All_Pro_Bills

You should talk to the people producing the trade deficit numbers about changing their criteria because as it stands we're running big deficits. What's your estimate of intellectual services, or definition of it, the US exports? And shouldn't that be offset by the 1,000's of US companies using outsourcing services like tech from India and call centers from the Carribean and Asia? What I've seen to date is reshoring high value manufacturing not low cost items.

I'm an individualist at heart. Sometime people ignorant of that approach to life, specifically those that favor collectivism, call that fascism. I tend to support things that reflect my interests. I think most people do that although few will admit to it. But I'm flexible. I believe it's good to help people that can't help themselves, but I also don't think I should be forced to help people, through taxation or some other mechanism, that won't take care of themselves. I also think it's an error on your part to conclude you hold the moral high ground.

I really need a definition of "rich" although I'd like to point out there are just as many billionaires supporting one party or the other. And since 50% of taxpayers pay zero Federal income tax we should accept it's hard to give them a tax cut. That leaves the top 50% to get some breaks. I'm personally happy with the provisions of the tax bill that will help me for 2025. I got killed with taxes for 2024 with just a small increase in income. Particularly the increase in SALT many blue state house Reps held out for including.

The Dems can also create leverage by adopting coherent fiscal and social polices the majority of American would support but don't seem interested in that approach.

When the Democrats stand for something other than fighting to keep illegals in the country and advocating for street criminals I'll listen.

What legal approval is required and does the legislature have any authority over the White House?

For me education boils down to a focus on teaching students what to think vs. teaching students how to think. Rather than memorize lots of facts and figures and face indoctrination in some ideology its more important in life to understand how to diagnose and solve a problem or issue via logic and critical thinking skills. But like George Carlin said the last thing any government wants is to be confronted by a population of citizens capable of critical thinking.

Tampa lost Evans to injury. While the Bills overthink it and do nothing, watch the Bucs move in a day or two to add Ridley or Lockett to help Mayfield.

The Bills big splash at WR will be announcing Gabe Davis is being activated from the practice squad.

Maybe he should? Maybe the "highly educated" liberals should stop calling everyone that disagrees with them Nazi's?

He does this because he knows it messes with people like you that hang on his every word. Maybe you should take a week or two off from this political stuff and relax?

Thanks for the response but for me that's just one issue and not any kind of platform. And the Democrats answer to health care, or every other problem for that matter, can't be we just need to spend more taxpayer money. Either to extend government provided insurance like Medicaid or by subsidizing insurance premium costs.

Its an interesting choice one or the other. I think Beane is the bigger problem. I think he sees himself as a contrarian that has the ability to identify traits and qualities in players that other teams are missing. He trades up for players that he values more than the consensus. Like moving up to take Sanders this year surrendering two later 2nd rounders. A player that might have been there if he stayed put. Or an equivalent player available with the same value. He did hit on Walker taking a risk. But all they've gotten from the 2025 draft is a good DT and a blocking TE that has a couple notable catches. The rest of the draft isn't contributing anything. The pipeline isn't being replenished. Talent-wise I think this roster peaked out at 13 seconds and has slowly regressed each season since. That to me is the biggest issue with the Bills. The problem is most times the contrarian is wrong and the consensus is right. And while the Bills have spent 1/2 of Allen's career on roster moves that have moved them no closer to the Super Bowl other teams, like the Patriots, have methodically restocked their teams and look like serious challengers going forward.

I don't believe most rational people believe there is any chance our republic will be replaced by a monarchy. Beyond the optics of these protests the problem Democrats face is except for a collective hatred of Trump they have nothing else to rally around. Maybe you can help? What is their legislative agenda for Congress? Other than attempts at collective obstruction of the administration what are their goals? While I think Trump's policies and vision for the future is an uncoordinated and shifting array of contradictions and course changes at least they're doing something. Some of which I agree with and some of it I don't. I'd like to see Democratic leadership articulate some sort of vision.

100% agree. I had an expectation going into Sunday night I wasn't going to see a Falcons team dominate the 49ers on both sides of the ball. And I wasn't disappointed. Reality is a slightly above average NFL team dominated the Bills last Monday night. The SB favorite? They sure don't look the part to this point. Getting to the point, the Bills defensive scheme is too passive. It's been season after season. They sit back and wait for a mistake. These don't usually come with the better teams. Last night and around the league defenses are attacking. Putting pressure on the offense. The Bills adjust about a quarter to a half too late when they finally figure out the passive sit back scheme doesn't work in the 2020's NFL. Just dump the old scheme. Add in Brady's offense has drained all the aggressiveness out of the Bills offense and transformed it to a boring and predictable run based offense. This with a league MVP at QB. That makes zero sense. And then there's the personnel decisions of Beane that has them up against the cap with major holes at WR and on defense.

Remind me again how they were stopped?

I look at it this way. I'm not going to suffer. The people living in NYC are going to suffer. All the free stuff through higher taxes and more direct government involvement will be great, at first. Then comes the consequences. Higher income people leaving plunging tax revenue. Businesses and corporstions leaving. City run grocery stores putting neighborhood family run small stores out of business. Free busses getting trashed and lacking maintenance from revenue and funding cuts. More crime. Less police. Lower quality educational services. And who knows what. Good luck to them. It's not going to be my problem and we told you so.

His mom and dad have been bankrolled by Qatari fundamentalist actors for decades. Growing up in that situation would produce what type of views? Anyone wanting to draw logical conclusions can connect the dots.

Other than vague and general political complaints, I'm curious about exactly what rights and freedoms these protesters believe have been taken away? A short list of 3 to 5 things would be enough.

Participating in coordinated protests funded by billionaire sponsors to protest against other billionaires using all the libs to achieve their objectives while they parade and accuse maga of the same. The whole political game is one big three ring circus and if you think you're less of a puppet on the left than the other guy on the right you're either fooling yourself or too dumb to figure it out. It's irony at it highest.

This subject of the kingdom will be outside enjoying some cool brisk temperatures and abundant sunshine this weekend toiling with Fall yard work while the liberal leisure class partakes in a collective delusion at staged protests.

I'm also sensing the Brits suffer from a lack of what we might call common sense or "street smarts". Why not just invite somebody that hates you into your home and give them a gun? And then moments before you lose consciousness and die wonder why this is happening?

Europe's first Islamic republic.

We don't want kings but we do want millions of illegal residents in our "communities" that get registered to vote for our party's candidates simply by applying and receiving a drivers license. A standard practice in many "swing" States. And if there's something we don't want more than kings its voter ID laws.

I'm not sure about everyone else here but I don't notice any difference in my life between the Federal government being open or closed.