ2 in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 They are on a break. Time to watch my recording of the Young and the Restless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, spjunkies said: Where are the Bad Lip Reading people when you need them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Im going to assume that Trump will still be a free man (And president) at the beginning of the next election cycle. I would very much like to make lock THEM up a thing. Referring to a looooong list of Republicans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 15 minutes ago, JamesMadisonSkins said: Helping tank HQ2 in NYC. I knew Amazon pulled out. Didn't know AOC had anything to do with it or it being a debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesMadisonSkins Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: I knew Amazon pulled out. Didn't know AOC had anything to do with it or it being a debacle. Oh, she undoubtedly gave the movement a famous voice/face ... and celebrated the news when Amazon pulled out. She's been raked over the coals by both parties for it, so she's been laying low, at least IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 42 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: What Amazon debacle? Took me a while to realize the avatar has changed. Y'all, got to have a public decree when changing avatars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 32 minutes ago, JamesMadisonSkins said: Helping tank HQ2 in NYC. 9 minutes ago, JamesMadisonSkins said: Oh, she undoubtedly gave the movement a famous voice/face ... and celebrated the news when Amazon pulled out. She's been raked over the coals by both parties for it, so she's been laying low, at least IMO. LOL, the Amazon deal was bad for people in NYC. And she only said she didn't like it, she had nothing to do with it collapsing. I thought you had something she said on the Hill about Amazon. Not something that people in NYC didn't actually want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Destino said: Watching these lying politicians questioning a lying lawyer about a liying President makes me want to move my family to the moon. It was a fake, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesMadisonSkins Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: LOL, the Amazon deal was bad for people in NYC. Not to get this off-topic ... but no, it wasn't. I guess it depends on what angle you're taking, but $27 billion in tax revenue to NYC over 10 years was the projected revenues. The crazies in Queens were given a voice, and some local politicians saw a chance at gaining the limelight. Kind of comical. Gianaris in particular. And AOC showed that she was completely out of her league. Which she is. And that's coming from a "liberal" democrat, who is now considering how liberal i really am since that apparently labels me as a Democratic Socialist, which I absolutely am not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 21 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: LOL, the Amazon deal was bad for people in NYC. And she only said she didn't like it, she had nothing to do with it collapsing. I thought you had something she said on the Hill about Amazon. Not something that people in NYC didn't actually want. I'm not sure about that A significant majority (56 percent) of all New Yorkers approved of the plan while 36 percent disapproved. Among New York City residents support was slightly stronger at 58 percent. Support was most pronounced among minorities: 70 percent of black voters approved while just 25 percent disapproved, and 81 percent of Latinos approved compared to 17 percent who disapproved. https://news.yahoo.com/poll-majority-yorkers-supported-amazon-140324398.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I don't have much to add right now, other than I'm a big fan of Penn State wrestling. Jim Jordan's kids wrestle for Ohio State. I don't have anything against his kids particularly, but it has been enjoyable when one of Penn State's kids has ragdolled them, if only because I hope it is sticking Jim Jordan in the heart having to watch it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, Forehead said: I don't have much to add right now, other than I'm a big fan of Penn State wrestling. Jim Jordan's kids wrestle for Ohio State. I don't have anything against his kids particularly, but it has been enjoyable when one of Penn State's kids has ragdolled them, if only because I hope it is sticking Jim Jordan in the heart having to watch it happen. https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/congressman-jim-jordan-knew-about-sex-abuse-former-wrestlers-say/lzfhebNU5mZ5WrRbfg3aFM/ 17 minutes ago, JamesMadisonSkins said: Not to get this off-topic ... but no, it wasn't. I guess it depends on what angle you're taking, but $27 billion in tax revenue to NYC over 10 years was the projected revenues. The crazies in Queens were given a voice, and some local politicians saw a chance at gaining the limelight. Kind of comical. Gianaris in particular. And AOC showed that she was completely out of her league. Which she is. And that's coming from a "liberal" democrat, who is now considering how liberal i really am since that apparently labels me as a Democratic Socialist, which I absolutely am not. 1 This is that trickle down thing that the wealthy tells us we should do. Give billions in tax breaks for stadiums, for corporate headquarters, etc, and the people will get their money back. It doesn't help the economy, it just helps the pockets of the wealthy. The "crazies" in Long Island City didn't want to give public money to the richest man in the world so that he could bring thousands of people to their community thus making their homes unaffordable after property rates go up. The other "crazies" were also people on the local and city councils who were shut out of the deal but finally had a chance to make their voice heard. AOC showed she was "out of her league" by siding with the people - while actually not doing anything of substance - and the people of Long Island City, and by proxy the rest of NYC, not agreeing to a bad deal. If only those in Virginia had that same courage. Giving billions in tax breaks to the wealthiest man in the world to add little to no benefit to your economy is a terrible deal. Especially for New York City, which last I checked didn't need that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesMadisonSkins Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 @BenningRoadSkin As someone who has been around the NoVa deal, I do take issue to a lot of these arguments. But you're entitled to your opinions. Plenty of information to counter what you're saying, but this isn't the forum for it. But check out the resources the localities have made available to spread information about this deal. Virginia delivered a world-class deal and partnership with the company that will deliver decades of benefits for the region. Also I take umbrage with identifying Amazon as "owned by the richest man in the world" ... he's the CEO and owns 16% of the company, but Amazon is public, FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 20 minutes ago, JamesMadisonSkins said: $27 billion in tax revenue to NYC over 10 years was the projected revenues. And AOC showed that she was completely out of her league. Which she is. Listening to her afterwards talking about how the $3 billion in tax breaks could now instead be used to build schools and maintain subways...uh, that was a modest reduction in a windfall of new revenue which is now gone... 27-3 > 0. So basically, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I think my favorite analysis (can't remember if it came from a congressman or from an NPR guest) was that if we are to dismiss Cohen because he has been found guilty of lying then we would never be able to successfully prosecute any mobster or RICO investigations. Speaking with guys who were a part of the criminal food chain is a huge part of the normal process of trying these cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Room filling back up. No more Rs asking questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 22 minutes ago, Burgold said: I think my favorite analysis (can't remember if it came from a congressman or from an NPR guest) was that if we are to dismiss Cohen because he has been found guilty of lying then we would never be able to successfully prosecute any mobster or RICO investigations. Speaking with guys who were a part of the criminal food chain is a huge part of the normal process of trying these cases. Exactly, and the GOP know this. It is pretty standard procedure to catch someone in the chain in a lie(s), prosecute them, lay out how much time in prison they're looking at, and press them to flip. Absolutely nothing abnormal about using liars, gangsters, and criminals to bring down other liars, gangsters, & criminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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