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Merry Christmas from President Barack Obama and family slipping jimmy Dec 25, 08:42

DLH: Senator Rand Paul Celebrates Festivus With 'The Airing Of Grievances'. Captain Obvious Dec 24, 06:19

grieving for $563m in alleged "waste" after voting to add $1.5T to the deficit is pretty rich {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 24, 16:32

Previous president did that for 8 years. Just relax for the day. {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 24, 21:29

I can't comprehend this obsession with protecting the government's income instead of the people's income. The $150B per year savings to the PhoneHome Dec 26, 08:15

It's their redistribution of wealth, tax wage earners and spend on illegal voters policy. {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 26, 23:48

POTUS to his working and middle class members at Mar-A-Lago dinner Friday night: "You all just got a lot richer" slipping jimmy Dec 24, 03:51

BOMBS AWAY! HUFFPOST: Miss America CEO & Board Chair Resign Under Pressure Amid Scandal. RotoHockey2013MainPort Dec 24, 00:30

BOMBS AWAY! HUFFPOST: Josh Randle, President & COO Of The Miss America Organization Has Resigned. {nm} RotoHockey2013MainPort Dec 24, 00:32

BOMBS AWAY! HUFFPOST: Miss America Organization Board Member Tammy Haddad Has Resigned. {nm} RotoHockey2013MainPort Dec 24, 00:33

NYT: in WH immigration debates, POTUS opposed Haitians b/c they "all have AIDS" and Nigerians who would never "go back to their huts" slipping jimmy Dec 23, 10:45

Jimmy, I hope that you can put your bitterness aside for a couple days and have a Merry Christmas with your family. My best to you! {nm} PhoneHome Dec 23, 16:52

Merry Christmas, everyone (including clingers)! {nm} DTXbro Dec 24, 01:30

Merry Christmas to all {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 24, 12:30

Wisconsin gives FoxCONn another $1b in subsidies ($4b) for even less required investment. Scott Walker is worse at making deals than POTUS slipping jimmy Dec 23, 09:32

working and middle-class Americans saw far greater tax cuts from Obama's 2009 stimulus package than the GOP tax scam bill will ever deliver slipping jimmy Dec 23, 08:32

Welfare isn't a tax cut TJNFL1 Dec 23, 09:36

Oh yeah, the failed stimulus package that cost $4.1M per job added. See article. Tweeted chart does not reflect reality. It is fiction. PhoneHome Dec 23, 12:04

Monday morning quarterbacking with no alternative viable solutions again? What are you two good for if not complaining about everything BSmurf Dec 23, 12:55

Wow, talking to the wrong guy. Responding to Jimmy's incessant complaining and misleading posts is not complaining. PhoneHome Dec 23, 16:50

lol American Enterprise Institute. {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 23, 13:27

AEI's dubious "x dollars per job" math debunked: "Satisfyingly Simple But Highly Misleading" slipping jimmy Dec 23, 13:56

the corrupt, in-tatters FBI arrests man plotting a Christmas attack in San Francisco slipping jimmy Dec 22, 19:41

a former U.S. Marin Everitt Aaron Jameson. Deport all former white Marines! Antibody Dec 22, 20:16

a ginger neckbeard, at that {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 22, 20:28

"You've allowed Donald J. Trump to give away [Jerusalem] to the Jews." good job, POTUS {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 22, 20:39

You can't give away something they already own, but you can recognize it. {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 26, 23:54

0-3. Ninth Circuit (again) strikes down POTUS' third travel ban slipping jimmy Dec 22, 19:16

DALLAS-NEWS: Ken Hitchcock Becomes 3rd NHL Coach To Reach 800-Win Milestone After Stars Beat Blackhawks. RotoHockey2013MainPort Dec 22, 18:21

NYT: federal prosecutors not named Bob Mueller have subpoenaed Jared's financial records from Deutsche Bank slipping jimmy Dec 22, 14:17

Trump signs Republican Tax Reform Bill and Temporary Government Spending Bill into law - Merry Christmas! TJNFL1 Dec 22, 11:53

JCT dynamic scoring (which GOP demanded but didn't wait for before voting) confirms that bill will have little effect on GDP, $1.1T lost rev slipping jimmy Dec 22, 13:38

Lost Revenue is the $9 Trillion Obama squandered. This is hard-earned $s that Americans get to keep. $2,000/avg household. {nm} PhoneHome Dec 22, 13:57

"The tax cuts will pay for themselves" {nm} Speaker Paul Ryan Dec 22, 13:59

Obamacare enrollment blows away expectations despite POTUS attempts to sabotage and cut the enrollment period in half slipping jimmy Dec 22, 09:13

People signing up for something others are paying for. At least the individual mandate is gone. {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 22, 12:07

Umm, that's how insurance works. {nm} Antibody Dec 22, 12:13

Ones premiums, deductibles, & co-pays entitle one to benefits. The fine / tax I have been paying for no benefits need not apply. {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 22, 12:22

People enrolling in Obamacare are paying premiums, deductibles and co-pays. {nm} Antibody Dec 22, 12:29

I'm sure some do, some don't. It's a "government assistance" program by the way. {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 22, 12:32

No, they all do or they won't keep the insurance. {nm} Antibody Dec 22, 12:42

(and they're all private insurance plans) {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 22, 12:47

And guess who ends up payiong when the uninsured get sick and rseek medical services? {nm} Antibody Dec 22, 12:17

Some tax dollars for sure, but also hospitals and doctors have higher costs built in to off set a lot of that. {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 22, 12:24

The hospitals and doctors set higher prices and pass the cost to YOU. {nm} Antibody Dec 22, 12:25

If I use their services. Healthy people don't use them much. {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 22, 12:35

Good thing you'll never get sick and die. {nm} Antibody Dec 22, 12:37

WH counsel Don McGahn was researching the law on lying to federal investigators and violating the Logan Act in the first days of presidency slipping jimmy Dec 21, 15:08

FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe testifies to Congress that James Comey told him at the time of POTUS' demand for a loyalty pledge slipping jimmy Dec 21, 18:14

James Comey also said, "gross negligence" / "extremely careless" depending on what version of his report you read. TJNFL1 Dec 22, 01:06

Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin lied to the FBI and they did not get punished. TJNFL1 Dec 22, 00:46

Roy Disney's granddaughter (a very rich heiress) knows exactly what a crappy deal the tax scam bill is for non-rich, non-heirs slipping jimmy Dec 21, 14:03

Since the HuffPost & renowned tax expert Walt Disneys granddaughter that they drummed up to say it , it must be true. Reality is secondary. {nm} PhoneHome Dec 22, 08:10

Does it matter? You won't even believe non-partisan think tanks using unadulterated numbers. {nm} dubord.s Dec 22, 10:04

Can we just have this conversation after our February payroll checks arrive? Merry Christmas! {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 22, 12:12

B: UN Defies Trump's Threats by Passing Resolution on Jerusalem by a vote of 128-9 Antibody Dec 21, 10:23

65 countries did not vote against the U.S. and were invited to to a reception to thank them for their friendship to the United States. TJNFL1 Dec 22, 01:14

Yes, and won't those countries want a do-over when the next American president reverses the policy? Perhaps they will DTXbro Dec 22, 05:08

At least you said, "conduct is difficult to understand". A little anti-Semitic aren't you? {nm} TJNFL1 Dec 22, 12:18

Joint Committee on Taxation: Lower- and middle-income households ($10k-$75k) will likely end up paying more in taxes dubord.s Dec 21, 07:57

you are making the common mistake of reading the actual text of the bill. what the GOP really means is someone will fix this later {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 21, 09:00

Fortunately, in a couple months low and middle income Americans will see the benefits in their paychecks, and shortly thereafter those out PhoneHome Dec 21, 10:15

I'd be willing to debate, but to characterize a statement from JTC as "media lies" indicates how open you are to actual debate. {nm} dubord.s Dec 21, 10:17

The lies comes from those such as the CBC article you cited that manipulate JTC and TPC information out of context {nm} PhoneHome Dec 21, 10:21

That's just your opinion. Provide some context then, {nm} Antibody Dec 21, 10:48

According to the TPC directly (link enclosed), the bottom 40% will reap a whopping $220 a year. Then hands some back in 2025. dubord.s Dec 21, 12:41

Again with distorting by using incomplete information. The TPC also says the bottom 45% doesn't pay any taxes. Zero, none, nada. PhoneHome Dec 21, 13:08

Ludicrous? They get about $190k, which by my math, is almost 1000 times $220. But of course, that's straight math so it must be a trick. {nm} dubord.s Dec 21, 13:24

it also ignores all the other non-tax costs that will continue to go up as a result -- higher premiums for health insurance will wipe out slipping jimmy Dec 21, 13:28

Since they are already paying zero, $220/yr is coming from you and me and the top 1% in the form of credits. Actually a nice gift. {nm} PhoneHome Dec 21, 13:19

(income taxes, because they don't make enough money to get into a bracket. still pay plenty of sales and other taxes) {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 21, 13:23

Check the facts: those under $25k (bottom 20%) will get a whole $60 a year. The next quintile DO pay taxes, and get $30 a month. dubord.s Dec 21, 13:32

Your quote ignores the 2nd quintile. And it defintely doesn't say anybody, including the top 0.1% is saving $190K. Made up figure? PhoneHome Dec 21, 14:48

Really? 8 page report too long for you? Here's some help: it's in the p.3 table. Ave Fed Tax Change of $193,380 for Top 0.1% {nm} dubord.s Dec 21, 20:30

low and middle income (0 to $75k/yr) will see, at best, $202 to $2,129/year in savings (at first). $20 to $180/mo is table crumbs slipping jimmy Dec 21, 10:49

$2,129/year table crumbs? Tell them that. Avg taxes for $30-40K is $2149, $40-50k $3325, $50-75K $5634. Thats 38-100% annual tax savings! PhoneHome Dec 21, 11:56

yes, compared to the trillions that will be flowing to the top brackets, corporations, and pass-through entities, $2k a year is scraps. and slipping jimmy Dec 21, 12:15

$2000/yr avg savings as per TPC X 126,000,000 households = $250 billion/yr, $1.75 trillion over 7 years PhoneHome Dec 21, 12:26

surely they'll all turn out in the midterms to vote for the reps and senators who passed it, if it's such a great deal! {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 21, 13:25

ESPN: Dana White says Floyd Mayweather Jr. in talks for UFC deal to fight in the Octagon Antibody Dec 20, 17:16

Mayweather "I'm not doing it". McGregor "P---y" Antibody Dec 20, 17:57

NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs' James Van Riemsdyk Scores the Franchise's 20,000th Goal On 100th NHL Anniversary. RotoHockey2013MainPort Dec 20, 16:20

17 out of 18 GOP congressmen, including the ones who purportedly wrote it themselves, couldn't name what the 7 brackets actually are slipping jimmy Dec 20, 15:27

Huffington Post, Vox, basically tabloids for the left. They both reported that Trump is an alien planted to destroy Earth from the inside. {nm} PhoneHome Dec 20, 18:09