Recent content by rushmore

The eyes to me look Asian, and Tamura seems Japanese, most likely. I would guess he is of mixed heritage. Reporting seems to show that he believed he had CTE and was targeting the NFL. He got off on the wrong floor of the elevator. Committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest specifically...

A few months, more like a few hours. Woof. I had it a feeling this “ceasefire” wasn’t solid.

The shooter is still on the loose and apparently has a manifesto of other dem lawmakers to kill…

If Trump wants to deport Venezuelan gang members, I can’t for the life of me understand why he would need to invoke the Enemy Alien Act to do it. He already has the legal basis to do so. Every one always mentions the Japanese internment camps in WW2, but many seem to forget that 11,500...

I don’t think he needs it, because he may actually be the only democrat with a spine. If the dems truly believe everything they say they stand for, and believed that Trump was the end of democracy as we know it, then it is blatantly unacceptable that they sat there with paddles during the state...

… but Elon Musk is allowed to Prance around the WH in a ball cap and tshirt? Seems like a double standard to me.

I understand this point of view, and I while I don’t personally agree with it, I can understand the “WHY” behind it and I think it comes from an admirable, American “pick yourself up by your bootstraps” mindset that we should all aim for. I agree that if every one had the same mindset, then we...

I want to take some time to respond to this because you bring up a lot here. 1. We both agree that there are many working class who use Medicaid and that they pay premiums and co-pays. That is largely possible due to “Medicaid Expansion”. Prior to the expansion, only those who made almost...

I agree that Medicaid should be exclusively for American citizens, but cannot agree that it is a “scam for the poor and illegals”. I’ve been poor. Hell I’ve worked my entire life and there have been years where I struggled to keep myself afloat and pay for my family just to have the essentials...

I used to have this view of Medicaid too, until I realized how many people I know that are actually on it. It’s not the free lunch that you think it is. Very basic services covered and any one on it has to go through a bunch of hoops. I will also say that all of the people that I know that are...

Would you care to explain the reasoning behind this?

I agree that SSI income shouldn’t be taxed, I’m less optimistic about taxes on tips and OT (I think many employers will find ways to pay out less OT, and tipped workers already make peanuts anyways) … but the deficit on this is INSANE. A 2.5 trillion increase? Not to mention some of the...

@libertysnake, I want to thank you for your levelheaded responses to this topic that have been consistent across the forum. Your response here is well reasoned and I agree wholeheartedly.

In NY, premeditation alone doesn’t qualify you for first degree. 2nd degree is the highest they could charge him with. Both can have life sentences, main difference is that for 1st degree there’s a mandatory minimum of 20 years, and for 2nd degree the minimum is 15 years.

United HC has one of the highest rates of denials among commercial insurers. The government has already studied this and sued them for it IIRC. This brings to mind an article I read some years ago, where a CEO and 1% advocated for other 1%ers to reevaluate their business practices and take...