Welcome home, fellow Gator.

The Gator Nation's oldest and most active insider community
Join today!

The U.S. loses its Moody's AAA credit rating

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by citygator, May 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM.

  1. mdgator05

    mdgator05 Premium Member

    18,143
    2,356
    1,718
    Dec 9, 2010
    Indeed. Remember when you made a bunch of claims about a camera case being fake ballots because the party told you it was?
     
  2. gtr2x

    gtr2x GC Hall of Fame

    17,480
    1,715
    1,593
    Aug 21, 2007
    Well that last paragraph certainly rings true with the current administration. :eek:
     
  3. snatchmagnet

    snatchmagnet Bring On The Bacon Premium Member

    2,868
    547
    2,088
    Apr 3, 2007
    Parts Unknown
    Just to sum this thread up, We are now, officially, in trumps shitty economy. Hopefully everything turns out ok.
     
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
    • Optimistic Optimistic x 1
  4. citygator

    citygator GC Hall of Fame

    14,281
    2,927
    3,303
    Apr 3, 2007
    Charlotte
    I live in NC with a Republican Governor. I was in the movie theater watching Quiet Place II in May under Biden. I dont remember seeing any movies at the theater under Trump. Everyone was living their lives in the summer of 2021. Mask guidelines were in place in places but nothing was shut down by early spring of 2021 and there were no capacity and distancing guidelines by summer of 2021. THANKS BIDEN! Here is the timeline of all restrictions. You are confusing 2020 with 2021.

    2021 COVID-19 State Restrictions, Re-openings, and Mask Requirements - NASHP
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
  5. tampajack1

    tampajack1 Premium Member

    10,176
    1,730
    3,103
    Apr 3, 2007
    The beauty of your statement is that an extraordinarily high amount of federal taxes paid by blue states ends up getting sent to red states. If you want to cut back on the itemized deductions for state and local taxes paid by people in blue states, then it should be packaged with a law that does not permit the taxes paid by blue states to the federal government to end up going to red states.
     
    • Winner Winner x 1
  6. tampajack1

    tampajack1 Premium Member

    10,176
    1,730
    3,103
    Apr 3, 2007
    somewhere in the neighborhood of 250,000 people in the US under the age of 65 have died from Covid. And plenty of others under the age of 65 have gotten really sick from Covid. But yeah, you’re right, these people should not be vaccinated for Covid.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Come On Man Come On Man x 1
  7. Gatorrick22

    Gatorrick22 GC Hall of Fame

    90,675
    27,303
    14,613
    Apr 3, 2007
    Elections have consequences... life isn't always fair.

    But last I saw of the bill everyone gets the same amount of tax cuts in The One Big Beautiful Bill. So what's your real reason to gripe?
     
    Last edited: May 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
  8. obgator

    obgator GC Hall of Fame

    1,915
    1,370
    2,103
    Apr 3, 2007
    Elections have consequences…life isn’t always fair.
     
  9. Gatorrick22

    Gatorrick22 GC Hall of Fame

    90,675
    27,303
    14,613
    Apr 3, 2007
    I can live with it... can you?
     
  10. obgator

    obgator GC Hall of Fame

    1,915
    1,370
    2,103
    Apr 3, 2007
    Yes, I can. I’m not the one complaining about elections.
     
  11. tampajack1

    tampajack1 Premium Member

    10,176
    1,730
    3,103
    Apr 3, 2007
    I have several reasons. One of them is a Republican led government should not be purposely screwing over blue states. I don’t think Democratic governments have done that, and a Republican government should represent everyone. Second, many Republican states cut taxes to the bare bone and then rely on federal funding for key programs. In the meantime, Democratic states that have high taxes plow that money into key programs for the people living in its state. However, billions of dollars paid by people living in democratic states pay federal taxes that are then routed to Republican states. All of the forgoing is completely unfair. You can say that elections have consequences, but the consequences should not be to discriminate against people living in democratic controlled states.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
    • Winner Winner x 1
  12. QGator2414

    QGator2414 VIP Member

    19,127
    1,763
    1,308
    Aug 24, 2009
    Ocala
    I had stopped responding to you because you are basically just a propagandized bot. This pretty much confirms that LOL!

    Make sure you have your mask and distance from every person tomorrow. They might have a cold!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    Last edited: May 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
  13. QGator2414

    QGator2414 VIP Member

    19,127
    1,763
    1,308
    Aug 24, 2009
    Ocala
    Such an ignorant statement...
     
    • Creative Creative x 1
  14. tampajack1

    tampajack1 Premium Member

    10,176
    1,730
    3,103
    Apr 3, 2007
    Saying "Such an ignorant statement" is worthless rubbish. I did my research before making my post. If you choose to intelligently respond to my post, then do it. Otherwise, you just come across as posting meaningless drivel.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  15. demosthenes

    demosthenes Premium Member

    10,150
    1,321
    3,218
    Apr 3, 2007
    Utilizing the same amount disproportionately affects people that live in high cost of living places regardless of their political affiliation (remember, there are more Republicans in California than every other state save Florida and Texas). There’s also no reason that people in a republican state like Montana with a much greater cost of living than Mississippi should have the same deduction limits.
     
  16. citygator

    citygator GC Hall of Fame

    14,281
    2,927
    3,303
    Apr 3, 2007
    Charlotte
    2020 Donald Trump was running the country genius. You just talked about 2020. 2021 everything was open thanks to Biden, at least by April. Took a few month to undo what Trump did. The fact you are blaming some underling for Trump's idiocy is hilarious. Was Trump president or not? There were no shut downs under Biden, only openings.
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Come On Man Come On Man x 1
    • Best Post Ever Best Post Ever x 1
  17. gator_jo

    gator_jo GC Hall of Fame

    4,335
    419
    273
    Aug 9, 2024
    ^ The villain Fauci, who literally forced the Powerful Trump to do bad things, is an integral part of their hero worship.

    Here's a photo of the disease carrying Trump getting ready to selfishly infect other people. He had access to expensive, experimental treatments, so he didn't care.

    Screenshot_20250521_063022_Google.jpg
     
  18. QGator2414

    QGator2414 VIP Member

    19,127
    1,763
    1,308
    Aug 24, 2009
    Ocala
    Covid deaths were inflated to scare the mess out of people. There is a big difference in dying “with” and dying “from” something.

    Healthy people were at little to no risk from Covid and the infuriating part is the propaganda pushers knew this from Italy/New York/Diamond Princess.
     
    • Funny Funny x 3
    • Like Like x 1
  19. QGator2414

    QGator2414 VIP Member

    19,127
    1,763
    1,308
    Aug 24, 2009
    Ocala
    You can try to rewrite history if you want. So many states had schools closed until the fall of 21. Worse. In 21 we had a president trying to force people to take a shot to work. While supporting the idea of keeping kids out of school is right there with trying to force people to take a shot they don’t need.

    Again Trump was not great at the beginning of Covid. He unfortunately had people like Fauci advising him.

    All that said. Thankfully we in Florida reopened our schools in the fall of 2020.
     
    Last edited: May 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
    • Like Like x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
  20. citygator

    citygator GC Hall of Fame

    14,281
    2,927
    3,303
    Apr 3, 2007
    Charlotte
    I just linked the timeline by state for you so you didnt stay confused. This thread is about the economy. You are zigging and zagging to avoid facing the truth. Biden opened the economy that Trump shut down regardless of whether Trump was powerless to overcome the all powerful Fauci or not. Facts are facts. You are entitled to an opinion - not your own made up facts.

    2021 COVID-19 State Restrictions, Re-openings, and Mask Requirements - NASHP