The only thing that could Make America Great Again is the thing that made it great in the first place -- less government, fewer deficits, fewer wars, and fewer meddlesome laws and regulations.
Be careful, James. Just because some of us agree with some of what Trump has done, it doesn't mean we are in a 'cult', are brainwashed lockstep robots. One need only to look to the leftards that couldn't get far enough up BarryO's arse for that.
I'll freely admit that the military interventions, the failure to get the federal budget under control, are disappointments. The continuation of deficit spending, especially. The DOGE hoopla sure is a distant memory :-(
Ah, yes, the DOGE hoopla is a distant memory and a disappointment, but the Minnesota corruption is not and is just the tip of the iceberg. Hopefully, this will lead to bigger things as they are already investigation California, and, I hope, other states as well.
Exactly. And the same jackwagons that accuse us of being in a Trump 'cult' are likely the same fools that voted for Kackling Kamelface Harris and Tampon Tim. So much for their judgement.
Indeed, I LOVE IT that Trump is blowing the lid off of Democrat corruption (but really, is anyone - other than a blindly partisan leftard - really surprised?)
Come on, Sluggo. Let's not forget that Donnie was once an admirer of both Clintons. Here's a little something: Asked about Hillary Clinton, Trump said: "I think she is going to go down at a minimum as a great senator. I think she is a great wife to a president". No chance you are being played no matter which team is in power?
They aren’t just “disappointments”. They cause nations/empires to collapse. Trump hasn’t just failed to cut borrowing with all his antics, but he has increased it.
Referring to those that recognize the benefits that some Trump Administration policies have created as cult-like is intellectually weak. Criticizing every single policy, idea and action of the Trump Administration without exception meets the definition of insanity (i.e. our editor). I guess you'd like to see the ignorant, impoverished, unskilled masses keep invading our borders en mass.
"Referring to those that recognize the benefits that some Trump Administration policies have created as cult-like is intellectually weak."
I agree. 100%. Of course it's also true that failing to recognize any of his mistakes is also intelectually weak. And for the record, I'm a 3 time Trump voter.
"Of course it's also true that failing to recognize any of his mistakes is also intelectually (sic) weak. And for the record, I'm a 3 time Trump voter."
I share your voting track record. Recognizing mistakes is the difference between ideology and intellect. We have to be umpires that look through the bars and not at them. Which is to say we have to have the ability to view things objectively and call out a bad move as a bad move when one is made.
Once again I find myself totally agreeing with you. Want to hear something crazy. Once in a while I find myself agreeing with an unlikely voice of reason. John Fetterman. It's so refreshing to see a politician who is not totally committed to party ideology.
Fetterman has demonstrated that he is willing to think for himself and not be a Kool-Aid drinker. It's a rare trait these days, especially from that side of the aisle.
I don't think most conservatives think Trump is a clown, but I would assume many think he has a clownish side to him like I do. I think most conservatives (whatever that term really means) believe Trump is on their side but at the same time, he is a mixed bag. In our culture, there are no perfect candidates. I think Trump has shown himself to be a game changer, but it is to be determined whether that is predominately for the good.
Ha, ha! I caught a little bit of Bad Bunny's half-time show. I thought it was a comedy act. But then again, I can't think of any half-time shows that impressed me. Many have elements that are offensive like BB's did.
The sensible needs for "less government, fewer deficits, fewer wars, and fewer meddlesome laws and regulations" are not espoused by either the Republican or Democratic parties.
But they are by the humble Libertarian Party.
More: No political party espouses as a goal enabling the creation of more wealth. Without wealth, there's nothing to tax. No tax; no government to provide services to benefit all.
“They somehow conclude folks are capable of thinking and doing what's best for themselves.”
I like to think most are if the govt leaves them alone. Don’t forget, the growth of govt wasn’t just people clamoring for more govt, but the govt fooling them by bribing them with more and more stuff. You’re right in a way but most people are just too easily duped. Maybe most people would think differently if they knew better.
First, they use the government to take money from those they believe have too much and
Next, they use the government give it to those whom they believe should have it.
Better if they let the organizations that need operational funds solicit these monies directly from the individuals whom they believe will financially support their beneficial endeavors.
The sensible rarely coincides with the doable. Government is cagey and clever, it will find ways to tax whatever is taxable, sometimes phantoms, like “unrealized capital gains.” Refer to my post of a snapshot of just how sticky taxation is in VA.
Just because I voted for Trump doesn't mean I agree with all his actions. The alternative was not an option for many of us. As for AI taking over, I don't see it. Having spent 45 years of my life working in engineering, I do not believe it will replace the number of jobs Mr. Musk proposes. As smart as he is, he is not God! I believe a large segment of Bill's readers are over 50 and have lived through many changes in their lives and this is another phase we will survive.
One thing is for sure, AI will never replace a plumber, an electrician, or a carpenter.
As us older people die off, millions of replacements will be needed for people who can work with their hands and think on their feet.
James: I agree with you. There are no superhumans that can do everything perfect 100% of the time. ALL countries have debt and many countries are under water. Trump has closed the border, stopped the mutilation of children, increased our energy production, is having a major role in having peace in the Middle East, bringing manufacturing bck to the U.S. and more. This is after ONE year. Give the man a chance; certainly better than the fraudulent corrupt Democratic Party and previous administrations. TIME WILL TELL. AP
“One thing is for sure, AI will never replace a plumber, an electrician, or a carpenter.”
Not in the foreseeable future, but never say never. Unfortunately, the more jobs AI replaces, the more it will actually speed up the bankruptcy of many nations due to fewer people having good-paying jobs, unless there’s a huge shift in education and job training to jobs AI and robots simply can’t do. But it’s unlikely given they failed to prepare for AI so far. More likely, something retarded like UBI will be implemented (among other reasons).
So Musk is wrong either way. He’s just hyping stuff up as usual. Many nations, not just the US, are on the edge of bankruptcy. And the less people with jobs, the worse the aftermath of the bankruptcy will be. The future’s not looking good, no matter what.
(according to the liberals) you voted for Trump and therefore you are a MAGAT, blindly following the orange cult and accepting of everything the orange man propagates.
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I believe the reason liberals assume this is because that's what they do...
"The only thing that could Make America Great Again is the thing that made it great in the first place -- less government, fewer deficits, fewer wars, and fewer meddlesome laws and regulations."
Couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, what follows are half-truths and biased commentary. Bonner even gloats that Trump is doing essential work in bring down the empire!
Apparently, Bonner does not believe that the Trump administration's efforts to deregulate the economy, encourage production of reliable energy sources (oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, for example), weed out inefficiency and, more importantly, corruption in our government, bring trillions of dollars of investment into our economy, etc. are relevant to his opening statement. He never mentions these things - never! You can argue that they might not be enough to avert the disaster that seems to be lurking around the corner, but to completely ignore them like Bonner does is, at best, malpractice on is part.
“weed out inefficiency and, more importantly, corruption in our government”
This is the only thing I don’t believe he’s doing. He may be focusing on Dem corruption but there’s still lots of general corruption and the deep state is stronger than ever. Just look at the kinds of people there still are in the spy agencies, the constant defense industry lobbying, his foreign policy advisers, and working with companies like Google and Palantir. Doesn’t sound very democratic to me. Plus Trump enriched himself like a typical politician.
I can’t really see any lies or half-truths in what Bill’s saying but I agree it’s stupid not mentioning any of the good stuff he does.
Amen to this. Securing our borders was done within short order very effectively. Lest we forget, it is the Obama appointed socialist Federal District judges who have thrown up ruling after ruling to STOP the President’s agenda to an extent never seen in any President’s 4 years in office, let alone in a single year, without any legitimate authority to ‘rule over the Presidency’. This is a soft coup attempt against the President of the United States!
Trump’s administration has to fight for every single step of the way forward. The sellouts in Congress, who appear primarily concerned with preserving their ill-gotten gains, also block him on both sides of the aisle and the RINO’s are the worst.
We the people elected Trump 3 times because he is not a Republican, he is America first/MAGA, he is a conservative Small government pro-capitalist President who is a LEADER, intent on restoring the Constitutional Republic, ending the climate hoax, stopping religious persecution of Christians/Jews/others within our borders, deregulating many areas of the economy and restoring fair trade through retaliatory tariffs.
Tariffs were first used under our very first President, George Washington via the Tariff Act of 1789 and these worked great for our country for many years both for revenues and protecting nascent industries from unfair foreign competition.
Socialists = all elected Democrats, who want to take away the money and property you have earned and accumulated to give to themselves and to non citizen illegals preferably, who will vote to keep them in office forever based on the free stuff handed out to them.
You would think the purported Capitalists on this website including Mr Bonner would all be conservatives, but shockingly some lean toward the democratic socialist agenda of taking from the people and giving it all to the wealthy Socialist (Democrat) Party elites, just like the present system in China.
I’ll take Trump with all of his foibles, ego, and showman tendencies, over the end of our free Constitutional republic as envisioned and actively implemented by the Democrat/socialists through their open borders, destruction of education, greed and corruption, and elimination of elections.
I point out the Democrats are the least Democratic Party in the history of this nation, anointing the Scamala/Kamala Harris as their candidate for President without a single primary election vote of the citizens of this country. The ‘ Party Elite’ voted her in BUT THIS WAS NOT AN ELECTION.
"On Friday Tesla TSLA CEO Elon Musk issued a stark warning...In a recent podcast appearance, Musk declared, 'We are 1,000% going to go bankrupt as a country and fail as a country, without AI and robots. The national debt is piling up like crazy.'"
And it "piled up" $5million more in the time it took you to read Musk's quote.
OMG it's all Trumps Fault! What do we do, what do we do…OMG, we are F’ed. Billy please save us, what should we do, what is the direction, please help -
America, now ruled by President Trump, a self-declared philosopher king whose policies are shaped entirely by Tweets, Tupperware dreams, and the side effects of expired cheese. The economy runs on anxiety, eggs, and crypto-laced almond milk.
You ever notice how every time a nation gets bloated with debt, there’s suddenly a genius screaming “We need robots!” That’s not economics, that’s a suicide note from a vending machine. President Trump’s grand solution to bankruptcy is to let the toaster unionize. AI and robots, he says. Yeah, sure, let’s replace the fry cook before we regulate the war profiteer. Makes sense.
And now they’re selling hope in bags marked “productivity gains.” That’s rich, considering these jackasses can’t even produce a living wage, a decent school lunch, or a congressman with a functioning cerebellum.
President Trump is the only leader who declares a state of emergency because his crypto wallet needs therapy. But don’t worry, he’s got plans. Big ones. First, blow up Iran with a love letter. Second, bomb Yemen with AI-enhanced apologies, Third, cut Social Security because the robot vacuum swore it could pick up the slack.
The US is like watching a 20-car pileup in clown makeup. I mean, President Trump is the only world leader who thinks foreign policy involves sending a bikini selfie to Kim Jong-un.
The man tried to buy Greenland like it was on eBay. You think I’m kidding? His press secretary announced it with finger guns and a slideshow.
And now this new Fed guy, Kevin Warsh, apparently found enlightenment through AI. Wow, AI will raise productivity so fast we’ll forget there’s no healthcare. Brilliant! Let’s trust the same people who made traffic lights talk to Twitter.
Oh, and let’s not forget inflation, that magical word that means “we took your savings and turned it into a meme stock.”
So now the US is broke, and President Trump, yeah, he’s a real free thinker. The kind of guy who believes in destiny, fate, and ordering nukes with a coupon code.
They say he doesn’t believe in free will. Which is weird… cause it sure looks like he freely willed this country into a meat grinder. And now he’s betting the farm on AI. That’s awesome, beause if there’s one thing you want managing your economy, it’s a glow-in-the-dark toaster that hallucinates GDP figures.
Trump keep’s talking about eggs being down, but don’t talk about eggs Bruh, you ain’t got no eggs, dummy, “L’eggo My Eggo!” The only thing that’s fertile in the US is debt. It multiplies like a bunny on meth.
Inflation? Oh, don’t worry, AI’s got that covered. Yeah, that’s the plan now. Fix inflation with robots. It’s like fixing a broken leg with a kazoo.
President Trump standing atop the flaming remains of Bank of America, holding a lightsaber made from broken unemployment claims.
“My fellow Americans! AI will save us! The robots will build the future! And if they don’t, well, we’ll just declare bankruptcy and invade someone with oil!”
How can you maintain that sending costly flotillas of battleships, first to kidnap a president and second to do Israel’s bidding against Iran, and then to increase the already bloated Dept of War budget to $1.5 trillion is in any way “less government”. 75 years of war-mongering by DOW (btw, thanks, DJT, for applying the correct name to this monstrosity) is responsible for nearly all our crushing debt—not to mention the 30 million foreigners we have slaughtered. But that’s even minor compared to an entire world awakened by Trump’s extreme antics (remember the tariff fiasco?) that every country (except Israel which is realizing its genocidal dream) actually has been victimized, terrorized, and pillaged by its ruler, the USofA!
China could pull the plug on our pathetic excuses and eternal lies just by liquidating its $700 billion investment (in REAL dollars) decades ago, but it probably won’t, because it is serious—and realistic—about creating a prosperous world for everyone.
No! Absolutely not. Chinese are NOT altruistic. They made a hard-nosed assessment of human behavior and figured it was verifiably observed and calculated that 1) adopting the American free-enterprise system would work for forcing production; 2) building roads and trains would allow products to get to market; 3) inviting and hiring foreign expertise was essential; 4) establishing and never forgetting that being nice to all peoples and nations would most often be reciprocated; 5) insisting that school-age kids actually attend classes; 6) punishing basic low level crimes would encourage people to work; 7) prioritizing government control of corporations would provoke wealth creation and distribution much more than having corporations control government (as in the US); 8) enforcing severe punishments (e.g., capital punishment) on corrupt government and party officials is the most effective way of controlling official corruption (70,000 Communist Party members are punished every year--not nearly all executed, of course, but, for example, one of my boy friends, a former high official, has been in jail for 5 years, something I am very sad about. Details are more than scarce and I see only slight indications that that will change); 9) encouraging free trade benefits both China and its trading partners; 10) Embracing all technological advances and forcing displaced workers to educate themselves and find new and better jobs creates wealth for all; 11) Treating all 50+ ethnic groups equally raises the standard of living for everyone; 12) Making products and services as inexpensive as possible essentially makes everyone wealthier; 13) investing in foreign countries and training and hiring--no matter how difficult--foreign workers will eventually make them and their nations able to buy Chinese products. They know that wealthy nations will buy more than poor nations. All of this is based in practicality and creating wealth for Chinese, not on altruism.
Your “facts” are BS and leave a lot of stuff out. I found it interesting that one of your former boyfriends was a Chinese official, but I’m sure that has nothing to do with your pro-China stance.
As for finding a homeless person, just because they keep them out of sight doesn’t mean there aren’t any. And even if there aren’t, doesn’t mean it’s a good place to live.
They do it because it creates wealth in the long term for Chinese--not (at least as far as I know) because they are altruistic. Maybe you'll convince me that they are! Present some evidence please. They do have a couple traits that I think are true and, if so, somewhat fascinating, however:
1). They take personal responsibility and don't point fingers when something "bad" happens. They first examine their responsibility instead of point fingers and look for as many opportunities which result from the "bad" event. One can observe this when factories/businesses/etc close, the employees look at the "closed" sign posted on the gate, turn around and go look for another job. I get the idea, maybe because labor unions are illegal, they don't gather and sue or otherwise attack the company. BTW, remember how Americans celebrated all those empty factories resulting from the Trump tariffs? Well, China ended up with $1.2 trillion in either total exports or trade surplus (I don't remember which), but it was its first year over one trillion dollars. How could that happen when so many jobs and factories were lost and "Trump harmed them so much"? Because of their (and their parents) exposure to hardship and because they look for the opportunities that open up when things change.
2). The average Chinese worker produces double, triple, quadruple what we do: why does the Tesla factory in Shanghai produces one million cars/year while the Tesla copy in Texas (Houston?) produces 550,000? I have pictures of work crews where I live in which five people are standing around watching one person work, something I've never seen in China (where its not just the reverse, because the boss is also working and therefore can't be distinguished.
3). They are extremely reluctant to criticize others or complain. In fact I would wager that Trump's approval rating in China is probably close to double his rating here in the US. Go figure. Of course, that could be due to the fact that(in my view) that Trump's world-wide petulance and racism is really helping China gain friends, prestige and markets.
Narco Rubio? Little Marco's brother-in-law was convicted of running a cocaine operation in Miami. Also if you do a little research you'll see that Marco praised Honduran ex-president Hernandez for his counter narcotics work at the same time Hernandez was the subject of a DEA investigation. Plus, Marco is friends with ex Colombian president Alvaro Uribe - Uribe had been accused by US intelligence of being one of Colombia's top narcopols - narco politicians. Remember that saying - Show me who you walk with and I'll show you who you are.
Bill wrote: "The only thing that could Make America Great Again is the thing that made it great in the first place -- less government, fewer deficits, fewer wars, and fewer meddlesome laws and regulations." Exactly what will happen as Trump fools all you deep staters. He shows you a checker board while he plays 5D chess. In the end.... checkmate! MAGA won't be the lie....you and MTG and your cronies will have been the lie. Bill, it's only been the first year (of his 3rd term, LOL).
I like the hypocrisy of our leaders when it comes to the draft. Draft Dodgers like Biden, Trump, Cheney , Bolton etc find out they love war as long as they don't have to put their lives in the line. If you believe anyone is going to land on Mars in our lifetimes I got my own cryptocurrency to sell you.
He sounds like a smart guy but did he mention that the sanctions on Russia started the de-dollarization process? Does he mention that the vast majority of oil is still sold in dollars and isn’t likely to change anytime soon? I think there’s lots of things he’s not mentioning. I just hope he’s not pro-China.
Are you actually trying to imply that Trump is having a positive effect on the US economy? Come to Las Vegas and explain the only serious drop in tourism (other than Covid) in its since my family, including me, moved here (1943) as tourism started at zero and went to 40 million.
No, I’m saying that I hope that guy isn’t doing the cliche thing and blaming Trump for everything. He might not be making the economy that much better but he’s also not destroying it either.
As for the drop in tourism, blame the fear-mongering which people like you contribute to.
Maybe you should rename yourself "Voice of Ignorance", if you can't see how Trump has (unbelievably for someone who envisions becoming ruler/king of the world) pissed off virtually every countries' people and leaders in the world. Only 2 countries``Israel/Netanyahu (because he supports genocide in Gaza) and China/Xi Jinping (because his antics have super-charged the Chinese economy and influence)--genuinely appreciate Trump.
I’m not the ignorant one spouting a bunch of pro-China nonsense cliches, buddy. As for “pissing off every country’s leaders”, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, wouldn’t you say? Russia, Argentina, and the UAE definitely don’t hate him, for example. I’m sure there’s many others. He only pissed off people who are themselves hypocrites.
Yes an amazing footage. The rest of the world or should i say most other countries see what is happening , but mos t Americans do not . This is in My opinion, the set up for digital control of You and I, World wide.
My light weight experience attempts with woke AI is not impressive. AI and robots may be the cornerstone of Elon Musk’s business empires, yet he doesn’t employ many people. Chatbot AI GPT-5 nano estimates his USA employment is below 1% and as low as 0.1% depending on current business contracts and “employment” definitions. It is key for him but not for many others unless they intend to reduce their jobs and payroll expense.
Bill, I'll bet your message today will still get lots of critical comments. Once in a cult, like the
present Trumplican party (formerly the Republican party) it's difficult to leave.
Be careful, James. Just because some of us agree with some of what Trump has done, it doesn't mean we are in a 'cult', are brainwashed lockstep robots. One need only to look to the leftards that couldn't get far enough up BarryO's arse for that.
I'll freely admit that the military interventions, the failure to get the federal budget under control, are disappointments. The continuation of deficit spending, especially. The DOGE hoopla sure is a distant memory :-(
Ah, yes, the DOGE hoopla is a distant memory and a disappointment, but the Minnesota corruption is not and is just the tip of the iceberg. Hopefully, this will lead to bigger things as they are already investigation California, and, I hope, other states as well.
Exactly. And the same jackwagons that accuse us of being in a Trump 'cult' are likely the same fools that voted for Kackling Kamelface Harris and Tampon Tim. So much for their judgement.
Indeed, I LOVE IT that Trump is blowing the lid off of Democrat corruption (but really, is anyone - other than a blindly partisan leftard - really surprised?)
And there is no Republican corruption?
Of course there is...
It's the universal term used to define politicians of all parties.
🤣LOL!!!
Oh, they probably voted for the loving, charming, devoted Mrs. Bill Clinton, too. Just an absolute delight of a lady, isn't she?
Come on, Sluggo. Let's not forget that Donnie was once an admirer of both Clintons. Here's a little something: Asked about Hillary Clinton, Trump said: "I think she is going to go down at a minimum as a great senator. I think she is a great wife to a president". No chance you are being played no matter which team is in power?
Lefttards, righttards, still tards🤣🤣🤣
They aren’t just “disappointments”. They cause nations/empires to collapse. Trump hasn’t just failed to cut borrowing with all his antics, but he has increased it.
Referring to those that recognize the benefits that some Trump Administration policies have created as cult-like is intellectually weak. Criticizing every single policy, idea and action of the Trump Administration without exception meets the definition of insanity (i.e. our editor). I guess you'd like to see the ignorant, impoverished, unskilled masses keep invading our borders en mass.
"Referring to those that recognize the benefits that some Trump Administration policies have created as cult-like is intellectually weak."
I agree. 100%. Of course it's also true that failing to recognize any of his mistakes is also intelectually weak. And for the record, I'm a 3 time Trump voter.
"Of course it's also true that failing to recognize any of his mistakes is also intelectually (sic) weak. And for the record, I'm a 3 time Trump voter."
I share your voting track record. Recognizing mistakes is the difference between ideology and intellect. We have to be umpires that look through the bars and not at them. Which is to say we have to have the ability to view things objectively and call out a bad move as a bad move when one is made.
Once again I find myself totally agreeing with you. Want to hear something crazy. Once in a while I find myself agreeing with an unlikely voice of reason. John Fetterman. It's so refreshing to see a politician who is not totally committed to party ideology.
Fetterman has demonstrated that he is willing to think for himself and not be a Kool-Aid drinker. It's a rare trait these days, especially from that side of the aisle.
You tell him Lion!
... no, wrong!
Most conservatives are not Trump supporters, they are realist that recognize the better of two horrible candidates, won.
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I don't know any conservatives giddy about Trump, most think he's a clown.
But the clown is much better than the treasonous globalist offered by the Democrats...
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Seems Democrat cultists can now only muster socialists.
You and your lock-step liberals are propagating the U.S. into a socialist state....
I don't think most conservatives think Trump is a clown, but I would assume many think he has a clownish side to him like I do. I think most conservatives (whatever that term really means) believe Trump is on their side but at the same time, he is a mixed bag. In our culture, there are no perfect candidates. I think Trump has shown himself to be a game changer, but it is to be determined whether that is predominately for the good.
Trump:
...game changer: yes.
Mixed bag: yes.
Clown: absolutely, can't think of a more fitting definition.
Narcists: poster child
Patriot: yes!
Will he Make America Great Again: depends upon what one believes is a great America...
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Imagine it's 1965 having no idea who or what a Beatle is...
Or today not being aware of Taylor Swift.
This happened to me with this Bad Bunny person…
I never heard of him prior to his StuperBowl appearance.
Unfortunately, I believe this guy is the face of America’s future.
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Not sure what a “conservative” will be in 10 years…
Fortunately for all the folks that appreciate this guy,
my opinion doesn’t matter…
Ha, ha! I caught a little bit of Bad Bunny's half-time show. I thought it was a comedy act. But then again, I can't think of any half-time shows that impressed me. Many have elements that are offensive like BB's did.
Would you really rather have gotten the other alternative?
The sensible needs for "less government, fewer deficits, fewer wars, and fewer meddlesome laws and regulations" are not espoused by either the Republican or Democratic parties.
But they are by the humble Libertarian Party.
More: No political party espouses as a goal enabling the creation of more wealth. Without wealth, there's nothing to tax. No tax; no government to provide services to benefit all.
I like the Libertarian ideology.
It's a great concept.
...the fallacy with Libertarians...
They somehow conclude folks are capable of thinking and doing what's best for themselves.
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Democrats know this not to be true, the proof being is there are more of 'em.
“They somehow conclude folks are capable of thinking and doing what's best for themselves.”
I like to think most are if the govt leaves them alone. Don’t forget, the growth of govt wasn’t just people clamoring for more govt, but the govt fooling them by bribing them with more and more stuff. You’re right in a way but most people are just too easily duped. Maybe most people would think differently if they knew better.
"most people are just too easily duped. Maybe most people would think differently if they knew better."
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Even if they "know better" most still forage in the nettles...
Eh maybe. I guess they haven’t been stung enough times yet.
Democrats are wealth-takers.
First, they use the government to take money from those they believe have too much and
Next, they use the government give it to those whom they believe should have it.
Better if they let the organizations that need operational funds solicit these monies directly from the individuals whom they believe will financially support their beneficial endeavors.
The sensible rarely coincides with the doable. Government is cagey and clever, it will find ways to tax whatever is taxable, sometimes phantoms, like “unrealized capital gains.” Refer to my post of a snapshot of just how sticky taxation is in VA.
Just because I voted for Trump doesn't mean I agree with all his actions. The alternative was not an option for many of us. As for AI taking over, I don't see it. Having spent 45 years of my life working in engineering, I do not believe it will replace the number of jobs Mr. Musk proposes. As smart as he is, he is not God! I believe a large segment of Bill's readers are over 50 and have lived through many changes in their lives and this is another phase we will survive.
One thing is for sure, AI will never replace a plumber, an electrician, or a carpenter.
As us older people die off, millions of replacements will be needed for people who can work with their hands and think on their feet.
Jim Marshall
James: I agree with you. There are no superhumans that can do everything perfect 100% of the time. ALL countries have debt and many countries are under water. Trump has closed the border, stopped the mutilation of children, increased our energy production, is having a major role in having peace in the Middle East, bringing manufacturing bck to the U.S. and more. This is after ONE year. Give the man a chance; certainly better than the fraudulent corrupt Democratic Party and previous administrations. TIME WILL TELL. AP
“One thing is for sure, AI will never replace a plumber, an electrician, or a carpenter.”
Not in the foreseeable future, but never say never. Unfortunately, the more jobs AI replaces, the more it will actually speed up the bankruptcy of many nations due to fewer people having good-paying jobs, unless there’s a huge shift in education and job training to jobs AI and robots simply can’t do. But it’s unlikely given they failed to prepare for AI so far. More likely, something retarded like UBI will be implemented (among other reasons).
So Musk is wrong either way. He’s just hyping stuff up as usual. Many nations, not just the US, are on the edge of bankruptcy. And the less people with jobs, the worse the aftermath of the bankruptcy will be. The future’s not looking good, no matter what.
... but Mr. Marshall!
(according to the liberals) you voted for Trump and therefore you are a MAGAT, blindly following the orange cult and accepting of everything the orange man propagates.
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I believe the reason liberals assume this is because that's what they do...
Bill every time I read your blog I feel like I need to have a root canal just to cheer myself up.
Pat
Pat..me thinks you don't have nearly enough teeth in your mouth to
suffer all the "root canals" headed your way in the future of this USA.
No matter who we call President.
Bonner begins his column with the following:
"The only thing that could Make America Great Again is the thing that made it great in the first place -- less government, fewer deficits, fewer wars, and fewer meddlesome laws and regulations."
Couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, what follows are half-truths and biased commentary. Bonner even gloats that Trump is doing essential work in bring down the empire!
Apparently, Bonner does not believe that the Trump administration's efforts to deregulate the economy, encourage production of reliable energy sources (oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, for example), weed out inefficiency and, more importantly, corruption in our government, bring trillions of dollars of investment into our economy, etc. are relevant to his opening statement. He never mentions these things - never! You can argue that they might not be enough to avert the disaster that seems to be lurking around the corner, but to completely ignore them like Bonner does is, at best, malpractice on is part.
“weed out inefficiency and, more importantly, corruption in our government”
This is the only thing I don’t believe he’s doing. He may be focusing on Dem corruption but there’s still lots of general corruption and the deep state is stronger than ever. Just look at the kinds of people there still are in the spy agencies, the constant defense industry lobbying, his foreign policy advisers, and working with companies like Google and Palantir. Doesn’t sound very democratic to me. Plus Trump enriched himself like a typical politician.
I can’t really see any lies or half-truths in what Bill’s saying but I agree it’s stupid not mentioning any of the good stuff he does.
Amen to this. Securing our borders was done within short order very effectively. Lest we forget, it is the Obama appointed socialist Federal District judges who have thrown up ruling after ruling to STOP the President’s agenda to an extent never seen in any President’s 4 years in office, let alone in a single year, without any legitimate authority to ‘rule over the Presidency’. This is a soft coup attempt against the President of the United States!
Trump’s administration has to fight for every single step of the way forward. The sellouts in Congress, who appear primarily concerned with preserving their ill-gotten gains, also block him on both sides of the aisle and the RINO’s are the worst.
We the people elected Trump 3 times because he is not a Republican, he is America first/MAGA, he is a conservative Small government pro-capitalist President who is a LEADER, intent on restoring the Constitutional Republic, ending the climate hoax, stopping religious persecution of Christians/Jews/others within our borders, deregulating many areas of the economy and restoring fair trade through retaliatory tariffs.
Tariffs were first used under our very first President, George Washington via the Tariff Act of 1789 and these worked great for our country for many years both for revenues and protecting nascent industries from unfair foreign competition.
Socialists = all elected Democrats, who want to take away the money and property you have earned and accumulated to give to themselves and to non citizen illegals preferably, who will vote to keep them in office forever based on the free stuff handed out to them.
You would think the purported Capitalists on this website including Mr Bonner would all be conservatives, but shockingly some lean toward the democratic socialist agenda of taking from the people and giving it all to the wealthy Socialist (Democrat) Party elites, just like the present system in China.
I’ll take Trump with all of his foibles, ego, and showman tendencies, over the end of our free Constitutional republic as envisioned and actively implemented by the Democrat/socialists through their open borders, destruction of education, greed and corruption, and elimination of elections.
I point out the Democrats are the least Democratic Party in the history of this nation, anointing the Scamala/Kamala Harris as their candidate for President without a single primary election vote of the citizens of this country. The ‘ Party Elite’ voted her in BUT THIS WAS NOT AN ELECTION.
Couldn't agree more, although I have a more descriptive title for the Democrats: the Progressive Socialist Fascist Nihilist Enviro-Nazi horde!
Free will... the decision to spend $100 to read this bullshit...
Best $100 I’ve ever spent
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"On Friday Tesla TSLA CEO Elon Musk issued a stark warning...In a recent podcast appearance, Musk declared, 'We are 1,000% going to go bankrupt as a country and fail as a country, without AI and robots. The national debt is piling up like crazy.'"
And it "piled up" $5million more in the time it took you to read Musk's quote.
Man.
OMG it's all Trumps Fault! What do we do, what do we do…OMG, we are F’ed. Billy please save us, what should we do, what is the direction, please help -
Mr. Bonner tells us we will lose no matter...
Mr. Musk tells us "Without keeping up we will lose".
Mr. Trump tells us we will win no matter...
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My portfolio has so far done better following Trump...
America, now ruled by President Trump, a self-declared philosopher king whose policies are shaped entirely by Tweets, Tupperware dreams, and the side effects of expired cheese. The economy runs on anxiety, eggs, and crypto-laced almond milk.
You ever notice how every time a nation gets bloated with debt, there’s suddenly a genius screaming “We need robots!” That’s not economics, that’s a suicide note from a vending machine. President Trump’s grand solution to bankruptcy is to let the toaster unionize. AI and robots, he says. Yeah, sure, let’s replace the fry cook before we regulate the war profiteer. Makes sense.
And now they’re selling hope in bags marked “productivity gains.” That’s rich, considering these jackasses can’t even produce a living wage, a decent school lunch, or a congressman with a functioning cerebellum.
President Trump is the only leader who declares a state of emergency because his crypto wallet needs therapy. But don’t worry, he’s got plans. Big ones. First, blow up Iran with a love letter. Second, bomb Yemen with AI-enhanced apologies, Third, cut Social Security because the robot vacuum swore it could pick up the slack.
The US is like watching a 20-car pileup in clown makeup. I mean, President Trump is the only world leader who thinks foreign policy involves sending a bikini selfie to Kim Jong-un.
The man tried to buy Greenland like it was on eBay. You think I’m kidding? His press secretary announced it with finger guns and a slideshow.
And now this new Fed guy, Kevin Warsh, apparently found enlightenment through AI. Wow, AI will raise productivity so fast we’ll forget there’s no healthcare. Brilliant! Let’s trust the same people who made traffic lights talk to Twitter.
Oh, and let’s not forget inflation, that magical word that means “we took your savings and turned it into a meme stock.”
So now the US is broke, and President Trump, yeah, he’s a real free thinker. The kind of guy who believes in destiny, fate, and ordering nukes with a coupon code.
They say he doesn’t believe in free will. Which is weird… cause it sure looks like he freely willed this country into a meat grinder. And now he’s betting the farm on AI. That’s awesome, beause if there’s one thing you want managing your economy, it’s a glow-in-the-dark toaster that hallucinates GDP figures.
Trump keep’s talking about eggs being down, but don’t talk about eggs Bruh, you ain’t got no eggs, dummy, “L’eggo My Eggo!” The only thing that’s fertile in the US is debt. It multiplies like a bunny on meth.
Inflation? Oh, don’t worry, AI’s got that covered. Yeah, that’s the plan now. Fix inflation with robots. It’s like fixing a broken leg with a kazoo.
President Trump standing atop the flaming remains of Bank of America, holding a lightsaber made from broken unemployment claims.
“My fellow Americans! AI will save us! The robots will build the future! And if they don’t, well, we’ll just declare bankruptcy and invade someone with oil!”
A lot of what you said doesn’t make any sense but you did make me laugh so I applaud you. You should be a comedian.
How can you maintain that sending costly flotillas of battleships, first to kidnap a president and second to do Israel’s bidding against Iran, and then to increase the already bloated Dept of War budget to $1.5 trillion is in any way “less government”. 75 years of war-mongering by DOW (btw, thanks, DJT, for applying the correct name to this monstrosity) is responsible for nearly all our crushing debt—not to mention the 30 million foreigners we have slaughtered. But that’s even minor compared to an entire world awakened by Trump’s extreme antics (remember the tariff fiasco?) that every country (except Israel which is realizing its genocidal dream) actually has been victimized, terrorized, and pillaged by its ruler, the USofA!
China could pull the plug on our pathetic excuses and eternal lies just by liquidating its $700 billion investment (in REAL dollars) decades ago, but it probably won’t, because it is serious—and realistic—about creating a prosperous world for everyone.
So you believe the Chinese altruistic and it is the United States that seeks world domination.
Is it the internal propagation here in the U.S. working so well most everyone here has it wrong?
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Is the U.S. the bad guys and China the good guys?
No! Absolutely not. Chinese are NOT altruistic. They made a hard-nosed assessment of human behavior and figured it was verifiably observed and calculated that 1) adopting the American free-enterprise system would work for forcing production; 2) building roads and trains would allow products to get to market; 3) inviting and hiring foreign expertise was essential; 4) establishing and never forgetting that being nice to all peoples and nations would most often be reciprocated; 5) insisting that school-age kids actually attend classes; 6) punishing basic low level crimes would encourage people to work; 7) prioritizing government control of corporations would provoke wealth creation and distribution much more than having corporations control government (as in the US); 8) enforcing severe punishments (e.g., capital punishment) on corrupt government and party officials is the most effective way of controlling official corruption (70,000 Communist Party members are punished every year--not nearly all executed, of course, but, for example, one of my boy friends, a former high official, has been in jail for 5 years, something I am very sad about. Details are more than scarce and I see only slight indications that that will change); 9) encouraging free trade benefits both China and its trading partners; 10) Embracing all technological advances and forcing displaced workers to educate themselves and find new and better jobs creates wealth for all; 11) Treating all 50+ ethnic groups equally raises the standard of living for everyone; 12) Making products and services as inexpensive as possible essentially makes everyone wealthier; 13) investing in foreign countries and training and hiring--no matter how difficult--foreign workers will eventually make them and their nations able to buy Chinese products. They know that wealthy nations will buy more than poor nations. All of this is based in practicality and creating wealth for Chinese, not on altruism.
I see you’re still drinking the Chinese kool-aid. You sad, sad man. I almost feel sorry for you.
Not really. Just look at the facts. Try going and finding a homeless person.
Your “facts” are BS and leave a lot of stuff out. I found it interesting that one of your former boyfriends was a Chinese official, but I’m sure that has nothing to do with your pro-China stance.
As for finding a homeless person, just because they keep them out of sight doesn’t mean there aren’t any. And even if there aren’t, doesn’t mean it’s a good place to live.
Ed Uehling wrote in reference to China::
"because it is serious—and realistic—about creating a prosperous world for everyone."
Sure sounds as if though Ed is stating China is altruistic.
They do it because it creates wealth in the long term for Chinese--not (at least as far as I know) because they are altruistic. Maybe you'll convince me that they are! Present some evidence please. They do have a couple traits that I think are true and, if so, somewhat fascinating, however:
1). They take personal responsibility and don't point fingers when something "bad" happens. They first examine their responsibility instead of point fingers and look for as many opportunities which result from the "bad" event. One can observe this when factories/businesses/etc close, the employees look at the "closed" sign posted on the gate, turn around and go look for another job. I get the idea, maybe because labor unions are illegal, they don't gather and sue or otherwise attack the company. BTW, remember how Americans celebrated all those empty factories resulting from the Trump tariffs? Well, China ended up with $1.2 trillion in either total exports or trade surplus (I don't remember which), but it was its first year over one trillion dollars. How could that happen when so many jobs and factories were lost and "Trump harmed them so much"? Because of their (and their parents) exposure to hardship and because they look for the opportunities that open up when things change.
2). The average Chinese worker produces double, triple, quadruple what we do: why does the Tesla factory in Shanghai produces one million cars/year while the Tesla copy in Texas (Houston?) produces 550,000? I have pictures of work crews where I live in which five people are standing around watching one person work, something I've never seen in China (where its not just the reverse, because the boss is also working and therefore can't be distinguished.
3). They are extremely reluctant to criticize others or complain. In fact I would wager that Trump's approval rating in China is probably close to double his rating here in the US. Go figure. Of course, that could be due to the fact that(in my view) that Trump's world-wide petulance and racism is really helping China gain friends, prestige and markets.
4), 5), 6), etc. It's too late and I'm tired.
Narco Rubio? Little Marco's brother-in-law was convicted of running a cocaine operation in Miami. Also if you do a little research you'll see that Marco praised Honduran ex-president Hernandez for his counter narcotics work at the same time Hernandez was the subject of a DEA investigation. Plus, Marco is friends with ex Colombian president Alvaro Uribe - Uribe had been accused by US intelligence of being one of Colombia's top narcopols - narco politicians. Remember that saying - Show me who you walk with and I'll show you who you are.
Bill wrote: "The only thing that could Make America Great Again is the thing that made it great in the first place -- less government, fewer deficits, fewer wars, and fewer meddlesome laws and regulations." Exactly what will happen as Trump fools all you deep staters. He shows you a checker board while he plays 5D chess. In the end.... checkmate! MAGA won't be the lie....you and MTG and your cronies will have been the lie. Bill, it's only been the first year (of his 3rd term, LOL).
More to come, Stay tuned.
Rickd...
I am a reluctant DJT supporter.
Trump probably doesn't even know how to play chess.
He moves the pieces on the board any way he wants... and calls it chess.
The fact most others still play is because Trump owns the chess board.
I like the hypocrisy of our leaders when it comes to the draft. Draft Dodgers like Biden, Trump, Cheney , Bolton etc find out they love war as long as they don't have to put their lives in the line. If you believe anyone is going to land on Mars in our lifetimes I got my own cryptocurrency to sell you.
To understand the degree of insanity caused by this administration listen to Yanis Varoufakis https://substack.com/@globalgeopolitic/note/p-186362700?r=12kqwt&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
He sounds like a smart guy but did he mention that the sanctions on Russia started the de-dollarization process? Does he mention that the vast majority of oil is still sold in dollars and isn’t likely to change anytime soon? I think there’s lots of things he’s not mentioning. I just hope he’s not pro-China.
Are you actually trying to imply that Trump is having a positive effect on the US economy? Come to Las Vegas and explain the only serious drop in tourism (other than Covid) in its since my family, including me, moved here (1943) as tourism started at zero and went to 40 million.
No, I’m saying that I hope that guy isn’t doing the cliche thing and blaming Trump for everything. He might not be making the economy that much better but he’s also not destroying it either.
As for the drop in tourism, blame the fear-mongering which people like you contribute to.
Maybe you should rename yourself "Voice of Ignorance", if you can't see how Trump has (unbelievably for someone who envisions becoming ruler/king of the world) pissed off virtually every countries' people and leaders in the world. Only 2 countries``Israel/Netanyahu (because he supports genocide in Gaza) and China/Xi Jinping (because his antics have super-charged the Chinese economy and influence)--genuinely appreciate Trump.
I’m not the ignorant one spouting a bunch of pro-China nonsense cliches, buddy. As for “pissing off every country’s leaders”, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, wouldn’t you say? Russia, Argentina, and the UAE definitely don’t hate him, for example. I’m sure there’s many others. He only pissed off people who are themselves hypocrites.
Yes an amazing footage. The rest of the world or should i say most other countries see what is happening , but mos t Americans do not . This is in My opinion, the set up for digital control of You and I, World wide.
Yep. We are at the end of the end times.
Agree.
My light weight experience attempts with woke AI is not impressive. AI and robots may be the cornerstone of Elon Musk’s business empires, yet he doesn’t employ many people. Chatbot AI GPT-5 nano estimates his USA employment is below 1% and as low as 0.1% depending on current business contracts and “employment” definitions. It is key for him but not for many others unless they intend to reduce their jobs and payroll expense.