Politics

[spike.t]

Well looks like labour killing the UK economy even faster...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/12/companies-face-3bn-bill-to-ban-zero-hour-contracts-labour/

 

[Altitude sickness]

I guess old Milton must have slept through the 1990s and the Clinton administration when the federal budget was balanced after raising taxes on the rich. If only this group had the ability to think back 30 years ago. Dementia is one hell of a disease. My condolences.

Wrong again. But thanks for winning the argument for the conservatives here.

The Democrats got slammed in the midterm so Clinton had to come to the middle and negotiate with Newt Gingrich. Newt Gingrich forced a balance budget and here is how. It certainly wasn’t by raising Taxes.

 

[KJE81]

If Financial Times is to be believed the USA is now an oligarchy https://www.ft.com/content/2472ef5a-798d-4e7b-b4be-020855cf387e?syn-25a6b1a6=1 unfortunately behind paywall I should add.

 

[Altitude sickness]

This is how a business runs a mismanaged budget. It’s a start. Let’s freeze funding thousands of other NGO’s abusive siphons of taxpayer dollars.

 

[Big_Easy]

Wrong again. But thanks for winning the argument for the conservatives here.

The Democrats got slammed in the midterm so Clinton had to come to the middle and negotiate with Newt Gingrich. Newt Gingrich forced a balance budget and here is how. It certainly wasn’t by raising Taxes.


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Jesus dude, you cant even read your own response. Look at the last bullet point YOU posted. It specifically references a strong and growing economy, PLUS the earlier 1993 tax increase law on the rich. Which is what I was referring to. Once again you and brent have confused correlation with causation.

Gov reductions played a minor role in the surplus. Go take a look at the deficit trend-line prior to the enacting of those laws. It takes years to change the direction of an economy this large. The 93 law had already reduced the deficit from $300 Billion to $22 Billion by the time the 97 laws were passed.

 

[Big_Easy]

If Financial Times is to be believed the USA is now an oligarchy https://www.ft.com/content/2472ef5a-798d-4e7b-b4be-020855cf387e?syn-25a6b1a6=1 unfortunately behind paywall I should add.

archive.ph

The paywall buster. Enjoy the read good sir.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Jesus dude, you cant even read your own response. Look at the last bullet point YOU posted. It specifically references a strong and growing economy, PLUS the earlier 1993 tax increase law on the rich. Which is what I was referring to. Once again you and brent have confused correlation with causation.

Gov reductions played a minor role in the surplus. Go take a look at the deficit trend-line prior to the enacting of those laws. It takes years to change the direction of an economy this large. The 93 law had already reduced the deficit from $300 Billion to $22 Billion by the time the 97 laws were passed.

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Yes, I did post it.

You glide past 99% of it and pull out the part you like. tax increases.

This is the operative sentence you either didn’t read or didn’t like.

(President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich balanced the budget through a mix of spending cuts, targeted tax cuts, and caps on government growth rather than tax hikes alone.)

 

[Altitude sickness]

The boom of the 90s was primarily due to turning private industry loose. Not strangling them with more regulation and taxation as you would enjoy.

 

[skydiver386]

I'm all about keeping the A-10 going, at least until a suitable replacement can be developed. The smaller prop driven alternatives are more suited to low intensity conflicts, or what used to be called COIN.

BRRRRT Act’s Text Reveals New Details About Plan to Save the A-10s

New details in the BRRRRT Act’s full text reveal plans to keep selected Warthogs recoverable, examine potential foreign transfers and test emerging

theaviationist.com

 

[Tbitty]

I just created a thread for this, but it's big news now that it's gone "official"

You Could Buy a Suppressor With No NFA Registration | Silencer Shop

A federal court barred the ATF from enforcing NFA registration on Silencer Shop suppressors — no Form 4, no registry, no wait. Here's what it means for you.

www.silencershop.com

 

[PARA45]

Here in GA the NFA process still applies.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Same here in Michigan, which will eventually be struck down.

 

[Red Leg]

I just created a thread for this, but it's big news now that it's gone "official"

You Could Buy a Suppressor With No NFA Registration | Silencer Shop

A federal court barred the ATF from enforcing NFA registration on Silencer Shop suppressors — no Form 4, no registry, no wait. Here's what it means for you.

www.silencershop.com

I am not sure this is true. Just checked with my local guy (in Texas) and his position is no judicial decision has struck down Federal NFA requirements. Apparently the decision comes with an in place stay to allow the Federal Government to appeal, which for the moment at least, it seems determined to do.

 

[Hunt anything]

I am not sure this is true. Just checked with my local guy (in Texas) and his position is no judicial decision has struck down Federal NFA requirements. Apparently the decision comes with an in place stay to allow the Federal Government to appeal, which for the moment at least, it seems determined to do.

I’ve received conflicting reports on this, a dealer told me yesterday it’s still in effect but someone told me this morning that the Feds allowed the appeal window to expire.
Time will tell.

 

[mdwest]

I don’t see the DoJ in this administration challenging the courts ruling. Especially right now when the republicans need as much support as possible going into the midterms.. the Trump DoJ doesn’t need to swat the hornets nest of the far right 2A part of the party right now (Cornyn found out the hard way how much clout they bring)…it would create discontent with the far right and make getting them to the polls even harder in November…

My guess is some other court will try to legislate from the bench and come up with some sort of blocking maneuver.. but that will take time… and a liberal court in CA or NY or DC also doesn’t want to fire up the 2A crowd going into the midterms… so.. they’ll wait until dec/jan…

Which will cause the USSC to ultimately have to get involved… but that will also take time…

Maybe in 2-4 years we will have absolute clarity lol

 

[Tbitty]

I am not sure this is true. Just checked with my local guy (in Texas) and his position is no judicial decision has struck down Federal NFA requirements. Apparently the decision comes with an in place stay to allow the Federal Government to appeal, which for the moment at least, it seems determined to do.

I did some more research too, and was slightly hasty in my excitement. Some dealers can (and some will) process a suppressor sale as was suggested in my previous post. However, there is still about 60 days where the appeal can be filed where this goes back in limbo.

 

[Brent in Az]

Jesus dude, you cant even read your own response. Look at the last bullet point YOU posted. It specifically references a strong and growing economy, PLUS the earlier 1993 tax increase law on the rich. Which is what I was referring to. Once again you and brent have confused correlation with causation.

Gov reductions played a minor role in the surplus. Go take a look at the deficit trend-line prior to the enacting of those laws. It takes years to change the direction of an economy this large. The 93 law had already reduced the deficit from $300 Billion to $22 Billion by the time the 97 laws were passed.

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You having a forum circle jerk at 3:44 a.m?.....LOL

 

[Pheroze]

archive.ph

The paywall buster. Enjoy the read good sir.

Why not just pay the fee and support the business? In Canada, Blacklocks Reporter, a fantastic investigative publication here, has been in a lengthy battle with the Canadian Government because they breach the copyright by sharing a few subscriptions. One subscription may not sound like a lot, but when thousands do it the struggling owners take the hit. Holly Doan, the owner, is tenacious so she survives.

 

[Tundra Tiger]

This seems spot on to me... and unlikely to happen. Bret Baier talked with Jack Keene yesterday, and Keene had a lot of the same thoughts.

There is no negotiating with Iran — Trump must stop trying

Iran is the root cause of conflict throughout the Middle East. The White House needs to stop trying to negotiate with it.

thehill.com

 

[rookhawk]

NYT is reporting Luigi Mangione will be entering a Guilty plea today. This is of great comfort to me. I'm truly, truly worried of jury nullification with this guy. There have been too many people trying to devise plans to pressure jurors or somehow hang the jury. If this guy gets off, it will be open season on anyone the left doesn't like moving forward.

25 years or more in prison is a much better deal than allowing the potential for a jury-nullification of a leftist activist murdering innocent people.