WHO wins on November 8th??

[Kirkland Laing]

You don't understand charts and graphs when I do post them. We both know exposing you to facts and evidence just makes you angry and upset. Even on the rare occasions something does manage to land on the shelf they never stay there for anything more than a few days.

It looks like Trump is planning a massive economic stimulus programme. I'm just interested in getting your thoughts on a massive big government spending programme so that I can compare them to your 2009 views on the massive big government Obama spending programme that the GOP blocked?

Trump is going to invest in the infrastructure of USA, which is a good thing, I hope he does not just give himself these contracts.

It looks like he's going to try and privatise public buildings and structures.

That is a bitch move because the money will go to the ultra rich which is him and his friends.

And guess who's going to get a big chunk of whatever money congress gives Trump? Wall Street.

They're going to take away healthcare from everybody over 65 as well. Currently that's all guaranteed for everybody like ours is. The GOP are going to start phasing it out. All those people who voted for Trump are going to find their Medicare and social security get decimated over the next four years.


The most recent (2015) version of the Medicare Phase Out plan comes from Rep. Tom Price (R-GA). He's now being considered to be Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which would oversee phasing out Medicare.
Price just arrived at Trump Tower at about 3:20 PM.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/...care-phase-out




Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), the chairman of the budget committee, told reporters on Thursday that Republicans are eyeing major changes to Medicare in 2017.

Price, who is being floated as a possible Health and Human Services Secretary in the next administration, said that he expects Republican in the House to move on Medicare reforms "six to eight months" into the Trump administration.
Privatization of Medicare has been a central feature of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's budget proposal for years, and the House GOP has voted in favor of it multiple times. Ryan himself said last week that Medicare would be on the table in the new Congress, signaling it could be taken up early in the new year. Price's comments suggest privatization won't be part of the first round of legislative initiatives rolled out by the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress.
Price also noted that Republicans are eyeing using a tactic known as budget reconciliation to make the change. That process allows Republicans to pass bills with a simple majority in the U.S. Senate.
When asked by TPM about timing for changes to Medicare, Price said "I think that is probably in the second phase of reconciliation, which would have to be in the FY 18 budget resolution in the first 6-8 months."


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewir...erhaul-in-2017