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The reason it died was because it contained a number of disassociated earmarks, and it was not viewed as strong enough to achieve Legislative approval. If you want to know how it approved non vetted asylum, you'd have to read it, which I'm sure you haven't, and I'm not going to do your homework.

This stuff gets repeated here day after day. If the "border deal" was truly bipartisan, it would have been approved. The Legislative Branch of our gov defeated the border deal, which also included 118 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. To state that it was a clean bill, or went far enough to truly secure our border is ridiculous. 275,000 crossed in Dec. The "border bill" proposed asylum for scores of people without vetting. I often wonder if anyone actually reads this stuff, or simply do not care about what is posted in this forum.

No, it isn't a funding issue. It is a political appointee management issue. They choose to spend that gov budget on other things. They don't pay competitive with others hiring that profession, so they get second/third tier people. I don't know a single ex military pilot who chose them over other opportunities. They cannot staff their controller force adequately, and they have serious morale problems there because of quota preferences. Regarding increasing tax revenue and spending cuts, if you are 34 trillion in debt, you might want to address that. On Trump, a major part of your post that I did not include, I have never supported him, so it's not my issue.

Just stupid. I am very familiar with the FAA and its performance as a 727/757/767 and 777 captain and check airman for a major airline. They don't pay enough to get me to work for them, though I'm very aware of their performance for decades. Regarding deficits, remember Bush 1 and his "no new taxes quote?" He was promised that any new taxes would be matched by spending cuts. They lied. That was the last straw that moved me away from the Democratic party. Nothing matters to them except votes. It extends to Democratic Congress, who attempted to revoke responsibility for overwhelmingly approving Iraq war 2, by claiming that the Bush Admin misled them, and specifically Pelosi who trashed the CIA after denying she knew about advanced interrogation techniques. She lied. At some point, any rational human gets tired of this horseshit. Harris is a living, breathing potential disaster. Simply a goof.

The problem with the FAA isn't funding. It is performance when funding is used to advance stupid DEI crap quota hiring, and it isn't my "imagination." It is reality. The staffing numbers were not cut after 2020, and the demand has not significantly increased. Stupid policy from this Trans Sec as part of this administration. They have plenty of people to effectively do their job. They just don't do it because they have decided to focus energy on other things. You were not focusing on economic activity. You asserted that tax revenue is the issue. I asserted that it is not, instead that spending on senseless political crap is, and the FAA is a poster for this.

Remember in 2020 when Biden said these illegals should "surge to the border?"

I'm not certain the populace is that ignorant. A whopping % didn't want those two to run. The issue that becoming more apparent is the two party primary path. It doesn't seem responsive to what is actually desired. On the Republican side, we have a guy who folks don't want, but has just enough support to beat a bevy of others. On the Dem side, the primary approach has become completely nugatory, so we have installed candidate who nobody voted for.

Her view of Israel and what they should be doing is as absurd as her views on tax. The woman is a proven failure. Has accomplished nothing and the faster we no longer have to listen to her nonsense, as ill delivered as it is, the better. Significance of the passage of time. Little yellow school buses. Unencumbered by what has been. Tax policy. Immigration policy/performance. Simply a left wing nut.

Understand and address the real problem, and it isn't tax rates. By the way. Consider the VP's tax thoughts. Typical San Francisco Democrat idiocy. Simply insane.

Check the US revenue numbers. It is spending that is out of order. Foolish, stupid, unjustified, idiotic, politically motivated, non productive spending. Dig into spending bills since the pandemic. See what's in those. Then justify coming after the citizens with the justification for higher tax rates.

Pure crazy. Check revenue numbers against spending totals. The issue is not now, and has never been tax revenue. Just servicing the debt now exceeds defense spending, and it isn't getting better. We have been fortunate that the dollar strength has bolstered our ability to sell debt, That isn't a problem until it is a problem, and that massive need effects interest rates. My point on DEI considerations re the FAA under Buttigieg is not speculation or opinion. It is foolishly managed reality. They failed, and blaming their failure on lack of resources is a senseless deflection. They failed because they failed, and it is every bit on them as much as Boeing.

Nonsense. We are in debt because of spending. Revenue is not the issue. Regarding Boeing and the FAA, I am extremely familiar with that issue, specifically the 737 max with the MCAS system, as well as the FAA approved and certified training programs addressing that. Boeing didn't refuse them, they simply failed. I am also aware that they can't staff controller positions, and their blatant attempt to hire based om DEI rather than pure ability. That is their stated goal, and they waste effort on goofy ass nonsense rather than better performance.

The FAA was responsible for approving the Boeing operation, including certification and training. It's not like they were kicked out. The FAA is poorly led by appointees. As for the rest of this post, the gov is 34 trillion in debt That is $103,000+ per citizen, $267,000+ per taxpayer. What would happen to any corporation that achieved that performance?

And he's a vice president nominee. Nobody, ever, has run for president with less experience than the San Francisco Democrat that the Dems have nominated. "Russia is a big country in Europe." "I have never been to the border. I have never been to Europe." Choose another topic, 'cause this one aint a winner.

I'm quite sure she is despised by ICE, whom she suggested was viewed as the KKK. I'm quite sure she is despised by law enforcement. I'm quite sure she is viewed with tremendous skepticism by the military. I received a message from God. He said, "I gave you Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe to get you started." "I gave you Lincoln to help you mid course when you needed help with the slavery issue." "It's payback time."

Pure lunacy.

Stand by. If we somehow elect the one unburdened by what has been, you are going to change that view.

Kamala Harris is the single worst candidate this country has seen on a national officer poll. Of course she didn't get there through the normal democratic process, because there was no chance of that. She is a lunatic with a horrific record who comes from a place blessed with beauty that has been destroyed by horrific political choices. In short, they have destroyed the place, and she was part of that. She has never done anything of any value, in spite of being on the taxpayer dole her entire career, accomplishing nothing other than producing hideous, laughable sound bites. Like the trajectory of San Francisco? Support her.

Be honest. The people in that shot were condemned by Trump and every other rational American. A lot of them are in jail. Did Harris condemn the BLM vandals, or the Hamas rioters last night? I'm not sure.

Stop. Trump is far more pro Israel than that woman who skipped the Netanyahu address and has not yet condemned the pro Hamas violence, vandalism and flag burning last night could ever imagine. She is their worst nightmare, and she has absolutely no understanding of the entire situation.

They may not have expressed positions, but I'll bet they are mission-ary driven.

Soviet and Chines aircraft flying in the ADIZ, and being intercepted, is meaningless. We have other concerns.

It wouldn't matter.

She isn't remotely qualified or capable of this. First big embarrassment and stupid decision since her appointment is not being at the Netanyahu thing. There will be more, but hopefully, as her past is objectively scrutinized, we won't be hearing from her after Nov. As I said before.....A San Francisco Bay Area Democrat. Been there. Lived there. Left there. I don't want to see any more of them.

I assert that under current tax law, going after the super rich is not likely to produce desired results. They are smart enough and tax savvy enough to be within the law. If you want to tap into those assets, you have to change tax law.