United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

King Arts said:

Ok that’s pretty fucked up. It’s one thing to say from now on the benefits are lower. But I think the benefits that were earned in the past should it be reduced it feels like scamming if they do that. No the benefits for those who already received them should stay the same if they want to lower for the future that is different.

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Blasterbot said:

see the thing is we care about that. and evil bad orange man cared about unfucking the VA. however since everything he did was bad it does make sense that this would get targeted. pretty fucked up and all but not surprised. hope they fight against it and the vets work out who tried to push that so they can run a bunch of ads showing some crippled vets that were going to have their benefits taken away. for some reason no one attached their name to the proposals directly. strange that.

edit. looking at it they just kinda put out a massive swath of options for reducing the cost of just about everything that congress spends money on. I think this is just a them looking at shit and seeing what might be more tolerable to cut in the hard times coming.

Budget Options | Congressional Budget Office

www.cbo.gov

any ultra libertarian types wanna see the potential savings there are some options that would reduce the budget deficit by a trillion over the course of 10 years.

edit 2 nvm most of the recommendations are just jacking up taxes

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Blasterbot said:

some fun ones they suggest are cancelling the armies new vertical lift aircraft, reducing our nuclear triad, imposing a new payroll tax, eliminating itemized tax reductions, cutting off farmer subsidies, eliminating the F-22, and my personal favorite Increase All Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages to $16 per Proof Gallon and Index Them for Inflation.

edit seriously these guys are a riot.

Budget Options | Congressional Budget Office

www.cbo.gov

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Zachowon said:

Yeahhhh.
This is fucked.

Basically cur defense spending because all the other social and welfare programs are more expensive

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Sailor.X said:

SC is a Republican State with a High Veteran population. Being seen as cutting Veteran Benefits is literally political suicide here. Past history in this state has shown that. They will act out of saving there own skin.

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Captain X said:

Navy secretary cited climate change as top priority as Biden proposes shrinking the fleet

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said this month that climate change is one of his top priorities despite escalating fears about China's growing naval presence.

www.foxnews.com

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Knowledgeispower said:

Isn't the navy super green all things considered since I recall that due to bunch of solar panels and wind turbines and a geothermal plant at China Lake its shore installations are actually overall a net exporter of energy

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The Whispering Monk said:

I'd drink too if I was Biden's Press Secretary.

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bintananth said:

Heck, if I was a tough-on-crime "I'mma cite you for everything I can up to and including littering because I see a gum wrapper in your ashtray" Cop I'd be inclined to let her off easy by calling for a cab and tow truck to get her and her car home - on her dime, I ain't that generous - because I wouldn't wish for anyone to be saddled with the job of "White House Press Secretary". Even Satan doesn't deserve that hell.

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Rocinante said:

I wouldn't give her a ticket. I don't want that kinda heat on me. I'd let it go and hope it goes by unnoticed.

She DESERVES one. But I can see why a couple street cops would not want to deal with that shit.

But they should, and that's one reason I'm not a cop.

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Supreme Court Judge Scalia ticketed in traffic accident

Supreme Court Judge Scalia ticketed in traffic accident

www.latimes.com

bintananth said:

Good cops don't care about politics ...

Supreme Court Judge Scalia ticketed in traffic accident

Supreme Court Judge Scalia ticketed in traffic accident

www.latimes.com

Yes, the US Park Police has ticketed a US Supreme Court Justice for causing a traffic accident while he on his way to work.

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Rocinante said:

It's not a matter of caring about politics, but caring about powerful people making your life a lot more difficult than it needs to be.

A good cop does his duty anyways.

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