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Cutting services and budget

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 5:56 pm
by Bob Butler
It seems that a lot of Americans get some form of benefit from the federal government, be it weather prediction, medicare, tax breaks or whatever. Many of the recent money saving service reducing actions make somebody mad, shifting votes for the future. Trump is going to be leaving politics, between the two term limit and senility. How long the Republicans will put up with his alienating voters is the question. His administration seems built on loyalty rather than competence, but even then folks like Musk are jumping ship.

We’ll see,

Re: Polyticks: Bob Butler's Perspective

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 8:11 pm
by spottybrowncow
Trying to please everyone is a fool's errand.
Trying to please the people who voted you into office is the best way to stay in control.
He's doing a pretty damned spectacular job of that.

Reality?

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:51 pm
by Bob Butler
Well, wrong. His obsession with tariff based economics is rewriting world economics to eliminate America and American jobs. His racist attitute towards latinos and jews is getting him into legal and conflict trouble. His popularity is tanking.

Belief in a political ideology can divorce one's relationship with reality. If a fact doesn't mesh with reality, it gets discarded. You might want to check yourself.