America's best idea

[Tug]

47 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Yeah, you’re more a Carter guy

Naa more a Bill Clinton/Biden/Obama/Kennedy/carter sure decent intelligent man some parts of the bushes some of Regan sure.one thing about any of those presidents Dave I never felt they were a threat to our democracy or a straight up security risk/asset to the enemy,nore did I feel they were criminal.

 

[mogandave]

Just now, Tug said:

Naa more a Bill Clinton/Biden/Obama/Kennedy/carter sure decent intelligent man some parts of the bushes some of Regan sure.one thing about any of those presidents Dave I never felt they were a threat to our democracy or a straight up security risk/asset to the enemy,nore did I feel they were criminal.

 

I think Trump’s great for the country, and I don’t think he’s a criminal. 

 

 

[WayWokeWhiteGuy]

5 minutes ago, mogandave said:

I think Trump’s great for the country, and I don’t think he’s a criminal. 

 

 

That’s because you are an effing moron

[EVENKEEL]

8 minutes ago, WayWokeWhiteGuy said:

That’s because you are an effing moron

At this point in time, Trump is exactly what the USA needs. No more "White Privilege" bs, no more DEI, 2 genders only, immigration is a massive issue perpetuated by the biden admin., law and order is on it's way back.

 

 

[bendejo]

13 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I can still remember getting my shoes shined in Chicago.

I was chatting to the black guy on my shoes, ex-boxer. My accent probably gave me away as not being from around there.

A white guy sat down a couple of chairs away. He had work boots which were badly scuffed, saying to the attendant "Put a good shine on those boots, boy".

My guy saw the look of disbelief on my face, and quietly said " This is what we put up with all our lives".

Racial hatred is alive and well in America.

FYI, the correct spelling of the mountain range is the Appalachians. Which tends to prove a non-American can know more about your country than you do.

 

I worked in mom & pop store in NYC, time reference is Gerald Ford.  One day I'm out front having a breath and run into a former high school classmate.   The guy is black.  Mom & pop were an interracial couple, she was black.  She saw us talking and told me so, I guess she was impressed.  She would bring it up in the future and always referred to him as "that boy."  And this is in Greenwich Village.  Always found that curious.

 

 

[JAG]

19 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Apparently a $200 million ballroom for the rich and powerful has greater priority than maintaining national parks for the average family.

I suspect we may be making too much of the whole ballroom question?

After all, towards the end and just after the end of the last Trump Administration they ( ballrooms) played a central role in the storage of classified documents; in fact, a certain ballroom and it's adjacent khazi in Florida might be set to have set the "gold standard" in such matters!

[bendejo]

21 minutes ago, mogandave said:

I think Trump’s great for the country, and I don’t think he’s a criminal. 

He is a criminal whether you think so or not.

I think you will win the lottery soon, buy up those chits!

 

[Lacessit]

1 minute ago, JAG said:

I suspect we may be making too much of the whole ballroom question?

After all, towards the end and just after the end of the last Trump Administration they ( ballrooms) played a central role in the storage of classified documents; in fact, a certain ballroom and it's adjacent khazi in Florida might be set to have set the "gold standard" in such matters!

It's a question of relative priorities. Nero fiddling while Rome burns.

 

The job losses in national parks are a manifestation of much deeper job cuts in other arms of government. Which is based on a lie, because the staffing levels for 330 million people are the same as when the population was half that.

 

Then there's the private sector. 100,000 aluminium jobs gone, corn farmers unable to sell what is in the silos, forced to let crops rot unharvested.

 

The denial is so complete Trump fires the labor statistics executive so he can install a compliant lackey, who will produce numbers that suit Trump.

 

I am gobsmacked Americans still swallow this nonsense. 

[Tug]

20 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

At this point in time, Trump is exactly what the USA needs. No more "White Privilege" bs, no more DEI, 2 genders only, immigration is a massive issue perpetuated by the biden admin., law and order is on it's way back.

 

 

Law and order ???you are kidding right?trump is a scofflaw and is regularly ignoring court orders betraying the oath of office on a daily basis.hes also leveraging taxes on us without the benefit of congress theres the disconnect…..everything thing he does is by dictating not by law.we dont need a dictator.

[Tug]

22 minutes ago, JAG said:

I suspect we may be making too much of the whole ballroom question?

After all, towards the end and just after the end of the last Trump Administration they ( ballrooms) played a central role in the storage of classified documents; in fact, a certain ballroom and it's adjacent khazi in Florida might be set to have set the "gold standard" in such matters!

It’s a distraction from his escapades with his bestie Epstein.

[cjinchiangrai]

3 hours ago, mogandave said:

Yeah, you’re more a Carter guy

A kind man that was honest to a fault. You should try it some time instead of being a one line bot troll.

[cjinchiangrai]

8 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

How did Reagan finance the move to China?  I'll wait for an answer. 

Through huge corporate tax cuts.

[mogandave]

4 hours ago, Lacessit said:

It's a question of relative priorities. Nero fiddling while Rome burns.

 

The job losses in national parks are a manifestation of much deeper job cuts in other arms of government. Which is based on a lie, because the staffing levels for 330 million people are the same as when the population was half that.

 

Then there's the private sector. 100,000 aluminium jobs gone, corn farmers unable to sell what is in the silos, forced to let crops rot unharvested.

 

The denial is so complete Trump fires the labor statistics executive so he can install a compliant lackey, who will produce numbers that suit Trump.

 

I am gobsmacked Americans still swallow this nonsense. 

Again, I visited a National Park today, and it was great. 

 

Why would you expect there would be as many employees now, as there would be before computers and whatnot? 

 

There are more government employees now than there was five years ago 

[mogandave]

2 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Through huge corporate tax cuts.

You are for high corporate income taxes, but against tariffs, yes?

[cjinchiangrai]

3 minutes ago, mogandave said:

You are for high corporate income taxes, but against tariffs, yes?

Higher corporate taxes, reworking of the shelters and no tariffs. Also, universal healthcare. The tariffs are illegal anyway.

[EVENKEEL]

4 hours ago, Tug said:

Law and order ???you are kidding right?trump is a scofflaw and is regularly ignoring court orders betraying the oath of office on a daily basis.hes also leveraging taxes on us without the benefit of congress theres the disconnect…..everything thing he does is by dictating not by law.we dont need a dictator.

Does the summer of love ring a bell, Defund the police. Where was the POTUS during all that?

[Mike_Hunt]

7 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Through huge corporate tax cuts.

That's a dumb reply.   Companies moved overseas for cheaper labor.  The trend started in the 60s/70s. 

[Mike_Hunt]

9 hours ago, Lacessit said:

The job losses in national parks are a manifestation of much deeper job cuts in other arms of government. Which is based on a lie, because the staffing levels for 330 million people are the same as when the population was half that.

I used to work for NPS.   There is a lot of dead weight in the ranks. 

[cjinchiangrai]

4 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

That's a dumb reply.   Companies moved overseas for cheaper labor.  The trend started in the 60s/70s. 

That is a really dumb reply. They took Reagans tax cuts and used them to capitalize the new factories overseas.

[Mike_Hunt]

10 hours ago, Tug said:

Naa more a Bill Clinton/Biden/Obama/Kennedy/carter sure decent intelligent man some parts of the bushes some of Regan sure.one thing about any of those presidents Dave I never felt they were a threat to our democracy or a straight up security risk/asset to the enemy,nore did I feel they were criminal.

 

Bill Clinton gave China favored nation status.  Set up the condition for the 2008 crash.   Told everyone to go to college, and look at the student loan debt. 

 

Biden was the first cadaver to serve in office. 

 

Obama is going down.

 

Kennedy bay of pigs invasion,  and spent more advisors to Vietnam.   plus, he cut taxes and you lefties hate tax cuts. 

 

Carter, for FFS, the Carter years were awful.

 

[Mike_Hunt]

Just now, cjinchiangrai said:

That is a really dumb reply. They took Reagans tax cuts and used them to capitalize the new factories overseas.

Link?

[Mike_Hunt]

Just now, cjinchiangrai said:

That is a really dumb reply. They took Reagans tax cuts and used them to capitalize the new factories overseas.

This deserves a cool story bro.  

 

 

[Mike_Hunt]

5 hours ago, mogandave said:

Again, I visited a National Park today, and it was great. 

 

Why would you expect there would be as many employees now, as there would be before computers and whatnot? 

 

There are more government employees now than there was five years ago 

He is nothing but a US hater.  

[mogandave]

5 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Higher corporate taxes, reworking of the shelters and no tariffs. Also, universal healthcare. The tariffs are illegal anyway.

Corporate income taxes are just tariffs on domestic products. Ultimately, the consumer pays them. 

 

So tax domestic products , but no tax on imports. 

[Screaming]

On 8/9/2025 at 1:05 PM, Lacessit said:

In my experience, staff cuts are usually the most extensive at the lowest pecking order in an organisation.

 

That means the useful staff, who are picking up rubbish visitors inevitably leave, would probably be first for the chop. The administrators would be less vulnerable.

 

What's in the national parks IMO is more significant than numbers. Yellowstone, Yosemite, Valley Forge and the Grand Canyon take some beating.

 

Apparently a $200 million ballroom for the rich and powerful has greater priority than maintaining national parks for the average family.

Who's paying for the new White House golden ballroom? What we know

 

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/01/trump-gold-ballroom-white-house/

 

You need to do your research before you put up false information to this site. The ballroom will be funded by donations and much of that by President Trump himself. 

 

How much have you donated to the U.S. National Parks? Nothing I would presume. 

[BLMFem]

5 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Does the summer of love ring a bell, Defund the police. Where was the POTUS during all that?

1967, and the POTUS was  Lyndon B. Johnson.

[Lacessit]

1 minute ago, Screaming said:

Who's paying for the new White House golden ballroom? What we know

 

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/01/trump-gold-ballroom-white-house/

 

You need to do your research before you put up false information to this site. The ballroom will be funded by donations and much of that by President Trump himself. 

 

How much have you donated to the U.S. National Parks? Nothing I would presume. 

In a previous post, I agreed the ballroom would be privately funded. That's beside the point of national priorities, or your idol's need to assuage his id.

 

Please explain to me why an enlarged ballroom at the White House for the rich and powerful has more priority than staffing national parks properly.

 

As a MAGA faithful, do you think you will ever be invited there?

[Lacessit]

3 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

1967, and the POTUS was  Lyndon B. Johnson.

IIRC LBJ once advised the Premier of NSW to run over some demonstrators with the official car, which was taking police action a bit far.

[cjinchiangrai]

1 hour ago, Mike_Hunt said:

This deserves a cool story bro.  

Sign up for an Econ class.

[EVENKEEL]

39 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

1967, and the POTUS was  Lyndon B. Johnson.

Silly squirrel,