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incremetal_progress
incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358


even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
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  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,146 Founders Club
    Hope this gets shut down fast. People who have paid into SS their entire working lives should get exactly what the government promissed. Would the plan be voluntary or forced?
  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    Voluntary. The first timE
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,045
    edited May 2020



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

  • incremetal_progress
    incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,146 Founders Club



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,045
    edited May 2020



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Big fan of inflation, then, eh? Maybe lay that out to Benito Inslee on keeping spending going and the economy open.

    English lit or Elementary Ed major?

    @UW_Doog_Bot HELP!!!!
  • incremetal_progress
    incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
  • incremetal_progress
    incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358
    dnc said:



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Maybe not where you live. It's a large, diverse country.

    Broaden your horizons fren.
    broadly speaking the economy isn't going completely back to normal anytime soon.

    that's the point of the post, this is the worst possible time to consider cutting spending.
  • incremetal_progress
    incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Why is it that people fall for the false binary of "stay at home" or "business as usual"?

    As if a mild recession is the same thing as a decade long depression.
    if the government imposes austerity it will be a decade long depression. Opening the economy alone isn't enough.
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,146 Founders Club



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Well, people of your worldview and mindset won't but the rest of us 50% will live our lives once again.
  • MelloDawg
    MelloDawg Member Posts: 6,845



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Why is it that people fall for the false binary of "stay at home" or "business as usual"?

    As if a mild recession is the same thing as a decade long depression.
    The potential of 25% unemployment is more than a mild recession.

    That said, I’m no economist but I have doubts that anything other than “business as usual” will bring the economy to where it needs to be. That also being said, it will not be business as usual anywhere by November. Unemployment will still be at a number that’s damning during normal times and would be a lead pipe cinch to lose an election. It’ll come down to messaging for Team Trump and if he can spin statistics to say what an anomaly this was and not his fault.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,831 Founders Club
    MelloDawg said:



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Why is it that people fall for the false binary of "stay at home" or "business as usual"?

    As if a mild recession is the same thing as a decade long depression.
    The potential of 25% unemployment is more than a mild recession.

    That said, I’m no economist but I have doubts that anything other than “business as usual” will bring the economy to where it needs to be. That also being said, it will not be business as usual anywhere by November. Unemployment will still be at a number that’s damning during normal times and would be a lead pipe cinch to lose an election. It’ll come down to messaging for Team Trump and if he can spin statistics to say what an anomaly this was and not his fault.
    You need someone to spin facts that are in front of your face?
  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,726 Founders Club

    MelloDawg said:



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Why is it that people fall for the false binary of "stay at home" or "business as usual"?

    As if a mild recession is the same thing as a decade long depression.
    The potential of 25% unemployment is more than a mild recession.

    That said, I’m no economist but I have doubts that anything other than “business as usual” will bring the economy to where it needs to be. That also being said, it will not be business as usual anywhere by November. Unemployment will still be at a number that’s damning during normal times and would be a lead pipe cinch to lose an election. It’ll come down to messaging for Team Trump and if he can spin statistics to say what an anomaly this was and not his fault.
    You need someone to spin facts that are in front of your face?
    The left drums up fear with unprecedented pandemic that will kill millions, forcing shut down, drags feet, creates chaos, tanks economy, acts shocked the economy tanks, blames Trump.


    The shamelessness of suggesting this is on Trump is special.

    I've said from the beginning, if it gets Trump out in November it will all be worth it. That's all this is.
  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,037



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Why is it that people fall for the false binary of "stay at home" or "business as usual"?

    As if a mild recession is the same thing as a decade long depression.
    For real. None of us knows what a depression is all about and probably aren’t tuff enuff to make it through.
  • NorthwestFresh
    NorthwestFresh Member Posts: 7,972



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    I’m in Montana at a bar having an afternoon IPA or 4 and it’s packed. Fly-fished the Clark’s Fork already today. You stay in mom’s basement. Some of us aren’t pussies.
  • NorthwestFresh
    NorthwestFresh Member Posts: 7,972
    Have to say, it’s basically business as usual in Missoula this weekend. I’m sure we will all be dead in two weeks.
  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,037

    Hope this gets shut down fast. People who have paid into SS their entire working lives should get exactly what the government promissed. Would the plan be voluntary or forced?

    Basically agree with this. Although I’m not a fan of entitlements and think the welfare state we’ve created needs an overhaul.

    But we’d have a pretty good mess on our hands as a society if we did away with SS and Medicare. Plus, I’d like a shot at getting some of my $$ back.
  • GreenRiverGatorz
    GreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165
    Good. Give me the $10k and let me stop throwing my money away into SS taxes. I'll get a lot more out of that lump sum than whatever paltry payout I'm scheduled to get a few decades from now.

    It was a nice idea 80 years ago, and it worked for awhile, but all ponzi schemes finally hit their wall.

    Of course we all know this will never actually happen. Neither party has the balls to really go after entitlement reform. The AARP has them scared shitless.
  • NorthwestFresh
    NorthwestFresh Member Posts: 7,972
    edited May 2020



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Why is it that people fall for the false binary of "stay at home" or "business as usual"?

    As if a mild recession is the same thing as a decade long depression.
    if the government imposes austerity it will be a decade long depression. Opening the economy alone isn't enough.
    Some state governments, including the governors of those of us dumb enough to live in CA/OR/WA, are imposing austerity right now. What the fuck are you looking at to tell you these aren’t austere measures already imposed on our Pacific Coast states’ economies?

    Democrat Governors are picking winners/losers in terms of being “essential” while every mooch in a taxpayer-funded government job is still being paid.
  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,037



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    Uh....how you gonna pay for the entitlements otherwise?

    More loans from the Chinese overlords? Backed by what? Their already overleveraged financial system?

    Tax revenue are set to plummet. Or are you thinking maybe the US government should nationalize and confiscate property to stay liquid? Scaling back is going to have to happen everywhere.


    Very Castro-esque of you.

    nobody fucking cares about deficits anymore. voters don't. republicans don't. democrats don't. Cutting spending right now will only accelerate our march towards another great depression.
    Unless we stop the madness and get back to work.
    that won't change anything. Even if the economy is "opened" no one is gonna fly, eat out, or do anything.
    Disagree bigly. I think there’s pent up demand. Things will change here and there. But people want to get back life as normally as possible. I also think people in general are not as afraid of the COVID as they were in the beginning.
  • NorthwestFresh
    NorthwestFresh Member Posts: 7,972
    Oddly, pretty much every government construction project seems to be essential in Portland. I can’t speak for the rest of the state. Which is why I’m in Montana and Wyoming for a month.
  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072

    Good. Give me the $10k and let me stop throwing my money away into SS taxes. I'll get a lot more out of that lump sum than whatever paltry payout I'm scheduled to get a few decades from now.

    It was a nice idea 80 years ago, and it worked for awhile, but all ponzi schemes finally hit their wall.

    Of course we all know this will never actually happen. Neither party has the balls to really go after entitlement reform. The AARP has them scared shitless.

    You’ll still pay the tax, it’s just that you’ll have the $10000 credited to your account
  • Bendintheriver
    Bendintheriver Member Posts: 7,008 Standard Supporter
    edited May 2020



    even discussing shit like this when unemployment is nearing 20% is Hoover-esque
    No one should ever believe WAPO. The article is bullshit. Just more of the same.

    I can't access the article. Can anyone tell us if it is based on anonymous sources?
  • incremetal_progress
    incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358
    you guys are fucking nuts if you think simply saying "the economy is open!" is gonna fix everything. Truly delusional thinking.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,045

    you guys are fucking nuts if you think simply saying "the economy is open!" is gonna fix everything. Truly delusional thinking.

    I sure as fuck know that "the economy is closed" isn't gonna help.

  • incremetal_progress
    incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358

    you guys are fucking nuts if you think simply saying "the economy is open!" is gonna fix everything. Truly delusional thinking.

    I sure as fuck know that "the economy is closed" isn't gonna help.

    Except this post was about how stupid cutting spending is when the economy can operate at half capacity (at best), not advocating that we stay closed until the end of time.
  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,037

    you guys are fucking nuts if you think simply saying "the economy is open!" is gonna fix everything. Truly delusional thinking.

    Fix everything no. Depression no too.

    This can’t go on much longer.