oh Joel, your very best missive to date. Can we somehow, please get this to the attention of the afore mentioned Messrs. Musk and Ramaswamy? As well as PRESIDENT Trump and every filthy member of Congress (which is all of them). Mr. Trump, you coined the phrase' "YOU"RE FIRED!"
The US Government would be better off for its people if it would just shut down.
They are spending $5,000,000,000 more every day than what they are earning! So by a complete shut-down, they would save (at a minimum) that same $5,000,000,000 for each and every day that they would just announce, Sorry; we're closed today."
If only. When the government is shut down, the payments are only deferred. But, hardly anyone notices that these workers are not working. They need to be fired. Unfortunately, that is unlikely to happen, at least not at the scale needed.
I was not referring to the way the term, "shut-down" is regularly used; I meant a more permanent closure. Without the possibility of creating endless debt, how else can an institution function when losing that much money?
There should be some referendum on what each and every government entity within the Executive Branch does. List them all, and also list exactly what they are tasked to do. Then have an up/down vote on whether that is the proper function for a government entity to perform. If voted down, the entity is immediately eliminated. We don't have it as part of an all-or-nothing list to be considered at a future date; we strike it down today!!
THAT is a proper way to shut down (parts of) government.
Something miraculous needs to happen to cause changes in the name of the Democratic Party. This misnomer confuses Americans and the world. People have not gotten use to the fact that in the new world a name or title have nothing to do with representing an individual or entity. The Democrats are closer to Rats than to anything that has to do with democracy or simple decency. They are mobsters, enemies of the States, incoherent, unintelligent sharks that want to swallow everything in their sight without any concern for anyone or anything. They are a giant black hole gobbling everything to serve a few. How to get that message to Americans is the biggest question of the future.
The “Democrat” Party did not arrive here on its own. The RINO party enabled it because it has been convenient for them. No need to look any farther than yesterday, with the abomination of the CR they tried to pull, in complete defiance of the will of the voters that was so clearly spoken a mere 40 days ago. Right now, they are more of an obstacle than the Democrats.
Joel, I don't think we can achieve the same results peacefully as Argentina has done(here in the U.S.). Options we have 1). A bloody violent revolution, 2.) sit back and just let the country destroy itself. Pick up the pieces afterwards and restructure it for another 200 plus years hopefully. I think Musk and Team will give it their best business approach, but after a few months of beating their heads against the wall and achieving nothing, they will go back to their private business ventures , probably in Argentina. Thanks Joel , wish i was more optimistic about the U.S. and its future.
Joel, You are an exceptional writer. Some of the phrases You come up with are astounding. And You did not even have to pay Me to say this. Good observation , all in all.
Right on target, even without mentioning our unCivil War which killed about a million Americans, and could have been settled differently, the Spanish American War (with the Maine as an excuse/false flag, WW1 (which Wilson lied us into), and the Banana Wars of the 1920s which lead the most decorated Marine (at the time), Lt. General Smedley Butler to write the book "War Is A Racket"... and it's still a racket.
"We the people" are the idiot waiting for the three cups or three cards to stop moving, and expecting a different outcome. If the government has "non-essential employees" and "non-essential operations" don't furlough them, GET RID OF THEM.
Also...STOP VOTING FOR THE INCUMBENT! These sphincters in government take our votes for granted. Perhaps if 90% of incumbents were defeated instead of re-elected, they would pay a little more attention to the poor deplorable scum back home. Turn them out, shut it down, and lock up the crooks.
Excellent article Joel. I note with some satisfaction that Mr. Musk accomplished with just one X post, what was formerly impossible, the stoppage of a monstrous CR bill consisting of 1600 pages filled with every sort of rancid pork pie, and getting it replaced with a mere 116 pages to get to the next administration that he will be involved in, which hopefully continues with him doing more of the same in bringing issues directly to “we the people “. People’s reactions to his posts, which reaches millions within hours, has the potential to change the whole trajectory of our once great country. Staying positive, have a Merry Christmas to all and hoping for a truly New Year.
Never give up. Freedom is hard fought. Scream from the highest mountain, "Stop spending my money without my permission!! " and vote accordingly. Copy and send messages like this to everyone you know, all your local papers and radio stations, and your congress and senators. Make a text group, copy, and send. It takes just a little effort and no cost.
oh Joel, your very best missive to date. Can we somehow, please get this to the attention of the afore mentioned Messrs. Musk and Ramaswamy? As well as PRESIDENT Trump and every filthy member of Congress (which is all of them). Mr. Trump, you coined the phrase' "YOU"RE FIRED!"
Go Girl!!!!! 👏💪👌
The US Government would be better off for its people if it would just shut down.
They are spending $5,000,000,000 more every day than what they are earning! So by a complete shut-down, they would save (at a minimum) that same $5,000,000,000 for each and every day that they would just announce, Sorry; we're closed today."
If only. When the government is shut down, the payments are only deferred. But, hardly anyone notices that these workers are not working. They need to be fired. Unfortunately, that is unlikely to happen, at least not at the scale needed.
I was not referring to the way the term, "shut-down" is regularly used; I meant a more permanent closure. Without the possibility of creating endless debt, how else can an institution function when losing that much money?
There should be some referendum on what each and every government entity within the Executive Branch does. List them all, and also list exactly what they are tasked to do. Then have an up/down vote on whether that is the proper function for a government entity to perform. If voted down, the entity is immediately eliminated. We don't have it as part of an all-or-nothing list to be considered at a future date; we strike it down today!!
THAT is a proper way to shut down (parts of) government.
Something miraculous needs to happen to cause changes in the name of the Democratic Party. This misnomer confuses Americans and the world. People have not gotten use to the fact that in the new world a name or title have nothing to do with representing an individual or entity. The Democrats are closer to Rats than to anything that has to do with democracy or simple decency. They are mobsters, enemies of the States, incoherent, unintelligent sharks that want to swallow everything in their sight without any concern for anyone or anything. They are a giant black hole gobbling everything to serve a few. How to get that message to Americans is the biggest question of the future.
Well said Isaac. Kudos to the burnt taco as well. I’d like to see the outcome of this post in 4years. I do pray his VP pays attention.
The “Democrat” Party did not arrive here on its own. The RINO party enabled it because it has been convenient for them. No need to look any farther than yesterday, with the abomination of the CR they tried to pull, in complete defiance of the will of the voters that was so clearly spoken a mere 40 days ago. Right now, they are more of an obstacle than the Democrats.
Joel, I don't think we can achieve the same results peacefully as Argentina has done(here in the U.S.). Options we have 1). A bloody violent revolution, 2.) sit back and just let the country destroy itself. Pick up the pieces afterwards and restructure it for another 200 plus years hopefully. I think Musk and Team will give it their best business approach, but after a few months of beating their heads against the wall and achieving nothing, they will go back to their private business ventures , probably in Argentina. Thanks Joel , wish i was more optimistic about the U.S. and its future.
Joel, You are an exceptional writer. Some of the phrases You come up with are astounding. And You did not even have to pay Me to say this. Good observation , all in all.
For a while, I thought you were writing about Victoria Newland! Great essay!
A future essay. Her and Sr. Blinken. Ghoulish war criminals the both.
Right on target, even without mentioning our unCivil War which killed about a million Americans, and could have been settled differently, the Spanish American War (with the Maine as an excuse/false flag, WW1 (which Wilson lied us into), and the Banana Wars of the 1920s which lead the most decorated Marine (at the time), Lt. General Smedley Butler to write the book "War Is A Racket"... and it's still a racket.
"We the people" are the idiot waiting for the three cups or three cards to stop moving, and expecting a different outcome. If the government has "non-essential employees" and "non-essential operations" don't furlough them, GET RID OF THEM.
Also...STOP VOTING FOR THE INCUMBENT! These sphincters in government take our votes for granted. Perhaps if 90% of incumbents were defeated instead of re-elected, they would pay a little more attention to the poor deplorable scum back home. Turn them out, shut it down, and lock up the crooks.
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Excellent article Joel. I note with some satisfaction that Mr. Musk accomplished with just one X post, what was formerly impossible, the stoppage of a monstrous CR bill consisting of 1600 pages filled with every sort of rancid pork pie, and getting it replaced with a mere 116 pages to get to the next administration that he will be involved in, which hopefully continues with him doing more of the same in bringing issues directly to “we the people “. People’s reactions to his posts, which reaches millions within hours, has the potential to change the whole trajectory of our once great country. Staying positive, have a Merry Christmas to all and hoping for a truly New Year.
You are astounding!
They say the US hasn't won a war since WWII. Not true! We won against... Grenada.
P.S. Awesome article. The biting sarcasm almost rivals that in 1Kings 22.
Funnily enough, I should be laughing; but this is sad, this is serious, and this is something I can do nothing about. So I’ll laugh instead.
Never give up. Freedom is hard fought. Scream from the highest mountain, "Stop spending my money without my permission!! " and vote accordingly. Copy and send messages like this to everyone you know, all your local papers and radio stations, and your congress and senators. Make a text group, copy, and send. It takes just a little effort and no cost.
Another keeper Joel!
Can we hire Milie as a consultant? or does he have to work for McKinnsey?
Brilliant!
I have tried multiple times to join your stack, but it won’t accept my credit cards? Any ideas why? Or how to contact those who rule over the Stack?
Milei is a mortal threat to billions of gubmint leaches. I hope he has triple security. Maybe like the Pope, he needs some sort of Swiss guard.