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Why was he invited? Also that’s not the right photo.

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She looks like she is checking out his Butt.
[doublepost=1524684931][/doublepost]Timmy probably attended so he could pick the Presidents brain on which offshore tax shelters he should shift Apples funds to since Ireland is biting back.
 
So let’s have national Voter ID and settle it... or does that make you nervous?
It already has been settled, there is no illegal voting going on. You are making up a FAKE issue, just like your toddler president who cant get over that fact that some one received more votes than him and needs to be assured that it wasn't real. Sorry its REAL!
 
It already has been settled, there is no illegal voting going on. You are making up a FAKE issue, just like your toddler president who cant get over that fact that some one received more votes than him and needs to be assured that it wasn't real. Sorry its REAL!

No illegal voting... Is that like saying no illegal immigrants?

"I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad."

 
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The job of the president is to represent and look out for American Citizens. Trump has been doing that since day one. I don't agree with all of his policies but I can admit success when it is present. Say whatver you want about him, he has done what his primary task is pretty damn well. He isnt PC and he isnt giving handouts to non citizens but the average American citizens life has actually improved under his presidency. Unemployment and food stamp usage are at record low numbers nation wide, ISIS are on on the run, North Korea is at a historic moment in willingness to cooperate with the united states, most Americans are paying less in taxes and keeping hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year in their pockets to spend as they see fit. You don't have to like the guy to accept that there have been obvious positives for US Citizens under his tenure. Statements like "the right only care about themselves" are as idiotic as "the left only care about your opinion if it matches their opinion". What have you done that is so helpful to other people? And no, complaining about republicans online doesn't help anyone.
Presidents have no such task. They are simply representatives of our country and the world just like the royal family. Congress and the House draft and pass laws. That's how the founding fathers envisioned it and why Washington turned down a kingship but since Bush and Obama, everyone thinks that if they can get just one man in the highest office, he'll make a change. The President wasn't even allowed to declare war until recently. By my count Trump has overstepped his bounds a few times this week alone. And as an ambassador to world...all the things you list have only spawned contempt for him from the world and the most of the U.S.
 
No illegal voting... Is that like saying no illegal immigrants?

"I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad."


Well I guess lets have fun then. Since you can say anything you want with no facts to back it up.

Lets see, Russians hacked the voting machines and inflated trumps votes by over 65 million. So it seems trump actually did not win the election and only received only 834,954 votes. I guess its time to remove him from office
 
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Solid economy. Lol. Trump kept spouting we werr sitting on a “big fat giant bubble” under Obama. Just wait until the collisiom of increased deficit + average growth come.
I doubt we'll even get to a bubble. The tariffs already started a downward trend in the markets that is continuing today. When the market swings up for lower taxes/increased deficit he takes all the credit. When he makes boneheaded calls like jacking up tariffs that kill the markets he suddenly doesn't own it.
 
Tim Cook does not look comfortable in black tie. And, for a man as wealthy as Cook is, that evening suit looks dreadful. (I think its the same one he wore to a Kennedy Center event a couple years ago.) The jacket fits like a sack and the trousers are baggy and wrinkled.

Yes, I know he is a business executive and not a movie star, but if you are going to do something - do it right.

Or, just do it however you prefer.
 
You must mean "STANDARD deductions will double". Because "PERSONAL exemptions" have been eliminated to compensate for this. It's not as much savings as you think.
Am I wrong in thinking this will disincentivize people from giving a lot of money to charity at the end of the year? We usually give throughout the year but never enough to max out the standard deduction. It wasn't until my wife started her daycare business a few years ago that itemizing everything was really worth it, and under the new system I doubt we'll have to again until 2025 or whatever. But will this affect the rich people who only donate to reap tax benefits? Could be devastating to charities at the end of this year if that's the case.
 
Presidents have no such task. They are simply representatives of our country and the world just like the royal family. Congress and the House draft and pass laws. That's how the founding fathers envisioned it and why Washington turned down a kingship but since Bush and Obama, everyone thinks that if they can get just one man in the highest office, he'll make a change. The President wasn't even allowed to declare war until recently. By my count Trump has overstepped his bounds a few times this week alone. And as an ambassador to world...all the things you list have only spawned contempt for him from the world and the most of the U.S.

Yeah, nothing I said contradicts anything you said. Not sure what you’re going on about. And no, I don't think the majority of the country holds the contempt for him that you do. A very loud group of people who cry every time things don't go their way but ignore the crimes their favored politicians commit are the ones who are doing everything in their power to make Trump out to be some big bad guy who is damaging America. I don't give a flip what someone in Belgium thinks of Trump. I want a centrist democrat to run the show but I am not going to sit here and cry and complain that Trump is some racist boogieman when the evidence really does not support that nonsense in any way.
 
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Hate?

Yes, I hate the fact that Americans voters elected as president the most corrupt, amoral, incompetent major party candidate in modern history.

I hate the fact that voters did that after they found out that he had bragged on tape about sexually assaulting women.

I hate the fact that they still supported him after he called white suopremacists “very fine people.”

I hate the fact that the guy charges hundreds of thousands of dollars to members of his private club and brags about it as the Southen White House and pockets millions from lobbyists through his private hotel just down the street from the White House, and his supporters are blind to the naked corruption.

I hate the fact that his supporters are blind to his basic ignorance regarding almost every complex aspect of federal government policy.

I hate the fact that his supporters think that it’s normal that the president of the United States appears to spend all of his free time watching Fox News and tweeting childish insults at everyone he dislikes.

I hate the fact that the rest of the world now views the citizens of the United States as idiots who would elect someone so obviously unqualified to be president.
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Hate?

Yes, I hate the fact that Americans voters elected as president the most corrupt, amoral, incompetent major party candidate in modern history.

I hate the fact that voters did that after they found out that he had bragged on tape about sexually assaulting women.

I hate the fact that they still supported him after he called white suopremacists “very fine people.”

I hate the fact that the guy charges hundreds of thousands of dollars to members of his private club and brags about it as the Southen White House and pockets millions from lobbyists through his private hotel just down the street from the White House, and his supporters are blind to the naked corruption.

I hate the fact that his supporters are blind to his basic ignorance regarding almost every complex aspect of federal government policy.

I hate the fact that his supporters think that it’s normal that the president of the United States appears to spend all of his free time watching Fox News and tweeting childish insults at everyone he dislikes.

I hate the fact that the rest of the world now views the citizens of the United States as idiots who would elect someone so obviously unqualified to be president.


Lol, like the other choice wasn't a corrupt, lying, cheating, unqualified candidate. We were choosing between a corrupt liar who clearly didn't care about doing what was best for the American people and a corrupt liar who seems to be trying to do what they think is best for the average American.
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It already has been settled, there is no illegal voting going on. You are making up a FAKE issue, just like your toddler president who cant get over that fact that some one received more votes than him and needs to be assured that it wasn't real. Sorry its REAL!
So... you don't support a system that guarantees only legal citizens with the legal right to vote are voting? That's weird. Wonder why... I dont dispute that HRC got more votes, too bad thats not what matters. But why wouldnt you want to protect the institution of democracy from voter fraud?
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Am I wrong in thinking this will disincentivize people from giving a lot of money to charity at the end of the year? We usually give throughout the year but never enough to max out the standard deduction. It wasn't until my wife started her daycare business a few years ago that itemizing everything was really worth it, and under the new system I doubt we'll have to again until 2025 or whatever. But will this affect the rich people who only donate to reap tax benefits? Could be devastating to charities at the end of this year if that's the case.

What evidence do you have that rich people ONLY donate to charity for tax benefits? I would argue they do it because they care about what they are donating to and they don't notice the hit to their bank account either way.
 
My taxes have gone up as my allowable deductions have gone down. Shall I continue?
You must be in one of the states the rest of us were funding. Or one of the elites that have the mansions that are limited on how much you can now ded for property tax. Maybe talk to your local government about those high state taxes to see if they can assist with that. Or move. The rest of us are tired of funding it for you.
 
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Lol, like the other choice wasn't a corrupt, lying, cheating, unqualified candidate. We were choosing between a corrupt liar who clearly didn't care about doing what was best for the American people and a corrupt liar who seems to be trying to do what they think is best for the average American.

Nonsense. Hillary was a flawed candidate, but, unlike Trump, she was eminently qualified and smart enough to handle the job.
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This was good. Is this your content? I want to use it.

Yes, this was just off the top of my head this morning. Feel free to copy.
 
You must be in one of the states the rest of us were funding. Or one of the elites that have the mansions that are limited on how much you can now ded for property tax. Maybe talk to your local government about those high stat taxes to see if they can assist with that. Or move. The rest of us are tired of funding it for you.

Exactly.

Suddenly there are people that realize what their state taxes are now that they aren’t shielded from them by the rest of the country with a Federal deduction.

It’s hilarious.

I say: “Pay Up”
 
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Nonsense. Hillary was a flawed candidate, but, unlike Trump, she was eminently qualified and smart enough to handle the job.
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Yes, this was just off the top of my head this morning. Feel free to copy.

What qualified Hillary to be president? Honestly? What legitimate accomplishments did she have that qualified her? Cheating the system and having friends in high places who covered for her numerous lies? She was much worse than just a flawed candidate.
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He called while supremacists “very fine people” on live television!
He said "some of the people on both sides are fine people". I agree that there were likely people marching for the right who weren't white supremacists. That isn't the narrative that was jammed down our throats though so I see why you would feel that way.
 
He said "some of the people on both sides are fine people". I agree that there were likely people marching for the right who weren't white supremacists. That isn't the narrative that was jammed down our throats though so I see why you would feel that way.

They were marching with torches and chanting “Jews will not replace us.” They were all racists and Trump called them “very fine people.” It’s indefensible.

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Is this meeting because of the EU taxes thing? Can't think of a better person than #45 to fight with Apple on this.
 
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