President Joe Biden

Lion Eyes said:
Where did I claim I couldn't make a dime? You like Joe Biden just make shit up.
You obtuse piece of waste. Read the conversation Daddy and I had, then shut the fuck up.
I'm at a point in my life where I make more money than I need. I can afford the extra $600.00 a month that inflation is adding to our lives.
Fortunately I don't have need for baby formula, and unlike yourself, I have no need for tampons...
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Reread what I posted, I was referring to dizzy’s claim not yours. I’m glad you are doing well so am I, never had it so well.
 
Just FYI for all the armchair economists, the US is not a capitalist economy. It's considered a mixed economy, part capitalism and part socialism. The oil industry has elements of capitalism but is heavy regulated, arguably one of the most heavily regulated industries in the US.
 
watfly said:
Just FYI for all the armchair economists, the US is not a capitalist economy. It's considered a mixed economy, part capitalism and part socialism. The oil industry has elements of capitalism but is heavy regulated, arguably one of the most heavily regulated industries in the US.
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Or in the socialism vein, one could re-word to (where a tax "break" is a euphemism for government subsidies)

The oil industry has elements of capitalism but is heavy subsidized, arguably one of the most heavily subsidized industries in the US.
 
whatithink said:
Or in the socialism vein, one could re-word to (where a tax "break" is a euphemism for government subsidies)

The oil industry has elements of capitalism but is heavy subsidized, arguably one of the most heavily subsidized industries in the US.
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Exactly, that's another socialist aspect of it and wisely so since our country is dependent on oil (there is certainly a case to be made for how much is reasonable). I wonder on a scale which would be heavier, the cost of regulation and bureaucratic red tape, or the benefit of subsidies. I don't know that answer...I don't know if anyone does. Keep in mind that a lot of the oil subsidies are not direct to oil producers but often to consumers like farmers or the government.

Do you think it would be a good idea to get rid of, or drastically reduce oil subsidies at this point in time?
 
watfly said:
Exactly, that's another socialist aspect of it and wisely so since our country is dependent on oil (there is certainly a case to be made for how much is reasonable). I wonder on a scale which would be heavier, the cost of regulation and bureaucratic red tape, or the benefit of subsidies. I don't know that answer...I don't know if anyone does. Keep in mind that a lot of the oil subsidies are not direct to oil producers but often to consumers like farmers or the government.

Do you think it would be a good idea to get rid of, or drastically reduce oil subsidies at this point in time?
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If the industry is critical to national security, e.g. defense, energy, or food security, then I want the government to "participate" - that's their job. If that involves government subsidies, i.e. our money, then it should have conditions attached. TBH, I expect that the defense industry is "subsidized" to a far larger extent than the oil industry.
 
Lion Eyes said:
You are starting to remind me of dizzy...
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That whole post of mine illustrates Izzy’s antics. The only reference to you was that your whining about the economy was starting to remind me of his incessant moans not the same exact verbatim words. Just the tone. It’s like old times me explaining everything, every nuance to you . . . and you still don’t get it.
 
Hüsker Dü said:
That whole post of mine illustrates Izzy’s antics. The only reference to you was that your whining about the economy was starting to remind me of his incessant moans not the same exact verbatim words. Just the tone. It’s like old times me explaining everything, every nuance to you . . . and you still don’t get it.
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You having to explain everything is revealing.
You wouldn't know nuance if it kicked you in the puss...
 
tenacious said:
Policy wise there is a lot I disagree with. But somehow these sort of personal attacks always feel a bit unpatriotic to me. Idk. Same as watching someone burn a flag.
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I don't necessarily disagree. However, people are pissed off at his disastrous policies (or lack thereof) and his complete lack of accountability (including in some cases blaming the public), so people are going to lash out.
 
I mean unpatriotic is a tad extreme , did we completely forget 2016-2020?

SNL entire shtick has been to make fun of R presidents
 
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