Donald Trump

The Juggler

A Fraud Conservative

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/deficit-don-budget-red-ink-trump-1426696

Deficit Don? Red ink gushes in Trump era

The president endorsed a bipartisan budget deal without any of the spending restraints previously demanded by Republicans.

Candidate Trump bragged that he would pay off the entire federal debt in eight years, but President Trump is governing as if deficits don't matter.

In fact, Trump is approaching the level of red ink from President Barack Obama’s first term, when Obama racked up trillion-dollar deficits four years in a row. Trump is on pace to do the same, starting with this year's yawning deficit of more than $1 trillion, according to budget estimates.

But there are huge differences: Trump has a growing economy with historically low unemployment and a soaring stock market, while Obama was battling a brutal downturn in the economy during the worst recession in 80 years, making it much harder to curb federal spending.

Renfield

mickeyrat said:

ikiT said:

I got the film back...

I dont think this is about safety. I think he just doesnt like to see protesters......

Those panels are temporary, the finished fence will be 13’ tall and plans for this project began in 2014.

ikiT

mickeyrat said:

ikiT said:

I got the film back...

I dont think this is about safety. I think he just doesnt like to see protesters......

Instead of being such a douche, he should adopt some more palatable policies.

Fatass is in for a tough couple of days.

mrussel1

The Juggler said:

A Fraud Conservative

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/deficit-don-budget-red-ink-trump-1426696

Deficit Don? Red ink gushes in Trump era

The president endorsed a bipartisan budget deal without any of the spending restraints previously demanded by Republicans.

Candidate Trump bragged that he would pay off the entire federal debt in eight years, but President Trump is governing as if deficits don't matter.

In fact, Trump is approaching the level of red ink from President Barack Obama’s first term, when Obama racked up trillion-dollar deficits four years in a row. Trump is on pace to do the same, starting with this year's yawning deficit of more than $1 trillion, according to budget estimates.

But there are huge differences: Trump has a growing economy with historically low unemployment and a soaring stock market, while Obama was battling a brutal downturn in the economy during the worst recession in 80 years, making it much harder to curb federal spending.

Deficit Don.. I like that.  It's funnier because Dems are historically the spenders.  It plays right into the playbook of taking your weakness and pinning it to your opponent.  

ikiT

Renfield said:

mickeyrat said:

ikiT said:

I got the film back...

I dont think this is about safety. I think he just doesnt like to see protesters......

Those panels are temporary, the finished fence will be 13’ tall and plans for this project began in 2014.

Why would the President then need added security?

ikiT

oh yeah...

Renfield

ikiT said:

Renfield said:

mickeyrat said:

ikiT said:

I got the film back...

I dont think this is about safety. I think he just doesnt like to see protesters......

Those panels are temporary, the finished fence will be 13’ tall and plans for this project began in 2014.

Why would the President then need added security?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/construction-will-begin-this-summer-to-make-white-house-fence-taller/2019/05/24/f7468594-7cb3-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html?utm_term=.10fe4769059a

ikiT

ikiT

seems about right.

ikiT

The changes, which will cost about $64 million, come after incidents in which people have tried to scale the fence and other security barriers.

JESUS.

ikiT

what are those SPIKES made out of, uranium tipped platinum? 

64 million dollars? 

mrussel1

Trump demands spending cuts totaling 150 billion.  He swung a pretty good deal, all things considered.  He has agreed to 320 billion in spending increases.  Another 3d chess victory.  

Ledbetterman10

mrussel1 said:

Trump demands spending cuts totaling 150 billion.  He swung a pretty good deal, all things considered.  He has agreed to 320 billion in spending increases.  Another 3d chess victory.  

You know people always think that people that play chess are smarter than people that play checkers. But I disagree. I love checkers. The red ones are delicious. 

mrussel1

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Trump demands spending cuts totaling 150 billion.  He swung a pretty good deal, all things considered.  He has agreed to 320 billion in spending increases.  Another 3d chess victory.  

You know people always think that people that play chess are smarter than people that play checkers. But I disagree. I love checkers. The red ones are delicious. 

I like Stratego myself.  

The Juggler

ikiT said:

what are those SPIKES made out of, uranium tipped platinum? 

64 million dollars? 

What's the big deal about the fence? There's been a bunch of people arrested in recent years for scaling over it. This makes it harder to do
It isn't a Trump thing. It's about keeping the White House safe no matter who the president is. 

Ledbetterman10

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Trump demands spending cuts totaling 150 billion.  He swung a pretty good deal, all things considered.  He has agreed to 320 billion in spending increases.  Another 3d chess victory.  

You know people always think that people that play chess are smarter than people that play checkers. But I disagree. I love checkers. The red ones are delicious. 

I like Stratego myself.  

I was watching a Norm McDonald video and he offered up this "chess vs. checkers" joke as one of the greatest cheesy jokes he's heard. I love it. 

F Me In The Brain

The Juggler said:

ikiT said:

what are those SPIKES made out of, uranium tipped platinum? 

64 million dollars? 

What's the big deal about the fence? There's been a bunch of people arrested in recent years for scaling over it. This makes it harder to do
It isn't a Trump thing. It's about keeping the White House safe no matter who the president is. 

Sure it would cost less to position the snipers up there and shoot anyone who scales the fence in both legs.  (Guessing snipers are already up there) 

It really is ridiculous - the idea of spending $64MM on a fence around the white house. 

Maybe this is a super fence and cannot be driven through, nor scaled, nor anything. 

Our govt. spending is so out of control.

OnWis97

The Juggler said:

ikiT said:

what are those SPIKES made out of, uranium tipped platinum? 

64 million dollars? 

What's the big deal about the fence? There's been a bunch of people arrested in recent years for scaling over it. This makes it harder to do
It isn't a Trump thing. It's about keeping the White House safe no matter who the president is. 

I tend to agree, but I am baffled by the cost.

This is one of those things that government is (rightly) criticized for. But it shouldn't be  happening when the swamp is being drained.

eddiec

OnWis97 said:

The Juggler said:

ikiT said:

what are those SPIKES made out of, uranium tipped platinum? 

64 million dollars? 

What's the big deal about the fence? There's been a bunch of people arrested in recent years for scaling over it. This makes it harder to do
It isn't a Trump thing. It's about keeping the White House safe no matter who the president is. 

I tend to agree, but I am baffled by the cost.

This is one of those things that government is (rightly) criticized for. But it shouldn't be  happening when the swamp is being drained.

I think we all knew there would be no draining when he appointed his cabinet.

The Juggler

F Me In The Brain said:

The Juggler said:

ikiT said:

what are those SPIKES made out of, uranium tipped platinum? 

64 million dollars? 

What's the big deal about the fence? There's been a bunch of people arrested in recent years for scaling over it. This makes it harder to do
It isn't a Trump thing. It's about keeping the White House safe no matter who the president is. 

Sure it would cost less to position the snipers up there and shoot anyone who scales the fence in both legs.  (Guessing snipers are already up there) 

It really is ridiculous - the idea of spending $64MM on a fence around the white house. 

Maybe this is a super fence and cannot be driven through, nor scaled, nor anything. 

Our govt. spending is so out of control.

My point is it would've been like this no matter who the current president is.