Another example of the Musk rats not thinking things through. What this cut will affect is every state university, of which there are several in every state - even more when you think of large state university systems -with hundreds of thousands of graduates and supporters. Supportive alums and alumni associations. Attached to these universities are medical schools and hospitals often handling and doing research for patients with life threatening diseases. As a grad student I attended the U. of Wisconsin which has a large medical research hospital to which people from all over the state go for help and treatment. Today I received an invitation to attend a planned advocacy day in DC. There are of course some who will think there's a lot of university waste - but no one wants to see harm to the schools they attended , contribute to as alums, attend their football games, save the lives of family members. Many of these alums are in Congress, governor's offices and state legislatures.
2006 miles is a slight distance?!! My 16 y/o ScionxB with 264,000 miles on it will barely notice if I drive out to see my daughters in Cali and WA!! Yay?
Maybe if you don’t take the time to do the math you shouldn’t use a math critique. Jes sayin.
Everyone should listen to Rachel Maddow’s program tonight (2-10-25)! She gave a partial list of all the Republicans who lost their recent election bids and have now been given significant positions in the MUSK/Trump administration! In other words, we are now being governed/represented by LOSERS who we have rejected with our votes! Hour by hour MUSK/Trump are destroying the country we have known prior to 1-20-2025!!!!!
Today Trump declared that The Treasury Department has engaged in fraudulent activities. That US debt may not be as large as previously thought. Does that mean that bonds issued by the US Government are now backed by the full faith and credit of the US government or not? If not, will the US default on paying some of those bonds? When that happens, by which I mean the United States defaults on paying off its own bonds, the US dollar will fail as the foundation of international trade and currencies. Does Trump want China to be the new sheriff in town in international trade? The Chinese will look out for their own interests in this Gunfight at the OK Corral so be ready. The renminbi will reign supreme worldwide while Trump will reign here. Trump Flooding the Zone.
Someone really knows how to make friends, and keep them. "Trump Says He Could Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt Over Gaza Development Plan President Trump said that he could cut aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refused his demand to permanently take in the Palestinians who would be forcibly displaced from Gaza under his proposal."
You write "But in fact the deficit is caused by increased entitlement spending, not discretionary spending." It's true that entitlement spending is a large and growing part of federal expenditures. However, the deficit can better be explained by the deliberate reduction in federal taxes as a proportion of GDP. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reduced revenues. Had Biden's proposals for FY 2025 been adopted the deficit would have shrunk and the tax code would be far more fair.
Thank you…its so frustrating to listen to so many Republicans, even many of my favorite never Trumpers here at the Bulwark, talk about the deficit in terms of spending only….and rarely if ever address the issue of the sharply reduced revenues from the 2017 tax cuts. The size of the corporate tax cuts were / are outrageous.
I have Castleman’s Disease (a rare cancer) and the drug, siltoximab, which has helped me to remission was still in NIH trials in 2017. When I was diagnosed in 2020 my life expectancy was six years. I have written Senator Tillis about this, but I am not sure his staff reads all my emails. They have been kind enough not to block my access to the senate on my iPad (my laptop is blocked). As Senator Budd doesn’t even have an email portal at this point I am not quite sure why this is so.
I guess the writing on the wall is, T voters actually believe the propaganda that NIH just pays huge salaries to government workers and gives Free stuff to the lazy, alien people only. The loss of these life-saving services may not register with his base, but will with Ds who don’t vote.
From Don Moynihan: "We are seeing an administration that treats the law as the opening offer in a hardball negotiation"
That's how Trump treated the classified documents he illegally kept. His own lawyers told him he could not lawfully keep them. NARA said he could not lawfully keep them. He told NARA they had to "negotiate" to get what was rightfully theirs, not his.
It is so odd that JD Vance can blithely blabber about defying the courts as if there was some coherent reasoning behind the idea. At least Newt Gingrich merely wanted to pass laws that individually could be exempted from judicial review. That was equally unconstitutional but at least it recognized there was some system of checks and balances that had to be observed.
Although I think to an extent he is just trolling because it is rather silly to announce a serious strategy before one deploys it.
Besides I am sure soon enough almost all the federal judiciary will be filled with enough compliant Trumpian appointees defiance will not be required.
Actually Biden and the Democrats were industrious about appointing judges. And one judge (on the fourth circuit court?) reversed his retirement, infuriating Senator Tillis.
What it all comes down to is that this regime has, as its fundamental objective, that the little people, middle class, working class, etc. will continue to pay taxes, all sorts of taxes to support the uber wealthy who will be spared the irritation of having to pay anything approaching their fair share. In a regressive affluence pyramid, a broadly based bottom will form the support for a small, exclusive pinnacle in both power and wealth. Public education, which in some other era, might enable that vast supporting populace to understand how it is being exploited, will be crushed and remain an institution in name only, the major funding being re-directed toward schools for the favored so that they will be skilled in the art of remaining solely privileged.
there has been a security breach with the loss of millions of taxpayers formerly secure information. The IRS sent me an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number. That ID number was sent prior to the security breach. What do I know about securely paying Federal Income Tax this year? Nothing. Should I?
Our government was designed, at least in theory, to empower those who do not have the power or protection that comes with wealth. (Ironically, many designers were very wealthy, and perhaps didn’t really believe it would happen.) The exposure and reminders of what these agencies do for so many people, is a testament that the people have in fact created such a government, against the objections of the wealth class. This temper tantrum proves the project is working, much to the dismay of the too-rich class. We must find a way to protect the progress we’ve made. I will note, wealth does not doom everyone to do evil, but mixed in with greed and bigotry it’s a pretty sure bet.
So true, Marilyn. And the weird thing is, if the government had a way of just stealing their money the uber-wealthy wouldn't even notice if their accountants didn't tell them.
Trump’s approval rating as of today is 53%. (To quote the Empire State Building, I’m going to be sick.) Democrats are viewed as obstructing the will of the majority. We are digging ourselves into an ever deeper hole. Nobody cares about any of our positions. Got that? Nobody cares. We’ve got to back off. Let the chips fall.
So now that the Repugs are going after judges, how long before the crew decides it’s time to impeach them? Or better yet, simply arrest them if, in JD’s words, they "violate the Constitution"? The crime? Treason, maybe? And we all know the penalty for that.
How many MAGA supporters do you think would pay to watch that on pay-per-view on X?
Regardless of the federal institution under attack by MAGA and the Oath-Breaking SoB and abetted by DOGE, the fact that these assaults are blatantly unlawful acts that destroy our Constitution.
Period.
Non-compliance or non-enforcement of federal judicial orders is a further usurpation of our Constitution.
Period.
Recourse? Congressional impeachment and conviction of a President who violates Article II, Section 3 - specifically, the Take Care Clause.
Washington famously asserted: "...to permit the Laws] to be trampled upon with impunity would be repugnant].
By the way:
- Liberals and Conservatives believe in the rule of law, the national defense, and our Constitution. - - MAGA does not believe in anything other than Whining about the impedance of our Constitution against their desires.
Excellent article. Couldn’t say it better.
Another example of the Musk rats not thinking things through. What this cut will affect is every state university, of which there are several in every state - even more when you think of large state university systems -with hundreds of thousands of graduates and supporters. Supportive alums and alumni associations. Attached to these universities are medical schools and hospitals often handling and doing research for patients with life threatening diseases. As a grad student I attended the U. of Wisconsin which has a large medical research hospital to which people from all over the state go for help and treatment. Today I received an invitation to attend a planned advocacy day in DC. There are of course some who will think there's a lot of university waste - but no one wants to see harm to the schools they attended , contribute to as alums, attend their football games, save the lives of family members. Many of these alums are in Congress, governor's offices and state legislatures.
2006 miles is a slight distance?!! My 16 y/o ScionxB with 264,000 miles on it will barely notice if I drive out to see my daughters in Cali and WA!! Yay?
Maybe if you don’t take the time to do the math you shouldn’t use a math critique. Jes sayin.
Everyone should listen to Rachel Maddow’s program tonight (2-10-25)! She gave a partial list of all the Republicans who lost their recent election bids and have now been given significant positions in the MUSK/Trump administration! In other words, we are now being governed/represented by LOSERS who we have rejected with our votes! Hour by hour MUSK/Trump are destroying the country we have known prior to 1-20-2025!!!!!
Today Trump declared that The Treasury Department has engaged in fraudulent activities. That US debt may not be as large as previously thought. Does that mean that bonds issued by the US Government are now backed by the full faith and credit of the US government or not? If not, will the US default on paying some of those bonds? When that happens, by which I mean the United States defaults on paying off its own bonds, the US dollar will fail as the foundation of international trade and currencies. Does Trump want China to be the new sheriff in town in international trade? The Chinese will look out for their own interests in this Gunfight at the OK Corral so be ready. The renminbi will reign supreme worldwide while Trump will reign here. Trump Flooding the Zone.
Someone really knows how to make friends, and keep them. "Trump Says He Could Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt Over Gaza Development Plan President Trump said that he could cut aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refused his demand to permanently take in the Palestinians who would be forcibly displaced from Gaza under his proposal."
So much for a 30-day relief of Orange's duty taxes for Canada and Mexico.
You write "But in fact the deficit is caused by increased entitlement spending, not discretionary spending." It's true that entitlement spending is a large and growing part of federal expenditures. However, the deficit can better be explained by the deliberate reduction in federal taxes as a proportion of GDP. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reduced revenues. Had Biden's proposals for FY 2025 been adopted the deficit would have shrunk and the tax code would be far more fair.
Thank you…its so frustrating to listen to so many Republicans, even many of my favorite never Trumpers here at the Bulwark, talk about the deficit in terms of spending only….and rarely if ever address the issue of the sharply reduced revenues from the 2017 tax cuts. The size of the corporate tax cuts were / are outrageous.
I have Castleman’s Disease (a rare cancer) and the drug, siltoximab, which has helped me to remission was still in NIH trials in 2017. When I was diagnosed in 2020 my life expectancy was six years. I have written Senator Tillis about this, but I am not sure his staff reads all my emails. They have been kind enough not to block my access to the senate on my iPad (my laptop is blocked). As Senator Budd doesn’t even have an email portal at this point I am not quite sure why this is so.
I guess the writing on the wall is, T voters actually believe the propaganda that NIH just pays huge salaries to government workers and gives Free stuff to the lazy, alien people only. The loss of these life-saving services may not register with his base, but will with Ds who don’t vote.
From Don Moynihan: "We are seeing an administration that treats the law as the opening offer in a hardball negotiation"
That's how Trump treated the classified documents he illegally kept. His own lawyers told him he could not lawfully keep them. NARA said he could not lawfully keep them. He told NARA they had to "negotiate" to get what was rightfully theirs, not his.
I seem to recall he complained that NY didn’t offer him a “deal” for his felonies. Imagine!
It is so odd that JD Vance can blithely blabber about defying the courts as if there was some coherent reasoning behind the idea. At least Newt Gingrich merely wanted to pass laws that individually could be exempted from judicial review. That was equally unconstitutional but at least it recognized there was some system of checks and balances that had to be observed.
Although I think to an extent he is just trolling because it is rather silly to announce a serious strategy before one deploys it.
Besides I am sure soon enough almost all the federal judiciary will be filled with enough compliant Trumpian appointees defiance will not be required.
defiance will not be required, but compliance will be assured.
Actually Biden and the Democrats were industrious about appointing judges. And one judge (on the fourth circuit court?) reversed his retirement, infuriating Senator Tillis.
What it all comes down to is that this regime has, as its fundamental objective, that the little people, middle class, working class, etc. will continue to pay taxes, all sorts of taxes to support the uber wealthy who will be spared the irritation of having to pay anything approaching their fair share. In a regressive affluence pyramid, a broadly based bottom will form the support for a small, exclusive pinnacle in both power and wealth. Public education, which in some other era, might enable that vast supporting populace to understand how it is being exploited, will be crushed and remain an institution in name only, the major funding being re-directed toward schools for the favored so that they will be skilled in the art of remaining solely privileged.
there has been a security breach with the loss of millions of taxpayers formerly secure information. The IRS sent me an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number. That ID number was sent prior to the security breach. What do I know about securely paying Federal Income Tax this year? Nothing. Should I?
Our government was designed, at least in theory, to empower those who do not have the power or protection that comes with wealth. (Ironically, many designers were very wealthy, and perhaps didn’t really believe it would happen.) The exposure and reminders of what these agencies do for so many people, is a testament that the people have in fact created such a government, against the objections of the wealth class. This temper tantrum proves the project is working, much to the dismay of the too-rich class. We must find a way to protect the progress we’ve made. I will note, wealth does not doom everyone to do evil, but mixed in with greed and bigotry it’s a pretty sure bet.
So true, Marilyn. And the weird thing is, if the government had a way of just stealing their money the uber-wealthy wouldn't even notice if their accountants didn't tell them.
Trump’s approval rating as of today is 53%. (To quote the Empire State Building, I’m going to be sick.) Democrats are viewed as obstructing the will of the majority. We are digging ourselves into an ever deeper hole. Nobody cares about any of our positions. Got that? Nobody cares. We’ve got to back off. Let the chips fall.
So now that the Repugs are going after judges, how long before the crew decides it’s time to impeach them? Or better yet, simply arrest them if, in JD’s words, they "violate the Constitution"? The crime? Treason, maybe? And we all know the penalty for that.
How many MAGA supporters do you think would pay to watch that on pay-per-view on X?
Regardless of the federal institution under attack by MAGA and the Oath-Breaking SoB and abetted by DOGE, the fact that these assaults are blatantly unlawful acts that destroy our Constitution.
Period.
Non-compliance or non-enforcement of federal judicial orders is a further usurpation of our Constitution.
Period.
Recourse? Congressional impeachment and conviction of a President who violates Article II, Section 3 - specifically, the Take Care Clause.
Washington famously asserted: "...to permit the Laws] to be trampled upon with impunity would be repugnant].
By the way:
- Liberals and Conservatives believe in the rule of law, the national defense, and our Constitution. - - MAGA does not believe in anything other than Whining about the impedance of our Constitution against their desires.