Finally a MAGA point of view i can relate to.

[Phulublub]

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Not true. Give states block grants, eliminating waste and fraud, and adding work requirements are not cuts. 

 

Do you think that able bodied men that are not working and not looking for work should receive Medicaid? 

 

50% of births in California are on Medicaid

40% of people living in California are on Medicaid

27% of people living in California were not born in the United States. 

California gives about $75Billion more to the Federal Government than it receives...maybe all states should just stop paying more into the Federal budget than they receive.  Let Californians decide how they spend their tax dollars - if that is  on medicaid for non-native born, pregnant, able bodied men without jobs it would be entirely up to them

 

PH

[Yellowtail]

13 minutes ago, Phulublub said:

California gives about $75Billion more to the Federal Government than it receives...maybe all states should just stop paying more into the Federal budget than they receive.  Let Californians decide how they spend their tax dollars - if that is  on medicaid for non-native born, pregnant, able bodied men without jobs it would be entirely up to them

 

PH

I'm all for that. I say cut all state funding an let them fend for themselves, as it was meant to be. 

[KhunLA]

On 5/23/2025 at 7:14 PM, jvs said:

Nothing to do with ego from my side.

A good thing is a good thing,i can agree with more things Trump wants to do but i object to the way he is doing things.

Can you admit Trump is doing some things wrongly?

I can agree & disagree with Trump, but see his motivation at times.

 

Take his anti EV stance, along with Biden's 100% tariff on cars from CN.  If CN was allowed a free market in the USA, the USA auto makers would go belly up in 5-10 years.

 

Look how the legacy auto makers are struggling in countries that do allow cars from CN.  Losing market share and closing factories & dealers.

 

Both Toyota & VW have announced plans to expand operations in the USA & N. America.   Especially USA, as no competition from CN, knowing they simply can't compete, same as USA auto makers.

 

USA the only market left for them, after cars from CN are taking the market share from them in UK, EU, AU & elsewhere.

 

I see Trumps thinking, delay the inevitable, as long as possible, as auto making is a huge part of the GDP, for now.  Although the USA is so far behind on the EV curve, when it does, it's going to be devastating. 

 

Meanwhile, the consumer is getting killed, with overpriced, low tech, low performing POS.   Along with lack of inexpensive solar systems to energize the EV, when they do arrive or they buy now.

 

Same applies to the jobs in the oil industry, if solar was available to the masses, though not as drastic, due to weather patterns in USA.

 

Big Oil's total control of the transportation & energy sectors is embarrassing.  But they also control the votes, as too many jobs depend on living in the 20th century.  Same as auto industry.

 

Me me me mentality, is going to be the USA's downfall.  Everyone complains, but still buys the best at the best price, instead of 'buy USA', which in the long run, would increase manufacturing & jobs in the USA.

 

Trump sees the future and tariffs are the way, but the voting consumer isn't go to see that, due to inflation, when it hits, and it all may fail, come mid term.

[Mike_Hunt]

5 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

you forgot to ask that the explanation is comprehensible to 14 year olds.

OIC, you want an explanation that you can understand. 

[Mike_Hunt]

3 hours ago, Phulublub said:

California gives about $75Billion more to the Federal Government than it receives...maybe all states should just stop paying more into the Federal budget than they receive.  Let Californians decide how they spend their tax dollars - if that is  on medicaid for non-native born, pregnant, able bodied men without jobs it would be entirely up to them

 

PH

 

You don't believe the federal government should collect taxes fund their operations? 

[Mike_Hunt]

10 hours ago, DarthChuckler said:

 

Funniest thing is, this big government micromanaging what you can eat, and how business operate is exactly what maggots blame on lefties. Add to it that a few years back Texas was celebrating coal rolling and Iceing teslas,  now we see what money can buy.

Should the feds requlate anything? 

[Mike_Hunt]

7 hours ago, Wrwest said:

The documented facts dealing with income/wealth distribution over the past decades does not support your supposition.

Please provided some documentation. 

[Mike_Hunt]

10 hours ago, DarthChuckler said:

 

Funniest thing is, this big government micromanaging what you can eat, and how business operate is exactly what maggots blame on lefties. Add to it that a few years back Texas was celebrating coal rolling and Iceing teslas,  now we see what money can buy.

Now we have the left burning teslas.

[Mike_Hunt]

4 hours ago, Phulublub said:

.  Let Californians decide how they spend their tax dollars - if that is  on medicaid for non-native born, pregnant, able bodied men without jobs it would be entirely up to them

 

PH

They can do this via the state budget.