POL Politiek
Discussies en diepgaande gesprekken over de politiek in de breedste zin van het woord kun je hier voeren.
President:
Donald Trump
Vice President:
Mike Pence
Donald Trump
Vice President:
Mike Pence
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Political groups house:
Democratic (235)
Republican (197)
Vacant (3)
Political groups Senate:
Republican (53)
Democratic (45)
Independents (2)SPOILER: Overzicht van lopende onderzoekenOm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.
NYT heeft weer wat leuks gevonden. 
Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures
Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses
Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures
Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses
https://www.nytimes.com/i(...)ald-trump-taxes.htmlquote:By the time his master-of-the-universe memoir “Trump: The Art of the Deal” hit bookstores in 1987, Donald J. Trump was already in deep financial distress, losing tens of millions of dollars on troubled business deals, according to previously unrevealed figures from his federal income tax returns.
Mr. Trump was propelled to the presidency, in part, by a self-spun narrative of business success and of setbacks triumphantly overcome. He has attributed his first run of reversals and bankruptcies to the recession that took hold in 1990. But 10 years of tax information obtained by The New York Times paints a different, and far bleaker, picture of his deal-making abilities and financial condition.
The data — printouts from Mr. Trump’s official Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts, with the figures from his federal tax form, the 1040, for the years 1985 to 1994 — represents the fullest and most detailed look to date at the president’s taxes, information he has kept from public view. Though the information does not cover the tax years at the center of an escalating battle between the Trump administration and Congress, it traces the most tumultuous chapter in a long business career — an era of fevered acquisition and spectacular collapse.
The numbers show that in 1985, Mr. Trump reported losses of $46.1 million from his core businesses — largely casinos, hotels and retail space in apartment buildings. They continued to lose money every year, totaling $1.17 billion in losses for the decade.
In fact, year after year, Mr. Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual American taxpayer, The Times found when it compared his results with detailed information the I.R.S. compiles on an annual sampling of high-income earners. His core business losses in 1990 and 1991 — more than $250 million each year — were more than double those of the nearest taxpayers in the I.R.S. information for those years.
Over all, Mr. Trump lost so much money that he was able to avoid paying income taxes for eight of the 10 years. It is not known whether the I.R.S. later required changes after audits.
The Art of Losing Money Big Time!
Geen wonder dat hij liever niet had dat dit bekend werd. Het is beschamend als je jezelf altijd hebt gepresenteerd als de beste dealmaker ooit.
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Geen wonder dat hij liever niet had dat dit bekend werd. Het is beschamend als je jezelf altijd hebt gepresenteerd als de beste dealmaker ooit.
Ja en het kan natuurlijk ook zijn dat hij gewoon geen belasting wilde betalen en daarom de zaken slechter voorstelde dan ze waren maar dat zou oplichting zijn en zo te lezen was hij gewoon een hele slechte zakenmantwitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 02:15:10 David Cay Johnston: "Donald is a con man. Chris, there is not now and there never has been any verifiable evidence that Donald Trump has ever had a billion dollars. What we do know from public records ... is that money flows in and it flows out faster than it flows in." @hardball reageer retweet
David Cay Johnston: "Donald is a con man. Chris, there is not now and there never has been any verifiable evidence that Donald Trump has ever had a billion dollars. What we do know from public records ... is that money flows in and it flows out faster than it flows in." @[ Bericht 36% gewijzigd door Kijkertje op 08-05-2019 07:27:43 ]
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
House Democrats threaten salaries of Trump officials who block interviews
quote:House Democrats are threatening the salaries of Interior, Commerce and Justice Department staff if they block ongoing committee investigations.
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) sent letters Tuesday calling for eight current and former Trump administration officials to provide information for two of the panel’s investigations, cautioning that officials who block the interviews from taking place could see their salaries withheld.
"Please be advised that any official at the Department who 'prohibits or prevents' or 'attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent' any officer or employee of the Federal Government from speaking with the Committee could have his or her salary withheld pursuant to section 713 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act," Cummings wrote in the letters.
The move is the latest in an escalating power struggle between the Trump administration and House Democrats over investigations. Tensions between the White House and congressional Democrats have amplified in recent weeks, with President Trump telling reporters last month that he plans to fight "all the subpoenas."
The White House has directed multiple officials to ignore requests by House Democrats to turn over documents to the committee.SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
Yes, Trump Tariffs Are Costing Billions. No, China Isn't Payingtwitter:davidgura twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 03:52:08 A new study, co-authored by the @WorldBank's chief economist, "concluded the main victims of Trump's trade wars had been farmers and blue-collar workers in areas that supported Trump in the 2016 election." https://t.co/0Bbn7pSMDw reageer retweet
A new study, co-authored by the @quote:President Donald Trump is justifying raising tariffs on Chinese imports on grounds they are helping the U.S. economy and are mostly paid by China. The opposite is true, economists say.
According to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, almost $15.3 billion in duties imposed by the Trump administration last year were assessed on imported goods from China as of April 10. Actual collections could lag and be lower with refunds and other factors.
While Trump has suggested on Twitter and in public comments that tariffs are somehow being charged to or paid by China, economists say that’s misleading. U.S. importers are responsible for the duties, and ultimately U.S. businesses and consumers pay through higher costs, they say.
“Our results imply that the tariff revenue the U.S. is now collecting is insufficient to compensate the losses being born by the consumers of imports,” a study published in March by economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Princeton University and Columbia University concluded.SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.But those numbers appear to be estimates from a 2018 report based on historical data, said David Weinstein, an economics professor at Columbia University and one of the authors of the March study. Actual data on tariffs and trade from 2017 and 2018 showed that foreign firms didn’t lower their prices at all, so the full impact was born by U.S. firms and consumers, he said.
A separate paper published in March by economists Pinelopi Goldberg, the World Bank’s chief economist, Pablo Fajgelbaum of UCLA, Patrick Kennedy of the University of California, Berkeley, and Amit Khandelwal of Columbia Business School also found that consumers and U.S. companies were paying most of the costs of Trump’s tariffs.
It also went a step further: After factoring in the retaliation by other countries, it concluded the main victims of Trump’s trade wars had been farmers and blue-collar workers in areas that supported Trump in the 2016 election.
“Workers in very Republican counties bore the brunt of the costs of the trade war, in part because retaliations disproportionately targeted agricultural sectors,” the authors wrote.
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
twitter:MaddowBlog twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 03:25:00 "As a standoff builds in Washington over the president’s federal tax returns, New York’s Legislature is moving quickly to allow the release of Mr. Trump’s state returns."https://t.co/O72LYhnm7O reageer retweet
"As a standoff builds in Washington over the president’s federal tax returns, New York’s Legislature is moving quickly to allow the release of Mr. Trump’s state returns."
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
In de Senaat vandaag: McConnell beweert dat het onderzoek in de 2016 verkiezingen afgerond is
"Case closed!...case closed..."
Democraten hebben wat meer grip op de realiteit:
"Case closed!...case closed..."
Democraten hebben wat meer grip op de realiteit:
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
twitter:mikememoli twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 04:30:27 NEW: DOJ throws down gauntlet. Tells House Judiciary either cancel contempt vote or AG will recommend asserting exec privilege over the Mueller report and underlying docs https://t.co/jNhmOVklSk reageer retweet
NEW: DOJ throws down gauntlet. Tells House Judiciary either cancel contempt vote or AG will recommend asserting exec privilege over the Mueller report and underlying docs 
twitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 05:45:08 Nadler responds to the DOJ: "This is, of course, not how executive privilege works. The White House waived these privileges long ago ... The Department's legal arguments are without credibility, merit, or legal or factual basis. Worse, this kind of obstruction is dangerous." reageer retweet
twitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 05:50:02 Nadler on the DOJ letter: "In the coming days, I expect that Congress will have no choice but to confront the behavior of this lawless Administration. The Committee will also take a hard look at the officials who are enabling this cover up." reageer retweet
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“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
Trumps zakelijk succes is een illusie. En sommigen zeggen dat Trump niet dom is vanwege zijn zogenaamde successen. Geen wonder dat Trump geen transparantie wil.
Er zijn veel schimmige praktijken en hopelijk komt het allemaal openbaar. Volgens Trump Jr kwam al het geld uit Rusland en Donald zelf heeft verklaard dat hij aardig zal doen tegen Saudi-Arabiė omdat ze hem betalen. Mensen met grote schulden zijn gevoelig zijn voor chantage.
Er zijn veel schimmige praktijken en hopelijk komt het allemaal openbaar. Volgens Trump Jr kwam al het geld uit Rusland en Donald zelf heeft verklaard dat hij aardig zal doen tegen Saudi-Arabiė omdat ze hem betalen. Mensen met grote schulden zijn gevoelig zijn voor chantage.
Géén kloon van tvlxd!
Trump doet al decennia hetzelfde:
Krijg een erfenis
Doe alsof je het zelf hebt verdiend.
Krijg een erfenis
Doe alsof je het zelf hebt verdiend.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Wauw, het lijkt wel alsof we in een timeloop zijn beland. Ja, Trump verloor miljarden. Hij praat er uitgebreid over in The Art of the Comeback. Nog meer nieuwe, frisse nieuwsfeiten te melden, NYT?
Straks gaan ze weer lullen over dat onzinnige "Steele dossier".
Straks gaan ze weer lullen over dat onzinnige "Steele dossier".
quote:Op woensdag 8 mei 2019 05:11 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
In de Senaat vandaag: McConnell beweert dat het onderzoek in de 2016 verkiezingen afgerond is
"Case closed!...case closed..."
Democraten hebben wat meer grip op de realiteit:
Toen Nixon in dezelfde situatie zat deed de GOP ze bijna hetzelfde.
Mag ik je vandaag weer eens irriteren?
Trump verloor miljarden van zijn erfenis. Dat klopt.
Dat ontken ik ook niet.
Dat ontken ik ook niet.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
twitter:susannecraig twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 00:53:57 JUST POSTED: The New York Times has obtained 10 years of previously unrevealed figures from Donald Trump's federal income-tax returns - from 1985 to 1994. Trump ran up $1.2 billion in core business losses in the decade we examined. LOTS here 👉 https://t.co/Yc23kj9HEa reageer retweet
JUST POSTED: The New York Times has obtained 10 years of previously unrevealed figures from Donald Trump's federal income-tax returns - from 1985 to 1994. Trump ran up $1.2 billion in core business losses in the decade we examined. LOTS here 👉 twitter:susannecraig twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 00:55:55 We don’t have Donald Trump’s actual tax returns. Rather we obtained printouts from his official I.R.S. tax transcripts, with figures from his federal 1040, for 85 to 94. Here’s an explanation of our sourcing -> https://t.co/OwhXPgprpM reageer retweet
twitter:susannecraig twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 00:57:32 Donald Trump paid no income taxes in 8 of the 10 years we examined. His losses were so big that in 1991 they accounted for fully 1% of all business losses declared that year by individual American taxpayers. w @russbuettner https://t.co/Yc23kj9HEa reageer retweet
twitter:susannecraig twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 00:58:29 @russbuettner FATHER & SON: We now have tax info on Fred Trump & Donald Trump for a number of years. The upshot: Fred always made a lot of money. Donald always lost a lot of money. For a reminder on just how rich Fred was, here’s our 2018 tax fraud investigation. https://t.co/9is4ZcpOY4 reageer retweet
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
En als het mis gaat en het geld op is, aankloppen bij Russische moguls om de tekorten aan te vullen. Ja dan wil je natuurlijk niet dat je financiėle activiteiten bekend worden.quote:Op woensdag 8 mei 2019 08:22 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Trump doet al decennia hetzelfde:
Krijg een erfenis
Doe alsof je het zelf hebt verdiend.
Mag ik je vandaag weer eens irriteren?
1,2 miljard!! Zelfs al steek ik het in de brand, dan nog zou ik een jaar nodig hebben om het allemaal op te stoken.quote:twitter:susannecraig twitterde op woensdag 08-05-2019 om 00:53:57 JUST POSTED: The New York Times has obtained 10 years of previously unrevealed figures from Donald Trump's federal income-tax returns - from 1985 to 1994. Trump ran up $1.2 billion in core business losses in the decade we examined. LOTS here 👉 https://t.co/Yc23kj9HEa reageer retweet
Mag ik je vandaag weer eens irriteren?
Uiteraard, zijn ego kon deze faal niet aan.quote:
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En als het mis gaat en het geld op is, aankloppen bij Russische moguls om de tekorten aan te vullen. Ja dan wil je natuurlijk niet dat je financiėle activiteiten bekend worden.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
quote:
section 713 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Lijkt me heldere taal.quote:Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).
Echt, hoe kun je zoveel geld verbrassen? Terwijl hij meerdere CASINO's in zijn bezit had! CASINO's! Als er een systeem is wat nooit verlies draait dan zijn het wel casino's.quote:
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Uiteraard, zijn ego kon deze faal niet aan.
Mag ik je vandaag weer eens irriteren?
Dat zei Letterman destijds face to face tegen 'm en Donnie lachte als een boer met kiespijn.quote:
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Echt, hoe kun je zoveel geld verbrassen? Terwijl hij meerdere CASINO's in zijn bezit had! CASINO's! Als er een systeem is wat nooit verlies draait dan zijn het wel casino's.
Dat... is best een prestatie.quote:Op woensdag 8 mei 2019 08:34 schreef Ulx het volgende:
His losses were so big that in 1991 they accounted for fully 1% of all business losses declared that year by individual American taxpayers
Mary had a little lamb
Then Mary had dessert
Then Mary had dessert
Is het eigenlijk al bekend wat voor ergs Iran nou precies heeft gedaan dat er vliegdekschepen naar toe moeten?
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
Mijn idee is dat ze zich niet houden aan gemaakte afspraken.quote:Op woensdag 8 mei 2019 08:59 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:
Is het eigenlijk al bekend wat voor ergs Iran nou precies heeft gedaan dat er vliegdekschepen naar toe moeten?
Mag ik je vandaag weer eens irriteren?
De afspraken die de VS eenzijdig heeft opgezegd?quote:
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Mijn idee is dat ze zich niet houden aan gemaakte afspraken.
Politico zegt het volgende:
https://www.politico.com/(...)eo-iraq-iran-1309712quote:U.S. officials have said there are indications Iran is planning to retaliate for the Trump administration’s stepped-up sanctions on the country, although the threat information remains vague
Ik ben benieuwd dus. Misschien moeten we even wachten op Golf van Tonkin part deux om te weten waar het echt over gaat.
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
Een wag the dog poging van Trump? Wie zal het zeggen?quote:Op woensdag 8 mei 2019 09:12 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:
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De afspraken die de VS eenzijdig heeft opgezegd?
Politico zegt het volgende:
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https://www.politico.com/(...)eo-iraq-iran-1309712
Ik ben benieuwd dus. Misschien moeten we even wachten op Golf van Tonkin part deux om te weten waar het echt over gaat.
Mag ik je vandaag weer eens irriteren?
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