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As far as what he says about Federal spending, he is correct. If you total all tax revenue received, it is much less than government spending, hence the $32T national debt. But the statement that many more red states receive more money than they pay in, and many blue states pay more in than they receive is also true. I am not sure what his reasoning is on high state taxes "justification". The only sense I can make of his statement is that blue states tend to pay more of their own programs because they have higher taxes and budgets and red states get more help from the federal government because their state budgets are lower due to lower taxes, then that is exactly what subsidizing would be. Edit - I read it again and I suppose he is saying that the money they receive is just new debt, and not from any particular "state", but most of the country's debt is defense spending. Over half of our annual budget is "defense" spending. That should in theory be spread out evenly, so no state or citizen is more responsible than another. Defense spending is 54% of our budget, with no other single category being higher than 6%. If a state receives more federal dollars than it's citizens pay in, it is being subsidized one way or the other.

This just in. Trump and a Republican Congress approved more COVID money than Biden did.

The simple fact that you write off 7 million deaths as nothing, that says a lot about you. I understand that in terms of global population, the percentage is very low, but that is still millions of families effected. Also, the fact that China reports 121,000 deaths, when they were very recently wrong about their our total population by almost 100 million people, shows that their numbers are likely extremely low. Asia as a whole seems way off. 60% of the world's population and "only" 806,000 reported deaths? That seems extremely unlikely, especially when that was the epicenter.

Those are the most populus states as well. If you don't break it down per capita the information is completely pointless. Obviously, states with huge populations are going to receive more money, but per capita, most of those states are in the negative.

I am not comparing the 2. Just saying, if you're going to make the "I guess we freed them so they can shoot each other" statement, then let's just keep making stupid statements. I know you didn't make the statement, but the statement was made.

I guess we send kids to school so they can be shot too? I mean, if you're going to make stupid posts, make fully stupid posts.

Trump never tried to deliver. He is all talk. He always has been. It's the same with Mexico paying for the wall, having a better healthcare plan, tax breaks, etc. Trump did some good things, but his major campaign points were essentially ignored.

I vote, but not for either of the major parties.

Trump claimed all this garbage the first time, and he literally did none of it. It's all a ploy to try to get elected. He is a corrupt and deviant as the rest of DC, but somehow everyone believes he is there to "clear the swamp."

This works both ways, right? Kushner and Ivanka Trump received a $2 BILLION dollar investment from the Saudis within months of leaving office and somehow Republicans don't seem to care at all. The parties are the same. They have been for years and years now. The issue at this point is everyone is so stupidly arguing against each other that they ignore the blatant and rampant corruption on both sides because they are too busy pointing fingers.

As we have discussed previously, I do think the trans movement is going to far, especially with treatment for young children. What people decide to do as an adult is their business, but young children shouldn't be making those kinds of permanent decisions, with or without their parents. That being said, just because these kinds of groups try to include themselves in the LGBTQ community does not mean that they are supported by LBGTQ. I am sure there are some outliers, but a few years ago MAPS (minor attracted persons, ie pedophiles) tried to include themselves and were for the most part pushed away. Right now there is a tiny group of people who somehow think it is ok to come out and admit they are pedophiles, and then they try to include themselves in larger acceptance groups, but that doesn't mean they are accepted by the groups. The difference between LGBTQ and pedophiles is all about consent and harm. Minors cannot consent to sexual acts, and therefore the acts can do them harm. As long as the acts are between consenting adults, it's not our business.

Then prosecute her too. By all means they should if they can convince a jury to convict. ANYONE, regardless of party/position/whatever that breaks the law and abuses their position should be prosecuted.

What is false? Are you claiming that homosexuals abuse children more than heterosexual males? Because that is 100% not true. I mean, that's what I believe you were insinuating previously.

Yeah, these 2 are pieces of crap. They deserve the worst. Do you post every story like this, or only the "gay" ones? Because there is no larger group of pedophiles than straight white men. Also, tons of new stories leave out the faces of children for a variety of reasons, not solely because they were victims of a crime.

What's so wrong about this picture? Please elaborate.

Do you understand how our court system works? Only cases with evidence get to go forward to a jury. State and federal judges, some even appointed by Trump, dismissed over 50 cases of "fraud." So the evidence was so little that it didn't even make it past the stage of Trump and his allies trying to file the case.

I don't disagree. Both parties are hot garbage. They're essentially the same at this point. Even posters on here are so one sided its disgusting. I admit I tend to lean liberal, but it's only for certain things. Fiscally, I lean conservative, but "conservatives" today are anything but conservative. Socially I lean liberal, though I think certain parts of the liberal side are completely overboard at this point too. It's pure mayhem at this point, no matter who is in charge.

Cleveland doesn't have much cap space either, but Watson and Hopkins were amazing together for a few years. Not sure how he fits with Cleveland signing/drafting a lot of receivers this offseason. I think they've added 4 receivers this offseason.

This is an honest question. Why is debt repayment still paused? Is it still from COVID? If so, that's crazy. Take the loan out, then you repay the loan, while trying to force restructuring of student loans. But the loans shouldn't just be forgiven.

I have a question. What do you call people who keep claiming "rigged election" with no evidence, and who were denied in over 30+ court cases across the country? You call everyone else commies, but what do you call those people?

Yeah, I ran it twice with Cleveland. Once Chubb had 1500 yards. The next time he has 2200 yards rushing and 850 yards receiving. Lead the team in receptions too.

Reagan created far more problems than he helped solve, so that isn't exactly a ringing endorsement.

You're not sorry that you literally can't quote anything I've said that makes me a commie? Again, not agreeing with you isn't enough reason. Also, I don't think you fully grasp what it means to be a "commie." Most "commies" didn't have a choice, and were murdered or starved. Like I said, I fully agree that the "woke" portion of things has gone way too far. But people should be allowed to do or be as they please as long as they aren't hurting someone else. And there are consequences to that as well. It's just like the freedom of speech. You can generally say anything you want, but that doesn't mean that people can't treat you differently because of the things you say. You also accuse others of trolling, but tagging people and drawing attention to yourself is the biggest troll job on here right now.

Please, show me any of my "commie" posts. You just call anyone who disagrees with you at all a commie. For the record, I think the whole trans push is ridiculous. I feel people can do and be anyone they want as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. In saying that, I don't agree that everyone has to accept it. Not advocating violence or anything of that sort, but it also doesn't mean you have to be inclusionary just because people say you do. But again, please quote any of my "commie" posts, or admit that you just call everyone who disagrees with you a commie.

Purdy wasn't elite by any means, but he was extremely good, especially for a rookie late rounder. There is no guarantee he improves, but there is also no reason to think he wouldn't. They are pretty much elite everywhere else.