Republicans, Here we go again !

dumbest shite the repos have proposed in almost 6 months !!!

How about debating the facts I put forward,  instead of your emotional responses...

( I expect crickets....) 

and on tuesday the maga fascist  SEX OFFENDER  who wants to rip up our constitution after his failed coup attempt got his ass arrrested and he was fingerprinted on 37 felony charges against the USA

Dazed and Confused?

The recent cracks that have emerged within the Freedom caucus –
a band of roughly 40 rabble-rousers who derive much of their power
from being unified against their own Republican leadership – are
emblematic of a broader identity crisis that the eight-year-old group
has been wrestling with. Initially formed to help pull the GOP
agenda even further to the right, [ie, directly toward FASCISM]
the ultra conservative caucus quickly became a fanclub for Trumpism.

Now, with Republicans back in the majority and the sex offender
running for office again, the Freedom Caucus is grappling with
what they stand for and how best to wield their potential power.
The boisterous group has not only been divided over key strategy
and policy decisions, but also whether to support the sex offender
for president in 2024. Notably, several members of the group have
endorsed other GOP candidates in the crowded primary field.

I expect more like that to follow soon! 

Watch Georgia   

Trump state inflation

Washington, DC CNN — July 10

Florida is America’s inflation hotspot! 

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area
has the highest inflation rate of metro areas with
more than 2.5 million residents, with a 9% inflation
rate for the 12 months ended in April.

That’s more than double the national average of 4%,
according to data from the Consumer Price Index.

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro had
the third-highest inflation rate in the country,
at 7.3% for the year ended in May.

There are people in this discussion forum that refuse to enter into discussions 

@fubah2

 more than just ga !    watch special counsel too in multiple probes !   

@fubah2

 Comes as a bit of a surprise to many I am sure, being the state of DeSantis and Trump 

I find it interesting that the lefties on this site always gravitate towards Trump.  This thread started out as a 'dis on Republicans,' ... but it never fails on the lefties to bring Trump into the conversation.  Why is that ?     

Let's keep the thread on topic, particularly the discussion of tax cuts & Republicans ; 

I'll help... here's a post that was never debated.. 

More recently, Trump's 2017 tax cuts were incredibly beneficial to lower & middle income , in fact they were "more" beneficial to lower & middle-income workers than upper-income workers..    And here is the data to prove the points. 

* In 2018 & 2019, real median income in the U.S. rose by $5,000 - a bigger increase in only 2 years than in the entire 8 years of the preceding recovery "combined" (2010-2017) (and who was your president for a majority of those years ??).  

* the average middle income earner paid between $1,500 and $3,000 less in taxes following the 2017 Tax cuts and jobs act

* Over the first 3 years of Trump's presidency, Blacks & Hispanics experienced record-low rates of unemployment & poverty, while wages for workers at the bottom of the income scale rose faster than they did for management (so much for you lefties who cry "it was a handout to the rich." ) 

* AND EVERY House & Senate Democrat voted against the 2017 tax cuts !  (just whose side are they on?  Certainly, not hardworking people).

 There is much more data that supports how the 2017 tax cuts benefit everyday, hardworking Americans, and is very good for the Economy.  You folks on the left just refuse to believe it, but it is fact.... And this notion from you lefties (particularly you JoePockets) that incessantly talk about how rich people tells me that perhaps people are unhappy w/ their own affairs, and look to others w/ envy.  (the media doesn't help.  They push this "big lie" of the rich).  

I will say that People that are doing well and are successful generally concentrate on their own affairs, and review how they can improve their own well-being.  Comparing yourself to others tells me "you envy" others.... Not good.  Again, your notion that rich people benefited more from the recent 2017 tax cuts is flat out wrong !  I will say it again,... wages for lower, middle-income Americans accelerated "at a higher rate" than rich people.   

-  Why would lefties have an issue w/ the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act when it benefited poor and middle income folks the most.    

It defeats the purpose 

republican state  not doing so well           here we go again   

@Zeus4par

Then one might think Florida should be leading the nation in LOWEST inflation given all their bombast, but northern blue states like Minnesota and recently flipped back Wisconsin seeming to be faring far better. 

Housing costs account for almost a third of the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index, and population gains heavily influence that component. An influx of residents boosts demand in a local economy across the board — for transportation, services and housing. That has pushed up inflation rates.

Rising interest rates, limited housing stock in cities such as Miami, and more expensive property insurance have also pushed up housing costs, Phalin said.

Other metro areas, however, have seen some welcome progress.

Minneapolis [blue state] had an inflation rate of 1.8% in May from a year earlier, the lowest of the 23 metro areas for which the Labor Department publishes inflation data.

Urban Hawaii [blue state] had the second lowest inflation rate at 2% — mirroring the Federal Reserve’s target

@fubah2 & @ Kelly 

In Florida, the state’s growing population has been pushing up inflation — particularly via housing costs. It’s a trend that accelerated during the pandemic, when remote work gave some Americans the freedom to relocate, economists say.

“A lot of people are still coming to Florida because the economy is really strong, and many like the fact that we don’t have an income tax like in New York, for example,” said Amanda Phalin, an economist at the University of Florida. “And in places like Miami, we’re seeing a lot of real estate demand from non-Floridians or non-American investors — generally wealthy folks who want to have a nice home here.”

Florida’s population grew the most of any state from July 2021 to July 2022 because of domestic migration, according to the Census Bureau’s latest estimates. During that same period, Florida also had the fastest population growth by percentage, the first time it has notched that top spot since 1957.

So, people (and lots of 'em)  are coming from BLUE STATES to Florida, and pushing up housing prices !!     

It looks like a couple of you didn't bother to do "any" homework and look into the "CAUSE" of the inflation in Florida.     

Congratulations for actually pointing out that housing contributed to the jump!  

So, how are republicans, Trump, or DeSantis responsible for this inflation, when people are escaping high tax states to come to a low tax one  ?  

@fubah2

i can see those areas quickly improving but still shocked at florida of all states leading the nation with worst inflation

@KellyM_1964

Of course prices around the country are still notably higher than they should be, including blue states, due now largely (but not entirely)  to the higher costs of fuel  caused by both OPEC cartel and the fascist in Russia [praised by trump] attacking Ukraine.

But yes, some blue states are improving quite well.

These guys are so fearful of having a discussion that in real life when they are losing an argument they are too afraid to even mutter under their breath …..

this is the America that we live in now 

@fubah2

Welp, sure I would have thought the same but DeSantis is governor

and he seems to embrace far right and even extreme right policies (fascism)

so in a way I am not that surprised, even if there may or may not be a strong correlation.  Karma always seems to find a way.

No real man says Welp