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So true! @Big girl @CardinalBacker @DCT @Boyz N Da Hood @UT alum < You OK?
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Was down there once years ago. It’s pretty impressive to see. Enjoy. Happy 4th all.
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And also Brock King committed to TCU today.
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The BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL - PASSED THE HOUSE
baddog replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
I paid it in for those ahead of me. The government is the best for distribution, since they are already so far up our keisters, monitoring our bank accounts and what we purchase. Thanks to those hard workers behind me helping me through what remains of my time here on earth. It really works well if there is no fraud and abuse. -
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Tank commits to Texas A&M
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8725 according to CBP. 93% drop. [Hidden Content]
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"Zero border crossing in May" I find that very very hard to believe. I would agree on it being much lower than before, but not zero.
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The BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL - PASSED THE HOUSE
CardinalBacker replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
No offense, but needing the VP to tie break the Senate’s 50-50 deadlock isn’t a mandate. My opinion? No new tax breaks and let the 2017 breaks expire- and cut where we can- but it’s going to hurt. The old “I paid it in-it’s mine” mindset is tired and played out. I had really hoped that my generation (X) would be the ones capable of making the selfless decisions that boomers couldn’t make. At some point we’re not going to be able to kick the can any further down the road. Social Security runs out of funding in 2033… is that when we finally decide to make the hard decisions? Our way of life isn’t sustainable. Why are we cutting taxes on rich people? -
Depends on if you’re Airborne or Space Force. By the way, we had the grunts, the squids, and the pukes. What are the Space Force people? Space Pukes?
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Newton, La Vega, FB Crawford, Silsbee and Hamshire-Fannett. Who is the 6th top 20 team on the schedule?
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The BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL - PASSED THE HOUSE
baddog replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
Jeffries is a good example. He will always be known for his long speeches that achieved absolutely nothing, while also exposing the fact that he, nor any other democrats, have a solution or even so much as a whim. He never has anything positive to say. With that last comment, you’re setting the bar pretty high. -
Region III is gonna be a bloodbath....ton of really good teams
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thetragichippy replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
There is a bunch of conflicting information about this bill…..I don’t give the CBO much credit due to their track record, and the Democrats won’t even give Trump credit for securing the border, so no one should be surprised they are spewing negativities about this bill….. As for cutting spending….where? The military? The border? Look at what Trump tried with Doge. Doge was going to cut waste, fraud and abuse. That’s seems like a common sense place to start…BUT… ..Democrats and YOU found fault in that. You criticized them for every thing. so, politicians are going to politician…..Trump is using his mandate to do what he campaigned on….like I’ve said before, if he is successful, Vance 2028, if not, maybe a Democrat if ya’ll can find someone half normal. -
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OlDawg replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
Not sure how much Texas will be affected by Medicaid & ACA cuts at this time. Texas wasn’t one of the 40 states that expanded coverage & took the Fed bribe money for Medicaid expansion. So, the hit will be a lot less than other states. The ACA looks like it will roll back the extra money for premiums that were added during COVID unless addressed before end of year in a separate measure. So, costs will go up by a decent amount. Also, the original requirement of income verification every year is coming back. (This was the original requirement anyway. You had to prequalify for a plan every year.) The sign up period has also been shortened. For ACA coverage, my recommendation is to use a broker. A good broker won’t charge you anything as they’re paid by the insurance companies via a ‘headhunter’ type fee. We’ve always used TXInsurance.com LLC. Husband & wife team. Been around a long time & provide a great service. They handle everything for you. No cost and you never even have to fight with Healthcare.gov. They do it all. -
The BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL - PASSED THE HOUSE
OlDawg replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
A financial explanation about the debt from someone knowledgeable. I’m for moving what can be moved to the State level after means testing to make sure it’s even necessary. That’s the way it’s supposed to work. It’s going to be a little painful because many have gotten used to big Fed socialism. A better job could have been done with cuts. But, you hear all the screaming at even what was done in this Bill. [Hidden Content] -
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LumRaiderFan replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
[Hidden Content] Rather than just say this is misinformation from the White House, point out specific examples, I’m not a fan of some of the spending either but there’s a lot of nonsensical talking points being floated that folks are simply repeating. Personally, I wish they would start making cuts to Medicaid until it could be handed off to the states that chose to continue it. No need at the federal level and will always be easy to commit fraud. -
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Big girl replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
I am perplexed; as well. -
Is the military recruitment skyrocketing, or jumping, because apparently, there’s a difference. 😉
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That's going to be a strong district!!!! I hope to make a few of them!!!!
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Link doesn’t work for me.
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Inflation at a 4 year low. Earnings up 3.8% Wages see biggest jump in 60 years. Airfare prices down 7.4% Gas prices down 38% Egg prices down 60% Child poverty rate down. Household wealth increasing. 1000 new millionaires every day. $14 Trillion new investments commitments coming into the USA. $80 Billion in tariffs already collect from foreign countries. Military recruitment skyrocketing. Zero border crossing in May. 160,000 of Bidens illegal immigrants deported, (75% were convicted criminals) Chinas economy collapsing. Iran's nuclear threat decimated. Wokeism collapsed, patriotism is booming.
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CardinalBacker replied to thetragichippy's topic in Political Forum
I’m just curious. We’re at 37 trillion or so in debt and interest payments on that debt now make up the second largest component of our federal spending. The BBB raises our debt ceiling (the amount that the federal government can borrow, and every scoring of the bill shows that it’s going to make our current deficit spending levels increase by 3.5-4.5 Trillion. Meaning, “we’ve been blowing through cash like drunken sailors, and we’re about to crank up our spending by a couple of notches.” How do yall, as supposed conservatives, come to terms with your elected officials being anything except fiscally conservative? I’m genuinely confused. Is it a case of “taxation is theft, so I’m for anything that means people pay less in taxes, even if it destroys the country?” Or is more of a “well… it doesn’t seem right, but DJT is a billionaire so he must know what he’s doing” way of thinking? I’m just confused because most of the somewhat observant people that I know who lean conservative have kinda been like “this is a mess… we can’t keep borrowing to pay our bills. It’s gonna kill us” or something along those lines. Were y’all never really fiscally conservative (less spending and less taxes), just focusing more on conservative social issues? My thing is like this… we can’t keep ignoring our deficit spending and debt. They kinda threw the door open to wild borrowing during COVID and liked it, I guess… because they won’t stop. Raising taxes won’t do the trick when 1 out of every 3 dollars the govt spends is borrowed. Cutting taxes won’t spur enough growth in the private sector to allow us to borrow less, either. The only solution is a good old-fashioned belt tightening. We’re all gonna pay more in taxes and the govt will have to spend less or this thing will never get fixed. I just don’t understand conservatives who believe we can pay less taxes, borrow more heavily to cover our expenses, and assume it’s all going to work out in the end. It’s baffling. It’s like my old friend who kept buying new vehicles. His plan was to buy high, sell low, and make up the difference in volume. -
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Happy 4th, everyone!