Phil1111

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  1. Phil1111
    Global energy investment in clean energy and in fossil fuels, 2015-2023 I'll spell it out for you. Worldwide green energy investments surpassed oil and gas by 75% or $750 billion last year. Start some more B.S. threads but this is from the IEA. Its no wonder that you identify so closely with the GOP. Facts don't mean squat with them either.
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    How exactly does the Liberty University MBA program work? "The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry’s trade association." You know that Tesla sales is a small part of the EV equation right? That there is a world outside the US right?
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    If the mandate of NPR is to report facts wouldn't republicans be excluded by definition?
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    They had me convinced Russia was a credible military force. US arms exports rose to a new record last year $238 billion. With the US capturing 41% of all sales. Somehow I think Russia will have a harder and harder time peddling weapons to the world. As if they had spare capacity.
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    The US defense industry spent billions on lobbyists in order to spread fear of the big red Russian war machine.
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    It could be common to all republicans.
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    Nailed Brent and the White cream of the GOP that sells that narrative to the uneducated, poor of the GOP base. Even FOX knows that an hour of White work is worth a days labor of a Black or Brown person.
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    Did you come up with that one by yourself?
  9. Phil1111
    Hench the old saw "How much justice can you afford".
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    Agree. Isolationism has never delivered the island of utopia that its adherents promise.
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    Agree, considering the remote locations that USPS must deliver mail to and what it charges for letters. What little it charges for small packages internationally. Its a deal for Americans. UPS and Fed-Ex have better tracking and en-route transit standards. But at greater cost. In addition for international shipments USPS is a deal on customs brokerage charges.
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    Iran is behind Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthi ship sinkers, etc. All involved in the Iranian objective of destroying Israel. US intelligence suggested that an Iranian attack on Israel is likely today and gold is up $40 an ounce. President Biden has stated that an outright attack on Israel by Iran would solicit an American response. Opinions?
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    Great idea but it seems to me that giving companies like Generac a run for their money is a first objective. All of the conservative Prepper types will need them. You know I'm your biggest fan in SC. How about some stock options for when it goes public?
  14. Phil1111
    Well its not looking good. trump killed 400,000 during the Covid crisis. Surely he couldn't kill more during a second presidency? Given the rabid devotions of his base a felony could cause his support to skyrocket. With mothers naming their babies Donald. Republican supporters selling their homes to buy DJT stock. All sorts of other irrational support.... like Brent's.
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    John McCain, Liz Cheney, ......there must be some others......I guess the good old days are gone.
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    True but every western government allows the creation of corporate identities. Which doesn't give them the right to vote. Not quite. The executives of the corporation spend the corporations assets to buy political influence. Through cash donations. Through the decision making in where and how corporate assets, i.e. manufacturing assets are distributed. In order to gain political influence and enjoy tax advantages. IMO this is where most people start to criticize the bad conduct of corporations. i.e. when they employ that decision making to take advantage of the power of politicians. Over the power of citizens and the rights of citizens.
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    If its a lie to force concessions then the government needs to go full Regan. If the corporation is poorly governed then the government needs to let it fail. If the corporation is a good citizen and reasonably run. Then perhaps government concessions should be offered. If thats his point then its up to the government to be an in your face tough negotiator as well. Otherwise the state is subsidizing shareholders and company executives unjustly.
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    As does study after study show the rich don't relocate to low tax jurisdictions. Unfortunately the rich can use offshore corporations and trump type tax avoidance. To live where and how they like. That argument is merely a false flag to mislead the poorly educated. To persuade them to vote for tax laws to allow them to get richer while the less well off pay a higher tax burden.
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    Companies with good governance do not. Corporations can and should have a say because some far right liberals treat corporate profits as a public pecuniary interest. But if your point is that corporations use their financial powers to buy politicians to tilt what should be a level field. I'd agree. This conclusion of yours is not supported by your two premises. It could support major changes to tax laws to keep corporations from shielding excessive profits from taxation.
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    These Countries Have the Most Income Equality Happiness rankings follow closely, as does health care rankings, longevity, general education, trust of government, peaceful society, functioning justice system, etc. Everything else, i.e. "freedom", guns, free speech, military power, foreign influence, is just b.s.
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    What's your other hand doing?
  22. Phil1111
    Well he did say "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?" Trump said to the laughter of the audience at a rally at Sioux Center in Iowa. "It's, like, incredible." He spent allot buying the USSC. At a weekend past fundraiser that took in $50 million in donations from billionaires. He promised them more tax cuts than what they already enjoy. Even though his Truth Social stock is down $2 billion it's still worth $3 billion to him. Why is his rank above the law so puzzling? The January 6 convicted patriots are going to get pardons on January 20, 2025. No word yet if they will immediately get SEAL team seven appointments in the Trump Brownshirt battalion.
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    Along with I never trust mainstream media. Otherwise I'll listen to anybody.
  24. Phil1111
    Have a little sympathy for a fellow yacht owner. He had to take his yacht back to a drydock because it has been used so much. Bezos's girlfriend is learning to fly his helicopter off his support ship. Both pictured below: She has been taking lessons for more than a year. No word yet if Jeff trusts her to land the helicopter on the vessel with him aboard the helicopter.
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    You have it all backwards. Billionaires and lobbyists doesn't phone senators and house members. They tell them what they require for tax policy face to face. When they meet at the fancy dinners and fundraisers, for those aforementioned politicians come election time. Then if the answers aren't framed as promises the cheques stay in the wallets and purses.